Fuck a duck. Time Warner is awful even when you are leaving them. I called to have my phone and cable shut off NEXT Tuesday and guess what was gone this evening. If you are cutting the cord, I'd say no notice is best.

oh good grief.

I hope they stop billing on the same schedule, at least.

No OS X clipboard managers? Ah, well.

I have two more questions: anyone have a recommendation for a Linux (LAMP preferred) gallery software that manages animated GIFs? My collection has officially outgrown my naming scheme, and finding stuff turns into a walk down memory lane. I use Pinwigo for my reference collection, and I like it quite a bit, but the gallery view doesn't show animated thumbnails. I'm willing to run two apps if one will let me see the animations, even at the risk of triggering a seizure.

But if nothing is out there, I'll just toss them in there, I guess.

I decided to narrow my task manager (yes!) search down to GTD apps, since I got a little bit further in the book, and figure at worst I can ignore that feature set, at best I'll fucking finish the book. The apps seem to be on the more full-featured end of things.

I was all excited by the flexible recurring appointment functionality of DGT DTD, but maybe I should have paid more attention to the [Alpha] because I can't find any synchronising or cloud options. Damn! If I only had one device, I might be quite satisfied. But that's so far from true...

No OS X clipboard managers? Ah, well.

I used CuteClips, but I also have Unclutterer installed. I also have Alfred installed, but I don't use it for the clipboard function.

I am on my fifth phone call with them trying to get the cable tv back in operation. They even agree that my paperwork says that I requested the shutoff on the 27th. There is a race on which I specifically want to watch. I have kept cable a month longer than planned for for this.

I am going to discuss the fact that I shouldn't be paying for the two days that it was off and their fault. And I am going to be pissed if my dvr is empty once I can see it again. But I will deal with those in writing after my tv is back. So far I have spent a cumulative of two hours on the phone with them. I'm working on the assumption that I am not hanging up until it works. Or I know they are calling ME back ten minutes after it should be working.

I really need to investigate alternate ISPs.

eta: Two and a half hours but the guy willingly stayed on the phone until I could confirm that the tv was back on and he volunteered a $20 credit. Finally find a good tech on TW and I am still ditching my cable and phone on the 27th. Still, I got his name so good report will go in his file.

Hivemind poll:

My ancient Macbook (six years old? maybe seven?) is slowly dying; it may be rehabbable by a local Mac guy willing to go in and tinker with it on his own, but it's old enough that the actual Apple Store people won't touch it anymore. Local Guy is definitely going to get a shot at giving it better braaaains, but it would probably behoove me to get another laptop just in case. I could get a refurbished last year's Macbook Air for around $800 with my academic discount, but, while futzing around in Groupon, I saw a new special for HP Envys for $569.

I don't game or play movies or watch TV or do much of anything but write and edit, mess around with fairly basic graphic design, and hang out here. I'm fine with either OS but probably rather more at ease with Windows than whatever big cat Mac is up to now. Any opinions on whether it's worth it to go for the Macbook Air, or whether I'd be just as well served with the HP and letting Local Guy see whether he can Frankenmac the old laptop?

I adore my 11" Air, it's the second one I've had. However, you'll probably get more space and such on the HP Envy.

We've got a small windfall coming in so the Air is doable; I'm just not certain that it's worth the extra $200 and change for what will amount to a portable box to plonk words into. I do love them, though. So terribly pretty, and fast, and so light.

If you want to keep the new laptop for six or seven years I think you should get the Air.