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  • Quote: Dude...I remember your awful pismo experience. God bless you for that. Really. I remember you having to go to war with Apple, right? I agree that getting a new MBP is a good idea. Sounds like your powerbook is in worse shape than John Corzin…
    in RIP PowerBook G4 Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • Quote: All the technology is already out there just waiting for the right implementation. Apple even already has handwriting recognition technology. Apple tried to get into the 'eBook' market back in the mid 90s with the Newtons and the eMate. I…
    in Why Apple should make an e-book reader? Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • Well I guess I counted out my TiBook a little early. I guess I'm upgrading it's condition from "Deceased" to "Critical". While hooking it up to an external monitor, the built in screen suddenly came back to life. I guess I was holding it at that 'ma…
    in RIP PowerBook G4 Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • If I were you, I'd just save up the money and buy the computer. Even if you intend to pay the computer off entirely in 90 days to avoid the interest, I still wouldn't trust the credit card companies. I just helped my parents close out their credit c…
    in Getting financing for a new computer at the Apple store...? Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • Quote: Originally Posted by onlooker Why did you guy's dig this thread up? A very good question. Seeing no new content, it's locked.
    in Magnet madness to hit Intel iBook line Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • I'd be stunned if the WWDC keynote was more than 2 hours long. Since WWDC is made up of workshops, it's simply more likely that they don't want any other events going on around the same time of the keynote. If the keynote is actually 3 hours lon…
    in 3 hour WWDC keynote? Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • Quote: MacMall may be in no tax NH, I forget but they may not charge taxes. MacMall is not in New Hampshire, but Mac/PC Connection is (in fact, they are right down the road from me). As for taxes, New Hampshire does not have any sales tax.
    in Buy at Apple Store, or MacMall? Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • Quote: The lineup is not the same. They replaced the desktops with workstations that at $700 more expensive at the low end. Furthermore, I refuse to buy obsolete machines to justify Apple's shortsightedness. Unlike a Mac users, to me it's a platfor…
    in Will Apple ever make this machine? Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • Quote: Yep they got it covered fine as long as you're either insanely rich or are willing to make severe capability sacrifices in order to meet with Jobs thinks a computer should be and should do. Yes they do keep making a mistake repeatedly, but i…
    in Will Apple ever make this machine? Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • A headless iMac topic? Has it really been a week and a half already? Since this topic has already been beaten to death, I'll do a quick recap of why I don't think this will happen. First, Apple already offered a mid range Mac with no built …
    in Will Apple ever make this machine? Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • The Apple store is back online, no new Mac hardware was announced.
    in Apple Store is Down Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • Quote: I don't mean to sound critical but I don't understand your reasoning for waiting. If the funds aren't there then that's one thing. But holding out for a high def optical drive? That will be a while. I don't see that happening this year. Mayb…
    in Poll: Buy new Mac now or later? Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • Quote: 4) I'll wait for new Macs to ship with Leopard\t 5) The delay really sucks and ruins my plans This just about says it all for me. If I'm waiting till october for leopard I may as well wait for some better features in the Mac Pro. This…
    in Poll: Buy new Mac now or later? Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • I don't think Apple's QA is any worse than it was in 1998 when Steve Jobs took over. I will say, however, that the older Macs seem to have held up better than anything released after the original Bondi Blue iMac. My Pismo PowerBook G3/500 MHz was…
    in Poll: Apple's QA ? is it getting worse? Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • I have been putting money aside to buy a new Mac sometime later this year and will hold off until Leopard is released unless my PowerBook G4 dies before then. On the bright side, at least I have more time to save up for a better Mac.
    in No Leopard until October Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • It looks like a cool phone but I can't stand dealing with Sprint. I was way too happy when my contract with them was finally up.
    in 20-something professionals say they'll plunk down $150 for the UpStage Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • Don't kids save for college any more? I guess not. My parents took every cent I made or was given as a gift and put it towards college for me. The only time I ever got to spend any of that money was when I got my Pismo PowerBook G3 for college. …
    in High school teens say they'll plunk down $500 for iPhone Comment by fran441 April 2007
  • I bought some Apple stock before the split for $13 a share (so $6.50 a share compared to the $93 it's worth today). I was still in high school so I only bought 25 shares. I wish I bought more back then. I sold some last year to help start my ho…
    in So who owns stock in Apple? Comment by fran441 April 2007