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Pricey. 72 Views / 1 Replies  
Pricey.
Posted by SierraDragon, on May 16, 2013 at 08:34 AM, in Tech News
Nice! You guys are awesome. -Allen 150 Views / 7 Replies  
Nice! You guys are awesome.

-Allen
Posted by SierraDragon, on May 15, 2013 at 04:41 PM, in Mac OS X
We are trying to set a specific time limit for a... 150 Views / 7 Replies  
We are trying to set a specific time limit for a specific app, not just overall Mac usage. I did not think Parental Controls had that capability. Does it?

-Allen
Posted by SierraDragon, on May 15, 2013 at 12:45 PM, in Mac OS X
Parental Control of Application Usage Time 150 Views / 7 Replies  
We need an application with timeout software for Mac similar to Time Sheriff for Win. Specifically, we have an 11-year-old addicted to the Minecraft game and want to set up an automated daily time...
Posted by SierraDragon, on May 15, 2013 at 12:18 PM, in Mac OS X
Deleted by poster. The solution immediately above... 591 Views / 11 Replies  
Deleted by poster. The solution immediately above seems fine.

-Allen
Posted by SierraDragon, on May 15, 2013 at 10:49 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I agreew ith Spheric. A "feelable" Home button is... 356 Views / 12 Replies  
I agreew ith Spheric. A "feelable" Home button is an important part of what makes the UI what it is.
Posted by SierraDragon, on May 14, 2013 at 01:51 PM, in Tech News
It is simple. Apple, LEOs or anyone else should... 133 Views / 2 Replies  
It is simple. Apple, LEOs or anyone else should not be decrypting phones except pursuant to judicial warrants or requests from registered owners.

It needs to be a crime for LEOs to even ask.
Posted by SierraDragon, on May 10, 2013 at 06:07 PM, in Mac News
Once the come-on year is over the forced new CC... 100 Views / 5 Replies  
Once the come-on year is over the forced new CC subscriptions will cost us long-term users almost double ($720 per 3 years) what we paid in the past for upgrades ($400 per 3 years).

However users'...
Posted by SierraDragon, on May 10, 2013 at 11:30 AM, in Mac News
Is the privacy loss of "winner agrees to... 133 Views / 4 Replies  
Is the privacy loss of

"winner agrees to allow Sponsor to use his or her name, photograph, likeness, voice, prize information, and biographical information for publicity and promotional purposes...
Posted by SierraDragon, on May 3, 2013 at 08:54 AM, in Tech News
SSD + Retina 1,468 Views / 24 Replies  
The SSD will feel like a nicer box. And even if your eyes/brain are not yet visually trained to fully perceive the retina display you will learn quickly and non-retina displays will seem meh.
...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Apr 13, 2013 at 05:03 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Yup, Nest copy 144 Views / 6 Replies  
Bad copy of Nest. Like MS in mobile: way late and incompetent.
Posted by SierraDragon, on Apr 11, 2013 at 05:05 PM, in Tech News
Sandra- I am almost certain that you have... 846 Views / 39 Replies  
Sandra-

I am almost certain that you have inadequate RAM. You should evaluate whether or not you have adequate RAM:
 
Look at the Page Outs number under System Memory on the Activity Monitor...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Mar 19, 2013 at 09:53 PM, in Mac Desktops
I disagree. Except for patented specifics, as the... 1,298 Views / 56 Replies  
I disagree. Except for patented specifics, as the creator of the genre Apple can do anything it wants within the style genre it created without being "copying." There is a huge difference between...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Mar 3, 2013 at 01:22 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
IMO no non-iPhone device qualifies as iconic. I... 1,298 Views / 56 Replies  
IMO no non-iPhone device qualifies as iconic. I think the v1 iPhones and iPads established new genres of sorts and that _all_ the phones and tablets that have followed so far are just variants,...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Mar 3, 2013 at 12:24 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Charge via Laptop 502 Views / 23 Replies  
I mostly use my 2011 17" MBP rather than my v1 iPad, and I routinely charge the iPad through the laptop USB. It has worked very well for years but I have never tried to quantify how fast it charges...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Mar 3, 2013 at 10:52 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Too Heavy 152 Views / 5 Replies  
The full size iPad (and by extension every other tablet of similar weight) is too thick and too heavy for its intended purpose. The Mini however actually works weightwise.

And at two pounds it is...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Feb 27, 2013 at 02:03 AM, in Tech News
Living in the Lake Tahoe area and often leaving... 1,074 Views / 22 Replies  
Living in the Lake Tahoe area and often leaving the laptop in the truck my (2006, 2011) MBPs have been frozen scores of times with no ill effects. Always cold dry to warm and dry however, very low...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Feb 19, 2013 at 08:36 PM, in Mac Notebooks
MPs still rule 276 Views / 6 Replies  
http://www.primatelabs.com/geekbench/mac-benchmarks/

Although accurate as stated, saying "iMac overtook the base MP" is disingenous. There are a dozen MPs with Geekbench scores above the best iMac...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Feb 19, 2013 at 12:31 PM, in Tech News
Excellent! 106 Views / 1 Replies  
The addition of a Thunderbolt out port makes the product very worthwhile and the price fair.
Posted by SierraDragon, on Feb 13, 2013 at 02:58 PM, in Mac News
Note also that now-common LTE makes presenting... 273 Views / 6 Replies  
Note also that now-common LTE makes presenting the older non-LTE iPhone versions as the entry level a less acceptable strategy. Entry-level iPhones (but with LTE) make a lot of sense.
Posted by SierraDragon, on Jan 15, 2013 at 12:16 PM, in Tech News
Basic ongoing tech evolution allows them to bring... 273 Views / 6 Replies  
Basic ongoing tech evolution allows them to bring the cost down. E.g. the iPhone 1 display no doubt cost hella more than the same display today, and a few mm smaller would be cheaper still.
...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Jan 15, 2013 at 11:59 AM, in Tech News
It is disappointing that Forbes would quote such... 2,128 Views / 26 Replies  
It is disappointing that Forbes would quote such a patently lying and/or paid off person such as BMG's Tina Wells: "[They’re] all about Surface tablets/laptops..."

The Surface RT has nothing...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Jan 10, 2013 at 03:03 PM, in Tech News
I don't know what your point is, talking about... 3,217 Views / 322 Replies  
I don't know what your point is, talking about "skill level." Certainly it takes way more skill to kill weaker folks like the recent K-4 school deaths using auto/semi-aut guns than using edged...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Jan 7, 2013 at 10:03 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Poll: Yes but only if you restart at the beginning of... 506 Views / 20 Replies  
Yes but only if you restart at the beginning of the test (it is not totally necessary to restart to do the test). The non-zero page outs number that you reported already tells us that you having been...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Jan 4, 2013 at 04:14 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Poll: Ignore that chart and instead manually calculate... 506 Views / 20 Replies  
Ignore that chart and instead manually calculate the Page Outs over a day of typical usage as previously described above. Best is to restart at the beginning of the day of testing to first clear any...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Jan 3, 2013 at 06:09 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Poll: But he is playing games and does have a known... 506 Views / 20 Replies  
But he is playing games and does have a known lame GPU.
Posted by SierraDragon, on Jan 3, 2013 at 05:50 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Poll: Normally my suggestion would be SSD but many of... 506 Views / 20 Replies  
Normally my suggestion would be SSD but many of your usages are CPU-intense and the 7300 GPU is a dog (personal experience) so I recommend seeking a bargain 5770.

SSD values are improving all the...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Jan 3, 2013 at 12:06 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Well for one thing the probability of total drive... 3,525 Views / 47 Replies  
Well for one thing the probability of total drive failure is substantially increased because if either the HDD or the SSD fail the combined virtual FD is totally broken. As with RAID array striping a...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Dec 30, 2012 at 03:40 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Sorry I have no solutions, but I just want y'all... 730 Views / 13 Replies  
Sorry I have no solutions, but I just want y'all to know that this is a great thread to wake up to. :)

Good luck with chatting up your service provider...

-Allen
Posted by SierraDragon, on Dec 27, 2012 at 03:17 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Good question. Will an app like TomTom fully... 442 Views / 14 Replies  
Good question. Will an app like TomTom fully integrate with Siri as well as Apple Maps in iOS6? IMO Siri and Apple Maps rock.

-Allen
Posted by SierraDragon, on Dec 19, 2012 at 04:44 AM, in Tech News
If you really want half-as-fast USB3 just buy a... 189 Views / 9 Replies  
If you really want half-as-fast USB3 just buy a US$189 1 TB Thunderbolt/USB3 Buffalo Drive and plug it in via Thunderbolt and use the USB3 port to your Drobo (check with Buffalo Technology to be sure...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Dec 18, 2012 at 06:10 AM, in Tech News
Despite their otherwise great products Matrox... 189 Views / 9 Replies  
Despite their otherwise great products Matrox fails to get it. What Mac laptop users badly need is Thunderbolt pass through so the dock can be first in a chain instead of requiring other devices to...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Dec 17, 2012 at 02:26 AM, in Tech News
Sorry but I disagree. Google screwed Apple users... 442 Views / 14 Replies  
Sorry but I disagree. Google screwed Apple users with the intentionally lame version of Google Maps in iOS 5 (no turn-by-turn, raster graphics, poor readability, etc.) and forced Apple to build its...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Dec 13, 2012 at 02:07 AM, in Tech News
What I said was "...do not use cellphones for... 245 Views / 24 Replies  
What I said was "...do not use cellphones for life-critical location info without verification (duh)."

The reason "Why shouldn't I rely on a cellphone service" is because cell service can fail,...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Dec 12, 2012 at 07:29 AM, in Tech News
Sorry but the reported flaws in v1 Apple Maps are... 245 Views / 24 Replies  
Sorry but the reported flaws in v1 Apple Maps are not by any means what I characterize as "crApple has cracks in its foundations." Just v1 anomalies as is common with v1 from anyone. I do agree they...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Dec 12, 2012 at 07:14 AM, in Tech News
Obviously you have never developed anything. For... 130 Views / 10 Replies  
Obviously you have never developed anything. For folks making real, honest products the developer services Apple provides and the 30% fee is a spectacular bargain.

You say as if it is a bad...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Dec 11, 2012 at 03:53 PM, in Tech News
Only a fool would totally rely on cellphone... 245 Views / 24 Replies  
Only a fool would totally rely on cellphone service and/or apps to determine life-critical location in the outback of _anywhere_.

The press rightfully have fun with the headline, but the...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Dec 10, 2012 at 07:45 AM, in Tech News
It is a good OS, and very solid. Which js why IT... 123 Views / 6 Replies  
It is a good OS, and very solid. Which js why IT will stay with Win7 for years and Win 8 desktop is DOA.

Ballmer will lie as usual and claim Win 8 downgrade sales as Win 8 sales, but usage data...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Nov 16, 2012 at 01:43 AM, in Tech News
Just use it and do not worry about it. Best is... 98 Views / 4 Replies  
Just use it and do not worry about it. Best is partial battery usage (imagine a commuter usage). Do not run 100% wall power.

-Allen
Posted by SierraDragon, on Nov 14, 2012 at 03:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Follow Nergol's link and the price is "garage... 657 Views / 34 Replies  
Follow Nergol's link and the price is "garage sale" $17.50 while elsewhere on the OWC site the exact same product VLSS9TOPTU2 is listed at $37.50. Perhaps a website error and/or a faster new version...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Nov 10, 2012 at 12:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Err, a better and more complete map... 102 Views / 9 Replies  
Err,
a better and more complete map perhaps?[/quote]

I forgot that part :). After years of the lousy maps Google brought to the default Google Maps in iOS5 I forgot that Google has the capability...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Nov 6, 2012 at 05:31 AM, in Tech News
There is a sticky thread for this with lots of... 18,050 Views / 12 Replies  
There is a sticky thread for this with lots of discussion:

http://forums.macnn.com/0/forum/366337/omg-i-spilled-water-beer-liquid-on-my-mac-notebook

My backup Mac is a 2006 MBP that still works...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Nov 5, 2012 at 04:04 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Simply means that Google does not intend to build... 102 Views / 9 Replies  
Simply means that Google does not intend to build to Apple's guidelines. No real surprise there. No way Google is honestly putting major resources into developing a non-compliant app.

For folks on...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Nov 5, 2012 at 10:09 AM, in Tech News
Same as the 4s was when new. The iPhones are due... 84 Views / 10 Replies  
Same as the 4s was when new. The iPhones are due for a either a major tech evolution or for a bit of a price drop. Or both.

Of course when Apple's sales seem to be primarily constrained by...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Nov 5, 2012 at 06:38 AM, in Tech News
The look is interesting. Too bad the bridge is a... 115 Views / 10 Replies  
The look is interesting. Too bad the bridge is a non-starter for operation under way. That will get renovated. Ideally before it leaves port.

iMac displays are perhaps ok if the ship is only used...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Oct 29, 2012 at 07:02 PM, in Tech News
Yeah I just wish I was a really skilled classic... 535 Views / 11 Replies  
Yeah I just wish I was a really skilled classic touch typist.
Posted by SierraDragon, on Oct 29, 2012 at 10:23 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Geekbench scores from Primate Labs are also... 229 Views / 9 Replies  
Geekbench scores from Primate Labs are also interesting:

http://browser.primatelabs.com/mac-benchmarks

and of course barefeats:

http://barefeats.com/


Personally with that box and RAM if...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Oct 28, 2012 at 02:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
No. In the real world the i-series are much more... 229 Views / 9 Replies  
No. In the real world the i-series are much more than that.

Plus the newer MBP with SSD is overwhelmingly superior. 2012 an SSD is mandatory.

I am not just theorizing: I have both a 2.33 GHz...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Oct 28, 2012 at 01:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
I thumb type on a tablet so midsize is actually... 535 Views / 11 Replies  
I thumb type on a tablet so midsize is actually much easier for typing than a full size is.

-Allen
Posted by SierraDragon, on Oct 28, 2012 at 07:47 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
You totally miss the point. Hardware and software... 102 Views / 14 Replies  
You totally miss the point. Hardware and software evolve together to hopefully optimize the computing.

OS 10.8 will not run under 128k or fit on a 400k diskette. That does not mean System 2 was a...
Posted by SierraDragon, on Oct 27, 2012 at 07:42 AM, in Tech News
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