Comments for Richard Hart / Hates_ http://www.ur-ban.com/blog Programming & Life - ur-ban.com Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:26:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on A day with Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot (11.10) by Ian Howlett http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/2012/02/10/a-day-with-ubuntu-oneiric-ocelot-11-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2117 Ian Howlett Sat, 11 Feb 2012 11:26:27 +0000 http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/?p=2307#comment-2117 The promise of a Mac is really "It just works." When you boil it down, that's it. And to be honest, that's all you need. Why mess about trying to set up a whole load of stuff that should just work, when you've got real (paying) work that needs to be done? In 2012, the computer shouldn't get in the way any more, that was 1990s hobbyist territory and we've (hopefully) all moved on. The promise of a Mac is really “It just works.” When you boil it down, that’s it. And to be honest, that’s all you need. Why mess about trying to set up a whole load of stuff that should just work, when you’ve got real (paying) work that needs to be done? In 2012, the computer shouldn’t get in the way any more, that was 1990s hobbyist territory and we’ve (hopefully) all moved on.

]]> Comment on A day with Ubuntu Oneiric Ocelot (11.10) by pjammer http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/2012/02/10/a-day-with-ubuntu-oneiric-ocelot-11-10/comment-page-1/#comment-2116 pjammer Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:01:04 +0000 http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/?p=2307#comment-2116 I feel ya bro. My last free weekend was spent building a PC from parts and installing Linux onto it. The build was easy. The install was easy. X org turned out to be the real crapper. Xinerama which powers more than one monitor can't handle composite on 3 X sessions. So my fancy new Gnome 3.2 looked like the boring old 2.3. They call it fallback mode or something... but I liked what it offered and didn't want to use my fancy new build to render that junk. I mean, it's 2012 for eff's sake. Shouldn't computers look awesome, as well as just work? I too went back to a Mac by the Wednesday of that week. My linux dream lasted 4 days. I'm glad yours is going to last longer mate. I feel ya bro. My last free weekend was spent building a PC from parts and installing Linux onto it. The build was easy. The install was easy. X org turned out to be the real crapper. Xinerama which powers more than one monitor can’t handle composite on 3 X sessions. So my fancy new Gnome 3.2 looked like the boring old 2.3. They call it fallback mode or something… but I liked what it offered and didn’t want to use my fancy new build to render that junk. I mean, it’s 2012 for eff’s sake. Shouldn’t computers look awesome, as well as just work? I too went back to a Mac by the Wednesday of that week. My linux dream lasted 4 days. I’m glad yours is going to last longer mate.

]]> Comment on I’ve had enough of TalkTalk by brian wright http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/2012/01/04/ive-had-enough-of-talktalk/comment-page-1/#comment-2112 brian wright Fri, 20 Jan 2012 20:19:19 +0000 http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/?p=2272#comment-2112 I fully agree the ''''''''''''TT offshore Delhi level 2 support is rubbish .1 hour 35 minutes and I was told that my PC had serious problems and my laptops were at fault as well.All because it appeared to me I needed a replacement Wireless modem.The offshore technician was unable to do any line checks to my modem because he was have way round the otherside of the planet. I had difficaulty in understanding his pigeon english and to cap it all I was prematurly cut off in mid stream after 1hour 35 minutes. He didn't have the courtesy to phone me back. So Iv'e had enough and the sooner I get swapped over to another provider the better. I contacted and complained via Talktalk email about their poor support and was given a load of irrelevant tosh to check out my Internet settings. When I replied and pointed out the errors in the checks, they requested that I clicked on the PIPEX icon.Load of rubbish it does not exist in XP as Talktalk suggested. I am fairly well experienced in computers but TalkTalk would not send me a replacement wireless modem an said that the offshore technician had not recorded any of my conversation regarding the checks I carried out on his request. The final response to my email moan and complaint was to re engage with their technical help by telephone and hence start the whole crap method of diagnosis again.No appologies at all!! I have got the system working at present only by wiring an old Non n low gain wireless talktalk modem. Brian Wright I fully agree the ””””””TT offshore Delhi level 2 support is rubbish .1 hour 35 minutes and I was told that my PC had serious problems and my laptops were at fault as well.All because it appeared to me I needed a replacement Wireless modem.The offshore technician was unable to do any line checks to my modem because he was have way round the otherside of the planet.

I had difficaulty in understanding his pigeon english and to cap it all I was prematurly cut off in mid stream after 1hour 35 minutes. He didn’t have the courtesy to phone me back. So Iv’e had enough and the sooner I get swapped over to another provider the better.

I contacted and complained via Talktalk email about their poor support and was given a load of irrelevant tosh to check out my Internet settings. When I replied and pointed out the errors in the checks, they requested that I clicked on the PIPEX icon.Load of rubbish it does not exist in XP as Talktalk suggested.

I am fairly well experienced in computers but TalkTalk would not send me a replacement wireless modem an said that the offshore technician had not recorded any of my conversation regarding the checks I carried out on his request.

The final response to my email moan and complaint was to re engage with their technical help by telephone and hence start the whole crap method of diagnosis again.No appologies at all!!

I have got the system working at present only by wiring an old Non n low gain wireless talktalk modem.

Brian Wright

]]> Comment on Weight loss is a steep mountain by Ian Howlett http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/2012/01/06/weight-loss-is-a-steep-mountain/comment-page-1/#comment-2111 Ian Howlett Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:02:23 +0000 http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/?p=2276#comment-2111 I like the quote in the picture, although it does like the weightlifter is about to suffer a "trouser accident"! I like the quote in the picture, although it does like the weightlifter is about to suffer a “trouser accident”!

]]> Comment on Books of 2011 by Ian Howlett http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/2012/01/02/books-of-2011/comment-page-1/#comment-2110 Ian Howlett Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:26:46 +0000 http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/?p=2270#comment-2110 You should read "The Magic of Reality" by Richard Dawkins. It's excellent, one of the best books I've read in a long time, and it's very easy reading too. He only bashes religion a little bit, too! :) I hugely recommend this book to everyone. You should read “The Magic of Reality” by Richard Dawkins. It’s excellent, one of the best books I’ve read in a long time, and it’s very easy reading too. He only bashes religion a little bit, too! :) I hugely recommend this book to everyone.

]]> Comment on I’ve had enough of TalkTalk by Ian Howlett http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/2012/01/04/ive-had-enough-of-talktalk/comment-page-1/#comment-2109 Ian Howlett Wed, 04 Jan 2012 19:25:06 +0000 http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/?p=2272#comment-2109 My experience with Virgin Media on a fibre optic line: really fast when it works, but lots of downtime, almost every week! Hopefully they've ironed out those problems. My experience with Virgin Media on a fibre optic line: really fast when it works, but lots of downtime, almost every week! Hopefully they’ve ironed out those problems.

]]> Comment on Devise Omniauth Dynamic Providers by Travis http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/2011/04/30/devise-omniauth-dynamic-providers/comment-page-1/#comment-2104 Travis Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:21:15 +0000 http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/?p=2097#comment-2104 Nevermind. It was a typo: I had 'users/omniauth_setups/facebook' in my routes not 'users/omniauth_setups#facebook' Thanks for the great solution! Works! Nevermind. It was a typo: I had ‘users/omniauth_setups/facebook’ in my routes not ‘users/omniauth_setups#facebook’

Thanks for the great solution! Works!

]]> Comment on Devise Omniauth Dynamic Providers by Travis http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/2011/04/30/devise-omniauth-dynamic-providers/comment-page-1/#comment-2103 Travis Mon, 26 Dec 2011 14:16:08 +0000 http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/?p=2097#comment-2103 Thought I'd found a solution here but getting this error: actionpack-3.1.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:181:in `default_controller_and_action': missing :action (ArgumentError) Any ideas? Thought I’d found a solution here but getting this error:

actionpack-3.1.3/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb:181:in `default_controller_and_action’: missing :action (ArgumentError)

Any ideas?

]]> Comment on SEO from the start by Ian Howlett http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/2011/12/09/seo-from-the-start/comment-page-1/#comment-2088 Ian Howlett Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:00:54 +0000 http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/?p=2256#comment-2088 Hear hear! Hear hear!

]]> Comment on Thoughtbot Clearance & mongomapper by Efrain Crankshaw http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/2010/01/18/thoughtbot-clearance-mongo_mapper/comment-page-1/#comment-2073 Efrain Crankshaw Sat, 19 Nov 2011 01:28:00 +0000 http://www.ur-ban.com/blog/?p=1345#comment-2073 usefull information, thanks. hope you make some more posts soon. usefull information, thanks. hope you make some more posts soon.

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