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  1. Freebird
    Yes, but I can do that with pretty much any phone. I know that Apple has more apps but I really don't use a lot of apps and have always been able to find what I want for my other phones. One thing that I don't like about the Iphone is that they force you to go through their app store to get what you want. There is one app that I use a lot on the Blackberry that Apple will not allow in their app store so the only way to get it is to jailbreak the phone and then install it. That program is PDANet. It allows me to tether my Blackberry or an Android to my laptop to have an internet connection. Without it, you have to pay your carrier for that right. Verizon charges something like $20.00 extra per month if you want to tether a phone or turn on the "hotspot" feature of a phone. To me, that is a total ripoff. You are already paying for a data plan. Basically it is the same as if you were required by your ISP to pay extra money to use a docking station for your laptop at home. When I tether my Blackberry to my laptop, it's basically the same thing as if I were plugging my laptop into a larger monitor and external keyboard. I'm using the same amount of data as I would be otherwise, just utilizing a bigger screen and keyboard. Same thing with my phone. If I tether it, I'm using the same amount of data but just with a bigger screen and keyboard....but the cellular companies want too charge you extra for that feature. For that reason alone, there is a very good chance that I will not replace the Blackberry with an Iphone for my other line. If I do, I will have to jailbreak it so that I can use it the way I need to. All because Apple controls what I apps I can and can't download.
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    We have an old Rebel 35MM but Eileen and Dylan both have Nikon Digital SLRs. I think that Eileen's is a 3500 and Dylans is a 7000. Dylan's was a good bit above the $500.00 mark but I think that Eileen's make have been in that area. They both really like the Nikons.
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    Oh yea....very typical scam. Sorry it didn't work out but good that you recognized it for what it is.
  4. Freebird
    Well, when I got home yesterday the fancy new Iphone was here waiting. I didn't mess with it yesterday but this morning got my contacts all transferred, got the email set up and all that mess. So....this is what all the fuss is about huh? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........ I will probably get used to it but you know what....it's just another phone. My son was showing me all the cool features...pinch, expand, drag and blah blah blah blah.......... It's just another phone. At least when I open the dial pad, the buttons are a lot bigger than those tiny button on the Blackberry. That's a good thing. On the other hand...the Blackberry DID come with a nice leather case...I had to go buy one for the Iphone. I also still have one of my email addresses going to both phones just to see how they compare. I'm seeing that I get the emails on the Blackberry almost instantly but it takes usually 5 to 10 minutes before I get it on the Iphone. That's not a problem for me...just an observance.
  5. Freebird
    See post 14. I will try to figure out if there is a solution.
  6. Freebird
    According to Dano, not only are the front forks bent but also the frame.
  7. Freebird
    I don't know of a dynamic solution for IE. IE spell is integrated into the forum software but it requires you to click on the little abc icon in the upper right of the editor. I'm not sure that it works correctly in IE 9 though. Even though I just installed it, it seems to work fromt the tools menu but not by clicking on the icon. It does work with a right click though.
  8. Freebird
    OK folks...I know it's winter and some of us are already going into parked motorcycle syndrome but some of the jokes over the last few weeks have started shifting slightly over the PG line. Please keep it clean.
  9. Freebird

    Spammers

    Freebird replied to Freebird's topic in Watering Hole

    Probably "report post" would be the best way. That way it will go to all the moderators and whoever gets it first can handle it.
  10. Freebird

    Spammers

    Freebird posted a topic in Watering Hole

    I don't know if it is because of the shopping season or what but I am getting slammed with spammers trying to join the forum. I typically block about 4 or 5 a week but right now, I'm intercepting about 20 per day. They try to create bogus accounts, mostly using Gmail and a few Yahoo. I have a system in place that looks at several variables and automatically places suspect requests to join into a moderation hold. I then have to check them and determine if they are legit or spammers. It's not a bit deal but there are just a LOT lately. I hope that none slip through the cracks but if so, I will delete them as soon as I see them posting any trash. Please know that even if one slips through, they have no access to your email addresses or other personal information unless you have actually posted it. The members list and etc. are restricted to supporting members.
  11. Freebird
    I guess that this is just not going away. I had hoped that it would just fade away and everybody would just let it go. The link to the video that Charlie posted was blatantly political. The entire occupy wallstreet protests are political. How can you possibly separate it from politics? If any of you read the comments at the bottom of the video, they were nothing but vile attacks between the left and the right of the political spectrum. It wasn't just the video but the contents of the page where it was posted. I'm going to leave it at that. I'm sorry that not everybody always agrees with all the decisions that have to be made here and I won't say that we ALWAYS get it right but we do the best we can.
  12. Freebird
    Thanks. I'll likely do it the same as I do my Blackberry. I use the USB cord to my computer to charge it about 95% of the time. I have my computer beside me pretty much all the time. It is mounted on a RAM mount in my company Caravan so I can keep the phone plugged in as much as I need to.
  13. Freebird
    I really don't know what to say....I just felt that I needed a moment of silence after watching that.....and a Kleenex.
  14. Freebird
    ahhh........OK.......I knew that you knew and I just wanted to make sure that you knew that I knew that ............... ok.............maybe I didn't know...
  15. Freebird
    uh...I think we are already friends there.
  16. Freebird
    Good for you. I find that I don't use near as many minutes as I thought. I am on Verizon and most of the people that I talk to happen to be on Verizon also. Therefore, I am not charged any time for the people that I talk to the most. It works out really well for me. I never use 700 minutes a month due to that.
  17. Freebird
    I have never seen one that uses a momentary switch. I also don't know what kind of switch, if any, was provided with the lights for that particular model. I know that the RSV comes with a push button switch that stays on or off when you press it. It is no momentary. It is recommended that they be wired so that they come on with the low beam and go off with the high beam. You use the switch to turn them off if you don't want them to come on at all. I didn't want mine wired that way so I wired them so that they are on when the switch is on, regardless of whether the low or high beam is on.
  18. Freebird
    Personally, I like Facebook. Yes, I know that there have been some issues but I have found it to be a very good service for some things. Over the past few months, I have been able to connect with a few friends that I had lost track of years ago. Just last weekend I found a friend that I had lost contact with in about 1975. I have looked for him a few times over the years but didn't know what had happened to him. I found him on Facebook on Sunday and sent him a message. He actually called my Monday night and we spent about an hour catching up on old times. He lives in Colorado Springs now. It has it's problems but has sure helped me reconnect with some folks that would probably not have found otherwise.
  19. Freebird
    WHAT? You want to actually make a PHONE CALL? But...that's so....I don't know...yesterday. Get with the times. As far as Rim supporting the Iphone and Androids, I don't guess it really surprises me considering the market share that they have been losing. I wouldn't be interested though. It's not just their phones that I don't really care for but their system has had its share of issues also.
  20. Freebird
    Yes, it's done. He has already settled with the Insurance Company I think and it sounds like they were fair with him. He still has his '84 and will just plan on riding it for now. It will be a while before he rides again and he really isn't thinking past that right now.
  21. Freebird
    Rose also sent me some pictures of the bike. It is totaled of course.
  22. Freebird
    I had the pleasure of visiting Dano in the hospital today. I tell you what, I was pleasantly surprised at the progress that he has made. They are putting him through some vigorous physical therapy so he was tired but in spite of all that he has been through and continues to go through, he was still the Dano that we have come to love. We probably talked for close to an hour. We talked about past maintenance days, future maintenance days, and a bit of everything else. He remembers more about the actual wreck that I would have expected him to. He is tired but ready to go home and it sounds like he will be doing so in just a few more days. It really was good to see him again. I tell you folks, he is a very lucky guy and as bad as it is, it could have been much worse. I left him with a new Guardian Bell just in case. Here is a picture that Rose emailed to me from Thanksgiving. It was titled Thanksgiving Day Desert.
  23. Freebird
    Well, whether I want one or not the company got me one. It should be at my house tomorrow but I'm out of town until Friday so it will have to wait a few days. I use Verizon and they ordered me an 16GB Iphone 4S. It is a new account and I transferred my existing Blackberry Bold to my personal account and will keep that number because I've had it long before I went to work for this company. It is due for an upgrade also and since I really don't like the Blackberry, I'll be replacing it with something else also. I'll try the Iphone and see if I want to replace the Blackberry with another Iphone or go with an Android.
  24. Freebird

    Afx helmets

    Freebird replied to TEW47's topic in Watering Hole

    Webbikeworld tests a lot of helmets. They have tested a number of AFX helmets but I don't see that particular one. http://www.webbikeworld.com/Reviewed-motorcycle-products/Products.htm
  25. Freebird
    That would be REALLY cool but at the price of the bells and THEN having them all engraved?
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