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alphabassettgrrl · 08-03-2008, 10:59 PM

Good job, MW! Ten miles is good!

Tonight was kind of obnoxious but it was only 5 hours of work. We loaded out Singin' in the Rain- tonight we dismantled the rain deck and its neighborhood house backdrop. Pieces eighteen feet high, framed in square aluminum, awkward and crazy heavy. I think the truck is packed wrong but that's not my decision or choice.

They're loading out the most of it tomorrow but I was not needed or available. That works.

Four semi-trucks they're loading tomorrow. Bleh. I think I'm losing my taste for the heavy lifting. I enjoy my coworkers, so I stay, but that's about it.

lashbear · 08-04-2008, 03:47 AM

Latest articles in the press over here: "Road to Ruin with iPhone" - Owners are beginning to complain about huge bills using the iPhone.

...seems the GPS application is mostly to blame, since it refreshes and loads maps each time you use it, instead of saving or caching them. Typical is 9.2Mb downloaded and 659Kb uploaded during a 1 hour, 35km (21.75 Mile) trip.

BarTopDancer · 08-04-2008, 09:31 AM

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Originally Posted by lashbear

Latest articles in the press over here: "Road to Ruin with iPhone" - Owners are beginning to complain about huge bills using the iPhone.

...seems the GPS application is mostly to blame, since it refreshes and loads maps each time you use it, instead of saving or caching them. Typical is 9.2Mb downloaded and 659Kb uploaded during a 1 hour, 35km (21.75 Mile) trip.

I would think that usage would be included in the data plan. Does AT&T not offer an unlimited data plan with the new iPhone?

Not Afraid · 08-04-2008, 09:38 AM

Data minutes are unlimited in the US plans.

Cadaverous Pallor · 08-04-2008, 10:31 AM

I heard some flap about no unlimited plans available for the iPhone in Canada and elsewhere. Pretty f'd up. It's not like these plans are unheard of around the world.

figment1986 · 08-04-2008, 07:29 PM

i love my mac mini, that is after doing another bunch of huge updates.

now to find more tapes to get videos for youtube...

Kevy Baby · 08-04-2008, 08:06 PM

I use a phone headset at work (it spends most of the day on my head). I am still at work, awaiting a phone call to green light a project (so I can send the PO out and head home). Of course, the headset is on (I'm weird that way). The headset is starting to make occasional noises - like a spaceship landing.

Either we are about to be invaded, or I will be needing a new headset soon.

BarTopDancer · 08-04-2008, 08:14 PM

Is your cell phone near it?

When my cell phone syncs with the ~~mothership~~ er.. network it makes the computer speakers make all sorts of weird noises.

Alex · 08-04-2008, 09:14 PM

Yeah, the static is usually caused by someone holding an electronic device too close to a headset. I can usually tell when someone is reading their blackberry while on a conference call.

However, it can be low battery on your end.

(This is assuming you have the same type of headsets we -- and most of my previous employers -- use.)

Bornieo: Fully Loaded · 08-04-2008, 09:28 PM

I did the front desk at this Skateboard company once and I had to use this headset with the litle mic on the end. When I got bored, I would look off to the side and say "Hi, I'm Mark, your Time-Life operator and have I got a deal for you." People would look at me strange. Like they never dreamed about that...

08-03-2008, 10:59 PM	#22911
alphabassettgrrl Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,978	Good job, MW! Ten miles is good! Tonight was kind of obnoxious but it was only 5 hours of work. We loaded out Singin' in the Rain- tonight we dismantled the rain deck and its neighborhood house backdrop. Pieces eighteen feet high, framed in square aluminum, awkward and crazy heavy. I think the truck is packed wrong but that's not my decision or choice. They're loading out the most of it tomorrow but I was not needed or available. That works. Four semi-trucks they're loading tomorrow. Bleh. I think I'm losing my taste for the heavy lifting. I enjoy my coworkers, so I stay, but that's about it. __________________ Why cycling? Anything [sport] that had to do with a ball, I wasn't very good at. -Lance Armstrong
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lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	Latest articles in the press over here: "Road to Ruin with iPhone" - Owners are beginning to complain about huge bills using the iPhone. ...seems the GPS application is mostly to blame, since it refreshes and loads maps each time you use it, instead of saving or caching them. Typical is 9.2Mb downloaded and 659Kb uploaded during a 1 hour, 35km (21.75 Mile) trip. __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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08-04-2008, 09:38 AM	#22914
Not Afraid HI! Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 17,108	Data minutes are unlimited in the US plans.
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Cadaverous Pallor ohhhh baby Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Parental Bliss Posts: 12,364	I heard some flap about no unlimited plans available for the iPhone in Canada and elsewhere. Pretty f'd up. It's not like these plans are unheard of around the world. __________________ The second star to the right shines in the night for you
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figment1986 Join the Darkside Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Within 78 miles of WDW... Posts: 307	i love my mac mini, that is after doing another bunch of huge updates. now to find more tapes to get videos for youtube...
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08-04-2008, 08:06 PM	#22917
Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I use a phone headset at work (it spends most of the day on my head). I am still at work, awaiting a phone call to green light a project (so I can send the PO out and head home). Of course, the headset is on (I'm weird that way). The headset is starting to make occasional noises - like a spaceship landing. Either we are about to be invaded, or I will be needing a new headset soon. __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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BarTopDancer Prepping... Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Here, there, everywhere Posts: 11,405	Is your cell phone near it? When my cell phone syncs with the ~~mothership~~ er.. network it makes the computer speakers make all sorts of weird noises. __________________ Spork is the new MacGyver Postcards From My Edge
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08-04-2008, 09:14 PM	#22919
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Yeah, the static is usually caused by someone holding an electronic device too close to a headset. I can usually tell when someone is reading their blackberry while on a conference call. However, it can be low battery on your end. (This is assuming you have the same type of headsets we -- and most of my previous employers -- use.)
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08-04-2008, 09:28 PM	#22920
Bornieo: Fully Loaded Lego Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Disneyland, USA Posts: 3,704	I did the front desk at this Skateboard company once and I had to use this headset with the litle mic on the end. When I got bored, I would look off to the side and say "Hi, I'm Mark, your Time-Life operator and have I got a deal for you." People would look at me strange. Like they never dreamed about that...
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