Comments for contentious.com http://www.contentious.com Amy Gahran's news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:10:33 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 Comment on Mozy online backup for Mac doesn’t work by Jakob http://www.contentious.com/2007/11/06/mozy-online-backup-for-mac-doesnt-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1228268 Jakob Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:10:33 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/archives/2007/11/06/mozy-online-backup-for-mac-doesnt-work/#comment-1228268 I use the free version, since I don't wanna upload hundreds of Gig's anyways. I had a problam, what seems to be the same like your's - Mozy seemd to search like forever and then didn't seem to respond to my actions... I never could tell if it works or not. I reinstalld it, than it was good like for 2 uploads... CPU usage went - god knows where and it got hot (the bigger battery usage was actually my trigger to do something about it) -> I added added Mozy manually to my firewall list and now it seems to work just fine... OSX 10.5.7 I use the free version, since I don’t wanna upload hundreds of Gig’s anyways.
I had a problam, what seems to be the same like your’s – Mozy seemd to search like forever and then didn’t seem to respond to my actions… I never could tell if it works or not. I reinstalld it, than it was good like for 2 uploads… CPU usage went – god knows where and it got hot (the bigger battery usage was actually my trigger to do something about it)

-> I added added Mozy manually to my firewall list and now it seems to work just fine…

OSX 10.5.7

]]> Comment on How do you choose your Twitter friends? by James http://www.contentious.com/2007/12/13/how-do-you-choose-your-twitter-friends/comment-page-1/#comment-1228222 James Thu, 25 Jun 2009 03:31:58 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2007/12/13/how-do-you-choose-your-twitter-friends/#comment-1228222 Your approach is the opposite of mine. I used to follow a bunch of work colleagues and friends and people who I'd met through other online methodologies. I got so tired of seeing what ppl had for lunch or their grocery adventures or some mundane thought I couldn't care about that I recently just moved to following those who tweet news or useful links. Normally it's social tech, learning tech or interaction design. What I basically do now is follow these types of things, re-tweet what I find of value and share what might interest other ppl. I don't do conversations anymore for the most part as the medium is still one-to-many and doing that is just noise. But hey, that's just me. Your approach is the opposite of mine. I used to follow a bunch of work colleagues and friends and people who I’d met through other online methodologies. I got so tired of seeing what ppl had for lunch or their grocery adventures or some mundane thought I couldn’t care about that

I recently just moved to following those who tweet news or useful links. Normally it’s social tech, learning tech or interaction design.

What I basically do now is follow these types of things, re-tweet what I find of value and share what might interest other ppl. I don’t do conversations anymore for the most part as the medium is still one-to-many and doing that is just noise.

But hey, that’s just me.

]]> Comment on links for 2009-06-20 by Alejandro http://www.contentious.com/2009/06/20/links-for-2009-06-20/comment-page-1/#comment-1228204 Alejandro Sat, 20 Jun 2009 17:20:31 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2009/06/20/links-for-2009-06-20/#comment-1228204 I've had two Nokia 1100s. It's a nice little phone, to do phone-related stuff only (ie. calls and sms). It's also a great alarm clock replacement - my newer Motorola Nextel has a color screen and Java (and cheap radio, duh), but it's crappier than the 1100 on every important phone feature. It's also a really durable model... I've heard accounts of it surviving falls from third or fifth floor balconies, toilet diving, and even police violence (seriously, I know people who've received beatings strong enough to break the phone's battery lid and disassemble the phone who managed to rebuild it and phone home for help). BTW, I'm not from Africa, but Argentina. I’ve had two Nokia 1100s. It’s a nice little phone, to do phone-related stuff only (ie. calls and sms). It’s also a great alarm clock replacement – my newer Motorola Nextel has a color screen and Java (and cheap radio, duh), but it’s crappier than the 1100 on every important phone feature. It’s also a really durable model… I’ve heard accounts of it surviving falls from third or fifth floor balconies, toilet diving, and even police violence (seriously, I know people who’ve received beatings strong enough to break the phone’s battery lid and disassemble the phone who managed to rebuild it and phone home for help).

BTW, I’m not from Africa, but Argentina.

]]> Comment on My proposed session: What’s the Most You Can Do with Crappy Cell Phones? by shane http://www.contentious.com/2009/06/17/my-proposed-session-whats-the-most-you-can-do-with-crappy-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-1228192 shane Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:05:03 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2694#comment-1228192 Hi I think as mobile 3/4 Gen streaming gets better, people will use stuff like downloaded games, news content, and other internet apps from their iphone and the next affordable range of mobile phones. I think the future of mobiles and its translation for internet is strong and the likes of internet on the TV/ via mobile interface will be crucial. The private financial investment is not there yet but as soon as it take soff, private financing on new tech R&D will start. Hi

I think as mobile 3/4 Gen streaming gets better, people will use stuff like downloaded games, news content, and other internet apps from their iphone and the next affordable range of mobile phones.

I think the future of mobiles and its translation for internet is strong and the likes of internet on the TV/ via mobile interface will be crucial. The private financial investment is not there yet but as soon as it take soff, private financing on new tech R&D will start.

]]> Comment on Bluehost’s Bad Attitude: Customer Service 101 by Victor Caballero http://www.contentious.com/2008/02/02/bluehosts-bad-attitude-customer-service-101/comment-page-1/#comment-1228191 Victor Caballero Thu, 18 Jun 2009 05:00:29 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2008/02/02/bluehosts-bad-attitude-customer-service-101/#comment-1228191 Bluehost continues to have problems. I hear MediaTemple is great on their dedicated services. It's the shared grid service that gets nailed when you get on a server that has some people doing stupid things. I haven't found a consistently reliable host. They all start to go downhill after a while. Bluehost continues to have problems. I hear MediaTemple is great on their dedicated services. It’s the shared grid service that gets nailed when you get on a server that has some people doing stupid things.

I haven’t found a consistently reliable host. They all start to go downhill after a while.

]]> Comment on My proposed session: What’s the Most You Can Do with Crappy Cell Phones? by Danny Sanchez http://www.contentious.com/2009/06/17/my-proposed-session-whats-the-most-you-can-do-with-crappy-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-1228190 Danny Sanchez Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:06:11 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2694#comment-1228190 At the risk of seeming uncool, I bought a $25 pay-as-you-go camera phone last Black Friday and stuck my AT&T SIM card in it (yes my new iPhone 3G S is in the mail). One can still tweet with SMS and send photos via multimedia message. As far as receiving information, there are always SMS breaking news alerts, emergency call-in lines for disasters (often set up by TV stations for hurricanes) and automated phone calls sent out by schools for events such as snow days. At the risk of seeming uncool, I bought a $25 pay-as-you-go camera phone last Black Friday and stuck my AT&T SIM card in it (yes my new iPhone 3G S is in the mail). One can still tweet with SMS and send photos via multimedia message.

As far as receiving information, there are always SMS breaking news alerts, emergency call-in lines for disasters (often set up by TV stations for hurricanes) and automated phone calls sent out by schools for events such as snow days.

]]> Comment on Safari iPhone bookmarklets: Clunky setup, but very useful by links for 2009-06-17 | Hong Mao http://www.contentious.com/2009/03/14/safari-iphone-bookmarklets-clunky-setup-but-very-useful/comment-page-1/#comment-1228186 links for 2009-06-17 | Hong Mao Wed, 17 Jun 2009 23:04:24 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2466#comment-1228186 [...]   Safari iPhone bookmarklets: Clunky setup, but very useful — contentious.com Amy Gahran’s news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. (tags: bookmarklet iphone safari bookmarklets javascript) [...] [...]   Safari iPhone bookmarklets: Clunky setup, but very useful — contentious.com Amy Gahran’s news and musings on how we communicate in the online age. (tags: bookmarklet iphone safari bookmarklets javascript) [...]

]]> Comment on My proposed session: What’s the Most You Can Do with Crappy Cell Phones? by Perri http://www.contentious.com/2009/06/17/my-proposed-session-whats-the-most-you-can-do-with-crappy-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-1228182 Perri Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:22:58 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2694#comment-1228182 I freakin' love it! Brilliant, relevant and so apropos. Wish I was there to hear it. I freakin’ love it! Brilliant, relevant and so apropos. Wish I was there to hear it.

]]> Comment on My proposed session: What’s the Most You Can Do with Crappy Cell Phones? by Harry Dugmore http://www.contentious.com/2009/06/17/my-proposed-session-whats-the-most-you-can-do-with-crappy-cell-phones/comment-page-1/#comment-1228181 Harry Dugmore Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:21:15 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/?p=2694#comment-1228181 In Africa, almost everyone has a crappy cell phone. About 30% of phones in South Africa can access the web online, but that is growing really fast because getting online any other way (landlines, Cyber cafes etc) is really expensive. Since 2008, more South Africans go online on their phone than on their computers (PC or Laptops) by about 2 to 1. Having said that, sms is still by far the most important app, the killer app in Africa, in my view. Even MMS has not taken off. We need to use both. But in many African countries it is super expensive -- about 10 US cents per sms!! Instant messaging (via the internet) can be 1/80th the cost, or less, and then there is Twitter, which is why a lot of African are buying web enabled phones, and why in some places IM is replacing sms rapdily. Mxit, an home grown (South African) IM system is growing by 18,000 users a day, mostly under 24. Under this pressure though, sms costs should fall soon. Hopefully I'll be in your session! In Africa, almost everyone has a crappy cell phone. About 30% of phones in South Africa can access the web online, but that is growing really fast because getting online any other way (landlines, Cyber cafes etc) is really expensive. Since 2008, more South Africans go online on their phone than on their computers (PC or Laptops) by about 2 to 1. Having said that, sms is still by far the most important app, the killer app in Africa, in my view. Even MMS has not taken off. We need to use both. But in many African countries it is super expensive — about 10 US cents per sms!! Instant messaging (via the internet) can be 1/80th the cost, or less, and then there is Twitter, which is why a lot of African are buying web enabled phones, and why in some places IM is replacing sms rapdily. Mxit, an home grown (South African) IM system is growing by 18,000 users a day, mostly under 24. Under this pressure though, sms costs should fall soon. Hopefully I’ll be in your session!

]]> Comment on Missing some iPhone calls? Turn off 3G by Scott http://www.contentious.com/2008/08/11/missing-some-iphone-calls-turn-off-3g/comment-page-1/#comment-1228145 Scott Mon, 15 Jun 2009 02:58:01 +0000 http://www.contentious.com/2008/08/11/missing-some-iphone-calls-turn-off-3g/#comment-1228145 Hi, Just found this site while I was googling the same problem. Today my phone decided not to receive any calls, even thought I had full service. I could call someone just fine, get texts, etc. But when someone called me it would not ring on my end. It rang twice for them and went straight to voicemail. When I turned off 3g, it worked on the E network just fine. I dont mind doing this for now, but would like the faster network and the ability to do things over 3g while still getting calls (on E, you cant really surf and get calls at the same time). Did you ever figure out how to fix the problem and not just turn off 3g? Hi,

Just found this site while I was googling the same problem. Today my phone decided not to receive any calls, even thought I had full service. I could call someone just fine, get texts, etc. But when someone called me it would not ring on my end. It rang twice for them and went straight to voicemail.

When I turned off 3g, it worked on the E network just fine.

I dont mind doing this for now, but would like the faster network and the ability to do things over 3g while still getting calls (on E, you cant really surf and get calls at the same time).

Did you ever figure out how to fix the problem and not just turn off 3g?

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