Comments for A life more ordinary. http://www.nickjhowe.com Random ramblings of a Brit abroad. Technology, family, learning, life. Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:25:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 Comment on #Sprint International Calling Cards don’t work with AT&T #iPhones by hardrunner http://www.nickjhowe.com/2009/07/sprint-calling-cards-and-iphone-problems/comment-page-1/#comment-386 hardrunner Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:25:28 +0000 http://www.nickjhowe.com/2009/07/sprint-international-calling-cards-dont-work-with-att-iphones/#comment-386 Fascinating! I'm so grateful to have found this article. I was having the exact same problem. Your review really helped. Just like you said, the iPhone never recognized that the call had started! But, guess what? I'm using an AT&T calling card...so I imagine the problem is with the phone rather than the calling cards. It makes sense to me that the iPhone may have been "over engineered". I think it's so intelligent that it waits for the phone call to be connected before implementing the pause programming in the number. I've had other mobile phones that would simply start dialing the additional numbers after the pause regardless to whether the phone call was connected. That happened frequently enough that I would even program two pauses in every number as a contingency. Well, at least my calling card access allows audio response, so I can just speak the number when the call connects. Of course, I have to navigate back to the contacts and dig for the number before I can continue. Guess I have to get fast at navigating back to the access number. Thanks again for digging so deep into this issue and providing such a well written explanation. Fascinating! I’m so grateful to have found this article. I was having the exact same problem. Your review really helped. Just like you said, the iPhone never recognized that the call had started! But, guess what? I’m using an AT&T calling card…so I imagine the problem is with the phone rather than the calling cards.

It makes sense to me that the iPhone may have been “over engineered”. I think it’s so intelligent that it waits for the phone call to be connected before implementing the pause programming in the number. I’ve had other mobile phones that would simply start dialing the additional numbers after the pause regardless to whether the phone call was connected. That happened frequently enough that I would even program two pauses in every number as a contingency.

Well, at least my calling card access allows audio response, so I can just speak the number when the call connects. Of course, I have to navigate back to the contacts and dig for the number before I can continue. Guess I have to get fast at navigating back to the access number.

Thanks again for digging so deep into this issue and providing such a well written explanation.

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]]> Comment on If you have an iPhone call AT&T to get lower pricing! by Tommy http://www.nickjhowe.com/2010/01/if-you-have-an-iphone-call-att-to-get-lower-pricing/comment-page-1/#comment-293 Tommy Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:22:13 +0000 http://www.nickjhowe.com/2010/01/if-you-have-an-iphone-call-att-to-get-lower-pricing/#comment-293 AT&T is probably positioning themselves to keep the market share as best possible if and when the iPhone exclusive carrier contract expires, which will allow other carriers to sell iPhones. I heard some new will come out sometime this week or next. AT&T is probably positioning themselves to keep the market share as best possible if and when the iPhone exclusive carrier contract expires, which will allow other carriers to sell iPhones. I heard some new will come out sometime this week or next.

]]> Comment on How-to: fix Windows 7 networking problems with VMware Fusion on MacBook Air by jojo http://www.nickjhowe.com/2009/09/how-to-fix-windows-7-networking-problems-with-vmware-fusion-on-macbook-air/comment-page-1/#comment-278 jojo Tue, 19 Jan 2010 01:52:59 +0000 http://www.nickjhowe.com/?p=164#comment-278 Had exactly same problem with Mac Mini, Snow Leopard, VMFusion 3 and Windows 7. Worked perfectly, great post many thx Had exactly same problem with Mac Mini, Snow Leopard, VMFusion 3 and Windows 7. Worked perfectly, great post many thx

]]> Comment on How-to: print from Snow Leopard to a Vista-attached printer by Mick Hornbach http://www.nickjhowe.com/2009/09/how-to-print-from-snow-leopard-to-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-274 Mick Hornbach Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:49:42 +0000 http://www.nickjhowe.com/?p=143#comment-274 This is great! The only thing I had to change was the SMB URL line. Instead of adding my PC name I just used the IP without the workgroup name! Like this: smb://myname:mypassword@192.168.2.10/ML-2510 THANKS! This is great!

The only thing I had to change was the SMB URL line. Instead of adding my PC name I just used the IP without the workgroup name! Like this:
smb://myname:mypassword@192.168.2.10/ML-2510

THANKS!

]]> Comment on How-to: print from Snow Leopard to a Vista-attached printer by Brent http://www.nickjhowe.com/2009/09/how-to-print-from-snow-leopard-to-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-273 Brent Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:01:15 +0000 http://www.nickjhowe.com/?p=143#comment-273 Thank you! This worked for me as well and I could not get anything else to work! I had some trouble at first with not getting the names exactly correct, but after those corrections, it worked perfectly! Thank you! This worked for me as well and I could not get anything else to work! I had some trouble at first with not getting the names exactly correct, but after those corrections, it worked perfectly!

]]> Comment on Best iPhone Apps – Year End 2009 by David Burden http://www.nickjhowe.com/2009/12/best-iphone-apps-year-end-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-266 David Burden Tue, 29 Dec 2009 20:33:11 +0000 http://www.nickjhowe.com/?p=178#comment-266 An interesting read, I'll take a look at some of those apps. Never realized you could have 11 pages of apps! An interesting read, I’ll take a look at some of those apps. Never realized you could have 11 pages of apps!

]]> Comment on How-to: print from Snow Leopard to a Vista-attached printer by Tim http://www.nickjhowe.com/2009/09/how-to-print-from-snow-leopard-to-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-231 Tim Sun, 20 Dec 2009 05:21:22 +0000 http://www.nickjhowe.com/?p=143#comment-231 I've worked on this for hours. The apple care customer service line didn't have a clue. This worked beautifully! Thanks!!!! I’ve worked on this for hours. The apple care customer service line didn’t have a clue. This worked beautifully! Thanks!!!!

]]> Comment on How-to: print from Snow Leopard to a Vista-attached printer by James http://www.nickjhowe.com/2009/09/how-to-print-from-snow-leopard-to-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-223 James Sun, 06 Dec 2009 15:08:36 +0000 http://www.nickjhowe.com/?p=143#comment-223 Bless you, my son. I was just about ready to dump Snow Leopard just so I could print. It would be nice if Apple had this simple solution somewhere on their site or in the documentation. It's not like I have hours of time to surf for solutions to everyday tasks. I love a fix that takes all of 20 seconds. Good job! Bless you, my son. I was just about ready to dump Snow Leopard just so I could print. It would be nice if Apple had this simple solution somewhere on their site or in the documentation. It’s not like I have hours of time to surf for solutions to everyday tasks.

I love a fix that takes all of 20 seconds. Good job!

]]> Comment on How-to: print from Snow Leopard to a Vista-attached printer by njh http://www.nickjhowe.com/2009/09/how-to-print-from-snow-leopard-to-vista/comment-page-1/#comment-174 njh Sat, 31 Oct 2009 17:07:48 +0000 http://www.nickjhowe.com/?p=143#comment-174 Scott, mine says 'remote downlevel document' also. That is normal behaviour. The only thing I can think of is that your printer is not compatible with the default postscript driver. Clearly the document is getting to the PC and into the queue, which suggests there isn't a login/security problem. Have you tried changing the printer driver on the Mac? Scott, mine says ‘remote downlevel document’ also. That is normal behaviour. The only thing I can think of is that your printer is not compatible with the default postscript driver. Clearly the document is getting to the PC and into the queue, which suggests there isn’t a login/security problem.

Have you tried changing the printer driver on the Mac?

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