Posts by mbmcavoy

I think it's a crying shame that all the manufacturers are dumping composite video. I mean really. The cables are cheap - you can't get more simple than a single RCA jack, and Radio Shack keeps them in stock! Just about every single...

Quote: Originally Posted by sequitur This is probably a stupid question, but...: If a company, unaware of a patent, develops its own process which emulates that patent, is that an infringement? Or does an infringement mean that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Karelia Just going off experience. I don't see how Safari could refuse to scroll downward but not up, while other programs work fine. On the other hand, I've seen so many mice with dirty jogballs that I could...

Quote: Originally Posted by christopher126 Is it just me, or has the Snowy Leopard upgrade been successful for most of the users? Why the confused face? Were you expecting a mess? My install went pretty well; I've had two...

Quote: Originally Posted by djsherly I wonder why this was not apparent at the time the xml was developed. I didn't read the full patent but everything reads like a xml with a stylesheet - content and presentation. If I've missed some...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tauron There is nothing good about bluray. Paying ~$200 just to save you a few disk swaps during once a year installations just does not add up when you take common sense into account. It could for a...

Makes me wonder - is there something different about Apple keyboards vs. PC keyboards? Is this attack method unique to Apple keyboards or could a similar attack be used to compromise other computers as well?

So, for all the time that Microsoft has been claiming that Macs are overpriced, it turns out that Windows has been priced too low to maintain a profitable business? It'll be interesting to see where prices are a year from now...

This is very likely a solid piece of hardware without any supported software whatsoever. I used to swear by Creative Sound Cards in my PC days. fantastic hardware, but the installs were buggy. Meh, the features that didn't work I...

Quote: Originally Posted by italiankid Apple will have to come out with new Ads as the current ones will not work with Windows 7. Funny, I've got Win7 RC on my home PC. It's a rather nice improvement over Vista and XP. I'm hoping...