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Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."

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Liese S. - Jan 07, 2012 1:01:15 pm PST #19127 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

Hee, no, you're right. Right now I'm all handwavey, "It should help me, like, and do stuff when I want it to" but there are some very clear specific cases, and I should get a distinct vision of what I'd like to see.


§ ita § - Jan 07, 2012 1:15:54 pm PST #19128 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I created a logic for every damned place I went to more than once. It was seriously overkill. And I'm sure that once I get elbow deep in Tasker's capabilities, I will go even more insane if I don't have a clear plan going in.

Of course, lack of a clear plan is why I'm still running Locale. Well, that and the knowledge that I'm getting a new phone soon. But I can totally get a head start on my tablet.

I just found an official TiVo app. It's the first thing that's made me want to get a Premiere. That has much tighter network integration. But with this, I can do some of the basic my.tivo.com remote functionality, except from my home network. It does mean I have a better search and record interface, but it's not tight enough to tell me if there are conflicts without sending an email to my unit. Hmmph. Sadfacedness.

And I have bought the paid Scrabble iPod app, and I can't work out how to access my games I'm playing in the free app. Surely it should just be connecting to whatever FB connects to, right? I want to play Scrabble without going into FB, dammit. And without ads. I've paid my 99¢.


Liese S. - Jan 07, 2012 1:24:32 pm PST #19129 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I should check and see if the HD Directivo works with that app. Not that I have it. But I could free if I wanted! And then I'd have to pay. But still!

Scrabble is seriously hinky on my phone. Like, crashes all the time, making me inadvertently abandon games, hinky. Which sucks because I really like it.


§ ita § - Jan 07, 2012 1:44:24 pm PST #19130 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

I have Scrabble Free for android, but I'm trying to give these motherfuckers money to take the ads away. But I can't log into EAs marvellously complex Origin system, and apparently no way I'm willing to refer to myself online to people I knew before the internet is a) valid b) not taken. Frustrating.


Liese S. - Jan 07, 2012 1:51:42 pm PST #19131 of 25501
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."

I already had an Origin account, so I just did that.


§ ita § - Jan 07, 2012 2:22:26 pm PST #19132 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Not a gamer, never had one. So, instead, I ended up on a frustrating call which ended with support saying "Well, if anyone ever asks me *that* question again..."

Or you could put it on the website, dumbass.

Why are you telling me the ID is invalid (or already taken) if you won't tell me what *is* valid? And customer support had no idea either, and he didn't seem to think it was important. I typed in a lot of rubbish sentences longer than their 16 character max (I got that error message, at least), and the were all "invalid or taken". See, fucker, the difference between those two is big.

I decided maybe spaces were invalid, and tried itamoon1, and it let me in. "ita is annoyed" wouldn't get through, though.

Guy was so facety. "If anyone ever..." fuck off. It's not an unreasonable question.


Zenkitty - Jan 07, 2012 2:43:38 pm PST #19133 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Have folks heard about lightfield cameras? Amazing stuff! [link]

OMG. That's amazing! I must have one. If it only works with Mac, I'll buy a Mac.


Jon B. - Jan 07, 2012 4:35:09 pm PST #19134 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!

OMG. That's amazing! I must have one.

They're not that expensive either. [link]


Zenkitty - Jan 07, 2012 4:59:15 pm PST #19135 of 25501
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.

Any idea when they'll actually ship? Or when they'll be available for Windows, which affects whether I have to buy a Mac too.


§ ita § - Jan 07, 2012 5:03:55 pm PST #19136 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

The website says they're Mac compatible. Have a look! It's fascinating.