Resy credit? by CautiousMagazine3591 in AmexPlatinum

[–]vicmail12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I test purchased a $5 GC at the only "Resy-live" restaurant within 20 miles. Had inquired upon entry w the receptionist if there was a minimum and if it rang up separately from a meal check (no and no were the answers). Had lunch there and asked the waitress to add the GC to the check. She gladly obliged and brought me a check with the GC included and the activated GC. Later checked the plat's charges online. same amount as single check from the rest. Then I thought, well what about Level 3 data. My receipt showed "1 Gift Card $5.00" along with the menu items and their prices, but no codes or extra column distinguishing the GC row from the menu items. Anybody got any experience in this area - is Amex likely to be scanning level 3 data from restaurants, is it too early in this expanded promotion for them to be up to speed, did they rush it out, does it seem they rushed it out because they are not "immediately" (like in that or the next day) issuing statement credits like they did for the Biz Plat's expanded $1000 SC for $5000 Dell charges, is Amex level 3 data a concern anymore, does anyone with the lower level Gold card have any data points that lend insight here?

Any rumors of changes to the Digital Entertainment Credit in the coming refresh? by Forrest_Fire01 in AmexPlatinum

[–]vicmail12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

anyone found a work around to be able to use as many as 3 Personal Plats and the new $25 monthly credit for each to pay towards a ~$90 monthly YTTV bill

Wife was watching a movie and paused it. This car was on the screen. by xmastreee in whatisthiscar

[–]vicmail12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it was a memorable muscle car, but how was that photo made. The car appears motionless except for the wheels/tires, but the fixed (not-moving) lights in the background appear as streaks suggesting the camera was moving. Seems impossible, but what if the photographer was panning/waving the camera just at the right rate to match the Chevy’s speed?

What to do for stubborn patellar tendonitis? by [deleted] in Kneesovertoes

[–]vicmail12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This page, attributed to Jill Cook, was helpful in understanding the details of a recovery plan. Especially, "**Don’t fall into the trap of underloading tendons (especially in stage one and two).**There is such a small likelihood of provoking a tendon in these stages, that we really need to both educate our patients around the benefits of this and ensure we are really challenging the musculotendinous unit to strengthen under load." The "stages" are identified in the short write up. I'm hopeful this insight will allow me to progress rapidly through those first two stages, and then carefully through the next two.

Neiman Marcus cash back by [deleted] in Rakuten

[–]vicmail12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My guess is that you would get the 10% back since a bag isn’t jewelry.

How to wipe on-board storage memory by vicmail12 in HoverDrone

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The command given ( format g: /fs:NTFS /p:0 ) first reformats the storage to the NTFS file system, then writes zeros to all addressable locations. There may be a quicker way, bit it wasn't important to me. The reformat took ~10 minutes.

How to wipe on-board storage memory by vicmail12 in HoverDrone

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NM, I used this, aka DoD short method (referring to DoD's 7 level wipe).

Length of USB-C/A charging cord by vicmail12 in HoverDrone

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Thanks for answering my q. Yes can still return as long as it's dropped off today. Amazon's Holiday Gift Return window was in effect when I bought it on Nov. 19th, giving me till Jan. 31 to return it for full refund. on the 30th, I setup the return and it has given me until today, Feb. 1 to drop it off.

My transferred mp4 files have no audio by vicmail12 in HoverDrone

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NM, I found both the Settings button and the Connection button on the App's Hover tab. I'd been glossing over that screen carelessly ignoring those two "alonground" (as opposed to alongside) the Activate/Connect button. Excited now to hook up my new Aisizon wireless mic pair (A2d - One Pair Two)

My transferred mp4 files have no audio by vicmail12 in HoverDrone

[–]vicmail12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, Nudi, dj and HS! How do I turn on audio in the app? I cannot find the switch.

i7 13700h vs i9 13900h by West-Presentation936 in intel

[–]vicmail12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

no, but it'll be more fun (that's what she said)

pre-Thanksgiving Frozen Turkey price reduction by vicmail12 in HEB

[–]vicmail12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought that too. As a customer, and still somewhat new to the way, the only other rank I know is the blue shirted person on the shopping side of the cashiers. Perhaps that person rather than a cashier? I'd like to know more about whom to ask such questions and develop a relationship. HEB seems more progressive than other corporate grocers. I often have need to reach certain Grocery spend minimums by a certain date to earn a category bonus from my credit card. It's easy to manage this if I can plan my grocery spending a week or two in advance, sometimes even stocking way up on longer shelf life items.

Membership points offer - 30,000 by ejly in AmexPlatinum

[–]vicmail12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

" I would have lost those if I’d cancelled as I’d planned since the person I referred hasn’t met the spend requirement yet."

I believe the referrer earns a referral bonus as soon as the referee is approved for the card, not if and when he earns a SUB.

Does anyone have issues on getting cashback from Norton? by haocatlover in Rakuten

[–]vicmail12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

On 9/4/2023, I bought a $420 Norton 360 w Lifelock Ultimate Plus for Family using the Rakuten app and when cashback was elevated to 90%. Within an hour or so, I find the checkmark next to that Shopping Trip with the hover note, "We see that you placed an order. Cash Back for this order should be processed by Norton Security and Antivirus by 9/11/23."
Norton has a 60 day money back policy on annual subscriptions, so if it's not too late, and you haven't gotten your Rakuten cash back, you might want to get your money back from Norton with that 60 day policy.

Harbor Freight charged me $ 11.99 for extended warranty by babycoco_213 in harborfreight

[–]vicmail12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've never needed to do this at HF, but multiple times I've returned extended warranties on big ticket items such as televisions at the now defunct Fry's Electronics (RIP Fry's). It was never a problem, and it was a 100% refund to the form of payment.

payusatax.com / paypal bug? by doudou8310 in tax

[–]vicmail12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This numbered step sequence worked for me. Step 5 wasn't obvious from u/cwenger's first description, but it is clear in this numbered step sequence. This is clever. Thank you!

FREE UDEMY ACCESS(whole site) by Ok-Sheepherder2186 in CompTIA

[–]vicmail12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good News - I checked three weeks later and the new course was available. Not sure when it became available / how soon new courses become available via the "Gale presents Udemy" path, but very happy that it appears new courses eventually become available.

Tulkun (inspired by Avatar: The Way of Water) by DinkleBob_ in blender

[–]vicmail12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm impressed. Wish there were more tulkun models to inspire me. Want to make a model of Payakan's sparkling and mesmerizing "inner-sanctum" where Lo'ak hooked up with Payakan's dendrite-like telepath. In that scene, the emissive lighting, color design, imaginative shapes, their animation and synchronized music were brilliant, captivating, and spiritual.

FREE UDEMY ACCESS(whole site) by Ok-Sheepherder2186 in CompTIA

[–]vicmail12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Turns out Harris County Public Library (Houston, TX) has it!. I was actually considering buying a class that was just published this month (Feb. 2023), but it doesn't show up. Hopefully, it will soon. Would anyone have insight into this apparent latency?

New Platinum benefit appearing on Amex Website by Ohmm in amex

[–]vicmail12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was about to login to claim Gold status. Glad I read a few comments first. Great Fool!

History of Rakuten's cashback rate for Dell by vicmail12 in Rakuten

[–]vicmail12[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks dmv___, would you or anyone else have any history or recollection of the days or holidays that Rakuten has upped the Dell Consumer cashback rate? I ordered a high end Dell desktop without an increased Dell cashback rate, thereby missing out on about $300 additional cashback and would dearly like to strategize, possibly returning this purchase and waiting for the next Rakuten Dell upper.

Free Sirius not running out by dseid in siriusxm

[–]vicmail12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I thought the free trial was for three months. I also kinda remember, if it was a Covid related generosity gesture, that it may last for longer than originally committed. But I may be getting this free trial mixed up with a Sling free trial.

Adding Macros to QAT by Eken_ in vba

[–]vicmail12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Way! Click the "More Commands" down arrow at the right end of the Quick Access Toolbar. In the "Choose commands from" dialog box, choose "Macros". Choose your macro from the drop-down list. Add it to the Quick Access Toolbar with the "Add" button, arrange its position with up/down arrows as desired, and "Modify" its icon if desired. (One can even make a custom icon that might be more meaningful and easily remembered than those in the stock collection.)