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  • Quote: Originally posted by aegisdesign No, if they were happy with their Dell running OSX, they'll more than likely buy another cheap Dell and stick OSX on that too. Some people may. But it'll probably be a pain in the rump. (Most people are…
  • Did someone not get his coffee this morning? Relax, and read what I actually wrote. Quote: Originally posted by Louzer And, going on your later mail, you're next switcher box isn't going to be a Dell with OS X installed if Dell doesn't licens…
  • Quote: Originally posted by melgross This is all very optimistic, but you're getting ahead of yourself. No one is going to manufacture Macs if they don't have control of what they make. As was shown with the first round of clones, it can get o…
  • Quote: Originally posted by Altivec_2.0 I don't know about anyone else, but I would buy a Dual 2.5Ghz Dual core PowerMac before I would ever consider buying one from intel. man, i hate the idea apples switching to intel could have been at leas…
  • Quote: Originally posted by skatman And I heard that if you flap your ears really fast, you can actually fly! Just wait until the new optical CPUs come out. Then you'll see how fast they can make light go...
  • Quote: Originally posted by BRussell Nice post DCQ. I didn't realize that DVD2one could let you burn like that without toast. But what about this situation where (I'm guessing) Bambi is a single-layer DVD? Is there a way to burn, without having t…
  • Quote: Originally posted by snoopy Don Kruse, the firm's IT manager, says Apple's move to Intel chips won't affect his purchase decisions in situations in which the firm needs new equipment, such as for a new lawyer ... Do lawyers qualify as …
  • download mac the ripper and dvd2oneX buy dvd2onex (around $60, depending on the exchange rate at time of purchase...there are free alternatives, but I have not gotten them to reliably work...and their quality is often pretty shabby too...also, this…
  • This is kind of funny and sad. I was getting a little antsy on my 4 year old Quicksilver (867 MHz). Our iMac died last year and we've been using the same comp with multiple users. I was pretty certain that I was going to buy 2 portables this summer.…
  • Quote: Originally posted by midwinter My students usually take that expression for granite. Back when I was a student teacher, teaching ninth-grade (which I still do BTW), a student started off a short story with: "Once a pony time..." …
    in Its versus It's Comment by dcq June 2005
  • Right and wrong, correct and incorrect don't matter. What matters is this: 1) Can people understand you? 2) Will they think you're a moron for using certain nonstandard lexigraphical or dialectal items? Other than that, nobody should wor…
    in Its versus It's Comment by dcq May 2005
  • OMFG, I just saw Ep 3, and I must say... That movie sucked big hairy troll nuts! I could go on in detail, but I'm just too entirely pissed right now. I feel like shooting George Lucas in the head in exactly the same way that the general in …
  • Quote: Originally posted by sunilraman let's start with why you need a G5. you WILL need a G5 to DECODE 720p HDTV. you WILL need a dual-2ghz-g5 to DECODE 1080p and 1080i HDTV OK. That makes my little projected mini-based system with a …
  • Quote: Originally posted by webavatar iHome High-End: [snip] Interesting. But I don't understand why you would have some of the services only open to the high-end iHomes. Wouldn't it make more sense to just change the hardware to diffe…
  • Quote: Originally posted by sunilraman You have many questions, my young padawan. Patience will reward you both in terms of rapidly dropping prices, an emerging apple strategy, and more vision on HDTV. First you must understand HDTV School …
  • Quote: Originally posted by sunilraman mate, you checked out the new iMac g5 updates? They are very nice. Apple went farther than I expected. Very nice indeed. However, two nagatives: a) 20-inch screen max (I was thinking 23 would pro…
  • Quote: Originally posted by mediajediHD I have a feeling that the dual core machines will arrive at around 3.0GHZ (IBM has a lot of experience with multi-core chips) sometime in the early fall complete with PCIExpress and some other improvements …
  • Quote: Originally posted by hmurchison Man I hope so. Mmmmmm let's dream Dual 970MP 3GHz 10.4.2 1GB of RAM 16x DL DVD Burner 400GB hd on 3Gbps SATA connection Dual Gigabit(TOE) ports PCI-Express 16x,1x, PCI-X 133(x2) HT 2.0 PC…
  • Quote: Originally posted by gugy I am in the same boat. I need a new computer but the latest update is sad. I don't feel like paying good money for a somewhat old technology. I guess I'll wait until WWDC and see if they will announce a PowerBook…
  • Quote: Originally posted by PB The problem I see is marketing, the impressions war. I think Apple is in vital need to show that they are able to innovate and lead the industry. Their place in this market is of low tolerance in such "mistakes". …