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Quote: Apple this week notified iPhone developers that they cannot use the device's GPS data to serve location-aware advertisements to users of App Store software. Why do non-GPS needing Apps have access to GPS data? Bit of a privacy issue …
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Quote: Originally Posted by success I believe he used a new app called "sentences". It produces nonsensical sentences that appear to mean something. ....For example "Love is the creation of spirituality at the origin". Appears to actually mea…
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Well my 2¢ is that most of the people online and interested in computer stuff are geek types. Geeks are upset that the iPad is not a tablet computer, rather a larger iPod Touch with a closed UI and no ports, no access and tied to the App Store. …
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3D games are moving to consoles anyway as witnessed by the lack of PC games in "game stores" the world over. There just isn't the volume of PC games anymore because multi-core processors are not designed for 3D games. Splitting the rapidly ch…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Ah, I get it! Since I live up in the woods (a rural environment), where portable space is at a discount (meaning in abundant supply), I can just tote my Mac Pro with me! Who needs an iPad! Genius. …
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Yeah, linguistic (oops, sorry) genius, I did just that. 'portable': capable of being transported or conveyed 'space': extent or room in three dimensions 'premium': a sum above the nominal or par val…
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Quote: Originally Posted by irnchriz Of course in surveys the first upgrade most people do to their linux netbook is stick windows on it. Where is this survey and why would people do that when Windows comes free with a machine? It's a choic…
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Quote: Originally Posted by anantksundaram Huh? What does that mean? Are you even aware of what you write? Perhaps you should use the Dictionary to look up "portable" "space" and "at a premium" also "environment" (big word there!) …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Galley The big question is, why does the New York Times have 50 freaking executives? Because it's been owned and ran by the Sulzberger family for generations, so far removed from the original blood and sweat that …
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Quote: Originally Posted by boss1 ...1 cup chopped mango... Mango's give one the hershey squirts, but the yogurt and milk should counter that. Yes, we go that low here.
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First off: The New York Times is broke and has been for quite some time. It continues to exist because Carlos Slims, the Mexican billionaire, continues it's existence at his cost. Quote: On September 10, 2008 Slim announced that he had purcha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mjtomlin I laugh... You say that while reading and posting on a Mac-centric website. If you're not looking back, you're definitely checking your peripherals. Although this might be a Mac centric website, us Mac us…
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Quote: Originally Posted by newbee This would be the same Colin Powell that "proved" the existence of WMDs in Iraq? Really? hmm. Yes, what do you think the chemical weapons Saddam used on the Kurds was? How much more proof do you need? Why…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Masterz1337 State of the Union? Didn't all stocks start dropping after Obama's speech? Stocks always drop after Obama speaks, because he's a business ignorant socialist. Obama says that if exports to China could …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Chris_CA Ok, so why has it trended down? Uh, because Apple announced a very niche product tied to a all controlling app store and publishers who just raised their e-book prices from $9.99 to $14.99? Of course i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by mstone I have many Linux machines and have used nearly every flavor of Unix since the early 90s and not one could come close to replacing a Mac for serious publishing/design/video/audio etc, etc, etc. So if you replace…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jmadlena Wow, some people are very paranoid. It requires authorization, so there's not really any problems I can see. This could be immensely useful when trying to meet up with some one who is terrible with directions.…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Gazoobee The biggest problem with location software is that it *hasn't* opened up yet because of the obsessive security fears of older generation users that don't understand how this sort of thing works. Apple can onl…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Me .... I mean really. A cell phone is a radio. OK?.. That's why Wifi is dangerous as well, WEP and WPA both have been cracked, so far only WPA2 with AES hasn't (with a very long password of course). Sti…
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Ok, it's on CNBC, a video called "There's a Virus for That"