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Comment on Video: Dead Prez on Obama, the War, Voting, and Hip Hop by nyc slim

nyc slim — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:15:59 +0000

i remember when my big brother handed me dead prez’s first album, with this look that told me it was going to be on point. when i listened to it, with so many revolutionary references to bpp, fred hampton, mumia … so much history that’s been covered up and distorted and missing from public discourse … i was deeply moved by their eloquence, passion and strength. now, to hear this short interview with them about the political landscape in the us, mirroring my own perspective on what ’s going on, is like a proverbial breath of fresh air. keep on keeping on, dead prez .. you inspire. one love.

Comment on Top Elgg Plugins by Hisham

Hisham — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 23:53:30 +0000

good list of plugins for elgg!
I am using some of them on my community website.

Comment on Stop Verizon Wireless Megabyte Usage Charges by damiano

damiano — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:13:51 +0000

Another victim of this scam. Today I check my bill online and is a new charge for megabites. Few days ago I bought a ringtone, and I was charged $3 for it and $8 just for browsing!!! are you f** kidding me? is like going to starbucks for a coffee, you pay 2 for espresso and 10 to enter! This is outrageous. I called them and they told me that they just changed the plan 2 months ago. but nobody ever told me anything! I’m cancelling VW as soon as my plan expires.

Comment on Stop Verizon Wireless Megabyte Usage Charges by eric

eric — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:34:24 +0000

I have Verizon access manager for my home internet and under my plan it allows 5 gig of usage a month, many of there employees do not know how to break down this usage to megabytes I know because I have spent hours on the phone attempting to resolve a $780.00 bill for one months usage.
In the end I did recieve a credit for 550.00 dollars but there usage claim was not accurate at all and they could not explain how it is tracked, Ok today I am aproaching my mega limit which by the way 5 gig = 5020 megabyte or at least so i am told anyway I just got off the phone with tech about the accuracy of usage and he said that there towers may not report for days or weeks on some accounts so you may think you are fine on usage and then at the last minute a tower reports usage from a week ago and now you are over. VERIZON CAN NOT CHECK USAGE ACCURATELY BUT CHARGES YOU AS IF THEY CAN. THIS SHOULD BE ILLEGAL!!!!!!

Comment on Video: Dead Prez on Obama, the War, Voting, and Hip Hop by More Hip-Hop and Obama. « Smichovsky Compensation Syndrome

More Hip-Hop and Obama. « Smichovsky Compensation Syndrome — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 15:15:09 +0000

[...] surprisingly, the article doesn’t cover reactions from folks like Dead Prez, Immortal Technique, or Rebel Diaz, but it’s worth reading all in [...]

Comment on Stop Verizon Wireless Megabyte Usage Charges by ashkey

ashkey — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:51:02 +0000

i have had verizon almost two year now, and as eager as i am to cancel the plan, i found out every time i change my texting limit, suspend a line or basically call verizon with a question, my contract is extended. i fear i will never be released from verizons hard grib. i have two line and just to leave my plan would cost a fortune. Some how every month my bill is nearring $200.00.
IT IS ABSOLUTLY CRAZY! and considering my boyfriends phone, doesnt have get it now. we question why in one month i had $49.00 of 411 calls and $125.00 of megabyte usage on my line alone! getting things off your bill is a whole nother hassel, it takes to months to be credited to your bill if they are even willing to give you back 25% of what you aren’t even suppose to be charged for.
Verizon does have great coverage and signal at all times. i enjoy the organized set-up of the phones and the constant new and latest phones at verizon.
two bad i cant afford any of them or enjoy anything cause verizon is so pricy!
go with at&t. or even t-mobile. its better for the money! take my advice.

Comment on Stop Verizon Wireless Megabyte Usage Charges by Susann Koelsch

Susann Koelsch — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:26:54 +0000

BEWARE SLL GET CHARGED DATA CHARGES THAT YOU NEVER USED !!! If you have a smartphone and just want to connect it with a USB cable to your computer to “sync” your info with Outlook, they CHARGE YOU DATA TIME!! The phone is never even accessing the internet at all! It’s just backing up the info from your phone to your desktop!! Now I have heard everything…I always heard that VZW would disable features of a phone and then charge you to use them. Now this. WHAT IS NEXT ! I never had any issues for the 7 years I was with Sprint. Now I am with VZW and regret every month of my contract.

Comment on What you Need for a Fully Functioning Home Recording Studio by Grim

Grim — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:50:38 +0000

Mac’s a nice computers, no doubt, but there’s very little difference between a Mac & a PC these days. The fact that you can run Vista or XP on a Mac puts an exclamation point on it. If you buy a PC, or cheaper yet, build the one you want to your specifications after doing the research, you’ll have money left over for a nice Firewire interface with multiple inputs and outputs. I like the Presonus Firepod/FP10 unit. They work with Mac as well as 32/64 bit XP & Vista. Works well with my Reason 4/Sonar 8 Producer Edition layout.

Don’t buy into the Fear/Uncrtainty/Doubt. PC’s come from alot of different vendors, but Macs only come from one place. Apple is a HARDWARE company. By attacking Microsoft, they are really attacking Dell, IBM, HP, Toshiba and a thousand different companies that believe in open hardware standards. Apple doesn’t support open hardware - they want proprietary systems and a limited number of drivers to support. One OS, One system one people… ironic that their racially pure systems come in white, dontcha think?

Comment on What you Need for a Fully Functioning Home Recording Studio by Macman

Macman — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 20:06:22 +0000

WRONG! The reason Mac’s cost so much is because they sound way better than PC’s! It has to do with all the processing chips they use in the signal.

I’m just kidding, a computer is a computer…if you spent more money buying a Mac, you’ll just give yourself plenty of reasons to justify it….I know I do!

Comment on What you Need for a Fully Functioning Home Recording Studio by t5

t5 — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 17:06:17 +0000

ok first of megalolz to all these mac fanboys that are convinced their shit doesn’t stink. there is no difference in the final product or the process, get over it, you silly looking computer isn’t going to make any difference (except that huge dent in your wallet)

ANNND,
i’d also highly recommend Reaper, an excellent fully functional free program.
http://www.cockos.com/reaper/

Comment on Stop Verizon Wireless Megabyte Usage Charges by Michelle Kim

Michelle Kim — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:53:24 +0000

I myself also found mysterious ‘megabyte charges’ on my phone bill (who knows how long I’ve been getting charges like this). It looks like I was getting charged for time when I had accidentally pressed ‘get it now’ button (Verizon conveniently puts get it now button where it is easily accessiblt and is prone to being pressed accidentally)
I am furious!!!!
Thanks for the info!!! Does anyone know how I can stop Get it now feature?

Comment on Top 10 Search Inquiries on November 5th, 2008 by movie fan

movie fan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:21:14 +0000

it seems like people assume Ryan Leaf is going to screw up before it actually happens… but i guess this is mostly his own doing

Comment on What you Need for a Fully Functioning Home Recording Studio by Mike Raleigh

Mike Raleigh — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 01:44:54 +0000

I’ve enjoyed the article and all of the comments. It’s neat to read the opinions that recording on a PC can be just as good as recording on a Mac. Mac’s have certainly had a reputation for being better, but I guess that’s changing now.

Comment on Stop Verizon Wireless Megabyte Usage Charges by Todd

Todd — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 05:21:30 +0000

I completely agree. Love the part about being charged to shop. I tried explaining this to the woman with their “customer service” to no avail. The conversation went like this:

Me: So if I download a ringtone you charge me for the ringtone and then the usage to download the ringtone. Aren’t I getting charged twice for the same thing?

Woman: No, one is for the ringtone and one charge is for the megabyte usage.

Me: Yeah, that’s what I said…twice for the same thing.

Comment on Free Software: Record Audio, Edit Pictures, and Record Video by aicha

aicha — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 00:49:50 +0000

yeah

Comment on Stop Verizon Wireless Megabyte Usage Charges by Jeremy

Jeremy — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:11:48 +0000

There should be no reason why you can’t block mobile web unless you are part of a plan that includes mobile web. What is included with your plan and what are you being charged for?

Comment on Stop Verizon Wireless Megabyte Usage Charges by Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:29:58 +0000

If there isn’t a block mobile web option, does that mean I’m not allowed to block it?

Comment on What you Need for a Fully Functioning Home Recording Studio by Tucson Bass Player

Tucson Bass Player — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 19:50:12 +0000

The Firewire or USB is a must. What a difference.

Great blog post!

Comment on New Yankee Stadium: Comparison of News Coverage by Ванько

Ванько — Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:20:24 +0000

мне нравися!

Comment on Stop Verizon Wireless Megabyte Usage Charges by Carol

Carol — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:34:29 +0000

I too have been duped by verizon. I was told I had to switch to the new nationwide plan in order to get the phone I wanted. I have to pay an extra $10 on my plan and now I get all these extra charges for data usage. The thing is, I don’t even know what I was into to warrant these charges! I don’t like having to pay for every little thing.