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  • Quote: Originally posted by 709 Personally, I think the 12"PB is dead and will be replaced with a 13" widescreen model (1152x768?). I am looking to upgrade from a 400Mhz 15" and I'd buy this 13" in a second. If Apple could cram a modern CPU i…
    in No G5 PowerBook? Comment by smircle November 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Frank777 Great. So now neighbours on the other side OF THE CITY can hack into your computer. It may surprise you, but with the advent of the Internet, even the guys on the other side of the globe were able to hack …
    in Apple AirPort 802.11n plans? Comment by smircle November 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by sc_markt Anybody have any clues if Apple intends to use the Freescale dual core chip? I could be wrong, but afaik the dual-core chip is not due out in mass production until summer at the earliest. Therefore, a Po…
    in G5 or Freescale Dual core processor for next Powerbook? Comment by smircle November 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by SBCMac One other comment I noted in the phone call recording was that question which was asked about the flash player market as opposed to all HD based iPods. The Apple guy said that he saw some opportunities in that m…
    in Notes of interest from the Apple FY 04 fourth quarter conference call Comment by smircle October 2004
  • all in all great figures, only the CPU sales are rather dull. Apple might not like to compete in the sub-$800 market, but I believe they hurting their business model in the long run. Now, with the boost from iPod sales would be the time to invest…
    in Notes of interest from the Apple FY 04 fourth quarter conference call Comment by smircle October 2004
  • Everything coming from ZD and having to do with Macs is bullshit. There is not going to be any Windows emulation in Tiger. However, future Windows apps will be build on C#/.NET which is CPU-independent (similar to Java). With Mono, a .NET executi…
    in Tiger to run Windows apps? Comment by smircle September 2004
  • I believe you should have experienced both sides before making an informed decision, but what the heck, there are more ways to happyness than one. I would hate myself had I waited until I was married and only then experienced what a motivating fo…
    in Virginity rules OK? Comment by smircle July 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by TednDi How about white translucent and within a small group of led's which can project light at very low power consumption for long periods of time. Great idea, I like it. Like case modding, only with style. Unf…
    in iMac & others new color? Comment by smircle July 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by The One to Rescue I'm sure that then, you'd definitely love having a A5-size lightweight tablet that would replace your notebooks (add character recognition if you want) and books, and that would allow you to prepare y…
    in 13.3 inch Screens Comment by smircle July 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by trumptman Legalized sodomy Refused to rule on "under God" being Constitutional Gave terrorists the right to challenge their detention If those are indications that the supreme court is liberal, then your defini…
    in That evil Supreme Court that gave Bush the election is... liberal? Comment by smircle July 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by The One to Rescue A tablet would be nice though, but only if the target market is selected wisely. Please. Tablets are sooo 20th century. A 13.3" high-res display would make an ideal replacement for the current…
    in 13.3 inch Screens Comment by smircle July 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by jade The reason people are upset. If you by a new Apple consumer machine today, you will not people to run core image and undisclosed key features of the OS that is due in 6 months or so. From all I read, this i…
    in Current iBooks and eMacs do not support Core Image Comment by smircle July 2004
  • People, you need to calm down. Seriously. 1) Tiger will, in all likelyhood, run fine even on RAGE128/8MB graphics cards. No, you will not be able to see real time effects, just like those machines do not support Quartz Extreme. 2) There are so…
    in Current iBooks and eMacs do not support Core Image Comment by smircle July 2004
  • Seeing Apple's behavior here, it is a great thing they are locked solidly into the 5% market share. If they had like 95%, they'd behave as shitty as MS.
    in Disgusted by Apple ripping off Konfabulator! Comment by smircle June 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by Scott POW status doesn't apply to people that wage war outside the rules of war. So there has been no "suspension of the Geneva Convention" because that treaty doesn't apply to illegal combatants. I don't quite get…
    in Guantanamo: suspects CAN appeal Comment by smircle June 2004
  • Quote: Writing for the 6-3 majority in Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor said, "As critical as the government's interest may be in detaining those who actually pose an immediate threat to the national security of the United States duri…
    in Guantanamo: suspects CAN appeal Comment by smircle June 2004
  • Nice to see the rule of the law is returning to the US after all.
    in Guantanamo: suspects CAN appeal Comment by smircle June 2004
  • Quote: Originally posted by dviant Oh please, sensationalize it some more Smircle. I swear you guys look for conspiracy under every rock. Care to reply with anything of value? Or do you prefer to take it to the personal level?
    in Terrorist caught in Texas with chemical weapons Comment by smircle June 2004