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On 1/9/06 11:38 PM, "Andrea Salvarani" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Well then,
> 
> I have a quick question, let's see if anyone is lurking online or
> everyone is flying to San Francisco;-) ...
> 
> I forgot which key combination you need to use to get a screen capture,
> and where is it going to be located afterwards ...
> 
> I tried a few combinations,  so I might have actually managed to get
> the picture, but I have no idea where to look for it anyway ...
> 
> Thanks to all lurkers in advance;-)
> Cheers
> Andrea
> 
> 
> On 10/01/2006, at 12:33 PM, Len Gerstel wrote:
> 
>> 
>> On Jan 9, 2006, at 8:40 PM, James Fraser wrote:
>> 
>>> on 1/9/06 4:13 PM, Len Gerstel at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Are the Maclaunch servers bogged down today, or is everyone waiting
>>>> with baited breath for the Keynote?
>>> 
>>> Uh, why?  The keynote is not until _tomorrow_.  That's approximately
>>> forever
>>> in Internet terms.  Presumably everyone can find something to do
>>> until then?
>> 
>> I was basing the comment on the number of posts that appeared on the
>> Swap, G- and PCI-lists today. Very few, probably in the bottom 2% as
>> to the number of posts that appear on a daily basis. Therefore, my
>> comment about the servers, or people too wrapped up in the
>> possibilities of the announcements (see the recent iBook thread here)
>> to post more mundane things.
>> 
>> 
>>>> Any recommendations for a good blog to read for the realtime play by
>>>> play?
>>> 
>>> Oh, GAWD!  30 seconds after Jobs' opens his mouth, whatever he says
>>> will be
>>> broadcast from the rooftops.  Is that not enough?
>> 
>> That is true, but CNNs take will be slightly different than a true LEM
>> view, which will be different than Slashdot's or Ars Technica's view.
>> I am a salesman in my store as one of my many job titles, along with
>> CIO, CFO and sometimes I get to be the BOFH
>> (http://www.theregister.co.uk/odds/bofh/ ), which is the job I enjoy
>> the most. It never fails that during the Keynote I get the retired
>> couple that needs to debate for 1/2 hour whether they want round or
>> square handles on a $30 used file cabinet, and need my expert opinion
>> to back both of them up.
>> 
>>> Sorry, but his ego is quite large enough for me already.  Please
>>> let's not
>>> compound the felony by hanging on his every word.
>> 
>> Yes, his ego is one of the biggest in the business world, but he has
>> at least earned it. with Apple stock going from around $10 per share
>> to nearly $80 per share since he came back in 1997, while MS has gone
>> from about $18 all the way to $30 in the same time frame.
>> 
>> I am hanging on to most announcements, not every word. The
>> announcements tomorrow will most likely affect my near term decision
>> to replace my aging beige at work. Is the G4 mini going to be End of
>> Lifed, to be replaced with an intel mini? Will that drop the refurb
>> minis into the low to mid $300s?
>> 
>> 
>>> I apologize for sounding so bitter and jaded, but trust me, if you
>>> were in
>>> this part of the world, you had an [expletive]ful of MacWorld a week
>>> ago.
>>> It is, after all, a trade show.
>> 
>> Yes, it is just a trade show, but a trade show that is about the one
>> thing that all of us on this list agree on, and therefore is our
>> common ground. It doesn't matter what political affiliation, sexual
>> orientation or dietary choice we may have chosen, we almost all agree
>> that the Mac is a better personal computer system and are frequently
>> willing to spend $300 to upgrade a 4 or 5 year old system, rather than
>> spend the same amount on a fresh out of the box dell with a monitor.
>> 
>> Yes, if you live near SF (which I am guessing you do from your
>> comment) you are probably fed up with everything MacWorld by the time
>> it finally starts. But that happens with every large event. In my
>> hometown, we have a large party and parade every four years, called
>> the Presidential Inauguration. People come from all over the country
>> for the Ceremony, parade and parties, and it is a BIG DEAL for them.
>> For us locals (my kids are the 6th generation here), it is a big pain
>> in the wazoo. Streets are closed weeks before, security is tightened
>> (just try and get a Ryder rental truck within 3 blocks of the White
>> House and yes, some of my drivers have had to answer questions with an
>> automatic rifle pointed at them) and our customers are insisting that
>> we deliver their furniture, even though the streets around their
>> building are closed to trucks.
>> 
>> That is just the price we pay for choosing to live in areas where
>> "Interesting" things happen.
>> 
>> </rant>
>> 
>> Len
>> 
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