So, I feel the Google Maps on Android really should tell you when you might be going on a toll road somewhere in your route, or at least have a way to filter it out. The same route on the browser gives the warning of toll roads, while on my phone doesn't say anything at all.
Pretty much, I'm just following w/e my Google Maps hooked up to Bluetooth is telling me, and I encounter this:
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It's really dark, somewhat foggy, and also raining, and I thought the left lane and right lane branch off to different places (Of course in the daylit imagery, it's obvious that they're both the same lane, and that sitting there, it's better to pick the right branch). Google tells me to pick the left one, and so I do. At this point, I did not know Google would take me through a toll road without notifying me first, as this had not happened before. However, as I go through the left path, I see a flash as I go by, at which point I realize what has happened. This incident only happened about an hour ago so I'm just waiting for the letter from the Fastrak people with the fine for not being a customer and blah blah.
I don't think I'll be able to fight it, and hopefully the fine is small. Online on the Fastrak site, they claim it's $25 + the toll, but in the street view, it mentions that a toll road violation is a minimum of 60 bucks (maybe that's not for the Fastrak lane?). I also found out the toll road was only a measly $1.25, which doesn't make me happy.
Either way, I just hope this gets implemented into Google Maps into the future (and I have no idea why it's not already there). Just hope I might be able to appeal in some way or another...
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So I was on YouTube today just browsing through videos and I stumbled upon this one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzCZQOsdROc
Well, like the sucker I am, I was going to go to the website and and see how much they wanted for it so I could buy one, because I just HATE THAT STUPID BUZZING!
Went to the site: http://stopthebuzzin.com/
Was looking at pictures:
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Hmm... Looks like it could be anything. Who knows what makes it work.
And then I saw this picture:
Wow, they're silver, but they're semi-transparent! That's just like... an anti-static bag!
So in my infinite wisdom, I went to my cache of antistatic bags and pulled one out. I turned my stereo on and set the phone right in front of it. "Buzzzzzz buzzz buzzzzzzz" came from the speakers. So, I moved it on top of the anti-static bag... and it was GONE!
So yeah, they're just selling mini anti-static bags that come with any new computer part that you buy. You could probably get them for free from your local computer shop.
If you have one laying around... try it! It works!
Great find! I'm surprised I never thought of this, never really annoyed me enough to do research on it.
Now I just need an anti-static bag large enough to house my laptop, which also causes this, but is far worse.
So basically it's an RF shield like most electronics have inside them. However, your phone depends on certain RF frequencies being transmitted, so I can be reasonably certain that using an RF shield could certainly also reduce reception.
So while you could shield nearby wires/speakers, etc, shielding the phone itself would certainly be a bad idea.
Was first in line and went through an over 1 hour hassle getting my phone. In the middle I said I liked those t-shirts you guys have. The rep said they had an extra one and gave it to me free. This shirt is made by American Apparel. Real soft and comfy.
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the back image looks like it could be confused for gatorade haha, but nice score.
All the reps had them. These are long sleeves.
really... wow, I just walked into my verizon store here, asked for the TB and was out within 10 minutes, no line or anything. I got the 4G LTE (front) Rule The Air (back) long sleeve shirt.
g00s3y said:
really... wow, I just walked into my verizon store here, asked for the TB and was out within 10 minutes, no line or anything. I got the 4G LTE (front) Rule The Air (back) long sleeve shirt.
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Yeah, I had no problems, think I was the third in my store and it was just standard time to switch the phone over. Had a brief issue w/logging into my google account, but I may have been typing something wrong. I would say I was in there less than a 1/2 hour even w/the wait time.
I asked if they had any extras and was told no, even though there was a pile of them on the sales desk..
I was there and your, and left with it unactivated...
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We're also coming across some issues where certain phones should work but don't. It seems to be a market issue, so if you come across such a thing please let us know, or if you're also a developer who has come across something like this your advice would be appreciated. For some reason people find their phone incompatible, yet installing the .apk directly works.
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Funny app
Great job.
I got bored one fine day and decided to create a hidden book case for the HP touchpad, which I bought ages ago like so many others at the firesale prices.
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I followed directions on how to do this here: https://heatherrivers.com/how-to-hollow-out-a-book
It took a little running around, getting an appropriately sized book, gathering the glue, clamping everything together, cutting out the center, sizing everything properly, and so on.
The result speaks for itself. I got a lot of compliments for it, however, and I suppose that makes it worth it.
I don’t really use it anymore, since the touchpad now resides on the touchstone, and is used for occasional news browsing and primarily as an active photo frame, randomly displaying assorted images I’ve loaded onto it.
As an amusing aside, I let the nieces borrow this along with the touchpad for a while, and a friend of the sister-in-law’s dropped by their place, where she was initially thrilled to see the book itself, being a big fan of Fleetwood Mac. Her pleasure upon finding a good book about her favorite band turned rapidly to surprise and ultimately dismay upon seeing that the center of this book was hollowed out to receive a tablet computer. :crying: (*Sad trombone sound*)
So what are your thoughts on this nifty little item?
I'm not using this anymore, does anyone here want to buy this?
(My touchpad largely resides now on the touchstone as a animated picture frame)
Hey everyone, im always caught up trying to help old people with their phone. I feel like UI are designed to be unusable for logical people or those unfamiliar with the main function of everything being so discrete in view its effectively hidden or for first time users is represented By a sometimes unstandardized iconography. Anyway... can you help me out. One of the main issues is how every app opens to what you were doing last time pressing the icon. 90% of the time this is infuriating and gets older people lost. They usually have a different reason each time to use any app or access any feature, so going back to where they were last time makes the process of using their phone always different and unpredictable if they cant remember the fuk.. so every button press effectively dumps them somewhere different. They dont have a picture of order in their mind like me of what they will find a step back as the are often just stumbling forward. So the back button is confusing in general and home takes them right out and any app takes them right back to 4 steps ahead. Is there an over riding setting to make every app, even settings, messages anything and everything... when pressing the icon it starts fresh step 1. Probably better on RAM too. It has to exist or a front end dev needs stranglature. THANKS!
Elder people should use a phone with /e/OS pre-installed.
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xXx yYy said:
Elder people should use a phone with /e/OS pre-installed.
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Why?