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Samsung A900
I've been using my Samsung A900 cell phone for a few weeks now and am pretty pleased with it with one notable exception. The size is great, screens are great (internal/external), sound quality is acceptable, having a flip phone is great, being able to send contacts from my desktop is great and the phone has a good feel to it. The one huge problem with it is that Bluetooth headsets start beeping at random times. I've tried 3 headsets and Samsung has admitted a problem. I'm sure that this will get fixed as I'm not the only one reporting it. I did my part to report it by calling Sprint, going into a Sprint store, and calling Samsung just to make sure that I was complaining to the right people. (I see a lot of people complain about technology things, but tell the wrong people and are real mad when their problems aren't fixed.)
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Switching to new blog system
I was using RapidWeaver's blogging system up until today, but found it quite limiting and frankly slow at creating new entries. So I've decided to try GeekLog as it is a more full featured system. Unfortuantely, I have to move all my old entries to the new system. I've moved about 25% of the entries over. Slow process, but I think it will be worth it.
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Sprint's weird billing practices
I checked my Sprint account yesterday to see if I was credited for the phone I returned (due to them ordering the wrong phone). Well, I had a huge credit, so I call them and after awhile on the phone, found out that they charged my credit card, then issued a credit on my account then bill the phone to my account. I already knew they did this weird stuff; so when I originally ordered my new phone, I didn't put in my Sprint number so that they couldn't do this game. Of course, that failed because they sent me the wrong phone. So I checked my credit card statement and found a credit for the original phone. I'm now completely confused and will see what happens when my bill comes. Why can't Sprint just bill my credit card and not touch my account? Is that so hard to do? Also, why can't they list detailed charges prior to a bill being generated so that I could see the charges and credits instead of just seeing a -$605 balance? Uggh.
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Trademark violation by the local paper
Our wonderful local newspaper, the San Diego Union Tribune, needs to do a little research when stealing clipart to use for different sections. In yesterday's paper, I see a symbol called the Star of Life which is used by paramedics, EMTs, as well as on ambulances. I recalled that this was a registered trademark registered to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration that could be used only by paramedics, etc. Also, the registration was set to expire in 1997. After a little research (look for serial number 73033491), I found that the trademark was renewed in 1997 and the US Patent and Trademark Office had a note on the registration that said:THE CERTIFICATION MARK IS USED BY PERSONS AUTHORIZED BY APPLICANT TO CERTIFY THAT EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE VEHICLES MEET U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STANDARDS (CLASS A), THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE PERSONNEL OPERATING THE VEHICLE HAVE BEEN TRAINED TO MEET U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STANDARDS (CLASS B), OR BOTH.So, as a certified Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), I'm allowed to use the mark. The newspaper, however, isn't. I sent the paper email telling them to knock it off.