Consumer Activism Archives - Garbage In Garbage Out https://gigoblog.com/category/consumer-activism/ Tech tips & other words Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:05:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 How We Fail: Middle America’s Inability to Gauge Wealth https://gigoblog.com/2011/04/14/how-we-fail-middle-americas-inability-to-gauge-wealth/ https://gigoblog.com/2011/04/14/how-we-fail-middle-americas-inability-to-gauge-wealth/#respond Thu, 14 Apr 2011 11:12:26 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/?p=283 We’re taught to think of wealth in absolute terms. But doing so prevents us from understanding the relative difference in the costs of living between ourselves and the fantastically over compensated. Instead, we’ve got to think of wealth in relative terms. You know what stuff costs you relative to your salary. What you don’t know […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2011/04/14/how-we-fail-middle-americas-inability-to-gauge-wealth/feed/ 0 Google flagging all search results as “harmful” https://gigoblog.com/2009/01/31/google-flagging-all-results-as-harmful/ https://gigoblog.com/2009/01/31/google-flagging-all-results-as-harmful/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:10:38 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/?p=195 Searching for GarageBand ’09 topics this morning, I noticed a pattern — one that’s virtually impossible to notice given Google’s new self-appointed role of protector of digital humanity. Every link is flagged as “This site may harm your computer” — even trusted pages on the topic, such as pages on Apple.com. Any attempt to visit […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2009/01/31/google-flagging-all-results-as-harmful/feed/ 1 Apple bug breaks 3rd party USB web cams; no fix from Cupertino https://gigoblog.com/2007/09/23/apple-breaks-usb-webcams/ https://gigoblog.com/2007/09/23/apple-breaks-usb-webcams/#respond Sun, 23 Sep 2007 16:29:47 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/2007/09/23/apple-bug-disables-3rd-party-usb-web-cams-no-fixes-from-cupertino/ Since the release of Apple’s 10.4.10 update, users (including me) have been complaining to Apple that their third-party USB web cams have lost audio capabilities. Although a bug report was issued and acknowledged (ID #5285354) by Apple, no fix has been forthcoming. In fact, Apple has stranded a large number of users in a void […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2007/09/23/apple-breaks-usb-webcams/feed/ 0 Apple’s .Mac service: Promising features marred by spotty performance https://gigoblog.com/2006/12/04/apples-mac-service-promising-features-marred-by-spotty-performance/ https://gigoblog.com/2006/12/04/apples-mac-service-promising-features-marred-by-spotty-performance/#comments Mon, 04 Dec 2006 14:17:10 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/2006/12/04/frontpage/ Apple offers a suite of subscription services, collectively called .Mac (dot-mac), which offers subscribers an excellent list of features not found anywhere else [edit: Yes, most if not all features can be cobbled together on your own, but we’re talking about a cohesive suite here]. Alas, these great features come at a hefty price ($99/year […]

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]]> https://gigoblog.com/2006/12/04/apples-mac-service-promising-features-marred-by-spotty-performance/feed/ 2 Apple .Mac Service Interruption List https://gigoblog.com/2006/12/03/apple-mac-service-interruption-list/ https://gigoblog.com/2006/12/03/apple-mac-service-interruption-list/#respond Sun, 03 Dec 2006 17:10:30 +0000 http://www.gigoblog.com/2006/12/03/apple-mac-service-interruption-list/ This is a list of .Mac outtages, compiled directly from Apple’s System Status, which is reported to .Mac subscribers. This list has been created by GIGOBlog’s editors in order to highlight the ongoing number of interruptions of Apple’s .Mac service. 4/12/2007 Due to scheduled maintenance, some members might not have been able to access .Mac […]

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