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Stephanie replied on July 28, 2008 19:01 to the idea "iTunes should let you choose which podcast episodes to sync" in Apple:

Running v7.7. Perhaps you didn't understand what I was asking for?

Stephanie shared an idea in Apple on July 27, 2008 19:14:

iTunes should let you choose which podcast episodes to sync

When syncing podcasts, it would be nice to have the option to click which episodes to sync, or at least to apply different rules to different podcasts. For some podcasts, I may want to hear "all unplayed" for others, only "3 most recent", but in iTunes the options are for all or none. Otherwise I could make playlists all the dang time of stuff I might want to listen to during my commute.... Not practical as I am synching and running out the door....

I imagine it would also be useful to be able to pick music on the fly, without making a playlist, although not as useful as it would be for picking podcasts.

Stephanie started following the question "Can I use an iPhone without a service Plan?" in Apple.

Stephanie replied on July 27, 2008 18:52 to the question "How much does the iPhone 2.0 cost without a plan?" in Apple:

Is it that you want to use it with a different phone carrier, or that you want the functionality of an iPhone, but without the phone? Minus the phone and the camera, the iPod touch IS the iPhone without the phone. You can connect to wireless networks, download mail, etc.

Stephanie started following the idea "Lossless on computer, lossy on iPod" in Apple.

Stephanie shared an idea in Google on March 04, 2008 05:07:

"Add from Contacts" feature

When I wanted to send an email to a bunch of people, I used to be able to compose the list on the fly by going through my "Contacts" (who were just people I had emailed, maybe only once) and click on which ones I wanted to receive a given email. But Google changed the interface. Now I have to hem and haw and think of enough of a name to get Gmail to auto-complete.... The "Contacts" utility is just an interface for adding phone numbers and addresses. I don't want to spend a ton of time "grouping" people... and I certainly have no need for adding their phone numbers or addresses into my Gmail "Contacts".

Why can't I just press a button in the "To" field that says "Add from Contacts", then scroll through and make a list of who I'd like to add?

Stephanie started following the question "The cost of free public transportation around the bay?" in TransitCamp.

Stephanie started following the question "The cost of free public transportation around the bay?" in TransitCamp.

Stephanie started following the question "What's the internal significance of "10 market st, san francisco"?" in Google.

Stephanie asked a question in Apple on March 04, 2008 04:12:

Synching notepad in iPod Touch 1.1.3

I'm pleasantly surprised by the usefulness of the applications Apple added with the February software update! But does anyone know if there is there a way to synch notes from the notepad application installed on iPod Touch with software version 1.1.3 onto my computer? I know I can email notes, but I'm looking for notes I can modify and synch back and fourth.

Stephanie marked one of Thor Muller's replies in Bay Area Rapid Transit as useful. Thor Muller replied to the problem "My Bart tickets get demagnetized far too easily".

Neil Fraser's reply to "Is it safe to upload private documents on Google Docs?" was just promoted to the most useful! Stephanie and 2 other people think it's one of the best replies.

Yes, Google Docs is very secure.

There are two tips which can greatly improve your safety:
1) When using an unencrypted wireless connection or some other network you don't really trust, use https://docs.google.com instead of http://docs.google.com. The extra 's' means 'secure'; all traffic is encrypted. The only down-side is it's a little bit slower.
2) When you use someone else's computer (especially at an Internet cafe or at a hotel), don't forget to logout of your Google account. And when logging in, don't check "remember my password". Pretty obvious.

Here at Google we use Docs to store all our confidential documents, spreadsheets and presentations. We use the same servers and we have no worries about people being able to see our data.

Let us know if you have any further questions or concerns. Thanks!

Stephanie started following the problem "Station Signage?" in Bay Area Rapid Transit.

Stephanie replied on February 28, 2008 04:01 to the question "Is the station Berkeley or Downtown Berkeley?" in Bay Area Rapid Transit:

It is SIMULTANEOUSLY in Berkeley and Downtown Berkeley, since Downtown Berkeley is in Berkeley, and the station is in Downtown Berkeley.

It is also two blocks from UC Berkeley. And about 5 blocks south and 5 bocks east of the North Berkeley station.

The Ashby station is also in Berkeley. I am glad they didn't call it South Berkeley BART.

Stephanie replied on February 28, 2008 03:44 to the problem "My Bart tickets get demagnetized far too easily" in Bay Area Rapid Transit:

Thanks for the good suggestions in this thread!

My BART cards demagnify if I put my phone and ticket in the same pocket, regardless of if the phone is off or on.... Sometimes if the phone and card are just in the same general vicinity, eg one in my pocket and one in my purse, which hangs near my pocket.

You can only get a refund at two stations in San Francisco. I got a replacement card for some of them; the attendant handed me back another stack and told me he couldn't refund them because I had purchased them with a credit card. He gave me a postage paid envelope and told me to mail them in to BART headquarters for a refund.....

I never received acknowledgment or a reply.

Stephanie marked one of Bradley Froehle's replies in Bay Area Rapid Transit as useful. Bradley Froehle replied to the problem "My Bart tickets get demagnetized far too easily". Stephanie and 2 other people think it's one of the best replies.

Stephanie marked one of Leslie Chicoine's replies in Bay Area Rapid Transit as useful. Leslie Chicoine replied to the problem "My Bart tickets get demagnetized far too easily".

Stephanie started following the problem "My Bart tickets get demagnetized far too easily" in Bay Area Rapid Transit.

Stephanie replied on February 27, 2008 17:34 to the idea "Guest passes for monthly pass owners" in TransitCamp:

Not sure it's a foregone conclusion that guest passes would hurt revenues. It depends on whether the riders who use them would have taken Caltrain anyway - and chances are, if they are commuters who use Caltrain to get to work, and now they are going on an outing with a friend, the wouldn't have. Certainly though it is a proposal to promote ridership, not generate revenue.

No transit agency survives on revenue from ridership. So the question becomes - what sort of ridership will bring more funding from government? I don't know what MTA's funding formula is, but I am sure they have one that looks something like this: http://www.metro.net/about_us/library...

But even with all of that taken into account, I think that a guest pass policy for off-peak travel (which I purposely define more broadly than just weekend) couldn't hurt. I predict it would generally be used for additional Caltrain trips since what most people primarily use Caltrain for - commuting to work - is done SOLO and on a schedule, and is therefore not flexible enough to make guest passes useful.

Stephanie replied on February 25, 2008 01:02 to the question "How do we raise awareness of our local transit system?" in TransitCamp:

I really like the idea of painting bright colored lines on the street or the sidewalk to mark out the route!