Posts by arlomedia

Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Then why are they still selling CDs? Any encryption on a download is irrelevant if someone can just buy the CD and redistribute its contents. Most musicians grew up on CDs, or LPs, and still see...

Quote: Originally Posted by cameronj I don't expect the public to pay for my "art" (fixing computers) if the market won't. I don't think macologist was saying that the public should pay for musicians' art. I think he was...

I'm a skeptic about advertising, and since I don't watch TV, I avoid a lot of it. I never even saw this TV ad. But long before the iPhone 3G came out, I somehow had it planted in my head that it was "twice as fast." Not sure...

Quote: Originally Posted by dangermouse I think you need to be careful with that! Recent Parallels and Fusion allow shared folders, maybe even by default. This exposes your mac home folder to Windows and its viruses. If Windows got a...

Quote: Originally Posted by elroth Does this have anything to do with the fact that Macs can run Windows now? I will never have Windows on my Mac - I assume that makes me safer from viruses? If you run Windows on a Mac, either by...

I back up my home folder every day and my entire computer every week ... I think this is more important than anti-virus software because it protects not only against viruses but against theft, drops, spills, hardware failure, and user...

Quote: Originally Posted by themoonisdown09 I've lived in the US all my life. I went to private schools all my life. All my teachers have said that if it ends in an 's', you just use an apostrophe only. If it's PLURAL you just use...

Quote: Originally Posted by ktappe This assumes both Macs are bootable. Many a time I've used Target Disk Mode to repair/rescue a Mac whose HD was on the fritz. If the OS is fried, sometimes other data can be accessed. Or DiskWarrior...

Quote: Originally Posted by melgross As the percentage comes down, it becomes more difficult to offer both. At some point, it will cost the company more money to offer it than to not get the sales. I know that sounds cold, but thats the...

Quote: Originally Posted by melgross It seems to me that that's one of the problems. Some people keep thinking about the possible reflections, and look for them, even if they don't realize it. I can see that becoming very tedious after...