Matthew S. Taylor wrote:
Not strictly true. They require artists who wish to sell via their
store to provide edited versions. Nothing evil about it, just a
marketing decision that for them works. No one is forced to make an
edit and Walmart is not forced, nor should any store be forced, to
When Apple sells something at the iTunes store, they tell you up front
that it has DRM. Walmart doesn't label their music or movies to tell
you that there are significant parts missing from the products. You don't
know until the package is open and not returnable.
Does Apple really tell you
Apple does not have a history of doing such things unless under duress.
That Apple won't allow anyone to legally virtualize OS X on *any* system is
just another massive coincidence.
Mind you, Apple is free do anything they want with their products or set up
any business model they want, as far
I have a Cablemodem and a Wireless Router. I am now trying to
organize myself to disconnect the electricity, especially
at night from my computer, printer, loudspeakers, etc, so as to save
electricity. Do you all think I can disconnect alto
the Cablemodem and the Router from the electricity and
I have everything on power strips. When I am done for the day, I just
turn off the power strips and then turn them on the next morning. It has
worked perfectly that way for several years. It also insures that the
equipment is off when I am not around, thus isolating it from power line
surges
I have a Cablemodem and a Wireless Router. I am now trying to organize myself
to disconnect the electricity, especially
at night from my computer, printer, loudspeakers, etc, so as to save
electricity. Do you all think I can disconnect alto
the Cablemodem and the Router from the electricity
I have everything on power strips. When I am done for the day, I just turn
off the power strips and then turn them on the next morning. It has worked
perfectly that way for several years. It also insures that the equipment is
off when I am not around, thus isolating it from power line
the modem and routers i have can be disconnected. in fact, the standard
troubleshoot by the cable company is to have one disconnect the router and the
modem to procure a new connection. yours may be different, so call and ask
them.
At 12:53 PM 11/27/2008, you wrote:
I have a Cablemodem and a
Ahh, so dismissive of Palin's people. If you don't know what it's like
to live in a community where a Wal-Mart forces the closing of many of
the local businesses, then stick with something you might know something
about.
Jeff Wright wrote:
Actually you are not. In many communities WalMart is
I have Cox Cable in Annandale, Virginia, and a wired, not wireless D-Link
DI-707P router. Shutting them down when my computers are not in use and
restarting them later is no problem. In the startup process, I first start the
cable modem, then the router, and then the computer I wish to use.
Walmart did not drive anyone anywhere.
What has happened is that in many small communities the merchants
have been so used to doing what they please they were not ready to
compete against Walmart.
I happen to live in one of those communities of what you
speak. (14K, next closest town, 25
I would suggest changing the word force, to give them little
option. No one can force me to do anything. I do it of my own free
will. Now do they have an effect on the local economy and the local
merchants, I think that is a valid and provable fact. (there have
been studies that have shown
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