I bought it already, just that my laptop's an import. Region-lock prevents me from viewing it. I have D/L torrents because I move around so much that only those are guaranteed to work. Fix that, then you have an argument.
I am of the belief that if the copyrighted content in question is no longer legitimately available, then it should be public domain. For example, NES games should remain under copyright because they are now legitimately available (Virtual Console). Youtube- a music video of a song entitled "Rough Diamond" by the band Lindberg should not be under copyright because there's no one selling it anymore.
...I'll have to remember that. Of course, when I come in from Shanghai, China (for college), probably I'll take ANA (to make the plane part of the journey as comfortable as I can) from Hongqiao-Haneda/Narita-LAX(or Chicago or DC depending on where I'm going for college) and then take a train to my destination. Nice idea- hope the college town I end up in has a train station.
Ever flown Thai/Singapore/ANA/JAL before? If you haven't, then you haven't experienced the full potential of airplane food. They're the ones I wish operated in the US instead of the current set of US-based airlines (Except Southwest and Virgin America).
First off, Japanese CDMA has its Rx/Tx switched in the 800MHz band, and their EVDO runs on 2100MHz. Second, they use non-standard ESNs (5 letters A-Z followed by 6 numbers).
DoCoMo phones (the roaming-capable ones) are 2100/850 3G, so coverage would be extremely limited in the US, and they are locked down *hard*. Some Softbank phones have been unlocked, but the ones that haven't are the ones that require "phoning home" to Softbank every so often or the phone locks up. Mostly it's the older Vodafone Japan phones that have been unlocked, and yes, those have some of the innumerable unavailable features and functionality.
Well, this seems to work just fine for China. I can be on a 2-year plan and my phone is unlocked and subsidized (on a sliding scale, too- the $10/month plan gives you a smaller subsidy than the $30/month plan). Or, for prepaid, I do the "1.8 plan" where I top up my account with 1.8x the phone's price and get the phone for free and unlocked (because after you've put $500 into a prepaid account you're not really going to let it go to waste by jumping ship, right?).
No, the gearheads try to get Mac OS X onto their own boxes made from off-the-shelf parts. And with the right combination of parts (which is actually a rather wide variety), it works.
Um... you missed the bit where they did get the 2200BG card working. So yes, you could have a perfect setup. I help classmates install OSx86 when they're fed up with Windows (or they're desperate for GarageBand but not desperate enough to get a Mac)- not a single problem. But, then again, maybe it helps that none of them have laptops with Intel wireless cards. And for desktops- if you're one of those people who like to compare Macs to your custome PC, then build a custom PC with all OSx86-compatible parts and you're good to go. And as for "can't update"- I updated from 10.4.8 to 10.4.10 with no problem.
I live in Shanghai, China. RAM is cheap in the US- in China RAM for the same price will only bring you headaches down the road due to issues and you have to pay double for US-branded RAM(which is very ironoc if you think about it given where most of it is made).
And at my school, people say that Mac OS is awesome, just not the hardware. What do I do? Kind soul that I am, I pass around OSx86 with installation instructions. No legality issues here- I live in China.
Or I could run the installer, do some basic set-up steps, and be on my way. And this is the PC version (OSx86). No, I don't have MagSafe, so that's one less thing to worry about.
Yep. I made OSx86 install discs and have been passing them around to classmates with installation instructions for the ones that complain about their computer being slow (and the ones that want GarageBand on their Dells).
I switched to OS X. My machine- Panasonic Let's Note/Toughbook T5
Specs- 1.2GHz Core Solo, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD, much faster thanks to OSx86 (no drivers for WiFi, but everywhere I need internet access I have either ethernet or my cellular modem, which works perfectly) Saved me from Vista. (During an internship at Best Buy, I always recommended that anyone buying a Vista machine upgrade to 1GB RAM because of my experience- people just wouldn't listen and it always resulted in headaches).
And if your answer is "upgrade" to fix the Vista slowness (opening windows and programs)- don't think so. Was going to due to the slow performance, but Mac OS has breathed new life into it.
Sounds like you haven't experienced the relative joy of ANA, or Thai, or Singapore Airlines. Especially ANA- they know how to make coach class comfortable (well, compared to Shanghai Airlines and United).
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I bought it already, just that my laptop's an import. Region-lock prevents me from viewing it. I have D/L torrents because I move around so much that only those are guaranteed to work. Fix that, then you have an argument.
I moved to China. Download or rip (CDs come from street vendors, naturally), and bring it back.
They do? News to me. And at the very least, they're more comfortable than any US-based airline I've been on.
I am of the belief that if the copyrighted content in question is no longer legitimately available, then it should be public domain. For example, NES games should remain under copyright because they are now legitimately available (Virtual Console). Youtube- a music video of a song entitled "Rough Diamond" by the band Lindberg should not be under copyright because there's no one selling it anymore.
For domestic travel have you considered a train?
That's the day I only do carry-on and FedEx the rest (everything that's not my laptop bag and backpack).
...I'll have to remember that. Of course, when I come in from Shanghai, China (for college), probably I'll take ANA (to make the plane part of the journey as comfortable as I can) from Hongqiao-Haneda/Narita-LAX(or Chicago or DC depending on where I'm going for college) and then take a train to my destination. Nice idea- hope the college town I end up in has a train station.
Suddenly this makes me wonder what will happen to airplanes when we run out of oil...
Ever flown Thai/Singapore/ANA/JAL before? If you haven't, then you haven't experienced the full potential of airplane food. They're the ones I wish operated in the US instead of the current set of US-based airlines (Except Southwest and Virgin America).
"looked like it was only nice if you liked things with tentacles"
How very Japanese. But I'm sure lots of other people like things with tentacles...
First off, Japanese CDMA has its Rx/Tx switched in the 800MHz band, and their EVDO runs on 2100MHz. Second, they use non-standard ESNs (5 letters A-Z followed by 6 numbers).
DoCoMo phones (the roaming-capable ones) are 2100/850 3G, so coverage would be extremely limited in the US, and they are locked down *hard*. Some Softbank phones have been unlocked, but the ones that haven't are the ones that require "phoning home" to Softbank every so often or the phone locks up. Mostly it's the older Vodafone Japan phones that have been unlocked, and yes, those have some of the innumerable unavailable features and functionality.
Well, this seems to work just fine for China. I can be on a 2-year plan and my phone is unlocked and subsidized (on a sliding scale, too- the $10/month plan gives you a smaller subsidy than the $30/month plan). Or, for prepaid, I do the "1.8 plan" where I top up my account with 1.8x the phone's price and get the phone for free and unlocked (because after you've put $500 into a prepaid account you're not really going to let it go to waste by jumping ship, right?).
No, the gearheads try to get Mac OS X onto their own boxes made from off-the-shelf parts. And with the right combination of parts (which is actually a rather wide variety), it works.
I wonder how much that percentage would rise if we counted OSx86 users?
Um... you missed the bit where they did get the 2200BG card working. So yes, you could have a perfect setup. I help classmates install OSx86 when they're fed up with Windows (or they're desperate for GarageBand but not desperate enough to get a Mac)- not a single problem. But, then again, maybe it helps that none of them have laptops with Intel wireless cards. And for desktops- if you're one of those people who like to compare Macs to your custome PC, then build a custom PC with all OSx86-compatible parts and you're good to go. And as for "can't update"- I updated from 10.4.8 to 10.4.10 with no problem.
I live in Shanghai, China. RAM is cheap in the US- in China RAM for the same price will only bring you headaches down the road due to issues and you have to pay double for US-branded RAM(which is very ironoc if you think about it given where most of it is made).
Take the time to learn about OSx86, please.
Ah, but it's a flashy, easy-to-use 3D interface. You know, for the average, not-so-smart user.
And at my school, people say that Mac OS is awesome, just not the hardware. What do I do? Kind soul that I am, I pass around OSx86 with installation instructions. No legality issues here- I live in China.
OSX86 is all I have to say about the "throw away a working computer" bit. It may even breathe new life into an aging computer.
Or I could run the installer, do some basic set-up steps, and be on my way. And this is the PC version (OSx86). No, I don't have MagSafe, so that's one less thing to worry about.
Install OSx86- Dell price, Apple experience. Best of both worlds (with a little tweaking).
Yep. I made OSx86 install discs and have been passing them around to classmates with installation instructions for the ones that complain about their computer being slow (and the ones that want GarageBand on their Dells).
I switched to OS X. My machine- Panasonic Let's Note/Toughbook T5
Specs- 1.2GHz Core Solo, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD, much faster thanks to OSx86 (no drivers for WiFi, but everywhere I need internet access I have either ethernet or my cellular modem, which works perfectly) Saved me from Vista. (During an internship at Best Buy, I always recommended that anyone buying a Vista machine upgrade to 1GB RAM because of my experience- people just wouldn't listen and it always resulted in headaches).
And if your answer is "upgrade" to fix the Vista slowness (opening windows and programs)- don't think so. Was going to due to the slow performance, but Mac OS has breathed new life into it.
Sounds like you haven't experienced the relative joy of ANA, or Thai, or Singapore Airlines. Especially ANA- they know how to make coach class comfortable (well, compared to Shanghai Airlines and United).