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Rule #1 - get the $99 AppleCare+ for your iPhone.... 97 Views / 4 Replies  
Rule #1 - get the $99 AppleCare+ for your iPhone. It covers all repairs for the two year contract and allows you two accidental replacements for $49 each. If you can destroy a phone three times in...
Posted by jpellino, on May 15, 2013 at 01:48 PM, in Tech News
Celeron? That's not even a currently... 853 Views / 17 Replies  
Celeron? That's not even a currently configurable model on the HP site. They got hosed. Doubt they figured in the training cost of moving to W8. The law of unintended consequences strikes again...
Posted by jpellino, on Apr 30, 2013 at 10:00 PM, in Tech News
I rather think there's another way of looking at... 142 Views / 3 Replies  
I rather think there's another way of looking at these particular tea leaves. I doubt Apple will be making things too different (they learned a bit of a lesson reverting some things in the last few...
Posted by jpellino, on Apr 29, 2013 at 10:50 AM, in Mac News
I'm still getting over the shock that they didn't... 101 Views / 3 Replies  
I'm still getting over the shock that they didn't call it "Zune 3000 Magnum".
Posted by jpellino, on Apr 25, 2013 at 06:42 AM, in Tech News
We want it. 933 Views / 8 Replies  
So when can we have it?
Posted by jpellino, on Apr 6, 2013 at 09:34 PM, in Tech News
Sooooo... 134 Views / 3 Replies  
No SIM card, no problem?
Posted by jpellino, on Mar 20, 2013 at 08:04 PM, in Mac News
A great day... 118 Views / 3 Replies  
... for Rogue Amoeba's stock.
Posted by jpellino, on Mar 1, 2013 at 10:20 AM, in Mac News
Like Goog-411... 993 Views / 19 Replies  
Which IIRC was really a way for them to collect a huge speech database. Data collection is likely baked into this project. I don't have a problem with the data collection per se, as long as they're...
Posted by jpellino, on Feb 24, 2013 at 10:29 AM, in Tech News
Google Glasses.... $1,500 993 Views / 19 Replies  
Hoodie to hide your $1,500 Google Glasses.... $28
Seeing someone disappear into an open manhole while tweeting about their cold coffee? Priceless.
Posted by jpellino, on Feb 22, 2013 at 02:24 PM, in Tech News
I bet it's already here... 225 Views / 6 Replies  
If I had to predict, I'd say the 5G Touch is the platform for a cheaper iPhone.
Posted by jpellino, on Feb 11, 2013 at 12:01 PM, in Tech News
Laptops? 93 Views / 1 Replies  
I still have my K.I.S.S. binder-style panel that kept my Duo 210 and 1400 and G4 running on the road. Of course they only used the inline connectors, so ixnay on the current MacBook. But it was...
Posted by jpellino, on Feb 5, 2013 at 01:21 PM, in Tech News
Bah! 112 Views / 1 Replies  
In Russia, team of 12/15 dynamic advisors lead YOU.
Posted by jpellino, on Feb 5, 2013 at 01:17 PM, in Mac News
Hmmm.... 145 Views / 6 Replies  
Not sure why they'd goos it to 300+ ppi. The retina display in the 200s for the MacBooks is fine. Not sure how much more than 1280x800 is useful on that screen except for bragging rights. Even if...
Posted by jpellino, on Feb 4, 2013 at 03:06 PM, in Tech News
Highly unlikely 136 Views / 2 Replies  
Can't imagine a place that gets $10 to pair your bluetooth headset for you and $30 to install some piece of mass market retail WinTel software you just pulled off the shelf is going to want to sell...
Posted by jpellino, on Jan 28, 2013 at 03:31 PM, in Tech News
Huh... 234 Views / 5 Replies  
"While in most courts this would be called a "fishing expedition,"

Actually in some courts this might be called "Son of SCO"
Posted by jpellino, on Jan 26, 2013 at 09:35 AM, in Tech News
Yeah, this is the sort of cat and mouse game you... 520 Views / 9 Replies  
Yeah, this is the sort of cat and mouse game you get when you only hear half of what Stewart Brand says.
Posted by jpellino, on Jan 25, 2013 at 03:01 PM, in Tech News
Any idea if it addresses the situation where... 115 Views / 4 Replies  
Any idea if it addresses the situation where battery life under ML has fallen off a bloody cliff?
Posted by jpellino, on Aug 8, 2012 at 04:42 PM, in Mac News
I've had use of and iPad since the first one came... 323 Views / 10 Replies  
I've had use of and iPad since the first one came out. Finally got an iPhone4 under Verizon (waited for reception and cost) and haven't needed to pick up an iPad for personal use since. ...
Posted by jpellino, on Jul 10, 2012 at 07:33 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
After 24 hours... 12,989 Views / 403 Replies  
On a bog-standard 10.5.6 (and just back from Depot) no crashes or issues with Mail.app or other things.

For those who want both versions, option-drag Safari from the Apps folder to the desktop...
Posted by jpellino, on Feb 25, 2009 at 04:17 PM, in Applications
ya know, "lap-top" is a colloquialism. You are... 7,299 Views / 111 Replies  
ya know, "lap-top" is a colloquialism. You are not required to place it on your lap. And Apple tells you not to.
Posted by jpellino, on Jul 12, 2006 at 05:07 PM, in Mac Notebooks
The elements of the logo were once explained to... 8,005 Views / 40 Replies  
The elements of the logo were once explained to me like this: You have the apple, the biblical symbol of knowledge, with the bite taken out of it - lust - but the rainbow - hope - but with the...
Posted by jpellino, on Apr 29, 2005 at 09:24 PM, in MacNN Lounge
iBook changes? 16,669 Views / 128 Replies  
Colors - this is problematic - right now, any color but white in this polycarbonate show scratches - this is why white has been the rule - go find an original colored iBook and see how scruffy these...
Posted by jpellino, on Mar 26, 2005 at 08:07 AM, in Mac Notebooks
mostly opinion - there are fixes... 5,631 Views / 62 Replies  
this is mosstly opinion, tell apple what you want, but be nice(r) about it. do you really think the dev team is going to hop to because you used suggestive language?

there are 3rd party bits that...
Posted by jpellino, on May 12, 2004 at 06:39 PM, in Mac OS X
'every other boot' works for us 4,270 Views / 19 Replies  
We have 8 original bondi iMacs - two of them did this - we sprung for the $300 MLB fix on one - the other we just boot, pull the power cord, reboot, it works. For free.

When our 6100s used to do...
Posted by jpellino, on Apr 10, 2004 at 04:59 PM, in Mac Desktops
Re: Don't want to switch to PC, but Apple's prices ... 4,274 Views / 68 Replies  
1. iBooks are all G4 now.
2. the 14" ibook has the same resolution (1024) as the 12" - after three years in the 12" I can tell you there's no problem working day to day, and you always have an...
Posted by jpellino, on Mar 22, 2004 at 06:01 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Good price, go spec them out... 4,201 Views / 19 Replies  
Feature match these things, and they're

Education price = $2924
Retail price = $3249

You're getting much off for used, and adding value for the historical significance.

Pretty good deal,...
Posted by jpellino, on Feb 14, 2004 at 11:39 AM, in Mac Desktops
1. AlphaTop was wrong - there will be no larger... 137 Views / 11 Replies  
1. AlphaTop was wrong - there will be no larger iBooks at MWNY - that courtesy of an actual denial from Apple.
2. You can max out a new iBook - DVD/CD-RW, 256 ram, 20 hd, two adapters, two...
Posted by jpellino, on May 25, 2001 at 12:59 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Henrico schools paid for it with much of next... 174 Views / 30 Replies  
Henrico schools paid for it with much of next year's textbook and paper budget - and have an agreement with their textbook publishers to Acrobat / html everthing they can so that students will still...
Posted by jpellino, on May 22, 2001 at 11:47 PM, in Mac Notebooks
2.7 iBooks for the $$ of 1 TiBook 159 Views / 10 Replies  
A colleague got a TiBook, 512/20, DVD and Airport - $3800.
I got an iBook2, 128/10, CD-ROM, Airport - $1400.

He'll never use the 512MB, never fill the HD.
Velocity engine only used for...
Posted by jpellino, on May 22, 2001 at 11:06 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Same thing on sound - PLUS - on any given boot,... 194 Views / 15 Replies  
Same thing on sound - PLUS - on any given boot, it is shaky whether or not I'll get ANY sound - all sound levels behave as if I'm muted - compolete with flashing menubar, there are NO options for...
Posted by jpellino, on May 22, 2001 at 10:45 PM, in Mac Notebooks
really? then explain all the titanium bicycles in... 254 Views / 41 Replies  
really? then explain all the titanium bicycles in some pretty wild curves...
Posted by jpellino, on Jan 12, 2001 at 07:10 AM, in Mac Notebooks
Am I missing something - I downloaded some of my... 146 Views / 8 Replies  
Am I missing something - I downloaded some of my mp3 from eMusic.com, put them in my own documents folder, and neither QT Player or Music Player seems to be able to open them. It sees them greyed...
Posted by jpellino, on Oct 2, 2000 at 12:09 AM, in Mac OS X
I was under the impression that since AW6 was... 200 Views / 15 Replies  
I was under the impression that since AW6 was carbonized, it should run in OSX - period. OK - first speed bump was that the installer is in Classic, and I'm on OSX only. That I can fix by adding...
Posted by jpellino, on Oct 2, 2000 at 12:02 AM, in Mac OS X
I *WILL* use it - I couldn't believe what a... 569 Views / 7 Replies  
I *WILL* use it - I couldn't believe what a difference using ColorSync and calibrating my PB 1400c made. Doubt the students will notice, but hey...
Posted by jpellino, on Oct 1, 2000 at 11:55 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
domo, elzinat! 569 Views / 7 Replies  
domo, elzinat!
Posted by jpellino, on Oct 1, 2000 at 09:56 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
FIRST: Get busy putting the Apple Menu and the... 359 Views / 68 Replies  
FIRST: Get busy putting the Apple Menu and the Applications Menu back in place for those people who want it. They are BOTH in MOSX Server, so there is no excuse for HAVING to remove them.

SECOND:...
Posted by jpellino, on Sep 30, 2000 at 11:02 PM, in Mac OS X
The new finder is growing on me after a day of... 526 Views / 98 Replies  
The new finder is growing on me after a day of poking around with it. But I still want to be able to put anything anywhere.

Getting away with running it on a 32MB iBook - seems there's no memory...
Posted by jpellino, on Sep 30, 2000 at 10:47 PM, in Mac OS X
Apple neads a leader, like any institution that... 283 Views / 48 Replies  
Apple neads a leader, like any institution that wants to move forward. Ego? Of course. You expect Caspar Milquetoast to innovate? Ego? Feh... Spent any time listening to Ballmer? Ellison? Go...
Posted by jpellino, on Sep 30, 2000 at 10:26 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Apple neads a leader, like any institution that... 244 Views / 43 Replies  
Apple neads a leader, like any institution that wants to move forward. Ego? Of course. You expect Caspar Milquetoast to innovate? Ego? Feh... Spent any time listening to Ballmer? Ellison? Go...
Posted by jpellino, on Sep 30, 2000 at 10:26 PM, in Mac OS X
Just went thru a sealed ASD docs package - this... 569 Views / 7 Replies  
Just went thru a sealed ASD docs package - this is the new ASD with the all-in-one connector - and there's no manual other than one that says plug it in - and the warranty folder is in japanese. ...
Posted by jpellino, on Sep 30, 2000 at 09:50 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
Free lollipop with every Studio Display? 569 Views / 7 Replies  
We got some of the new Apple/Diamondtron Studio Displays (five of them from the rear look like a fleet of space shuttles lining up...) and with each one we got this plastic lollipop-looking device -...
Posted by jpellino, on Sep 28, 2000 at 09:48 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
The Car Discman adapters work just fine - I use... 883 Views / 6 Replies  
The Car Discman adapters work just fine - I use one in my car for CD playback and MP3s from my Powerbook 1400 all the time. Be careful with the door on a home tape deck (or gracefull with a small...
Posted by jpellino, on Oct 29, 1999 at 03:40 PM, in Mac Notebooks
thanks - 'ignore it' and remove the icons is... 198 Views / 3 Replies  
thanks - 'ignore it' and remove the icons is about what i had guessed
As for memory, oe5 still as a mac app requires much more launch memory than emailer does - i've got things to the point where i...
Posted by jpellino, on Oct 29, 1999 at 09:49 AM, in Applications
 
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