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Brian Shacklett shared an idea in Mint.com on September 21, 2009 07:47:

Tracking a security deposit

It would be nice to be able to track deposits e.g., a security deposit for a rental property. I've currently got my security deposit listed as an asset, but I can't link transactions against it. I'd like to show the original debit from my bank account as a credit to the security deposit account. It would also be nice to be able to add an interest rate to the account as some states require that interest be paid when a deposit is refunded.

Brian Shacklett replied on August 31, 2009 02:39 to the problem "Azigo is constantly popping up and getting in the way on my Mac." in Azigo:

What's the best way for me to get the logs to you?

Brian Shacklett replied on August 31, 2009 02:12 to the problem "Azigo is constantly popping up and getting in the way on my Mac." in Azigo:

Well... the installer keeps crashing. I've recently upgraded to 10.6, so I'm guessing there's an issue there. I've got a crash report if you're interested.

Brian Shacklett replied on August 31, 2009 01:19 to the problem "Azigo is constantly popping up and getting in the way on my Mac." in Azigo:

Sounds good. I'll go ahead and run the upgrade then.

Brian Shacklett replied on August 31, 2009 00:25 to the problem "Azigo is constantly popping up and getting in the way on my Mac." in Azigo:

Are there any logs I could collect for you that might help with the update flag?

Brian Shacklett replied on August 30, 2009 23:39 to the problem "Azigo is constantly popping up and getting in the way on my Mac." in Azigo:

No apologies necessary. I feel strongly that there's a good effort going on behind this software and I want to do my part to help.

I'm running version 2.0.0.34. Going to "Check for updates" shows no new versions available, so I'm guessing I'm on the latest release.

Brian Shacklett reported a problem in Azigo on August 30, 2009 21:46:

Azigo is constantly popping up and getting in the way on my Mac.

Using Firefox 3.5.2 on OS X, I find that Azigo is regularly popping up and getting in my way when there's no information card being requested. Why is this? It seems to me that this program should never be visible to me unless I need to change configurations or I'm being asked for authorization to provide my card.

Brian Shacklett reported a problem in Netflix on August 12, 2009 03:35:

Why are so many TV episodes available only on disc?

It seems like every time I add a TV show to my instant queue, I find at least a couple of the episodes in the series are only available on disc. Today I was watching a show called "Big Ideas" and only the first episode was available instantly.

Brian Shacklett replied on June 26, 2009 19:59 to the question "Can't stop following people" in Twitter:

I found this while doing some searches:
http://help.twitter.com/forums/31935/...

It appears that there's a bit of a lag associated with some actions at the moment. My problem was resolved on its own.

Brian Shacklett reported a problem in Research In Motion on June 26, 2009 18:42:

Blackberry Enterprise Server 5.0 requires Internet Explorer for administration.

Blackberry Enterprise Server 5.0 has a new web-based administration console, which should have made it much more accessible to administrators. Unfortunately, this console requires that an ActiveX control be installed on the client. This means that only Internet Explorer is capable of using the site.

Brian Shacklett replied on June 22, 2009 22:32 to the question "Can't stop following people" in Twitter:

I'm in the same boat with a little difference. When I click "stop following" I get confirmation that I've stopped, but they're back in my follow list the next time I refresh.

Brian Shacklett asked a question in Twitter on June 15, 2009 17:35:

Twitter for emergency / disaster scenarios

My company is considering using Twitter as one of many ways to send status updates and keep communication open in a disaster (earthquake, etc.). What services will we be able to provide to people without twitter accounts? For instance, can they send a message to 40404 "@username safe and well" to let us know they're OK? I've read that Twitter will create a mobile-only account in some cases, but I'm not sure if that's accurate.

Is anyone else using Twitter for disaster situations? Do you have any recommendations?

Brian Shacklett reported a problem in Microsoft Corporation on May 21, 2009 18:01:

Poor support for multiple monitors in Excel.

Due to its multiple document interface, Excel doesn't support multiple monitors without opening separate instances or stretching the container window across the monitors. This type of interface should have died out in the mid '90s. Why is it still used?

Brian Shacklett replied on May 11, 2009 20:00 to the idea "Give Google docs an outline view similar to MS Word." in Google:

I definitely concurr. A decent outliner would go a long way towards pushing me to Google docs.

Brian Shacklett asked a question in Time Warner Cable on April 24, 2009 05:21:

Why is a static IP so expensive?

I have no interest in most of the features of business class internet, but a static IP would be very useful to me. Unfortunately, a plan with a static IP starts at about $100.00 a month for very slow connection speed. Customers have to be assigned an IP address anyway. Why not just make it static?

Brian Shacklett replied on April 24, 2009 05:12 to the question "Is Roku a good Apple TV alternative?" in Netflix:

I agree with the previous comments. All of these players are really heading into new territory. It's going to be a while before we see a single device that allows you to ditch cable altogether. That said, the Roku player has delivered a lot of entertainment to me for a very small price. I have no hesitations in recommending it.

Brian Shacklett replied on April 24, 2009 05:08 to the praise "Great product, with only one small flaw." in Netflix:

Although it's not a perfect solution, if you've got a Blackberry, there's a program called smart flicks available which can browse the site and allow you to add items to your instant queue. I've been using it for a while with pretty good results.

Brian Shacklett shared an idea in VMware on April 06, 2009 21:58:

GUI for configuring multiple network interfaces

I've had to run VMs off of both my wireless and wired network interfaces a few times and it's a royal pain to get it set up. It would be great to see a GUI for configuring this.

Brian Shacklett replied on April 04, 2009 01:21 to the problem "Firefox says "Additional plugins required"" in Azigo:

Wow... that was fast. Thanks for the heads-up. I'll make sure to check back later.

Brian Shacklett reported a problem in Azigo on April 04, 2009 01:11:

Firefox says "Additional plugins required"

I'm using Firefox 3.1 beta 3 on Windows Vista. I installed azigo, but I'm still getting a prompt for additional plugins when I go to a site with an informationcard object on it.