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wait, Apple "owns" the likeness of Steve Jobs?
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Considering how left-leaning Apple's higher-ups are, this might be bad news. I wonder if ACORN is getting any iPads delivered.
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i hate to speak badly of the recently deceased, but parking sideways in a handicap spot? what a total shitbag.
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well, if Al Gore said it, then it's got to be true.
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What would have been really cool is if they preloaded a copy of the constitution, then maybe he'd actually read it.
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Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][ I also think that people who adopt their babies away are only one step above people who throw their babies in the trash can and they have zero right to ever meet their offspring which they abandoned. dude, …
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still not seeing front row...
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okay, so the older mac pros will support newer CPUs now, can you even interchange them? back when i was shopping for a mac pro i was told by several sources that the only CPUs that would fit in a mac pro were the ones that came with it. buying a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by casey4147 Unfortunately, what you describe is the failing point in the PC industry right now. I had to work on a friend's laptop a few weeks ago, wouldn't boot into Windows 7. No restore DVD so I googled how to use…
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Quote: Originally Posted by minderbinder No, I'd agree with that, but you've been saying that it's unlikely. I think that's an irresponsible and ignorant assumption to make, and that it's best to reserve judgement until there's a real announceme…
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Quote: Originally Posted by minderbinder They'll talk about backup copies if and when they make an announcement that it will be available as a download. Until that announcement comes, this worst case scenario you're obsessed with exists only in …
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Quote: Originally Posted by webfrasse How about a backup? they may or may not allow backups. if they do, awesome, i'll definitely get the downloadable version and make a backup install disc immediately. if they don't allow backups, i will …
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Quote: Originally Posted by minderbinder I meant that apple hasn't made a single announcement about how 10.7 will be sold and distributed. well, I made a post that there wasn't an announcement on how this OS would differ from previous versions…
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Quote: Originally Posted by minderbinder There has been no announcement AT ALL. No announcement of ANYTHING. there's been a lot of announcements, actually. Apple even has a section of their site dedicated to these announcements.
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Quote: Originally Posted by minderbinder Why would it be unlikely? Apple realizes that people will have drives crash, I would think they would ENCOURAGE people to have a bootable backup whether it's on another drive, a thumb drive, or burned to …
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Quote: Originally Posted by dish download it while the machine is working, and but it on a thumb drive. crisis averted. IF you can, which is unlikely. what makes you think that you can copy it to a USB drive or disc? I have disc for Tiger, …
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Quote: Originally Posted by chabig I wasn't talking about backing up the installer. That may or may not be available. I meant booting from the current backup of your machine. that's my point, if you completely replace or format the hard drive,…
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Quote: Originally Posted by chabig You boot from your backup. what backup? we don't even know if backups are allowed or possible.
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Quote: Originally Posted by mex4eric Seems to me the Store remembers you bought the software and lets you download it again if you have a disk accident or add another Mac to your household. That's how it works now for ordinary apps and there is n…
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Quote: Originally Posted by lewisdorigo The install also creates a Restore partition, which you can use to reinstall Lion if there are ever any problems. that won't do a lot of good if your hard drive fails, or if you decide to replace it.