How?
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 6:38 PM, db db...@att.net wrote:
Now Apple has MS over a barrel.
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Partial solution. But unless one has a woodworking shop to make the blocks an
exact size, a couple of pieces of 2x4 are big and bulky and take up real estate
and large for the baggage to be carried.
At 09:42 PM 8/14/2009, TPiwowar wrote:
On Aug 14, 2009, at 3:14 PM, katan wrote:
Would a couple
I can touch-type on a real keyboard. I can't touch-type on a notebook
keyboard. And for when I must hunt-and-peck, I know exactly where the key is
on a real keyboard; I have to eyeball search for it on a notebook keyboard.
Using the real keyboard in front of the notebook takes up real estate
How about building 4 legs out of wine bottle corks and velcro pads?
The velcro would allow for them to be removed from the keyboard when
no in use.
Jeff M
On Aug 15, 2009, at 1:14 AM, Fred Holmes wrote:
I can touch-type on a real keyboard. I can't touch-type on a
notebook keyboard.
Even if you find something like that (or make it with a couple of pieces
of 5/4 wood strip, I don't think you would be very happy with a
keyboard being up in the air like that - it would be quite
awkward/uncomfortable to use for more than a few minutes. When I use my
laptop at home with an
Quoting Fred Holmes f...@his.com:
Partial solution. But unless one has a woodworking shop to make the
blocks an exact size, a couple of pieces of 2x4 are big and bulky
and take up real estate and large for the baggage to be carried.
There's an app for that. (-:
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 7:33 PM, TPiwowart...@tjpa.com wrote:
Apple cooks up a scheme so creepy that it would give me second thoughts
about buying one of their products. A built-in system of sensors to monitor
and log customer abuse which apparently includes jailbreaking your iphone
that has
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Like many online software sources these days, Gamehouse games don't
So these things should have been popping up in other devices unless Steve
jumped up in class with his hand raised telling the big O he'd be first to
implement the new tech.
If this story pans out, I don't think there is proof yet, I'm sure it will
be just apple being apple.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009
Well...why not take a day or two and learn to touch type on the laptop? You
are already 90% there. Once you are trained on one keyboard the others come
easily.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 1:14 AM, Fred Holmes f...@his.com wrote:
I can touch-type on a real keyboard. I can't touch-type on a
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 3:13 AM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote:
How?
On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 6:38 PM, db db...@att.net wrote:
Now Apple has MS over a barrel.
As far as I can tell just as part of containerized pun fest.
Why does M$ pay in buckets in stead of money?
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John Duncan Yoyo
Apple cooks up a scheme so creepy that it would give me second thoughts
about buying one of their products. A built-in system of sensors to monitor
and log customer abuse which apparently includes jailbreaking your iphone
that has the ability to shut down the product and void the warranty.
Your cell phone already has the water detector..works find in humidity.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 8:52 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote:
Apple cooks up a scheme so creepy that it would give me second thoughts
about buying one of their products. A built-in system of sensors to
monitor
Nice informative article in the NY Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/13/technology/personaltech/13basics.html
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On Aug 15, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Bill Wajert wrote:
Not really, as all of her games were gotton by downloading the free
game of the day. This means that as long as you are willing
to put up with a few ads while playing you can play these games
forever, but you onlyhave that one day to download.
I've got two drives, identical hardware, one is a direct copy/backup of the
other. The internal one shows 20 gigs less then the external backup. This
after running the sync, running defrag and error checking the the drives.
There is a disk tool that is free that shows who/what/when/where your
On Aug 14, 2009, at 8:04 PM, Fred Holmes wrote:
I'm looking for an external keyboard, for a notebook computer, that
would sit on top of the notebook computer's keyboard, instead of
in front of the notebook computer. The keyboard might have
pedestals on each end to support it over the
On Aug 14, 2009, at 11:34 PM, Chris Dunford wrote:
Wow.
Hooks up to the TV, just like my wife's 3-year old iPod. Wow indeed.
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On Aug 14, 2009, at 9:47 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
Pretty friggin awesome. Very zippy. Very smooth.
A thought. They hope to win market share by undercutting Apple's
current price, but are introducing a model that is technically
several years behind Apple's current models. Taking that into
And your wife's has that much cleaner interface? Does 720p out? Does HD
radio?
On a related note, is Apple *any* closer to offering 1080p content? I
figured since the format wars are over, we'd finally see apple release some
HD hardware.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 10:24 AM, TPiwowar
Where is the zune HD behind on the touch?
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 10:30 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Aug 14, 2009, at 9:47 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
Pretty friggin awesome. Very zippy. Very smooth.
A thought. They hope to win market share by undercutting Apple's current
price, but
Your cell phone already has the water detector..works find in humidity.
Cavan's cell phone didn't work after he dropped it into a Big Gulp. His
iPod didn't work after he dropped it into water. Those kinds of mishaps
cause the malfunctions that people try to get fixed or replaced under
On Aug 14, 2009, at 11:34 PM, Chris Dunford wrote:
Wow.
http://rantsandstuff.com/2009/06/01/nitpicking-the-zune-hd/
It’s the little things like this that make me wonder what else did
they not pay that much attention to? They couldn’t have dropped the
menu font just a tad to make it fit on
On Aug 15, 2009, at 1:40 PM, mike wrote:
Where is the zune HD behind on the touch?
One of the commentators hit the nail squarely on the head...
M$ is skating to where the puck was, not where it will be.
Bravo!
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On Aug 14, 2009, at 11:34 PM, Chris Dunford wrote:
Wow.
The Zune HD prices look good compared to today's iPod Touches, but
not so much compared to the new camera-equipped ones Apple is set to
announce next month (16/32/64 GB for $199/299/399). Same price,
double the size, and photos. Not
So first you want to compare it to the first gen ipod touch that are
refurb...now you want to compare them to unreleased ipod touches...
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 10:58 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Aug 14, 2009, at 11:34 PM, Chris Dunford wrote:
Wow.
The Zune HD prices look good
There are no reports that these dots activate in humid weather, or at least
that there is any inherent problem with that.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 10:55 AM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote:
Your cell phone already has the water detector..works find in humidity.
Cavan's cell phone didn't work
This.
http://cgi.ebay.com/IBM-Space-Saver-II-Keyboard-RT3200-Black-Item-120_W0QQit
emZ110424534478QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item19b5d0adce_t
rksid=p3286.c0.m14 .I use it .has feet in the back that fold out to keep it
a comfortable angle .would sit on top of any laptop (except if
I'll take that as you haven't looked at an specs or reviews of the product.
Shocking.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 11:09 AM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Aug 15, 2009, at 1:40 PM, mike wrote:
Where is the zune HD behind on the touch?
One of the commentators hit the nail squarely on the
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 1:24 PM, mikexha...@gmail.com wrote:
I've got two drives, identical hardware, one is a direct copy/backup of the
other. The internal one shows 20 gigs less then the external backup. This
after running the sync, running defrag and error checking the the drives.
There
A thought. They hope to win market share by undercutting Apple's
current price, but are introducing a model that is technically
several years behind Apple's current models.
[citation needed]
Notice how my post said nothing at all about iPod's, it simply extolled how
nice the Zune HD was, yet
So first you want to compare it to the first gen ipod touch that are
refurb...now you want to compare them to unreleased ipod touches...
Those goal posts aren't going to move themselves, you know!
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Too true.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 11:27 AM, phartz...@gmail.com
phartz...@gmail.comwrote:
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 1:24 PM, mikexha...@gmail.com wrote:
I've got two drives, identical hardware, one is a direct copy/backup of
the
other. The internal one shows 20 gigs less then the external
Treesize Pro or WinDirStat.
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I've got two drives, identical hardware, one is a direct copy/backup of
the
other. The internal one shows 20 gigs less then the external backup.
This
after running the sync, running defrag and error checking the the drives.
There is a
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 1:34 PM, mikexha...@gmail.com wrote:
On a related note, is Apple *any* closer to offering 1080p content? I
figured since the format wars are over, we'd finally see apple release some
HD hardware.
What is the value in having a 1080p image on a screen of such a tiny
I know I'm nitpicking...
That's all that really needed to be said.
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http://download.cnet.com/WinDirStat/3000-2248_4-10614592.html?tag=list
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The zune offers 720 out...meaning you can hook it to a 65 widescreen and
get 720p out. Appletv is only 720p right now, they offer no 1080p support
on anything apple. Kinda strange for a platform that is targeted for media.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 11:32 AM, phartz...@gmail.com
WINDIRSTAT! that's it!
Thanks.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote:
Treesize Pro or WinDirStat.
-Original Message-
I've got two drives, identical hardware, one is a direct copy/backup of
the
other. The internal one shows 20 gigs less then
Actually, I prefer Treesize (free). But I admit I use both.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 2:48 PM, mikexha...@gmail.com wrote:
WINDIRSTAT! that's it!
Thanks.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Jeff Wright jswri...@gmail.com wrote:
Treesize Pro or WinDirStat.
-Original Message-
I've
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 2:48 PM, mikexha...@gmail.com wrote:
The zune offers 720 out...meaning you can hook it to a 65 widescreen and
get 720p out.
I understand. I was thinking of watching video at such a resolution
on a tiny screen. Thanks.
Steve
There are no reports that these dots activate in humid weather, or at least
that there is any inherent problem with that.
Perhaps--depends on how sensitive these dots are. What if the shock
detector [sudden motion sensor] in your MacBook Pro gets set off when
you drop your laptop bag after 6
It deosn't depend...these dots have been on your cell phones for *years*.
We already know how they work and behave.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 12:33 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote:
There are no reports that these dots activate in humid weather, or at least
that there is any inherent problem
Dunno what he wants...
Maybe http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptslack.asp
Or what??
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Sent: Saturday, August 15, 2009 2:27 PM
Subject: Re: disk tool..can't recall the name
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 1:24 PM,
On Aug 15, 2009, at 3:33 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
Perhaps--depends on how sensitive these dots are. What if the shock
detector [sudden motion sensor] in your MacBook Pro gets set off
when you drop your laptop bag after 6 months but your MBP keeps
working, and the sensor records the incident?
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From: TPiwowar
I'll stick with my own bigotry, ignorance and confirmation bias.
FTFY
Mac zealots. The best free advertising Microsoft can have.
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From:mike xha...@gmail.com
Where is the zune HD behind on the touch?
Well, there's:
Screen size
advertised battery life
bluetooth
apps (by about 64,000 or so)
and of course, availability
Because of that last one, the jury is still out on things like actual
usability issues, reliability,
Try this one too ... it's a good complement to WinDirStat.
It uses pie charts which are easier to work with. I use it mainly and
sometime use WinDirStat
db
JDiskReport (Win / Mac)
http://www.jgoodies.com/freeware/jdiskreport/index.html
mike wrote:
WINDIRSTAT! that's it!
Thanks.
On Sat,
Where is the zune HD behind on the touch?
Well, there's:
Screen size
(Zune HD) vs. (iPod Touch)
3.3 vs. 3.5 Will you really notice?
advertised battery life
Music: 33 hours vs. 36 hours
Video: 8.5 hours vs. 6 hours
The OLED tech comes through here.
Bluetooth
No word either way on
On Aug 15, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
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From: TPiwowar
I'll stick with my own bigotry, ignorance and confirmation bias.
Note that our WFBs are now manufacturing false posts to further their
evil disinformation campaign.
Can't prevail on the facts.
Can't
Too bad the MFB couldn't list any facts. You were asked...several times.
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 3:23 PM, TPiwowar t...@tjpa.com wrote:
On Aug 15, 2009, at 4:27 PM, Jeff Wright wrote:
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From: TPiwowar
I'll stick with my own bigotry, ignorance and confirmation
Too bad the MFB couldn't list any facts. You were asked...several times.
As you know, he has been asked repeatedly for this information. I asked him at
least three times in the last Zune thread to provide reasons why Zune is
vastly inferior and got no response beyond the
usual. This is a
Note that our WFBs are now manufacturing false posts to further their
evil disinformation campaign.
BWAHAHAHAHA!
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