Your latest purchases, cont. - Page 96

doubleohfive · September 13 2011, 09:26 PM

^ What happened that made your iPad and iPhones so terrible to have?

ares93 · September 13 2011, 09:45 PM

doubleohfive wrote:

^ What happened that made your iPad and iPhones so terrible to have?

Ever been to a library and used their computers? You cant even enter my computer to load a usb drive. Its so limited you'd think you were using a bloody calculator instead of a computer.

Now thats an ios device in a nutshell. Sure if you jailbreak it, they're lovely. But if something goes tits up and you upgrade by mistake youre back to square one until the resident hacker outdoes apple again.

doubleohfive · September 13 2011, 09:47 PM

So... your iPhone and iPad issues aren't with the iPhone and iPads themselves, but with your personal computer?

(Sorry -- just trying to understand the problem...)

The iPads I've used have been incredibly user-friendly; my iPhone is probably the best phone I've ever had and apart from one niggling, and somewhat minor but altogether irritating issue (Google Voice freezing), it has functioned in superior fashion to every other phone I've used before.

BillJ · September 13 2011, 09:48 PM

Not planning on any heavy duty work. Can't envision a scenario where I need it to open a zip file or torrent, that's what my desktop and laptop are for.

ares93 wrote:

BillJ wrote:

Ipad - 16GB, wi-fi only and white.

It was love at first sight.

Trust me, it'll wear off. Soon you'll have divorce layers on speed dial.

You know when you want to download something from the web, like a zip file, or a torrent and it shoves a few thousand pay apps in your face that never work? And then your arse clams up and you get this strange feeling in your stomach? You just want to scream but nobody hears ya? Like you're locked away in a dark room with nobody to help ya? And then on top of it all there is this dripping tap in the room that drives you insane? Yeah? That's what it feels like after a month.

Bying an iphone and an ipad are the two biggest mistakes i made regarding technology. I got rid of the ipad but i still have a subscription for the iphone.

Davros · September 14 2011, 09:00 PM

A Vargo Decagon 1.3oz back packing stove.
http://www.rei.com/product/767750/va...-decagon-stove

Niorah · September 14 2011, 09:39 PM

Got me a pair of Clarks Desert Boots, in leather instead of suede. I wanted a pair of mid-seaosn shoes that are comfortable and a classic.

I also got a Merino wool sweater in light grey, crew neck, from Gap.

auntiehill · September 14 2011, 10:06 PM

Nice!

Wool? ARGH. I don't know when I'll next be able to wear a sweater. It's still over 100 F here. *grumble*

Mr. Laser Beam · September 15 2011, 06:13 PM

- Blanket from BedBathBeyond

- Mocha at Starbucks

auntiehill · September 15 2011, 09:54 PM

Picked up some cake decorating stuff, as I prepare my stash for the Halloween baking fest.

Kestra · September 15 2011, 10:07 PM

auntiehill wrote:

Picked up some cake decorating stuff, as I prepare my stash for the Halloween baking fest.

What are you making?

auntiehill · September 15 2011, 10:10 PM

I like to make cupcakes and decorate them with funny faces, coffins, ghosts, etc. I also to make orange or root beer floats, and decorate the straws with ghostie Peeps. Stuff like that. But I never have anyone to share them with, so most of it ends up with the neighbors. I'm hoping to actually have people over this Halloween weekend, so I can just go crazy (ier) with it.

Kestra · September 15 2011, 10:17 PM

I know how you feel. I want to make Halloween treats but I have no reason to. I saw some really cute cupcake holders that look like spider legs so you can make spider cupcakes.

Davros · September 16 2011, 12:06 AM

Kestra wrote:

I know how you feel. I want to make Halloween treats but I have no reason to. I saw some really cute cupcake holders that look like spider legs so you can make spider cupcakes.

I think the kids would rather have chocolate.

Kestra · September 16 2011, 02:22 AM

Kids? What kids?

Goliath · September 16 2011, 01:57 PM

No trick-or-treaters in your neighbourhood?

September 13 2011, 09:26 PM	#1426
doubleohfive Fleet Admiral Location: Los Angeles, CA	Re: Your latest purchases, cont. ^ What happened that made your iPad and iPhones so terrible to have? __________________ "I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it." -Voltaire

September 13 2011, 09:47 PM	#1428
doubleohfive Fleet Admiral Location: Los Angeles, CA	Re: Your latest purchases, cont. So... your iPhone and iPad issues aren't with the iPhone and iPads themselves, but with your personal computer? (Sorry -- just trying to understand the problem...) The iPads I've used have been incredibly user-friendly; my iPhone is probably the best phone I've ever had and apart from one niggling, and somewhat minor but altogether irritating issue (Google Voice freezing), it has functioned in superior fashion to every other phone I've used before. __________________ "I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: "O Lord make my enemies ridiculous." And God granted it." -Voltaire

September 14 2011, 09:00 PM	#1430
Davros Fleet Admiral Location: Kaled bunker, Skaro	Re: Your latest purchases, cont. A Vargo Decagon 1.3oz back packing stove. http://www.rei.com/product/767750/va...-decagon-stove __________________ "With great power comes great responsibility"-Uncle Ben Parker

September 14 2011, 09:39 PM	#1431
Niorah Fleet Admiral Location: Londinium, Britannia	Re: Your latest purchases, cont. Got me a pair of Clarks Desert Boots, in leather instead of suede. I wanted a pair of mid-seaosn shoes that are comfortable and a classic. I also got a Merino wool sweater in light grey, crew neck, from Gap. __________________ Life's a song you don't get to rehearse.

September 14 2011, 10:06 PM	#1432
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: Your latest purchases, cont. Nice! Wool? ARGH. I don't know when I'll next be able to wear a sweater. It's still over 100 F here. grumble __________________ “Throughout history, every mystery ever solved has turned out to be NOT. MAGIC.” --Tim Minchin

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September 15 2011, 06:13 PM	#1433
Mr. Laser Beam Fleet Admiral Location: The visitor's bullpen	Re: Your latest purchases, cont. - Blanket from BedBathBeyond - Mocha at Starbucks __________________ It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion. It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, the hands acquire shakes, the shakes become a warning. It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion.

September 15 2011, 09:54 PM	#1434
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: Your latest purchases, cont. Picked up some cake decorating stuff, as I prepare my stash for the Halloween baking fest. __________________ “Throughout history, every mystery ever solved has turned out to be NOT. MAGIC.” --Tim Minchin

September 15 2011, 10:10 PM	#1436
auntiehill Fleet Admiral Location: av by Chemahkuu	Re: Your latest purchases, cont. I like to make cupcakes and decorate them with funny faces, coffins, ghosts, etc. I also to make orange or root beer floats, and decorate the straws with ghostie Peeps. Stuff like that. But I never have anyone to share them with, so most of it ends up with the neighbors. I'm hoping to actually have people over this Halloween weekend, so I can just go crazy (ier) with it. __________________ “Throughout history, every mystery ever solved has turned out to be NOT. MAGIC.” --Tim Minchin

September 15 2011, 10:17 PM	#1437
Kestra Vice Admiral Location: somewhere beautiful	Re: Your latest purchases, cont. I know how you feel. I want to make Halloween treats but I have no reason to. I saw some really cute cupcake holders that look like spider legs so you can make spider cupcakes.

September 16 2011, 02:22 AM	#1439
Kestra Vice Admiral Location: somewhere beautiful	Re: Your latest purchases, cont. Kids? What kids?

September 16 2011, 01:57 PM	#1440
Goliath Vice Admiral Location: The Fifth Dimension	Re: Your latest purchases, cont. No trick-or-treaters in your neighbourhood? __________________ An illusion--with intelligence! A malignant vision, with a will of pure evil!