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Quote: Originally Posted by Splinemodel 5. Don't buy funds. Pick your own stocks. I recall reading (from a book by an investment pro) a suggestion that index funds are a good component in a personal investment portfolio, since they allow dist…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Saying t hat Apple is thriving is a fact. Saying that "all of its individual decisions are perfect" is something I never implied and thatyou just made up. "suggesting that a thriving company is doing it w…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism Head-in-the-sand mentality is thinking that Apple has to offer something because Lenovo does. There are things that Lenovo et al. will offer that Apple won't, and there are things that Apple will offer over t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Apple We have decided to drop the non-disclosure agreement (NDA) for released iPhone software. What's this distinction? If you haven't released a code snippet on the App Store, is it under a NDA then? That would mea…
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Quote: Originally Posted by jimmysnook "Why ever put the manual in neutral? Don't have enough leg strength to keep the clutch down? Unless perhaps you start at the top of a hill with the engine off. " I use neutral all the time. When coming …
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Counterexample. Lefty-compatible, comfortable, performs great, looks good: http://www.techfresh.net/wp-content/...r-lachesis.jpg See? Either Apple wasn't capable of building a good mouse, or didn't want to go through the trouble. No compromise i…
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Quote: Originally Posted by crocodile Appleinsider's server memories are already choked with threads that pour scorn on the somewhat average performance of Apple's Mighty Mouse. More like "hilariously bad". Anyway... Quote: 2. What would you…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Tauron Now we know a lot more. Basically it will be an outdated phone design with a cumbersome sliding keyboard and open-sauce software (free for all software). Yes, now we know you have failed to understand what…
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I'll reply to that in the last thread you started. Hope you won't mind. We were already discussing genres there and got off on the good foot, no reason to split it.
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(replying from the new thread to here since it seemed unnecessary)Quote: Originally Posted by Ironcell I started a thread about the iPod touch being considered the best gaming device on the market. I was totally amazed by the amount of excellent …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Marvin Yes, you just create a torrent file and send it to someone - you can do this in Azureus, can't recall exactly how to do it though but it does work. I looked into this for an alternative to FTP for clients as it …
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iPod touch pros: having a gaming device with you with no extra space lost (assuming you'd have carried an iPod/iPhone anyway) best hardware potential for strategy, adventure genres cons: bad controls for the vast majority of games no games n…
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Quote: Originally Posted by solipsism $229 for the Touch which seems to be going for the Nintendo DS' jugular. While the DS is $100 cheaper right now?and I'm assuming a price drop to at least $99 for the holiday season?the Touch does have a much …
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Quote: Originally Posted by merdhead I do note with some sadness that they don't have any screws at the bottom so it's going to be harder to replace the battery. But at $229 you have to say that this is a great value computer and pretty much disp…
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I thought MM was an overpriced usability failure with gunk-up problems - but electrical problems too? It's funny how quality in the mouse market consists of mostly usability, Apple has a largely deserved reputation as a usability forerunner, and…
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All communication is good. That said, Brits had a program in place for having their field troops learn basic Arabic three years ago, maybe more. That's what you do when you are serious, instead of playing with gadgets. The US is slowly getting s…
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Quote: Originally Posted by awmawm As a store owner (physical or electronic), you have the right to choose what products will be on the shelves. Whole Foods has different standards than Walmart, whether they are based on moral grounds or other co…
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Quote: Originally Posted by NasserAE They didn't ban the comic app because they didn't like it, they banned it because it violates the SDK: "Applications must not contain any obscene, pornographic, offensive or defamatory content or materials …
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Quote: Originally Posted by NasserAE I don't think you understand what type of app allowed and which ones are not! I don't think political issues are part of Apple censorship duty. Apple so far removed few apps (4 or 5 if I am not mistaken). Most…