karlfranz

Comments

• I suspect that someone at Citigroup is trying to manipulate the stock again by keeping X-mas iPad sales down.

  in Apple's third-gen iPad rumored to arrive in February 2012 Comment by karlfranz December 2011
• All these mentions of $14.99/250MB; $29.99/5GB; or $59.99 for MiFi. Can somebody please share with us what the real cost of the service is on your monthly bill after you add all the endless taxes and fees?

  in Verizon sees Wi-Fi-only iPad as opportunity to sell 3G data plans Comment by karlfranz March 2010
• Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism That is a horrible argument. So they give you unlimited data usage and you think you are entitled to hook your phone up to any and all devices, make a hub for your neighborhood or school if you wish, using te…

  in Reader: Steve Jobs says no tethering between iPad and iPhone Comment by karlfranz March 2010
• Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism As you stated "iPhone", not iPad. not "all iDevices", not "any and all devices". If AT&T offers an option that is a pay for phone 3G device and get all other connected for free plan then you'll be good to…

  in Reader: Steve Jobs says no tethering between iPad and iPhone Comment by karlfranz March 2010
• Is there any technical limitation that will prevent the original Edge iPhone from using MMS? I'm not sure I understand why it's only for the 3G and 3GS.

  in AT&T to enable MMS for iPhone 3G and 3GS on Sept. 25 Comment by karlfranz September 2009
• I'm confused about the story regarding Snow Leopard pre-orders. I bought my latest MacBook Pro from an Apple Store on June 24. I then went home and ordered the Snow Leopard up-to-date disk from Apple's online store that same night. I got a confirmat…

  in Briefly: Apple hit with copyright suit, Snow Leopard preorder Comment by karlfranz August 2009
• Quote: Originally Posted by JDW May now the voices of reason begin to cry out over the insanity of Apple's MACK-truck-flattened abominations they call "keyboards." Bring back tactile feedback and keys that sink down more than 3mm when you tap on …

  in Apple again offers matte screen option for 15-inch MacBook Pro Comment by karlfranz August 2009
• Wildeval: Did you have to quote Inkling's entire, lengthy post, just to contribute one sentence? Inkling: I use text-to-speech to have "Alex" read articles for me dozens of times on a per day basis as I "follow" along. I too wish there was a way …

  in Improved speech dictionary to ship with Mac OS X 10.5.7 Comment by karlfranz March 2009
• I hope some day, Apple combines its Text-To-Speech and VoiceOver technology. Right now, pronunciation corrections made in the Preferences Pane, do not get pronounced properly when you have VoiceOver read selected text out loud.

  in Improved speech dictionary to ship with Mac OS X 10.5.7 Comment by karlfranz March 2009
• I notice that tethering was conspicuously absent from the list. Free WiFi tethering would be even better.

  in AT&T canvasses buyers on future iPhone features Comment by karlfranz October 2008
• Quote: Originally Posted by matt_s Whew! Thanks, Karl... now Apple & Pystar won't have to go to court at all! What a time saver you turned out to be! Apple doesn't own EFI, and again, loading a kext into the system can hardly be describe…

  in Psystar accuses Apple of anti-competitive tactics in countersuit Comment by karlfranz August 2008
• Quote: Originally Posted by matt_s There are very few things that must be changed to allow OS X to run on x86 hardware. Starting with the EFI layer so that the kernel can make EFI calls to a system that otherwise only responds to BIOS calls is on…

  in Psystar accuses Apple of anti-competitive tactics in countersuit Comment by karlfranz August 2008
• Quote: Originally Posted by Clive At Five The infrastructure is there, OS X can run on generic hardware, the only thing preventing it is Apple's EULA. WRONG. OS X can only run on generic hardware if it is modified or a specialized bootloader…

  in Psystar accuses Apple of anti-competitive tactics in countersuit Comment by karlfranz August 2008
• Many of you seem to be forgetting or ignoring the fact that the Mac is not just some pricier version of a generic PC. As it stands now, OS X has code that prevents installation on non-Apple hardware by verifying that the hardware is not a generic PC…

  in Psystar accuses Apple of anti-competitive tactics in countersuit Comment by karlfranz August 2008
• Quote: Originally Posted by wizard69 Apple is and has engaged in monopolistic practices, there os no way to come to any other conclusion. They have 100% of the Mac OS market. I guess Sony is and has engaged in monopolistic practices because th…

  in Psystar accuses Apple of anti-competitive tactics in countersuit Comment by karlfranz August 2008
• How about also fixing the bug that causes the flashing cursor in Photoshop after switching Spaces? Every time a new update comes out, I'm hopeful that it has the fix, but the problem still persists in 10.5.3 for me and countless others.

  in Apple's Mac OS X 10.5.4 to fix nagging shutdown glitch Comment by karlfranz June 2008
• Daniel, In the parts of your article where you mention Airport Express, did you really mean that? Or was it a typo and you meant to say Airport Extreme instead. AFAIK, you cannot connect a USB drive to the Express.

  in First Look: Time Capsule, AirPort, and Time Machine Comment by karlfranz January 2008
• Quote: Originally Posted by kubrick JEFF ZUCKER ? NBC's Superstar Entertainment Chief by Kaya Morgan All that glitters may just be the peacock. It's no secret that NBC is, by far, the most successful of all the broadcast networks. According to…

  in NBC chief says Apple 'destroyed' music pricing Comment by karlfranz October 2007
• Quote: Originally Posted by running I know most of you will not agree with me, but $15 milion per ONE WHOLE YEAR is really not that much... I think it's suprisingly little. As I stated on MacRumors: According to Apple's data here Apple has …

  in NBC chief says Apple 'destroyed' music pricing Comment by karlfranz October 2007