By: Edward_Moneo
Voicemail messages like “Can’t get to the phone …” are really annoying. You can´t tell if the party you’re calling is home and not answering, or if he’s not home, or if he’s answering another call (in...
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iPad camera – was much in evidence at this year’s Olympics. Most normal spectators had difficulty seeing anything for the forest of iPads being held aloft to take pictures. I think events should...
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Credit Card Machines: *US* credit card machines are the worst !!! They ask you for your ZIP code… I don’t have one, you idiot, I’m from abroad! The rest of the western world has standardardized small,...
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Abigail, good idea regarding changing all your unimportant passwords to just one. I’ve done exactly that and it works fine.
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I disagree about subwoofers. Human ear can hear frequencies from 20Hz to 20,000Hz (at least a good human ear). The fact that many modern musicians can’t venture below 80Hz only shows how primitive...
View ArticleBy: Edward_Moneo
By “Credit Card Machines”, do you mean ATMs (Automatic Teller Machines)? If so, I’ve never seen an ATM in the USA that asks you for your ZIP code. Back in 1975, I developed all the software for...
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No, I’m talking about the pump at the gas station for example, or other automated payment systems. They do not reconize cards from abroad and ask for zip code; being from Canada our postal code is...
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Actually the Alarm Clock Snooze button was fixed in a Microsoft product; said to be the worst invention of all time >.<
View ArticleBy: Shaharin Yussof
Re Fax machines – most multipurpose printer/scanners these days also have fax capability. RTFM.
View Article12 Most Annoying Technologies as Chosen by Wired Commenters
The commenters have spoken. After posting 12 of the World’s Most Annoying Technologies article two weeks ago, I’ve returned to the harsh, yet hilarious, comments of the original post to mine for your...
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