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Why did you attach two pictures of the same... 443 Views / 3 Replies  
Why did you attach two pictures of the same phone? Ooooo, I think they might have a case. Not!
Posted by jdonahoe, on Jun 16, 2016 at 08:03 PM, in Mac News
@Diablo Don't limit it to humans, give yourself a... 498 Views / 6 Replies  
@Diablo Don't limit it to humans, give yourself a wider range to sue from.
Posted by jdonahoe, on Jun 15, 2016 at 11:29 AM, in Mac News
Can you sell a used car in India? 303 Views / 1 Replies  
Can you sell a used car in India?
Posted by jdonahoe, on May 30, 2016 at 10:31 AM, in Mac News
My brother has an Apple watch and he initially... 3,066 Views / 9 Replies  
My brother has an Apple watch and he initially had all kinds of problems with it, but now after a few updates, he is happy as a clam and says battery life is better than ever.

I don't have one yet...
Posted by jdonahoe, on May 12, 2016 at 03:37 PM, in Mac News
I saw some video a while back where John McAfee... 705 Views / 6 Replies  
I saw some video a while back where John McAfee of the virus scanning fame and all around nutcase claimed he told the FBI that he could get the info off the iphone. I wonder if he did.
Posted by jdonahoe, on Mar 21, 2016 at 08:07 PM, in Mac News
Why would the government want it's employees... 1,646 Views / 15 Replies  
Why would the government want it's employees using phones that can be hacked? They've already had enough problems with laptops lost or stolen with sensitive data that should have been strongly...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Mar 4, 2016 at 12:19 PM, in Mac News
What is the yield on a 12inch wafer? 410 Views / 1 Replies  
What is the yield on a 12inch wafer?
Posted by jdonahoe, on Mar 3, 2016 at 12:17 PM, in Mac News
First, I thought this was agreed to long ago,... 507 Views / 5 Replies  
First, I thought this was agreed to long ago, although I'm still waiting for a la carte on channels.

Second, expect those weasels at Comcast to tack on another bogus charge to make up for lost...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Feb 19, 2016 at 01:47 AM, in Mac News
The first Mattel 3-D maker was a something called... 1,627 Views / 11 Replies  
The first Mattel 3-D maker was a something called a Vac-u-form. It used a "mold" like a car body, and a sheet of plastic was heated till it was soft and then placed over the item and you sucked the...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Feb 16, 2016 at 03:56 PM, in Mac News
I think the cable company's worry about the... 349 Views / 4 Replies  
I think the cable company's worry about the channel placement on other devices sounds like a bunch of hoo-ey. We use Tivo's exclusively as our cable boxes and all channels are in the same places....
Posted by jdonahoe, on Jan 27, 2016 at 04:08 PM, in Mac News
Aren't OLED screens hard to see in direct... 272 Views / 1 Replies  
Aren't OLED screens hard to see in direct sunlight?
Posted by jdonahoe, on Jan 14, 2016 at 04:54 PM, in Mac News
@Inkling - you certainly don't need to push a... 375 Views / 3 Replies  
@Inkling - you certainly don't need to push a button to get information out of the Apple watch.

I remember wanting to buy a Pulsar watch (the first with a digital display) around 1973, that and...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Dec 10, 2015 at 01:40 PM, in Mac News
I was wondering if they would make a 6 plus... 1,674 Views / 14 Replies  
I was wondering if they would make a 6 plus version or would that be even too big. I am one of those that carries a slim mycharge razorplus (3000 mAh) battery only for peace of mind. If I were down...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Dec 8, 2015 at 02:03 PM, in Mac News
How does Microsoft sell 30 million phones and... 971 Views / 6 Replies  
How does Microsoft sell 30 million phones and have 1.7% of the market overall? Should that be Motorola?

Also, in table 3, Samsung's percentage should be lower with 102.063 units sold. Just...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Nov 19, 2015 at 11:52 AM, in Mac News
Can't install Bootcamp on Yosemite 2,539 Views / 3 Replies  
We have an iMac with a 3TB drive. The drive was replaced under a recall. In trying to install Bootcamp, I get a message that I can't install Bootcamp on a startup disk and the install windows choice...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Nov 18, 2015 at 07:02 PM, in Alternative Operating Systems
Sounds like you don't control your own country if... 279 Views / 1 Replies  
Sounds like you don't control your own country if you're in the European Union. If you can afford to take a lower tax, more power to you. Is this envy on the part of other European countries?
Posted by jdonahoe, on Nov 10, 2015 at 03:34 PM, in Mac News
I would hope that Facebook is providing the cheap... 1,545 Views / 11 Replies  
I would hope that Facebook is providing the cheap a** android phones to those employees and I mean cheap, cause we're talking emerging markets. They need to get the complete feel.
Posted by jdonahoe, on Nov 3, 2015 at 12:48 AM, in Mac News
These drones are mostly made of plastic and to... 470 Views / 3 Replies  
These drones are mostly made of plastic and to take down a power line, it must have been massive. My $50 drone could be taken down by a kite string, how the heck do you take down a power line?
Posted by jdonahoe, on Oct 28, 2015 at 03:00 PM, in Mac News
The last quarter's earnings were above... 272 Views / 1 Replies  
The last quarter's earnings were above expectations, but then they said well wait, that included China. We didn't take China into account so we're slamming Apple's price. iPhones will be up, ipads...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Oct 27, 2015 at 03:48 PM, in Mac News
We saw it this weekend (mostly because Bridge of... 319 Views / 2 Replies  
We saw it this weekend (mostly because Bridge of Spies wasn't playing at a convenient time) and it was interesting, but every time he's about to introduce a product the scene ends. There is a little...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Oct 27, 2015 at 11:11 AM, in Mac News
If Verizon has enabled it, is it available now? I... 369 Views / 2 Replies  
If Verizon has enabled it, is it available now? I don't see an option on my 6 plus.
Posted by jdonahoe, on Oct 26, 2015 at 06:51 PM, in Mac News
These companies don't seem to have any problem... 543 Views / 3 Replies  
These companies don't seem to have any problem hiring people with the low wages. Why would anybody want to work under those types of conditions. It still bothers me that they feel Apple is...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Oct 22, 2015 at 05:46 PM, in Mac News
I always thought you had to have a working model... 2,117 Views / 12 Replies  
I always thought you had to have a working model to gain a patent.

AMD seemed to find a different way to make a chip like Intel's. I don't remember AMD paying for a large lawsuit. Of course it's...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Oct 19, 2015 at 06:12 PM, in Mac News
Next line, "Can you get that on... 2,219 Views / 22 Replies  
Next line,

"Can you get that on wheat?"
Posted by jdonahoe, on Oct 16, 2015 at 05:22 PM, in Mac News
I don't see Apple increasing the price, but it... 384 Views / 4 Replies  
I don't see Apple increasing the price, but it would not surprise me if they did take $50 off the high end.
Posted by jdonahoe, on Aug 31, 2015 at 05:20 PM, in Mac News
The "hockey puck" mouse's only redeeming quality... 2,605 Views / 42 Replies  
The "hockey puck" mouse's only redeeming quality was the mouse ball, it was half white/half grey. I used to keep a couple of the balls (you got to keep them in pairs, right?) on my desk. The real...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Aug 27, 2015 at 07:15 PM, in Mac News
You can't lose for a dollar. I'd do it just to... 518 Views / 3 Replies  
You can't lose for a dollar. I'd do it just to use up their minutes, but now that I have unlimited calls, there's no incentive. They don't mention if there is any data plan on the 30 day trial. If...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Aug 24, 2015 at 05:26 PM, in Mac News
Love the "percussive maintenance", I've used that... 1,414 Views / 8 Replies  
Love the "percussive maintenance", I've used that way too many times.

Funny failure, but sad at the time, was a new Mac the department got in '84 or '85. It was the early kind that had a floppy...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Aug 14, 2015 at 12:44 PM, in Mac News
When I first heard on NPR that Apple was asking... 1,543 Views / 11 Replies  
When I first heard on NPR that Apple was asking the Indie artists to suck it up for the 3 month trial period, I thought that really sounded bad for Apple PR. I'm glad to see they saw the light and...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Jun 22, 2015 at 04:43 PM, in Mac News
I can still see people accidentally gunning the... 695 Views / 4 Replies  
I can still see people accidentally gunning the engine and crashing the car "remotely".
Posted by jdonahoe, on Jun 16, 2015 at 04:10 PM, in Tech News
I saw on CNET that analysts (I know, they have no... 2,924 Views / 12 Replies  
I saw on CNET that analysts (I know, they have no clue) claim Apple will sell 36 million watches over 12 months and as many as 50 million. I really think that even Apple had no idea how well they...
Posted by jdonahoe, on May 21, 2015 at 05:59 PM, in Tech News
That Nintendo 3DS looks like the older model. 436 Views / 1 Replies  
That Nintendo 3DS looks like the older model.
Posted by jdonahoe, on May 14, 2015 at 06:55 PM, in Tech News
Maybe this will be a lesson for future tattoos,... 2,482 Views / 15 Replies  
Maybe this will be a lesson for future tattoos, leave space for a watch....
Posted by jdonahoe, on May 1, 2015 at 05:28 PM, in Mac News
If Microsoft is allowed to participate as a... 399 Views / 1 Replies  
If Microsoft is allowed to participate as a complainant, it sounds like the EU is looking for a way to suck some money from Google. What am I saying, a lot of money from Google. How can Microsoft...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Apr 27, 2015 at 11:23 AM, in Tech News
As an Apple stockholder I want Apple to increase... 458 Views / 5 Replies  
As an Apple stockholder I want Apple to increase its share price. The problem is Wall Street takes any perceived potential problem and trashes Apple's stock. With the latest news of Samsung's new...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Apr 24, 2015 at 01:48 AM, in Mac News
I have played the crud out of this game and have... 404 Views / 2 Replies  
I have played the crud out of this game and have just about purchased every designer pack.

My only other word app obsession is Wordbubbles. The game uses a grid of letters that you swipe through...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Apr 13, 2015 at 11:12 AM, in Mac News
Anyone who says they don't really need a cell... 445 Views / 3 Replies  
Anyone who says they don't really need a cell phone hasn't looked for a payphone lately.
Posted by jdonahoe, on Apr 9, 2015 at 05:35 PM, in Tech News
Samsung's response: "define fans..." 381 Views / 2 Replies  
Samsung's response: "define fans..."
Posted by jdonahoe, on Apr 9, 2015 at 03:35 PM, in Tech News
Are those chew marks on the remote for the... 618 Views / 4 Replies  
Are those chew marks on the remote for the original Apple TV?

A few years ago I bought a brand new original Apple TV with 160GB for $50 at a university bookstore closeout and immediately modded...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Mar 27, 2015 at 11:19 AM, in Mac News
@climacs It's not an exact copy of the iPhone... 1,747 Views / 15 Replies  
@climacs
It's not an exact copy of the iPhone 6, there are only 6 holes vs. 8 on the iPhone. The funny thing was, I thought it was odd to put a picture of an iPhone 6's bottom edge in an article...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Mar 12, 2015 at 06:26 PM, in Tech News
My problem with the watch band is, yes it's well... 1,988 Views / 10 Replies  
My problem with the watch band is, yes it's well made, but $400 dollars is twice what a titanium replacement band for a Citizen watch costs. My problem with the price is, I've never paid full retail...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Mar 10, 2015 at 01:49 PM, in Mac News
I really wanted the stainless model, but first... 1,988 Views / 10 Replies  
I really wanted the stainless model, but first it's $600 and with the stainless band, it's $1000. $400 for a stinking band? Hell why didn't they make a titanium case and band? Maybe titanium will be...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Mar 10, 2015 at 03:14 AM, in Mac News
@Flying Meat Any watch that is taken care of... 426 Views / 5 Replies  
@Flying Meat
Any watch that is taken care of should still work when handed down. The challenge in the long term is the battery. Will it disintegrate and ruin the inner workings or even years later...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Mar 7, 2015 at 12:50 AM, in Mac News
People are spending $100 to $200 for an exercise... 2,101 Views / 12 Replies  
People are spending $100 to $200 for an exercise tracker on their wrist. $349 for a multifunction, waterproof watch that also tracks activity should be really popular. I want the stainless one, maybe...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Mar 3, 2015 at 12:52 PM, in Tech News
Loopy sounded too close to home. Samsung... 921 Views / 8 Replies  
Loopy sounded too close to home.

Samsung Cop-pay is the name of their secret research group.
Posted by jdonahoe, on Mar 2, 2015 at 04:56 PM, in Tech News
The case doesn't look bent in any way. I was... 2,111 Views / 11 Replies  
The case doesn't look bent in any way. I was expecting a phone practically folded in half. I say polygraph him.
Posted by jdonahoe, on Mar 1, 2015 at 11:16 PM, in Mac News
OK, I misspelled piece. That's what happens when... 546 Views / 5 Replies  
OK, I misspelled piece. That's what happens when you turn the spell checker off.
Posted by jdonahoe, on Feb 19, 2015 at 03:45 AM, in Tech News
I wonder if this would affect CurrentC more than... 546 Views / 5 Replies  
I wonder if this would affect CurrentC more than Apple.

The whole problem with LoopPay is it doesn't appear to be very secure if you lose the little dongle-like device that is a separate peice...
Posted by jdonahoe, on Feb 19, 2015 at 03:38 AM, in Tech News
I realized I made the typo while I was showering... 1,127 Views / 6 Replies  
I realized I made the typo while I was showering this morning, what an idiot! I will self impose a non holier than thou position for 24 hours.
Posted by jdonahoe, on Feb 11, 2015 at 11:18 AM, in Tech News
I'm a little worried. The last time there was a... 1,127 Views / 6 Replies  
I'm a little worried. The last time there was a mention of Apple market cap possibly hitting $1 billion, the stock took a major hit.

Just saying....
Posted by jdonahoe, on Feb 11, 2015 at 02:01 AM, in Tech News
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