Angel: Eve. So, I guess we should, I don't know, talk? Eve: About what? Angel: About what happened back there with us. Eve: Angel, it's not like this is the first time I've had sex under a mystical influence. I went to U.C. Santa Cruz.

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§ ita § - Nov 14, 2011 5:02:57 pm PST #18493 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Gris, I use Locale to do that sort of stuff. It's pretty cool. It can be set to react to, out of the box, location, orientation, time, and person calling. And that can be used to fire off a lot of things, like configuration settings (ringer, bluetooth, screen brightness, etc) or to do list alerts, or web site logins with plugins. I posted about it upthread some.


Cass - Nov 14, 2011 5:31:00 pm PST #18494 of 25501
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.

I have one of these and during my internet downtime for almost a day, that was the way I could transfer files from computer, iphone, and my wifi-only ipad.

Okay, I want *that*


§ ita § - Nov 14, 2011 5:53:04 pm PST #18495 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I have a Fujitsu scanner that changed my mind on scanners and I am in love with it.

I'm in content management and imaging and have been for 20 years. So I'm familiar with the scanning and paperless technology out there. And I still prefer starting with a digital document nine times out of ten. I just don't see the pros of going in the other direction. It's a workaround, but electronic documents with electronic signatures is how I design paperless offices.


Jessica - Nov 14, 2011 5:58:33 pm PST #18496 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Thanks for the Flickr troubleshooting, guys. Still no idea what the issue was!


le nubian - Nov 14, 2011 6:21:49 pm PST #18497 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

browser cookies?


meara - Nov 14, 2011 7:55:16 pm PST #18498 of 25501

I now have an Android phone and I want to scan book barcodes to get the ISBN number and information, both to finally catalog my library and to sell some books. I want to be able to have import the book information to some kind of catalog on my PC. There is a scanning app that uploads to Good Reads. Is anyone else that crazy? If so, any suggestions?

I am that dorky, but I did it a few years ago and bought the cue cat from LibraryThing. But I haven't kept it up, especially now that a bunch of my library is digital.

Anyone have any idea how Siri decided I'm my sister Kara? Is it because there's no meara in my phone and that's the closest name? I mean wtf??


DCJensen - Nov 14, 2011 8:14:51 pm PST #18499 of 25501
All is well that ends in pizza.

Apparently you do need your own name in the contacts


Stephanie - Nov 14, 2011 11:01:10 pm PST #18500 of 25501
Trust my rage

I'm in content management and imaging and have been for 20 years. So I'm familiar with the scanning and paperless technology out there.

Sorry, I came across as sort of "let me tell you about this amazing thing called a scanner" and that wasn't how I meant to sound. That scanner has saved me so many times that's it's hard for me not to be over the top about it.


Jessica - Nov 15, 2011 3:41:02 am PST #18501 of 25501
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

electronic documents with electronic signatures is how I design paperless offices.

Can I give you the number of my HR department? Who, despite years of green initiatives, still refuse to accept a digital signature on a timesheet?

Every week, I print out my timesheet, sign it, scan it, and email the PDF to HR. It is BEYOND STUPID AND I HATES IT PRECIOUS.


Sophia Brooks - Nov 15, 2011 3:56:43 am PST #18502 of 25501
Cats to become a rabbit should gather immediately now here

Does anyone know of a free survey services that allows if/then programming of questions? I am trying to bypass our Survey Monkey license guardian, as she does not like to do the questions like that and it takes hours of me sitting with her to get our survey right.