Posts by Junkyard Dawg

Quote: Originally Posted by s.metcalf  Great thread...   Getting a bit OT, but as much as I wish Blu-Ray and DRM would die a painful death I think it still offers something that is unavailable (or at...

Confirmed:  Mac Pro to be a modular design.   I just got confirmation from my buddy in San Fran, the upcoming Mac Pro will be a modular design.  The base module will have no SATA, only PCIe blade SSD storage (four...

Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69  The only thing that is keeping me from updating either my iPad or iPhone is the flash allocation in the machines. Especially with iPad more flash at a given price point is a very...

This was easy to see coming.  Apple effed up big time by gimping the iPad Mini's display, if it had been retina, then a higher price would have been justified and cannibalization of the larger iPad wouldn't have been an issue....

LOL, I just added two 3 TB HDDs to my Mac Pro for a grand total of $280. Funny thing, since those drives went INSIDE my Mac Pro, it's thinner than a new iMac with some big-arsed TB enclosure and a rat's nest of cables.

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil    Are you missing some fingers? I'm trying to think of reasons you wouldn't be able to type on an iPad…   A need to actually write something longer than...

Hopefully his light use of computers doesn't blind him to the fact that there are those who still use keyboards with computers to actually DO things besides chat.   I can only imagine Cook's communications within...

Quote: Not really, Silly benchmarks aside it still doesn't perform anything like a Mac Pro. That being said I may buy one next year if nothing better comes from Apple. I was attempting snark.  However I do like the idea...

Quote: Originally Posted by trobbi33  I think this is awesome. As someone who tries to buy as much as possibly made in USA, I will be looking forward to owning whatever product they decide to make here. Let hope this...

In my experience, the younger generation of  UAW members aren't as demanding as previous ones.  They know they can't expect the same sort of pay and benefits.  There are plenty of skilled unemployed workers in the area...