Technology catch-all thread

[Y2HH]

How large of a mug are you trying to fill? I replaced my french press with the K-cups and love it. I especially love the variety. No way with a french press or traditional brewer I would have so many different coffees available. Currently I am choosing from Dunkin' Donuts, Folgers, Timothy's Donut House, Tree Hugger organic, Jet Fuel, Van Houte Colombian, Emeril's Big and Bold, and a Caribou Morning Blend. Some are much more mild than others, I enjoy the differences.

 

I had one friend tell me the Keurig was too "thin". He was watching it brew and it looked too clear to him. But any liquid pushing in a small enough stream will look clear, even used motor oil. We put his regular coffee in a medicine squeeze thingy and it looked just as thin.

 

Nothing replaces a french press for REAL coffee...nothing. In comparison to french press, if made properly, nothing comes close. As for variety, there is actually MORE variety with a french press than K-Cup, it's not even close. You can take ANY coffee bean and grind it to suit a french press. How could you possibly claim there is more variety in K-Cup when that's clearly not the case.

[Texsox]

Nothing replaces a french press for REAL coffee...nothing. In comparison to french press, if made properly, nothing comes close. As for variety, there is actually MORE variety with a french press than K-Cup, it's not even close. You can take ANY coffee bean and grind it to suit a french press. How could you possibly claim there is more variety in K-Cup when that's clearly not the case.

 

I wouldn't keep 10 pounds of beans around, I do keep a couple hundred K-cups. When I order I usually pick eight different 24 packs. I do know ordering a minimum of a pound of each bean would be a little crazy, but much more economical. You must be sticking your tongue out at that bad coffee you just drank

[Texsox]

I just pushed the larger mug button. I think that's 8 oz. There is no doubt that the K-cups are the best thing going for pods, but if I have time to make coffee, I rather the drip.

 

I'm just a little surprised you find the taste weak. I kind of grew up on cowboy coffee, toss a cup of grounds in cold water and boil. Add a little cold water and swing the pot in an arc to settle the grounds. Sip and chew.

[Y2HH]

I wouldn't keep 10 pounds of beans around, I do keep a couple hundred K-cups. When I order I usually pick eight different 24 packs. I do know ordering a minimum of a pound of each bean would be a little crazy, but much more economical. You must be sticking your tongue out at that bad coffee you just drank

 

K-Cup is convenient. I'm not arguing that. But anyone that claims -- or attempts to claim -- that it's a quality cup of coffee is delusional at best...either that or they're trying hard to convince themselves. It's quick brew trash with fine ground coffee inside, coffee that may have once held the true characteristics necessary to make a quality cup, but once in those cups, the oils are gone...

 

Nothing beats opening a bag of beans and seeing the shiny oil covered fresh beans...and K-Cup will never have that. Ever.

 

Also, for a person that claims to care about the environment -- congratulations, you choose the Exxon of coffee making pollution creation. May as well drink water out of plastic bottles and fill up the local landfills while your at it.

 

http://www.coffeehabitat.com/2011/09/k-cups-recycling/

 

Any "recycle" programs people talk about with K-Cup are BS...so don't try.

Edited November 13, 2011 by Y2HH

[bmags]

Anyone looking for a good bean in Chicago I suggest getting some bags from star lounge. Dark matter coffee is my favorite to make from home.

[Capn12]

K-Cup is convenient. I'm not arguing that. But anyone that claims -- or attempts to claim -- that it's a quality cup of coffee is delusional at best...either that or they're trying hard to convince themselves. It's quick brew trash with fine ground coffee inside, coffee that may have once held the true characteristics necessary to make a quality cup, but once in those cups, the oils are gone...

 

Nothing beats opening a bag of beans and seeing the shiny oil covered fresh beans...and K-Cup will never have that. Ever.

 

Also, for a person that claims to care about the environment -- congratulations, you choose the Exxon of coffee making pollution creation. May as well drink water out of plastic bottles and fill up the local landfills while your at it.

 

http://www.coffeehabitat.com/2011/09/k-cups-recycling/

 

Any "recycle" programs people talk about with K-Cup are BS...so don't try.

 

 

Sounds to me, your mind is made up to think that, no matter what.

 

Personally, I have no problem with Keurig cups for coffee. It is a complete waste of time and coffee at our place, to sit and make a pot of coffee, so it can sit around and scald on the bottom, in hopes someone drinks it. Nevermind the fact that it is going to sit there for hour(s) just hanging out.

 

Single cup brewing, on the other hand, with a s***ton of choices so I don't have to keep 17 1-lb. bags of coffee at my house, wins any day of the week.

[Y2HH]

Sounds to me, your mind is made up to think that, no matter what.

 

It has nothing to do with "no matter what". K-Cup does NOT taste nearly the same as a REAL cup of coffee. If it did, then I wouldn't have such an opinion.

[kapkomet]

I hardly ever get the "newest" technology but I got a Razr yesterday. Pretty amazing phone. My 4G speeds were 18mbps download, 6mbps upload.

 

I should get rid of my home internet for that kind of speed.

[bigruss]

I hardly ever get the "newest" technology but I got a Razr yesterday. Pretty amazing phone. My 4G speeds were 18mbps download, 6mbps upload.

 

I should get rid of my home internet for that kind of speed.

Seriously, I pay $30 a month for speeds a tad slower than that for my apartment.

[RockRaines]

It has nothing to do with "no matter what". K-Cup does NOT taste nearly the same as a REAL cup of coffee. If it did, then I wouldn't have such an opinion.

As soon as a bean is ground the coffee starts to degrade. That's why I was asking about a grind and brew. Those Pre packaged drinks just don't do it for me.

[Steve9347]

Motorcycle that runs on poop.

[bmags]

As soon as a bean is ground the coffee starts to degrade. That's why I was asking about a grind and brew. Those Pre packaged drinks just don't do it for me.

 

Take my suggestion on dark matter!

[G&T]

It has nothing to do with "no matter what". K-Cup does NOT taste nearly the same as a REAL cup of coffee. If it did, then I wouldn't have such an opinion.

 

What kind of grinder do you use?

[RockRaines]

Anyone own a good carpet/upholstery steam cleaner? My dog apparently now loves to sleep on the couch and drool all over it and my carpet are starting to look a litte bad.

[RockRaines]

NM, bought the little green machine by bissell.

[iamshack]

So tell me Rock, is the phone worth the money if you already have the 4, or no?

[RockRaines]

So tell me Rock, is the phone worth the money if you already have the 4, or no?

The phone itself? No. I barely notice any difference. Switching to Verizon, yes.

[iamshack]

The phone itself? No. I barely notice any difference. Switching to Verizon, yes.

How often do you use Siri?

[danman31]

How often do you use Siri?

To put it plainly, Siri sucks. It's excellent at voice recognition, but that's not it's problem.

 

The other day I wanted directions to a Domino's near my location. I was on my way back from work and was coming from a different way than normal so I decided to have the phone confirm the best way to go. I said "Domino's Pizza." It knew what I said, but none of the results for Domino's were the one I wanted (which was also the closest one to me). I added the road the Domino's I wanted was on. Again, it knew what I said but didn't find the one I was looking for. I added the town to the location ("Domino's Pizza, ROAD, TOWN") and it still didn't find it. I type the same exact words into google maps and it finds it immediately without problem.

 

Siri is like 2/7 on actually finding places I'm looking for. As someone who upgraded from an iPhone3G, I already have the habits formed on how to use the different apps and the phone in general so I'm finding it difficult to work Siri in when it can't find a place as quickly as typing into google maps. Maybe I have to say "search for Domino's Pizza on google maps" or something stupid as a work around, but I pretty much have shunned Siri out of frustration.

 

The beauty of Siri from an Apple standpoint is that it's hard not to be impressed in the first couple days of having it because the voice recognition doesn't make too many mistakes so reviewers can rave about Siri in that initial window. By the time they realize it's not that useful yet their reviews have long since gone to print and the web.

 

If you have a 4, don't upgrade. If you have an older phone like I did and want the speed improvement, it's 100% worth it.

[Y2HH]

Completely disagree. I've had no such problems with it finding things near me. Simply append the words, what is the closest Domino's pizza to me...and it gives it to you.

 

Simply saying something like Domino's Pizza is meaningless. Give it context and your problems are solved.

 

Would I recommend picking up a 4s if you already have a 4 in decent shape? No.

 

But to say Siri plainly sucks is plainly wrong. You just haven't found a use for it or are refusing to use it properly. That doesn't mean it sucks, however. I don't understand what's so hard to use about Siri. You talk to it like you'd talk to a person.

 

If you want to know where the NEAREST domino's pizza is...ASK EXACTLY THAT. It's pretty simple.

 

To put it plainly, Siri sucks. It's excellent at voice recognition, but that's not it's problem.

 

The other day I wanted directions to a Domino's near my location. I was on my way back from work and was coming from a different way than normal so I decided to have the phone confirm the best way to go. I said "Domino's Pizza." It knew what I said, but none of the results for Domino's were the one I wanted (which was also the closest one to me). I added the road the Domino's I wanted was on. Again, it knew what I said but didn't find the one I was looking for. I added the town to the location ("Domino's Pizza, ROAD, TOWN") and it still didn't find it. I type the same exact words into google maps and it finds it immediately without problem.

 

Siri is like 2/7 on actually finding places I'm looking for. As someone who upgraded from an iPhone3G, I already have the habits formed on how to use the different apps and the phone in general so I'm finding it difficult to work Siri in when it can't find a place as quickly as typing into google maps. Maybe I have to say "search for Domino's Pizza on google maps" or something stupid as a work around, but I pretty much have shunned Siri out of frustration.

 

The beauty of Siri from an Apple standpoint is that it's hard not to be impressed in the first couple days of having it because the voice recognition doesn't make too many mistakes so reviewers can rave about Siri in that initial window. By the time they realize it's not that useful yet their reviews have long since gone to print and the web.

 

If you have a 4, don't upgrade. If you have an older phone like I did and want the speed improvement, it's 100% worth it.

Edited November 18, 2011 by Y2HH

[danman31]

Completely disagree. I've had no such problems with it finding things near me. Simply append the words, what is the closest Domino's pizza to me...and it gives it to you.

 

Simply saying something like Domino's Pizza is meaningless. Give it context and your problems are solved.

 

Would I recommend picking up a 4s if you already have a 4 in decent shape? No.

 

But to say Siri plainly sucks is plainly wrong. You just haven't found a use for it or are refusing to use it properly. That doesn't mean it sucks, however. I don't understand what's so hard to use about Siri. You talk to it like you'd talk to a person.

 

If you want to know where the NEAREST domino's pizza is...ASK EXACTLY THAT. It's pretty simple.

I gave it context and it still failed. That's my point. When I'm telling it the street it's on and the town it's in, that more than enough context. That Domino's wasn't on the list of Domino's near me.

 

It also fails to look up high schools when I give the exact name of the school. That's as specific as you need to be. No, Siri, I don't want a list of high schools near me. I want directions to Evanston High School, or Hinsdale Central High School, or you name it. It's whiffed at every chance. Again, it's not how I talk to it, it's what it looks up after I've talked to and it understands what I say.

[Jenksismyhero]

Sounds like Google Nexus is coming next week to Verizon. I'm thinking really hard about dropping AT&T and my IPhone 3GS to pick it up.

[StrangeSox]

Sounds like Google Nexus is coming next week to Verizon. I'm thinking really hard about dropping AT&T and my IPhone 3GS to pick it up.

 

Switched to Verizon from AT&T in September and it's been great so far.

[Y2HH]

I gave it context and it still failed. That's my point. When I'm telling it the street it's on and the town it's in, that more than enough context. That Domino's wasn't on the list of Domino's near me.

 

It also fails to look up high schools when I give the exact name of the school. That's as specific as you need to be. No, Siri, I don't want a list of high schools near me. I want directions to Evanston High School, or Hinsdale Central High School, or you name it. It's whiffed at every chance. Again, it's not how I talk to it, it's what it looks up after I've talked to and it understands what I say.

 

There will be things you ask it that it cannot do/find yet -- but it'll get better. This is like complaining that when Google maps first came out it couldn't find some things.

 

It's new, it's still beta, and it's database has to grow, and this will take time.

 

The times I've used it to make calls, or dictate texts for me while driving, it's worked wonderfully.

 

When I asked it where the nearest pizza place was too me the other day when people said to order pizza -- it worked fine.

 

When I asked it how to split a 15% tip between 7 people on a 450$ bill -- it worked.

 

I'm SURE there are things it cannot do yet.

 

That STILL doesn't mean it "plainly sucks" as you stated.

[Y2HH]

Sounds like Google Nexus is coming next week to Verizon. I'm thinking really hard about dropping AT&T and my IPhone 3GS to pick it up.

 

Which means the Google Super Nexus will out next month.

Edited November 18, 2011 by Y2HH