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"How do you feed your family?" Uh, write more... 1,145 Views / 11 Replies  
"How do you feed your family?" Uh, write more songs, maybe? Did this guy expect to write one hit song and then retire?
Posted by phillymjs, on Sep 24, 2015 at 10:27 AM, in Mac News
"Additional malware was discovered by [Target]'s... 1,041 Views / 6 Replies  
"Additional malware was discovered by [Target]'s own security software on December 2. A series of alarms were issued by the software with a highest-priority warning associated, all of which were...
Posted by phillymjs, on Nov 24, 2014 at 12:18 PM, in Tech News
"If a smartphone is protected by both a... 1,592 Views / 11 Replies  
"If a smartphone is protected by both a fingerprint and a passcode, requiring both to be used, the passcode element continues to protect the phone's contents."

So in the case of an iPhone,...
Posted by phillymjs, on Nov 1, 2014 at 02:10 PM, in Tech News
AT&T needs to up the ante again, with... wait for... 303 Views / 1 Replies  
AT&T needs to up the ante again, with... wait for it... UNLIMITED data!!!! Top that, competitors!
Posted by phillymjs, on Oct 1, 2014 at 03:40 PM, in Tech News
I'm reserving judgement until I read what Steve... 1,804 Views / 11 Replies  
I'm reserving judgement until I read what Steve has to say about this.
Posted by phillymjs, on Sep 19, 2014 at 05:04 PM, in Tech News
Nothing wrong with refurbs 10,380 Views / 65 Replies  
The last 3 Macs I bought (2 minis and an 11" MacBook Air) were all refurbs. You get everything a new one comes with except the pretty retail box, and maybe the Apple stickers. There was nothing wrong...
Posted by phillymjs, on Jun 24, 2014 at 04:37 PM, in Mac Desktops
What happened to the agreement that Comcast would... 2,398 Views / 14 Replies  
What happened to the agreement that Comcast would not hinder internet traffic going over their pipes until 2018, one of the concessions they agreed to in order to be allowed to buy NBC Universal?...
Posted by phillymjs, on Feb 23, 2014 at 06:49 PM, in Tech News
Too little, too late. After waiting a year for... 440 Views / 2 Replies  
Too little, too late. After waiting a year for the promised iCloud syncing ability to materialize, I finally gave up and switched to Evernote. BareBones should have made the decision to abandon...
Posted by phillymjs, on Aug 14, 2013 at 08:47 PM, in Mac News
If they do, he/she certainly earns their salary. 558 Views / 5 Replies  
If they do, he/she certainly earns their salary.
Posted by phillymjs, on Jun 7, 2013 at 09:23 AM, in Tech News
Maybe they could use a few bucks of that to... 310 Views / 1 Replies  
Maybe they could use a few bucks of that to finally ship me the watch I ordered 18 months ago and paid for 6 months ago.
Posted by phillymjs, on May 17, 2013 at 10:32 AM, in Tech News
News article from the future: In a totally... 440 Views / 1 Replies  
News article from the future: In a totally non-coincidental move, major phone/cable providers currently serving the area are suddenly able to lower their prices and/or upgrade their infrastructure.
Posted by phillymjs, on May 8, 2013 at 09:08 AM, in Tech News
Another moron who thinks that teaching kids how... 2,462 Views / 17 Replies  
Another moron who thinks that teaching kids how to use Microsoft Office is better than teaching them general computing concepts that apply across platforms.

And HP? Great choice. I look forward to...
Posted by phillymjs, on May 3, 2013 at 08:49 AM, in Tech News
You would get better use out of the $30 this junk... 280 Views / 3 Replies  
You would get better use out of the $30 this junk costs if you changed it into $1 bills and used it as toilet paper.
Posted by phillymjs, on Nov 21, 2012 at 07:28 AM, in Tech News
Bits are bits are bits. There is absolutely no... 1,093 Views / 8 Replies  
Bits are bits are bits. There is absolutely no :censor: reason to classify some differently than others except pure, unadulterated greed.

The cell providers like predictable, recurring revenue....
Posted by phillymjs, on Jul 18, 2012 at 09:01 AM, in Tech News
I'm late to the party, but let me weigh in here.... 24,213 Views / 93 Replies  
I'm late to the party, but let me weigh in here. Instead of buying a boxed drive, pick up an empty enclosure and put the drive of your choice into it.

For the enclosure, I'm a fan of these: OWC...
Posted by phillymjs, on Feb 22, 2007 at 09:27 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Cassette adapters are a last resort only, and so... 6,251 Views / 22 Replies  
Cassette adapters are a last resort only, and so are the FM devices like the iTrip (which are practically useless in areas with a crowded FM band anyway). You definitely want something that lets you...
Posted by phillymjs, on May 28, 2005 at 07:10 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Try deleting the file that stores your keychain.... 532 Views / 2 Replies  
Try deleting the file that stores your keychain. I believe it is com.apple.security.plist. Then reconfigure the proxy prefs and see if the settings stick.
Posted by phillymjs, on Apr 30, 2005 at 12:09 AM, in macOS
Notice they improved the headphones? 5,941 Views / 40 Replies  
If you look closely at the photo of the 'silhouette' ad from CeBIT (http://www.macnews.de/gallery/displayimage.php?pid=600&fullsize=1) you can see that the earbuds appear to be integrated into the...
Posted by phillymjs, on Mar 12, 2005 at 11:27 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
No, this problem is/was not limited to Macs. My... 486 Views / 17 Replies  
No, this problem is/was not limited to Macs. My cable modem is shared out to several machines, and my PC was just as lethargic wrt AOL/AIM connections.

Seems to have gotten much better since this...
Posted by phillymjs, on Nov 30, 2000 at 07:29 PM, in Applications
NeXTSTEP on Virtual PC... anyone? 464 Views / 5 Replies  
I've searched high and low on the 'net for a how-to on installing NeXTSTEP for Intel within Virtual PC (I have version 3.x). My black hardware will be arriving soon, but I want to start tinkering...
Posted by phillymjs, on Jun 19, 2000 at 01:18 AM, in Applications
 
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