The Technology Vent and Rant Thread - Page 107

badgoodDeb · 09-16-2023, 12:48 AM

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Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I hate video tutorials.

(admittedly, there is a rare case when they actually are more helpful than a text one. but most of the time it isn't.)

They’re pretty helpful for installing a running board on my van. I’m not car-savvy at all, but mildly handy.

HLS · 09-18-2023, 06:40 PM

I absolutely love my kindle scribe I look for reasons to make notes I mean, I note and journal about all sorts of gibberish, just for the sake of writing on it

Ruben · 09-20-2023, 10:03 AM

First post here, although I've lurked the forums for a while now.

I'd just like to say that epub is an awful format, and I cannot believe InDesign is still this bad as an authoring tool. I have been designing print books for almost a decade now, but learning how to make epubs has driven me to the brink of madness several times over the past couple of years. Why does it have to be this difficult?

I've been reading the documentation of the blitz ebook project, and from what little I could understand, authoring CSS that's compatible with most reading systems is incredibly difficult and requires years of dedicated research. That's insane. And I don't even understand how to use the tools they developed because the documentation is way too technical for me to understand. That goes for a lot of epub resources.

Lastly, thank you to all the users on here who answer questions. I've gotten a lot of help from reading old threads here.

ownedbycats · 09-22-2023, 04:32 PM

One of my online surveys asked how many children I had living with me. One of the options was "don't know."

Deskisamess · 09-23-2023, 09:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

I hate video tutorials.

(admittedly, there is a rare case when they actually are more helpful than a text one. but most of the time it isn't.)

Seriously, I agree. Good pictures and well written instructions are my preference. The vast majority of instructional videos I've found are terrible. I can read way faster than people talk, and so many videos are poorly shot and lit.

I've been researching about quilting, in particular a method known as "quilt as you go." Easily 90% of the videos I've looked at were flat out useless to me. I did find 2 YouTube channels by quilters who seem to know what they are doing when making videos. But geez, so much drek.

And I realize a person's voice can't be helped. But the vocal burn and the high pitched voices send my scrambling for the stop button. Or the giggling. Lots of giggling in sewing videos. Not sure why.

HLS · 09-23-2023, 05:59 PM

On both my KOBO Elipsas I just now noticed you can change background (aka more templates) and I had the 1st generation about 6 months and the 2E a month and just now discovered this. AND I had the Sage for over a year now. I feel stupid for I thought I had to buy a 2E to get them. Wasted $$ on an second device. LOL Oh well, you can never have too many toys I guess. I just never paid attention to the "..." on the top right of the basic template for a menu. LOL. I am so stupid sometimes LOL

ownedbycats · 10-03-2023, 01:03 PM

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I don't even have the password to my Photobucket account anymore. It probably says something that Gmail's started sending the emails directly to spam.

Renate · 10-03-2023, 01:12 PM

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I don't even have the password to my Photobucket account anymore. It probably says something that Gmail's started sending the emails directly to spam.

It could be phishing.

ownedbycats · 10-03-2023, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Renate

It could be phishing.

Nah, it's legit. The links go to Photobucket itself. They've just gone crazy with nagging me about an account I haven't used in over a decade.

Calenorn · 10-04-2023, 03:44 PM

Was it REALLY necessary to blow up EVERY SINGLE PHONE IN THE UNITED STATES with a practice alarm?!?!?! How does that help anything?

HLS · 10-04-2023, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Calenorn

Was it REALLY necessary to blow up EVERY SINGLE PHONE IN THE UNITED STATES with a practice alarm?!?!?! How does that help anything?

It was announced in advance on the News and on cnn.com and it went to every tv, radio as well. i also got it on my watch. it is a test. They want to alert us for a national crisis like another 9/11 or whatever

ownedbycats · 10-04-2023, 04:01 PM

Here in Canada, every alert is sent as a presidential (highest-level) alert. Parents halfway across the province get into a custody battle? Nuclear siren at 3am rather than something at a more appropriate level. Leads to sleep deprivation and people just ignoring the alerts later on. Ugh.

Renate · 10-04-2023, 04:03 PM

No, it wasn't necessary.
But still it tells you that these alerts work on phones without SIM cards and without service.
In the US, an old discarded phone without service can still call 911 and receive alerts.

Calenorn · 10-04-2023, 04:07 PM

The idea is good. But, if my phone didn't get the alert, how would I notice something I didn't hear? And who would I report it to? It seems silly.

ownedbycats · 10-04-2023, 04:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Calenorn

The idea is good. But, if my phone didn't get the alert, how would I notice something I didn't hear? And who would I report it to? It seems silly.

Do they broadcast it over the radio and TV?

09-23-2023, 05:59 PM	#1596
HLS Wizard Posts: 1,999 Karma: 15100458 Join Date: May 2017 Device: Sage, Scribe, Boox Note 2 Plus, iPad Pros and Samsungs S6,S7,S8	On both my KOBO Elipsas I just now noticed you can change background (aka more templates) and I had the 1st generation about 6 months and the 2E a month and just now discovered this. AND I had the Sage for over a year now. I feel stupid for I thought I had to buy a 2E to get them. Wasted $$ on an second device. LOL Oh well, you can never have too many toys I guess. I just never paid attention to the "..." on the top right of the basic template for a menu. LOL. I am so stupid sometimes LOL Last edited by HLS; 09-23-2023 at 06:05 PM.

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ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 7,951 Karma: 55949477 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	One of my online surveys asked how many children I had living with me. One of the options was "don't know."

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ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 7,951 Karma: 55949477 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	I don't even have the password to my Photobucket account anymore. It probably says something that Gmail's started sending the emails directly to spam.

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Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,110 Karma: 7443675 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	Was it REALLY necessary to blow up EVERY SINGLE PHONE IN THE UNITED STATES with a practice alarm?!?!?! How does that help anything?

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ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 7,951 Karma: 55949477 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Here in Canada, every alert is sent as a presidential (highest-level) alert. Parents halfway across the province get into a custody battle? Nuclear siren at 3am rather than something at a more appropriate level. Leads to sleep deprivation and people just ignoring the alerts later on. Ugh.

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Renate Wizard Posts: 2,033 Karma: 8298341 Join Date: Feb 2012 Device: Nook NST, Glow2, 3, 4, '21, Kobo Aura2, Poke3, Poke5	No, it wasn't necessary. But still it tells you that these alerts work on phones without SIM cards and without service. In the US, an old discarded phone without service can still call 911 and receive alerts.

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Calenorn Brash Fumbler Posts: 1,110 Karma: 7443675 Join Date: May 2013 Device: NST, Kobo Mini	The idea is good. But, if my phone didn't get the alert, how would I notice something I didn't hear? And who would I report it to? It seems silly.