What's bugging you? (2012)

[Nottso]

Very sorry to read this, Bikeage77. I can only imagine your anger and frustration. Let us hope that the thief is not only arrested, but that he resists arrest... heartily.

[1992casey]

That sucks, Bikeage.

 

You have me thinking about my computer backup plan. My computers are each backed up to three drives. But the flaw in my plan is that those drives are usually on site. If someone stole my computers and the drives, I'd be in trouble.

 

I need to work out a system that would keep at least one drive off site. Since that data wouldn't always be current, cloud backup of my most recent files would seem to be in order.

[pretendastronaut]

That sucks Bikeage, sorry to hear it.

 

Having a computer stolen has seemed a more horrible situation to me than a hard drive failure. I've had drives fail and have been able to recover data, but a stolen drive is all kinds of trouble. I've moved to managing all of my passwords with 1Password so they're locked and secure. And recently I started using Backblaze for automatic online backup. I would recommend both.

[Raw Biz]

It bugs me when people don't know how to spell players' names. I'm not talking hard to pronounce last names but things like Zack vs. Zach, Corey vs. Cory, Shaun vs. Shawn, etc. I think if you follow the team even casually (i.e. watch 1-2 games/week or check out box scores every once in awhile) that you should be able to remember how certain guys spell their names. And if you're watching/following almost every game, then there should be no excuse.

[TooLiveBrew]

It bugs me when people don't know how to spell players' names. I'm not talking hard to pronounce last names but things like Zack vs. Zach, Corey vs. Cory, Shaun vs. Shawn, etc. I think if you follow the team even casually (i.e. watch 1-2 games/week or check out box scores every once in awhile) that you should be able to remember how certain guys spell their names. And if you're watching/following almost every game, then there should be no excuse.

At this point, "LuCroy" should result in ban consideration

[1992casey]

I'm not sure why, but this discussion reminds me of the time Ann Carroll stared at her sheet of paper before finally saying "J. Barfield."

[stoutdude04]

It bugs me when people don't know how to spell players' names. I'm not talking hard to pronounce last names but things like Zack vs. Zach, Corey vs. Cory, Shaun vs. Shawn, etc. I think if you follow the team even casually (i.e. watch 1-2 games/week or check out box scores every once in awhile) that you should be able to remember how certain guys spell their names. And if you're watching/following almost every game, then there should be no excuse.

 

Thats why when I don't know how to spell someones name or a word I just leave it out or use a nickname...oh well. I'll start writing names fully tom...tom...tom... next week. (one of my favorite skits)

[hawing]

I'm not sure why, but this discussion reminds me of the time Ann Carroll stared at her sheet of paper before finally saying "J. Barfield."

Thanks for reminding me that Ann Carroll exists. No one on earth has reminded me more of my mid 1970s Malibu Barbie doll.

[1992casey]

Thats why when I don't know how to spell someones name or a word I just leave it out or use a nickname...oh well. I'll start writing names fully tom...tom...tom... next week. (one of my favorite skits)

Posting "Brooks K." was pretty common around here. That works.

[Vgmastr]

I'm not sure why, but this discussion reminds me of the time Ann Carroll stared at her sheet of paper before finally saying "J. Barfield."

Thanks for reminding me that Ann Carroll exists. No one on earth has reminded me more of my mid 1970s Malibu Barbie doll.

 

Ditto, I somehow managed to expunge Ann Carroll from my memory. Now remembering her is bugging me.

[1992casey]

[Glennron]

It bugs me when people don't know how to spell players' names. I'm not talking hard to pronounce last names but things like Zack vs. Zach, Corey vs. Cory, Shaun vs. Shawn, etc. I think if you follow the team even casually (i.e. watch 1-2 games/week or check out box scores every once in awhile) that you should be able to remember how certain guys spell their names. And if you're watching/following almost every game, then there should be no excuse.

At this point, "LuCroy" should result in ban consideration

 

Craig Coshun pronounces Lucroy's name like LaCroix drinking water. He also seems to add a's to names that don't have them: Dayan ViciAdo for the White Sox, or Aramis RamArez.

[logan82]

My wife keeps drinking all the Black Top.

[MJLiverock]

Watching the SNL paradoy of Zoey Deschanel is painful, it doesn't seem like much of a parody as is it is exactly a reminder of how much I can't stand her.

[craigharmann]

AT&T is bugging me. I hadn't had ANY problems with their internet service until 3 months ago when they changed THE NAME on the account from my wife's to mine, so we could save money. No new equipment, just a new account and man, have the problems been growing. Nothing major in the last month, but yesterday, all of a sudden, my DSL and Internet lights aren't on on the modem. Restart about 8 times....nothing. Finally call about 8:30 PM and once I finally get to someone breathing, oh, there's no problem with your connection. Really? Then why do have none? Reset button hit, still nothing. They can send me a new modem, but I have to pay for it! 4 and a half years ago when I got the modem, it cost nothing. So, now I will be calling their business office first thing tomorrow, and if they still want to charge me, I'll be looking for a new ISP!

[AZBrewCrew]

People who spell the worse lose, "loose".

[hawing]

AT&T is bugging me. I hadn't had ANY problems with their internet service until 3 months ago when they changed THE NAME on the account from my wife's to mine, so we could save money.

As an aside, how would changing the name on your AT&T account save money? Weird AT&T logic, or something else?

[bball123h]

Often, incentives are offered to new customers only, meaning existing customers pay a higher rate. By alternating between names, you usually get a better price.

 

We haven't had to do it in a while, as when I call to cancel, they usually match the new customer offers.

[craigharmann]

AT&T is bugging me. I hadn't had ANY problems with their internet service until 3 months ago when they changed THE NAME on the account from my wife's to mine, so we could save money.

As an aside, how would changing the name on your AT&T account save money? Weird AT&T logic, or something else?

 

For whatever reason, our cell phone plan with AT&T was in my name, but internet was in my wife's name. Changing the name we could bundle and save, which has led to the headaches.

[hawing]

OK, I get it now. At first it sounded like maybe AT&T had a policy of charging more for female accountholders, which would have been crazy, probably illegal, but wouldn't necessarily surprise me.

 

A prior beef I had with a phone company (I think it was when AT&T was Ameritech in Wisconsin) was when they abridged phone book entries for two-surname households without advance notice. Previously the SO and I had each had an entry in our name, with the other's included: i.e. Hawing and Significant Other's Name; Significant Other and Hawing. I was moderately angry to find my name listed by itself (which suggests to the world that I live alone and might be easier pickings for troublemakers).

 

It wasn't because we are unmarried; the same thing happened to my married coworker whose wife kept her surname. It wasn't a new policy of one person per entry, because married couples with the same surname were listed jointly as before. We resolved it by removing my entry, so those of you who still consult "phone books" can't find me there anymore. Of course, in some communities you have to specifically request printed white pages now.

[craigharmann]

OK, I get it now. At first it sounded like maybe AT&T had a policy of charging more for female accountholders, which would have been crazy, probably illegal, but wouldn't necessarily surprise me.

 

A prior beef I had with a phone company (I think it was when AT&T was Ameritech in Wisconsin) was when they abridged phone book entries for two-surname households without advance notice. Previously the SO and I had each had an entry in our name, with the other's included: i.e. Hawing and Significant Other's Name; Significant Other and Hawing. I was moderately angry to find my name listed by itself (which suggests to the world that I live alone and might be easier pickings for troublemakers).

 

It wasn't because we are unmarried; the same thing happened to my married coworker whose wife kept her surname. It wasn't a new policy of one person per entry, because married couples with the same surname were listed jointly as before. We resolved it by removing my entry, so those of you who still consult "phone books" can't find me there anymore. Of course, in some communities you have to specifically request printed white pages now.

 

So my answer came this morning. It was expected. I laid it all out there, and explained that instead of just simply changing the name (waaayyy too logical, I know), we got a completely new account. But we weren't offered a new modem or anything. Of course, my wife was under the impression that it was a simple change the name, not a brand new service, so she told we already had a modem....which at that time was working fine. Sooooo....long story short, expected answer is I'm looking for a new ISP, as AT&T wants me to pay $67.05 for a new modem....no thanks!

[1992casey]

My dad had to pay for his AT&T modem when he signed up in 2007. At the time, we decided that buying the modem was a better deal than having to pay monthly rental from Time Warner. Even if it had to be replaced once a year, it was still cheaper than Time Warner's rental rate.

 

We replaced it once, by the way. It's available at Best Buy, so you can bypass having to wait for AT&T to send one.

[craigharmann]

My dad had to pay for his AT&T modem when he signed up in 2007. At the time, we decided that buying the modem was a better deal than having to pay monthly rental from Time Warner. Even if it had to be replaced once a year, it was still cheaper than Time Warner's rental rate.

 

We replaced it once, by the way. It's available at Best Buy, so you can bypass having to wait for AT&T to send one.

 

I kinda did that. After looking at Roadrunner, and having to either lease or buy one, I bit the bullet. Instead of waiting for the great and powerful AT&T to mercifully send me one, I went to the AT&T store. Walked out with one, and sympathy from the worker....not that the sympathy means all too much!

[Patrick425]

My 14 year old son wanted an XBox. So he got three jobs this summer (2 umpiring jobs and a caddying job). He finally saved up enough money to purchase the XBox and some games. We went to Game Stop and he decided to purchase the refurbished one for $50 less (30 day guarantee along with a 2 year warranty). He gets it home, hooks it up and it can't read any of the games he purchased.

 

Now, not a huge deal, since we can just bring it back and get another one, but obviously my son was a bit disappointed. Just laid down a bunch of hard earned money and gets a lemon in return. What bothers me is that I thought they tested all these refurbished game consoles before they put them on the shelves.

 

Also, maybe someone on this site can help me out, but he set up a profile and had to enter a bunch of information (including his address). I'm not exactly thrilled about all of that being on the machine when we return it.

[1992casey]

Refurbished devices should be like new. I suppose that this could have happened to a new unit too.

 

Try this for resetting the XBox: