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Yep, still using my last revision Powerbook,... 6,226 Views / 76 Replies  
Yep, still using my last revision Powerbook, 1.67GHz/1GB Ram/128MB. It does its job, but is getting slow with some applications, and I am beginning to dislike its weight.

Also, for whatever...
Posted by draggerman11, on Feb 12, 2008 at 04:55 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Apple is able to issue added features to the... 12,593 Views / 152 Replies  
Apple is able to issue added features to the iPhone because they are spreading earnings from iPhone revenue over the course of a year, instead of posting it on their books when it is purchased.
Posted by draggerman11, on Oct 28, 2007 at 02:48 AM, in macOS
I've been getting 170 kb/second here near... 4,400 Views / 31 Replies  
I've been getting 170 kb/second here near Fullerton, CA. Not fast, but definitely usable.
Posted by draggerman11, on Jul 2, 2007 at 09:44 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Poll: I am getting one. Just signed up on my local AT&T... 5,195 Views / 81 Replies  
I am getting one. Just signed up on my local AT&T store's waiting list.
Posted by draggerman11, on May 29, 2007 at 11:57 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
lol, this is a pretty much universal response. My... 1,450 Views / 19 Replies  
lol, this is a pretty much universal response. My girlfriend while looking at iMacs at the Apple store said, "these monitors are really nice." :))
Posted by draggerman11, on Dec 19, 2006 at 01:36 AM, in Mac Desktops
Provided you already have a Safari window open,... 7,602 Views / 106 Replies  
Provided you already have a Safari window open, no, you don't. I just don't find it as annoying as you do I guess to open a new window that way.

As far as Windows being properly set up, I always...
Posted by draggerman11, on Nov 10, 2006 at 01:06 PM, in Applications
I switched last December, about a year ago. I had... 7,602 Views / 106 Replies  
I switched last December, about a year ago. I had used Windows all my life up until that point. It took me about a week to get used to OS X but I have never looked back since.

I never found it...
Posted by draggerman11, on Nov 10, 2006 at 12:35 PM, in Applications
I just completed the survey. 976 Views / 9 Replies  
I just completed the survey.
Posted by draggerman11, on Oct 30, 2006 at 05:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Favorite? I don't have a single one, but here are... 1,316 Views / 43 Replies  
Favorite? I don't have a single one, but here are a few:

Nirvana - Mr. Moustache
Nirvana - Scentless Appearance
Sonic Youth - Dirty Boots
Sonic Youth - Kool Thing
The Pixies - I've been...
Posted by draggerman11, on Oct 23, 2006 at 02:48 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Poll: Old punk, grunge, general rock. Some classical... 1,461 Views / 47 Replies  
Old punk, grunge, general rock. Some classical and hip hop.
Posted by draggerman11, on Oct 19, 2006 at 06:06 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I got a few shares at 52.33. I'm a little happy :D 1,361 Views / 48 Replies  
I got a few shares at 52.33. I'm a little happy :D
Posted by draggerman11, on Sep 5, 2006 at 10:33 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Linksys APs also function as repeaters, which... 1,515 Views / 11 Replies  
Linksys APs also function as repeaters, which works rather well. Unfortunately though, Linksys only allows the use of WEP security while in repeater mode at the moment. :hmm:

Getting the router...
Posted by draggerman11, on Sep 2, 2006 at 12:20 PM, in Networking
Yeah. I read it wrong on first pass. I'm... 4,554 Views / 134 Replies  
Yeah. I read it wrong on first pass.

I'm sorry for responding to your post without seeing your intent, Strupat. I still think you're wrong, but I see what you were trying to say, and it was not...
Posted by draggerman11, on Sep 1, 2006 at 01:39 AM, in MacNN Lounge
:rollseyes: No, I didn't say that. Strupat... 4,554 Views / 134 Replies  
:rollseyes: No, I didn't say that. Strupat apparently said that older people think that about Apple.
Posted by draggerman11, on Sep 1, 2006 at 01:02 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I understand what you are saying here. The... 4,554 Views / 134 Replies  
I understand what you are saying here. The wording in your original post could have been better.

Regardless, I think you are underestimating the intelligence of older adults in knowing that their...
Posted by draggerman11, on Sep 1, 2006 at 12:24 AM, in MacNN Lounge
BS. Your arguments were 1. that Apple targets... 4,554 Views / 134 Replies  
BS. Your arguments were 1. that Apple targets "younger people" whose only intentions are to "play" and make movies and music, and 2. that Apple puts most of their money into the looks rather than the...
Posted by draggerman11, on Sep 1, 2006 at 12:10 AM, in MacNN Lounge
And you wonder why you get sarcastic and... 4,554 Views / 134 Replies  
And you wonder why you get sarcastic and mean-toned replied, Strupat, when you make these presumptuous and false characterizations.

Apple certainly does not only target younger people who want to...
Posted by draggerman11, on Aug 31, 2006 at 11:53 PM, in MacNN Lounge
first of all, starting a new thread with the same... 8,934 Views / 3 Replies  
first of all, starting a new thread with the same question isn't cool. Keep your questions related to this topic in this thread.

As to whether you will need a wireless card in your Vaio desktop,...
Posted by draggerman11, on Aug 19, 2006 at 12:36 PM, in Networking
That commercial was more an ad for Apple than... 954 Views / 15 Replies  
That commercial was more an ad for Apple than Nissan. I couldn't even tell that it was a Nissan ad, because I was paying attention to the Apple symbol on the front of the iMac, on the mouse, and the...
Posted by draggerman11, on Jul 30, 2006 at 02:41 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Ms. Japan or Ms. Korea. 29,647 Views / 43 Replies  
Ms. Japan or Ms. Korea.
Posted by draggerman11, on Jul 29, 2006 at 04:22 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I bought a few shares at $52.33. Let's see what... 3,253 Views / 69 Replies  
I bought a few shares at $52.33. Let's see what happens after WWDC!
Posted by draggerman11, on Jul 21, 2006 at 02:32 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Just use internet sharing in OS X. System... 697 Views / 3 Replies  
Just use internet sharing in OS X. System Preferences -> Sharing -> Internet -> Click the drop down menu next to "Share your connection from:" and select ethernet -> click the box next to "Airport"...
Posted by draggerman11, on Jul 12, 2006 at 03:33 PM, in Networking
Wow, that is great! This is globalization at... 1,701 Views / 34 Replies  
Wow, that is great! This is globalization at work, and in a positive way.

Great work. Getting more people connected to the rest of the world should be everyone's goal.
Posted by draggerman11, on Jul 4, 2006 at 03:32 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Having been to UCSD quite a lot and stayed in the... 2,554 Views / 26 Replies  
Having been to UCSD quite a lot and stayed in the dorms, wireless access in their dorms can be spotty. Wireless access in the Muir dorms, for example, is terrible, and using the ethernet is a much...
Posted by draggerman11, on Jul 4, 2006 at 01:57 PM, in Networking
Thank you so much for that picture. It is... 495,656 Views / 1,355 Replies  
Thank you so much for that picture. It is absolutely beautiful as the background on my Powerbook.
Posted by draggerman11, on May 14, 2006 at 11:36 PM, in Mac Desktops
I use it to categorize and organize all of my... 3,535 Views / 55 Replies  
I use it to categorize and organize all of my different documents for school into their appropriate folders (AP Gov, AP Econ, English, AP Psyc, et cetera) via smart folders, Spotlight comments and an...
Posted by draggerman11, on May 12, 2006 at 02:39 PM, in macOS
How hot is it? I have a last revision 15 inch... 5,393 Views / 63 Replies  
How hot is it? I have a last revision 15 inch PowerBook, 100 GB 7200 RPM hard drive and one gig of ram, no horizontal lines, and it gets hot on the bottom, but not so hot that it is unusable on the...
Posted by draggerman11, on May 11, 2006 at 11:52 PM, in Mac Notebooks
They do. And so does everyone else -- who form... 4,447 Views / 203 Replies  
They do. And so does everyone else -- who form the vast majority of the people that run those businesses.

I think the entire immigration debate is a waste of time. We need immigrant labor, and as...
Posted by draggerman11, on May 1, 2006 at 01:38 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I will be proudly going to school tomorrow.... 4,447 Views / 203 Replies  
I will be proudly going to school tomorrow. Perhaps we should have a "Day without the whites, Asians and Blacks," too, and see just how important they are? For some reason I think that would have a...
Posted by draggerman11, on Apr 30, 2006 at 11:18 PM, in MacNN Lounge
It is not "all about," but in a sense, yes. The... 1,364 Views / 54 Replies  
It is not "all about," but in a sense, yes. The lives of all Americans depend on the economy to be successful, and throwing the world economy into chaos could easily launch the U.S. into a new great...
Posted by draggerman11, on Apr 12, 2006 at 09:25 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Because transforming whole industries predicated... 1,364 Views / 54 Replies  
Because transforming whole industries predicated upon oil into industries based upon technologies that do not yet exist in a viable form happens with a snap of a finger, right?



They are,...
Posted by draggerman11, on Apr 11, 2006 at 11:55 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Uh, let's see here... - Iran gaining... 1,364 Views / 54 Replies  
Uh, let's see here...

- Iran gaining nuclear weapons is a step in the direction of their ultimate goal, of becoming a regional hegemony and, as a result, a serious power in the world. Iran having...
Posted by draggerman11, on Apr 11, 2006 at 11:33 PM, in Political/War Lounge
University of California, at San Diego. I do... 1,808 Views / 37 Replies  
University of California, at San Diego.

I do not go there, but my girlfriend does. The internet in the dorm is okay. Decently fast (as fast as my cable at home, which averages ~350 kb/s), but it...
Posted by draggerman11, on Apr 11, 2006 at 11:23 PM, in MacNN Lounge
As in, classical liberalism, along the lines of... 3,866 Views / 171 Replies  
As in, classical liberalism, along the lines of Locke? If so, I agree wholeheartedly. In that sense I am a liberal.
Posted by draggerman11, on Apr 11, 2006 at 11:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Yes, it is. But it is beside the point that... 3,866 Views / 171 Replies  
Yes, it is. But it is beside the point that liberalism, in its current form, does not stand for personal responsibility and freedom.
Posted by draggerman11, on Apr 11, 2006 at 11:02 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Liberalism has nothing to do with deciding how to... 3,866 Views / 171 Replies  
Liberalism has nothing to do with deciding how to live your life. It has to do with government control in the ostensible name of helping the people. Free health care. Control of the economy....
Posted by draggerman11, on Apr 11, 2006 at 10:38 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I can't help you, but how long did it "hang" on... 750 Views / 5 Replies  
I can't help you, but how long did it "hang" on the gray screen? Because after installing the 10.4.6 update, it restarts twice, and when I installed it, it waited at that screen for a while and then...
Posted by draggerman11, on Apr 3, 2006 at 08:11 PM, in macOS
I had that problem too, but I reinstalled the... 4,451 Views / 51 Replies  
I had that problem too, but I reinstalled the enabler and the front row update, and it worked, giving me back the icons at the top right. I freaked for a few minutes.
Posted by draggerman11, on Mar 3, 2006 at 12:36 AM, in Applications
 
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