Posts by _Rick_V_

Quote: Originally Posted by elmsley It's only a matter of hours before you see it sold on ebay for a lot cheaper. Anyone know how the licensing works? i.e. can I use the same copy and install it on everyone's machine as long as...

I think iOS getting new notifications falls into the 'duh!' category. it's absolutely ridiculous to say iOS has to catch up to Android**, but it's pretty much universally acknowledged that iOS's notification system is the worst of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Logisticaldron They invented this thing called power management a long time ago. You should check out the iPad and MBAs, they can left in sleep mode for a month and still instantly come back to life to be...

Quote: Originally Posted by mstone I disagree but not but not worth arguing over since Mac hardware outlasts their ability upgrade the OS anyway. Used to, all drive manufacturers published the MTBF for a drive on their spec sheets. ...

Quote: Originally Posted by mstone At night there is really minimal electrical grid demand. Leaving the computer on 24/7 is less wear and tear on the machine than shutting down and rebooting all the time so your computer will last...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dave K. Different sounds from texts from different people As of iOS 4.2, it already does this! Go into contacts, edit a contact and select their text tone. Voila!

Quote: Originally Posted by Mazda 3s My wishlist for iOS 5: 1) Improved notifications. There is NO EXCUSE not to fix this **** in iOS 5 2) Ability to have information on the lock screen (like current weather conditions, missed...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lukeskymac Let's remember they all got hacked by the same person every year, who targets only the Macs, has his hack planned in detail which only works after lowering security twice Yes, but all the...

What most people don't know is, there are bugs found in ALL processors. This was first highlighted back in 1994 when Dr. Nicely discovered the famous Pentium FPU bug, affecting some types of mathmatical equations (mostly 'number theory'...

Quote: Originally Posted by ranson You're missing the point. Your configured DNS server has to talk to the DNS server that authoritatively resolves the hostname in question. In this specific case (AppleTV user configured for Google...