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  • Quote: Originally Posted by emig647 Um no... their rate structure is way different. For instance I get 3000 any time minutes for 49 a month with T-Mobile... Cingular offers nothing even close to this. That's a damn good plan. Was that a special…
    in iPhone Cingular exclusive??? Aw, *$#@!!! Comment by elron September 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by C.A.T.S. CEO EDIT: it worked!!! Of course it did, it's a Mac
    in How do you get access to the .DS_store file? Comment by elron September 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by D.J. Adequate and remember, iTunes is really a loss-leader to help Apple sell iPods. I thought Apple was at least breaking even on iTS. According to this page, it actually turned a profit in 4Q2005. I don't think App…
    in $99 Zune possible? Comment by elron September 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Caribou Killa Does anyone think Jobs and Apple is pushing its luck with making advertisements about how we have no viruses (even though there's like 8 for mac...but all kinda not prevalent) and no spyware. Isn't just a …
    in Apple Pushing Its Luck? Comment by elron August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Chucker I predict this thread will be closed. On the SomethingAwful forums there's a section dedicated to threads that were too horrible to stay in their original section. It's called the Gas Chamber. Anyway, there's…
    in Predicto Says... Comment by elron August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by lundy Yes - it may not work in Panther but holding down command-tab and then holding down Q until it repeats, is a satisfying though not always completely effective method. When is it not effective? It's definitely m…
    in Closing applications Comment by elron August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by sjk I presume that means hard links are used within a Time Machine backup volume since they're unsupported across volumes? Presumably, the first time you run Time Machine it will mirror the contents of the live disk …
    in I wanted ZFS ... Comment by elron August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by sequitur Occasionally, I have quite a few apps running at the same time in OS X 3.9 Is there a way to close multiple apps or even all of them at once rather than closing them one at a time? It might not be as fanc…
    in Closing applications Comment by elron August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by Mike Eggleston I don't think so. I think they may be using a very slick implementation of Subversion. For those of you who do not know, Subversion is a versioning software that keeps track of who changed what, and whe…
    in I wanted ZFS ... Comment by elron August 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by dutch pear Just what would apple get out of this partnership?? Merging .Mac with Google's growing stable of web services might be kind of nifty. Google's biggest strength is their massive infrastructure... letting Go…
    in Apple-Google Partnerchip Amist Firefox and Real? Comment by elron August 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by bec I've used Windows most of my life and just bought a Macbook last night. There's an image I'd like to save to the Mac, but since there is no right button...how can I do this? Thanks. Try dragging it to the de…
    in Right click? Comment by elron July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by gar - Don't know, don't care, actually. Maybe you should. LEDs use less power, generate less heat, and last longer than flourescent bulbs. Granted, the backlight in my 4 year old TiBook doesn't get particularl…
    in August PowerBooks Comment by elron July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by 1337_5L4Xx0R edit: hmmm... anandtech does not allow hotlinking images... grrr... If you're curious about what 5L4Xx0R is talking about, here's a link to the article: http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.aspx?i=2805 …
    in Leopard / Vista Quandry Comment by elron July 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Ireland A Leopard with a weapon can break Windows Yeah, but a broken window could kill a leopard. I don't know if that bodes too well for Apple.
    in Should Apple make a TV? Comment by elron May 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by netdog which seems unlikely as parents will start making buying decisions long before then. I'm sure this is true, but I wonder why. Parents buy computers for kids in school, right? In my experience (and I could be …
    in Where the *&@% is the MacBook? Comment by elron April 2006
  • How do you reconcile these two statements? Quote: Originally posted by Chucker No, forever. Universal Binaries are two architectures. No more, no less. Quote: Originally posted by Chucker but Universal Binaries as currently marketed by A…
    in Rosetta: Will we walk in one day, do a point update, and get Rosetta deleted? Comment by elron March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Anders No. But when I write "It looks like" elron writes "it is". That indicates he have tried it. To be fair, I never wrote "it is". I said "That program is a UI nightmare", and I don't have to try it to know that…
    in The Finder - FIXED! Comment by elron March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Placebo OH GOD! CHOICES! WHAT SHALL I EVER DO! That program is a UI nightmare. Choices are good but they have to be presented well or people will just be overwhelmed.
    in The Finder - FIXED! Comment by elron March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Zab The Fab We should not forget Steves hate for TV (I feel the same way myself). TV is in my humble opinion the biggest problem on the planet right now. I generally watch about 1-2 hours of television a night on we…
    in Apple VP: No current plans for TiVo-like Mac mini Comment by elron March 2006
  • Quote: Originally posted by Relic Then can we stop pretending we're an Oxford English teacher and come to grips that this is just a geek board. Further if the point is clear then there is now reason to criticize or ask for absurd grammar changes …
    in WINE = virus concern for OS X? Comment by elron February 2006