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Once upon a time, I needed an MP3 player so I decided to get one at Wal-Mart. It was the Creative Zen Micro and it was almost 200 hundred dollars. This player brought me much joy throughout but eventually, it stopped wanting to connect to the computer 8 out of 0 times. Now it still works and you can play music on it and stuff but this had me fed up. Flash forward a year, a month and some odd days and I decide that it's time for a new MP3 player. I surf the web, going to Wal-Mart's website and voila! I find a Creative Zen Vision: M and it's only 200 dollars! Considering that my 5 gig Zen Micro was almost that much I felt that I'd be getting a deal with this 30 gig player that also plays videos!?Flash forward some odd days. This player acts up just like the Micro did; it doesn't want to connect when I want it to. Maybe about 7 out of 0 times it connects. Even worse, one day it decided to freeze on me and I had to reset it. It took me to Recovery Mode where I saw 4 options:?Clean UpFormat AllReload FirmwareReboot?I tried to Clean Up, but nothing. I Reboot several times only for the player to come back to Recovery Mode. It's been in this stage for almost 3 days now. Some would say I need new firmware (which is probably true) but how can I get that if the player doesn't connect to the computer at all? It doesn't even recognize it. I've tried many, MANY different things including today, I tried following the directions to get it to be recognized but to no avail. The question is this: Do I say 3rd time is the charm and fork over another 200 bucks for one more Creative Zen Vision or do I pay the extra 50 bucks and get a white iPod Video? My brother has used Apple iPods all his life and aside from him smashing the screen on one, his has worked fine. But to be perfectly honest, I don't want to get an iPod that much; I find that Creative's Zen Vision: M is one of the most attracti've players that I've ever seen. Mine is a light blue and while it worked, I was in Heaven (and I don't even believe in God:P)!?Now I'm just pissed. What would you do?!

Well, first step, when did you buy the Vision? If it was less than a year ago, you could likely get it repaired cheaper than you can buy a new one. In this case, you may wish to contact Customer Support and see what options you have available.
Dale

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> So, you admit that your criticism was childish? Thanks
for the
> apology....
It was another poster who criticized your site. His screen
name is "joeq".
That isn't me. I can't really apologize for something someone
else did.
Since I haven't criticized you or your web sites at all, I
have no idea why
you're going after me.
Here's what I said was childish: you running an un-asked-for
validation
check on a web site of mine. I have no idea what your reasons
are, but I'd
appreciate it if you would just leave me alone. If it bothers
you so much to
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>> Oh dear - overly harsh toilet-training strikes
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>> I'm sorry that you were embarassed by having your
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>>> And by the way - 31 errors on the webdevbiz site
reveals your lack of
>>> concern about this. Particularly *those*
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>>>> Actually, it *is* significant that a site
can be horrible and use nasty
>>>> layout methods, yet still validate. It shows
that validation is only a
>>>> very basic help, and much more than valid
code is needed to produce
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>>>>> useful tool in any webdevelopers
toolbox. Not so much to achieve
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>>>>>>> I hate the site. It is devoid of
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I need an honest opinion on whether or not to buy a macbook now

Here's the deal-- I'm going to college in 4 weeks. I was really looking forward to finally buying a new computer-- my first laptop, my first Mac. I've been following developments in the Macbook line, reading these forums on and off, and I would like your honest opinion: should I buy a Macbook in the next two weeks or so, or do you think that it has too many problems to warrant paying 1500+ dollars?
I'm also going to college in a rather rural location, pretty far away from an Apple Store, so if problems do crop up, I would be basically relying on phone tech support.
My main worry are these reports of Macbooks shutting down without warning. I intend to use this computer for everything, including writing papers, and just the thought of my computer shutting down like that gets me frustrated.
So, do you think Apple has been working to fix these problems that people have been reporting? If you've recently bought a Macbook, are you happy with it? Should I go for this product, or wait until next summer or this Christmas, whenever they release the second generation? (Does anyone have any idea when that will happen, from past product release cycles?)
Thank you for your advice.

Hi there!
I just recently bought my first mac, a white Macbook 2.0 Ghz. I am one of those unfortunate souls who happened to get a mac which turns yellow due to sweet...you can imagine how ****** I was when I noticed the discoloration and read about the problem on these forums. Taking into consideration the money I paid, the problem I am facing, and the fact that its my first mac, I think you can accept my opinion as honest.
I say go for it. Even with the unsolved problem I have at the moment I love my mac. Its extremly practical, so easy to use and ever since I got the nack of it I've been encouraging all my friends to switch. When I purchased I was thinking of maybe selling it if I don't like it or getting windows, but I did neither. How long did it take to get the nack of it? I called a friend after I purchased and asked him to give me some tips. He said the most important is "always think of an easier solution, then in windows". He was so right Once i sat over a problem I had for 30 minutes trying to figure out what to do. Finally I searched these forums and than beat myself with a blunt object when I realized how simple it would have been to do what I was trying to. My friends make fun of me and say I praise mac so much I should work at their PR office.
I wouldn't worry about not being close to a store, because as many people mention on these forums also, using phone assistance is often better. Unless your talking to a genious, people in the store say the stupidest things sometimes...I am going to get my discoloration problem solved over the phone also, its much quicker than talking it to a store, even though I am in NY!
The only reason I think you may want to wait, is because supposedly the new os is coming out in august and you may want to get a mac with the new software, if its only a matter of weeks, but gets some info on that from others, cause I am not sure about the exact release date etc.
Hope all goes well
All the best
Rob

I need your expert opinion on how to create a map with multiple conditions.

Hello.
I need your expert opinion on how to create a map with multiple conditions.
I have a procedure (which i cannot import or re-create in OWB due to the bug), so i am trying to create a map instead :-(
How can i create a cursors within the map?
My function creates table and cursor.
Then it will have to check for duplicates in the tables (the one created and another table) - the criteria for finding duplicates is a number of fields.I then need to place few different conditions (if some attributes are not available) and it has to load cursor based on this conditions. The next step is to fetch the data into the cursor based on what attributes are missing.
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thanks a lot for your reply - i will look into this option :-)
it is a bit more complicated now as i have to re-create the match / merge and then somehow 'tweak' it to achieve the result i need.
At the moment i am looking to breakdown the package into smaller chunks 'functions' and try creating the map that way.
Anyway, thank you very much for your suggestion.

Honest opinion on the iphone

due to this new "price drop" im considering getting an iphone. im a student and couldnt get myself to spend $600 on a phone but now its a little more manageable. i cant really comprehend what the iphone actually has wrong with it. it seems like the people who talk bad about it are the people who dont have one. i need to know the truth about what works and what doesnt. i have a mac so i dont have to deal with that crappy windows corresponding junk.
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HT5312 I didn't purchase anything with my iTunes account because I forget security question's replies I want your helping. Sincerely

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You need to contact Apple, either through the link in that article or by phoning them and asking for the Account Security team.
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I didn't purchase anything with my iTunes account because I forget security question's replies I want your helping. Sincerely

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I didn't purchase anything with my iTunes account because I forget security question's replies I want your helping.

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HT1692 What if your iPhone's contacts were replaced by your outlook contacts, but you want your previous iPhone contacts back? What process do you do to get them back and replace the outlook contacts?

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Would you want your App World Identity Linked Amongst friends on Playbook?

Do you think you would want your friends to know what apps you downloaded, what reviews you wrote, and what games and high score you had for your playbook apps?
The App World is rich with user comments/reviews. Video Chat on Playbook is linked to your unique ID. Yet, the two identities appear separate.
I don't know about you, but I get bored after a while playing some of the games. The ones that are appealing are the games that let you share high score with "users out there."
Do you think it would be appealing to have your voice chat profile linked to your app world activity? The two "worlds" are very separate from each other, and yes, they have their own distinctive function. I think RIM could build a user-world community in App World, if there was a demand for it.
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It was just a thought. It looks like developers get good feedback from user comments. Why not extend that community further?
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i think this is a great idea, and it appears to be easy to implement as well.

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