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That should have been Chrome 26.1410.53. I'm not... 29 Views / 2 Replies  
That should have been Chrome 26.1410.53. I'm not gettng older, my eyes were just tired..:)
Posted by apostle, on Today at 04:37 PM, in Mac News
I downloaded Google Chrome 26.14.10.53 for my... 29 Views / 2 Replies  
I downloaded Google Chrome 26.14.10.53 for my iPad 1 quite some time ago. It already has Voice Search. It's at the far right of the URL address line. A little microphone icon to the right of a Star...
Posted by apostle, on Today at 04:28 PM, in Mac News
Enjoyed the story! Ever since I was knee-high to... 179 Views / 6 Replies  
Enjoyed the story! Ever since I was knee-high to an ant I remember the "fire ant" being the bad boy on the block. The ultimate evil that will destroy humanity! Heck, they even made movies about fire...
Posted by apostle, on May 19, 2013 at 01:50 AM, in Tech News
A quick Internet search seems to indicate that... 98 Views / 4 Replies  
A quick Internet search seems to indicate that the iPhone 5 also experiences this issue. I saw a story/rumor today that Apple may be replacing this feature with a non-mechanical solution.

I'm...
Posted by apostle, on May 14, 2013 at 11:53 PM, in Tech News
P.S. I signed up for Google Analytics. Whose... 765 Views / 7 Replies  
P.S. I signed up for Google Analytics. Whose services are so vague and inconclusive as to be a token offering meant to pacify newbies - and further infuriate users looking for a professional offering...
Posted by apostle, on May 7, 2013 at 11:22 PM, in Tech News
Since Google started stripping "user client"... 765 Views / 7 Replies  
Since Google started stripping "user client" information from it's "referral data" I've found it pretty much useless to offer services based on web referrals. People would come to my website looking...
Posted by apostle, on May 7, 2013 at 10:58 PM, in Tech News
So... 105 Views / 1 Replies  
...who granted Apple invalid patents in the first place?
Posted by apostle, on Apr 4, 2013 at 05:03 PM, in Tech News
If you want to dance... 120 Views / 2 Replies  
...you best learn the steps.
Posted by apostle, on Apr 2, 2013 at 12:31 AM, in Tech News
iLeaches 131 Views / 2 Replies  
Apple created the "i" naming scheme. Not that That is such a big innovation. But how many companys patented "i" names in order to cash in on Apple's innovations because their company was an otherwise...
Posted by apostle, on Mar 10, 2013 at 11:48 PM, in Tech News
Society in decline 844 Views / 11 Replies  
Society in decline

Technology it seems has both liberated and isolated society. It has given us access to vast amounts of knowledge but removed us from the "real world experience". A couple of...
Posted by apostle, on Mar 1, 2013 at 09:40 PM, in Mac News
What's the real problem? 1,158 Views / 29 Replies  
All of us are born with our own talents, gifts and dispositions. It is our differences that make us strong. I am a heterosexual male and find I have no interest in "guy on guy". But, why should my...
Posted by apostle, on Feb 26, 2013 at 09:08 PM, in Tech News
This shouldn't even be on the table 300 Views / 6 Replies  
My Dad suffered from crippling arthritis. Through Medicare, MediGap and a Doctors prescription I was able to procure him a "Hoveround" electric chair. After my Dad passed I donated his Hoveround...
Posted by apostle, on Feb 24, 2013 at 01:18 AM, in Tech News
Agreed! 174 Views / 4 Replies  
Einhorn is a major turd. A worthless human being. Time he went home and put us all out of his misery.
Posted by apostle, on Feb 22, 2013 at 08:27 PM, in Tech News
So.... 174 Views / 4 Replies  
I guess what Einhorn is saying is that it would be easier for him to bribe, err, "lobby", the Board of Directors individually than it would be to "lobby" the Board of Directors AND all of the...
Posted by apostle, on Feb 22, 2013 at 04:57 PM, in Tech News
Lost puppy 138 Views / 4 Replies  
This fellow reminds me of the Rick Moranis character in Ghostbusters 1 (a lost puppy begging for attention).

=0)
Posted by apostle, on Feb 22, 2013 at 08:27 AM, in Mac News
Had to grin 136 Views / 1 Replies  
When I read the headline my first thought was of the more common use of the letters "POS". Adds a whole new spin to the article...

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Posted by apostle, on Feb 20, 2013 at 07:53 PM, in Mac News
Pepper spray or tear gas sprinkler system 475 Views / 8 Replies  
Maybe the Operating System (OS) could be removed from all of the display units and instead run from a remote server. Stolen units would lack an OS and be unable to even start up. Anyone trying to...
Posted by apostle, on Feb 19, 2013 at 01:57 AM, in Mac News
Agreed 95 Views / 5 Replies  
Apple should be spending more money to bribe, err, "lobby" government officials...

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Posted by apostle, on Feb 18, 2013 at 06:23 PM, in Tech News
XYZZY 662 Views / 9 Replies  
Do these people get a hold of the source code and study it? Or do they simply have too much time on their hands. I think I'll go and fold some paper currency, see what I can come up with...

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Posted by apostle, on Feb 14, 2013 at 09:21 AM, in Tech News
What about "sales"? 549 Views / 9 Replies  
How many of those respective "shipments" were sold and how many are sitting in vendor warehouses?
Posted by apostle, on Feb 1, 2013 at 10:13 AM, in Tech News
It may just be in response to Vladimar Putin's... 238 Views / 7 Replies  
It may just be in response to Vladimar Putin's (seemingly) stricter stance on policies. Russia's National Anti-Corruption Commitee may simply be going more "by the book".

I love the name of that...
Posted by apostle, on Jan 30, 2013 at 02:56 PM, in Tech News
Did the cookie contain personal information like... 204 Views / 7 Replies  
Did the cookie contain personal information like name, address etc.? Or did it just record specific interests of the person browsing the web. So that a site could display advertising targeted...
Posted by apostle, on Jan 29, 2013 at 10:02 AM, in Tech News
More likely Samsung can't figure out how Apple... 234 Views / 5 Replies  
More likely Samsung can't figure out how Apple makes a certain feature work. So Samsung wants to see the source code so that they can add that feature to their next iClone.
Posted by apostle, on Jan 26, 2013 at 12:00 PM, in Tech News
Was Peter Jackson doing the casting? The fellow... 1,065 Views / 20 Replies  
Was Peter Jackson doing the casting? The fellow who portrays Woz looks nothing like Woz but bears an incredibly eerie resemblance to Gimli of Gloin!!!

> eek! <
Posted by apostle, on Jan 24, 2013 at 06:20 PM, in Mac News
What is Apple's true motive? 131 Views / 5 Replies  
I have both Apple and non-Apple products. I'm happy with both. I'm more curious as to Apples real motivation behind these lawsuits. Yes, Samsungs tablet looks like an iPad. But then the iPad looks...
Posted by apostle, on Jan 16, 2013 at 06:54 PM, in Tech News
It's actually going to be a new product line... 106 Views / 1 Replies  
It's actually going to be a new product line called the "iMassGNU Universe", "i" for Internet, "Mass" to appeal to the masses and "GNU" because its OS will be based on the free Unix operating system ...
Posted by apostle, on Jan 11, 2013 at 01:24 PM, in Tech News
I googled "ad impression" but am still not sure... 54 Views / 2 Replies  
I googled "ad impression" but am still not sure what the difference is between that and a "page view". By this definition,

http://heisel.org/blog/2008/11/29/ad-impressions/,

it is measured by...
Posted by apostle, on Jan 2, 2013 at 03:45 PM, in Tech News
First Apple has to post ads in England as part of... 29 Views / 3 Replies  
First Apple has to post ads in England as part of a punishment. Now they have to dress up in a Chinese Writer's "Piracy Suit" (presumably some type of Halloween costume) before being fined $165,000....
Posted by apostle, on Dec 27, 2012 at 02:51 PM, in Tech News
Steve Ballmer should be high on the list, for... 77 Views / 4 Replies  
Steve Ballmer should be high on the list, for creating so many jobs and opportunties for companies like Apple, Google...

;0)
Posted by apostle, on Dec 20, 2012 at 09:07 AM, in Mac News
There are so many stories of companies being... 28 Views / 2 Replies  
There are so many stories of companies being granted a patent, only to have it invalidated later on. An article on the patent process would be very interesting (costs, paperwork, review boards,...
Posted by apostle, on Dec 18, 2012 at 08:56 AM, in Tech News
Thank you for your suggestions. I've had this... 32 Views / 3 Replies  
Thank you for your suggestions. I've had this problem occur in other locations where I've used the iPad+3G. It may be as you suggested, a problem with the iPad. It may also be possible that I am in a...
Posted by apostle, on Dec 17, 2012 at 12:14 PM, in Tech News
I have an iPad 1 and AT&T's service is terrible... 32 Views / 3 Replies  
I have an iPad 1 and AT&T's service is terrible on my iPad. Web pages load very slowly, sometimes taking several minutes. Sometimes the service cuts out altogether and I have to disconnect and...
Posted by apostle, on Dec 16, 2012 at 05:11 AM, in Tech News
If Apple already holds patents on these... 45 Views / 2 Replies  
If Apple already holds patents on these "technologies" then it would seem to be the Patent Office's fault for not catching this when Apple first applied. The Patent Office should be held liable when...
Posted by apostle, on Dec 13, 2012 at 07:10 AM, in Tech News
I have a Tom-Tom GPS device in my car. It tells... 81 Views / 7 Replies  
I have a Tom-Tom GPS device in my car. It tells me to bear right when there is no other option. It tells me to turn left when the only thing on my left is a guard rail. It displays roads that aren't...
Posted by apostle, on Dec 12, 2012 at 01:21 PM, in Tech News
Personally I find the Mac startup chime very... 169 Views / 16 Replies  
Personally I find the Mac startup chime very irritating. If I leave the audio "muted" when I turn off the Mac I find I can avoid the "startup chime" altogether.
Posted by apostle, on Dec 12, 2012 at 01:05 PM, in Mac News
I have an iPad 1 and the new layout, in my... 36 Views / 1 Replies  
I have an iPad 1 and the new layout, in my opinion, is wonderful! The only issue I've had with news.google in the past is that the page automatically refreshed every few minutes. While reading one...
Posted by apostle, on Dec 11, 2012 at 02:11 PM, in Tech News
I can see not wanting to pay Apple a commision... 132 Views / 10 Replies  
I can see not wanting to pay Apple a commision for customers who no longer access MS through iOS. However, I'd think MS would be more willing to make concessions at this point, given the companies...
Posted by apostle, on Dec 11, 2012 at 01:59 PM, in Tech News
The headline reads "FTC report slams (defined as... 35 Views / 1 Replies  
The headline reads "FTC report slams (defined as a cutting or violent criticism) app stores..." but nowhere in the article do I find anything to support that assertion. The FTC expressed legitimate...
Posted by apostle, on Dec 10, 2012 at 01:52 PM, in Tech News
What ever happened to "personal responsibility"?... 246 Views / 24 Replies  
What ever happened to "personal responsibility"? First Apple is sued over the 4G iPad because consumers were too lazy to do a little research.
...
Posted by apostle, on Dec 10, 2012 at 06:26 AM, in Tech News
"Samsung believes that this initial determination... 36 Views / 2 Replies  
"Samsung believes that this initial determination could lead to fewer choices," - Because Samsung can't come up with their own ideas? - "less innovation," - I would think there'd be more...
Posted by apostle, on Nov 29, 2012 at 04:10 PM, in Tech News
Excuses, excuses. It's somebody else's fault.... 99 Views / 10 Replies  
Excuses, excuses. It's somebody else's fault. That's real leadership!

As CEO he is 100% responsible for his own actions or inactions and for the actions, or inactions, of those who have been...
Posted by apostle, on Nov 28, 2012 at 02:03 PM, in Tech News
I think a more fair comparison, statistically,... 115 Views / 12 Replies  
I think a more fair comparison, statistically, would be what amount of market share does Apple hardware running iOS have versus Google hardware running Android. Any non-Google hardware running...
Posted by apostle, on Nov 27, 2012 at 05:51 PM, in Tech News
kerryb, If you google "cell phone jammer" you... 55 Views / 3 Replies  
kerryb, If you google "cell phone jammer" you will find an interesting array. I believe that for the most part they are illegal. I know they are here in the U.S.. Still, wouldn't it be nice to have...
Posted by apostle, on Nov 21, 2012 at 08:55 AM, in Mac News
Samsung: We Will Not Settle With Apple!!! But... 24 Views / 1 Replies  
Samsung: We Will Not Settle With Apple!!! But just for the heck of it, what kind of deal are you offering...?

Sounds that way anyway...

=0)
Posted by apostle, on Nov 17, 2012 at 06:35 AM, in Tech News
I was just trying to point out that although... 133 Views / 9 Replies  
I was just trying to point out that although Apple was granted a patent(s), it doesn't necessarily mean that somene else doesn't already hold a patent for these technologies. I cited the "rotation"...
Posted by apostle, on Nov 13, 2012 at 05:31 PM, in Tech News
Does the Patent Office actually do any research... 133 Views / 9 Replies  
Does the Patent Office actually do any research before issuing a patent? Sony and Nokia are suing Apple for allegedly infringing on a screen rotation patent.
...
Posted by apostle, on Nov 13, 2012 at 09:08 AM, in Tech News
The Court's own statement implies that England... 108 Views / 10 Replies  
The Court's own statement implies that England and Wales do decide the law for the EU. I think people unfamiliar with the EU, such as myself, could interpret it that way.

On 9th July 2012 the...
Posted by apostle, on Nov 12, 2012 at 04:05 AM, in Tech News
The Patent Office decided to issue Apple it's... 73 Views / 3 Replies  
The Patent Office decided to issue Apple it's requested "screen rotation" patent.
The Patent Office decided that Apple's patent request in no way resembled
Sony's 1999 patent. Or anyone else's. Why...
Posted by apostle, on Nov 10, 2012 at 03:50 PM, in Tech News
Apple took MS' (tablet) idea and reinvented it.... 54 Views / 3 Replies  
Apple took MS' (tablet) idea and reinvented it. So from there the iPad is not an original idea. Granted. But then after Apple created a successful, derivative product, most everyone, Samsung, Google,...
Posted by apostle, on Nov 6, 2012 at 03:21 PM, in Tech News
The line "That Judgment has effect throughout the... 99 Views / 5 Replies  
The line "That Judgment has effect throughout the European Union and was upheld by the Court of Appeal of England and Wales on 18 October 2012" would seem to imply that England decides the law for...
Posted by apostle, on Nov 5, 2012 at 02:35 AM, in Tech News
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