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I've had a love-hate relations with Skype for... 337 Views / 1 Replies  
I've had a love-hate relations with Skype for years. Skype FINALLY fixed the custom contact lists on the Mac version. With the new iOS iPad version, they just REMOVED custom contact lists. I've...
Posted by macvette, on Sep 7, 2015 at 12:12 PM, in Mac News
I thought most debit cards could be used like a... 2,890 Views / 30 Replies  
I thought most debit cards could be used like a VISA card. No PIN needed.

The employees at Apple Stores are some of the most polite and helpful staff I've encountered. I'm sure they would do...
Posted by macvette, on Mar 5, 2014 at 06:24 PM, in Tech News
Hmmmm... aren't retailers able to set whatever... 423 Views / 2 Replies  
Hmmmm... aren't retailers able to set whatever price they think the market will bear? If I want to sell t-shirts for $100 even though Target and Wal-mart sell the same t-shirts for $10, is that...
Posted by macvette, on May 16, 2013 at 07:27 AM, in Tech News
I'm an electrical engineering consultant. I have... 2,463 Views / 17 Replies  
I'm an electrical engineering consultant. I have yet to see ANY clients using Windows 8. Some are actually still using Win XP Pro. Any Windows machine with only 2 GB of RAM is worthless. I guess...
Posted by macvette, on May 2, 2013 at 08:52 AM, in Tech News
Good move by Apple 538 Views / 2 Replies  
I have a 2010 27" iMac mounted on an Ergotron wall-mounted arm. I would hate to go back to a regular desk stand! The $40 up-charge is about what the older VESA mounts cost. Although, I have the...
Posted by macvette, on Mar 14, 2013 at 01:46 PM, in Tech News
If you're comfortable with shell scripts, give... 679 Views / 6 Replies  
If you're comfortable with shell scripts, give imagemagick a try.
http://www.imagemagick.org
ImageMagick can determine the size of the current image and use that info to run additional commands....
Posted by macvette, on Dec 4, 2012 at 02:33 PM, in macOS
Another option (not necessarily the best, but it... 1,141 Views / 11 Replies  
Another option (not necessarily the best, but it is an option)...

There are Thunderbolt to PCIe expansion chassis available from several companies. It might be possible to drop in a PCIe 2.0...
Posted by macvette, on Oct 26, 2012 at 11:56 AM, in Mac Desktops
"Over three quarters of the 1400 people... 961 Views / 14 Replies  
"Over three quarters of the 1400 people interviewed said they felt Apple products are updated too frequently..."

People need to stop whining and just buy the tech gear when they need it. Stop...
Posted by macvette, on Oct 25, 2012 at 10:50 AM, in Tech News
"Under the new system, devices will share a... 390 Views / 4 Replies  
"Under the new system, devices will share a single bucket of data."

Then why is it that every additional device adds more cost to this plan? Just set the price for the bucket of data and let me...
Posted by macvette, on Aug 6, 2012 at 11:11 AM, in Tech News
@wrenchy I'm not saying that Apple is better... 319 Views / 5 Replies  
@wrenchy

I'm not saying that Apple is better than Samsung. I've had issues with a couple of my Macs. I've had issues with PC's, too. No computer is 100% perfect. All I'm saying is that this...
Posted by macvette, on Jul 31, 2012 at 07:31 AM, in Tech News
That study is COMPLETELY unscientific! How does... 319 Views / 5 Replies  
That study is COMPLETELY unscientific! How does a manufacturer's market share correlate to the number of people that call this place for repairs? Samsung's market share of 1% is down in the noise. ...
Posted by macvette, on Jul 30, 2012 at 12:04 PM, in Tech News
"... and data revenues rose by $1.1 billion... 1,029 Views / 11 Replies  
"... and data revenues rose by $1.1 billion year-over-year to reach $6.9 billion."

Thus the need for those pathetic new shared data plans. Will any customers actually save money with those?!?!?
Posted by macvette, on Jul 19, 2012 at 09:46 AM, in Tech News
And from MacNN's other AT&T story: here... 344 Views / 2 Replies  
And from MacNN's other AT&T story: here (http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/07/18/in.development.feature.stability.being.worked.on/)

"Mobile data alone generates $6.1 billion per quarter for...
Posted by macvette, on Jul 18, 2012 at 08:06 AM, in Tech News
UPS will call me back within 5 business days to... 705 Views / 6 Replies  
UPS will call me back within 5 business days to let me know what they will do to resolve the problem. Amazon basically said that I will get a replacement camera one way or another (on UPS's tab or...
Posted by macvette, on Feb 20, 2004 at 11:01 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
STOLEN CAMERA - Nikon Coolpix 2100 705 Views / 6 Replies  
Hello all,

I just bought a Nikon 2100 digital camera for my parents. When I opened the box all that was there was the battery pack. The camera, software, manuals and cables were missing. Upon...
Posted by macvette, on Feb 20, 2004 at 10:43 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
 
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