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Simple. BlackBerry wrong, Apple right. It has... 2,309 Views / 10 Replies  
Simple. BlackBerry wrong, Apple right. It has nothing to do with who the companies are, it's the attitude about encryption & back doors... Governments have already proven without any doubt they...
Posted by mytdave, on Dec 17, 2015 at 05:29 PM, in Mac News
Why does Apple have to be so stupid with stuff... 435 Views / 5 Replies  
Why does Apple have to be so stupid with stuff like this? Apple, put you big boy pants on and provide some actual usability, on device and in the cloud. And for Pete's sake, provide a G.D. file...
Posted by mytdave, on Dec 9, 2014 at 12:39 PM, in Mac News
The carriers are a miserable bunch for sure, but... 332 Views / 5 Replies  
The carriers are a miserable bunch for sure, but regulating them like a public utility is a dumb-as-a-box-of-rocks idea. Are people aware that one of the biggest holdups to increased broadband...
Posted by mytdave, on Jun 6, 2014 at 02:21 PM, in Tech News
... And then I go and leave a typo in the second... 353 Views / 4 Replies  
... And then I go and leave a typo in the second sentence. Figures.
Posted by mytdave, on Jun 6, 2014 at 02:06 PM, in Tech News
Does anyone proofread these articles? The... 353 Views / 4 Replies  
Does anyone proofread these articles? The spelling and grammar mistakes sometimes make them almost unreadable...

I'm have no desire for a 2-in-1, but I'd love to see what Apple could do with the...
Posted by mytdave, on Jun 6, 2014 at 02:04 PM, in Tech News
Where's the editor? Further proof that... 404 Views / 3 Replies  
Where's the editor? Further proof that "journalism" no longer exists. Didn't anyone think, hmmm, maybe putting this ad along side an ocean plane crash article might not be the best idea?
Posted by mytdave, on Mar 25, 2014 at 12:03 PM, in Mac News
A bunch of these folks are going to have a rude... 1,971 Views / 11 Replies  
A bunch of these folks are going to have a rude awakening when they discover the unit is completely useless when they're out of range of a WiFi connection.
Posted by mytdave, on Dec 30, 2013 at 04:17 PM, in Tech News
I had some experience with the industry that... 1,883 Views / 16 Replies  
I had some experience with the industry that supports devices for people like the Pres. The issue is that it's a lethargic, slow moving group that takes forever to adapt to anything. (Kind of like...
Posted by mytdave, on Dec 5, 2013 at 11:47 PM, in Tech News
How about Samesung pay a hefty fine now, and also... 1,354 Views / 13 Replies  
How about Samesung pay a hefty fine now, and also be required to stop suing over standard-essential patents forever? There you go EC, there's my comment about the proposal.
Posted by mytdave, on Oct 17, 2013 at 02:36 PM, in Tech News
I'll believe it when I see it. How old are these... 442 Views / 4 Replies  
I'll believe it when I see it. How old are these TV rumors now?
Posted by mytdave, on Aug 16, 2013 at 12:47 PM, in Tech News
Ya know, I never felt they lost their mojo. I... 1,249 Views / 9 Replies  
Ya know, I never felt they lost their mojo. I think the only folks that did were the 'press' looking for a story.

Apple's new products are evidence their mojo continues, rather than "getting it...
Posted by mytdave, on Jun 12, 2013 at 11:22 AM, in Tech News
umm 455 Views / 3 Replies  
Well, let's see... I have an original iPhone which is over 6 years old - still working fine. So planned obsolescence is not what Apple does - that's the other guys...

That brings me to the Nest...
Posted by mytdave, on Mar 18, 2013 at 03:22 PM, in Tech News
wishful thinking 1,350 Views / 8 Replies  
Schiller isn't wrong about integration, fragmentation, carrier forced apps, user experience, blah blah blah. However it doesn't seem to be helping Apple at all. My experience is seeing people...
Posted by mytdave, on Mar 15, 2013 at 01:57 PM, in Tech News
Nice attempt to spin that. Steve was genuinely... 1,648 Views / 13 Replies  
Nice attempt to spin that. Steve was genuinely pissed off because of Google's rip-off of iOS (similar to the MS ripp-off of MacOS ~30 years ago). People who aren't clueless or don't have their...
Posted by mytdave, on Dec 11, 2012 at 10:26 AM, in Tech News
Not. Anyone who believes the iPod Touch is at... 1,304 Views / 6 Replies  
Not. Anyone who believes the iPod Touch is at EOL clearly doesn't have kids.
Posted by mytdave, on Oct 25, 2012 at 12:18 PM, in Mac News
Apple's obsession with thinness is past the point... 989 Views / 4 Replies  
Apple's obsession with thinness is past the point of ridiculous. Just add 1mm back to the device and put the damn sensor back in there. Ugh!

Sacrifice 1mm and you can also have an even longer...
Posted by mytdave, on Oct 18, 2012 at 05:50 AM, in Tech News
M$ spin, plain and simple. There is no amount of... 1,180 Views / 14 Replies  
M$ spin, plain and simple. There is no amount of anti-aliasing on a low res screen that will provide a better image than an actual real pixel on a super high res screen. What nonsense!

There is...
Posted by mytdave, on Oct 18, 2012 at 05:47 AM, in Tech News
Both candidates are right to a certain extent.... 677 Views / 8 Replies  
Both candidates are right to a certain extent. China does manipulate its currency, and we sit idly by doing nothing about it. Even if we try to do something about it and that something fails, it's...
Posted by mytdave, on Oct 18, 2012 at 05:22 AM, in Tech News
Splitting hairs. Okay, so the new Retina... 670 Views / 3 Replies  
Splitting hairs. Okay, so the new Retina laptop(s) is the least user-serviceable laptop ever built, but I thought EPEAT was all about being "green". If so, then the Retina laptop(s) is also the...
Posted by mytdave, on Oct 18, 2012 at 04:45 AM, in Tech News
Just use a black sharpie pen to mark out the... 507 Views / 6 Replies  
Just use a black sharpie pen to mark out the windows logo on the command key and you're good to go.
Posted by mytdave, on Oct 15, 2012 at 09:20 AM, in Tech News
Exactly what I'm looking for. As soon as they... 322 Views / 3 Replies  
Exactly what I'm looking for. As soon as they release it, I'm there.
Posted by mytdave, on Oct 9, 2012 at 11:33 AM, in Tech News
Cheapskates. If you have been a loyal mobile me... 1,087 Views / 12 Replies  
Cheapskates. If you have been a loyal mobile me or other previous service customer for many years, Apple should have just grandfathered these folks into the new service and let them keep all the...
Posted by mytdave, on Sep 24, 2012 at 11:13 AM, in Tech News
Apple, seriously, just change the look of the... 952 Views / 7 Replies  
Apple, seriously, just change the look of the clock and be done with it.
Posted by mytdave, on Sep 24, 2012 at 11:09 AM, in Tech News
How about putting an anti-glare coating on the... 291 Views / 2 Replies  
How about putting an anti-glare coating on the glass? Combine that with this Assertive Display software, and you'll have a truly daylight viewable device.
Posted by mytdave, on Sep 4, 2012 at 10:45 AM, in Tech News
H.264 and HD content are new animals. They are... 34,481 Views / 290 Replies  
H.264 and HD content are new animals. They are slightly ahead of their time. This has happened several times before in the computer industry - software/content exceed hardware capability. This is...
Posted by mytdave, on May 9, 2005 at 12:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Dell monitor - what you smokin' ? 18,529 Views / 136 Replies  
Okay, I've been all over Dell's web site, and I do not see any 24" wide-aspect LCD monitor. Am I missing something? Some obscure link? They do have a 20" screen, not a 24" one. The 2005FPW is...
Posted by mytdave, on Feb 28, 2005 at 04:04 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
New Powerbooks, G5 vs G4 12,400 Views / 85 Replies  
Would love to see new PowerBooks, but without new CPUs and GPUs, there's nothing to do. The PowerBooks are about spec'd out as it is. The upper models are already at Radeon 9700. The only place to go...
Posted by mytdave, on Sep 27, 2004 at 09:53 AM, in Mac Notebooks
I'm *VERY* disappointed in Apple with that ADC... 1,469 Views / 60 Replies  
I'm *VERY* disappointed in Apple with that ADC connector. Very foolish. The industry standard is DVI... Hasn't Apple learned that it is not successful with proprietary? Remember the PM 6100 video...
Posted by mytdave, on Aug 17, 2000 at 05:01 AM, in Mac Desktops
There are some other items that will help. ... 4,117 Views / 9 Replies  
There are some other items that will help.

1. Get rid of your Netscape profiles from the Preferences folder. (However, before you do, I suggest creating a new profile, like say, in the Netscape...
Posted by mytdave, on Aug 16, 2000 at 10:13 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Thanks, I will check that program out. I'm still... 3,900 Views / 3 Replies  
Thanks, I will check that program out. I'm still looking for a way to make that folder visible so it can be accessed in the Finder. If anybody knows a way, that would be awesome!
Posted by mytdave, on Aug 16, 2000 at 09:48 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
Temporary Items Folder Access 3,900 Views / 3 Replies  
Does anyone know how to make the invisible Temporary Items folder in MacOS 9 visible and accessible? ResEdit doesn't even see it... any alternatives?


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Posted by mytdave, on Aug 16, 2000 at 09:02 PM, in Classic Macs and Mac OS
 
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