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www.newegg.com - Acer 18.4", Intel Core 2 Quad... 7,190 Views / 126 Replies  
www.newegg.com - Acer 18.4", Intel Core 2 Quad Q9000 2.0G - 9lbs and $1699.99 (HP's is $1849.99 and weighs in at just under 9lbs). Power adapters appear to be no bigger then any other full size...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jan 17, 2009 at 11:15 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Your assuming no problems. In the past 9 years,... 7,190 Views / 126 Replies  
Your assuming no problems. In the past 9 years, I have had to return 3 Apple laptop batteries for premature failure to hold a charge. And I know of several others who have been in the same boat. ...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jan 6, 2009 at 02:46 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Bad move though - non-removeable battery. That... 7,190 Views / 126 Replies  
Bad move though - non-removeable battery. That pretty much kills it for me. I won't buy a desktop replacement laptop that has to be sent in for repair if anything goes fooey with the battery.
Posted by Kvasir, on Jan 6, 2009 at 02:28 PM, in Mac Notebooks
It sure sounds like some revision is coming this... 795 Views / 12 Replies  
It sure sounds like some revision is coming this fall for the Macbooks and Macbook Pros, and they would appear due too. My 4 year old 1.5GHz 15" powerbook is beginning to have problems (bottom RAM...
Posted by Kvasir, on Aug 1, 2008 at 02:30 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Huh? what on earth does moving have to do with... 1,874 Views / 20 Replies  
Huh? what on earth does moving have to do with GPS? Moving or standing still, the GPS unit still gets the same information from the satellites to compute a position. My HTC phone's GPS certainly...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jul 12, 2008 at 07:26 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
No, not at all, enjoy your gin pink fizz's all... 2,072 Views / 57 Replies  
No, not at all, enjoy your gin pink fizz's all you want :P "Not that there's anything wrong with that"

And on topic, I do remember one summer in Astoria OR. Our ship (RV Atlantis II) had docked...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jul 8, 2008 at 01:26 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Poor argument, since alcohol actually helps... 2,072 Views / 57 Replies  
Poor argument, since alcohol actually helps dehydrate you and interferes with your body's own ability to thermoregulate. If your argument is for a cool drink on a hot day, fine, but ideally then, it...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jul 8, 2008 at 12:05 PM, in MacNN Lounge
only if your not one of these guys... 2,072 Views / 57 Replies  
only if your not one of these guys (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jH4sCE5xu0w)
:shake:
Posted by Kvasir, on Jul 8, 2008 at 11:23 AM, in MacNN Lounge
The wouldbe robber looks more like a flasher :p 1,115 Views / 33 Replies  
The wouldbe robber looks more like a flasher :p
Posted by Kvasir, on Jul 8, 2008 at 10:23 AM, in MacNN Lounge
pffft, mixed drinks are for girlie-man types. ... 2,072 Views / 57 Replies  
pffft, mixed drinks are for girlie-man types.

Single malt or Canadian Rye, straight up. The only booze I keep in the house. Sipped slowly, with your feet up.

P.S. preferences to Dalwhinnie or...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jul 8, 2008 at 09:07 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Well, at least for the car, it may be worth it to... 4,134 Views / 50 Replies  
Well, at least for the car, it may be worth it to buy one (plus a car charger for it) and leave it in the car. That would mean another for anywhere else, but how much have you spent on replacements...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jul 3, 2008 at 10:40 AM, in MacNN Lounge
How does someone with a BT headset in their ear... 4,134 Views / 50 Replies  
How does someone with a BT headset in their ear look any worse or different then all the zoned out folks walking around with ipod/iphone/mp3-player ear pieces in? Personally, I do walk around...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jul 2, 2008 at 10:34 AM, in MacNN Lounge
youtube... 1,037 Views / 32 Replies  
youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clPYfaTvHT0&feature=related)

Or, get someone to give you the The Complete DVD series (http://www.shoppbs.org/product/index.jsp?productId=2090330)
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 27, 2008 at 02:03 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Wow, and the birds haven't ravaged the cable or... 1,595 Views / 42 Replies  
Wow, and the birds haven't ravaged the cable or the tie-wraps! My Meyers parrot would have disabled those long before even noticing the actual food nearby :lol: (she can strip cable faster then you...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 27, 2008 at 10:24 AM, in MacNN Lounge
My daily watch lately is a Casio atomic solar -... 2,510 Views / 54 Replies  
My daily watch lately is a Casio atomic solar - solar powered Quartz and it gets the NIST shortwave time signal calibration every day from the Ft. Collins transmitter. Sure, I have a cell phone, but...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 27, 2008 at 09:46 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Actually, if you go to the Federal Treasury Site,... 929 Views / 19 Replies  
Actually, if you go to the Federal Treasury Site, they have a nice explanation about how, in fact, no retailer or business in the USA is under any legal obligation to accept cash for products or...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 17, 2008 at 09:12 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
True, and as I recall from my yout', we were all... 4,391 Views / 61 Replies  
True, and as I recall from my yout', we were all supposed to be bussing around in George Jetson-like hover cars beginning about 8 years ago. :D

Visnaut, of course I didn't take your post...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 14, 2008 at 03:28 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
But, OS X has bluetooth file manager just sitting... 4,391 Views / 61 Replies  
But, OS X has bluetooth file manager just sitting there? Of course, I can't use it with an iPhone, because the blasted iPhone doesn't support any bluetooth profiles for moving files. Why include a...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 14, 2008 at 09:41 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I'm jealous. I was up in D.C. for a week (work... 4,391 Views / 61 Replies  
I'm jealous. I was up in D.C. for a week (work related - NIH campus) a short while ago and had a solid HSDPA signal the whole time on my Tilt - that was sweet!

The weird thing for me is I live...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 13, 2008 at 01:14 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Well, remember those idiotic television ads of... 3,419 Views / 46 Replies  
Well, remember those idiotic television ads of people driving into buildings as they blissfully (and mindlessly) followed the verbal cues from their nav device.

Any company must protect themselves...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 13, 2008 at 01:04 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Why not a full suite of bluetooth profiles (A2Dp,... 4,391 Views / 61 Replies  
Why not a full suite of bluetooth profiles (A2Dp, FTP/OBEX/OPP, etc)? I don't understand why any phone with bluetooth these days should be released without a full set of functional profiles - what's...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 12, 2008 at 11:19 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Agreed, 3G is only a plus for those who have it. ... 8,102 Views / 163 Replies  
Agreed, 3G is only a plus for those who have it. And for those of us in the 85%-90% of the AT&T network area that does not have 3G, it's a moot point.
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 10, 2008 at 01:19 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I have an AT&T Tilt (WM6 PDA phone) and a Brodit... 3,419 Views / 46 Replies  
I have an AT&T Tilt (WM6 PDA phone) and a Brodit car mount and use it all the time for driving navigation. You can install TomTom on it or Garmin, or Nav4all or IGo for those who want maps on the...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 4, 2008 at 03:08 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Yeah, but had you used a pseudo-number, they... 1,617 Views / 37 Replies  
Yeah, but had you used a pseudo-number, they could have just canceled THAT for you, and you would not need to go and dispute anything with anyone each month (doing that constantly would irritate the...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 2, 2008 at 02:49 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Actually, for a lot of online purchases, I do... 1,617 Views / 37 Replies  
Actually, for a lot of online purchases, I do tend to use my VISA Gold (no cash back, but extended warranties and insurance) - only because it offers the feature of generating pseudo-card numbers for...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 2, 2008 at 01:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge
That's been my experience as well (Bank of... 1,617 Views / 37 Replies  
That's been my experience as well (Bank of America AMEX Rewards, but I also have a VISA Gold and a Platinum MC). It's been years, literally, since I've used a card at a place which took VISA or MC...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jun 2, 2008 at 09:16 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Oops, I read the CNN piece quickly - missed that... 2,763 Views / 43 Replies  
Oops, I read the CNN piece quickly - missed that it was a payload experiment package, nothing to do with the Shuttle itself.

The experiment is this one - Preliminary results from CVX-2...
Posted by Kvasir, on May 12, 2008 at 02:01 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I think CNN needs to do their homework better. ... 2,763 Views / 43 Replies  
I think CNN needs to do their homework better. The shuttle computers use the same hardware as the B-52, the B-1B and the F-15. They do run a disk operating system, but it has really nothing in...
Posted by Kvasir, on May 12, 2008 at 01:25 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Over $5K US for a basic i2 model :thumbsdow No... 748 Views / 10 Replies  
Over $5K US for a basic i2 model :thumbsdow No wonder they never came even remotely close to their sales goals (when they launched in 2001, they were predicting sales of 40K units a year - in 8...
Posted by Kvasir, on Mar 31, 2008 at 01:36 PM, in MacNN Lounge
My daily wear watch is a Casio wave ceptor. I... 12,057 Views / 77 Replies  
My daily wear watch is a Casio wave ceptor. I love these - solar powered so the battery lasts forever (I have a couple of solar G-shocks nearing 5 years old now). And since they pick up the NIST...
Posted by Kvasir, on Mar 8, 2008 at 10:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I'm happy to see the LED screens on the 17", but... 4,711 Views / 57 Replies  
I'm happy to see the LED screens on the 17", but why only for the high-res? Why not the default screens as well (basically I'd just prefer 1680x1050 native - that seems a perfect res. for a 17"...
Posted by Kvasir, on Feb 26, 2008 at 02:26 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Well, I also owe, but combined fed and state... 1,291 Views / 35 Replies  
Well, I also owe, but combined fed and state (according to TurboTax) is only $82. So, I think I have my withholdings just about smack on. I'd much rather owe them a small amount, then have had them...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jan 29, 2008 at 01:32 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Don't need: * "reality" TV shows (they are... 1,685 Views / 60 Replies  
Don't need:

* "reality" TV shows (they are all lame at best).
* American-Idol (let the no talent lamers find some other outlet, please!).
* Government bailouts of businesses and people too...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jan 17, 2008 at 11:18 AM, in MacNN Lounge
It's one week to MacWorld. Why on earth would... 1,157 Views / 10 Replies  
It's one week to MacWorld. Why on earth would you not wait and be sure there is no new/updated product released? Unless you absolutely need it right this minute, I would not buy any hardware until...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jan 7, 2008 at 01:42 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
The U.S. Treasury web site states that (under the... 1,531 Views / 16 Replies  
The U.S. Treasury web site states that (under the Coinage Act of 1965):



So yes, a State would have to have a specifically enacted law in order to force retailers to accept cash.

I'd also...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jan 7, 2008 at 10:01 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Poll: :sleep: Now, if it was a liger instead, then... 24,773 Views / 55 Replies  
:sleep:

Now, if it was a liger instead, then it would be interesting...

meet Hercules the liger - in pic, ~3 years old and about 1400lbs, and still growing.
...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jan 4, 2008 at 03:53 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Again, I do not know about the UK, but read the... 1,422 Views / 39 Replies  
Again, I do not know about the UK, but read the fine print carefully. Here in the US you would have the finance charge waived for 180 days for a purchase of $1000 or more. BUT, you still must make...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jan 4, 2008 at 01:39 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I don't know about the UK, but in the US, the... 1,422 Views / 39 Replies  
I don't know about the UK, but in the US, the only Apple financing available is through Juniper Bank. Apple will process your application for a Juniper Bank VISA card for your purchase, but it's...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jan 4, 2008 at 11:33 AM, in MacNN Lounge
err, sort of like how the Dept. of State was sooo... 4,325 Views / 28 Replies  
err, sort of like how the Dept. of State was sooo ready for the requirement for passports at the border last year? (btw, the law requiring passports had been enacted in 2004, and been in the pipeline...
Posted by Kvasir, on Jan 2, 2008 at 11:31 AM, in MacNN Lounge
This rendition is at best only related to the... 2,618 Views / 68 Replies  
This rendition is at best only related to the book by the use of its title. I thought the ending sucked personally as it completely missed the whole irony of the title in the first place. They...
Posted by Kvasir, on Dec 19, 2007 at 10:24 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I'd love to be able to explain it, but I never... 2,536 Views / 34 Replies  
I'd love to be able to explain it, but I never got an answer from any of the agencies to my letters asking "why"?

One thing I will say, regarding the "myths" linked to in post above. Just because...
Posted by Kvasir, on Dec 7, 2007 at 05:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge
umm, no, I'm perfectly literate. My Experian... 2,536 Views / 34 Replies  
umm, no, I'm perfectly literate. My Experian score report clearly stated, under the list of things that would improve my score, that I had too many open revolving accounts. The report explicitly...
Posted by Kvasir, on Dec 7, 2007 at 04:04 PM, in MacNN Lounge
On my credit score reports in the past, the... 2,536 Views / 34 Replies  
On my credit score reports in the past, the analysis (from experian and transunion at least), explicitly stated that my credit score would be improved by reducing the amount of available revolving...
Posted by Kvasir, on Dec 6, 2007 at 02:10 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Before you apply for any given card, you might... 2,536 Views / 34 Replies  
Before you apply for any given card, you might want to do some google searches to check out the card issuers record on security. Just a thought these days - Chase does not have a stellar record of...
Posted by Kvasir, on Dec 6, 2007 at 12:29 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I own a .name domain and use it exclusively for... 779 Views / 14 Replies  
I own a .name domain and use it exclusively for an email address with family and close friends. The great advantage of it is truly zero spam. A lot of commercial places cannot even handle a 4...
Posted by Kvasir, on Dec 6, 2007 at 12:19 PM, in MacNN Lounge
It may also depend on who ordered the towing. ... 832 Views / 9 Replies  
It may also depend on who ordered the towing. Many municipalities have local laws in place that if a city official (eg. parking enforcement or police officer) orders the car towed, then the towing...
Posted by Kvasir, on Dec 4, 2007 at 10:46 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Exactly. Since I was a kid, I've always had a... 3,074 Views / 76 Replies  
Exactly. Since I was a kid, I've always had a pocket knife with me. It goes in my pocket always as just a normal thing to carry with me. It's useful for many things in a normal day.

I also...
Posted by Kvasir, on Dec 3, 2007 at 02:05 PM, in MacNN Lounge
As long as the exchange server is set up to allow... 3,066 Views / 9 Replies  
As long as the exchange server is set up to allow IMAP, then Apple Mail will work fine to read mail. Working with calendar invites and such is pretty much out - you need Entourage for that. Also,...
Posted by Kvasir, on Dec 3, 2007 at 11:16 AM, in Applications
I own numerous pocket knives, some for collecting... 3,074 Views / 76 Replies  
I own numerous pocket knives, some for collecting and some for regular daily carry. One I often carry is a Benchmade 707 Sequel (http://www.benchmade.com/products/product_detail.aspx?model=707). I...
Posted by Kvasir, on Dec 3, 2007 at 10:35 AM, in MacNN Lounge
You'll need power of attorney of your father's... 714 Views / 10 Replies  
You'll need power of attorney of your father's finances in order to get the bank to do anything to his accounts.
Posted by Kvasir, on Nov 15, 2007 at 11:55 AM, in macOS
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