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  • I ordered an iPod Video on Dec. 19th 2005. I was quoted 3 days for shipping. It turned out to be almost 4 weeks (I received it 2 weeks ago; maybe it was due to the custom engraving). Anyway, once it was built, it shipped from Singapore and I r…
  • Ordering a stock iMac from our local Apple on-line Store gives you a quote of delivery in 24 hours. No build-to-order option changes that, except by changing the hard disc to the 500 MB model (which I did), the delivery date jumps to 3 to 4 weeks…
  • Quote: The countries I expect were the store wll available: Spain, Italy, Polen, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Hungary, Russian and Greece. More countries I don't expect. How about Luxembourg? Considering that the iTMS Europe is based here... (wha…
  • The software I miss the most on OS X is Delphi. Also, most cell phones come today with software for configuring, backup, SMS/MMS prepating/sending. There's never any software for the Macintosh, it's always Windows only (granted, some functionalit…
  • Quote: Close means exit. No, close means close this window. Quit means exit this program. What's so difficult about typing Command-Q? I hate it when an application exits if I close it's last window. It's a Windows concept and it is not needed…
  • Quote: I always organize the dock and stuff people mess up when I am at the Apple store.. it annoys me way to much I always thought I was the only one doing that...
  • Did you expand the apps using Stuffit 8? Version 8.0 has a bug that prevents setting the "execution" bit for apps. Upgrading your copy to 8.0.1 will fix the problem.
  • I can confirm the existence of such a menu (it also exists in Jaguar although it has less features). The lock pad menu has the following commands: - lock screen - lock All Keychains - lock "login" - Unlock "System" - Open Keychain Access? …
  • Quote: So Macdoobie is probably full of it agian then. Arrggghh. That site is really beginning to get on my nervers. Then don't read them! Nobody forces you to do so. Quote: They better have something of this rigth Why? do they owe you an…
  • Quote: Clive, didn't you ask them what was so very special about this wwdc that they would be phoning people up? Or do they always do this? I don't remember the exact year (probably 2 or 3 years ago), but I was once contacted by Apple asking me …
    in Wwdc Comment by carbonide May 2003
  • Quote: and exactly 63 years ago the fascist hordes from the east invaded the Netherlands and Belgium You forgot to mention Luxembourg!
    in Wwdc Comment by carbonide May 2003
  • Quote: ROFLMFAO!!!!!!! Gold iBook... man... those silly French. The only silly people here are those that rely on computer translations! Or those that haven't read the explanation for this translation error in another thread here on AI or tha…
  • Apple should hire Siracusa!
  • [quote] I've heard that this project does, indeed, have certain powerful incectives to get parts out by a particular date. 20th anniversary of the Macintosh in January 2004?
  • So, in a year we will get about the performance of todays Pentium? Disappointing