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Unfortunately perception often becomes reality.... 74 Views / 6 Replies  
Unfortunately perception often becomes reality. Remember how that worked against Apple during the entire "I just HAVE to use Windows" era? Once a meme gets out there it can be difficult to stop. In...
Posted by panjandrum, on Today at 01:19 PM, in Mac News
I have an otherwise very moral and upstanding... 179 Views / 17 Replies  
I have an otherwise very moral and upstanding relative who works "high up" for huge corporations. Basically, all big companies do this, period, end of story. He sees nothing wrong with this because...
Posted by panjandrum, on May 20, 2013 at 08:30 PM, in Tech News
Well, let's face it, since Snow Leopard - era... 963 Views / 17 Replies  
Well, let's face it, since Snow Leopard - era pretty things have just gone backwards in terms of UI design at Apple, both for Mac and iOS. Just try managing a large music collection on the iPad, ...
Posted by panjandrum, on Apr 30, 2013 at 02:42 PM, in Tech News
I'm glad someone has stepped into the void left... 90 Views / 1 Replies  
I'm glad someone has stepped into the void left when Seagate stopped making their high-performance Hybrid Drive. I've installed dozens of those in everything from Laptops to Gaming Towers to PS3s,...
Posted by panjandrum, on Apr 23, 2013 at 12:46 PM, in Tech News
This is excellent news 171 Views / 3 Replies  
This is nice to see. Logitech FFB Wheels also seem to be supported directly via. the OS as HID devices. At least, my old G25 was supported in the one racing sim that used to be available for the Mac...
Posted by panjandrum, on Apr 22, 2013 at 12:39 PM, in Mac News
Great news 198 Views / 2 Replies  
This is great news for all those MacPro owners with perfectly good hardware which has been essentially abandoned by Apple for no reason (except to sell a new machine). I've been struggling with a...
Posted by panjandrum, on Mar 20, 2013 at 01:07 PM, in Mac News
Great news 198 Views / 2 Replies  
This is great news for all those MacPro owners with perfectly good hardware which has been essentially abandoned by Apple for no reason (except to sell a new machine). I've been struggling with a...
Posted by panjandrum, on Mar 20, 2013 at 01:04 PM, in Mac News
Overheating.. 139 Views / 1 Replies  
The symptoms described here are almost certainly heat-related. I've seen a LOT of hear-related video-card failures in Apple systems, both iMac and MacPro (the original 1900x cards had a heat-sync...
Posted by panjandrum, on Mar 6, 2013 at 11:12 AM, in Mac News
Hope they keep the Hybrid at 7200 159 Views / 5 Replies  
Well, I hope they keep their excellent Hybrid drive at 7200. I've installed about a dozen of those little guys for clients and for myself, including replacing my 10k raptor boot drive in my MacPro...
Posted by panjandrum, on Mar 5, 2013 at 09:08 AM, in Tech News
Sounds nice 148 Views / 2 Replies  
That sounds nice. Would also be nice if Sony would provide a native media streaming app for the Mac instead of forcing us to rely on third party products.
Posted by panjandrum, on Feb 21, 2013 at 01:05 PM, in Tech News
I know! 895 Views / 21 Replies  
I just had a "eureka" moment! What Apple should do is take many of the great features of the Mac OS, like it's mouse-centric interface, and bring those "back to iOS!" Just think how amazingly...
Posted by panjandrum, on Feb 6, 2013 at 02:20 PM, in Tech News
Unfortunate Reality is... 918 Views / 19 Replies  
Well, the unfortunate reality (as unpopular as that may be here on occasion) is that we are, right now, very likely seeing a blow-by-blow replay of Mac vs. Windows. Apple's obsessive control (along...
Posted by panjandrum, on Jan 31, 2013 at 02:36 PM, in Tech News
So not surprised... 183 Views / 5 Replies  
"Half penny, two penny, ashes to dust
The almighty dollar says in God we trust
Justice for money how much more can I pay
We all know it's the american way"
Posted by panjandrum, on Jan 28, 2013 at 09:51 AM, in Tech News
Unfortunately Apple is currently in the process... 132 Views / 10 Replies  
Unfortunately Apple is currently in the process of proving that "power corrupts". As evil as Microsoft was/is, Apple is quickly demonstrating that they are indeed "better at everything" by becoming...
Posted by panjandrum, on Dec 11, 2012 at 01:53 PM, in Tech News
Apple is dangerously on the verge of... 74 Views / 8 Replies  
Apple is dangerously on the verge of self-destructing. Their control-obsession is going to be their undoing because the youth simply won't stand for it. I work with a large group of extremely smart...
Posted by panjandrum, on Dec 11, 2012 at 06:31 AM, in Tech News
This news, along with the news that Android is... 115 Views / 12 Replies  
This news, along with the news that Android is truly beginning to dominate sales numbers, is probably not as worrying to the youth reading this site as it is to those of us that lived through the...
Posted by panjandrum, on Nov 27, 2012 at 01:32 PM, in Tech News
Just an FYI before people waste time installing... 31 Views / 1 Replies  
Just an FYI before people waste time installing the Mac client to get a free copy of BioShock - as far as I can tell only the Windows version is available for free...
Posted by panjandrum, on Nov 9, 2012 at 08:00 AM, in Mac News
I work in a number of extremely typical... 92 Views / 7 Replies  
I work in a number of extremely typical technology environments where the ONLY reason people, schools, or institutions were willing and/or able to invest in Apple hardware was because after the move...
Posted by panjandrum, on Nov 6, 2012 at 05:19 AM, in Tech News
People around my work-places were waiting to see... 192 Views / 13 Replies  
People around my work-places were waiting to see what Apple's price-point would be before purchasing devices for the Christmas season. Basically, from what I can see, Apple missed their pricing...
Posted by panjandrum, on Oct 28, 2012 at 06:30 AM, in Tech News
Actually, the key here might be the testing... 270 Views / 14 Replies  
Actually, the key here might be the testing conditions; they specifically say they are in a "consistently lit room." If they have a good anti-glare technology then Microsoft may well have a valid...
Posted by panjandrum, on Oct 17, 2012 at 05:35 AM, in Tech News
Actually, it isn't. Your post that my post is... 493 Views / 41 Replies  
Actually, it isn't. Your post that my post is bullshit *is* an opinion. My thoughts that you are almost certainly a rabid Apple fanboy is also an opinion based on only your statement above. I could...
Posted by panjandrum, on Oct 12, 2012 at 07:34 AM, in Tech News
I'm actually pleasantly surprised by the fact... 493 Views / 41 Replies  
I'm actually pleasantly surprised by the fact that there several well-thought-out objective responses here. Even a year ago I expect the entire thread would have been nothing but rabid fanboyisms....
Posted by panjandrum, on Oct 11, 2012 at 09:22 AM, in Tech News
I think the problem that people are having with... 158 Views / 9 Replies  
I think the problem that people are having with this is that it's an especially ugly form lens flare. Anyone who's done much photography soon learns about lens-flare and either lives with it,...
Posted by panjandrum, on Oct 8, 2012 at 08:38 AM, in Mac News
Don't downgrade... 2,490 Views / 50 Replies  
I work with a large number of Mac users every working day (currently that number is 200+ users on ~50 Macs, although the number can be substantially higher on occasion). The overwhelming consensus...
Posted by panjandrum, on May 22, 2012 at 12:56 PM, in Mac OS X
I have 3 of these machines hanging around now,... 10,407 Views / 27 Replies  
I have 3 of these machines hanging around now, and support another one on a routine basis. They are *tough* and so nice to lug around since you don't need a laptop bag for them.

I have a 300, a...
Posted by panjandrum, on Jan 14, 2007 at 09:03 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Video chipset 3,444 Views / 42 Replies  
I have to say that I too am only waiting on an update of the video chipset before purchasing the dual-core model for my daughter. I don't need top-of-the-line performance, but I do require adequate...
Posted by panjandrum, on Aug 30, 2006 at 03:44 PM, in Mac Desktops
 
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