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wow, huge difference after repair	7,703 Views / 81 Replies
I'm typing from my mac after Apple has had it since Friday for the repair. they replaced the logic board and now only do I no longer hear the whine, nor feel the heat, my battery life meter is...
Posted by Augie50, on Aug 15, 2006 at 08:56 PM, in Mac Notebooks

If you're in the midwest you'll want 4 wheel...	1,144 Views / 21 Replies
If you're in the midwest you'll want 4 wheel drive which means you want a Subaru Legacy. Hope this helps Hybrids are at least a few years away from being sensical in terms of return on...
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 27, 2004 at 02:05 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Let's clarify what that "aid" is. In Boeing's...	160,414 Views / 1,903 Replies
Let's clarify what that "aid" is. In Boeing's case, its the U.S. gov't ordering military equipment from Boeing--the world's largest defense contractor headquartered in the country with the world's...
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 26, 2004 at 04:03 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Whose ignorant? Let me know when the U.S. has...	160,414 Views / 1,903 Replies
Whose ignorant? Let me know when the U.S. has given Boeing billions of dollars to lessen the financial risk of developing new products as European countries do for Airbus. Hell, the only thing...
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 26, 2004 at 03:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Great, the project is already $2,000,000,000 over...	160,414 Views / 1,903 Replies
Great, the project is already $2,000,000,000 over budget two whole years left before its finished! Gotta love government sponsored mediocrity!! ...
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 26, 2004 at 03:34 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Cyma is a very fine swiss watch company that is...	6,102 Views / 117 Replies
Cyma is a very fine swiss watch company that is moderately priced, their watches start at around $450 and go all the way up to around $30k. I have one that I paid about $750 for that is simply...
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 22, 2004 at 11:09 AM, in MacNN Lounge

http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=...	767 Views / 5 Replies
http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.aspx?EDC=685931 Don't know what the deal is, but CDW has been really good lately about getting the PowerMacs and iMacs in stock. According to my lab's...
Posted by Augie50, on Nov 29, 2004 at 07:16 PM, in Mac Desktops

2.5s finally in stock!	950 Views / 5 Replies
Just called CDW and they have finally cleared their backorder of the stock dual 2.5s and they have them available to ship TODAY. If you call them right now, you could be enjoying a new G5 by...
Posted by Augie50, on Nov 22, 2004 at 01:17 PM, in Mac Desktops

I can't imagine Apple introducing a new PM until...	1,704 Views / 9 Replies
I can't imagine Apple introducing a new PM until later--they may not even have sufficient stock of the 2.5 until the end of the year, though they've come close to clearing out all of the backorders. ...
Posted by Augie50, on Nov 15, 2004 at 08:24 PM, in Mac Desktops

Mercedes quality levels have taken a total...	2,066 Views / 67 Replies
Mercedes quality levels have taken a total nosedive the past 5 years. Ford, Chrysler and GM all have fewer serious problems after three years according to the latest JD Power long term reliability...
Posted by Augie50, on Aug 22, 2004 at 04:02 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I have resumes posted on both Careerbuilder and...	1,205 Views / 37 Replies
I have resumes posted on both Careerbuilder and Monster and I've gotten about 20 legit responses through CB and only ONE from Monster. The oddest part is that I actually got contacted by...
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 20, 2004 at 04:13 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Signs was a great movie and I though unbreakable...	841 Views / 13 Replies
Signs was a great movie and I though unbreakable was utter crap. That said, if the scripts floating around the internet for the past year of The Village are indeed what was used in the final cut,...
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 19, 2004 at 04:36 PM, in MacNN Lounge

IBM is having a very hard time getting Apple the...	57,489 Views / 761 Replies
IBM is having a very hard time getting Apple the 2.5ghz chips it needs. On the conference call, Apple said it expects the supplies of 2.5 G5s to be "constrained" throughout this entire...
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 15, 2004 at 04:12 PM, in Mac Desktops

Well we know that Apple themselves are expecting...	2,065 Views / 62 Replies
Well we know that Apple themselves are expecting to ship the iMac beginning sometime in September, As I said before, their earnings estimates they released today factor in air freight for the iMacs...
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 15, 2004 at 01:09 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Re: G6? How does trademark law work?	1,030 Views / 11 Replies
G is generally generic for generation. They're are dozens of products called G2, G3, G4, G5 already. I have a Kirby G5 vaccum(think they've already made up to the G7) thats probably already 4-5...
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 14, 2004 at 08:54 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Nope, if you listen to their conference call,...	2,065 Views / 62 Replies
Nope, if you listen to their conference call, they've specifically allotted for increased shipping costs this quarter(air freight) for iMacs in September.
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 14, 2004 at 08:48 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Sounds like a very half-@ssed attempt at covering...	8,962 Views / 87 Replies
Sounds like a very half-@ssed attempt at covering themselves to me. Apple themselves said that the issue is getting the G5s, not heat--you're telling me they're lying? AppleInsider has every reason...
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 14, 2004 at 08:11 PM, in Mac Desktops

Goes to show AppleInsider is complete bunk, heat...	8,962 Views / 87 Replies
Goes to show AppleInsider is complete bunk, heat obviously had nothing to do with the delay at all. ThinkSecret is the only rumor site thats even close to decent.
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 14, 2004 at 06:46 PM, in Mac Desktops

Ahh, our socialist neighbors to the north. Thank...	922 Views / 16 Replies
Ahh, our socialist neighbors to the north. Thank god I'm an American.
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 8, 2004 at 09:27 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Where again where the picture of puppies in naked...	1,964 Views / 51 Replies
Where again where the picture of puppies in naked pyramids?
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 2, 2004 at 04:00 PM, in MacNN Lounge

cheaper than killing them at the pound	1,964 Views / 51 Replies
cheaper than killing them at the pound
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 2, 2004 at 03:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I'd guess a component manufacturer just notified...	4,446 Views / 123 Replies
I'd guess a component manufacturer just notified Apple that they won't be able to supply them in quantity(IBM?) for a month, or perhaps Apple began manufacturing them and they realized there was a...
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 1, 2004 at 07:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Yeah, they'll probably waited until July so they...	4,446 Views / 123 Replies
Yeah, they'll probably waited until July so they could say, it will be only two months till its released, even though it probably won't actually ship(one machine) until the last day of September. ...
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 1, 2004 at 07:40 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Your post would make sense if freaking Chevys and...	1,981 Views / 61 Replies
Your post would make sense if freaking Chevys and Fords and GMCs, etc weren't smoking Mercedes in the quality department and they're cheaper and built in America. I suspect their slide has more...
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 1, 2004 at 02:50 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I'v owned 4 Subarus and literally never had to...	1,981 Views / 61 Replies
I'v owned 4 Subarus and literally never had to put a dime into them other than preventative maintanince(how the hell do you spell that). I'm drooling over the new Subaru Legacy GTs too. So they...
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 1, 2004 at 01:06 PM, in MacNN Lounge

It's only 20 GB too so they're really stretching...	1,951 Views / 50 Replies
It's only 20 GB too so they're really stretching when they say it holds more songs, especially since you can choose from a host of formats on the iPod. They say it undercuts the price of the 40 GB...
Posted by Augie50, on Jul 1, 2004 at 12:49 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Thanks, I got it playing with VLC	553 Views / 2 Replies
Thanks, I got it playing with VLC
Posted by Augie50, on Jun 29, 2004 at 10:42 PM, in Art & Graphic Design

Playing .bin .cue video	553 Views / 2 Replies
alright, so I just downloaded a large file on bit torrent, which I've never used before. Anyways, I can't figure out how to play it. I extracted all of the files with UnRarX but now I don't know...
Posted by Augie50, on Jun 29, 2004 at 07:43 PM, in Art & Graphic Design

Poll: I take Chicago's L every day to class. I...	3,331 Views / 135 Replies
I take Chicago's L every day to class. I normally take the Red Line because I find its much faster than attempting to use one of the lines that is actually elevated downtown. Also, if you're...
Posted by Augie50, on Jun 22, 2004 at 11:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge

First off, a beer an hour for 24 hours wouldn't...	1,136 Views / 24 Replies
First off, a beer an hour for 24 hours wouldn't even get you drunk, because your body metabolizes about a beer in an hour. We always used to do what we called Case Race. It would be two man...
Posted by Augie50, on Jun 22, 2004 at 09:34 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Poll: I tried Coke C2 yesterday and I thought it was...	1,201 Views / 40 Replies
I tried Coke C2 yesterday and I thought it was actually pretty good--much closer in taste to regular Coke than diet Coke, I thought it actually tasted fairly close to regular Coke. I think its a...
Posted by Augie50, on Jun 15, 2004 at 02:26 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Poll: I meant to ask somebody this but your post just...	4,344 Views / 166 Replies
I meant to ask somebody this but your post just reminded me... Why has Apple STOPPED charging taxes on my iTunes song purchases--they always used to but in the last few months they haven't once on...
Posted by Augie50, on Jun 15, 2004 at 02:19 PM, in MacNN Lounge

While obviously I'm sure it'll be much cooler...	1,476 Views / 29 Replies
While obviously I'm sure it'll be much cooler when we see a real, full color photo, but those things look like they belong hooked up to a Dell. Not too found about them ditching ADC either but I...
Posted by Augie50, on Jun 8, 2004 at 09:00 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components

Isn't this the BEST possible diet for diabetics??	2,476 Views / 76 Replies
Isn't this the BEST possible diet for diabetics??
Posted by Augie50, on Jun 8, 2004 at 07:00 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Because they'll burn those carbs off almost right...	2,476 Views / 76 Replies
Because they'll burn those carbs off almost right away because carbohydrates are very easy for your body to burn, BUT if they're not used right away, they'll be converted to fat. By the way,...
Posted by Augie50, on Jun 8, 2004 at 03:56 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Because they don't stuff their faces with as much...	2,476 Views / 76 Replies
Because they don't stuff their faces with as much processed sugars as Americans do. There was a study that came out last week that said something like 40% of American's calories are from junk food,...
Posted by Augie50, on Jun 8, 2004 at 03:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge

10.3 Upgrade CD question	441 Views / 1 Replies
I was browsing on eBay because I am FINALLY looking to upgrade my trusty 450 Mhz Cube to 10.3 Anyways, there's lots of sellers on eBay selling "upgrade" CDs that are gray in color and have specific...
Posted by Augie50, on Apr 26, 2004 at 08:47 PM, in macOS

I moved to Chicago in January and for the first...	1,030 Views / 26 Replies
I moved to Chicago in January and for the first time since I was 14, I've managed to survive without a car. I take the El to class every day and its fairly convenient. Parking spaces in my building...
Posted by Augie50, on Apr 25, 2004 at 12:33 PM, in MacNN Lounge

I thought it was the other way around.	1,123 Views / 8 Replies
I thought it was the other way around.
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 26, 2003 at 12:45 PM, in Mac Desktops

'96 Subaru Legacy with ~119,000 miles on it. No...	2,202 Views / 53 Replies
'96 Subaru Legacy with ~119,000 miles on it. No repair work. Only brake change, tire change, etc. Still even has the original exhaust system. Plus its all wheel drive definitely starts earning...
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 18, 2003 at 09:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge

BA in psychology from Iowa State University...	4,317 Views / 109 Replies
BA in psychology from Iowa State University www.iastate.edu Working on a JD from John Marshall Law School in Chicago www.jmls.edu Considering also enrolling in DePaul's part-time MBA...
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 18, 2003 at 09:09 PM, in MacNN Lounge

Anybody see that FedEx jet in Memphis that caught...	2,099 Views / 27 Replies
Anybody see that FedEx jet in Memphis that caught fire while it was landing today? Nobody was hurt but the plain nearly burnt to the ground, everything, including the plane and its cargo, was a...
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 18, 2003 at 05:35 PM, in Mac Desktops

It absolutely is a fact that Japanese cars are of...	3,811 Views / 98 Replies
It absolutely is a fact that Japanese cars are of better quality than American cars. American cars have gotten much better in quality but its not like the Japanese were standing still. Japanese...
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 16, 2003 at 02:18 AM, in MacNN Lounge

No second-class citizenship for non-citizens??	596 Views / 3 Replies
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/state/20031212-1923-hispanics-boycott.html "In downtown Berkeley, about 200 people marched through the streets, waving Mexican flags and signs that read, "No...
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 13, 2003 at 05:20 PM, in Political/War Lounge

Also note, you get free shipping and A FREE...	1,560 Views / 11 Replies
Also note, you get free shipping and A FREE iSIGHT!! Heckuva deal if you ask me...
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 11, 2003 at 03:13 PM, in Mac Notebooks

There was an article in my alma mater's student...	934 Views / 15 Replies
There was an article in my alma mater's student newspaper today about how the university's computer store has seen explosive growth in the numbers of iPods sold since October. 724,800
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 10, 2003 at 03:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge

english please	916 Views / 9 Replies
english please
Posted by Augie50, on Dec 10, 2003 at 03:39 PM, in Mac Notebooks

And high-end torque. I work for International...	4,087 Views / 128 Replies
And high-end torque. I work for International Truck and Engine Corporation which is one of the United States leading diesel engine producers. We make the PowerStroke Diesel(6.0L, 325hp, 560 lb-ft...
Posted by Augie50, on Nov 24, 2003 at 02:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge

IBM builds supercomputer based on gaming chip	694 Views / 7 Replies
I don't really understand this article, what chip are they talking about specifically? SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - IBM Corp. (NYSE:IBM - news) said on Friday that it has built a supercomputer the...
Posted by Augie50, on Nov 14, 2003 at 01:40 AM, in MacNN Lounge

Too bad McDonalds serves Coke products. That's...	1,384 Views / 41 Replies
Too bad McDonalds serves Coke products. That's why I think this rumor is kind of bunk, do you think Pepsi would like McDonalds--which features a competitors products--doing almost the exact same...
Posted by Augie50, on Nov 7, 2003 at 12:23 AM, in MacNN Lounge

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