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Quote: Originally Posted by tylerk36 I was able to get the Mountain Lion Dev Pre running on a Hackintosh with the EP45-UD3P and everything works great except the sound. Still working on it. Don't like the fact that Apple ru…
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OMG! OMG!! Apple is working on iOS 6?! I can't believe it!
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Quote: Originally Posted by AppleInsider One anonymous person said that fighting between employees "can get personal and ugly." Boy, that sure has never happened at every single company I ever worked for!
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil Anyone want to bet with me when all the social networking nonsense will fade out? 2015, maybe? I don't use Twitter, I don't have Google+, I do have a Facebook account, but rarely log on (about once a…
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For whatever it's worth, I'd be perfectly happy if signatures were completely disabled. They add nothing to the discussion, and are slightly distracting.
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Quote: Originally Posted by ConradJoe The procedure to detect and remove the offending files. Windows machines have any number of free AV solutions available. They are set and forget software, they update themselves. They inspect incoming da…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton I'm not an engineer, but how difficult/expensive would it be for Apple to add the T-Mobile USA frequency to the iPhone? You'd think they were leaving money on the table. I bet the limitation is physi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by tonton If it's in the same form factor as the current version, these are the improvements I want: 1. Bluetooth 2. Built-in speaker like the Gen 5 3. Alarm clock 4. Calendar 5. SDK and third-party apps 6. Video …
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I'm pretty sure if there was any Voice recognition, we'd have heard or seen evidence of it in some of the developer builds. It would be pretty difficult to get a feature like that working correctly across all apps, etc.
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First, there is an adage that says to "use the right tool for the job". Apple being a consumer company, doesn't have any of the high-end software need to run a site on a scale like this, even despite MacOS running on Unix. This is no different tha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by nvidia2008 1. He's a smart kid ... ie. is in an environment that enable him to explore and expand his talents 2. He's self taught ... ie. is in an environment that enable him to learn while ignoring mainstream tea…
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While iPhone Maps is one of my favorite apps, I think it's also sometimes one of the most difficult to use. And while I'm faithful to the iPhone, I do think the ONE huge advantage Android has over the iPhone is their Maps feature. The 3D is cool…
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When the Unisys company decided to exercise its right to collect royalties on it's patented invention of internally-compressed files (this is commonly known as GIF files, to most of us), they only could target their own unique file format. They did…
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Quote: Originally Posted by ash471 Let me give you an example of how obviousness works. Everyone likes to think of Thomas Edison as a genius for "inventing the lightbulb." However, using the standards that the software industry uses, Edison's l…
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Ash471, You know, Ash, your argument almost holds water, except the problem is most of these patents are obvious computer techniques that are broad concepts, not some brand new idea. For example, one patent that the trolls have used against Appl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by elmsley It's only a matter of hours before you see it sold on ebay for a lot cheaper. Anyone know how the licensing works? i.e. can I use the same copy and install it on everyone's machine as long as I've gone thr…
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I think iOS getting new notifications falls into the 'duh!' category. it's absolutely ridiculous to say iOS has to catch up to Android**, but it's pretty much universally acknowledged that iOS's notification system is the worst of the bunch. *…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Logisticaldron They invented this thing called power management a long time ago. You should check out the iPad and MBAs, they can left in sleep mode for a month and still instantly come back to life to be used. You sho…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone I disagree but not but not worth arguing over since Mac hardware outlasts their ability upgrade the OS anyway. Used to, all drive manufacturers published the MTBF for a drive on their spec sheets. They don't…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone At night there is really minimal electrical grid demand. Leaving the computer on 24/7 is less wear and tear on the machine than shutting down and rebooting all the time so your computer will last longer. As othe…