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  • Larger? But seriously, a lot of people would find a larger MB useful. However, I consistently feel that smaller would be a better idea, but then I wonder if I'd even buy an 11" MB if it was available. I think 13" is probably just about right.
  • Maybe those of us who are Rogers customers should consider canceling our service. I've been with them for five years and I'd rather not give up on my phone, but perhaps I could do with a land-line for a while. I'll have to give it some thought.
  • Quote: Originally Posted by paxman To pick up on the Morisette reference... she did indeed use those words but she completely mis-used (mis-understood) the meaning of the word ironic. There are no ironies in her song, just a series of unfo…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by e1618978 Chapel Hill, NC - college basketball, leftie politics, berkenstocks and volvo wagons. Do you think there are more Volvo wagons than Priuses? I find the opposite is true -- but maybe that's just confirmatio…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by dano18 I'm a recent switcher coming from Ubuntu/Windows to Leopard on my new MBP. I have found everything easy and great on OS X, except that I hate the iTunes interface. I can sympathise: I felt the same way coming…
  • Last September, the capacities on the iPod Classic were bumped from 30 / 80 GB to 80 / 160 GB. I would bet on the same sort of thing happening this year (maybe not a doubling, but a significant increase). This is, of course, supposing that the Cla…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by frugality I've been waiting for a price drop on the iPod Touch for a while. I'd like the 32Gb version so I can use it as a complete home jukebox hooked up to my stereo, but $499 was just too steep. For $100 you can…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by polar315 Come July 11th or sooner will see what the cost of the data plans (in Canada) are for the new phone. Wondering if you will be able to go in an buy the phone and say no thanks to the contract as you just want i…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider "We believe Apple will need to reposition the iPod touch product by September now that the iPhone acquisition price is lower," he says in the report. "We expect the iPod touch to experience significant ca…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Celemourn One of the big obstacles that I see to bringing Maple to the iPhone etc is the huge, clunky, archaic command system. While absurdly powerful, it's also absurdly difficult to use. Maple is getting a lot bet…
  • I've been using AVG -- my brother-in-law, who's a sys-admin suggested it. I would also suggest CCleaner to clean up a lot of the temporary files that collect on the hard-drive (the worst ones are actually the Quicktime videos that pile up -- part…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Celemourn Here are my items: ? Bigger Screen (say, about 7"-9"): There are a lot of secondary justifications for this (better web browsing, movies, easier in-car navigation (TomTom is coming), easier typing, etc.)…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by aaple To be honest, I don't really see the point of a tablet that's too big to fit in your pocket and too small to be a fully functional laptop... Doesn't matter. I don't see the point of desktop computers given th…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by SDW2001 Then how can it be said that "evolution does not always lead to the best outcome?" It's the difference between "best" and "better." If you need to get to higher ground, then walk up-hill. Doing so will m…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Flounder I'll leave the same obligatory post I leave in every evolutoin thread. Evolution and Christianity are not incompatible, or mutually exclusive. That is all. Further to this thought, I would suggest t…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by KingOfSomewhereHot I'd definitely include "Airplane" and "The Blues Brothers" The Blues Brothers was great fun: rawhide! Quote: Originally Posted by hardeeharhar -The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8…
  • Just to reinforce addabox's thoughts: Engadget Article
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Ireland $199 8GB, $299 16GB Seems low: I guess this works because they are making their money through subscription? They'll really have to work hard to block people from cracking the new phones for use off of partn…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram The "standard" in a lot of academic finance literature that does so-called "event studies" is 3-day or 5-day windows around the event date: i.e., Day[-1,+1] or Day[-2,+2]. A week before/week after is unu…