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VISTA and OS X are not the same. 2853
From the feature lists that I've seen published, that's almost literally the truth. What the hell do...
VISTA and OS X are not the same. 2854
Windows Vista has hundreds of new features, such as * an updated graphical user interface and visual style dubbed Windows Aero - eye candy * improved searching technology...
My Dell friend switched to Mac 33HumfHSaKlA~jG9gd
Tim Murray wrote (in article I'm in the same boat, but not quite there yet. I started out long before the IBM PC and "clones...
My Dell friend switched to Mac
Apple shipped 1.33 million Macs in the quarter ending June 30, 2006. It was their best Mac quarter ever. Jobs noted that the Mac's growth rate was...
DRM what DRM, iTunes doesn't have DRM... :^ 2857
George Graves said the following on 16-05-2006 02:47 am: Yes, absolutely. Probably they could hear a difference, and that was enough to convince them to...
DRM what DRM, iTunes doesn't have DRM... :^ 2858
Record deck - J. A. Michele 'Orbe' Turntable with Audioquest PT-8 arm, Sumiko "Blackbird" cartridge. CD...
DRM what DRM, iTunes doesn't have DRM... :^ 2859
George Graves Actually, CD is very good. The problem is the way the music industry operates. One thing which ruins the sound of the audio-CD format is the "louder is better" mentality of the...
DRM what DRM, iTunes doesn't have DRM... :^ 2860
I beg to differ, but I'm not going to get into THAT argument again. That might be true with pop...
Trip to the Apple store today... 33HumfHSaKlA~jG9gd
Was amazed to see the crowds of children around this small "kids center" where they could try out various educational breastles on a number of iMacs. A bunch of children...
Trip to the Apple store today... 2862
NRen2k5 To tell the truth, I'm not sure I was trying to downplay the heat issue. I stated, truthfully, that when I loaded a bunch of programs onto the computer, it got quite...
Trip to the Apple store today... 2863
Lefty Bigfoot center" where they could try out various educational breastles on a Yes, there's an Apple store in my city and it's...
Trip to the Apple store today... 33HumfHSaKlA~jG9gd
Addle Jones wrote I doubt I'll ever return. It seems pretty pointless. Far easier to just order from the web site. The only benefit was being able to test...
Trip to the Apple store today... 2865
Lefty Bigfoot Nobody's saying the Apple store is a place to go hang out. We're talking about a store here...
Let me tell you something you may already know...WinTel is dead
Umm I have a copy of Windows 1.00 and the only usable thing in it was the calulator. GEM thrashed it badly. A PC that could run...
Let me tell you something you may already know...WinTel is dead 33HumfHSaKlA~jG9gd
Thundercleets wrote (in article Check this article out: What do they really think you need? * HD Audio support that pbuttes a "high-fidelity audio experience" test (exception: Business clbutt systems have until June 1, 2007...
BBC article: PCs and Macs start to converge 2868
The topic is, is switching from Wintel to Mac(tel) now less daunting with the advent of Boot Camp, for anyone who aspires...
BBC article: PCs and Macs start to converge 2869
Well, I don't think any Mac user really cares. I certainly don't. I'm willing to pay whatever Apple charges because as far as I concerned...
BBC article: PCs and Macs start to converge 2870
Actually I don't pay any attention to the "RDF" as you call it. When Jobs says that...
BBC article: PCs and Macs start to converge 2871
Let's look at a scale of computer competency... At the bottom of this scale, you have those who are scared of computers. These people...
BBC article: PCs and Macs start to converge 2872
I have infered no such ridiculous buttertion. The only thing that can be said about the connection between popularity and quality is that there is none...
BBC article: PCs and Macs start to converge 2873
Your mistake is in believing that the purpose of Boot Camp is to get Windows users to try...
BBC article: PCs and Macs start to converge 2874
First time buyer, Maybe. But most people already have a keyboard-mouse and monitor. One...
About the sweatshop claims &A#JD1Tg!d8
Then I think: Yeah, zara is in my kill file. But reading his quote in...
About the sweatshop claims 2876
RichardK 14 June 2006 WELCOME TO IPOD CITY THE 'ROBOT' WORKERS ON 15-HOUR DAYS...
About the sweatshop claims 2877
Wayne Stuart You're going to have to try a whole lot harder, if you're going to "spoil my fun," and you're going to have to start by getting your facts straight...
About the sweatshop claims 2878
Jim Polaski 14 June 2006 WELCOME TO IPOD CITY THE 'ROBOT' WORKERS ON 15-HOUR DAYS By Nick Webster THEY sleep 100 to a room, toil for 15 hours a day and are paid just...
Lorem
Top Cat! The most effectual Top Cat! Who's intellectual close friends get to call him T.C., providing it's with...
CSMA destroyed: Mission accomplished! &A#JD1Tg!d8
We have a very sick child here. 1) I successfully tossed him in my kill file the day I returned to post here at CSMA several months ago. I could not care less what he...
Sandman Explained
This has never happened. This has never happened. This has never happened. This has never happened. This has never happened. 0 out of 5, Michael. Michael Objective Troll Criteria Summary ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 X...
Benchmarks PowerPC G5 vs. CoreDuo
IOW you can't answer my question without moving the goalpost. Nobody was talking about Intel. That's a good one. "Allocating memory above 2...
Symantec CEO advocates Macs 33HumfHSaKlA~jG9gd
Derek Currie wrote (in article Sounds like an admission that Symantec products suck butt on...
Symantec CEO advocates Macs &A#JD1Tg!d8!' 2885
I think you mean 'conveniently'. No actually. The only reason I dropped it was so as to leave something...
Symantec CEO advocates Macs &A#JD1Tg!d8!' 2886
Yeah, I certainly am not making any claims about clbuttic Mac OS stability. I found it varied considerably with the version of the OS and its optimization for a particular machine. The three...
Symantec CEO advocates Macs &A#JD1Tg!d8!' 2887
Further fun with Lefty ahead: A typo. I make a few. Obviously its Clbuttic Mac OS. No actually...
Symantec CEO advocates Macs &A#JD1Tg!d8!' 2888
Scrutinizing as ever Lefty. I raked this argument over the coals, one more time, in a previous note in...
Contest: The Apple Imagination
Are you suggesting that for Apple to be considered successful, or for Mac OS to be seen as a better OS, they have...
Racist or Realist 2890
I'd like to point out something very important about these statistics. Blacks are about three times as likely to be poor, and about three times as likely to be criminals. Now, if you want...
Racist or Realist 2891
Which you said was about the same.... And anyone who draws the line for the amount of danger they're willing to accept...
Racist or Realist 2892
ZnU NO, i said the difference between men and women, and blacks and whites were about the same. i did NOT say the difference between blacks and men...
Racist or Realist 2893
I don't think that it has any DIRECT impact, but I do believe that most of the crime buttociated with blacks...
Racist or Realist 2894
Some of the "Black Power" movements of the 60s actually recognized a lot of what you...
Racist or Realist 2895
Actually, one of the major problems for black communities is that that's often *not* the case. In other ethnic communities (Italian...
Shake 4.1, enormous price cut. 2896
I believe it was $50K to $800, for the unlimited transaction license. The development tools are. I believe you still have to pay $800-server for deployment. And, of...
Shake 4.1, enormous price cut. 2897
Steve Hix No, it WAS an industry standard application, before Apple hijacked it, and tried to use it to force people to buy Macs. "According to an Apple representative quoted on maccentral.com, Shake...
Shake 4.1, enormous price cut
Forcing? Buying a new G5 Mac and Shake will still be cheaper than buying Shake for LInux-Windows-Irix. Apple...
Shake 4.1, enormous price cut. 2899
Wow. You really stepped out on a limb without support this time. How do you know what the upgrade price for Shake was? And don't you think it matters what the price of getting...
Shake 4.1, enormous price cut. 2900
Alan Baker Yeah, that sure describes the rest of your replies. Why should I tell you? So Apple said "to hell with the user base, Shake is for...
Shake 4.1, enormous price cut. 2901
To rub my nose in it after I say this: You don't have the slightest idea what the upgrade price of Shake was. Nope. But current...
Shake 4.1, enormous price cut. 2902
Alan Baker You'd like me to let you off the hook, eh? You're really sweating now, as much of your...
Shake 4.1, enormous price cut. 2903
Nope. None of my claims depend on this. Please feel free to argue otherwise... Or as I've shown in another post...
Next Pro app 2904
BBEdit is also my weapon of choice for Rails development. I tried to like TextMate, which seems to...
Next Pro app 2905
I've also tried switching, but the unix filter support, glossaries, applescript support and all nifty editing functions, I've stayed with BBEdit, even if it lacks code completion...
Next Pro app 2906
BBEdit also has somewhat better Subversion support. It would be nice if BBEdit could display folder hierarchies in its document...
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