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  • A version of the SCUMM VM Engine would be nice. Here's a story from Gizmodo about it being hacked to work on an iPhone: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/iphone-ga...ect-326257.php I wouldn't mind being able to download "Day of the Tentacle" or "Indi…
  • I almost always have my laptop plugged-in when I work, even when I go to a client's house for a freelance job so I wouldn't mind a quad-core sooner. I'd like the option to turn off two or three of the processors when I am working off the battery tho…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by neutrino23 Hi, I just ran across your post. I'm happy to help out. What part of Japan will you be visiting? I lived there for nine years so I have some experience with this. Below are some comments I wrote for a f…
  • Anybody?
  • Breakout SCUMM games like Sam & Max & Full Throttle Turn-base RPGs like Final Fantasy 3
  • So far I've converted Pulp Fiction, Old School, & some Venture Bros. episodes using the mac version of handbrake. Pulp Fiction was the first one I ripped & it took forever on my powerbook (about 18 hours). For some reason it worked in iTunes…
  • Will the iPhone have voice dialing? As much as I want this phone, I don't want to die on the road trying to find a phone number with my finger when I could easily say "call bob". Also, will it have an fm radio built-in as well?
  • This is the next macbook pro I'd like to upgrade to from my 1.67ghz powerbook: 2-core (possibly 4-core) processor 19" LED-backed screen with 1920 x 1080 resolution 200-250 gig 7200rpm hardrive blu-ray burner Updated iLife Suite that takes adv…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by SDW2001 It's free. http://handbrake.m0k.org/ You can encode into a variety of formats from ay DVD source, copy protected or not. I use it for putting movies on my iPod now. There's also an "insant" handbrake for …
  • Quote: Originally Posted by SDW2001 Am I missing something here? Won't handbrake work? I've never heard of handbrake. Is that shareware, freeware?
  • Quote: Originally Posted by SDW2001 You must mean Blu-Ray at the end there, not DVD. Actually, both. I've got over 150 DVDs & I'd love to be able to convert some to work on the iPhone. First I don't want to buy the same movie on iTunes wh…
  • Does anyone have any info or timeline on managed copies? I'd love to be able to copy a lower-res version of Casino Royale from Blu-ray to the new iPhone instead of purchasing it again on iTunes. I'm assuming that there will be some programs that…
  • I'm holding out for a blu-ray burner & upgraded iTunes & iDvd for my next laptop.
  • If you happen to be fluent in Japanese, can you please translate these phrases for me: "I am allergic to shellfish." "Where is the bathroom?" "Beer please."
  • Do you guys know the names of some of the big videogame arcades & pachinko parlors in Tokyo?
  • Are there any websites that list bands that are playing in Tokyo? Is the Summer Sonic Festival still going on? I went to their website but it just listed the acts from the Aug. 2006 show. I read that Daft Punk played there in 2006. I hear that t…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Ste June is the rainy season, is it not? I was there the first two weeks of June, and it rained almost everyday. It didn't stop me doing what I set out to do, but be aware. I checked online about the weather &…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by mello That's a good thing to know but we were gonna keep our focus on Tokyo. I noticed something strange when I was checking out prices on Expedia.com. If we would leave from Milwaukee it would take an extra day to a…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Bergermeister The rail pass is a great thing for visitors. http://www.japanrailpass.net/eng/en001.html That's a good thing to know but we were gonna keep our focus on Tokyo. I noticed something strange when I wa…
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Bergermeister Good info here http://www.japanvisitor.com/index.ph...yo-attractions I thought you were just joking about not pointing because of the chance of pissing off the yakuza but the japanvisitor website e…