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aaandre replied on July 22, 2009 23:19 to the question "The file is unreadable due to missing fonts - please resolve!" in Five Simple Steps:
Thank you, downloaded on a different computer and the file renders OK.-
aaandre started following the problem "Unreadable" in Five Simple Steps.
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aaandre replied on July 22, 2009 00:03 to the problem "Missing fonts" in Five Simple Steps:
Just downloaded the latest version of Adobe Reader, 9.1. Still seeing the error. -
aaandre asked a question in Five Simple Steps on July 22, 2009 00:01:
The file is unreadable due to missing fonts - please resolve!
Downloaded the file successfully but when opened, get the error "Cannot extract the embedded font "HISESF+Jubilat-Regular"... and the copy text in the book is displayed as big dots (the bullet character). The pdf is unreadable. How do I get a working PDF or a refund?
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aaandre started following the problem "Verizon software locks the free GPS on the Blackberry Pearl to make you buy VZ Navigator" in Verizon.
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aaandre replied on July 28, 2008 18:35 to the problem "What can you do to make me recommend Macs to anyone in future?" in Apple:
Companies are no longer here to make their customers happy. Us individual customers are too small to spend resources on. Companies spend money on lobbying and advertizing instead. No matter what their advertizing tells you, Apple and almost everyone else are most interested in one thing: the magic sound of cha-ching! our cash into their register.
Still, Apple puts serious effort on designing their hardware and software. I believe that OSX is the most mature, ergonomic, stable consumer OS.
If I want good hardware for my computer, I choose the components and build it myself. I can't write my own OS, though and my recommendation is Apple's.
Apple's hardware is very well designed in general. Their hardware support is unvelievably expensive, as a part of a strategy to sell as much "insurance" or "Apple care" as possible.
It's just a part of a smart company's strategy in positioning on the market ("The best electronics and computers money can buy") and squeezing every cent from their customers.
I don't like it but it's not going to change.
If you buy a high-end Dell machine (like Precision workstation), you'll most likely get better hardware, crippled by the abomination that is Windows OS. -
aaandre replied on July 28, 2008 18:25 to the question "How long does the iPhone battery last?" in Apple:
From glancing over some recent battery reviews:
- Browsing with 3G: approximately 3 hours
- Talking: approx 6 h
- Regular use, involving lots of phone calls, some browsing and some media usage: less than 6 h
In other words, make sure you carry your chargers with you.
I think Apple made a mistake setting unrealistic expectations with their announcement of battery life.
For more just google iphone 3g battery life.
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aaandre started following the question "How long does the iPhone battery last?" in Apple.
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A comment on the question "Why does Verizon cripple the GPS on the BlackBerry 8830 and lie to customers about it?" in Verizon:
The issue is Verizon's decision to encrypt the GPS driver on OS level and make it inaccessible to any third party apps, incl. Google Maps and BB Maps (which by the way does come with the Verizon edition of the phone).
The phone has a standalone GPS chip. The non-crippled edition of the phone (from AT&T and Sprint) works great with 3rd party GPS apps.
The GPS Type: Standalone GPS; supports LBS (carrier-dependent) / GPS can work assisted, autonomous, or simultaneous (see http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phon...
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http://na.blackberry.com/eng/devices/... ) – aaandre, on July 28, 2008 18:01 -
aaandre asked a question in Verizon on July 14, 2008 19:49:
Why does Verizon cripple the GPS on the BlackBerry 8830 and lie to customers about it?The RIM BlackBerry 8830 features a perfectly good built-in GPS functionality which should work with the built-in RIM mapping software as well as with Google Maps and third party GPS software. The device, as sold by Sprint has this functionality intact.
After initially advertizing the phone as GPS-enabled, Verizon, locked/encrypted the GPS access and allows it only to their Verizon Navigator application which they sell as a subscription for $10/month.
Customer service has been lying to customers about the reasons GPS is locked... False reasons vary from "Security issues with our network" to "The phone does not have fully functional GPS receiver." and "The GPS is only 911-emergency location enabled."
Here's an ad for the phone from Verizon's own Connect publication from spring 2007 listing GPS as one of the features of the phone. For the record, all phones on the page have 911-location enabled GPS, and only the BB8830 is advertized as GPS-enabled.
There are discussions by disappointed and enraged verizon customers at
http://forums.crackberry.com/f61/proo...
and at
http://forums.crackberry.com/f61/gps-...
So, Dear Verizon, when are you going to un-cripple the phones you sell to the customers who trust you with their money and keep you in business?
To say that this behavior is disrespectful, is an understatement.
