What's the point of a community if no one helps you?

I'm beginning to think this company is a sham!

This is a community of end users just like yourself. Apple does not monitor these forums. So if you are expecting an official response from somebody from Apple, it's not going to happen. Sorry.
As to your Shuffle issue... do you work out or run with the device? What happens when it quits working. What were you doing? Was it fully charged?
B-rock

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What is the point of tags, and how does one use them?

I am completely mystified by tags. This is a new feature that is supposed to be wonderful and helpful, and some people have hailed them as a major improvement. However, I can't see what they are good for.
If you put a tag on a file, it is added to the beginning of the filename in Finder, thus shortening the portion that is visible, which potentially makes it harder to identify the file. If you are thinking of telling me to abandon icon view in the Finder, forget it.
Tags have to be added manually. How does that work if you have more than 24 files? I have about 3,000.
It seems that you'd have to come up iwth a categorization scheme for alll the files on your disk. Ccmbine that with tagging them manually, won't that take a huge amount of t ime?
What added benefit do tags give the user?
We used to be able to add metadata to files with CMD+I. Now we can only add tags. Is this progress or regress and why?
Incidentally, I am over 12 years of age.

Thanks for the explanations. What this means in my situation is that tags are an unnecessary way of spending a lot of time making my file system more complicated, without adding any value whatsoever. Without tags, I can find any of my 3,000 files with a few clicks. (On my computer, Spotlight has cobwebs. I very rarely need it, but it's wonderful when I do.) Now that I know how tags work, I can ignore it.
A human being can only perceive a quantity of seven without counting or grouping; hence we arrange things in structures to keep the number of entitites low on each level. You don't need to count three objects to know that they are all there, but you do need to count twelve objects. Which is why Home Alone was believable. We sort screws and nails in jars and toolboxes have compartments. Even the grocery store has a hierarchical arrangement. You don't find steaks in the bakery section, or breakfast cereal in the produce department.
Some people aren't organized, and that's not a bad thing, but no folder, no tag, and no group is going to change a fundamental personality characteristic.
Thanks everyone for showing me that in my case, there's no point to tags. That saves me a lot of time.

What's the point with Spaces?

I use F9 very frequently to see which windows/how many windows are open. Works great! So why bother with this new "great" app called Spaces? What's the point?

Reasons for me include to help me focus by reducing visual clutter and organise running applications by task.
I've just recently discovered there is a single application mode for the dock. (Is this Leopard only? I'll kick myself if it was in Tiger!) This can be a good alternative to spaces as it's visual clutter that bothers me most. To easily enable this install the freeware Secrets http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/27025

What's the point of warranty?

I am a student coming from Hong Kong to London for postgraduate study. Before I left Hong Kong, I decided to buy a netbook for my lecturers in the UK. Lenovo s10-2 was chosen because the version available in HK comes with 6 cell battery with international warranty and Lenovo Protection Service (against accidental damage).
This is the first Lenovo machine for me. All was well and I was starting to appreciate Lenovo. Suddenly, the LED screen started to flick with white lines moving across the it, just two weeks after I bought it from Hong Kong.
Yesterday, I called the UK support line who initially suggested replacement (because the purchase is last than 30-day old). However, when the agent found out that I bought the machine in Hong Kong, he said I could only get it repairs. Fair enough.
I packed the netbook this afternoon ready to ship it to the repair center. Being not sure about whether or not my proof of purchase was needed, I called the support line again. This time, the agent gave me a "friendly warning" or maybe a management of my expectations.
I was told that Lenovo believes that there is a 99.5% chance that these type of problems are due to “internal damages" caused by users! I was also advised that sending the machine in for repairs risk myself getting into paying 230 pounds (pretty much the purchase cost) to get the LED screen fixed because it is likely to be not covered by warranty. On top of that, I would have to pay 65 pounds even if I want my netbook back after inspection without getting fixed because again, 99.5% chance that "damages by users" would be concluded!
What's the point of warranty? Totally unacceptable. Any thoughts? Should I take the risk?
I only got the machine just over two weeks ago and used for less than 10 times!

seblee,
This bears a bit of looking into to provide you the best answer. Sometimes, the accidental damage policies are only valid in the home country, and I would like to check. If that were to be the case, you would have replacement or repair options in HK, but standard warranty terms would likely apply in UK.
Your situation sounds exceptional, and I'd like to look into this and see what can be done.
Can your send me a private message with your contact information and the serial number from the bottom of the unit?
Sorry that you are having this trouble. Will see how we can help.
Mark
ThinkPads: S30, T43, X60t, X1, W700ds, IdeaPad Y710, IdeaCentre: A300, IdeaPad K1
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What's the point of Desktop 6.2 vs 4.2?

Hi - I have a new Centro coming to replace an ailing TX so thought I would "upgrade" my desktop to 6.2. Was I in for a shock. PD 6.2 is not an upgrade, it's a downgrade. It locks up when I try to access my Note Pad files, there is no color anymore in calender events, etc. I don't want to use this with the new Centro either! I googled and found that PD 4.2 will work with Centro. But I have to wonder: what is the point of 6.2 being worse than the versions it supposedly replaces? Is there a better (than 6.2) PD coming? I'm on TMobile, so the Pre is not an option. Thanks for any insights!
Post relates to: Palm TX

Hi, and welcome to the Palm Community Forums.
Palm Desktop 6.2.2 was provided to Palm by Access, the company that owns it now, in order to provide Windows Vista compatibility. As far as I can see it, there are only two reasons to use it over PD 4.2:
if you have a Vista desktop;
if you plan to migrate to a Pre, because the data transfer assistant which comes with the Pre will apparently only work with Palm Desktop 6.2.2.
I would not personally expect any further upgrades or development of Palm Desktop. Palm is pretty much done with the Palm OS, and without any new Palm OS devices coming online, I doubt Palm would invest any resources to further develop the Palm Desktop.
smkranz
I am a volunteer, and not an HP employee.
Palm OS ∙ webOS ∙ Android

What are the points and levels for on the apple communities

what are the points and levels for on the apple communities

You mean these?
https://discussions.apple.com/community/user_tips_library_documents
I wouldn't consider 665 tips as being "hardly any", myself.
Regards.

What are the points for?

I am just wondering what are the points for that you get in this Support community thing for?

First, not money or Apple products.
What you get is a "reputation for being helpful" because points are awarded by the OP (original poster) of the thread. OPs can be fickle ... awarding point to the least helpful answer. But time will win out if you truly help.
DO not, please , open more accounts in the ASC and award points to yourself. Moderators will kick you out (all of your accounts) for that.
Reaching level 2 lets you "report" people. I usually only report people who want help explcitly from moderators as you cannot report yourself. I also report people who truly are violating policies badly such as the obnoxious "anonymous usless poster" who posts the same thread in all of the sub-forums.
Basically though, reputation.

I am extremely upset. I purchased my iPad in SA and I am traveling in Greece. When I want to make use of the free apps, I get a message that the app is not available in the SA store. What is the point of having an iPad if you cannot use it worldwide?

I am extremely upset. I purchased my iPad in SA and now I am in Greece. I cannot download free apps as I get a message that the apps are not available in the SA store and only in US stores. When I change to the US store the same thing happens. What is the point of having an iPad if I cannot use it worldwide??? I feel that I wasted my money purchasing it as I specifically purchased it to use when I travel. How can I get access to all the available apps and why are they restricted.

You can use your iPad worldwide. However, each AppleID is tied to
a specific country's store. To use the AppStore in any country, you
must be in that country and have a credit/debit card issued by a financial
institution in that country with a verified billing address in that country.
It is the developer's choice which AppStores he makes his app available
from, and some countries prohibit certain apps.
To make a purchase from the US store (including downloading a free app
available in the US store), you must be in the US and have card issued
in the US with verified billing address in the US.
You can use your purchases from the SA store worldwide, but you
cannot make purchases in other than the SA store unless you meet
the aforesaid conditions.

What is the point of the download window if you use stacks?

Greetings,
One of the most annoying things about the download window was the fact that the window always hung around after completing dowloads in Tiger when using safari. To me, that was just a time waster of always pressing Apple+W to close that window.
When Leopard was released, I was excited to realize that one function of the download stack was to recevie downloads from safari after completed. However, after completion, the download window still sticks around and I still have to close it... then navigate to my stack of downloads to mount the image. What is the point of the download window is I use stacks now? Why can't the window disappear after completion?
//Cheers

Aaargh!! Me too - it's so annoying! Firefox has a downloads window as well - I just don't see the point of it. I didn't like it in Tiger either.
As a way to see the progress of downloads, it's fine, but it should at least close when all the downloads are finished, and completed downloads should not display.
Ideally it should look & work exactly like the Copy window in Finder - the one that comes up when you are copying or moving a large file or number of files from one folder to another.
Is there a hack that will make it work like that?

My wifes iphone was too full to record a video so I upgraded her cloud storage to 20g and did mine at same time. Cloud is showing 15g free storage butshe still cannot take any mor photos as "not enough memory" What is the point of paying for the extr

My wifes iphone was too full to record a video so I upgraded her cloud storage to 20g and did mine at same time. Cloud is showing 15g free storage butshe still cannot take any mor photos as "not enough memory" What is the point of paying for the extr

Hello Pushtheriver,
After reviewing your post, I have located an article that can help in this situation. It contains a number of troubleshooting steps and helpful advice concerning iCloud storage issues:
Get help using iCloud storage
This may also help:
Understanding iOS device capacity
You can sync and download many different types of content on your device. Some types of content (such as music and videos) typically take more space than others (such as notes and books). The amount of space taken by an app depends on the app's purpose; complex or graphically intense apps usually take more space than simpler apps.
If your device is near its capacity, you can remove some of the less used content to make room for more.
Thank you for contributing to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
BobbyD

What is the point of Precision and Scale in Number Type?

Version :11.2
What is the point in having PRECISION and SCALE in number type? If you create the column with just NUMBER ie.without
specifying precision or scale , you can enter numbers with any precision and scale.
SQL> select * From v$version where rownum < 2;
BANNER
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
SQL> create table t1 (col1 number);
Table created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (223.9939394);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (88.228384);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (9.34);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (000.00);
1 row created.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL> select * from t1;
      COL1
223.993939
88.228384
      9.34
         0Did you ever have a business scenario where a Numerical column should store values only with a fixed precision and scale ?

Omega3 wrote:
Version :11.2
What is the point in having PRECISION and SCALE in number type? If you create the column with just NUMBER ie.without
specifying precision or scale , you can enter numbers with any precision and scale.
SQL> select * From v$version where rownum < 2;
BANNER
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.1.0 - 64bit Production
SQL> create table t1 (col1 number);
Table created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (223.9939394);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (88.228384);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (9.34);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into t1 values (000.00);
1 row created.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL> select * from t1;
COL1
223.993939
88.228384
9.34
0Did you ever have a business scenario where a Numerical column should store values only with a fixed precision and scale ?Lots of business requirements for specific precisions and scales.
A persons Age may required to be stored as whole numbers of no more than 3 digits.
A sum of money may required to be stored with no more than 2 decimal places of accuracy e.g. GB Pounds and Pence or US Dollars and Cents
A unit of length may required to be stored in metres with 2 decimal places for centimetres
A shoe size may be required to be stored with one decimal place for half sizes
etc.
etc.
Yes, you may just create all of them as generic NUMBER datatype, but creating them with precision and scale can provide additional information about the limitations expected for the values stored, especially for things like reporting tools that may use the specified precision and scale to determine how to display the values automatically (by default).
If you start questioning "what's the point?" then you may as well say what's the point in having a NUMBER datatype when we can store numbers in a VARCHAR2 datatype? or what's the point in having a DATE datatype when we can stored dates as VARCHAR2 datatype? etc.
No point in asking such a question because there's almost always a point to these things (and if there isn't they get deprecated in later versions).

What is the point of having indented levels in course outlines?

What is the point of having indented levels in course outlines? It's not possible to add any materials or posts to this. I want to avoid having simply a long list of topics that are difficult to manage. When I create a topic in the outline, I can indent it, but then I can't add any posts to it as it doesn't even show up as a heading in course manager.
I've been trying to have some kind of logical organisation of materials, but the only thing you seem to be able to do is have a long list of topics.
Which makes me wonder why the possibility of indenting levels is there at all - it seems to be a completely worthless item.

I guess the point of the indented lists is to provide the user with some description of the topic’s contents. It's a standard convention in the table of contents of books. It might pay to break your course down into a number of courses if the list of topics is getting too unwieldy.

HT5287 If DVD Movies, Audio CD's and even burning CD and DVD's are not supported, what is the point of DVD & CD Sharing then? Wouldn't it just be better to remote in or use a thumb drive if it's only able to be used for data transfer?

If DVD Movies, Audio CD's and even burning CD and DVD's are not supported, what is the point of DVD & CD Sharing then? Wouldn't it just be better to remote in or use a thumb drive if it's only able to be used for data transfer?
Or am I missing the bigger picture?

As long as you have a Superdrive or an external burner/drive, burning, watching, installing, etc. from CD or DVD will work just fine. And so will sharing.

JWSDP and J2EE Integration: Doesn't work. What's the point?

My problems involve the integration of JWSDP and J2EE as described in these two documents:
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/WebServices/wsj2ee/
http://java.sun.com/j2ee/documentation/windows_guide.html
It looks like a long one, but it�s really not that bad. All comments are appreciated.
I�ve numbered each line-paragraph-section for easy reference later.
(1) My ultimate goal is to setup a website that displays data from a database. I will use Java, Apache, Oracle, and whatever else I need to create a website that uses servlets, JavaServer Pages (JSP), and JDBC.
(2) I�ve got four Pentium III computers:
1. Windows 2000 Server to be the web server (MyWebServer, IP = 10.10.1.1).
2. Windows 2000 Professional to be the database server (MyDatabaseServer, IP = 10.10.1.2).
3. Windows 2000 Professional that I use to develop and test (MyDeveloperPC, IP = 10.10.1.3).
4. Windows 2000 Professional that I use as a client to connect to the website (MyClientPC, IP = 10.10.1.4).
(3) On MyWebServer I installed the following:
Java 2 Standard Edition (J2SE)
Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE)
Java Web Services Developer Pack (JWSDP)
The JWSDP tutorial
Apache HTTP Server
(4) The files I downloaded and installed are as follows:
j2sdk-1_4_0-rc-win.exe
j2sdkee-1_3_1-win.exe
jwsdp-1_0-ea1-win.exe
jwsdp-1_0-ea1_01-tutorial.zip
apache_1.3.23-win32-x86-no_src.exe
(5) After installing these products, I set the environment variables as follows:
JAVA_HOME = c:\j2se
J2EE_HOME = c:\j2ee
JWSDP_HOME = c:\jwsdp
Path = c:\j2se\bin;c:\j2ee\bin;c:\jwsdp\bin; [and other previous statements]
(6) I checked to see that Apache is running as a service. It is.
On MyWebServer I start Tomcat and J2EE. Both start properly and are operating simultaneously.
(7) From MyClientPC I open Internet Explorer and in the address box I type:
http://10.10.1.1
This displays the page c:\ApacheHTTP\apache\htdocs\index.html.en (The Apache default server installation page.)
(8) I then enter this address in IE:
http://10.10.1.1:8080
This displays the page c:\jwsdp\webapps\root\index.html (The default JWSDP page).
(9) I then enter this address in IE:
http://10.10.1.1:8000
This displays the page c:\j2ee\public_html\index.html (The J2EE 1.3 Default Home Page).
(10) So far so good. Now I want to test JWSDP as a container for JSP pages.
(11) I use ant to build the converter app found in the tutorial examples (in folder c:\jwsdp\�\tutorial\examples\gs). I then deploy the converter app to the c:\jwsdp\webapps\gs folder.
(12) From MyClientPC I open Internet Explorer and in the address box I type:
http://10.10.1.1:8080/gs
The converter app works perfectly.
(13) To eliminate the need to enter the port number, I create a link from the Apache default server installation page to the converter app. From MyClientPC and enter this address into IE:
http://10.10.1.1
I then click on the link to the converter app and it works perfectly.
(14) Question: Is this the best way to display JSP pages without having to enter the port number?
(15) Now it�s time to integrate JWSDP and J2EE as described in these two documents:
http://developer.java.sun.com/developer/technicalArticles/WebServices/wsj2ee/
http://java.sun.com/j2ee/documentation/windows_guide.html
(16) After I complete this integration I cannot start both Tomcat and J2EE at the same time. This makes sense because they both share port 8080.
I start Tomcat.
(17) From MyClientPC and use Internet Explorer to test the various relevant addresses. Everything works the same as it did before except this one:
http://10.10.1.1:8000
The page cannot be displayed. The J2EE default home page is not displayed, which makes sense because the J2EE port is no longer 8000; it has been changed to 8080.
(18) Now I shutdown Tomcat and start J2EE.
From MyClientPC and use Internet Explorer to test the various relevant addresses:
(19) http://10.10.1.1:8080
Displays the JWSDP default home page.
(20) http://10.10.1.1:8080/gs
The page cannot be displayed. The converter app no longer works.
(21) From MyWebServer and use Internet Explorer to test localhost:
http://localhost:8080
This displays the J2EE default home page.
(22) Question: Why does localhost give me a different page than the IP address?
(23) Question: What was the point of integrating JWSDP and J2EE?
(24) I want to get the converter app working, so I create a .war file and attempt to add it to the J2EE deploytool (see the two integration documents listed above at section 15.) I create the .war file following the instructions in the JWSDP tutorial:
http://java.sun.com/webservices/docs/ea1/tutorial/doc/WebApp3.html#64606
(25) I change to the c:\jwsdp\�\tutorial\examples\gs\build folder.
I then type:
jar cvf converter.war .
A .war file is created.
(26) I open the deploytool: File, New, Application, and I name it �converter�.
I attempt to add the .war file: File, Add to Application, Web WAR.
(27) When I attempt to add the converter.war file I get this error:
�converter.war does not appear to be a valid web JAR.�
I tried a few different attempts, all with the same result. I�m stuck.
(28) I ask again, What was the point of integrating JWSDP and J2EE?
(29) If this is the preferred configuration, how do I display my JSP pages like the converter app?
Please help!!!

The JWSDP tutorial says to be in the �build� folder of the example when issuing the jar command to create the .war file. The build folder is created when I run the �ant build� command.
Attempt 1 from the command prompt in folder c:\jwsdp\tutorial\examples\gs\build>
I typed this command:
jar cvf c:\jaxmservices\converter.war .
In this case I directed the .war file to be placed in a different folder as you suggested. Here�s the output:
added manifest
adding: index.jsp(in = 921) (out= 525)(deflated 42%)
adding: WEB-INF/(in = 0) (out= 0)(stored 0%)
adding: WEB-INF/classes/(in = 0) (out= 0)(stored 0%)
adding: WEB-INF/classes/Converter.class(in = 582) (out= 358)(deflated 38%)
Didn�t work. Same error as before.
Attempt 2 from the same folder:
I typed this command as you suggested (I tried it with and without the final dot):
jar tvf converter.war
Here is the output:
java.io.FileNotFoundException: converter.war (The system cannot find the file specified)
at java.io.FileInputStream.open(Native Method)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:103)
at java.io.FileInputStream.<init>(FileInputStream.java:66)
at sun.tools.jar.Main.run(Main.java:185)
at sun.tools.jar.Main.main(Main.java:904)
I tried a few other variations on these attempts with no luck. I�m stuck.
I�m attempting to create a .war file out of two files: index.jsp and converter.class.
Now that I�ve integrated JWSDP and J2EE, is there some other way that I can run the converter app instead of a .war file and the deploytool? In other words, if I go back to using ant to build and deploy converter, where would I deploy it so that it will work with J2EE?
By the way, it doesn�t have to be converter. I�d be happy if I could get any JSP page to work in J2EE after the integration.
Forever grateful,
Logan

I want to know what's the conference call in community level and how to use it

i want to know what's the conference call in community level and how to use it

Welcome to Apple Support Communities
Conference calls are got when you reach level 4. Sometimes, ASC hosts may do a conference call about something related to Apple Support Communities. You will be notified through mail or through the "Using Apple Support Communities" forum.
The last community calls were only for level 6 and higher users, so it's possible that you don't get invited to any until you reach level 6

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