William Gillis is suing Apple over the twice as fast for half the price
iPhone 3G ads.
Apple responds, in the 5th affirmative defense:
Any statements made by Apple were truthful and accurate and were not
misleading or deceptive ... and could not have been reasonably understood by
Plaintiff ...
William Gillis is suing Apple over the twice as fast for half the price
iPhone 3G ads.
Is not his beef with the ATT network? I'm puzzled why Apple is getting
dragged into this. When standing next to an ATT tower it probably does
run that fast. When standing in the desert it probably does not
Dec 2nd 11AM... Already gone:
But my Tivo saved the day (at least for me).
This really is great but I can't help but think of some of the C-guys
while I watch. Sorry.
Like the bit about peanut butter in the Ethernet port? And Homer's
xenophobia? Certainly.
Note the two Apple commercials
And if my DSL service slows down, should I sue Verizon or should I sue
the modem manufacturer for not delivering advertised specs?
Or if I buy a Lotus whose adverts claim top speeds, but I am always
stuck in DC metro-area traffic, should I sue Lotus?
Unscrupulous lawyers must love these people!
My feelings is that if a person sues another company and losses they
ought to be liable for that companies legal expenses.
Stewart
At 10:13 AM 12/3/2008, you wrote:
And if my DSL service slows down, should I sue Verizon or should I sue
the modem manufacturer for not delivering advertised
BBC NEWS...
Apple has urged Mac owners to use anti-virus software.
And the day after BBC runs a retraction...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2008/12/mac_malware_were_we_wrong.htm
l
There was a web firestorm yesterday over an apparent warning from Apple
that its users could be vulnerable
Under those circumstances, no individual would ever be able to sue. The
downside risk is too great. The wrong side prevails in all too many cases in
this country.
Fred Holmes
At 11:23 AM 12/3/2008, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
My feelings is that if a person sues another company and losses
They are potentially liable now if the suit is ruled as being
frivolous or otherwise without merit.
You don't want an absolute rule as that would prevent folks of limited
means, or limited risk tolerance, from ever suing anyone with deep
pockets. Imagine you sue megacorp for a potential
Unfortunately, the original story will be quoted forever. On the
Internet, there is no such thing as a retraction.
There was another followup:
http://www.macworld.com/article/137267/2008/12/antivirusremoved.html
[Apple removes antivirus support page
by Jim Dalrymple, Macworld.com
A support
Why do we assume logic? This looks like plain greedy lawsuit and Apple
has more cash. 75 years ago a famous bank robber was asked why he
robbed banks, and said that's where the money is... How is this any
different?
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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Is not his beef with the
This from the UK:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7749435.stm
More lies and half-truths. The BBC is/are out of control.
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 1:03 PM, Chris Dunford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Is not his beef with the ATT network? I'm puzzled why Apple is getting
dragged into this
I
William Gillis is suing Apple over the twice as fast for half the price
iPhone 3G ads.
Is not his beef with the ATT network? I'm puzzled why Apple is getting
dragged into this. When standing next to an ATT tower it probably does
run that fast. When standing in the desert it probably does not
Does this mean this internet thing isn't all that it's cracked up to be?
Didn't UAL stock take a nose dive when some lame broker found a story on the
web that said UAL was filing for bankruptcy. But the story was several years
old...
True, the media should be more responsible. But the
And in the case of frivolous lawsuits like this, toss in a nice tar and
feathering too...
My feelings is that if a person sues another company and losses they
ought to be liable for that companies legal expenses.
Stewart
This from the UK:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7749435.stm
More lies and half-truths. The BBC is/are out of control.
I'm confused...how is the BBC out of control? A lot of UK news organizations
are reporting this. I don't understand what lies and half-truths you're
referring to.
Could my previous comment been an example of...sarcasm???
On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 1:47 PM, Chris Dunford [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
This from the UK:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7749435.stm
More lies and half-truths. The BBC is/are out of control.
I'm confused...how is the BBC out of
Some things about Adobe Reader (and Acrobat) have been, well, flaky . I
just ran some tests with the W4 Form pdf at irs.gov, and I also
couldn't save the filled-in form using Adobe Reader 9 with the
downloaded file. However, when I tried opening the downloaded file in
Firefox (with the
Could my previous comment been an example of...sarcasm???
D'oh...must get more coffee...
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want easy, fast 35mm slide to digital format converter.
i have 1s of slides!
any suggestions for best way
don't want to have to edit, tinker with.
thanks, Judy
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any recommendations for a turntable to convert vinyl to digital format?
any that I should stay away from?
want easy, fast; don't want to have to tinker with.
but, i don't want hum or other bad things.
i'm no audiophile really!
TIA, Judy
Apple's AirPort Express can stream to your stereo receiver,
http://www.apple.com/wifi/.
I also use a stereo FM transmitter to broadcast from my Mac to
receivers. The one I have is for use in a car. I power it by plugging
into a DC to AC converter, and added an antenna. I can listen to
Isn't this what class action suits are for?
-Original Message-
From: Larry Sacks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: Gillis v Apple
And in the case of frivolous lawsuits like this, toss in a nice tar and
feathering too...
My feelings is
http://nikonusa.com/Find-Your-Nikon/Product/Film-Scanners/9238/Super-COOLSCAN-5000-ED.html
Not sure if want to spend that kind of money. I used an older version of it
with a slide loader. It did a decent job and that was 5-6 years ago.
Hardware and software have gotten better since.
Check out:
well, I think I could resell it if I ever finish the slides!
it's better than the much cheaper gizmos that prob. don't do that great
a job prob. take longer.
how fast could you load scan, say, 100 slides?
thanks for the info, Judy
Seth Guthartz wrote:
Ion makes a turntable that plugs into the USB port, it seems like a
descent unit but I have not tried it.
I found this laypersons review of the unit.
http://www.winecommonsewer.com/the_wine_commonsewer/2008/05/ion-usb-turntab.html
If you have a nice turntable and stereo set I would get a
Yes...true...but they do pool the funds of the plaintiffs so even the little
guy can get his pound (or ounce) of flesh ...a class action suit is not to
get money for oneself but rather to effect a change ...the lawyers always
get a boatload (or at least a boat payment) out of everything, don't
ION turntable USB, with software.
Stewart
At 01:28 PM 12/3/2008, you wrote:
any recommendations for a turntable to convert vinyl to digital format?
any that I should stay away from?
want easy, fast; don't want to have to tinker with.
but, i don't want hum or other bad things.
i'm no
I recently purchased one from Amazon for a friend (Audio Technica
AT-LP2DUSB). As I recall, there weren't a lot of options as to
quality; certainly not the selection there was in the old days.
There isn't too much 'automatic' about the process. You have to learn
to use a sound editor, and learn
One thing that would be useful but I don't know if it's available is
some way to insert track markers when there's a break between sections.
I used to use a Sony CD recorder that required special music CDs and
would accept an auxiliary input from a phono jack. I remember the
problem with
we got an audio technica
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000UKUDSE/ref=s9k2a_c3_at1-rfc_p-3237_g1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DERpf_rd_s=center-1pf_rd_r=1HZAEF4XG1H0TPZ03ERApf_rd_t=101pf_rd_p=463383351pf_rd_i=507846
comes with software. totally cleans up pops and crackles. totally acceptable.
is very
Audacity also allows you to do that, but as Tony mentioned, it
requires some audio editing skill. The automatic function only works
some of the time, so you end up doing it manually.
Richard P.
One thing that would be useful but I don't know if it's available is some
way to insert track
Nothing's perfect neehow izit?
-Original Message-
From: Larry Sacks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2008 4:12 PM
To: RLeeSimon
Subject: RE: Gillis v Apple
Maybe this is just a California thing but most of the class-action lawsuit
things I get in the mail aren't
some ppl think vinyl sounds better than anything! (I don't weigh in with
any opinion; don't think my 'ear' is good enough to tell!)
Tony B wrote:
I recently purchased one from Amazon for a friend (Audio Technica
AT-LP2DUSB). As I recall, there weren't a lot of options as to
quality; certainly
some of these are old, old jazz.
I will look online, I guess.
would be way easier!
Michael Drabick wrote:
Ion makes a turntable that plugs into the USB port, it seems like a
descent unit but I have not tried it.
I found this laypersons review of the unit.
But, if you have Kodachrome slides that scanner produces inferior results;
best to look for a Konica-Minlota dimage 5400 (incandescent) or 5400II
(fluorescent) the latter having one additional means of cleaning up the
scans ...try looking at www.stevesdigicams.com or elsewhere to read up on
those
Many of the arguments for vinyl being better arose at a time when CD
sound was not as good as it is today. But LPs are certainly better than
MP3s if you have a good turntable. It is often said that vinyl has a
warm quality and the slight sound of a turntable can be nostalgic for
those who
I bought a Crosley. If you enter crosley truntable into an
amazon.com search you'll find a bunch of different ones. I bought the
Crosley CR248 Songwriter CD Recorder. I haven't yet actually burned a
CD with it, so I can't attest to the quality. But it looks and seems
pretty strait
Face it, no matter how good it is, the old records are going to sound
worse than modern digital music.
you should post this comment on the Klipsch bb, where people pay a fortune for
vynal, macintosch,marantz, crown and other tube components. 1960 turntables
are worshipped. large horn
some of these are old, old jazz.
I will look online, I guess.
would be way easier!
Some things to consider, are these 78s?
If so this may be more difficult than it first appears.
Even if they're all LPs, how many do you have to digitize?
Are the equivalents available on CD (I ask
I recently sent a link to the turntable I bought from Crosley. I was
wrong. It's actually this one, Songwriter CD Burner / Player with
Turntable Cassette Player. It's the same model number, but includes
the cassette player. The one I sent earlier didn't include the
cassette player.
tell more! I have old turntable, vinyl, speakers, tuner,
reel-to-reel.where is tHE Klipsch bb?
off to look!
gerald wrote:
Face it, no matter how good it is, the old records are going to sound
worse than modern digital music.
you should post this comment on
Klipsch speakers at one time were made in Hope, AR. I worked there
(City not factory) for a short time. The owner (Paul Kilipsch) drive
a Mercedes around town and so did his wife with personalized license
plates. The CEO drove a Rolls around town with the personalized
license plate Heresy.
On Dec 3, 2008, at 2:29 PM, Judy Cosler wrote:
want easy, fast 35mm slide to digital format converter.
i have 1s of slides!
any suggestions for best way
A slide scanner.
Steve
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On Dec 3, 2008, at 2:28 PM, Judy Cosler wrote:
any recommendations for a turntable to convert vinyl to digital
format?
any that I should stay away from?
want easy, fast; don't want to have to tinker with.
but, i don't want hum or other bad things.
i'm no audiophile really!
I use a real
Anyone have any suggestions or experience with these?
Thanks!
Seth
Hi Seth,
I've had success using the Roku Soundbridge in a similar setup. You
could install the included Firefly Media Server software on your network
attached storage drive and it will serve up DRM free music files
On Dec 3, 2008, at 6:08 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Klipsch speakers at one time were made in Hope, AR. I worked there
(City not factory) for a short time. The owner (Paul Kilipsch)
drive a Mercedes around town and so did his wife with personalized
license plates. The CEO drove a
Anybody have experience with the program Vibe Streamer?
I'm looking to stream a directory of mp3's onto a local area network.
Most of this would go over the wireless portion of the network , so
some built in security would be nice, though not vital, as the
network is about as secure as i can
I will look online, I guess.
Start here:
http://www.needledoctor.com/
If you get sticker shock go to turntables/usbturntables.
That page contains an assortment of pretty much everything
that's out there that will plug into a USB port.
The cost/benefit numbers are not something you should
Not necessarily. I haven't tried it myself, but couldn't you use a
standard USB turntable at 33 or 45 rpm and correct the sound via
editing I wonder?
Of course, that would only fix the speed and pitch. The horrendous
clicks, hiss, and skips would be impossible to eliminate.
FWIW, I gave away all
some of these are old, old jazz.
I will look online, I guess.
would be way easier!
I had a couple Swimming Pool Q's and Scruffy the Cat albums (definitely not
jazz) I bought off eBay, but was waiting to get an Ion to rip them. This
was music that the labels never recorded to CD
...I power it by plugging into a DC to AC converter, and added an antenna...
It's an *AC to DC* converter. Looks like a cigarette lighter without the
car. NewerTech makes one 120v-12v.
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Not necessarily. I haven't tried it myself, but couldn't you use a
standard USB turntable at 33 or 45 rpm and correct the sound via
editing I wonder?
The groove width and angle differ between LPs and 78s.
That's why you had flippable styli on phonographs of the transition
period.
One was good, the other three were horrible - lots of
hisses and pops.
Surface noise and dynamic range were killers to LPs. You
could knock out a lot of the surface noise with proper care.
Use of a Discwasher, antistatic mats and lined sleeves went
a long way. Quality pressings and vertical
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