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[APP] Tomorrow's Gas Price Today (Toronto-GTA Only)

Hi all,
For those familiar with TGPT (http://tomorrowsgaspricetoday.com/), I have written a small app that will check the site for updates and notify you of new prices. It also stores the prices in a DB so you can view the history.
At the moment it only works for Toronto-GTA because I live here and wrote this for me.
This is nothing fancy, it just works.
You can download it here.
Thanks.

cool, a small widget would make this even better

nice! thanks for sharing.

Jep4444 said:
cool, a small widget would make this even better
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Originally I planned on making a widget. But then after I got the notification going I didn't think there was much point to a widget. Since I don't need it taking real estate on my screen when I already know the price from the notification. And once there is a new price, another notification will be generated.

I will try this out! Thanks!!

good stuffs! thanks!

Great start, just installed. Thanks!

An app like this would be sweet for the states....you know us down here south of your country

Mikey1022 said:
An app like this would be sweet for the states....you know us down here south of your country
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Do you have a price source?

at least for the city i live in:
http://www.chicagogasprices.com/GasPriceSearch.aspx

Mikey1022 said:
at least for the city i live in:
http://www.chicagogasprices.com/GasPriceSearch.aspx
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This site you list is different than the one for Toronto. The Toronto site shows only a single price since almost all stations in the area are the same price. But your site shows prices for each location.
What exactly would you want to be notified of?

Damn, this kicks butt. This will serve me well when I forget to check the site before leaving work and shut down my computer. THANKS!

crimsondr said:
This site you list is different than the one for Toronto. The Toronto site shows only a single price since almost all stations in the area are the same price. But your site shows prices for each location.
What exactly would you want to be notified of?
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I think an extension for the Navigation app that show's the gas prices based on your location. It's rare, but sometimes you can find cheaper gas in different parts of a city

awesome, now just hook the rest of us canadians up please. This would be great in montreal.

danishh said:
awesome, now just hook the rest of us canadians up please. This would be great in montreal.
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This is not something I would use. So if I did it I would probably put it on the market for 99c

crimsondr said:
Hi all,
For those familiar with TGPT (http://tomorrowsgaspricetoday.com/), I have written a small app that will check the site for updates and notify you of new prices. It also stores the prices in a DB so you can view the history.
At the moment it only works for Toronto-GTA because I live here and wrote this for me.
This is nothing fancy, it just works.
You can download it here.
Thanks.
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Thanks very much, it very handy. i always used forget to check price online before heading home. This give quick check on my X10
I'm having little problem the application though. it waking up device(turn the display on) every couple of minutes. I have put TGPT is ignore list(Advance Task Killer) and using lock2.0
any suggestions?

GPdhillon said:
Thanks very much, it very handy. i always used forget to check price online before heading home. This give quick check on my X10
I'm having little problem the application though. it waking up device(turn the display on) every couple of minutes. I have put TGPT is ignore list(Advance Task Killer) and using lock2.0
any suggestions?
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Might be a problem with lock 2.0? Can you try uninstall lock 2.0 and see if the screen still wakes?
Also, TGPT doesn't do anything every couple minutes. Unless you have the debug to always notify and force update every 5 seconds. Even then I don't purposely wake the screen other than creating a notification and toast.

Yeah if go to origional lock it doesnot wakeup but see tgpt running in task manager which should not the case. I check price, kill the app, it starts again in a min also i get error when restart phone for force close tgpt app
I'm using version.1 is there new version which i can download?
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crimsondr, I gotta say that I've been using this app close to since you released it, and it has been working great for me being a fellow Ontarian. I did come across one MINOR issue/bug that I never have before, only because the stars (and time) aligned it as such.
I had my Desire connected to my PC in Disk Drive mode, thereby disabling access to the SD card. TGPT tried to fire a scheduled update (once every 12 hours, which is great btw), but couldn't read it's DB from the SDcard, and threw up a Force Close error.
While it's not a huge issue because you have to have your phone in Disk Drive mode when TGPT performs an update, I just think it might be better to have the .db file on the Internal Memory of the device, especially as seeing how mine is currently 4kb in size. This should get around the exception when the SD card cannot be accessed, thereby keeping TGPT from throwing FCs.
Just thought you'd like to know since it's something that doesn't happen very often, but still does cause an issue!
Thanks again for your work and effort in dev'ing this quick, informative app!

GPdhillon said:
Yeah if go to origional lock it doesnot wakeup but see tgpt running in task manager which should not the case. I check price, kill the app, it starts again in a min also i get error when restart phone for force close tgpt app
I'm using version.1 is there new version which i can download?
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Make sure you have Force update disabled in the settings. Other than that I don't know what is causing it and I do not have an x10a to test.

[Q] Is HTCSense.com going to be down forever?

Seems the damn site is down more than it's up, which is frustrating because I've come to enjoy the features like it's storage of my text messages, so they just pop back up after I restore a ROM.
Last night I flashed CoreDroid, and then when I tried to relogin to HTCSense, it wouldn't accept my user name, so I went to HTCsense.com and it's down for maintenance.
It's now been down for more than 24 hours. I know they label it "Beta" but it's not rocket science so I'm not sure what the issue is.
Anyone?

It's the same for me to. But when try to log in it says that it can't locate my region. I then checked the website that's when it noticed it was down. I was wondering for how long as well?

doost650 said:
It's the same for me to. But when try to log in it says that it can't locate my region. I then checked the website that's when it noticed it was down. I was wondering for how long as well?
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Somewhere between 1 minute and eternity. That's just a guess tho.

just got mine...frustrating that htcsense.com is down. Hopefully just temporary, but it's been days...

Whew good thing I thought it was cuz I'm on t-mobile haha
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It's now MAY and it is down!!!. What's up with HTC?, i growing more and more frustrated with htc.

Call them and ask for a new phone until it cones back online
007K said:
It's now MAY and it is down!!!. What's up with HTC?, i growing more and more frustrated with htc.
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Still down. Frustrating since I was relying on them for the track phone and wipe function. I still love their devices, though.

thinks I was only able to get on it once in the past month

[Q] Zinio on 3.1 update

I saw somebody mention that Zinio is included in the 3.1 update. Is this correct?
I had previously installed it with directions here, but it's a little funky. First, it gave me about eleven sample magazine issues. The size of the magazines on the library screen seems to be a little off and the app is otherwise quirky.
Everyone experiencing this, or was it because I had the other version installed? Any way to fix this?
Thanks!

As of today, Zinio is up on the market. Should be able to grab it on 3.0.

Yes, Zinio was part of the 3.1 update.

Gary13579 said:
As of today, Zinio is up on the market. Should be able to grab it on 3.0.
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Cool, I'll just remove it and reinstall just to make sure everything is okay.

It keeps freezing on me when I try to open a Magazine for more info. Cant delete it as well since it came with 3.1. Going to try to install it from the app store as it keeps telling me to update it.

I kind of wish all of these free applications weren't pushed out to us. Especially since you can find most of these apps on the Market if you want them anyway. I have no use for Zinio and don't feel like rooting just to remove it. Though, compared to my DX, I definitely can't complain about bloatware. And, to be honest, most of the "bloat" added by ASUS has proved to be quite useful

Updated the version from market and it's works!
Free magazines.............hmmm....not bad!
Keep it up Asus...I love your bloat wares
First....free newspapers and now free magazines....hahaha....iPad 2 Killer!

Can anybody confirm that the preinstalled version includes the free magazine subscription offer detailed in Zinio's press release?
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...roid-market-for-tablet-devices-122859609.html
If not, might be worth trying to install the app first, then let it upgrade when Asus' update hits for the US market...
The free newspapers thing is a total waste of time for me -- seven free issues is next to nothing. A free two year subscription to one of 25 magazine (or is it all 25? The press release isn't clear) seems quite worthwhile though.

knoxploration said:
Can anybody confirm that the preinstalled version includes the free magazine subscription offer detailed in Zinio's press release?
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...roid-market-for-tablet-devices-122859609.html
If not, might be worth trying to install the app first, then let it upgrade when Asus' update hits for the US market...
The free newspapers thing is a total waste of time for me -- seven free issues is next to nothing. A free two year subscription to one of 25 magazine (or is it all 25? The press release isn't clear) seems quite worthwhile though.
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I installed the application from the market, and I have 23 magazines in my collection, apparently. I don't thinks it's a year subscription, but just the most recent edition of each magazine.
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All Android users who download Zinio before June 15 will automatically be given – for free – 24 of the latest issues of top magazines across all major genres
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I installed from the Market, much better. The 3.1 update must not have liked me already having it installed.
HOWEVER, it will let me uninstall the new one (the good version) but not the old version.
Any way to remove this without flashing my device? It's not a big deal, just an icon under apps but I'd like to get rid of it.

hurrpancakes said:
I installed the application from the market, and I have 23 magazines in my collection, apparently. I don't thinks it's a year subscription, but just the most recent edition of each magazine.
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And suddenly the lightbulb came on. Of course you're right, the way it was phrased just threw me off. It's one issue of each magazine listed. (Well, they've actually listed 25 magazines as included, and per your own experience there are only 23 available, but near enough the same thing.)
...which to me is a complete waste of time, and makes me again wish Asus would stop jamming this bloat down our throats. Like the newspapers, it is one more thing I'll never use, and one more icon obscuring the apps I actually do want to use. (Not to mention wasting space and resources on my tablet.)
Thus far the only thing I've found worthwhile among Asus' preinstalled apps is Splashtop Remote Desktop, and that can currently be bought standalone for just 99 cents.
I really wish Asus would give us a version without all the bloatware installed, and just let us buy our own apps. Saving a few cents on the one app I do use isn't worth it to me to have all the other junk I'll never touch on there too...

Probably because Zinio pays them per install or account created from one of their devices...
(I'm guessing.)

bleclair said:
I installed from the Market, much better. The 3.1 update must not have liked me already having it installed.
HOWEVER, it will let me uninstall the new one (the good version) but not the old version.
Any way to remove this without flashing my device? It's not a big deal, just an icon under apps but I'd like to get rid of it.
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You can freeze or uninstall it if you're rooted and have Titanium Backup (need Pro version to freeze)

bleclair said:
Probably because Zinio pays them per install or account created from one of their devices...
(I'm guessing.)
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Yup, that's usually the case with this kind of bloat -- the manufacturer gets paid to put it all on there, in the hopes that it'll lead to you paying the software company to use the product that's stuck on your machine.
I doubt they're getting paid much to stick all the junk on, though, and I'd happily pay $10-15 to have it all taken back off.

knoxploration said:
And suddenly the lightbulb came on. Of course you're right, the way it was phrased just threw me off. It's one issue of each magazine listed. (Well, they've actually listed 25 magazines as included, and per your own experience there are only 23 available, but near enough the same thing.)
...which to me is a complete waste of time, and makes me again wish Asus would stop jamming this bloat down our throats. Like the newspapers, it is one more thing I'll never use, and one more icon obscuring the apps I actually do want to use. (Not to mention wasting space and resources on my tablet.)
Thus far the only thing I've found worthwhile among Asus' preinstalled apps is Splashtop Remote Desktop, and that can currently be bought standalone for just 99 cents.
I really wish Asus would give us a version without all the bloatware installed, and just let us buy our own apps. Saving a few cents on the one app I do use isn't worth it to me to have all the other junk I'll never touch on there too...
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Actually had Zinio on my iPad and enjoyed it. Wife had cheap o magazine and I had car and driver magazine quite cheap.
As for splashtop our version can be set to the ASIs resolution of 1280x800 whereas the market version only goes to 1024x768. So I don't consider any of it bloatware but rather good apps I would have purchased anyway.

frosty5689 said:
You can freeze or uninstall it if you're rooted and have Titanium Backup (need Pro version to freeze)
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Thanks.
Well, that kind of sucks. I don`t want to root just for that.

Keep getting error with preinstalled bloatware "zinio reader". I went to the market and DLd "zinio" which seems to be the same exact thing as zinio reader except a much larger app. The mags are free which is pretty cool but once they aren't free I'll be deleting that ish' stop the bloatware!!!

echomatics said:
It keeps freezing on me when I try to open a Magazine for more info. Cant delete it as well since it came with 3.1. Going to try to install it from the app store as it keeps telling me to update it.
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That's what it's doing to me too.

bleclair said:
I installed from the Market, much better. The 3.1 update must not have liked me already having it installed.
HOWEVER, it will let me uninstall the new one (the good version) but not the old version.
Any way to remove this without flashing my device? It's not a big deal, just an icon under apps but I'd like to get rid of it.
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I used titanium backup, got rid of the one that was included with 3.1. Download new from market and it work much better.
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[Q] Trans stolen. any way to track it?

My Asus transformer was stolen today. Is there any app or way I can track it?
thanks
Todd

not unless you're really lucky.
i'm not sure, but if you get yourself another android device, active latitude to display your location, i wonder if it would cause latitude on your tab (if you even have it) to start displaying it's location.
of course, this wholy depends on your tab having google latitude (included with google maps?), have gps access, and the theif haven't done a factory reset.
I don't need a signature.

stereoshooter said:
My Asus transformer was stolen today. Is there any app or way I can track it?
thanks
Todd
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Yes there is. Go to market.android.com and install Plan B to your transformer. ( it will then email your gmail account associated with your android account once its located * very accurate aswell)do it now before the battery dies. If it works please post back!

Assuming that he has a device to install to.
cowballz69 said:
Yes there is. Go to market.android.com and install Plan B to your transformer. ( it will then email your gmail account associated with your android account once its located * very accurate aswell)do it now before the battery dies. If it works please post back!
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pixelkore said:
Assuming that he has a device to install to.
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plan B is used for already lost phones and you text to find location. hopfully he had a text app

pixelkore said:
Assuming that he has a device to install to.
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you can install apps to your devices straight from the market on a web browser, however, i think you still have a confirmation prompt ( not too sure)

no there is no confirmation, but the thief will ge prompted that certain program has been installed.

sorry to disappoint you but honestly I would say the hope is slim... a factory reset will wipe out all the trails..

Slim ...But there is hope. The thief may not even know how to turn it on. Or it may be missplaced somewhere unattended.

HorsexD said:
plan B is used for already lost phones and you text to find location. hopfully he had a text app
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plan b sends out the first one without prompting, so it's worth a shot. You only need to text it if you are pinging it more than once.

So far nothing. Tried Plan B, but maybe the thief hasn't turned it on and hooked it up to wifi. I'm hoping they or the person they sell it to does before the juice runs out of it. The morons didn't take the power supply!

stereoshooter said:
So far nothing. Tried Plan B, but maybe the thief hasn't turned it on and hooked it up to wifi. I'm hoping they or the person they sell it to does before the juice runs out of it. The morons didn't take the power supply!
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Hmmm the other day I saw a Nook Color for sale on Craigslist and the person didnt have the charger...

Oops.
Wrong thread...
Sorry to hear about your loss op. Any idea on who may have did it?
Also try to get insurance on your tf asap. I believe a plan Including lost or stolen cost $100
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If you used a credit card to purchase your TF, it may come with theft coverage in the first 60 days or so... check it out... you never know.
Good luck.
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk

plan b doesnt need u to text it, it just keeps sending u emails over and over again untill u uninstall it. also if its greyed out on market it means it WAS installed sussessfully. check your gmail associsted to the transformer again

plan b also turns on the gps even if its off, to everyne else put a password on your transformer u never know

Hey gurus,
how does this work, do u install it to the transformer after its stolen from the market, and then it will send u a mail as soon as it sees (connects) to a Wi-Fi network?
Thanx for the help!

WilliamNell said:
Hey gurus,
how does this work, do u install it to the transformer after its stolen from the market, and then it will send u a mail as soon as it sees (connects) to a Wi-Fi network?
Thanx for the help!
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Yes
adf;askd

Plan B is all you need. Install it on market.android.com onto your tablet.
10char

I've tried Plan B on my own and it never notified me. I don't think it works over Wifi alone.

Cancel 3.2 Update?

Before anyone gets angry....
I tried searching "cancel update", "cancel postpone update", and a couple other combinations - still can't find the thread I'm looking for.
I remember reading that there is a way to cancel updates that have already been pushed to the device. After reading the reviews of 3.2 - I think I'll hold off for now... but the only option I have is to postpone (2 more times).
Can anyone shed light on how to permanently stop the update?
Thanks!

jonas2378 said:
Before anyone gets angry....
I tried searching "cancel update", "cancel postpone update", and a couple other combinations - still can't find the thread I'm looking for.
I remember reading that there is a way to cancel updates that have already been pushed to the device. After reading the reviews of 3.2 - I think I'll hold off for now... but the only option I have is to postpone (2 more times).
Can anyone shed light on how to permanently stop the update?
Thanks!
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It won't automatically update and install! you will get a notification (in your notification bar ) that an update is available, it will ask you if you want to install the update, just click no.
After reading all the posts on here i'm definately not installing it.
What use is your tablet if you wifi doesn't work correctly?

checkbox111 said:
g it.
What use is your tablet if you wifi doesn't work correctly?
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Who told you this nonsense ? I am on 3.2 right now and wifi works exactly like on PRIME 1.6 (3.1 based)

Only issue I've had after 3.2 is Dice Player not loading, but think that's fixed now haven't found the new ver yet, so dunno what peeps are complaining about.

3.2 works great. It's definitely better than 3.1. I dont see a reason not to update unless your tab is rooted.
Does it fix everything people here wanted? Definitely no.
When you get your hope too high, you are going to be disappointed.
A lot of people here act like spoiled whinning kids .
They have no clue about how much work required to debug, program and test it.
They just want everything to be fixed in days. This happens to 3rd party developers as well and that's why they dont feel like their work being appreciated.
Seriously, enjoy what you have.
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myamex said:
3.2 works great. It's definitely better than 3.1. I dont see a reason not to update unless your tab is rooted.
Does it fix everything people here wanted? Definitely no.
When you get your hope too high, you are going to be disappointed.
A lot of people here act like spoiled whinning kids .
They have no clue about how much work required to debug, program and test it.
They just want everything to be fixed in days. This happens to 3rd party developers as well and that's why they dont feel like their work being appreciated.
Seriously, enjoy what you have.
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I'm interested in updating also but there are so many threads with problems.
Wifi problems
Compass not calibrating
Browser loading slower and hanging around 90% page loaded
Keyboard lag maybe worse
Do u have any of these problems?
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im sticking with custom roms because i do NOT like the way 3.2 denies you the ability to right to SD cards, or any removable media. At least give us an option, assholes.

myamex said:
A lot of people here act like spoiled whinning kids .
Seriously, enjoy what you have.
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A lot of people here also preach about things, ignorantly making the assumption they know what others want.
Enjoying what I have is exactly what I want to do. I use remote connect to my PC all the time - and the new "circle" mouse pointer is a deal breaker for me. I'd simply like to stick with the pointer I have now.
As for the option to say "no" to the update... when is that given? My wife tells me "hey your computer told me to update" (awesome)... so now all I have is the "update" or "postpone" prompt. Will I still get the option?
Thanks!

You can allways try to freeze the DMClient app. Stopped me from getting the update.
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Mog said:
I'm interested in updating also but there are so many threads with problems.
Wifi problems
Compass not calibrating
Browser loading slower and hanging around 90% page loaded
Keyboard lag maybe worse
Do u have any of these problems?
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I dont have these issues. My wifi N signal is stronger and browser is faster.
Keyboard lag is still there though.
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Mog said:
I'm interested in updating also but there are so many threads with problems.
Wifi problems
Compass not calibrating
Browser loading slower and hanging around 90% page loaded
Keyboard lag maybe worse
Do u have any of these problems?
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I have not noticed any new issues with 3.2. My wifi & gps still work. In fact one problem seems to have gone away for the time being. That was having to push the power button multiple for my transformer to wake up.
Th default browser still suck with the lag & crashes.

jadesse said:
I have not noticed any new issues with 3.2. My wifi & gps still work. In fact one problem seems to have gone away for the time being. That was having to push the power button multiple for my transformer to wake up.
Th default browser still suck with the lag & crashes.
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I'm having at least:
- wi-fi problems (connection drops every couple of minutes, major speed decrease)
- browser window refreshing/redrawing much slower
Btw, for the wi-fi a possible temporary solutions is to set the connection to static as opposed to DHCP (the connection drops seem to be connected to DHCP). Also, take a look at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=16169854&postcount=32

Bonetwizt said:
im sticking with custom roms because i do NOT like the way 3.2 denies you the ability to right to SD cards, or any removable media. At least give us an option, assholes.
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Does what?

Bonetwizt said:
im sticking with custom roms because i do NOT like the way 3.2 denies you the ability to right to SD cards, or any removable media. At least give us an option, assholes.
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Sorry, I should have read the post more closely...... My issue is with finding removable media in an app or some file explorers, or is just me????

Kermode said:
Does what?
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It does give you the option to or not to update.

Sorry I quoted the wrong person in my last post. Opera is really starting to piss me off. I tried editing my post 4 time and Once I hit save my text would disappear.

Would you mind elaborating on the inability to write to SD? I am on 3.2 and I can write to SD so you have me curious
-Dan

I don't know if there are other meanings of "write to SD" but I ugraded to 3.2 about 20 mins ago and I just created a ".doc" file with Polaris Office and saved directly to my external SD. I also created and deleted a folder from the stock file manager...

WOW, some people are so easilly swayed by what they read on the internet...
Clearly a site like XDA attracts people with problems and people that like to moan, the million other Asus Transformer owners that are perfectly happy don't count?
Get some perspective...

question: Can i disable the notification that comes up all the time asking me if i want to update?