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netdiva started following the problem "Ubiquity 0.5 does not recognize Google Apps mail." in Mozilla.

A comment on the question "Select multiple files for delete?" in drop.io:

this doesn't seem to be possible on a mac. Is there a different key combo that works on a mac? – netdiva, on July 01, 2009 02:15

A comment on the update "A fork in the road (An important announcement about I want Sandy)" in I want Sandy:

This would be a "rousing success" if the startup were purchased by Twitter and the services were continued. If the startup is purchased and it is closed down, this isn't really a success. I understand that Rael likely had few financial options.

I have spent several hours of this holiday week trying to figure out what my new system will be. I think I've settled on something, but these were hours of my life I wish I could get back. I'll make sure that I have relevant backup plans for my data in the cloud from this point forward. – netdiva, on November 29, 2008 18:35

netdiva replied on November 26, 2008 23:42 to the update "A fork in the road (An important announcement about I want Sandy)" in I want Sandy:

Here is a primer on using gopingme if people are interested but feeling a little frustrated.

I love pingme and have used it for several months.

http://www.zetetic.net/2008/11/26/wel...

netdiva replied on November 26, 2008 06:38 to the update "A fork in the road (An important announcement about I want Sandy)" in I want Sandy:

I just learned about Sandy shutting down about 20 minutes ago. None of my reminders received on Tuesday had any information about Sandy shutting down. Nor has an alert been sent to all email addresses of accounts.

If the service is to shut down in 2 weeks (several of those days being travel days/holidays for people in the US, I think communication needs to be a whole lot clearer and instantaneous.

Send out daily alerts describing what will happen to the service, and I think it would be a good idea - if you can - to hold off shutting down until January. It would give a lot of us extra time to figure out what we should keep and what we should toss.

Finally, I'm very disappointed that the service is shutting down and I'm disappointed that it was communicated in this manner. Life Goes On, but I don't feel good about it.

A comment on the problem "[Ubiquity] add-to-calendar command problem" in Mozilla:

Silverspur, you just need to use google calendar's syntax for creating events. The quick add box is what ubiquity uses. I haven't had a problem adding events. Are you sure the events aren't showing up? I have to refresh my calendar each time and the event is there. – netdiva, on August 31, 2008 15:04

A comment on the problem "[Ubiquity] add-to-calendar command problem" in Mozilla:

Silverspur, you just need to use google calendar's syntax for creating events. The quick add box is what ubiquity uses. I haven't had a problem adding events. Are you sure the events aren't showing up? I have to refresh my calendar each time and the event is there. – netdiva, on August 31, 2008 15:04

netdiva marked one of Aza Raskin's replies in Mozilla as useful. Aza Raskin replied to the problem "[Ubiquity] add-to-calendar command problem". netdiva and 3 other people think it's one of the best replies.

netdiva replied on August 28, 2008 11:13 to the problem "[Ubiquity] add-to-calendar command problem" in Mozilla:

I need to echo the praise about ubiquity. It really is awesome indeed. Second, this fix does fix my problem with the add to calendar feature, however, there is no confirmation. So, events are added to my calendar, but I need to refresh the google calendar in order to see them.

This isn't a big deal, but I just wasn't sure what kind of confirmation you said this would feature.

Thank you for working on this very helpful product.

netdiva started following the problem "[Ubiquity] add-to-calendar command problem" in Mozilla.

netdiva reported a problem in kwiry on August 15, 2008 17:06:

Why do Ical feeds show different times than kwiry tasks?

I commented elsewhere, but I thought I should ask it in the form of a question because others might have this issue.

I love the ability to add tasks via SMS, but when I did a test text: "mtg 8/25/08 8am", it added just fine on kwiry, but when I subscribed to the ical feed (using a mac) the time showed up as 11am. It is 3 hours off. Is there a way to set timezones in kwiry?

netdiva started following the question "How do I add a kwiry task to my calendar?" in kwiry.

A comment on the question "How do I add a kwiry task to my calendar?" in kwiry:

I think this is a fabu feature. However, when I did a test text: "mtg 8/25/08 8am", it added just fine on kwiry, but when I subscribed to the ical feed (using a mac) the time showed up as 11am. It is 3 hours off. Is there a way to set timezones in kwiry? – netdiva, on August 15, 2008 01:23

netdiva replied on June 24, 2008 03:51 to the problem "Netflix to break homes by eliminating profiles!" in Netflix:

David Pogue at NYT has published something about this:

http://pogue.blogs.nytimes.com/

netdiva replied on June 23, 2008 23:48 to the problem "Netflix to break homes by eliminating profiles!" in Netflix:

I have heard two DVD rental services bandied about as alternatives to Netflix users who are irritated:

Dvd Avenue: http://www.dvdavenue.com/user/homeNew...

Green Cine: http://www.greencine.com/main

My BF is really angry that he will be "deleted" by netflix so he is ready for us to bolt to another service. Since he will "never have existed" on netflix after September 1, he sees no reason to stay loyal to netflix.

It's been 4 days and he is pretty entrenched in this position. I think Netflix likely lost two customers here. If I stay, I'm going down to 1 at a time.

netdiva replied on June 19, 2008 23:54 to the problem "Netflix to break homes by eliminating profiles!" in Netflix:

I have read elsewhere that people are skeptical that folks will really leave Netflix over this issue of profiles removed.

What I think such people fail to realize is when Netflix cancels profiles and removes the sub-profile information (the queues, the ratings, the friends), they have removed those persons' accounts except for the main account holder.

So in effect, they are removing thousands of people from their service if the queue users were those who share profiles with family members, roommates, etc. Those who have separate profiles for genres aren't so affected (and removed from the system), but I would bet they number far fewer than those of us who have multiple profiles for boyfriends, wives, kids, etc.

Why should my BF rejoin netflix and pay another fee to "restore" his thousand ratings, hundreds of reviews, and his 400 movie queue?

Why should I as the main account holder continue paying for my account when Netflix has handled this situation so badly. What next? Will they remove another feature I have come to like (for example, the ability to save movies to a queue that are not yet released)?

It is unconscionable that they could remove the data from other profiles without providing a way for such data to be transferred to another account if people so wanted.

It makes no sense, is ill advised, and makes me feel like Netflix is giving us the finger.

netdiva started following the problem "Netflix to break homes by eliminating profiles!" in Netflix.

netdiva replied on February 28, 2008 19:45 to the idea "Mobile site for iwantsandy?" in I want Sandy:

thanks norbiq. I just don't have the skills to help. Maybe someone else who sees these posts does...

netdiva shared an idea in I want Sandy on February 27, 2008 03:47:

Mobile site for iwantsandy?

Have you all thought about having a mobile site for iwantsandy? One that I could go to on my phone and change settings, search tags, etc. I think a mobile site would be a wonderful feature. I actually can view the site pretty well on my phone, except that I have to keep scrolling left to right. It might be nice to have the site render in a way where the margins were brought in.

netdiva replied on February 23, 2008 15:02 to the problem "Are there problems with Sandy?" in I want Sandy:

Just a note, a reminder I had scheduled for 8:44am this morning (in USA on ET) arrived just now at 10am.