On Nov 23, 2009, at 2:28 PM, Chris Dunford wrote:
And here's another funny one. Two Apple stores allegedly refused to
fix broken Macs because their owners smoke, thus making the Macs
biohazards:
Not so much biohazards as having the circuit boards gooped up with a
conductive layer of tar.
On Nov 22, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Jordan wrote:
Again, yours is the perspective of the pure urban dweller. Some of
us spend little or no time in densely populated areas, and are
thankful for it.
Don't I know it. Who's that standing at the top of the escalator
*during rush hour* afraid to step
This Microsoft store is trying too hard
http://www.crunchgear.com/2009/11/17/this-microsoft-store-is-trying-too-hard/
This is embarrassing. Not only are the Microsoft Stores a clear copy
of Apple Stores, but now the employees are trying to be spontaneous
and stir up customer reactions with a
On Nov 22, 2009, at 3:17 PM, mike wrote:
Jordan doesn't want to ban escalators, he is just pointing out there
are
areas in the country that don't have any.
Maybe we should have a government program: Escalators for Exurbans?
On Nov 2, 2009, at 10:13 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
Does the accent in _escribió_ appear in this message? How about here:
Looks fine here (Apple Mail on OS X Leopard).
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On Nov 3, 2009, at 8:31 AM, Fred Holmes wrote:
With the logic you present below, MS should try to write code so
that Windows won't run in any fashion on a Mac? Someone's business
model is flawed?
Why limit it to that? Why does not M$ write their code so that W7 only
runs on HP hardware?
On Nov 21, 2009, at 1:58 PM, db wrote:
Your point about the promenade of new software versions: that's an
easy issue to deal with:
Just stick with what you have got ... ignore new versions until it
becomes obvious ... until you know a compelling reason for upgrading.
The companies are doing
On Nov 21, 2009, at 1:25 AM, b_s-wilk wrote:
It makes sense to use redundant remote storage for business. It's
overkill for an individual to store all personal files remotely.
It's also stupid. Why? The Internet isn't everywhere, so your files
are locked away in the cloud until you can get
On Nov 21, 2009, at 7:26 PM, Christopher Range wrote:
Buy a mac
yuck
Tom says: yuck, yuck, yuck.
You could also try Chrome or Ubuntu or many other alternatives. I know
of only one OS so severely defective that it requires propping up with
3rd-party security patches.
On Nov 20, 2009, at 10:30 AM, Brian Jones wrote:
My nephew purchased an audio CD recorder a few years ago to record
music his band was playing. I too thought that any CD will do, but
this unit looked for some marker on the CD to indicate that it was
an Audio CD before it would write to it.
On Nov 19, 2009, at 8:12 PM, chrper...@aol.com wrote:
After yet another disaster with my mailing list because of a problem
that ez webhost had, rather than something I initiated, I took Tom's
advice and signed on with 1and1.com despite the fact that my ez
webhost account runs through May
On Nov 20, 2009, at 12:54 PM, Paul Cannon wrote:
Shows another method on how to setup an account to use Movemail.
Thanks, but alas...
Movemail support has been removed for OSX. The assumption appears to
be that if you could configure a movemail account you can create a
movemail.rdf file.
On Nov 19, 2009, at 11:54 AM, Stephen Brownfield wrote:
I am assuming that best one for her to use would be the Firewire
800. Am I correct?
Yes
Also since she is using a MacBook Pro, it will not always be
connected to the drive. Will this cause a problem?
Nope. TM is smart about that.
I need a dumb demo of sending and receiving email on a Mac (Unix) that
is not connected to a network.
I have Postfix running fine.
Can Thunderbird pick up mail from the var/spool/postfix folder or do I
need to add something?
Telnet localhost 110 does not connect.
What am I missing?
On Nov 19, 2009, at 3:35 PM, John DeCarlo wrote:
Postfix doesn't do POP or IMAP, just SMTP and such (AFAIK).
I figured it out.
sudo postfix start
sudo chmod 777 /var/mail (So that Thunderbird can write its lock
file.)
Configure Thunderbird for POP using usern...@localhost for the
On Nov 18, 2009, at 6:07 AM, Rich Schinnell wrote:
Tom, Whatever gave you the notion that I was recommending NetSol for
his
site. I gave him the url for the Whois where he could figure out the
information necessary for him to move or whatever he wanted to do with
his domain.
It is no wonder
On Nov 18, 2009, at 7:50 AM, Marcio wrote:
Thanks to both of you, each one in his own way and sorry for the
misunderstandings. But to this date I have this Google Blogg with a
domain that is good until Feb 13 and I am not sure if the domain
will be renewed automatically, if Google will send
On Nov 17, 2009, at 10:05 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
I have had it happen more than once, the cord somehow becomes
oxidized (contacts) and I need to switch out cords with the monitor
to get it to boot back up.
Unplugging and replugging the cables a few times can sometimes get rid
of
On Nov 16, 2009, at 10:24 PM, Marcio wrote:
How do I make sure to renew the domain for another year? I can´t
find my way going Google. Where do I go so that they don´t take me
off?
This is a good lesson in making sure you know who your registrar
really is. If one party hands you off to
On Nov 17, 2009, at 7:49 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks for answering my questions. Your usage of eSata is a good
example of when high rates of data transfer can be of note. My sole
point was that, for the most part in daily computer use, it isn't
really going to matter or be
On Nov 17, 2009, at 6:02 AM, Rich Schinnell wrote:
Whois is a great place to start.
http://www.networksolutions.com/whois/index.jsp
But not a great place to end. NetSol tends to charge much higher rates
and doesn't offer services to match.
Marcio's domain registrar is GoDaddy.com. They do
I pass this on with no comment.
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=2009094923390
Lordy, lordy, lordy. They have no shame. It appears that Microsoft
has just patented sudo, a personalized version of it.
Here it is, patent number7617530. Thanks, USPTO, for giving
Microsoft, which
On Nov 17, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
Tom, you should have looked at this a bit further. The M$ patent is
more for a graphical interface used in the M$ utility to adjust user
privileges; similar to UNIX's sudo - but M$ cannot patent sudo. Your
source is crummy. This was
On Nov 16, 2009, at 9:07 AM, Rev. Stewart A. Marshall wrote:
During a CNBC special in which he appeared with Warren Buffett,
Microsoft's Bill Gates is effusive in his praise for Steve Jobs and
Apple.
Something bad is about to happen. I just know it.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 8:09 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
I realize that there are plenty of folks who, for whatever reason,
want to keep their personal computers fully running on all cylinders
at all times, never turning anything off or allowing any components go
to sleep ever. Do these folks
On Nov 16, 2009, at 5:05 AM, Jeff Miles wrote:
Ok, I have a b**ch here. Has anyone else had a problem with burn in
on their 24 intel iMacs?
No, but I have read it can happen. Unlike CRT burn-in, it is a
temporary situation. There are utility programs that can chase it away
sooner.
What
On Nov 15, 2009, at 3:47 PM, mike wrote:
ESATA also..makes firewire look like a red headed step child.
I don't think an ESATA cable will stand up to constant unplugging and
replugging. Nor does it provide power. It is intended for an entirely
different purpose.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 12:11 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
Apple has filed a patent that forces users to interact with an ad.
They could just hold the patent and use it to prevent anyone from
doing this bad.
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On Nov 16, 2009, at 5:42 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
eSATA isn't used in peripherals other than storage. USB is a vastly
inferior technology for video. How can you effectively edit HD video
in real time without FireWire? Where are you going to put yet
another power strip for eSATA. FW has its own
On Nov 16, 2009, at 6:00 PM, mike wrote:
So now no one can build a square without it being a mac?
Looks like a painted Mac Mini.
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On Nov 16, 2009, at 6:18 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
Yeah, but those UNIX systems that you are mentioning were or are
mostly involved in business/professional operations, were they not?
Mac folk who are not slackers?
On Nov 16, 2009, at 6:58 PM, Jeff Miles wrote:
What would these utility programs be? I can't find one using
Google. All I find are apps for keeping file info unchanged.
How To Fix Image Persistence On LCD Displays
http://www.syeager.org/misc/image_presistence.php
On Nov 16, 2009, at 6:53 PM, Jeff Miles wrote:
It's good to know this is something called persistence and will go
away with time, as compared to permanent burn-in. I've already seen
some of the cloudy persistence disappear, however the lines that
look like horizontal scratches are back.
On Nov 16, 2009, at 7:04 PM, mike wrote:
800Mbps is often faster than 3.0Gbps...oh wait
You don't know how to read specs.
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On Nov 16, 2009, at 8:59 PM, mike wrote:
Well we've learned over time Tom's reality is different from others.
I know Stewart knows how to read and interpret specs, but would rather
follow the party line than correct Mike.
http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2009/11/spdy-google-wants-to-speed-up-the-web-by-ditching-http.ars
Google's ability to zero in on projects that are truly useful is
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Dell Inspiron Zino HD Desktop
http://www.dell.com/us/en/corp/desktops/inspiron-zino-hd/pd.aspx?refid=inspiron-zino-hds=corp
Innovation means picking a different color than Apple's case.
Has fewer ports too. I guess Intel was not providing any reference
designs with more ports.
On Nov 13, 2009, at 8:29 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
It's not simply labor and materials. There's RD, design,
production, salaries, benefits, advertising, marketing,
transportation, wholesale/retail, online/stores, support, feedback--
and profits. The real cost isn't just the physical phone, like
On Nov 3, 2009, at 11:43 AM, Tony B wrote:
The ridiculously popular Carbonite (Peace of Mind backup) is only
$4.60/mo unlimited; clearly a ton of people don't find that too
expensive.
True, but they use part of their profits to support wacky neocon
politics. I will stay away.
Apparently there is a black hole into which IPs are disappearing. When
blocks of IPs get blacklisted the blacklisting lasts forever. There is
no mechanism for removing IPs from blacklists. Blacklists often copy
from each other and there are so many different blacklists that it
would be
There was a link on that I forgot to include...
http://voices.washingtonpost.com/securityfix/2009/11/a_year_later_a_look_back_at_mc.html
On Nov 13, 2009, at 10:08 AM, tjpa wrote:
Apparently there is a black hole into which IPs are disappearing.
When blocks of IPs get blacklisted
On Nov 13, 2009, at 10:41 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
An opportunity for someone to market a blacklist cleaner - once
blacklists get large enough to become too big?
Great idea. I'll market it via spam and won't actually do any cleaning.
On Nov 13, 2009, at 6:21 AM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
I agree, Betty. Reliable tech news is limited. The W Post and NY
Times have some good tech writers, but that is about as far as I go
for general US news media. Even NPR does not have a good tech
reporter (except for Science
On Nov 13, 2009, at 12:38 PM, mike wrote:
Does anyone know the real cost of these smart phones? I realize dev
costs
are in the initial price, but when phones have been out for some
time like
the iPhone, costs are extremely low.
Apple will sell you a phone without a contract so that tells
On Nov 12, 2009, at 8:48 PM, mike wrote:
Now to Tom, stating truth is underhanded. How often are you using
your cell
phone for net access, Tom?
It is not the truth. The ads show people getting no bars as if that
were commonly the case. It isn't.
On Nov 13, 2009, at 3:57 PM, Roger D. Parish wrote:
I saw an article in Maximum PC about a computer whose ENTIRE case
was filled with some sort of coolant solution. That'll keep out the
salt!
They used mineral oil. The PC was in a fish tank.
On Nov 13, 2009, at 1:33 PM, mike wrote:
Everyone knows the retail price, I'm asking actual cost.
Oh, there he goes again!
^c^c^c
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On Nov 13, 2009, at 11:08 AM, Victor Subervi wrote:
I live on a boat. Salt air is notorious for killing electronics. I'm
building a new computer. I'm adding a water cooling system so I can
eliminate fans (not for speed). Now I'm wondering if I can seal the
box up
so no air enters. Ideas?
On Nov 13, 2009, at 1:24 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
When does it air in the DC area?
Podcast.
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On Nov 13, 2009, at 1:32 PM, mike wrote:
I have too many friends on ATT to believe you.
I don't believe you. You can't possibly have any friends.
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On Nov 13, 2009, at 1:44 PM, mike wrote:
http://www.engadget.com/2009/11/13/editorial-hey-atandt-drop-lawsuits-not-calls/
Lots of mumble, mumble followed with...
To be fair, Verizon's taking a questionable angle in its advertising
by trying to associate 3G coverage with call reliability --
On Nov 13, 2009, at 2:07 PM, mike wrote:
What about a guy like Mossberg who is seemingly revered in the
review tech
community. Has he been bought and sold by Apple?
I agree that Mossberg is not that good, but I would never call him a
shill. If you slow down and actually read his reviews
On Nov 12, 2009, at 12:06 AM, b_s-wilk wrote:
As long as the readers don't care or demand quality, or pay for
quality, it won't be there.
Readers are voting with their feet by dropping paid sources with poor-
quality for free sources with poor quality.
The MBAs running newspapers today do
On Nov 12, 2009, at 1:32 PM, Snyder, Mark - IdM (IS) wrote:
Tom, That seems overly broad. It only applies to some newspapers.
As a
long-term reader of newspapers, I cringe each time a good paper,
such as
the W Post or NY Times, loses an important feature or writer. Both
papers seem to be
On Nov 12, 2009, at 1:48 PM, Rev. Stewart Marshall wrote:
Clean up your act, get some real musical talent out and then see
music sales jump.
It's really that newfangled radio machine that is doing in the music
business. They let you listen to music for free.
On Nov 12, 2009, at 2:40 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
It is a lot more than that, Tom. For instance, discretionary
spending.
Good point. US consumer discretionary spending has been shrinking and
their slice of the pie has been shrinking too as consumers are offered
more appealing
On Nov 12, 2009, at 7:49 PM, mike wrote:
With both 3G and EDGE coverage, customers can access the Internet,
send
e-mail, surf the Web, stream music, download videos, send photos,
text, talk
and more. *The only difference – with some data applications, 3G is
faster
than EDGE.*
Precisely.
On Nov 11, 2009, at 6:44 AM, mike wrote:
Is there a reason you think you are so much better than other people
or is
it just a general sense of superiority? You seem to have a horrible
view of
people who aren't exactly like you.
More aggressive distracted posting from Mike. He can't really
On Nov 10, 2009, at 10:02 PM, Ellen Rains Harris wrote:
So does this mean I'm going to have to learn something about IPv6 or
can we just steal some v4 from the less fortunate?
That's a hard one. If Cheney were still running the show I'm sure we
would be blockading Madagascar until they
On Nov 8, 2009, at 8:32 PM, b_s-wilk wrote:
First, I forgot that the Droid is by Motorola. Could this be that
company's last gasp at mobile phones?
Here's the answer...
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087sid=a8kvNu3Ufywcpos=7
Moto has decided to get going while the getting is
Microsoft Boots 1 Million Xbox 360 Players Over Piracy Fears
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/20091401DOWJONESDJONLINE000576_FORTUNE5.htm
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Windows 7 vulnerable to 8 out of 10 viruses
http://www.sophos.com/blogs/chetw/g/2009/11/03/windows-7-vulnerable-8-10-viruses/
Unfortunately, despite Microsoft's claims, Windows 7 disappointed
just like earlier versions of Windows,
Read the headline. Read the story. Tell me if this head fits on this
body.
Bing Now a Serious Challenger to Google
http://www.pcworld.com/article/181980/bing_now_a_serious_challenger_to_google.html
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On Nov 11, 2009, at 6:11 PM, mike wrote:
As long as there are dollar signs attached to malware etc, as long
as there
are users like (your mom's name here) who don't know any better then
to
click on every link in her email box, and as long as windows has for
all
practical purposes almost the
On Nov 9, 2009, at 11:26 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQ_sOAhoc0o
Interesting. iPhone ads are all about what the phone can do. Droid ads
are all about everything and anything else.
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On Nov 10, 2009, at 8:25 AM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote:
I keep hearing that advice as a method to make sure you have a virus
free
environment. Windows may be stable enough to run but it isn't
secure enough
to run for years. I tend to reinstall biannually due to the system
degradation.
Not
On Nov 9, 2009, at 2:42 PM, Rosenberg, Alan [USA] wrote:
Running Vista HP with Windows Mail, had a situation where my message
to a friend with a Yahoo domain email address was never delivered,
and a message from him to me (requested by phone) also never
arrived. I've used Verizon as my mail
http://inetcore.com/project/ipv4ec/index_en.html
The available supply of IPv4 Internet addresses for the United States,
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On Nov 8, 2009, at 7:46 PM, Fred Holmes wrote:
So, once you have done an OS upgrade on your machine, you can no
longer do an annual re-installation of the OS on a reformatted
drive. And if the drive on which the upgrade was done suffers a
hardware failure, it is illegal to install the
On Nov 8, 2009, at 5:21 PM, David K Watson wrote:
No, I think it was only Exchange support and some of the new
MobileMe web apps that they had extended problems with when
Apple was transitioning from .Mac to MobileMe. Mail, storage
and syncing went almost completely unaffected and have
remained
On Nov 8, 2009, at 1:03 PM, John Duncan Yoyo wrote:
Some of that is the duration of the outages. The Sidekick mess was
a few
a week or two, Mobileme was prolonged. Google was out for what a few
hours? Every one is going to have server problems but the time it
takes to
remedy the
On Nov 8, 2009, at 12:34 AM, David K Watson wrote:
Don't be so hard on her, Tom.
She has a brother to do all her computer service for her, for free.
As I said, unwilling convert.
This reminds me of a tearful phone call I took one Monday morning from
a designer. Over the weekend her
On Nov 8, 2009, at 8:06 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
Implicit is not the same thing as making direct and unmistakable
references to something. That difference is what I was pointing out
in the current crop of televised Microsoft ads for Windows 7.
It is a bit different in the case of M$
On Nov 8, 2009, at 7:07 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
Not at all. It is almost unheard of for a manufacturer to advertise
the shortcomings of their product. In that vein I actually commend
Microsoft for being so forthright, even if it is being done in order
to promote and sell the new version
On Nov 7, 2009, at 8:48 PM, db wrote:
T-Mobile does not have roll over minutes so $45 is for 1000 mins /
mo ... use them or lose them.
1000 minutes/month. That would require that I spend around 4 per cent
of my waking hours every single day yacking on the cell phone. Heck,
I'm no teenager.
On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:14 PM, mike wrote:
Sounds like she needs medication and maybe a life outside of her
job. She
probably realized after the fact she lost all her personal stuff she
wasn't
supposed to leave on her work machine in the first place.
Ignorant remark.
On Nov 7, 2009, at 8:38 PM, mike wrote:
I read carefully your uninformed bullshit. You cry someone
misunderstands
what you say just when you know they've got it exactly, stick and
move,
never admit you are wrong...
Precisely my point. Asked to present facts, Mike responds with a long
On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:43 PM, MrMike6by9 wrote:
Just a brief comment. If I switch to another app on the iPhone from a
Apple native app such as Safari, Safari will bring up the last page
viewed when I return to it. The iPod player works the same way.
Non-native apps start from the beginning. I can
On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:43 PM, mike wrote:
For those who do support by phone, this isn't anything. An hour a
day in a
ten hour workday spent on the phone is 1200 minutes a month.
I do Mac support. Don't need that many minutes.
On Nov 8, 2009, at 2:32 PM, mike wrote:
Safeway customers now just feel reinforced in their belief Safeway
is the place to be.
And they were happy to be ripped off by Safeway. That tells you
something about their smarts.
Always doing its best to be helpful, M$ wants to let you know that if
you want to install W7 on a new drive you are a dirty rotten crook.
Windows 7 upgrade 'hacks' not legal, Microsoft suggests
http://gcn.com/articles/2009/11/02/windows-7-upgrade-hacks-not-legal.aspx?s=gcndaily_041109
Over
On Nov 8, 2009, at 3:48 PM, mike wrote:
macheist.com is adverting a pack of free programs, some of you mac
users
might be interested.
This is real software. I guess their hope is to get you hooked and
then you'll pay for the next upgrade.
Life is especially tough these days for small
On Nov 7, 2009, at 11:44 AM, mike wrote:
Indeed this is a given, but not always with some cell phones. In
several
reviews including the last moto droid one, the poor call quality of
the
iPhone was brought up again. This has always been the weakest part
of the
iPhone, it does most other
On Nov 7, 2009, at 12:17 AM, mike wrote:
Some people need or want different things from their cell phone. For
me the
killer feature is multitasking,
I don't believe you. Multi-tasking makes no sense on such a tiny
screen. Just try to convince us that you are going to watch a
streaming
On Nov 7, 2009, at 10:52 AM, Tony B wrote:
Did I miss something?
Its strictly for narcissistic backwoods droids.
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On Nov 7, 2009, at 1:06 PM, mike wrote:
Don't know what it's worth, but 7 is being picked up at a rate of
over 200%
greater than Vista in the same time period.
Standard M$ agitprop. M$ planted the same kind of stories about Vista.
More recently they did the same for Zune and Bing. Just M$
On Nov 7, 2009, at 1:26 PM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote:
The Microsoft television ads I have seen for Windows 7 clearly imply
that previous versions of Windows have been problematic for users of
the Windows OS.
Again the same old same old from M$. The current product is always
claimed to be
On Nov 7, 2009, at 1:42 PM, Chris Dunford wrote:
The people I know who are using Win7 run the gamut from professional
geeks (like me) to business users to my sister, who knows nothing
about computers. Some upgraded from Vista, some did clean installs
from XP, some are new PCs. Most are not,
On Nov 3, 2009, at 1:37 PM, Tony B wrote:
Yes, I suppose Google et al, could announce tomorrow that they'll be
charging for gmail. But why live life based around what some company
*might* do in the future?
Especially Google. Google has been especially clever at finding
opportunities that
On Nov 7, 2009, at 4:25 PM, Chris Dunford wrote:
The other possibility is that she just got a new PC. Which one do
you think it might be? And which one of us is hyperventilating?
Oh, an unwilling convert nevertheless.
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On Nov 7, 2009, at 3:33 PM, Rich Schinnell wrote:
For example I would not trust Apple.
I can't believe what I am reading that. What an epiphany or is it a
revelation?
No it is the same consistent, honest observation of the industry that
you get from me every day.
You fan bois should
On Nov 7, 2009, at 3:04 PM, mike wrote:
Yes of course. You know better then everyone else what they need. Oh
wait
that's not right, yer just an arrogant snob who thinks he knows
better
No. You just said something silly and I called you on it.
Your failure to respond with anything factual
On Nov 7, 2009, at 5:02 PM, David K Watson wrote:
What kind of multitasking is it that you want to do on a small
handheld that is so crucial? I don't have have an iPhone, but
I do have an iPod Touch, and I can surf the web or compose
an email, etc. while listening to music, and you can do more
On Nov 7, 2009, at 5:39 PM, mike wrote:
In answer to your specific question, at the time I sent the last
email where
I said I want to be able to multitask, I was answering an email, on
three
IRC networks (talking in two channels actively), on IM with a friend
in
London and checking twitter
On Nov 7, 2009, at 5:26 PM, db wrote:
Yeh... and you might like to know that since Feb, T-Mobile has an
unadvertised minutes plan called Loyalty that gives customers, who
have been with them for a while, UNLIMITED prime time minutes for
$49. ( I used to pay $45 for 1000 mins...).
That's
On Nov 7, 2009, at 2:33 PM, Michael Wosnick wrote:
I will be taking delivery of a new Intel i7-920 Win 7 PC shorty and
it will come with 12 G of DDRR3 RAM and a 1TB HD to which I intend
to add a 2nd 1TB drive that I just bought for a PC that is no longer
going to be used. I have never used
Pogue says...
Still, the Droid’s multitasking pays off in two situations: when you
want to listen to Internet radio while you work in other apps, and
when you’re switching between programs a lot. Since they’re already
open, you don’t have to wait for them to start up again with each
What a vote of confidence, to welcome the arrival of the Droid Verizon
is doubling the penalty for early termination.
With a whole new line of smart phones coming onto the market, Verizon
Wireless said that starting November 15 it is doubling to $350 the
penalty fees for subscribers who
On Nov 3, 2009, at 4:44 PM, Sue Cubic wrote:
Let us not get into what brands of clothes wear better! Designer
jeans are a joke compared to Lee and Levi--both found at Walmart. :)
Or quality subversion? It is not the brand it is how its made. When
Walmart tells a supplier to deliver a
On Nov 3, 2009, at 3:56 PM, Reid Katan wrote:
And how was *your* experience with Win7?
About the same as my experience with electrocution. I'm running XP. I
don't know any serious person who runs Vista or W7. I expect I'll be
taking a serious look at W7 sometime around 2012.
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