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		<title>Vista cannot get IP from some routers or some DHCP servers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Oct 2010 20:33:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andreiash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My parents in-law got their home router replaced by the provider with a crappy Zyxel wi-fi router. Besides the fact everything is working slower than before due to some internal firewall and management, one laptop having Vista on it (hmmm, it came with it) was unable to connect to the new network. After spending few [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My parents in-law got their home router replaced by the provider with a crappy Zyxel wi-fi router. Besides the fact everything is working slower than before due to some internal firewall and management, one laptop having Vista on it (hmmm, it came with it) was unable to connect to the new network.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/windows_vista_logo.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-767" title="windows_vista_logo" src="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/windows_vista_logo.jpg" alt="" width="241" height="177" /></a></p>
<p>After spending few hours trying to connect, changing all the settings in the router, restarting the router like hell, I was about to reinstall the OS on that laptop. But as I never worked on Vista, I thought google-ing a bit might reveal similar experiences. And yes, I was so right&#8230; one of the first results was stating:<br />
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<em>This issue occurs because of a difference in design between Windows Vista and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 (SP2). Specifically, in Windows XP SP2, the BROADCAST flag in DHCP discovery packets is set to 0 (disabled). In Windows Vista, the BROADCAST  flag in DHCP discovery packets is not disabled. Therefore, some routers and some non-Microsoft DHCP servers cannot process the DHCP discovery packets.</em></p>
<p>The simplest thing you have to do is disabling Broadcast on your wi-fi card, by setting the REG_DWORD key:<br />
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\Interfaces\{GUID}\ DhcpConnForceBroadcastFlag to 0, where GUID is your wi-fi card ID.</p>
<p>Other options plus the description of the whole story is available here: <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233/en-us">http://support.microsoft.com/kb/928233/en-us</a></p>
<p>&#8230; and yes, the problem is solved in Windows 7.</p>
<p>Good luck!</p>
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		<title>Romania la bani marunti (adica pe maruntis)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2010 09:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andreiash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Incerc sa fac o radiografie a Romaniei asa cum o vad eu, in cuvinte simple de IT-ist si fara sa ma pierd in detalii. Si sa ma dau si cu parerea, ca asta mi-a ramas si de-aia e democratie: Salariile 1. profesorii nu pot fi obiectiv pentru ca am in familie profesori, dar nu pot [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Incerc sa fac o radiografie a Romaniei asa cum o vad eu, in cuvinte simple de IT-ist si fara sa ma pierd in detalii. Si sa ma dau si cu parerea, ca asta mi-a ramas si de-aia e democratie:</em></p>
<h2>Salariile</h2>
<h3>1. profesorii</h3>
<p>nu pot fi obiectiv pentru ca am in familie profesori, dar nu pot sa nu remarc din amintiri ca sunt o gramada adusi pe sistemul de pile si relatii care nu isi dau interesul, al caror unic scop este sa isi faca orele de pregatire cu proprii elevi acasa.</p>
<p>Aici consider ca trebuie facuta evaluarea tuturor, exista organe in minister specializate pe asa ceva, <strong>cei care nu satisfac criteriile de performanta sa fie dati afara, restul platiti decent si crescator in functie de gradul didactic</strong>.</p>
<p>In mod clar solutia nu este scaderea salariilor uniform, pentru ca nu toti isi dau silinta la fel.</p>
<h3>2. doctorii</h3>
<p>Imi este imposibil sa inteleg de ce platim sute de euro LUNAR la casa de sanatate si cand am nevoie de ajutor sa trebuiasca sa ma duc la clinica privata. De ce nu sa platesc eu nimic si sa am cea mai scumpa asigurare medicala? sa ma duc in spital cu o problema si sa ies cu altele sau in cel mai rau caz intre patru scanduri, asta dupa ca mi-am adus si medicamentele de acasa?</p>
<p>Doctorii <strong>trebuie platiti mult mai generos dar dar bagati in puscarie daca iau spaga</strong>. Si sa se termine odata cu nebunia cu colegiul medicilor. Daca omul a gresit si a nenorocit un alt om trebuie sa fie tras la raspundere cumva.</p>
<h3>3. popii</h3>
<p>nu sunt un om foarte religios, probabil ca in sinea mea cred in divinitate dar in mod cert nu cred in popi.</p>
<p>De fapt mare parte nu cred ca este, in tara asta marea majoritate devin piosi la Paste si Craciun. si normal ca popa te iarta de tot ce ai facut intre cele 2 evenimente. te iarta dar pe banii mei cum bine spunea <a href="http://add-at-work.com/blog/sa-mai-taiem-si-din-alta-parte/" target="_blank">Adrian</a>. adica un salariat al statului sa ma ierte pe mine de pacate contra <strong>salariu plus bani fara chitanta? si de ce sa nu plateasca impozit?</strong> doar pentru ca au puterea de a controla masele iar politicienilor le e frica de o asemenea masura? ar fi multe de spus, dar o sa imi sara credinciosii ocazionali in cap.<span id="more-713"></span></p>
<h3>4. functionarii publici</h3>
<p>aici am o ura fantastica. nimic nu se poate la ei, au niste programe de lucru de ar fi geloase si femeile gravide, bonusuri peste bonusuri si tot felul de facilitati. la ei orice este complicat, tot timpul sunt nervosi, tot timpul ii incurci&#8230; si asta din banii mei! majoritatea sunt angajati pe relatii si <strong>n-ar fi deloc rau sa se renunte la jumatate din ei si restul sa foloseasca si ei niste programe software</strong>. si sa ne lase cu grevele. in afara de cei care imi blocheaza activitatea, restul nu vor reusi decat sa dovedeasca faptul ca sunt dispensabili</p>
<p>inca o chestie aici, poate imi explica cineva definitia termenului de licitatie. la contractele cu statul s-a deformat si stirea vine asa: &#8220;statul vrea sa cheltuiasca 500 milioane de euro pe un sistem informatic si a facut o licitatie&#8221;. cum vine asta: licitatie cu pretul stiut inainte? stii exact cat o sa cheltuiesti dar nu stii exact ce o sa primesti pe asta sau daca ce primesti este si ce ti-ai dorit.</p>
<p>nu este logic, eficient, economic sa se spuna: &#8220;statul ar dori sa faca un sistem informatic cu urmatoarele specificatii si va organiza o licitatie in acest sens?&#8221;</p>
<h3>5. angajatii la companiile de stat</h3>
<p>trebuie sa ma cenzurez un pic, dar @#)!EQWI)@)@!DQ)@!. salarii total nesimtite, bonsururi, CA-uri in care se castiga sute de milioane doar participand la cateva sedinte lunare. acelasi sistem de relatii, vrei sa iti platesti datoriile politice si din campanie, pui omul la o institutie de-asta, bineinteles tot din banii mei. <strong>Dati afara toti sau impozitati 90% ca sa plece singuri</strong></p>
<h3>6. parlamentarii</h3>
<p>multi, si din cate imi aduc aminte am votat pentru <strong>reducerea numarului lor</strong>. oricum dupa cum se vede nu sunt de foarte mare folos si sunt sigur ca ne-am descurca foarte bine cu jumatate din ei. Economia ar fi fantastica, ganditi-va la salarii, chirii, sefi de cabinete, asistenti, masini de serviciu. iar cei care ar ramane ar putea fi si ei eficienti si sa invete ce e aia munca.</p>
<h3>7. pensiile</h3>
<p>e nedrept sa se ia. la fel cum nu a fost corect deloc sa se dea fara a avea acoperire. vosganian, psd, pnl au impartit cu generozitate doar pentru a isi atrage beneficii electorale. asta e terorism dupa parerea mea, pentru ca acum suntem toti afectati din cauza unor masuri de-a lor. bineinteles o anume parte au iesit la pensie inainte de termen <strong>doar pentru anumite beneficiii si astia ar trebui impozitati pe masura sau retrimisi la munca</strong>. paritatea de 2-3 pensionari per angajat este foarte grava si sunt sigur ca nu mai exista nicaieri in lume.</p>
<p>cu toate astea nu sunt de acord sa se ia bani cu oamenii de la tara care au muncit cinstit 30-40 de ani, nu conteaza pe ce functii.</p>
<h2>alte beneficii</h2>
<h3>1. reducerea pentru programatori</h3>
<p>a fost o masura de sustinere a it-ului si afecteaza doar salariul net al angajatului. tot masura asta, promovata de dl. Varujan Pambuccian, a adus o multime de investitii si firme care si-au deschis centre in Romania (Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, Adobe, Siemens) si a sustinut firmele Romanesti care si-au permis sa tina oamenii in tara. <strong>total de acord ca nu este foarte etica pentru restul lumii si n-as avea nimic de comentat daca s-ar scoate atata vreme cat s-ar epuiza metodele celelalte de aducere de bani la buget</strong> (vezi popii, companiile de stat, parlamentarii).</p>
<p>din pacate chiar daca eu as tolera-o s-ar putea ca firmele sa n-o tolereze, sa inceapa un exod al angajatilor intre firme incercand sa isi acopere gaura si in final sa devina prea scumpi iar firmele sa isi inchida centrele in Romania. iar industria asta chiar aduce bani, pe bune!</p>
<p>a, si sa nu uit, suntem vreo cateva mii in cazul asta, deci economia ar fi minima. suma exacta n-o poate spune nimeni pentru ca la ministerul muncii selectul pe care noi l-am face de genul &#8220;<em>select count(*) from employees where domain=&#8217;IT&#8217; and tax=0</em>&#8220;,  la ei ar fi &#8220;<em>sa va duceti toti la arhiva si sa numarati dosarele calculatoristilor care nu dau impozit pana maine!</em>&#8220;.</p>
<h3>2. scaderea indemnizatia mamelor de la 85% la 6 milioane fix</h3>
<p>asta e strigatoare la cer. nu poti sa faci o astfel de modificare incepand cu luna viitoare pentru ca afectezi toti parintii existenti si viitori. ma rog, cei care au contribuit cat de cat la stat si care pot fi jumuliti in continuare.</p>
<p>daca se insista pe asta <strong>ar trebui sa intre in vigoare de exemplu cu 1 ianuarie 2012</strong>, sa fie macar un an si jumatate la dispozitie celor care au un copil sau care vor sa faca unul. am citit atatea comentarii disperate de femei insarcinate care isi vad toate planurile dinamitate de masura asta incat consider ca daca se aproba trebuie calificata ca si pruncucidere.</p>
<p>de asemenea, e foarte adevarat ca avem cel mai generos concediu de maternitate din Europa, dar asta a fost o masura data de PSD tot pentru foloase electorale si sunt de acord cu reducerea ei. insa nu de la o luna la alta, dati-le oamenilor posibilitatea sa isi planifice familia si bugetul</p>
<h2>politicienii</h2>
<h3>1. PDL si Traian Basescu</h3>
<p>Incerc sa fiu impartial, desi recunosc ca am fost un sustinator al lui Basescu. Raman la parerea ca el si Boc sunt bine intentionati si incearca sa curete un pic mizeria din tara, insa restul participantilor in guvern in saboteaza puternic. Traian Basescu pare un om puternic uneori cam rau de gura, iar pe Boc il asociez unui tocilar care se chinuie si orice-ar face tot ia bataie.</p>
<p>tripleta din PDL de care se tot vorbea a invartit probabil tot in campanie iar acum cei care au contribuit intr-un fel sau altul isi cer partea, prin functii publice bine platite sau prin contracte cu statul. Sa recunoastem, asta s-a intamplat mereu, insa niciodata n-am fost in asa mare rahat ca acum si orice mizerie este luata de presa pe toate partile, de obicei exagerand lucrurile (o sa vorbim si de asta imediat). Au o mare problema de comunicare si presa care nu mai primeste bani de la stat stie sa exploateze la maxim asta, o metoda de santaj daca e sa ma intrebati.</p>
<p>Nu pot totusi sa nu imput urmatoarele: Traian Basescu ne-a promis in timpul vizitei la Oracle ca nu se va atinge nimeni de scutirea noastra si ca suntem importanti si bla-bla. A mintit. In al doilea rand, am votat pentru scaderea numarului de parlamentari, lucru care cu siguranta l-a facut sa castige alegerile si nu s-a intamplat absolut nimic. In al treilea rand, au redus cheltuielile doar la maruntisuri, dar marea risipa pe banii statului a ramas, deci nu sunt onesti. In al patrulea rand, nu sunt uniti cum era PSD-ul de exemplu cand se luau in brate unii pe altii, ci se pripesc, ies cu tot felul de declaratii, apoi le corecteaza si le schimba in toate felurile, lucru care le scade credibilitatea dramatic.</p>
<h3>2. PSD si Mircea Geoana</h3>
<p>Aici treaba e groasa rau, orice ar fi nu am sa pun niciodata stampila pe ei. Ei ne-au adus in situatia asta, ei au impartit banii cu generozitate fara sa le pese ca nu au de unde, ei sunt cei unde Ion Iliescu, cel mai mare terorist in libertate, are rolul de presedinte de onoare.</p>
<p>Ce zice Geoana cand il intreaba ce solutii ar lua? &#8220;nu ma intrebati, nu sunt eu la guvernare&#8221;. <strong>Halal ministru de externe, diplomat, presedinte de senat.</strong> Daca iesea presedinte, probabil ar fi fost toata tara numai miere, cresteau tot iar in 4 ani nu mai aveam absolut nimic. Oricine ne-ar fi zis ceva, gen FMI, UE, ar fi spus ca sunt impotriva romanilor</p>
<h3>3. PNL si Crin Antonescu</h3>
<p>&#8220;Multumita&#8221; lor suntem in situatia asta. Vosganian a crescut pensiile, a dat marirea de 50% profesorilor fara sa aiba nicio acoperire. Singurul lor avantaj a fost ca au nimerit intr-o perioada cu crestere economica si nu s-au vazut asa mult prostiile. Crin Antonescu este dupa parerea mea <strong>cel mai mare gargaragiu din politica</strong>, are un discurs foarte bun insa atat. In ultima vreme se comporta ca un adolescent frustrat, incearca sa dea tot felul de semnale prin refuzul de aprticipa la intalniri, ambitii prostesti, etc. Multa lume il vede ca pe un rebel doar pe baza gargarei lui, exact cum au facut alegatorii si cu Oprescu la primarie. Imi aduc aminte si acum o discutie in birou cu o colega care povestea ca &#8220;l-am votat pe Oprescu, asta e ca Che Guevara&#8221;</p>
<h2>amestecate</h2>
<h3>1. mass-media</h3>
<p>niste nemernici care incearca sa accentueze panica si care dau orice zvon drept stire. s-au obisnuit din perioada Nastase sa incaseze de la stat contracte de publicitate colosale iar tocmai acum in criza economica nu mai primesc astfel de contracte. ce fac ei e tot un fel de santaj: uite cum putem sa va tocam zi lumina si ce simplu v-ar fi daca ati cotiza un pic.</p>
<p>totul este pe bani, se stie ca cei mai multi participanti la talk-show-urile Realitatea sunt platiti de catre trust, drept urmare lucreaza exact ca niste angajati si de asemenea se stie ca urmeaza anumite pozitionari politice. Este alarmant cum <strong>jurnalisti odinioara buni s-au transformat in trompete, vezi Prelipceanu, Ursu, Dumitrescu. Nu pot sa uit cu cat cinism si cat talent actoricesc l-a executat Razvan Dumitrescu pe Basescu in campanie cu filmuletul trucat (probabil).<br />
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<p>La Antene e si mai clara, Becali (cu scuze ca il citez, dar in prostia lui a zis un lucru mare) i-a categorisit perfect &#8220;muncitorii lui Voiculescu&#8221; si asta este suficient.<br />
Ramane PROTV-ul care e cat de cat obiectiv, incearca sa nu se bage in politica, si B1TV care e de partea puterii. Nu ca ar fi un lucru rau, macar avem sansa de a asculta si opinia lor, nu doar sa urmarim pe Realitatea cum ii fac moderatorii praf in lipsa si nici macar nu ii lasa sa intervina.</p>
<h3>2. justitia</h3>
<p>sunt cel mai fericit ca nu am avut de-a face cu ea, ci decat am urmarit-o. mi-e groaza ca daca voi fura 1 leu o sa infund puscaria multi ani, spre deosebire de toate cazurile grele de care stim de prin presa.</p>
<p>in mod clar ei au 2 masuri: una pentru policieni si persoane cu influenta si una pentru omul de rand. In primul caz se pot face apeluri, solicitarea curtii constitutionale, amanari pe motive hilare, se inventeaza niste scuze penibile (&#8220;nu era baut, macase multe mere&#8221;) si scapa cu ajutorul sistemului. unui om simplu nu i se va acorda nici o sansa, pentru ca el nu stie sistemul din interior iar optiunile lui vor fi limitate iar condamnarea aproape sigura. nu pomenim faptul ca solutiile in cazuri asemanatoare sunt opuse.</p>
<p>sa nu uit, ce e nebunia asta cu curtea constitutionala? acum a devenie al doilea tribunal. orice decizie primesti si esti nemultumit te duci si o ataci la curtea constititionala. ma rog, nu tu cel care citesti, ci EI. si de multe ori iti intorc decizia, e drept, numai in cazurile politice si nu la oamenii de rand.</p>
<h3>3. economia</h3>
<p>care economie? doar investitiile straine mai functioneaza. sa imi spuna mie cineva o institutie romaneasca, de preferat de stat, care are mii de angajati si aduce profit si bani la stat.</p>
<p>daca nu se rezolva cumva sa incepem sa si producem, iar celor care au investit le crestem cheltuielile o sa fie dramatic.</p>
<h3>4. opinia publica</h3>
<p>nu exista! toata lumea s-a obisnuit (inclusiv eu) sa se lamenteze cu prietenii, pe bloguri, pe facebook, linkedin, twitter dar nu poate organiza nimeni ceva coerent. nu zic sa fim ca si grecii, dar un pic de mobilizare n-ar strica. macar sa vada astia ca nu inghitim tot ce spun ei si ca nu mai trebuie sa ne prosteasca in mod constant</p>
<h2>solutii</h2>
<p>- sa ne trecem in zona gri, sa nu mai platim nimic la stat pana nu suntem condusi corect. pana la urma viata e scurta si nu pot sa astept ani in sir sa isi revina ei sau sa isi termine datoriile electorale. Si cei care vin cu &#8220;tehnocrati&#8221; sa ne lase, orice are un pret in final.</p>
<p>- sa plecam, dar asta suna ca o capitulare</p>
<p>- exista firme, una o stiu foarte bine dar nu fac reclama, care pot angaja oamenii pe firma din Insulele Virgine sau orice paradis fiscal si care inregistreaza angajatii si in Romania cu venitul minim. Asa beneficiaza si de vechime, le ofera pensii private si asigurarea medicala cea mai scumpa la clinicile din Bucuresti. A, sa nu uit, fata cheltuielile angajatorului scad pentru acelasi salariu net cu vreo 40%. Asa statul nu mai incaseaza decat maruntis iar angajatul oricum primeste muuult mai mult decat daca ar plati impozite.</p>
<p><em><strong>Pentru orice preluare din acest articol va rog sa precizati sursa.</strong></em></p>
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		<title>Pearson VUE and Prometric battle</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[I used both services to take tests in the past as the following: Microsoft - Pearson VUE and Oracle - Prometric. It seems that driven by the cut-costs strategy they started to steal each other&#8217;s clients. Oracle just moved to Pearson VUE. The result for me as a customer, not as an Oracle employee, is [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I used both services to take tests in the past as the following: <strong>Microsoft </strong>- Pearson VUE and <strong>Oracle </strong>- Prometric.</p>
<p>It seems that driven by the cut-costs strategy they started to steal each other&#8217;s clients. <a href="http://pearsonvue.com/oracle/">Oracle just moved to Pearson VUE</a>. The result for me as a customer, not as an Oracle employee, is that I cannot access my history. You have to believe me or to wait until Oracle will provide online transcripts when I will tell you what I own. There&#8217;s no history on their side, they claim the history will be kept on Oracle&#8217;s side at <a href="http://certview.oracle.com">Certview</a>, but I was unable to check my history.</p>
<p>I remembered I used Pearson VUE to take my Microsoft MCSD exams, so I tried to log in with my old credentials. Surprise&#8230;. Microsoft is no longer with Pearson, but <a href="http://prometric.com/Microsoft/default.htm">they moved to Prometric</a>. It&#8217;s totally confusing and you don&#8217;t want to take an exam these days <img src='http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2010/09/09/upgrade-oracle-apex-3-2-1-to-4-0-1-on-oracle-database-10g-express-edition-xe/">Upgrade Oracle APEX 3.2.1 to 4.0.1 on Oracle Database 10g Express Edition (XE)</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2010/04/03/oracle-database-11g-release-2-available-on-windows-finally/">Oracle Database 11g Release 2 available on Windows&#8230; finally</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2010/01/22/book-review-sql-developer-2-1-by-sue-harper-packt-publishing/">Book review: SQL Developer 2.1 by Sue Harper (Packt Publishing)</a></li>
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		<title>o zi proasta</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 19:02:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andreiash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trebuia sa ajung la Skopje, Macedonia pentru un workshop. Nefiind o destinatie prea la moda am gasit (cam) singura varianta de zbor prin Budapesta. Plecarea la 10:40 de la noi, sosirea la 15:10 ora locala (CET) in Skopje. Elegant si as fi avut si posibilitatea sa vad finala UEFA, ca doar nu m-am uitat ca [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trebuia sa ajung la Skopje, Macedonia pentru un workshop. Nefiind o destinatie prea la moda am gasit (cam) singura varianta de zbor prin Budapesta.</p>
<p>Plecarea la 10:40 de la noi, sosirea la 15:10 ora locala (CET) in Skopje. Elegant si as fi avut si posibilitatea sa vad finala UEFA, ca doar nu m-am uitat ca prostul la o gramada de meciuri sa pierd finala&#8230;</p>
<p>Ei bine, cum ziceam, as fi avut posibilitatea. Am ajuns in aeroport pe la 9 si pe panou mare &#8220;BUDAPEST &#8211; CANCELLED&#8221;&#8230;.. fuck!<br />
Ma duc repejor la ghiseu, mai patisem si asteptam o rerutare.<br />
Cocoana Malev: &#8220;Aaa, sunteti domnul care merge la Skopje! Imi pare rau, tocmai incercam sa gasim o solutie de rerutare prin Istanbul, dar aveti connection time 10 minute, nu merge. Imi pare rau, nu avem nici o solutie, veniti maine dimineata&#8221;.<br />
Eu ma tineam tare: &#8220;Doamna, nu suntem la alimentara cu azi n-avem, veniti maine&#8230; n-are rost sa va descriu pe larg motivele dar maine dimineata eu trebuie sa fiu in Skopje&#8221;.<br />
Cocoana: &#8220;Va cred, imi pare rau, n-avem ce face&#8221;.<br />
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Cum spuneam&#8230;. Skopje nu e cea mai populara destinatie.<br />
O sun pe tipa care ne face rezervarile (multumesc!) si ii spun povestea. Si ea la fel, ca sunt obligati sa ma reruteze. Suna ea la Malev, isteata din fire, si ma suna in 10 minute ca mi-a luat loc la ora 16:10 catre Budapesta , 1 ora asteptare in Budapesta, apoi Budapesta -> Zagreb, 2:30 in Zagreb si apoi Zagreb -> Skopje cu aterizare la 22:30 CET, fix dupa ce se termina finala. Entuziasmat ca totusi s-a putut si am invins sistemul, accept.<br />
Ma duc la check-in le spun ca &#8220;uite, mi-a luat agentul nostru loc prin Budapesta si Zagreb, e OK?&#8221;<br />
Cocoana: &#8220;sigur ca da&#8221;<br />
Eu: &#8220;dar de ce nu mi-ati oferit varianta de la inceput?&#8221;<br />
Cocoana: &#8220;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.&#8221;<br />
Iau primul boarding pass, urmand sa le iau pe celelalte in Budapesta.</p>
<p>Acum problema: ce spanac fac eu de la 9 la 16? Solutia rapida: ma duc la birou.<br />
Ajung eu la birou si alta belea: nu mai merge laptopul. Adica merge, dar s-a blocat tasta de stanga. Cumva cred ca e soft problema ca pot misca tasta fizic. Ma iau caldurile, &#8220;cum prezint eu maine cand sta rahatul asta apasat, nu pot sa prezing powerpointuri, o sa le prezint in PDF si apoi o sa trec direct la treaba&#8230;&#8221; Sting laptopul de la buton si ma duc la fumat sa ma aerisesc.<br />
Vin, pornesc, merge, pun repede toate materialele pe flash drive-uri ca sa am o solutie de backup, tiparesc biletul, adresa hotelului, tot asa in caz de necesitate si bineinteles se blocheaza iar. Observ totusi ca este foarte incins, iar mi-a ramas Java agatata prin Oracle Enterprise Manager. Pun enterprise managerul pe manual si sting si apoi merge, dar deja nervii erau destul de intinsi.</p>
<p>Incepe telefonul sa faca prostii&#8230; ma suna lumea si ramane blocat ecranul aratandu-mi numarul care ma suna. Nici o tasta nici touchscreenul nu raspund. Restartul dureaza 5 minute la telefonul meu si ultimul numar apelat nu se salveaza, ca deh, s-a blocat. Incepe sa imi para rau ca nu mi-am luat un telefon de rezerva&#8230; Opresc din aplicatii si se pare ca merge, dar tastatura de la el imi merge partial&#8230;. am vreo 3 taste ca nu mai merg&#8230; iar ma apuca nervii&#8230;</p>
<p>S-a facut de mers la aeroport desi n-am reusit sa fac mare lucru si ma gandesc cu groaza cand le fac pe toate in conditiile in care eu speram sa rezolv chestii in seara asta&#8230;</p>
<p>Ajung la aeroport, imi da Malev un voucher de restaurant ca dauna pentru intarziere si cu ocazia asta descopar un restaurant misto la Sosiri sus unde mananci la impinge-tava mai ieftin ca in oras. Interesant si de tinut minte.<br />
Mai imi creste o data inima cand vad ca au reintrodus locul de fumat in aeroport, e drept cu inscriptia &#8220;doar pentru Clienti&#8221;, dar merge si-asa.<br />
Zborul la Budapesta OK, cand ajung in aeroport imi mai creste inca o data inima ca vad ca si ei au reintrodus locul de fumat, tot cu &#8220;doar pentru clienti&#8221;.<br />
Bag repede o tigara si ma duc la transfer desk sa imi iau cele 2 boarding-pass-uri de parca zburam in Honolulu. Bineinteles nu mi-l dau decat pe primul, al doilea din Zagreb. La ce zi am avut nu mai zic nimic, mai insist o data si imi baga placa &#8220;sisteme diferite, nu putem&#8221; si ma duc la poarta. Imbarcarea la burduf&#8230; ma bucur ca nu ne mai duce cu autobuzul ca era foarte cald si toata lumea mirosea deja a transpiratie.<br />
Ei bine burduful era doar de forma, din burduf coboram scarile la autobuz, stam vreo 20 de minute in autobuz timp in care toata lumea era fleasca dar ma bucur ca pleaca semi-gol autobuzul&#8230; ma gandesc ca o sa am loc si ca daca mai baga pe cineva langa mine sigur gasesc un rand gol in avion dupa decolare sa ma intind. Mergem noi cu autobuzul intr-o zona mai obscura a aeroportului si parcheaza asta langa o panarama de avion cum nu mai vazusem. <a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/5905m.jpg"><img src="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/5905m-150x150.jpg" alt="5905m" title="5905m" width="150" height="150" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-397" /></a>Era de dimensiunile unui avion particular dar se vedea ca e o troaca si ma apuca nervii si mai rau. Ma gandesc ce ar zice Alina si ma apuca rasul. Ma uit la model, e Embraer 120 &#8220;Brasilia&#8221;, bun de stiut, nu mai merg cu asa ceva niciodata ! Nici macar Malev nu era, era ceva de genul &#8220;Budapest airport services&#8221;.<br />
Ne urcam noi in troaca, avea 10 randuri a cate 3 scaune, in afara de unul toate ocupate. Ghiozdanul nu incape, il tin la picioare, noroc ca zborul are 50 de minute, mai nasol ca in dreapta stau 2 copii gemeni cam la 1 an asa care plang de cand s-au urcat&#8230; are asta o decolare de transpir cu tot cu palme, zici ca e planor. La ce altitudine zboara sunt sigur ca un avion sanatos ajungea in 25 de minute, abia astept sa ma uit pe google earth sa vad ce distanta e intre Budapesta si Zagreb. <strong>LATER UPDATE:</strong> 300 km</p>
<p>Ajung in Zagreb, ma duc spre &#8220;connecting flights&#8221;, ma pun astia sa ies din aeroport si sa fac check-in din nou ca la transfer desk nu e nimeni. Intre noi fie vorba nici prin aeroport nu e nimeni, checkinul e inchis, zici ca e orasul parasit. Bag sa deschid laptopul si cand pun mana pe el aproape ca ma ard. Idiotul asta n-a mai vrut sa intre in hibernare si a stat pornit inchis ermetic tot drumul de la Budapesta. Bineinteles ca s-a si restartat intre timp si dureaza 5 minute sa il pornesc, timp in care stau cu morcovul in fund daca o porni&#8230; (pana porneste mai ma uit in jur si vad ca astia sunt pasionati de retele, la ei toti vorbesc TCP/IP. Nu stiu ce sa fac cu IP-ul ala&#8230; clar merita incercat!)<a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/imgp1342.jpg"><img src="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/imgp1342-300x128.jpg" alt="imgp1342" title="imgp1342" width="300" height="128" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-405" /></a></p>
<p>Porneste, dar internet n-am (ip-ul ala n-a mers) asa ca ma apuc sa scriu povestea asta&#8230;. intre timp vad un zbor spre Pula. Scurt si la obiect, mai-mai ca-mi vine sa ma duc!<br />
Se deschide checkinul dar n-are rost sa ma duc prea repede ca la astia nu se fumeaza in aeroport. Adica nici nu sunt in UE dar au adoptat repede regulile&#8230; bulangii<br />
Incerc sa apelez la solutia mea de rezerva, sa ma conectez prin telefon, macar sa postez ce am scrie. Telefonul stia sa faca sharing la conexiunea 3G pe calculator. Stia, acum nu mai stie&#8230;<br />
Daca o si termin si o postez inseamna ca am ajuns cu bine in Skopje. Dar sa nu ne grabim, nu stiu ce gasesc in Skopje, poate n-am internet acolo, dupa cate zboruri ii au ca destinatie, nu cred ca e tocmai Sillicon Valley.</p>
<p>Pana la Skopje, am ajuns la poarta de imbarcare, dar are intarziere cel putin 30 de minute. Urmatoarele informatii le vom primi la 9 PM, cand ar trebui sa plece de fapt. Iar zborul de Pula se imbarca deja&#8230;<br />
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Mi-e si un pic de foame daca stau sa ma gandesc, pe primul zbor am avut vreo 10 covrigei de mancare iar pe al doilea o turta dulce. A naibii criza se simte si in stomac!</p>
<p><strong>Update 1:</strong> intre timp ne-au spus ca urmatoarele informatii le vom primi la 9:30 CET<br />
<strong>Update 2:</strong> am ajuns cu bine. chiar si bagajul (ultimul)&#8230; rasuflu usurat dupa ce stau 20 de minute la coada la passport control. cele 4 pachete de tigari din bagaj nu mai sunt, mi le-au vamuit sarbii sau macedonienii, dar nu mai conteaza, sunt prea obosit, gasesc eu ceva dimineata sa cumpar. chiar si soferul mai ma asteapta !<br />
Ajung la hotel. In rezervare scria in descrierea camerei &#8220;river view&#8221; dar cand deschid geamul vad un mare acoperis, cam ca in Mr. Bean. Ma duc la receptie si ala se jura ca aia e partea cu raul, numai ca nu se vede, ca toate camerele de pe partea aia sunt cu &#8220;river view&#8221;. E 1 noaptea, sunt plecat de acasa de la 8 dimineata, deja am capsa pusa si simt cum imi creste tensiunea&#8230; ii explic eu ca daca scria &#8220;river side&#8221; acceptam, altfel eu vreau o camera de unde sa vad raul, asa de ambitie. Pana la urma se poate si ma culc si eu 5 ore<br />
<strong>Update 3:</strong> trebuia sa ajung la British Council unde au organizat evenimentul. Iau taxiul pe care mi l-au pregatit baietii, ii spun omului si ma duce pe un varf de deal la ambasada Marii Britanii si vrea sa ma lase in fata unei bariere&#8230; am marea inspiratie si il intreb daca asta e British Council de pe strada Goce Delcev numarul 6. Il vad nesigur si ii spun ca nu ma dau jos din masina pana nu imi confirma. Bineinteles ca asta e decat ambasada, British Council fiind cam la 200 m de la hotelul meu. O luam tot drumul inapoi si ajung in sfarit, dar internetul nu merge ca le trebuia cablul in alta camera, asa ca stau pe GPRS&#8230;<br />
<strong>Update 4:</strong> a castigat Mircea Lucescu cupa UEFA! Felicitari</p>
<p><em><strong>Related posts:</strong></em></p>
<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2010/02/11/kiev-ucraina/">Kiev, Ucraina</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2010/01/23/antwerp-belgia/">Antwerp, Belgia</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2010/01/23/madrid-spania/">Madrid, Spania</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2009/12/16/munchen-germania/">Munchen, Germania</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2009/12/16/going-to-california/">Going to California</a></li>
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		<title>Google.com has interstitials ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2009 15:41:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andreiash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today afternoon on any seach on google.com the user was unable to click any of the results since google said it has interstitials. I mean strange, very strange&#8230;. all of them? For those of you that don&#8217;t know what an interstitial is, it&#8217;s an intermediate page shown before the desired page, usually used to advertise [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Today afternoon on any seach on google.com the user was unable to click any of the results since google said it has <strong>interstitials</strong>. I mean strange, very strange&#8230;. all of them? </p>
<p>For those of you that don&#8217;t know what an interstitial is, it&#8217;s an intermediate page shown before the desired page, usually used to advertise something.</p>
<p>Here is the proof that it was either a hack either a very poor programming:<br />
- A search for word &#8220;<strong>google</strong>&#8220;:<br />
<a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/badgoogle.jpg"><img src="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/badgoogle-300x204.jpg" alt="badgoogle" title="badgoogle" width="300" height="204" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-317" /></a></p>
<p>- If i am clicking the link for Google.com, I&#8217;ve got: &#8220;<em><strong>Warning &#8211; visiting this site may harm your computer!</strong></em>&#8220;:<br />
<a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/badgoogle2.jpg"><img src="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/badgoogle2-300x231.jpg" alt="badgoogle2" title="badgoogle2" width="300" height="231" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-318" /></a></p>
<p>Now after more than half an hour Google is working well again&#8230; hopefully this will not happen again in the future&#8230;</p>
<p>Andrei</p>
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		<title>Inca 3 zile de sarbatoare legala, vorba vine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pe 30 octombrie s-a aprobat o modificare la codul muncii care mai introduce 3 zile de sarbatoare legala, si anume prima si a doua zi de Rusalii si Adormirea Maicii Domnului. Drept urmare avem asa: 1 si 2 ianuarie; prima si a doua zi de Pasti; 1 mai; prima si a doua zi de Rusalii; [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Pe 30 octombrie s-a aprobat o modificare la codul muncii care mai introduce 3 zile de sarbatoare legala, si anume prima si a doua zi de Rusalii si Adormirea Maicii Domnului.</p>
<p>Drept urmare avem asa:</p>
<ul>
<li>1 si 2 ianuarie;</li>
<li>prima si a doua zi de Pasti;</li>
<li>1 mai;</li>
<li>prima si a doua zi de Rusalii;</li>
<li>*9 august &#8211; Ziua IT-ului</li>
<li>15 august &#8211; Adormirea Maicii Domnului;</li>
<li>1 decembrie;</li>
<li>prima si a doua zi de Craciun;</li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Total=13 zile</strong></p>
<p>Mai avem pana la francezi, dar e totusi ceva. </p>
<p>Mai rau ca <strong>prima zi de Rusalii pica mereu duminica, la fel ca prima zi de Paste</strong>. Nu inteleg de de le dau pe astea.</p>
<p>Ar mai fi ziua IT-ului, introdusa la inceputul acestui an, dar atat de bine aleasa incat in primul an de existenta,<strong> 2008, a picat fix sambata</strong>.<br />
<strong>In 2009 ziua IT-ului pica duminica</strong>. In conditiile astea propun ca IT-ul sa serbeze in fiecare weekend!! </p>
<p>Meseriasi parlamentarii nostri, nu? Probabil s-au gandit la ei cand au decretat si Adormirea Maicii Domnului zi de sarbatoare.</p>
<p>Nu pot sa zic multumesc, dar pot zice ca mi-e rusine cu ei.</p>
<p>Cititi si:</p>
<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2008/08/04/niciodata-in-romania/">Niciodata in Romania</a></li>
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		<dc:creator>andreiash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just won a little battle with AF by getting the compensation for my delayed luggage and I am very proud of this. First I tried to leave the proving documents at Montpellier airport. The lady from Luggage services kindly asked me to do this in Paris airport. Second time, normally, I tried this at [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I just won a little battle with AF by <strong>getting the compensation for my delayed luggage</strong> and I am very proud of this.<br />
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<strong>First </strong>I tried to leave the proving documents at Montpellier airport. The lady from Luggage services kindly asked me to do this in Paris airport.</p>
<p><strong>Second time</strong>, normally, I tried this at Charles de Gaulle airport. The lady there said that I need to do this in my country of residence, and gave me the contact details from Air France luggage services in Bucharest.</p>
<p><strong>Third time</strong> I called Bucharest office where I was told to send them the documents by normal post, but they cannot guarantee anything, not even the fact they will receive them. I found this very strange and sent the documents by fast courier and got a registration number and their signature on receive.</p>
<p>After just 2 weeks I got an email telling that my receipts will be paid by AF, and in just 10 days I got the money in my account. Not much, I don&#8217;t really care about the money, the whole thing I did just as a principle and I suggest everybody do the same!</p>
<p>Read also</p>
<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2008/10/15/travelling-with-luggages-on-air-france/">Travelling with luggages on Air France</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2008/11/03/air-france-strikes-back-poor-customer-service/">Air France strikes back &#8211; poor customer service</a></li>
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		<title>Air France strikes back &#8211; poor customer service</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andreiash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a flight with AF in June that was not counted as Level Flight and I didn&#8217;t get any miles with it. The normal deduction that I made was that I had a poor booking class. From my checking I discovered I had N as booking class and I never had N before. Next [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had a flight with AF in June that was not counted as Level Flight and I didn&#8217;t get any miles with it. The normal deduction that I made was that I had a poor booking class. From my checking I discovered I had N as booking class and I never had N before. </p>
<p>Next week I will have a return flight to Biarritz Parme, France, and all my 4 segments have booking class N. Having this flights not counted as Level Flights will be very bad for me since I have right now 27 segments flown with SkyTeam, just 3 segments away for Gold level. </p>
<p>I tried to get some clarification from AF support. This is bad, it&#8217;s a pure French organization, I mean:</p>
<ul>
<li>don&#8217;t have a normal phone number, there is just one with ~0.5 EUR/minute</li>
<li>don&#8217;t have an email address, you need to fill some web form</li>
<li>there is no possibility to reply their answers, for extra clarification you need to fill again the web form</li>
</ul>
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<a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/computer_monkey.jpg"><img src="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/computer_monkey-294x300.jpg" alt="" title="computer_monkey" width="294" height="300" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-153" /></a><br />
The first thing (<strong>1st try</strong>) was filling the web form with:<br />
<em>&#8220;Can you please check why for a flight from Paris to Bucharest I received 0 miles and not  considered as a level flight?&#8221;</em><br />
<strong>The answer is telling a lot about their systems:</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;Upon investigation, we regret to inform you that we are unable to fully satisfy your request.<br />
The following activities cannot be taken into account :<br />
AF1088 13 June 2008 from Paris to Bucharest<br />
<strong>Award activities are not eligible for Miles accrual.</strong><br />
Detailed information about the conditions that apply to Miles accrual is available in the &#8220;Flying Blue&#8221; section of our websites, www.airfrance.com and www.klm.com. &#8220;</em><br />
Of course it was not an Award flight, but I dropped it.</p>
<p>I tried once more <strong>(2nd try)</strong>:<br />
<em>&#8220;I had a return flight from Paris to Bucharest on 13th of June this year, booking class N, where I didn&#8217;t receive any miles and very strange it was not countered as a Level flight.<br />
Now I have in 2 weeks time 4 segments with booking class N. Can you please tell me if they will be counted as Level flights or not?<br />
I agree that for some cheaper flights it&#8217;s ok not to get any Award or Level miles, but why it is not counted as a level flight?&#8221;</em>.<br />
<strong>The elaborate answer came:</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;You informed us of activities that you would like to have credited to your account.<br />
Upon investigation, we regret to inform you that we are unable to fully satisfy your request.<br />
Award activities are not eligible for Miles accrual.<br />
Detailed information about the conditions that apply to Miles accrual is available in the &#8220;Flying Blue&#8221; section of our websites, www.airfrance.com and www.klm.com. &#8220;</em></p>
<p>I got a little angry and made another try <strong>(3rd try)</strong>:<br />
<em>&#8220;This is the third time when I am writing you, trying to get an answer for the following question: are flights with booking class N counted as Level FLIGHTS?<br />
The first time your answer was totally out of the subject, the second one was a template message referring to miles.<br />
If you are pointing me again to airfrance.com website, maybe you can search before where this information about Level Flights is.<br />
I can tell you that is nothing there.&#8221;</em><br />
<strong>This time the answer is much more clear:</strong><br />
<em>&#8220;Looking for information on the accumulation Miles related to your flights.<br />
In the Flying Blue program, the number of Miles earned premium depends on the distance of your flight ticket prices, the booking class and the class of travel. In addition, some fares and booking classes do not earn Miles.<br />
Detailed information about the conditions that apply to Miles accrual is available in the &#8220;Flying Blue&#8221; section of our websites, www.airfrance.com and www.klm.com. &#8220;&#8221;</em></p>
<p>My conclusion: there are some monkeys there choosing a template answer for each issue. There is no mention of Level Flights in their emails, just things about miles.</p>
<p>I am not giving up and will be back with later information!</p>
<p><strong>Read also</strong></p>
<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2008/11/04/traveling-with-luggages-on-air-france-update/">Traveling with luggages on Air France &#8211; update</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/2008/10/15/travelling-with-luggages-on-air-france/">Travelling with luggages on Air France</a></li>
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		<title>Travelling with luggages on Air France</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andreiash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I went to Montpellier couple of weeks ago. Since there was no direct flight, I flew through Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. I heard about the high level of competence at Air France ground services, but thought that 2 and a half hours for connecting flight should be enough for my luggage. I was wrong! [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_128" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/i1846127601.jpg"><img src="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/i1846127601-300x163.jpg" alt="Air France luggage tag" title="i1846127601" width="300" height="163" class="size-medium wp-image-128" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Air France luggage tag</p></div><br />
I went to Montpellier couple of weeks ago. Since there was no direct flight, I flew through Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. I heard about the high level of competence at Air France ground services, but thought that 2 and a half hours for connecting flight should be enough for my luggage.</p>
<p>I was wrong! I arrived in Montpellier but my luggage didn&#8217;t make it. After waiting around 30 minutes went to the Air France Baggage Service where it was a long queue. In almost one hour it was my turn. They said that were very sorry about the problem, it&#8217;s frequent when you have a connection on Paris Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport and my luggages are waiting in Paris for the next flight to Montpellier.<br />
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What they offered me was:<br />
<strong>
<ul>
<li>Assurance 99% that my luggage will catch the night flight</li>
<li>Delivery of my luggages to the hotel because I am Elite level on SkyTeam. For non-Elite travellers you should pick the luggages for yourself from the airport or pay a fee for delivery <img src='http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> </li>
<li>A small necessaire and a t-shirt</li>
<li>Compensation for up to 100 EUR high necessity shoppings based on receipts, since I was not on my residence country.</li>
</ul>
<p></strong><br />
<div id="attachment_127" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 310px"><a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/img_4528.jpg"><img src="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/img_4528-300x227.jpg" alt="Air France is sorry for not delivering your luggage" title="AF Necessaire" width="300" height="227" class="size-medium wp-image-127" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Air France is sorry for not delivering your luggage</p></div>
<p>I didn&#8217;t intended to make any shopping since my luggage should have arrived in the same day, but thinking twice I decided to bought a pair of pants and a shirt, just in case. </p>
<p>My luggages finally arrived at around 11:00 PM, 10 hours after me and I was a little happy and considered this an incident.</p>
<p>Two days later, I boarded on my return flight, also with a connection in Paris Charles de Gaulle, but this time just 1 hour and a quarter between flights. I tried to use Air France shuttle between ChDG terminals, since I thought it is quicker. Wrong again! Walking between terminals was around 15 minutes, but waiting for the bus was 20 minutes, with 5 minutes more waiting for the bus to leave (the driver was filling some forms) and 5 minutes the ride. Double the walking time.</p>
<p>I arrived at my terminal very late, check the monitors and it was no flight to Bucharest on them. Went to the information desk where 2 ladies there indicated me 2 distinct boarding gates. I was happy that the first one was the lucky one since I was really running out of time, arriving at the gate 10 minutes before the scheduled departure time.<br />
At the gate, another problem: the person from security check asked me if I have any electronics/chargers in my hand luggage. The truth is all my hand luggage is full with them, not so much else. When I opened the bag he said something like &#8220;oh mon maman&#8221; and very careful check all of them for about 5 minutes. Of course I was asked to take my shoes off.</p>
<p>Arrival in Bucharest. Waited for the luggage until the last person left and felt something like a deja-vu. Went to Baggage Services, stayed in line for 20-30 minutes, got the irregularities report, this time with no compensation and found out that my luggage will arrive the next day around 3 PM.</p>
<p>The luggage arrived the second day, but since I was not at home and they couldn&#8217;t deliver them at that location, I was forced to do a 200 km round-trip to the airport to pick them.</p>
<p>Now I am trying to get the compensation from my first flight. I asked the Baggage Service in Montpellier where to leave the documents and she said that in Paris airport. I went to Paris airport to ask and they said that I should contact my local Air France KLM office and gave me a phone number.</p>
<p>I called today and found out that I need the following documents:<br />
<strong>
<ul>
<li>Irregularities report copy, received from Baggage Service in Montpellier</li>
<li>Original Baggage tag</li>
<li>Boarding Passes copies</li>
<li>Original receipts for the goods that I bought</li>
<li>Bank account details</li>
</ul>
<p></strong><br />
The thing that is very strange is that they take no responsability for paying the compensation, no deadline, no registration number for your request, no confirmation call or email, nothing. It&#8217;s just sending the documents to a black box and waiting to see if you are lucky. </p>
<p>I am sending the documents by post today with a receive confirmation and will update the post when I&#8217;ll have news.</p>
<p>The conclusion is: <strong>try to avoid making connection in Paris Charles de Gaulle airport or travel just with hand luggage. I&#8217;ll go for the first one <img src='http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';)' class='wp-smiley' /> </strong></p>
<p>Andrei</p>
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		<title>QualityHostOnline.com poor billing system</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:59:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andreiash</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Half a year ago I bought an add-on for one hosting account that I have on QualityHostOnline.com . The add-on should be 3$/month, and they made a bill just for the first month. Starting with 30th of August they started to generate the invoices from the past like this: There are some things that I [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Half a year ago I bought an add-on for one hosting account that I have on QualityHostOnline.com . The add-on should be 3$/month, and they made a bill just for the first month. Starting with 30th of August they started to generate the invoices from the past like this:<br />
<a href="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/qualityhostonline_invoices.jpg"><img src="http://www.webxpert.ro/andrei/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/qualityhostonline_invoices-300x81.jpg" alt="" title="qualityhostonline invoices" width="300" height="81" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-101" /></a></p>
<p>There are some things that I don&#8217;t understand:</p>
<ul>
<li>why the due date is before invoice date?</li>
<li>why they cannot aggregate all the old invoices in a bigger one</li>
<li>why they need to generate an invoice per day</li>
<li>why just after 1 day from invoice generation I am getting a notification with my password send in plain text </li>
</ul>
<p><strong>Later edit:</strong><br />
After paying all the invoices one by one, I cancelled the add-on and I am strongly thinking of cancelling the whole account.</p>
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