I bought a subscription on Skype using my credit card. I wanted to use it only for one month, but to my surprise they charged me at the end of subscription period (that's why they call it "subscription", duh :)
So I now wanted to get my card details off of Skype so that they cannot charge me in the next cycle. Looked simple.
Go to https://secure.skype.com/account/ then to "Payment Settings" then to "Payment methods" and cancel the card.
The problem was, my card was attached to my subscription, and Skype wanted me to cancel my subscription before it would allow me to delete the card details. The problem with that was that I was afraid that my current subscription's balance minutes would vanish if I did that. Maybe I was worrying too much, but I did not want to take a chance.
So I went to the subscription settings, and changed my payment method from my credit card to "Skype Credit". And voila, I can now delete my credit card from Skype.
I have put in a reminder for myself that at the end of current subscription period, I should go and cancel the subscription, so that it doesn't eat into my Skype Credit (if I ever did buy that).
How to cancel an Amazon order
I placed an order on Amazon and I wanted to cancel it a few minutes later (wanted to reorder using the Amazon Store Card). You are allowed to cancel the order from the order details page, but probably since I chose Amazon Prime shipping option, the option to cancel the order vanished after a few minutes.
After trying different tricks for about an hour, I ended up canceling the order this way.
.) Google for 'Amazon Customer Care Phone Number'
.) I got the following link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=518316
.) Choose 'Your Orders', and choose the order you wish to cancel.
Try to describe the problem in some detail, and then click on 'Chat'. It will launch a live chat session with an Amazon associate and they can help you cancel your order.
Now, getting back to place the order again with a different card.
Update: the direct link seems to be this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact-us/general-questions.html
After trying different tricks for about an hour, I ended up canceling the order this way.
.) Google for 'Amazon Customer Care Phone Number'
.) I got the following link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?ie=UTF8&nodeId=518316
.) Choose 'Your Orders', and choose the order you wish to cancel.
Try to describe the problem in some detail, and then click on 'Chat'. It will launch a live chat session with an Amazon associate and they can help you cancel your order.
Now, getting back to place the order again with a different card.
Update: the direct link seems to be this: http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/contact-us/general-questions.html
Too many tabs
Just a post to show how I procrastinate :)
I have this habit of keeping too many tabs open in Firefox, just so that I can read them later.
This 51 is much less than 80+ tabs that I once had open in Firefox. I open mutiple windows too sometimes to keep a few tabs grouped.
I have "Tab Mix Plus"and QuickRestart add-ons installed for situations where I have to reastart Firefox when it starts eating too much memory.
"Too many tabs" is one of the reasons I have been unable to try out Chrome for some time. It is missing multiline tab-bar feature, and tabs headers become too small after about 15 or so open tabs.
I do like Chrome's approach with "too many tabs" situation though. It seems that it frees the memory related to display objects of a tab after some time it has remained inactive; this keeps overall memory consumption of Chrome lower at the cost of some time taken to display things when that tab is opened again.
Spider Solitaire: First deck stack in 13 moves
Screenshot of when I was able to finish one stack in Spider Solitaire in just 13 moves. The minimum no. of moves required is 12, but I thing 13 is quite close.
My first long car drive
Yesterday I rented a car for the first time in the USA. Apart from other things, which i will post later, I drove for about 28 miles on my own, and that too without a GPS system. I noted the route, to and back from Lenox Mall, and started. All was fine until I reached Lenox Mall; I did shopping and then wanted to buys some toys from ToysRus. And almost got lost. Here's the route that I took from my hotel, and how I drifted for about 4 miles and then got back on track!
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=16534820994343847575,33.849209,-84.363778%3B17323929787842935995,33.848564,-84.364071%3B7988691526067027193,33.848297,-84.364844%3B14734150199019791023,33.852228,-84.364254%3B17489480718304465832,33.852040,-84.369640%3B17116872190053829843,33.837085,-84.359617%3B3549952907327456441,33.825060,-84.354220%3B7168556715634942129,33.850180,-84.361690%3B9622394649371336564,33.849277,-84.371469%3B4165729506340866430,33.848790,-84.373880%3B3233069145399831493,33.831355,-84.335948%3B4749092578127957501,33.836400,-84.325380%3B7313706033106225593,33.839506,-84.312801%3B12877923977202128852,33.790552,-84.302914&saddr=2183+N+Decatur+Rd,+Decatur,+GA+30033&daddr=Peachtree+Rd+NE+%4033.849209,+-84.363778+to:Unknown+road+%4033.848564,+-84.364071+to:Unknown+road+%4033.848297,+-84.364844+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.852228,+-84.364254+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.852040,+-84.369640+to:GA-400+S+%4033.837085,+-84.359617+to:Buford+Hwy+NE+%4033.825060,+-84.354220+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.850180,+-84.361690+to:Tower+Pl+Dr+NE+%4033.849277,+-84.371469+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.848790,+-84.373880+to:Unknown+road+%4033.831355,+-84.335948+to:I-85+N+%4033.836400,+-84.325380+to:Unknown+road+%4033.839506,+-84.312801+to:33.82048,-84.304018+to:N+Decatur+Rd+%4033.790552,+-84.302914&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=14&sz=15&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14&sll=33.81802,-84.301057&sspn=0.018291,0.037594&ie=UTF8&ll=33.798657,-84.317493&spn=0.018295,0.037594&z=15
I finally managed to get to ToysRus and then, after losing my way somehow managed got back to my hotel too; not by the exact route that I had noted and wanted to take.
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=16534820994343847575,33.849209,-84.363778%3B17323929787842935995,33.848564,-84.364071%3B7988691526067027193,33.848297,-84.364844%3B14734150199019791023,33.852228,-84.364254%3B17489480718304465832,33.852040,-84.369640%3B17116872190053829843,33.837085,-84.359617%3B3549952907327456441,33.825060,-84.354220%3B7168556715634942129,33.850180,-84.361690%3B9622394649371336564,33.849277,-84.371469%3B4165729506340866430,33.848790,-84.373880%3B3233069145399831493,33.831355,-84.335948%3B4749092578127957501,33.836400,-84.325380%3B7313706033106225593,33.839506,-84.312801%3B12877923977202128852,33.790552,-84.302914&saddr=2183+N+Decatur+Rd,+Decatur,+GA+30033&daddr=Peachtree+Rd+NE+%4033.849209,+-84.363778+to:Unknown+road+%4033.848564,+-84.364071+to:Unknown+road+%4033.848297,+-84.364844+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.852228,+-84.364254+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.852040,+-84.369640+to:GA-400+S+%4033.837085,+-84.359617+to:Buford+Hwy+NE+%4033.825060,+-84.354220+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.850180,+-84.361690+to:Tower+Pl+Dr+NE+%4033.849277,+-84.371469+to:Lenox+Rd+NE+%4033.848790,+-84.373880+to:Unknown+road+%4033.831355,+-84.335948+to:I-85+N+%4033.836400,+-84.325380+to:Unknown+road+%4033.839506,+-84.312801+to:33.82048,-84.304018+to:N+Decatur+Rd+%4033.790552,+-84.302914&mra=dpe&mrcr=0&mrsp=14&sz=15&via=1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14&sll=33.81802,-84.301057&sspn=0.018291,0.037594&ie=UTF8&ll=33.798657,-84.317493&spn=0.018295,0.037594&z=15
I finally managed to get to ToysRus and then, after losing my way somehow managed got back to my hotel too; not by the exact route that I had noted and wanted to take.
Single Greatest Nation On EARTH that GOD has ever given to man!
I am watching 'Hannity's America: The Greatest Nation On EARTH' (with the exact capitalization) on FOX News. I have no objections, and in fact I agree, to most of the claims Americans make.
I have very good Indian friends living in America, who favour living here than in the the motherland India, and I see no wrong in that. It's their personal choice, and I respect their individuality, especially when the decisions were made on rational reasoning.
I had heard of the lows that FOX News has touched; just yesterday I heard a guy on Comedy Central who said 'If it's on FOX, you know it's not true'. But the thing that annoyed me most about this program on Fox is that this dick-head, inconsiderate nincompoop makes the claim that America is 'Greatest Nation On EARTH that GOD has ever given to man'! You STUPID MORON god did not create America! It was your ancestors, your leaders who created this country. God has nothing to do with this. Had God been involved or favouring your country, there would never have been a 9-11, or Oklahoma bombing or any such thing.
How can a rational person in his right mind associate a country's success to God!!?? It is the America's ability to keep it's population down (in control), and it's economy in shape, so much so that it affects almost the whole world's economies.
He interviewed two people, Fareed Zakaria, from Newsweek, and Newt Gingrich, FOX News contributor. If the show is ever aired again, you can clearly see how many times Zakaria's interview is snipped in between, and his lines most of the times are cut midway. Newt does make sensible statements, and his lines are not trimmed.
I respect America, but do not undermine the other countries, and for god's sake do not think God made or favours America! This guy is not ready to even accept the comments by Zakaria that other countries are rising, and that America should be even considering them equals.
Almost all the Americans I have met during my last 4 visits here have have a better understanding of other countries than this Hannity guy. They appreciate and respect other countries. That's all that Zakaria put forward and this dickhead wasn't ready to even accept that the world is changing, other countries are improving and that America should start learning to live in a world where other countries are empowered too.
I have not much more to say than that if that guy was in front of me, and if it were allowed, I would have slapped him.
DO NOT LISTEN TO FOX NEWS.
UPDATE: I forgot to mention that now I consider FOX on the levels of 'AAJ TAK', an Indian news channel. Both these channels air such programs that I have no doubt that either they are stupid, or trying to stupidify us. (yes, I beat G.W.B at stupification)
I have very good Indian friends living in America, who favour living here than in the the motherland India, and I see no wrong in that. It's their personal choice, and I respect their individuality, especially when the decisions were made on rational reasoning.
I had heard of the lows that FOX News has touched; just yesterday I heard a guy on Comedy Central who said 'If it's on FOX, you know it's not true'. But the thing that annoyed me most about this program on Fox is that this dick-head, inconsiderate nincompoop makes the claim that America is 'Greatest Nation On EARTH that GOD has ever given to man'! You STUPID MORON god did not create America! It was your ancestors, your leaders who created this country. God has nothing to do with this. Had God been involved or favouring your country, there would never have been a 9-11, or Oklahoma bombing or any such thing.
How can a rational person in his right mind associate a country's success to God!!?? It is the America's ability to keep it's population down (in control), and it's economy in shape, so much so that it affects almost the whole world's economies.
He interviewed two people, Fareed Zakaria, from Newsweek, and Newt Gingrich, FOX News contributor. If the show is ever aired again, you can clearly see how many times Zakaria's interview is snipped in between, and his lines most of the times are cut midway. Newt does make sensible statements, and his lines are not trimmed.
I respect America, but do not undermine the other countries, and for god's sake do not think God made or favours America! This guy is not ready to even accept the comments by Zakaria that other countries are rising, and that America should be even considering them equals.
Almost all the Americans I have met during my last 4 visits here have have a better understanding of other countries than this Hannity guy. They appreciate and respect other countries. That's all that Zakaria put forward and this dickhead wasn't ready to even accept that the world is changing, other countries are improving and that America should start learning to live in a world where other countries are empowered too.
I have not much more to say than that if that guy was in front of me, and if it were allowed, I would have slapped him.
DO NOT LISTEN TO FOX NEWS.
UPDATE: I forgot to mention that now I consider FOX on the levels of 'AAJ TAK', an Indian news channel. Both these channels air such programs that I have no doubt that either they are stupid, or trying to stupidify us. (yes, I beat G.W.B at stupification)
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