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  • Quote: Originally posted by knee What I don't understand is why Apple seems to be consistently screwing around with the UI of the operating system. One of the hallmarks of the OS before X was how consistent it was from update to update - Apple ad…
  • Quote: Originally posted by O and A So that they are ready. Its really a major error. I feel really bad for the webmaster and guys underhim. Its a damn shame people have to lose there job over this. How unfortunate. Hope he doesn't get blackba…
  • Quote: Originally posted by alcimedes that or buy a NAT box. (if that wasn't the suggestion above) absolutely no way they can tell how many machines are behind it. Actually, they can. There was a white paper on SlashDot a few months ago t…
  • Actually...having WINE on OS X would be very nice. The ability to tell windows developers - hey, just compile your app with minimal differences here and voila - OS X version (especially if WINE on OS X had an OS X look and feel if that's possible). …
  • Imagine ol Gil and Hancock running Apple today...I'd be using a PC again.
  • Nokia 3650 hands down. I own both. Nokia syncs WAY better with iSync. The contact info is actually synched correctly instead of only partially. AB pics, etc... Second the t68 is very slow. The Nokia's UI is very fast. The signal quality on…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Paul where is altivec? VPU
  • Quote: Originally posted by Amorph Xserve is probably the worst product in which to debut the 970 (well, OK, there's the iPod... ). The server market wants mature, proven platforms, and the 970 would be absolutely new. Apple would hardly sell any…
  • No, they aren't slowing down 802.11g. All they are doing is being optimistic with it. 802.11g has - even now with prelim cards from Apple, Linksys, and others, only worked at around 20Mb/s in a pure network and 10 in a 11b/11g network. The onl…
  • Enterprise, I think, is actually a very good show. It has its issues...but its only in its second season. I frankly though TNG was horrible until its 3rd season. I got so tired of Picard and his stiffness - as well as everyone else. Of course, now I…
  • Quote: Originally posted by alcimedes a few problems. 1. they need to drop the price of tracks. $1 per track is too high for people who can just DL them for free in the same time span. 2. variable pricing structure for different length t…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Chucker You do realize true Panther development probably didn't start until a few weeks ago, and will take another few months? Sigh. Actually, I know that Panther dev started last year. But up until just rec…
  • www.peanutpress.com You buy books from them to read digitally. They embed your CC number, name, and expiration date in every book you buy. Been doing that for years. Its quite effective.
  • The other thing you can do - buy DiskWarrior from Alsoft's website. Then burn it to an OS 9 bootable CD. Then fix your issue. That's what I did. But obviously you need access to a working CD burning Mac.
  • I've noticed that Safari doesn't do well with links/buttons that are invoked via JavaScript. For example, Expedia.com - I can't get the "search" button to work because hitting search calls a Javascript and something breaks there.
  • Quote: Originally posted by r-0X#Zapchud I, for one, will not buy a new mac if the suggested lineup is selected, unless the top-end sees some very dramatic price reductions, which I consider to be very wishful thinking, if it's a DP2,3 GHz config…
  • Quote: Originally posted by adpowers My Uncle even refuses to install 10.2 on one of my relatives' computers. He is angry because he has to pay for an upgrade to 'unusuable' software. In my opinion it is like this: Computers pre-10.2 included 10.…