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  • Quote: Originally Posted by rogue68 It's obvious Apple have stopped trying to create "ultimate" machines and are now making 'puters with just enough (and no more than necessary) magic to appeal to the everyman. For a company that seemingly surfe…
    in No New Macbook Pro... Comment by imiloa June 2008
  • Quote: Originally Posted by nicvalentine Yeah, that's a joke. I'm always switching batteries too. Yeah, this is a factor. But with in-seat power on flights, outlets in airports, car chargers, and as a failsafe external powerpack chargers, th…
    in Letdown? Comment by imiloa January 2008
  • Quote: Originally Posted by theapplegenius Awesome! An 1800 dollar disposable laptop. No user replaceable battery = complete fuckup. Is the battery soldered to the motherboard? If not, a savvy user can likely replace it. Or pay a service te…
    in Letdown? Comment by imiloa January 2008
  • Quote: Originally Posted by mrpiddly im rather sad about no macbook pro update That could come next Tues. Remember that Mac Pros were updated last Tues. Penryn MBPs seem a no-brainer, esp with these new MBAir chips Intel just made custom for…
    in Letdown? Comment by imiloa January 2008
  • Quote: Originally Posted by spacedog I'd love to think that Jobs heard about him shooting off his mouth and pulled the plug...calling in his old friend Randy instead. Seems very plausible (and fitting) to me... Tho, one might think a known ra…
    in Randy Newman!? Comment by imiloa January 2008
  • Quote: Originally Posted by CosmoNut Right now Steve Jobs is sending a text message to Bill Gates: "Watch me blow your mind, Billy. SJ" Right now, Bill is replying via SMS that SJ will read just before walking out on stage: "Did I forget to …
    in Right now Steve Jobs is... Comment by imiloa January 2008
  • Right now, Steve is cursing the fact that the tablet isn't ready for it's debut alongside the MBair. But at least he can show the MBair, and surprise us with Apple's other "air" offering in a few months...
    in Right now Steve Jobs is... Comment by imiloa January 2008
  • Interesting, indeed. It's a subtle detail, but exactly the kind of details the Apple does pay attention to. We'll know within two hours...
    in I've just discovered something Comment by imiloa January 2008
  • consider how small the iSight cams in the MBP bezels are. seems very possible such a small cam could be built. that said, it's a movie, so there's no reason to assume that you can buy one. eg: you still can't buy flying cars and interstellar tr…
    in mac related "i am legend" question Comment by imiloa January 2008
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Me Although the immediate impact is lies somewhere between negligible and small, I think that this event has significant long-term implications. Agreed in full, Mr. Me. You hit the nail on the head, re: gov't s…
    in Leopard - UNIX 03 certification Comment by imiloa November 2007
  • Quote: Originally Posted by filburt I am actually rooting for Android. Increased competition will drive Apple and others to work harder. Agreed on both counts, Filburt. 1. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple's recent capitulation on opening t…
    in The Google Phone: A Threat to the iPhone Comment by imiloa November 2007
  • Quote: Originally Posted by rogue68 I'm so desperate for a new machine I was gonna buy one with Leopard, but if something new is just around the corner I'm gonna hold off another month or two.) Rogue, my thought: Wait for Penryn MBPs. With P…
    in Ideas for a future Macbook Pro? Comment by imiloa November 2007
  • Agreed. iPhone, alone, is an industry milestone, just as the original Mac OS and the iPod were. And I think 2008 will be a great year as well: Advances in Mac hardware/software: -- Multi-touch OS X. eg: Imagine multi-touch input driving a F…
    in Rewind of 2007 Comment by imiloa September 2007
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Cato988 how come spam? 3D can be useful for spatial organization, but the current reality is that all of our common daily computing paradigms are based on 2D information (eg: documents) and 2D displays. There are…
    in 3D desktops Comment by imiloa September 2007
  • Thanks for replying. Quote: Originally Posted by Mr. Me It was announced several months ago that Eudora was going opensource and that future versions of the email client would be based on Thunderbird. Interesting. I bailed on Eudora entirely…
    in Mail -- auto-filter on send? Comment by imiloa July 2007
  • Quote: Originally Posted by aaarrrgggh There is a problem with this argument. As much as I am an Apple Fanboy, need a GSM phone for international use, and don't really mind AT&T, when two companies act together to create a lock-in between pr…
    in iPhone: AT&T deal under scrutiny by government, Verizon Comment by imiloa July 2007
  • Quote: Originally Posted by hymie Well okay, I could see that it could have confused the press. But don't you think it should still be included as an option in advanced preferences and demo'ed on the iphone website? hymie, fwiw, i think gestur…
    in iPhone... where's the INK & Gestures? Comment by imiloa June 2007
  • maybe Apple will make a 3D spreadsheet, so we can enter volumetric data. egads... seriously, tho. seems likely 3D charting, keynote effects, etc...
    in Where are iLife and iWork?! Comment by imiloa June 2007
  • Quote: Originally Posted by PB Word of warning here: those 300 features, or 150-200 in previous releases, are for the most part details the average user will probably never notice. Yep. Watched the 3-digit feature sets of prior OS X releases,…
    in They FTFF! Comment by imiloa June 2007
  • Quote: Originally Posted by DaveGee Here's the reason in a nutshell... Safari = iPhone Development / Testing Environment! Dave, you beat me to it. I think there's no coincidence in the timing of the SafariWin and iPhone apps-on-Safari segmen…
    in ZOMG! Safari on Windows!!! Comment by imiloa June 2007