The problem is they don't all act the same, so it's perplexing going from one car to another, and sometimes that complexity/confusion leads to problems.
Right. I will never understand why humans can't appreciate the value of standards. Keyboards, screwdrivers, time of day (daylight vs. standard), measurements (metric vs. non), numeric keypads (computer vs. telephone), oil filters, tires, plumbing fixtures, power outlets, USB connectors. Don't get me started. It's just weird.
Gloria Steinem would be so proud!
Some of the duplication is stupid - the NIH syndrome, or a twisted attempt to lock in users. But many can be explained.
-ERD50
I'm pretty sure that if DH lost his key or locked it in the car (if he could, which he can't since it is one of the fobs that starts the car) that he would call me. As a married woman with a husband it seems pretty normal to me that I would call the other person in the household who has a key to the car....
Ah, yes, a year or so ago I dropped my keys on a Chicago street and watched them slide oh so slowly gracefully down the sewer grate just under my locked car. Only one other person, whose name is on the car title with mine, had the other key and it wasn't Gloria Steinem.
I know you've ranted about standards before, maybe we should start a new thread on this? While there are issues, there are some good reasons (and some not so good reasons) behind many of the apparently competing standards. Some of the duplication is stupid - the NIH syndrome, or a twisted attempt to lock in users. But many can be explained.
-ERD50
Perhaps it is an Apple slip up. But, I have recently listened to a podcast concering iOS security. One thing Apple has done is bent over backwards to make their iOS products extremely secure. An enormous amount of encrypting goes on in the back ground when the user does even the simplest things. But, sometimes ease of use must take the back seat to security and we end up with some kludgy way of doing things.
For the geeks who want this analysis of iOS security you can find it here:
https://twit.cachefly.net/audio/sn/sn0446/sn0446.mp3
and here:
https://twit.cachefly.net/audio/sn/sn0447/sn0447.mp3
Warning! You really have to be a software geek to appreciate this stuff.
If you never lock your keys in your car, and are confident you never will, feel free to ignore this post.
To close the loop, I called a small local locksmith, and they make what is called an "emergency key", no fob. It has a chip in it, so it will not only open the door, but it will start it too. $35. I'll keep it in my purse.
Problem solved! And to think the dealership didn't have this solution....
I've been staring at the camera app and just can't figure out what you are talking about. Can you give a better hint? Not that Apple has flawless UIs, Apple makes mistakes too. I just can't figure out what you are talking about...Sorry, it is not possible to put a positive spin on it. It was a mistake. And just one of many others in that upgrade - some designers at Apple, and their review process, have forgotten the principle of 'hinting' - giving the user a consistent 'hint' at what something should do.
I have to say I love the smart fob.
I keep it in my pocket. I walk up to the car, touch the door handle, it unlocks as I open the door. I press the start/stop button and drive off.
When I reach my destination I press the start/stop button to turn off the car. After I close the door I touch the handle as I leave and it locks.
I can't see getting a new car without this, it's great.
We just purchased a Honda CRV and it comes with two FOB keys plus the valet key you describe. I'll hide this key somewhere on the chassis.If you never lock your keys in your car, and are confident you never will, feel free to ignore this post.
To close the loop, I called a small local locksmith, and they make what is called an "emergency key", no fob. It has a chip in it, so it will not only open the door, but it will start it too. $35. I'll keep it in my purse.
Problem solved! And to think the dealership didn't have this solution....
How is this better than carrying your key fob in your purse? You wouldn't ever be taking the key fob out, right?
I have to say I love the smart fob.
I keep it in my pocket. I walk up to the car, touch the door handle, it unlocks as I open the door. I press the start/stop button and drive off.
When I reach my destination I press the start/stop button to turn off the car. After I close the door I touch the handle as I leave and it locks.
I can't see getting a new car without this, it's great.
But that has nothing to do with the absolutely bone-headed, no advantage, no effect on anything else decision to take a common camera icon, and change it from the ubiquitous 'tap to select', to 'hold, drag/slide this icon to a tiny little triangle to make it the active mode'.
I've been staring at the camera app and just can't figure out what you are talking about. Can you give a better hint? Not that Apple has flawless UIs, Apple makes mistakes too. I just can't figure out what you are talking about...
<SHUTTER BUTTON>
VIDEO
* PHOTO
SQUARE
<SHUTTER BUTTON>
* VIDEO
PHOTO
SQUARE
I choose the default camera app - on the right lower side it looks like (the asterisk is more of a little dot, I thought it was a triangle when I was going by memory):
So I want to switch to "VIDEO", I figure, like every other touch screen app since always, I tap ""VIDEO". But noooooooooo.Code:<SHUTTER BUTTON> VIDEO * PHOTO SQUARE
You touch and hold VIDEO, and then slide VIDEO down to where the little dot is (the dot does not move).
The only time I use key fob is when the door lock is frozen over with ice. This in spite of generous dose of graphite lube in the lock.
Then hope the fob will actually work.
Saves squattin' next to the door and blowing hot air into lock while gently freezing my butt off in the process.
By all means, go for it. Let us know how it works out.You're supposed to pee on it. Urban myth?
If I take the key (which is attached to the fob & can't be removed) out of the ignition, and fail to put it in my purse, and then lock the door, I'm locked out. The key is the fob, and the fob is the key.
Another example, last fall we were tailgating (in my old car) & got ready to walk to the stadium. DH ASSumed I was done, and locked the car using the switch on the doors and shut the door he was using. My purse was still in the car, with my keys. Luckily, I had that magnetic hide a key thing under my car so there was no murder.
You're supposed to pee on it. Urban myth?
By all means, go for it. Let us know how it works out.
...........So thanks for re-affirming that females do have a sense of humor - I absolutely laughed out loud at that one!
And my apologies to anyone offended by my earlier post, that I thought included enough context to be deemed in-offensive. Awww, on second thought - just grow a pair!
('Grow a pair' - get it? - it's a gender joke! Awww, never mind! ) Now what was I saying about 'stop digging'? -ERD50