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• Archive 1: Sept 21, 2006

Good work!

The Original Barnstar Awarded to Who123 for taking charge at A Course in Miracles with a commitment to common sense, quality, and collaboration. —Antireconciler ◊ talk 04:06, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Thank you!—Who123 15:06, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

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Power-assisted bicycles (PAB)

Hello, just like cycling I'm very tenuous at all my activities. Assides from all my other endevours, studying Music, Database Programming, security job, arts admin job for the city callendar @ www.ottawa.ca/arts , I'm currently working on my regular PAB sunday protest. I ride on the 4 lane highway 174 because the government is lacking some administrative direction in inteligently and effectivelly defining a Power-assisted bicycle. Today the politicians are working to make it legal, that good, but we need more than good... we need excellent. An excellent inovative device like a PAB needs excellent support here in Canada Ontario. What I want is to have a product here from Canada, but unfortunatelly I will be forced to develop in underdeveloped countries because of market cost. This will allow for better market and to remain in competition. Assuming all responsibilities of a small business I hope it will remain my business, which is my passion... Power-assisted bicycles. I would like to be a world leader and I would like to be an administrator that can influence the world in a creative, imaginative way with a diversified business. Perhaps some 10 employees to start with, then 60, then many. Seing that I wish to learn and be the best, I am obliged and honored to answer any questions you may have in regards to this business, a formula based on a precious device that should be helpfull and assistive to a wide range of people. --CyclePat 01:33, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Thanks for your response. As I live in the US, I am looking for a US source to convert my bike to a power-assisted bicycle. I am thinking about converting the front wheel on my current bike. Any suggestions for manufacturers or suppliers in the US would be appreciated.—Who123 12:44, 14 August 2006 (UTC)

Hello. You may want to check out the Dominating company called Wilderness Energy]. I say this reluctantly though because I've had some bad experiences with them. They produce cheap stuff which breaks easily. You get what you pay for I guess! I have two of their kits. You got a be careful with their chargers that seem to burn out. Which is why I repackage it them with Canadian Engeneered Chargers from Soneil. You got a be careful with a lot of their stuff. You can also try ebay for Chrystalite ]. It took me 5 to 6 months to decide what I wanted to buy for my first bike. Luckily, I assume you already know the benefits, you've chosen front wheel drive! And now you have different motors like Heinzman (Expensive German Import). And these guys , whome seem reputable but I've never dealt with them, offer better quality and disc brakes already installed, and better controllers so you can increase the voltage or Amps. I'm sure you'll want to do that after runing your first lead acid bike battery dead in about 2 years. (depending how much you use it, take care of it and charge it properly). Nycewheels.com... never suplied from them because they're a little pricey. Personally I prefer importing directly from china with a bunch of friends. But if you want to save all the trouble and feers of what you will get and not... go for www.bionx.ca. Sure it's almost 3 times the price from the cheap lets say 350$ Wilderness energy kit but you get one heck of a package plus Lithium batteries that you don't need to charge right away and give you great distances!. (but that's a rear wheel unfortunatelly) I would go for the chrystalite... You can alway check currie tech. I'm not sure how they're doing but last I heard they have some new prototype. (then again they're rear wheel I believe). Unfortunatelly your most accessible kit is probably Wilderness Energy or something through Ebay (which will offer you some wilderness energy kit). Good luck!

I own a wilderness energy kit myself and I've been happy with it. Quality of some of thier stuff is questionable, I had to replace the rack with a better one myself, my original controller burnt and had to replace my throttle. Other than that, the motor and the batteries(they are the most expensive part of the system) are surprisingly very hardy considering to what I put them through. For the money, Wilderness ios the best value. I got mine the brushless for less than $240 shipped. It's refurbished directly from the manufacturer. WE kits are also widely available.

A more upscaled version is the kit from Largo scooters called the go-Hub. Essentially the same configuration as the WE kit, but i think they use better racks, controllers and connections at around $600-$700(We kits brand new are about $400(and the discontinued brushless kit that I have can be obtained directly from the manufacturer for about $300 brand new).

As for my preference for front or back hub motors, I only have experience with front hubs, and it is very elegant and simple to install. No problems so far(actually, they excel in meeting my needs) although I worry about my front fork integrity from time to time, but I have mild OCD, so(just make sure its steel! and inspect your forks before every ride for early signs of failure, just in case and steel has an advantage over aluminum in that they just don't snap out of the blue, they bend gradually). Back hub motor is preferred by some of the more "serious" electric bike junkies but some concede there is little difference. My bike shop mechanic don't recommend back hub motors since he said it is better to have weight evenly distributed throughout the bike(my battery pack is mounted on my rear rack).

Here is an excellent e-bike forum:

i think there is also one very active yahoo groups about electric bikes(motorized bikes in general) but I can't seem to find it. Hope this helps!--Chicbicyclist 23:15, 25 August 2006 (UTC)

Not vanishing

Hi, Who123 ^_^

I wanted to apologize for disappearing without saying anything. I'm glad you've continued working on A Course in Miracles. It's really changed! From reading it, it seems more stable now. I think the several quotes from Perry that describe the Course as a Christianaized version of non-dualistic vedanta says in a few lines what the old article took several pages to say. It makes it less technical and more straightforward than the older descriptions, and it turns out to be quite a bit better without so much original research. I don't think I would have thought so before though. Perhaps you know the feeling of looking back and realizing how much you didn't know? Anyway, it is very good to talk to you again. I won't be around often as I'm very busy with my studies, but I don't plan on vanishing either.

Take care, as always, —Antireconciler ◊ talk 05:47, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

Good to hear from you. No need to apologize. I was curious about what happened to you. Regarding ACIM, I do not know enough about non-dualistic Vedanta to say that ACIM is a Christianized version of it. For anyone that has studied ACIM, it is Christian. It corrects and expands on the Christian Bible in such a way that it may share some concepts with non-dualistic Vedanta. It is deeply psychological. I think it was good to delete the uncited material as no one seemed to know who wrote it or where it came from. I think the article is still lacking in the stub sections.

After working with WP I see some of the flaws in the system. People are working on subject material they know nothing about. I would not work on an article on non-dualistic Vedanta. It is so much easier to destroy than create. Why waste time on creating material just to have someone else come along and destroy it? People edit material referenced by books they have not read. I have talked to friends that have looked up articles on material they are very knowledgeable about and the WP material is often a poor representation. I think WP is very useful but I would not use it for my only source of material.

Once again, it is good to hear from you. If you would like my help on anything or wish to discuss anything, just let me know. All the best.

—Who123 13:09, 21 September 2006 (UTC)

I suppose the way anyone would categorize ACIM depends on what they're familiar with. If you enjoy reading A Course in Miracles, try the Viveka Chudamani, that is, The Crest-Jewel of Wisdom, which I think is one of the best texts ever written, along with A Course In Miracles. It's a short work, but highly rewarding, and if you read it I think you'll find something so similar to A Course in Miracles that the only differences concern mere surface structure. It was written some 1200 years ago though, and is an important advaita (non-dual) vedanta text. When working on the ACIM article, I usually deemphasized the relationship between ACIM and Christianity because I'm more familiar with advaita. But you'll notice how often editors want to categorize ACIM within a Christian framework, not quite recognizing that Christianity could actually be fully characterized within an ACIM framework, and that there really isn't a meaningful difference between the two cases. I suppose it's quite understandable though.

Actually, a lot of the especially unsourced material was written by me, before it was evident that it would take more than that to save a sinking ship. In a way, I think you're right about WP, but that this lack of rigor is especially strong in exactly the area A Course in Miracles deals with, for exactly the same reason that people get the funky idea that faith and reason are two separate things. At this article and those of similar content, I think it's pretty unsurprising to find a high concentration of editors with axes to grind. But you probably already know what I think about that: people just want to contribute the way they think is right.

Again, it's good to hear from you. ^_^ Take care, —Antireconciler ◊ talk 08:02, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree with Perry that ACIM, like many contemporary spiritual works, crosses categories. I find the concepts in ACIM are not unlike that expressed by Thomas Merton, a Catholic monk. I particularly like his "New Seeds of Contemplation." I think the unsourced material was on target but considering the controversy over the ACIM article everything written will now need to be sourced. Religion/spirituality is such a controversial area throughout. I agree that faith and reason are not mutually exclusive. I think one problem is that some people think that if something does not fit within science then it does not exist. Science, in many ways, has become a religion.—Who123 19:12, 22 September 2006 (UTC)

Motorized bicycle

Forums have a very iffy status as links. Going through the external links guideline, I think the review site is acceptable (though a bit iffy) but the forums are not. They do not meet any of the criteria for what should be linked to. And I feel iffy about the review site because that review site is there for commercial purposes, which is generally a no-no. But I can live with that. But forums definitely go under provision 10 of the "What should not be linked to" guideline on the External links site. "Links to social networking sites (such as MySpace), discussion forums or USENET." The forums are discussion forums above all else. If you agree to remove them, I'll drop the objection to the review site link. --Woohookitty 00:49, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Hi. I did not add the first forum. It was already there. I just shortened the description and moved it to the bottom. I have been on the net for days trying to gather information about this topic and it is very, very difficult (I wish to buy a bike). The external links guideline is a guideline, not a policy. I think the section you are referring to is "Links normally to be avoided". I believe that this is not a normal situation as information is so sparse. I think in this case the forums are helpful to the reader. I leave the decision to remove the two forums up to you. Thanks for helping out with the article.—Who123 01:11, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

Okey doke. Well my concern is an overproliferation of links. There was a time when the article had 15 or so links and I just don't want to see that happening again. Between Motorized bicycle and the overinflated Electric bicycle laws article, we have enough info on the topic already. :) I'll remove the forums for now. --Woohookitty 10:55, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

And. If you can take a look at electric bicycle laws and see if you can help to integrate the laws and the substance of the article, it would be wonderful. I've thought about editing it but it's just SUCH an incredible mess. --Woohookitty 10:57, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

I will take a look at the electric bicycle laws article to see if I can contribute. I am fairly busy now so it may be just a little while.—Who123 13:46, 2 December 2006 (UTC)

December 2008

Welcome to Misplaced Pages. Although everyone is welcome to contribute constructively to the encyclopedia, adding content without citing a reliable source, as you did to MagicJack, is not consistent with our policy of verifiability. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about contributing to this encyclopedia. If you are familiar with Misplaced Pages:Citing sources, please take this opportunity to add references to the article. Thank you. The reference you listed for the spyware concerns mentions nothing about spyware in the article. The spyware questions are from comments on the story, not the story itself. Please find a more reliable source before adding this information to the article again. Rtphokie (talk) 20:07, 17 December 2008 (UTC)

Thanks for the welcome...same to you! The article was quoting magicJack's EULA and it is contained in there. Please add comments about this article on the article talk page, not here, as instructed above. Thanks so much!!!—Who123 06:07, 18 December 2008 (UTC)

magicJack

Privacy

I am still very concerned about the spyware and invasion of privacy aspects of this product. Because of their association with Google, I am concerned that the device data-mines computers for information, not only just gathering data on phone calls. I am also concerned about the privacy of the information I provided to the company when I purchased the product (name, address, email, credit card information). The annual usage price of this device is so low compared to other products that it seems that it must be advertising supported.—Who123 14:34, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

USB Port

• “Most users that are having “trouble” with their magicJack® dongel are usually having connection problems with their computer's USB ports and its power supply to those ports!”

"How many USB devices are currently plugged in?

Power-Hungry USB Ports

The number of USB devices that the users can plug into the computer these days, with cameras, scanners, printers, keyboards, pointing devices, PDAs, hard disks and many more peripherals using the USB interface that often runs off the computer's power through the USB bus. This is more of a convenience since the users don't have to plug in a separate electrical cord, but it's also easy to overload the USB ports if the users plug a number of devices into many of the available ports.

Does the user's PC's USB ports supply enough electricity to power all the devices they have attached to them? Plugging too much gear into a bus-powered USB hub (one with no external power adapter) can overwhelm a USB port by demanding more than the 500 mA it can supply. Check the power demands on any USB port in Windows XP by right-clicking My Computer and choosing Properties, Hardware, Device Manager. Double-click Universal Serial Bus controllers, double-click the USB Root Hub entry, choose the Power tab, and add up the amounts in the "Power Required" column. (Below is the advice which many users forget about.) In a few rare instances, the USB port on the user's computer may not have enough electrical power for the magicJack® dongel to work properly. Try using a externally AC powered USB hub to plug the magicJack® dongel into instead of using the computer's USB port if there are 'many' other USB devices connected to the computer or if the magicJack® dongel acts erratically with audio and connection problems.  »(Cost $20.00) magicJack® may or may not work best when plugged directly into a USB port on the computer. Do not plug the magicJack® dongel into a multi port USB hub that is not AC powered. After the user has connected the magicJack® dongel for the first time, registered the device, and has the 'softphone' on the screen, the user should probably run TCP Optimizer to “tune” the computer to work with it in an efficient manner; it can be downloaded from the following website:

http://www.speedguide.net/downloads.php

The program can aid both the novice and the advanced user in tweaking related TCP/IP parameters in the Windows Registry, making it easy to tune your system to the type of Internet connection used. The tool uses advanced algorithms, and the bandwidth delay product to find the best TCP Window for your specific connection speed. It provides for easy tuning of all related TCP/IP parameters, such as MTU, RWIN, and even advanced ones like QoS and ToS/Diffserv prioritization. The program works with all current versions of Windows, and includes additional tools, such as testing average latency over multiple hosts, and finding the largest possible packet size (MTU).

The user can use the TCP Optimizer by following these short instructions:

1. Choose the maximum Connection Speed from the slider bar (the maximum available bandwidth, in kilobits per second) 2. Choose the Network Interface, or check to Modify All Network Adapters 3. Pick "Optimal settings" from the radio-buttons near the bottom of the program 4. Click on the "Apply changes" button and reboot

magicJack® Support

http://www.magic-jack.info/linkpage.htm"

—Who123 14:34, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Difficult to remove software

In case the information becomes unavailable I have included it here.

Please see: uninstallmagicjack.com:

"Notice/Disclaimer: FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Version Number One instructions were posted as a comment to a blog via an online search, and referenced as instructions provided by MagicJack Tech Support. Version Number Two instructions were obtained directly from MagicJack Tech Support (Tech Chat), and Version Number Three instructions were provided in response to a query on The Unofficial MagicJack Forum. This blog assumes no responsibility, nor liability for the accuracy, source, and validity of these instructions. The instructions are reprinted here for informational purposes only.

Various Instructions for Removing MagicJack Software (Windows Operating System)

Version Number One

Unplug the MagicJack USB Dongle. Go to “Start” in Windows and click on “run” and type (enter) regedit and press Enter. Now Click on + Sign next to HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE. Click on + Sign next to SYSTEM. Click on + Sign next to CurrentControlSet. Click on + Sign next to Enum. Locate the folder called USB. Right Click on the Folder and Click on “Permissions”. In permissions Click on the Check Mark called “Allow” to the right of “Full Control”. Click OK. Next Click on + Sign next to USB and locate two folders called “Vid1307″. Right Click on one at a time and select Delete. Next Click on - Sign next to USB. Right Click on the folder named USBSTOR and Allow permissions. Next Click on + Sign next to USBSTOR. Locate the folders named “CdRom&Ven_YMAX&Prod_MagicJack&Rev” and “Disk&Ven_YMAX&Prod_MagicJack&Rev” Right Click on these Folders one at a time and hit Delete.

Version Number Two

Double Click on your Hard Drive (usually called C:\). Double Click on Documents and Settings. Double Click on the Folder that has the Username you use when logging into Windows. Double Click on Application Data. Double Click on Folder labeled “mjusbsp”. Double Click on Folder labeled “in00000″. Find the Setup File there and Delete.

Version Number Three

Use Device Manager to Uninstall the MagicJack cdrom/disk drive/usb hub. Unplug the MagicJack device. Delete the mjusbsp Directory and all Subdirectories (probably at c:\documents and settings\(your user profile name)\application data\mjusbsp). Use regedit to locate the HKEY Current User Talk4Free entries and Delete the Talk4Free Key and all Subkeys. Delete the MagicJack Directory and all Subdirectores (probably at c:\documents and settings\(your user profile name)\local settings\application data\magicjack). Delete any start menu and desktop Icons. Reboot."

—Who123 14:34, 26 December 2008 (UTC)

Free Charity Cars which you contributed to, is currently up for deletion

You are welcome to comment in this deletion discussion. Ikip (talk) 17:29, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

It seems appropriate that this article was deleted.—Who123 13:02, 22 February 2010 (UTC)

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