The Savvy Boomer

Typepad fail means The Savvy Boomer is going off the air for a while

2010-01-09T11:09:50-08:00

As you know I used to blog several times a month but because of a Typepad problem that is beyond frustrating, I have not had the patience to blog lately and finally after spending a few hours unsuccessfully trying to get a new post formatted properly, I have just decided to give up.

Sorry this post is in a small font but that's why I'm quitting Typepad after 3 years as a customer. I like to post in a larger font since this blog is aimed at older users who don't have the eye strength they once used to. But for almost the past year it has been a continuing struggle to get the Typepad fonts right when I am posting graphics and links with my posts. It can sometimes take an extra hour trying to screw around with the fonts before I can get what I want. They have offered work arounds but that's not what I want. The reason I liked Typepad is because I didn't have to learn HTML-or so I thought. I just want it to work again-it used to-what happened?

I reported the problem a year ago and as you can see from the time stamps below from Typepad support, they acknowledged they have a problem and almost a year later they reported they are still working on it. I even sent an email to Chris Alden, Chairman and CEO of Six Apart which owns Typepad but got nothing back. So much for giving a crap about your customers.

Hope to see you soon.

Brian

Here are the edited responses.

On Jan 17, 2009 6:41 PM, TypePad Customer Support said:

Hi there,

Thanks for your message. The issue with adding formatting and losing links is something that we are working on fixing.

But Tyepad as you can see from the posts below hasn't been able to fix the problem

On Jan 26, 2009 7:27 PM, TypePad Customer Support said:

Hi-

There's a known issue with applying multiple formats to the same section of text. When you apply the link to the word, it overrides the previously formatted font size. We are working to resolve this issue as quickly as a possible, and we apologize for the inconvenience.

Please let us know if you have any other questions.

Thanks,
Jen

On Feb 20, 2009 4:41 PM, TypePad Customer Support said:

Hi Brian-

Thanks for your feedback on the current problems you are encountering the editor. We are continuing to work to resolve these issues, and we appreciate your patience.

A credit for two months at the Plus level has been applied to your account and will be applied to your next billing date.

On Dec 24, 2009 3:27 PM, TypePad Customer Support said:

Hi Brian-

We're sorry you are continuing to encounter problems with formatting your posts. We are continuing to work to resolve the issue with some bloggers being unable to apply different types of formatting to text, and our focus in the new year is to resolve the issues with the editor as quickly as possible.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

2009-12-25T10:10:26-08:00

I guess to be politically correct I should say Happy Holidays but when you get to be my age, old habits die hard. Whatever your beliefs or non-beliefs, best wishes.

Bringing a gun to a snow ball fight

2009-12-21T22:45:17-08:00

For those of us who grew up in Canada, the right to throw snowballs at any moving vehicle is as understood as the right to fighting in a hockey game. But it seems these rights change once you go South of the 49th parallel. Look at this video about a cop in Washington DC who drew his gun because his Hummer was pelted with snowballs. You think maybe this guy is a little too tightly wrapped? If he lived in Canada he could have killed a few dozen kids by now. Disgusting!!

Vancouver Sun reporter reaches new low on Tiger reporting

2009-12-08T22:41:16-08:00

I've never been a big fan of Tiger's because I personally think he has a huge ego but I've always thought he is probably the best golfer ever. So when the crap hit the fan about his philandering, like others, I have watched the train wreck this has turned into with a lot of different emotions with my main thought being that if it's true, he deserves the bad publicity.

Enter Cam Cole, a Canadian journalist who thinks he knows something about golf and life. His recent column in the Vancouver Sun manages to take a run at cocktail waitresses, nightclub hostesses, waitresses, (no politically correct terms for Mr. Cole-sexist terms are apparently OK when you talk about women who work in certain jobs) party arrangers, (OK nothing sexist here, but apparently all these jobs are not "sophisticated"-maybe if a couple of CEOS were on the list Mr. Cole would have been happier) African-Americans, Vegas, Stanford University, Oprah, blondes, Sweden and of course Tiger. All this in 751 words. Good stuff for a reporter whom a friend of mine once remarked about at the now defunct Vancouver Open several years ago-"Who's that little chubby guy that gets to walk inside the ropes?"

Newspapers are going out of business and reporters are whining about it by blaming bloggers huh? Too bad. I think the only reason I haven't canceled my subscription to the Sun is because I need it about 10 minutes every morning-if you know what I mean.

US College Bowl Games schedule

2009-12-07T09:28:00-08:00

This is a schedule of all the Bowl Games. It's really for me so I have a record of what's on when but thought a few readers might also appreciate it.

Saturday, Dec. 19

New Mexico Bowl

At Albuquerque

Wyoming (6-6) v. Fresno State (8-4), 2:30 p.m.

St. Petersburg (Fla.) Bowl

Rutgers (8-4) v. UCF (8-4), 8 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 20

New Orleans Bowl

Southern Miss. (7-5) v. Middle Tennessee (9-3), 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 22

Las Vegas Bowl

BYU (10-2) v. Oregon State (8-4), 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 23

Poinsettia Bowl

At San Diego

Utah (9-3) v. California (8-4), 8 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 24

Hawaii Bowl

At Honolulu

SMU (7-5) v. Nevada (8-4), 8 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 26

Little Caesars Pizza Bowl

At Detroit

Ohio (9-4) v. Marshall (6-6), 1 p.m.

Meineke Bowl

At Charlotte, N.C.

North Carolina (8-4) v. Pittsburgh (9-3), 4 p.m.

Emerald Bowl

At San Francisco

Southern Cal (8-4) v. Boston College (8-4), 8:30 p.m.

Sunday, Dec. 27

Music City Bowl

At Nashville, Tenn.

Clemson (8-5) v. Kentucky (7-5), 8 p.m.

Monday, Dec. 28

Independence Bowl

At Shreveport, La.

Texas A&M (6-6) v. Georgia (7-5), 5 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 29

EagleBank Bowl

At Washington

Temple (9-3) v. UCLA (6-6), 4:30 p.m.

Champs Sports Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Miami (9-3) v. Wisconsin (9-3), 8 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 30

Humanitarian Bowl

At Boise, Idaho

Bowling Green (7-5) v. Idaho (7-5), 4:30 p.m.

Holiday Bowl

At San Diego

Nebraska (9-4) v. Arizona (8-4), 8 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 31

Sun Bowl

At El Paso, Texas

Stanford (8-4) v. Oklahoma (7-5), Noon (CBS)

Armed Forces Bowl

At Fort Worth, Texas

Air Force (7-5) v. Houston (10-3), Noon

Texas Bowl

At Houston

Missouri (8-4) v. Navy (8-4), 3:30 p.m.

Insight Bowl

At Tempe, Ariz.

Minnesota (6-6) v. Iowa State (6-6), 6 p.m. (NFL)

Chick-fil-A Bowl

At Atlanta

Virginia Tech (9-3) v. Tennessee (7-5), 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 1

Outback Bowl

At Tampa, Fla.

Northwestern (8-4) v. Auburn (7-5), 11 a.m.

Capital One Bowl

At Orlando, Fla.

Penn State (10-2) v. LSU (9-3), 1 p.m. (ABC)

Gator Bowl

At Jacksonville, Fla.

Florida State (6-6) v. West Virginia (9-3), 1 p.m. (CBS)

Rose Bowl

At Pasadena, Calif.

Ohio State (10-2) v. Oregon (10-2), 5 p.m. (ABC)

Sugar Bowl

At New Orleans

Florida (12-1) v. Cincinnati (12-0), 8:30 p.m. (FOX)

Saturday, Jan. 2

International Bowl

At Toronto

South Florida (7-5) v. Northern Illinois (7-5), Noon

Cotton Bowl

At Dallas

Oklahoma State (9-3) v. Mississippi (8-4), 2 p.m. (FOX)

PapaJohns.com Bowl

At Birmingham, Ala.

Connecticut (7-5) v. South Carolina (7-5), 2 p.m.

Liberty Bowl

At Memphis, Tenn.

East Carolina (9-4) v. Arkansas (7-5), 5:30 p.m.

Alamo Bowl

At San Antonio

Michigan State (6-6) v. Texas Tech (8-4), 9 p.m.

Monday, Jan. 4

Fiesta Bowl

At Glendale, Ariz.

Boise State (13-0) v. TCU (12-0), 8 p.m. (FOX)

Tuesday, Jan. 5

Orange Bowl

At Miami

Iowa (10-2) v. Georgia Tech (11-2), 8 p.m. (FOX)

Wednesday, Jan. 6

GMAC Bowl

Mobile, Ala.

Central Michigan (11-2) v. Troy (9-3), 7 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 7

BCS National Championship

At Pasadena, Calif.

Alabama (13-0) v. Texas (13-0), 8 p.m. (ABC)

Google will mail your Christmas cards for you

2009-12-06T10:07:23-08:00

If you have a gmail account, Google will send your U.S. bound cards free via snail mail. The only condition is that they'll do it while supplies last, so get to it.

3 guys who need to man up

2009-12-01T21:49:09-08:00

If you are a man then you understand what "man up" means. I think many women also understand this idiom. If I was one of these 3 guys, I'd want to man up, regardless of the outcome. Apparently, they don't. For chissakes if Letterman can do it, so can these guys. Actually, Mahmoud is just a whack job so he can't, but what's up with the other two? Man up you sissies!

UPDATE: Tiger has manned up. Now, his wife Elin is about to money up.

Tiger Woods

Monty Robinson

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

You know it's been raining a lot when.......

2009-11-29T07:54:00-08:00

a seagull wants to come inside. Only 2 forecasts required by TV weather people for Vancouver in November. It's raining or It's going to rain. YECCCHH!!