[sussex_mug] iOS 5 and battery life

After 24 hours with iOS 5 I'm very happy with it except that my battery seems to drain away really fast. Has anyone else noticed this? I've checked my settings and nothings changed and everything that I don't need (e.g.. Bluetooth) is switched off. Philippe -- You received this message becau

Re: [sussex_mug] iOS 5 and battery life

No I haven't, and I'm something of a poweruser. Battery usage doesn't seem any differnt (so far!) Have you set up icloud? Could be sending data more than before maybe? Or even backing the device up to icloud, though I think that only happens if it's plugged in to power. Regards Russell -

Re: [sussex_mug] MacKeeper

Oh Dear! I bought and paid for this software. Recently I have been puzzled by what it was doing. It has now,after reading Sam's email, been killed off with extreme prejudice!!! - Original Message - From: Chris Webb To: smug@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:30 P

[sussex_mug] iOS 5 and your birthday

Just finished installing it - as people have been saying, patience pays off (and doing it at 6.30 in the morning). One strange one though. I kept getting this error message - Apple ID could not be created because of a server error Then I went back and instead of putting in my birthday (i.e. 10th

[sussex_mug] SIRI Intro

There's an interesting intro to SIRI here from Jason Snell (Video 11m) Paul Owen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Sussex Mac User Group" group. To post to this group, send an email to smug@googlegroups.com. To unsubscrib

Re: [sussex_mug] iOS 5 and your birthday

Yep they're after your date of birth! (I'm sure they'll be tweaking their ads and messages to suit your age group and lifestyle!) Phil T On 14 Oct 2011, at 09:56, Rob Beattie wrote: > Just finished installing it - as people have been saying, patience > pays off (and doing it at 6.30 in the mor

Re: [sussex_mug] iOS 5 and your birthday

But that's really sloppy - especially for Apple - because they don't ask for your date of birth. Rob - Rob Beattie Freelance writer and book author www.robbeattie.com 07769 902820 Twitter: @robbeattie On 14 October 2011 10:03, Phil Tomlinson wrote: > Yep they're after your date

Re: [sussex_mug] iOS 5 and your birthday

It should do as I believe there is minimum age requirements somewhere in the T&C. Sent from my iPad On 14 Oct 2011, at 09:56, Rob Beattie wrote: > Just finished installing it - as people have been saying, patience > pays off (and doing it at 6.30 in the morning). > > One strange one though. I

Re: [sussex_mug] iOS 5 and your birthday

Yes, that's why I thought they asked for it. Though interestingly, they asked for my wife's but not mine. Although actually, that probably isn't that interesting... I would imagine that it stops them having to ask you to confirm that you are over 18 if buying age restricted stuff, such as film r

Re: [sussex_mug] iOS 5 and your birthday

You still get asked if the content you're buying is flagged as age restricted. They possibly also use it as some form of verification for account and payment purposes. Alastair On Fri, Oct 14, 2011 at 10:12, Russell Brown wrote: > Yes, that's why I thought they asked for it. > > Though interest

Re: [sussex_mug] iOS 5 and your birthday

My point though is that they're asking the wrong question. If someone asks me when my birthday is they'll get one answer. If they ask for my date of birth, they'll get another. It was the only thing in the setup process that confused me. Rob - Rob Beattie Freelance writer and book

[sussex_mug] Box.net

Dear all This outfit, who I don't know but who seem to be a bit like Dropbox, have a promotion on for iOS users. If you download their app and register, they'll give you 50GB storage for free forever. I use Dropbox a fair bit and have just signed up to iCloud services but this could be a useful

Re: [sussex_mug] Box.net

Thank you for the info, Russell. I have had a box.net account for a few years, but had forgotten about it, as I just use Dropbox all the time. I've now downloaded the app, and they have confirmed the free 50 GB storage. Sounds too good to be true, but there don't seem to be any strings. Best w

[sussex_mug] Re: Box.net

I just looked at this and there is a catch - As a Free personal user you get 50GB but you can't sync file with your main computer (desktop/ laptop) it only works with iPad and iPhone, unless you pay $15 per month for the business version. File size is limited to 1 or 2GB depending on the option. Wi

Re: [sussex_mug] iOS 5 and your birthday

It's not one of those americanisms, is it? Maybe in the US in such contexts, "Birthday" is "Date of Birth". On 14 October 2011 10:35, Rob Beattie wrote: > My point though is that they're asking the wrong question. > > If someone asks me when my birthday is they'll get one answer. If they > ask