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The idea that Apple wants to halt production of the A5 chip seems quite reasonable. It could also mean they're are getting closer to releasing and upgraded A6X/A7 in the iPhone 5S. They won't want to...
Posted by Kees, on Jan 31, 2013 at 08:39 AM, in Tech News
I don't care much about optical drives, can't... 329 Views / 17 Replies  
I don't care much about optical drives, can't really remember the last time I used one, though it does happen. And for that reason, I want at least one computer in the house the has said drive.
My...
Posted by Kees, on Nov 30, 2012 at 11:32 PM, in Tech News
This article is incredibly uninformative. Did the... 66 Views / 5 Replies  
This article is incredibly uninformative. Did the judge actually demand Apple hand over its trade secrets? Did the judge set the dates, or did Moto come up with them? Does Apple actually intend to...
Posted by Kees, on Nov 23, 2012 at 04:11 AM, in Tech News
I think Apple is pretty happy designing the chip... 113 Views / 7 Replies  
I think Apple is pretty happy designing the chip in house, but out sourcing the actual fabrication for now. In the long term I can see them controlling some or all of the fabbing in house.
...
Posted by Kees, on Nov 12, 2012 at 07:45 AM, in Tech News
Well, I can only hope you are right, but if you... 64 Views / 4 Replies  
Well, I can only hope you are right, but if you look at the screenshots, there no longer is a way to change the view settings through a button of sorts. Maybe as a menu item, but that's not very...
Posted by Kees, on Nov 1, 2012 at 03:08 AM, in Tech News
Well, hopefully they consider these changes... 64 Views / 4 Replies  
Well, hopefully they consider these changes carefully. To me, the album cover art, expanded view combo they are touting on the website sounds like a terrible way to browse, unless you're collection...
Posted by Kees, on Oct 30, 2012 at 01:46 PM, in Tech News
funny. In my opinion, Apple's hardware has been... 493 Views / 41 Replies  
funny. In my opinion, Apple's hardware has been top notch of late. A 1.0GHz dual core cpu performing on par with quad cores clocked at 1.5GHz. Thinner and lighter phone, but without the cheap feel...
Posted by Kees, on Oct 15, 2012 at 12:01 PM, in Tech News
Android can perhaps list more (obscure) features,... 194 Views / 9 Replies  
Android can perhaps list more (obscure) features, but as far as hardware goes, the iPhone 5 leaves everything else in the dust, for now.
Posted by Kees, on Sep 21, 2012 at 11:33 PM, in Tech News
Really looking forward to holding one. The... 224 Views / 17 Replies  
Really looking forward to holding one. The thinness and lightness sounds really good, will have to see how the taller design feels. Does seem like a very impressive piece of design, though.
Not sure...
Posted by Kees, on Sep 12, 2012 at 01:27 PM, in Tech News
agreed, I own over 1500 albums, they can't... 422 Views / 12 Replies  
agreed, I own over 1500 albums, they can't possibly expect me to browse through them with the silly album art mode thingie as the only option. iPhone 5 sounds great, new iTunes sounds terrible.
Posted by Kees, on Sep 12, 2012 at 12:46 PM, in Tech News
ok, so, the advertising companies get my phone... 109 Views / 7 Replies  
ok, so, the advertising companies get my phone number without my consent, but they then have to ask (call me???) to actually use that number?
Sounds like a bulletproof concept...

thx for...
Posted by Kees, on Aug 31, 2012 at 02:25 AM, in Tech News
I would assume they're waiting for Apple to fix... 418 Views / 22 Replies  
I would assume they're waiting for Apple to fix the mess that is auto-save. Mountain Lion adds some features that allows you to mostly ignore auto-save, but ML still assumes that anytime a user opens...
Posted by Kees, on Aug 16, 2012 at 01:17 AM, in Mac News
As a European, looking in from the outside, one... 2,650 Views / 398 Replies  
As a European, looking in from the outside, one thing strikes me as a rather crucial change. I guess this is the pitfall of a two party system.

It seems the last couple of decades, US politicians...
Posted by Kees, on Aug 15, 2012 at 04:32 AM, in Political/War Lounge
According to Brirish law, a Samsung Galaxy Tab is... 120 Views / 6 Replies  
According to Brirish law, a Samsung Galaxy Tab is not as cool, nor as well designed as an iPad. Therefore, we shall refrain from calling the Galaxy Tab a copy of iPad.

Instead, we'll call it the...
Posted by Kees, on Jul 18, 2012 at 09:18 AM, in Tech News
You don't say... Adobe controls most... 19,334 Views / 624 Replies  
You don't say...

Adobe controls most everything about the pdf format. Preview has basic pdf capabilities, but for content creation type stuff, even if relatively simple stuff like filling form...
Posted by Kees, on Mar 26, 2012 at 02:59 PM, in Mac OS X
Well, the obvious solution would be to just use... 19,334 Views / 624 Replies  
Well, the obvious solution would be to just use Acrobat reader instead.
(Adobe - Downloads (http://www.adobe.com/downloads/))
Posted by Kees, on Mar 18, 2012 at 05:51 PM, in Mac OS X
Poll: Sure 1,382 Views / 38 Replies  
I still doubt they'll introduce a smaller iPad. A slightly bigger iPhone/iTouch makes more sense, though personally, I hope they will also continue to offer the same size, or slightly smaller even....
Posted by Kees, on Feb 18, 2012 at 07:09 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Poll: Dock 785 Views / 12 Replies  
I have an 11" MacBook Air, with the Dock on the right, not hidden, ever. I also never use fullscreen mode.
I multi-task both using mission control and dock, though sadly, mission control is far...
Posted by Kees, on Feb 17, 2012 at 03:19 PM, in Mac OS X
lol, yes, because we all now the UK's economy is... 869 Views / 62 Replies  
lol, yes, because we all now the UK's economy is doing brilliantly right now...You need to earn money to buy shit Limey.
Posted by Kees, on Dec 11, 2011 at 07:35 AM, in Political/War Lounge
ja. 869 Views / 62 Replies  
ja.
Posted by Kees, on Dec 10, 2011 at 01:21 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Yeah well, if you Brits had any real balls, you'd... 869 Views / 62 Replies  
Yeah well, if you Brits had any real balls, you'd leave the Euro zone altogether. You can't reap the benefits and not take any responsibility. There's a lingering world-wide economic crisis being...
Posted by Kees, on Dec 10, 2011 at 01:12 PM, in Political/War Lounge
How Britons view Canada? who cares what the... 869 Views / 62 Replies  
How Britons view Canada?
who cares what the British think of anything anymore. Just leave the self-centered bastards to rot on their little island.
Posted by Kees, on Dec 10, 2011 at 02:37 AM, in Political/War Lounge
spacebar 19,334 Views / 624 Replies  
If you depress the spacebar, it "boomerangs" to the move tool, let go and it goes back to select. This is true for almost every image manipulation/drafting app, btw.
Posted by Kees, on Aug 17, 2011 at 04:00 AM, in Mac OS X
I use screencorners for exposé, even on the... 5,726 Views / 26 Replies  
I use screencorners for exposé, even on the mighty mouse, because the side buttons are way to easy to hit. First thing I turn off.
Second thing I do is enable the scroll ball to act as button 3, so...
Posted by Kees, on Oct 25, 2009 at 04:04 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
I do 14,218 Views / 319 Replies  
I do, because the content pops up much quicker.

Way back in the OS 9 days, I was a heavy BeHiearchic user, but with the advent of OS X and column view I quickly left that behind.
I too am very...
Posted by Kees, on Oct 28, 2007 at 08:57 AM, in Mac OS X
just wanted to second this as the most stupid... 40,010 Views / 363 Replies  
just wanted to second this as the most stupid 'enhancement' I've come across so far. (Though the blurring of text underneath a transparent menu is a close second)

Esthetic complaints aside, it...
Posted by Kees, on Oct 27, 2007 at 03:31 PM, in Mac OS X
Pb 1.33 12" 8,743 Views / 63 Replies  
The menu bar's transparency is gone here too (PowerBook 1.33 12"), which is a pleasant surprise. It is also strange however, because I had a few dev builds on this exact same machine, and it was...
Posted by Kees, on Oct 27, 2007 at 02:08 PM, in Mac OS X
I donb't know what's up with your Illustartor... 6,079 Views / 47 Replies  
I donb't know what's up with your Illustartor installation, but mine (version 12.0.1) shows this in OS X 10.4.3:

http://homepage.mac.com/kees/.Pictures/CS2save.jpg
Posted by Kees, on Dec 17, 2005 at 04:22 AM, in Mac OS X
a little off topic, personally, I find both... 8,075 Views / 62 Replies  
a little off topic, personally, I find both Dashboard and K2 a waste of system memory. I am however enjoying Tiger a lot. So whoever said that panther with k2 is the same thing; go into a folder with...
Posted by Kees, on May 22, 2005 at 03:39 AM, in Applications
Re: Re: European prices - need to vent. 749 Views / 30 Replies  
please keep immature posts in your own name, changing someone else's post is generally considered very bad form.

En als je echt Nederlander bent; het zijn juist mensen zoals jij, diegenen die over...
Posted by Kees, on Apr 11, 2005 at 01:01 AM, in MacNN Lounge
here, here 1,177 Views / 43 Replies  
I love Macs, but their choice for pathetic graphic chipsets has kept me from upgrading my kit on several occasions, opting to just get a faster GPU instead.
On the PC side, it's hard to find an...
Posted by Kees, on Apr 10, 2005 at 12:47 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I have to pay €2239,-, including tax, that's... 749 Views / 30 Replies  
I have to pay €2239,-, including tax, that's $3000,-. In the states, I would pay $2249 for the same machine. If I add 10% tax to that figure, I'm up to $2474,-, that's over $500,- difference, plain...
Posted by Kees, on Apr 10, 2005 at 08:51 AM, in MacNN Lounge
maybe my math's a little rusty, but if I add 10%... 749 Views / 30 Replies  
maybe my math's a little rusty, but if I add 10% to the US price, I'm still getting over $500,- price difference, that still hurts...
Posted by Kees, on Apr 10, 2005 at 06:36 AM, in MacNN Lounge
hmm, it's Apple that is abusing the strong euro,... 749 Views / 30 Replies  
hmm, it's Apple that is abusing the strong euro, even our taxes aren't THAT high...
Posted by Kees, on Apr 10, 2005 at 06:27 AM, in MacNN Lounge
European prices - need to vent. 749 Views / 30 Replies  
k, so I apologize beforehand if I come of like a whiner, but I need to get something off my chest.
I just specced out a 15" PowerBook, 1.67GHz, 512Mb RAM, 128Mb Radeon 9700 + combo drive from the...
Posted by Kees, on Apr 10, 2005 at 06:22 AM, in MacNN Lounge
well, since my desktop runs 24/7 anyway, it might... 1,590 Views / 31 Replies  
well, since my desktop runs 24/7 anyway, it might as well put out an airport signal for my iBook to use. Why spend $49,- on something that works perfectly without it?
Posted by Kees, on Feb 29, 2004 at 06:21 PM, in Mac OS X
another dumb thing with Panther networking is... 26,958 Views / 143 Replies  
another dumb thing with Panther networking is when you have cd inserted, and someone connects to your machine, Panther automatically shares the inserted disc and won't let you eject it until the...
Posted by Kees, on Feb 29, 2004 at 05:06 PM, in Mac OS X
well, new releases cost ?20,-/?23,- (those are... 1,953 Views / 91 Replies  
well, new releases cost ?20,-/?23,- (those are euros=$s) over here. that's ridiculous. ever since the introduction of the cd, we have been ripped of so badly, it's not funny. vinyl, which is much...
Posted by Kees, on Apr 12, 2003 at 11:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge
the prefs are in your home, in a folder called... 281 Views / 5 Replies  
the prefs are in your home, in a folder called .mozilla, hence (because of the leading dot) it is invisible :(. Us Filebuddy or TinkerTool or some other utility to get to them
Posted by Kees, on Apr 21, 2002 at 07:21 AM, in Applications
Everyone should go to http://chimera.mozdev.org ... 337 Views / 44 Replies  
Everyone should go to http://chimera.mozdev.org and download the latest build. I think after trying Chimera, one can safely conclude there is some room for improvement in browsing speed with the...
Posted by Kees, on Apr 20, 2002 at 11:15 AM, in Mac OS X
 
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