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Gun nuts don't get it and the rest of us do: It... 3,209 Views / 11 Replies  
Gun nuts don't get it and the rest of us do: It is impossible to shoot someone without using a gun. Guns kill people. Guns create insecurity and fear in a population and the US is the best example of...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jun 17, 2016 at 06:10 PM, in Mac News
I hope the taxi business completely collapses or... 575 Views / 2 Replies  
I hope the taxi business completely collapses or gives in to Uber style rides.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jun 9, 2016 at 10:32 PM, in Mac News
Greedy Canadian banks. 532 Views / 2 Replies  
Greedy Canadian banks.
Posted by ElectroTech, on May 13, 2016 at 11:20 AM, in Mac News
If I win, can I resell it? I have no use for... 354 Views / 4 Replies  
If I win, can I resell it? I have no use for anything Adobe.
Posted by ElectroTech, on May 12, 2016 at 10:33 AM, in Mac News
@Charles Martin: As you have most certainly... 725 Views / 5 Replies  
@Charles Martin: As you have most certainly noticed, readers often only read the headline and perhaps as much as the first line and instantly formulate an opinion. Deep reading and thinking are...
Posted by ElectroTech, on May 7, 2016 at 11:49 PM, in Mac News
Of course it is iFixIt who does the 'teardown'.... 505 Views / 4 Replies  
Of course it is iFixIt who does the 'teardown'. These Luddites would have us go back to the stone age to ensure that every single transistor and pixel is replaceable while wearing oven mitts. There...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Apr 4, 2016 at 02:20 PM, in Mac News
I guess that the next request that the Attorney... 1,863 Views / 16 Replies  
I guess that the next request that the Attorney General will make will be to insist that neuroscientists come up with a way that the government can get into our minds and pry out our secrets. Quickly...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Mar 11, 2016 at 11:24 AM, in Mac News
May they win nothing and be completely humiliated... 357 Views / 1 Replies  
May they win nothing and be completely humiliated for agreeing to perform in a hit piece like this.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jan 15, 2016 at 02:53 AM, in Mac News
As a Canadian, I applaud the government for using... 2,958 Views / 17 Replies  
As a Canadian, I applaud the government for using a free font. We taxpayers aren't an endless wallet for the government to squander money from.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jan 13, 2016 at 03:32 PM, in Mac News
It must be important for clicks to say that it... 1,217 Views / 8 Replies  
It must be important for clicks to say that it was an iPHONE CASE as if it is something about Apple to get attention. Pitiful click baiting.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jan 13, 2016 at 03:27 PM, in Mac News
I downloaded Tunnelblick a few weeks ago and... 486 Views / 1 Replies  
I downloaded Tunnelblick a few weeks ago and bought a life time subscription only to find out that I could not get the VPN to work at all. I repeatedly went to the site for installation instructions...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jan 13, 2016 at 04:02 AM, in Mac News
Piracy only exists if there are people willing to... 429 Views / 4 Replies  
Piracy only exists if there are people willing to reward them by paying for the stolen property. We all have it in us to rise above it by paying for what we use to the people who spent their time and...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jan 13, 2016 at 03:47 AM, in Mac News
The last table is interesting in that usually in... 360 Views / 2 Replies  
The last table is interesting in that usually in accounting, red denotes a negative value or a loss but because it is Apple, the colours are reversed just to make it look like Apple is in the red....
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jan 13, 2016 at 01:12 AM, in Mac News
The Golden Globe Awards slide further into... 286 Views / 1 Replies  
The Golden Globe Awards slide further into irrelevance with this act.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jan 12, 2016 at 03:46 AM, in Mac News
It doesn't matter what the situation is; if... 4,328 Views / 24 Replies  
It doesn't matter what the situation is; if somebody has a bad outcome in any aspect of life, it is Apple's fault, after all, can they possibly blame themselves?
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jan 2, 2016 at 10:20 AM, in Mac News
Remind me again . . . what is this DVD thing they... 390 Views / 2 Replies  
Remind me again . . . what is this DVD thing they are talking about for the Steve Jobs hit piece? I vaguely recall seeing something like a round sort of thing. Was that a DVD?
Posted by ElectroTech, on Dec 17, 2015 at 09:20 AM, in Mac News
Kia is still using that useless EVO Microsoft... 923 Views / 5 Replies  
Kia is still using that useless EVO Microsoft based system and it is completely frustrating. Voice commands work at best 50% of the time and it seems to have little to do with how carefully I speak...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Dec 4, 2015 at 10:54 PM, in Mac News
That 'customer' didn't deserve any compensation.... 1,740 Views / 10 Replies  
That 'customer' didn't deserve any compensation. Apple clearly states in the user manual that you should sync it with your computer or the FREE Cloud service.and the staff at Apple always ask you if...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Nov 30, 2015 at 03:53 PM, in Mac News
Gee, if it is as good as the voice recognition on... 418 Views / 3 Replies  
Gee, if it is as good as the voice recognition on UVO infotainment systems like I have on my new Kia Soul then it should work about 50% of the time. I absolutely hate the Microsoft operating system...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Nov 28, 2015 at 02:33 AM, in Mac News
iFixIt hasn't figured out that not everything... 2,350 Views / 17 Replies  
iFixIt hasn't figured out that not everything needs to be repairable. Take an ordinary wooden pencil for example. If Apple had invented the original wooden pencil, iFixIt would have put them down for...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Nov 19, 2015 at 03:40 PM, in Mac News
@macjockey: I guess that all black people steal... 1,415 Views / 7 Replies  
@macjockey: I guess that all black people steal and are actually stealing even when they haven't gotten into the store. It must be the extra pigment in their skin, right?

Did you know that even in...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Nov 14, 2015 at 10:31 PM, in Mac News
The banks are in for a big shake up! Once Apple... 492 Views / 2 Replies  
The banks are in for a big shake up! Once Apple gets person to person transactions, the next thing may be to lend the money and make mortgages for their homes.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Nov 12, 2015 at 12:21 PM, in Mac News
I would like to be able to have a copy of it at... 535 Views / 3 Replies  
I would like to be able to have a copy of it at least.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Nov 4, 2015 at 09:28 PM, in Mac News
The simple solution: Boycott Hilton and any... 438 Views / 4 Replies  
The simple solution: Boycott Hilton and any events held there. Write to conference organizers who are thinking of using Hilton and advise them that you will actively solicit your colleagues to not...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Nov 3, 2015 at 03:28 PM, in Mac News
I have stopped buying and using Microsoft... 1,479 Views / 8 Replies  
I have stopped buying and using Microsoft products about 5 years ago. I will not start using their unintuitive backwards, upside down spaghetti code software in the foreseeable future. I have been...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Oct 22, 2015 at 08:30 PM, in Mac News
If I get a new PC, can I fly a helicopter? Can I... 2,227 Views / 22 Replies  
If I get a new PC, can I fly a helicopter? Can I get a date with that woman? Will I become a clueless doofus who sits in an inflatable raft in the middle of the ocean but surfs the web?
Posted by ElectroTech, on Oct 16, 2015 at 05:43 PM, in Mac News
Android developers make no money on each app but... 631 Views / 5 Replies  
Android developers make no money on each app but make up for it in volume!
Posted by ElectroTech, on Oct 16, 2015 at 10:49 AM, in Mac News
The biggest problem is Flash. ... 512 Views / 5 Replies  
The biggest problem is Flash.
https://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-mac-os.html
Posted by ElectroTech, on Oct 16, 2015 at 10:30 AM, in Mac News
Even Microsoft admits that Macs are more valuable... 613 Views / 7 Replies  
Even Microsoft admits that Macs are more valuable than Windows PCs.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Oct 16, 2015 at 10:26 AM, in Mac News
Notice how they downplayed iFixIt? No one wants... 328 Views / 1 Replies  
Notice how they downplayed iFixIt? No one wants to be associated with those morons except Android and Windows users.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Oct 15, 2015 at 09:41 PM, in Mac News
Too late! I am not going to see the movie unless... 1,106 Views / 9 Replies  
Too late! I am not going to see the movie unless it comes out on Netflix for free. Even then, I might not watch that hit piece on Steve Jobs.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Sep 26, 2015 at 11:14 PM, in Mac News
Samsung TV being advertised on macnn? I will... 540 Views / 3 Replies  
Samsung TV being advertised on macnn? I will never buy any consumer goods from that IP thieving company. Boycott Samsung consumer goods.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Sep 23, 2015 at 03:05 PM, in Mac News
@Inkling - No one can say that you don't have an... 845 Views / 7 Replies  
@Inkling - No one can say that you don't have an inkling but in this case, you seem to completely ignore justice. Samsung should not have been able to ever copy and profit from Apple's IP and Apple...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Sep 17, 2015 at 02:01 PM, in Mac News
They should be beaten half to death twice. 432 Views / 3 Replies  
They should be beaten half to death twice.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Sep 7, 2015 at 11:17 AM, in Mac News
Please boycott Samsung consumer goods to teach... 666 Views / 3 Replies  
Please boycott Samsung consumer goods to teach them a lesson about stealing IP and trade dress.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Aug 29, 2015 at 01:31 AM, in Mac News
You can see the panic and desperation showing. 928 Views / 6 Replies  
You can see the panic and desperation showing.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Aug 26, 2015 at 12:08 PM, in Mac News
I would 'try' one out just to make sure that when... 520 Views / 3 Replies  
I would 'try' one out just to make sure that when it is returned that it is used and knocks the price down to stop Samsung from continuing to rob Apple.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Aug 24, 2015 at 04:51 PM, in Mac News
Even when Apple knocks it out of the park, the... 643 Views / 4 Replies  
Even when Apple knocks it out of the park, the stock still drops or levels out. The market treats losers like winners (MSFT, AMZN, GOOGL, BBY, etc). Are investors really just dumb sheep?
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jul 14, 2015 at 06:03 PM, in Mac News
I would rather have two models available: one... 1,186 Views / 6 Replies  
I would rather have two models available: one with CarPlay and the other with that other system. It can't be that difficult to have two SKUs and not have to pay for that other system in my car.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jun 24, 2015 at 03:43 PM, in Tech News
I fully expected that the cost would skyrocket... 750 Views / 4 Replies  
I fully expected that the cost would skyrocket because greed in contractors is impossible to keep under control. These contractors expect that everyone in the main office (and have a title) will be...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Jun 16, 2015 at 08:32 PM, in Mac News
Now if only Apple could get a Store in Saudi... 442 Views / 1 Replies  
Now if only Apple could get a Store in Saudi Arabia. Samsung rules there and most of the population think that Samsung invented the smartphone.
Posted by ElectroTech, on May 18, 2015 at 04:36 PM, in Mac News
Wow! Do people still use physical media? I never... 608 Views / 3 Replies  
Wow! Do people still use physical media? I never went to BluRay and just stream HD content when I buy it. There are so many storage/streaming options for user created content that I wonder why people...
Posted by ElectroTech, on May 15, 2015 at 07:06 PM, in Mac News
I don't get the sense that there is much support... 1,767 Views / 8 Replies  
I don't get the sense that there is much support for many traditional 'tablet' apps. No access to Apple's iOS apps, no access to Google's Android apps. It appears like a Frankentop or a Frankenblet....
Posted by ElectroTech, on May 12, 2015 at 09:30 AM, in Tech News
Apple's solution of Handoff will grow at the same... 1,176 Views / 6 Replies  
Apple's solution of Handoff will grow at the same time and provide the same functionality. Which is more important, the hardware platform that does the work or the work getting done without...
Posted by ElectroTech, on May 6, 2015 at 12:48 PM, in Tech News
Ford half-heartedly supports Apple CarPlay while... 667 Views / 5 Replies  
Ford half-heartedly supports Apple CarPlay while trying to be all thing to all people? It sounds like a recipe for disaster. Count me out for this FrankenAutotainment system. Still no Fords for me. I...
Posted by ElectroTech, on May 4, 2015 at 11:24 PM, in Mac News
If you don't have the imagination and training to... 900 Views / 5 Replies  
If you don't have the imagination and training to create something good, hack into some well made device and wreck it. Oh yeah, it is supposed to be something good for us because, you know, bad...
Posted by ElectroTech, on Apr 22, 2015 at 11:14 AM, in Mac News
Yes, those pesky sensors were always behind most... 462 Views / 1 Replies  
Yes, those pesky sensors were always behind most faults on the Mac. NOT.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Apr 20, 2015 at 01:50 PM, in Mac News
LA school children are disadvantaged by the... 594 Views / 4 Replies  
LA school children are disadvantaged by the unethical school board officials who bargain in bad faith.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Apr 16, 2015 at 01:14 PM, in Mac News
Got mine! Store opened 10 minutes late and... 1,302 Views / 2 Replies  
Got mine! Store opened 10 minutes late and delivery is from May 20 to June 1.
Posted by ElectroTech, on Apr 10, 2015 at 03:40 AM, in Tech News
I had no idea that people would want Android... 2,475 Views / 10 Replies  
I had no idea that people would want Android stuff on a Mac. If you have a Mac and and Android phone or tablet, I wonder what would possess someone to choose that combination?
Posted by ElectroTech, on Apr 5, 2015 at 02:09 PM, in Tech News
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