[SGVLUG] [OT] high tech solution for a low tech problem...

[Ted Arden]

On Fri, 2 Apr 2010, Swantje wrote:

> Why bother? The click on the URL is the same whether it's long or short.
>
> On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 10:46 AM, Matt Campbell <dvdmatt at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Tom, you don't learn how to use TinyURL, you just do.
> >
> > Matt

i still read my mail with pine in an 80col window.
a mouse is used for copy/paste and and line wrap
doesn't work all that well. but hey, i've learned to
deal with it.  tinyurl is neet, but i am just
as lazy and would have prolly sent the l o n g  url
as well.  just my olde school $0.02

=ted=

> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net [mailto:sgvlug-bounces at sgvlug.net] On
> >> Behalf Of Emerson, Tom (*IC)
> >> Sent: Thursday, April 01, 2010 10:59 AM
> >> To: 'SGVLUG Discussion List.'
> >> Subject: [SGVLUG] [OT] high tech solution for a low tech problem...
> >>
> >> So, there you are - trapped in a conversation or situation where you
> >> need "a way out" - perhaps some of you have considered or built systems
> >> like these yourself, others will do a classic "V-8 slap-to-the-head"
> >> and wonder why you didn't think of this before:
> >>
> >> [sorry about the URL length, and too lazy to learn tinyurl or bit.ly]
> >>
> >> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/01/technology/personaltech/01smart.html?
> >> src=un&feedurl=http%3A%2F%2Fjson8.nytimes.com%2Fpages%2Ftechnology%2Fpe
> >> rsonaltech%2Findex.jsonp
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> >> ===============================
> >>
> >> For those that don't like reading the NYT, here is the short version:
> >> various services and apps for smart phones will make a "fake" call (or
> >> send a fake text) giving you some (potentially) substatitive (?)
> >> "proof" that you've "got to go..."
> >>
> >> ================================
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> >> Hovwer [and this is my personal addition to the mess] if you have a e-
> >> mail client that lets you schedule delivery at a later date or time,
> >> you can usually send an e-mail to a special address that, in turn, will
> >> result in a text message sent to the phone (and no need to spend $1 or
> >> more on the app)  Furthermore, (as in the case with verizon) there is
> >> even a special web-page you can use to send a text message AND SPOOF
> >> THE FROM ADDRESS [i.e., you can supply an arbitrary call-back or "reply
> >> to" address on the webpage]
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