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California and many other states already collect...	1,233 Views / 15 Replies
California and many other states already collect sales tax on out of state purchases.
Posted by jfinete, on Mar 10, 2005 at 08:17 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Manually setting up a WDS is a real pain in the...	529 Views / 1 Replies
Manually setting up a WDS is a real pain in the ass. It's best to set up your base stations with separate networks and let the Airport Admin Utility join them together. ...
Posted by jfinete, on Feb 14, 2005 at 09:49 PM, in Networking

You can have more than one iPod per computer. It...	2,358 Views / 10 Replies
You can have more than one iPod per computer. It doesn't make a difference if they're a shuffle, photo, mini, or regular iPod. I don't know if multiple iPods can be plugged in at the same time. Has...
Posted by jfinete, on Jan 16, 2005 at 03:23 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

It's not there for a first generation iPod, which...	1,705 Views / 19 Replies
It's not there for a first generation iPod, which doesn't make sense since this feature is implemented in iTunes (not the iPod). The 1G iPods also cannot play ALE files, so they would benefit from...
Posted by jfinete, on Jan 14, 2005 at 05:32 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod

The purpose is that Apple saw what could be done...	1,167 Views / 17 Replies
The purpose is that Apple saw what could be done with classic MacOS Desk Accessories, a specialized web browser like Watson/Sherlock, and an applet runtime environment like Konfabulator, and decided...
Posted by jfinete, on Jan 14, 2005 at 04:56 PM, in Applications

It probably just opens them as images, just like...	14,137 Views / 147 Replies
It probably just opens them as images, just like iPhoto and iMovie do.
Posted by jfinete, on Jan 12, 2005 at 05:12 AM, in Applications

If that ever happens, then when the virus/spyware...	1,546 Views / 31 Replies
If that ever happens, then when the virus/spyware tries to install itself, and the system asks for your admin password...then don't enter it. Most of us want the Mac market share to increase so we...
Posted by jfinete, on Jan 8, 2005 at 03:54 PM, in Mac Desktops

Am I the only one who thinks Apple putting a...	1,079 Views / 12 Replies
Am I the only one who thinks Apple putting a radio receiver into the iPod is more believable than using Lindsay Lohan in a commercial? I think that Lohan or her sister are one of those people who...
Posted by jfinete, on Jan 8, 2005 at 03:44 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

For he really big movie stars, they get paid just...	1,117 Views / 19 Replies
For he really big movie stars, they get paid just like sports stars and business execs: a certain amount up front, some every month, and the rest into a tax-deferred, interest-baring account.
Posted by jfinete, on Dec 30, 2004 at 06:30 PM, in MacNN Lounge

If iPhoto displayed images that were scattered...	1,274 Views / 41 Replies
If iPhoto displayed images that were scattered all over your hard drive, it would be even slower than it is now. You may think your images are organized in an efficient way, but a computer wouldn't....
Posted by jfinete, on Dec 24, 2004 at 03:16 AM, in Applications

You could easily create a smart playlist to...	873 Views / 18 Replies
You could easily create a smart playlist to include everything except your audiobooks.
Posted by jfinete, on Dec 24, 2004 at 02:57 AM, in MacNN Lounge

I don't know if they shed significantly more than...	1,275 Views / 41 Replies
I don't know if they shed significantly more than other dog breeds, but my sister's allergies meant that she needed to get a non-shedding dog.
Posted by jfinete, on Dec 10, 2004 at 09:15 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Cody, if you like the Yorkshire terrier, but are...	1,275 Views / 41 Replies
Cody, if you like the Yorkshire terrier, but are afraid they may shed too much, get a Yorkie-Poodle mix, also called a Yorkipoo. They mainly look like Yorkies, but they don't shed. They're great...
Posted by jfinete, on Dec 10, 2004 at 08:59 PM, in MacNN Lounge

NEWSFLASH: Any application you run has the...	1,371 Views / 25 Replies
NEWSFLASH: Any application you run has the potential to read, modify, or delete any of your files. Most people consider this part of a normal, computing experience.
Posted by jfinete, on Oct 22, 2004 at 08:33 PM, in macOS

This thread reminds me of several years ago, when...	1,391 Views / 15 Replies
This thread reminds me of several years ago, when everyone with a Mac and a laser printer thought they could get into the business card printing business. No offense, V12, but you don't seem to know...
Posted by jfinete, on Oct 17, 2004 at 03:40 PM, in Applications

A journaled filesystem is already fsck'ed. If...	803 Views / 6 Replies
A journaled filesystem is already fsck'ed. If your Mac feels it needs to run fsck, it'll do so automatically at reboot. fsck -f does not disable journaling. It mearly forces fsck to run. It's...
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 29, 2004 at 08:41 PM, in macOS

Poll: MacOS X Pussy Galore	1,609 Views / 45 Replies
MacOS X Pussy Galore
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 28, 2004 at 07:34 PM, in macOS

Montanan, I think you may be right. I only...	748 Views / 10 Replies
Montanan, I think you may be right. I only skimmed the MacBeta email announcement, so I probably misunderstood what AOL Connect was.
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 28, 2004 at 12:01 AM, in Applications

If you sign up for AOL's MacBeta program, you can...	748 Views / 10 Replies
If you sign up for AOL's MacBeta program, you can find out about new features a few months before everyone else. Right now, it seems they're working on a version of the AOL client that works with...
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 27, 2004 at 07:07 PM, in Applications

I'd buy No One Lives Forever for $10 and NOLF 2...	1,129 Views / 17 Replies
I'd buy No One Lives Forever for $10 and NOLF 2 for $15 (that's what they cost at my local CompUSA).
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 27, 2004 at 07:01 PM, in Gaming

I don't know what's more surprising: that someone...	1,102 Views / 14 Replies
I don't know what's more surprising: that someone couldn't figure out what those hooks are for, or that someone treats their power adapter as gently as a baby.
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 24, 2004 at 08:41 PM, in Mac Notebooks

My brick whines also. It's so annoying that I...	707 Views / 6 Replies
My brick whines also. It's so annoying that I unplug it from the wall when I'm not charging my PowerBook.
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 13, 2004 at 03:02 AM, in Mac Notebooks

Poll: Options 1 vs 2 is an interesting choice, but...	834 Views / 21 Replies
Options 1 vs 2 is an interesting choice, but option 3 makes no sense. Why would you buy an eMac if you already had PowerBook which was just as fast (if not faster)?
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 5, 2004 at 04:05 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Thanks, Krusty. That's what I meant. And...	970 Views / 6 Replies
Thanks, Krusty. That's what I meant. And just noticed a blurb on the iMac product page that it does support USB subwoofers, although it doesn't mention the iSub explicitly.
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 2, 2004 at 05:17 PM, in Mac Desktops

iMac G5 & iSub	970 Views / 6 Replies
Since the new iMac has two internal speakers, can they be used with the iSub?
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 2, 2004 at 02:44 AM, in Mac Desktops

You TAM fans are crazy. The TAM (like the Cube)...	21,616 Views / 272 Replies
You TAM fans are crazy. The TAM (like the Cube) was an overpriced, underpowered wank-fest for industrial designers. The iMac G5 is the true evolution of the original iMac. Instead of saying, "Hey...
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 2, 2004 at 02:33 AM, in Mac Desktops

Since Apple stopped making the iMac G4 two months...	957 Views / 10 Replies
Since Apple stopped making the iMac G4 two months ago, and there aren't many left in the sales channel, the price on them won't drop much. $100 at the most.
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 1, 2004 at 08:53 PM, in Mac Desktops

Nudnik, I've never heard of the memory doubling...	653 Views / 4 Replies
Nudnik, I've never heard of the memory doubling requirement that you describe. Some low-end PCs might have some restrictions like that, but no Mac does. The PowerMac G5 does require that RAM DIMMs...
Posted by jfinete, on Sep 1, 2004 at 08:45 PM, in Mac Desktops

Unless you're the type that can afford a new...	480 Views / 2 Replies
Unless you're the type that can afford a new computer every two years, you should wait. I think the new iMac is great system, but an 800MHz G4 is still serviceable.
Posted by jfinete, on Aug 31, 2004 at 03:54 PM, in Mac Desktops

Unfortunately, the old design was so elegant that...	21,616 Views / 272 Replies
Unfortunately, the old design was so elegant that parents were afraid their kids were going to break it.
Posted by jfinete, on Aug 31, 2004 at 06:08 AM, in Mac Desktops

Either that's a really bad picture of her, or you...	6,136 Views / 23 Replies
Either that's a really bad picture of her, or you Torontans have a low "hot babe" standard.
Posted by jfinete, on Aug 31, 2004 at 01:21 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Is the 9800 SE available in any retail stores,...	2,002 Views / 19 Replies
Is the 9800 SE available in any retail stores, like CompUSA? Or is it only available from catalog/Internet stores?
Posted by jfinete, on Aug 25, 2004 at 06:50 PM, in Mac Desktops

Those maps aren't that detailed. Any competent...	775 Views / 4 Replies
Those maps aren't that detailed. Any competent graphic artist could create them. There's no reason to think the maps were "generated" from some existing source.
Posted by jfinete, on Aug 24, 2004 at 07:25 PM, in Applications

That was Frank Cassanova, the QuickTime Marketing...	1,995 Views / 64 Replies
That was Frank Cassanova, the QuickTime Marketing Director. And, yeah, that sweater was uglier than sin.
Posted by jfinete, on Aug 17, 2004 at 02:24 AM, in MacNN Lounge

1971. Jesus H Christ on a pogo stick! You...	3,556 Views / 82 Replies
1971. Jesus H Christ on a pogo stick! You kids are making me feel old.
Posted by jfinete, on Aug 16, 2004 at 12:04 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Samsung makes a phone for Verizon that supports...	1,318 Views / 30 Replies
Samsung makes a phone for Verizon that supports both CDMA and GSM:link (http://www.phonescoop.com/phones/phone.php?p=406)
Posted by jfinete, on Aug 12, 2004 at 05:48 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

At the end of this year, Cingular will own what...	1,318 Views / 30 Replies
At the end of this year, Cingular will own what is currently called AT&T Wireless, but they won't call it AT&T Wireless. It'll just be Cingular. A few months later, a new, unrelated AT&T Wireless...
Posted by jfinete, on Aug 11, 2004 at 01:51 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Yes, AT&T sold its wireless division to Cingular,...	1,318 Views / 30 Replies
Yes, AT&T sold its wireless division to Cingular, but the transition won't be complete until the end of the year. AT&T will keep the "AT&T Wireless" brand name, so next year they plan to sell...
Posted by jfinete, on Aug 10, 2004 at 11:35 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Now we need someone to verify that the 710's...	1,318 Views / 30 Replies
Now we need someone to verify that the 710's BlueTooth implementation works with iSync (I've heard that it may not).
Posted by jfinete, on Aug 6, 2004 at 08:53 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Mac OS X does support USB gamepads automatically,...	625 Views / 1 Replies
Mac OS X does support USB gamepads automatically, but only if the game is programmed to use them. Unfortunately, the Mac version of Halo does not support gamepads.
Posted by jfinete, on Aug 2, 2004 at 07:53 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Re: CompUSA has new iPods	669 Views / 3 Replies
There's one sure-fire way to find out. :rolleyes:
Posted by jfinete, on Jul 23, 2004 at 06:47 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Yes. The AP Extreme has two Ethernet ports. The...	569 Views / 2 Replies
Yes. The AP Extreme has two Ethernet ports. The WAN port connects to you cable or DSL modem and the LAN port connects to the hub. It would go like this: cable/DSL --> AirPort Extreme --> hub -->...
Posted by jfinete, on Jul 19, 2004 at 07:55 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Dashboard completely obsoletes Sherlock and...	1,810 Views / 41 Replies
Dashboard completely obsoletes Sherlock and Watson. Instead of having web applications appear as a webpage in a browser, or as a module in Sherlock/Watson, Dashboard puts web apps on your desktop....
Posted by jfinete, on Jul 10, 2004 at 11:02 PM, in Applications

WebKit = WebCore + JavaScriptCore + some other...	1,388 Views / 32 Replies
WebKit = WebCore + JavaScriptCore + some other stuff
Posted by jfinete, on Jul 2, 2004 at 06:46 PM, in macOS

It's no secret that the GeForce 6800 and 30"...	656 Views / 3 Replies
It's no secret that the GeForce 6800 and 30" display won't be available until August. Steve Jobs said so during his speech. As for waiting to announce them, let's say that Apple announced the new...
Posted by jfinete, on Jun 29, 2004 at 09:24 PM, in Gaming

Since the new displays include FireWire ports,...	959 Views / 8 Replies
Since the new displays include FireWire ports, and the existing ADC spec couldn't support the 30" display, Apple had no choice but to kill ADC.
Posted by jfinete, on Jun 29, 2004 at 08:13 PM, in Mac Desktops

I have a 730 also, and I think it's the phone...	1,318 Views / 30 Replies
I have a 730 also, and I think it's the phone that's finicky, not iSync. If you don't plug the cable into the phone just right, it doesn't work.
Posted by jfinete, on Jun 28, 2004 at 09:33 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

The Cisco VPN client is only useful if you're...	693 Views / 7 Replies
The Cisco VPN client is only useful if you're connecting to a Cisco VPN server. Is that what you're trying to connect to?
Posted by jfinete, on Jun 28, 2004 at 09:10 PM, in macOS

The movie isn't trying to blame McDonalds. It's...	2,698 Views / 70 Replies
The movie isn't trying to blame McDonalds. It's trying to put the blame on the fat asses who eat fast food every day and never exercise. But John Stossel of 20/20 is such a reactionary ********* that...
Posted by jfinete, on Jun 24, 2004 at 11:12 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I like how most of you critizing the movie know...	2,698 Views / 70 Replies
I like how most of you critizing the movie know nothing about it. The film maker of "Supersize Me" doesn't hate McDonalds (he's said that Big Macs are his favorite), and it wasn't his plan to...
Posted by jfinete, on Jun 23, 2004 at 09:35 PM, in MacNN Lounge

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