Still have the receipt? Can you return it?
I do have the receipt somewhere, but I don't think I can return it. It's been a little over a month. Maybe if I complain to Apple like all the iPhone users, I'll get a partial refund too.
Zoe: Don't think it's a good spot, sir. She still has the advantage over us. Mal: Everyone always does. That's what makes us special.
'Serenity'
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Sue - Sep 06, 2007 3:13:49 pm PDT #2681 of 25496
hip deep in pie
le nubian - Sep 06, 2007 4:48:46 pm PDT #2682 of 25496
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
ita, I'm pretty sure it does NOT keep the affiliate link. But if you find out differently, let me know.
§ ita § - Sep 06, 2007 6:52:56 pm PDT #2683 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Their FAQ said it would still be an affiliate person if the buyer came back later that day--maybe it's a cookie thing, which doesn't bode well for it being something encoded in the URL that you can hit up from another computer.
Hrm. I'll keep an eye on my URL as I break my Amazon ban yet again.
§ ita § - Sep 06, 2007 7:27:39 pm PDT #2684 of 25496
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
My interim research indicates that Amazon's search function is capricious and moody, since I'm having a bitch of a time getting to the shoes without going through my wishlist.
Did I say shoes? I'm not buying shoes. Ignore that.
eta: Ah, fuck. The URLs are unintelligible. Maybe I'll buy straight from the wishlist and ask Jesse if she sees activity.
tommyrot - Sep 06, 2007 8:10:00 pm PDT #2685 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You know how some people have trouble getting their promised rebates for in-store purchases of electronics and what-not?
1,300 Unopened Rebate Applications Found In Dumpster
I know that Shu Wong of San Jose hasn't received the $3.50 mail-in rebate for a Vastech computer networking USB hub purchased at a Fry's Electronics in May. Richard Louie of Austin, Olivia Sattaypiwat of Saratoga and Buu Duong of San Jose haven't received their rebates, either.
I know this because they told me so, and because I am staring at more than 1,300 rebate requests sent to Vastech on Bonaventura Drive in San Jose. The envelopes were tossed - unopened - into a garbage dumpster near Vastech. I have two boxes of envelopes that were thrown out without being processed. In all of my years of reporting, I have never encountered such outrageous behavior against consumers.
flea - Sep 07, 2007 4:20:02 am PDT #2686 of 25496
information libertarian
Question: is it possible/easy to record audio (say, of me reading a book) on my macintosh computer and then burn it to CD/email it as a digital file/add it to an iPod? I sort of remember that most macs have a built-in microphone. Obviously burning CDs is possible on the machine in question. What I don't know anything about is an application that would let me do this, or something?
Signed, not very techy, sorry if this is dumb.
Jessica - Sep 07, 2007 4:36:08 am PDT #2687 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
It depends on the age & model of your machine -- you probably have GarageBand installed (it's part of the iLife suite), and you may have a built-in camera & microphone (it will look like a little hole at the top of your monitor) if you have a laptop or iMac of a certain age. Of course I can't remember when Apple started including those. Easiest way to check is probably to open up GarageBand and try to record something.
Even if you do have a built-in mic, the sound quality's going to be pretty low, so you'd be better off buying one if you want to use the recording for anything but reference.
tommyrot - Sep 07, 2007 4:41:25 am PDT #2688 of 25496
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Even if you do have a built-in mic, the sound quality's going to be pretty low, so you'd be better off buying one if you want to use the recording for anything but reference.
If you own a Mac Cube, 1st-generation Mini or iBook, you'll need a USB microphone as none of those have a conventional audio-in.
amych - Sep 07, 2007 4:53:35 am PDT #2689 of 25496
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
I'd agree that GB will be the easiest the (the UI is a little odd-looking at first, but recording is a "press the big red button" operation), and the CD and iPod-saving options are right there for you. I think you should have a built-in mic, if I'm remembering your machines.
A lot of people have been reporting problems with USB mics since the latest OS X upgrade, so be sure to test if you go the external route (this is, in fact, one of the joys of my morning). Mics using the line-in port don't seem to have the same problem.
Jessica - Sep 07, 2007 4:56:51 am PDT #2690 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
O Buffista hivemind that is better than Google, I call upon your expertise for a work project.
I need websites that play video content with ads attached. (There needs to be advertising because we're not going to bother putting content on a site with no revenue stream.) I've been tapped for this research because I'm apparently an expert on online video, except that I, um, don't really watch that much of it. So if anyone's got a site other than YouTube where you can watch video content with advertising, send it my way!