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  1. Re:Masses reaction on OS X Crimeware Kit Emerges · · Score: 1

    Not to say he's biased but I remember getting into middle school PC/Mac wars with Kocher in 1985.

  2. Re:Do you even own one? on Dell Reveals Specs For the Looking Glass Tablet · · Score: 2

    I don't know what kind of a tank bag you use but if it can't fit an iPad sized device, it's the smallest tank bag I've ever seen in my life.

  3. Re:WTF on MA High School Forces All Students To Buy MacBooks · · Score: 1

    Powerpoint has always been in Office for Mac OS X. Outlook is in Office for Mac 2010. VBA is the only leg your post has to stand on.

  4. I'd rather have AppleTV on Netflix Gauging Interest In an iPhone App · · Score: 1

    Give me streaming support for Netflix on my AppleTV similar to what Xbox 360 currently enjoys and I'd be using it many times more than I would even be considering the iPhone app for the same.

  5. Re:They should pull a Trent Reznor on On iPhone, Searching For Kama Sutra = Porn · · Score: 1

    In my experience, their customer service is Canadian and United States-based.

  6. Re:It just worked on iMac Turns 10 · · Score: 1

    True, it used USB (like the PowerMac G3 before it)

    The iMac was, in fact, the first Apple computer available with built in USB ports.

    The iMac was shipped in August 1998. The Powermac G3 did not have USB ports until the Blue & White series which were released in January 1999. The Powerbooks finally got their USB ports with the Lombard series in May 1999.

  7. Re:Exclusivity - bleh on iPhone Business Model Hits a Snag in France · · Score: 1

    It's "Designed by Apple in California", not "Designed in USA".

  8. Re:Awesome! on MTV Bails on Microsoft's URGE Store · · Score: 1

    If I had mod points, I'd be tagging this insightful. That would be a gnarly idea and one that may hook me into buying some DRM-Free 1980's tracks from them.

  9. Re:Maybe it's just me on The CD Turns 25 Today · · Score: 1

    Thank you for calling them "LP"s. A record (or album) is a generic term for a collection of songs, not a particular media. Sorry, it's just a pet peeve of mine.

  10. Star Wars theater is better on Home Theater Transformed Into Star Trek Bridge · · Score: 4, Insightful
  11. Re:bs on Apple Charges For 802.11n, Blames Accounting Law · · Score: 1

    Not counting the unstable first releases, the only one that comes close to "a year" was the shelf life of Jaguar. It went on sale in August 2002 and lasted 14 months. Panther was released October 2003. Tiger was April 2005. Over 18 months. Leopard will end up being released nearly two years after Tiger.

  12. Re:Apple's iTV on Which Movie Download Site Is Best? · · Score: 1

    Okay, burn to DVD once from the original downloaded version but then I'm sure that you can re-rip and/or copy the burned disc as many times as you want. That would be the same as they do with albums and songs with the exception that you can burn audio discs from a single playlist seven times.

  13. Re:WWW on Predicting the Internet in 1995 · · Score: 1

    Pasting their questions into Google today will give you the answers as the first "hit". So that prediction came true.

  14. Re:OLPC Hardware on A Close(r) Look At OLPC Human Interface Guidelines · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I actually use the lower left and right corners to trigger Expose actions all the time. It's become second nature for me to use it to drag files, text, etc. between different apps and between the desktop and apps. You can't very well drag to the corner, then click and expect the object to stay "dragged". The only thing that I don't like about it is there is no company-approved software to allow me to do this on the Windows XP box I use at work.

  15. Re:You're new here? Ain't ya? on The Zune Cometh · · Score: 1

    Without seeing how "bulky*" the Zune is I can't think of a good reason why to shell out extra $$$ for the same player with an Apple logo.

    Actually, the 30gb iPod is 99 cents cheaper than the Zune in the US.

  16. Re:Too much? on Ultra HDTV on Display for the First Time · · Score: 1

    Sounds like Fahrenheit 451 with the giant wall screens. Would you like some book burning with that UHDTV?

  17. Re:Not THAT bad on Original Star Wars on DVD... Sorta · · Score: 1

    Hate to burst your bubble, but laserdisc is analog video, not digital. The audio however, is digital.

  18. Re:it's not a new issue on Heat, Whine, and Now Yellow MacBooks · · Score: 1

    A 50/50 mix of Acetone and 99% Isopropyl Alcohol works fine as a cleaner without any harm to plastics - even clear plastics. It works wonders for removing ancient goos.

  19. Re:Erasers work indeed. on Heat, Whine, and Now Yellow MacBooks · · Score: 1

    Buy a new keyboard off of ebay. I'll bet you find one paid for and shipped for under $30USD.

  20. Re:I dont know - I use a PC and the sites do not w on Apple's Device Model Beats the PC Way · · Score: 1

    The only MS ActiveX that ever existed for Mac was a Beta SDK back in the mid 90's that only worked with IE2 and IE3 for Mac (and poorly at that). Sorry, MS ActiveX remains an option for MS Windows only.

  21. Re:If anyone actually expected MS to be on time... on Microsoft May Delay Windows Vista Again · · Score: 1

    Jaguar? So you've been waiting a reeeealy long time to upgrade, eh? FYI, they haven't shipped a Mac with OS X 10.2.x since October 2003.

  22. Re:This is getting old on Microsoft May Delay Windows Vista Again · · Score: 1

    10.4 runs just fine on G3's. If there is not a decent enough graphics processor, it will cut Core Image and/or Quartz Extreme (sound familiar, Vista Man?) but everything else should run alright.

  23. Re:Amazing on Apple Officially Releases Beta Dual Boot Loader · · Score: 1

    In addition to the 486/66 "DOS Compatable" card, there were "PC Compatable" cards that had an Intel Pentium 100, 166 or Cyrix 133 processor.

  24. Re:Converse on Apple Officially Releases Beta Dual Boot Loader · · Score: 1

    Simple - I'm not going to buy a $300 copy of Windows Pro just to run your software. I'll be looking for another software company, with a competing product that is Mac OS X native.

  25. Re:Tired argument. on Windows Drivers for Mac Rolling Out · · Score: 1

    That's crap. Tab, arrows and the first letter of a button work for me 99% of the time for navigation. The standard keyboard shortcut for closing windows is Cmd+W. Cmd+Tab cycles through windows within an app. Cmd+~ shows windows within an app. Ctrl+F4 cycles through all open windows. There's also key combos for Exposé and navagating between those with key commands.