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  • I find all this rather interesting. Microsoft has already been convicted (and fined!) for cooking the books. I have a friend who works as an IT administrator who's been receiving these threats. It's amusing. I started talking to him (gently) abo…
    in Microsoft forcing corporate users to Upgrade? Comment by pendrake July 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by Paul:
    in Whats the deal with AAPL execs? Comment by pendrake May 2002
  • Instead of selling the returned boxes, what if they just reinstalled the OS, and shipped them to the next try-and-buy customer. If they used the high-end iMac for this, the initial pool of computers could be reused for at least a couple of years. …
    in Test Drive a new iMac... Comment by pendrake April 2002
  • Well, I was pretty young when it happened, so my memory might be a bit off. As I remember it, they did it with the original Macintosh (although when we finally got ours it was the Fat Mac). I can't remember exactly how long the trial was for, but I …
    in Test Drive a new iMac... Comment by pendrake April 2002
  • The way I think about it is this... Apple has broken new ground on these iPods. It takes mobile MP3s to a whole new level. And maybe, I can't afford one right now. But they've made it popular. And they've made flatscreens popular. I still h…
    in Who plans on buying 10G ipod? Comment by pendrake March 2002
  • I would recommend against Adelphia for the simple reason that they block inbound port 80 traffic - ie, you can't host your own website. Doesn't sound like a big deal, and today maybe you don't care, but at some time you might. As for your other q…
    in Adelphia Comment by pendrake March 2002
  • And suddenly we discover that Microsoft has built "revoke" codes into XP. They lose the antitrust suit, and Bill, Steve, Craig get on a plane to Bermuda. Just before leaving they issue a "revoke" on all the XP licenses out there in the world, and 50…
    in MS to STOP windows? Comment by pendrake March 2002
  • I like the quality on my Visor. I've dropped it plenty, and with the exception of the time I dropped it on a hard concrete service, I've had no problems at all. That time, the screen cracked, and I went through the replacement program (good deal). …
    in Quality of Handspring? Comment by pendrake June 2002
  • Yeah, I was watching the Vancouver-Detroit Game (Game III) and noticed the booing. My heart sank. There aren't too many things that get in the way of my tiny little Canadian national pride, but hearing that was horrible. I didn't hear it in Game …
    in Canadians Boo US National Anthem Comment by pendrake April 2002
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    in The *Great* AppleInsider Word Association Game Part III Comment by pendrake March 2002
  • The theme of the next version is broadband rules! 1. Database driven/based file system (similar to BeOS) so that all apps, etc can do intelligent, speedy searches on keywords/attributes associated to files. 2. Videoconferencing/Internet Teleph…
    in OS X 10.3 Wild, unfounded, rampant and dangerous speculation thread in perpetuity Comment by pendrake July 2002
  • <b>Such as . . .?</b> I'll give you two. Quartz - allows for iPhoto, which with the realtime photo catalog of resizable photos is really something unique. Plus the ability to work with PDF files/etc in a trivial matter…
    in What has X really given us? Comment by pendrake April 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by sCreeD: From what I understand it's not a application level technology but rather a system level one. Right now, computers either have a static IP address assigned or they grab one from a DHCP server (this includes di…
    in Rendezvous Comment by pendrake July 2002
  • I've often thought that Apple should open-source their AppleWorks effort. They don't make any real money off it, and they could combine their efforts with the efforts shouldered by the OpenOffice folks this way. With some shared source, and Apple's …
    in Has anyone tried OpenOffice for X yet? Comment by pendrake May 2002
  • Actually, the business side is even cooler. New business idea - use remote desktop to be the remote Admin for a bunch of small companies. You can do software updates, training and support, all remotely, working from home. What's even cooler (and…
    in Apple Debuts Apple Remote Desktop!! Comment by pendrake March 2002
  • Wow, we knew this was coming but this was a bit earlier than I expected for sure. Nice feature sets - remote software updating, heirarchical administration, black and white remote viewing (now we know what that is for). This should seriously clear u…
    in Apple Debuts Apple Remote Desktop!! Comment by pendrake March 2002
  • They're probably saving about $5-10 per computer with no modems. Similar to what they're saving with the lack of a floppy drive. It also allows for less motherboard space, few ports (which one do I plug my Ethernet cable into?), etc. I wouldn'…
    in eMac sans Modem Comment by pendrake May 2002
  • There is one on display at the London Drugs here in Vancouver (Georgia & Granville). It's sitting pretty, playing the Star Wars demo. Nice looking machine, screen is amazing. They've also got the 22" Cinema display up right near by. I've never h…
    in Any G4 iMacs in stock in Canada? Comment by pendrake March 2002
  • AAPL financial info:
    in Apple Stock Tumbles On Reported Production Problems With New iMac Comment by pendrake March 2002
  • I'm interested in knowing what you mean by operational profit. While it's true they did lose money in the Q4 last year on operations ($4M) they made money in Q3 and Q2 ($53M and $31M respectively), and made a total FY2001 operational profit of $72M.…
    in Apple Stock Tumbles On Reported Production Problems With New iMac Comment by pendrake March 2002