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Quote: Originally Posted by GQB You must live in Alaska on in some other boonies where satellite makes sense. I see the occasional dish in the Bay Area, but I don't know anyone without cable. I do know that once AT&T gets their act together w…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hmurchison If this latest recession has taught me anything it is to take a close look at my monthly expenditures and assess what these services offer me. I and my gf have come to the conclusion that Comcast simply…
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Quote: Originally Posted by irnchriz So $359 for an e-reader plus $$ per e-book OR get a library card and as many free books as you could possibly ever read..... hmm Yes, that is true, but there is also something to be said for being able t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by 8CoreWhore For Amazon to give credence to Job's admonition that the product is destined to fail because "people don't read anymore", Amazon would have to close down their bookstore. Ha! Brilliant point, that.
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Quote: Originally Posted by hmurchison I don't know if I could shell out for just a book reader. This does more than just let you read books. With its built-in wireless networking, your newspapers and magazines are delivered electronically as …
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Quote: Originally Posted by mariofreak85 that would do it. One of the disks that came with your MBP has all the drivers on it. Are these 64-bit compatible drivers though?
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Quote: Originally Posted by 8CoreWhore Do you really want to return your favorite three songs before you're allowed to listen to the next song? Isn't a subscription service more like Pandora or Last.fm, etc..? You'd have to stream it over the air…
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Quote: Originally Posted by aresee I do the same thing, but it's not the same experience as using the DVD. No menus, no sub-titles, no extra features and no slipping the disk in and quickly playing the DVD. Sure you can do all that with Handbrake…
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Quote: Originally Posted by aresee It's not. That's been a long standing complaint with the AppleTV. I'm not so sure about that. I've been ripping some DVDs with Handbrake using the default AppleTV setting, and I swear the picture quality comp…
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Quote: Originally Posted by hezekiahb Depends on other password requirements. The reason many organizations have password aging is because people do dumb things with their passwords & making them change them every so often helps minimize any…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TiAdiMundo Most of new Windows systems come with 64-bit version of Vista. I guess that makes sense, since the vendor will ensure that 64-bit versions of their drivers are available. I'm installing on a cheapo machin…
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Quote: Originally Posted by TiAdiMundo Beta download is available until February 10th. No download limit until then. Thanks for the clarification. The note on the download site says, "Time is running out! We'll be closing the Customer Preview …
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Quote: Originally Posted by AlderMoore When I first installed Win 7 on my bootcamp partition I thought it was great (on my new MBP 2.8GHz/4GB). The first few programs installed just fine. Then I tried installing Adobe Reader 9, and it got to the …
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Microsoft?s public beta of Windows 7 is similar enough to Vista that it is fairly easy to install on a Mac, either using BootCamp to install it natively, or within a virtual environment. Here?s what?s invo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider Be sure to write down the insane password it generates for you (below), as a weak password would be far worse than a strong password jotted down on a sticky note next to your PC. I realise this is compl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by piot Hey Mouse People! "Microsoft's Zune crashes as iPod sales grow" 'cause God forbid a thread evolves as a topic is beaten to death...
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM It is 720p at a kind of modest bitrate for the resolution, though sometimes it's better than cable or satellite, depending on circumstances. I think that qualifies as HD. Some companies are being overly broad …
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Quote: Originally Posted by SactoMan01 In that case, I'd recommend the Logitech MX400, which you can use on current iMacs and Mac Pros. It has the thumb buttons on the side and the scroll wheel has a nice "feel" even when doing left-right tilt wh…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross It still has to make money. If sales keep dropping, what's the point? Where do they say enough is enough? They may sell less than 500,000 units this year. What if the mindshare is lost, and they sell 300,000? …
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Quote: Originally Posted by backtomac They suffered losses with the x-box for years, why not stick out the Zune a little longer? I believe they will do. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I don't believe the Zune is meant as a standalone pr…