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Still 12MP camera? Sigh. Was hoping that the dual... 1,752 Views / 50 Replies  
Still 12MP camera? Sigh. Was hoping that the dual setup somehow combined both cameras for really high-res photos.

Looks like we finally get widescreen photos though?
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 7, 2016 at 11:31 PM, in MacNN Lounge
The MOS is back 4,681 Views / 53 Replies  
The MOS is back
Posted by Gankdawg, on Oct 9, 2015 at 08:38 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Thinkin' it would be a good time to buy a VW.... 7,872 Views / 126 Replies  
Thinkin' it would be a good time to buy a VW. They're going to be hungry for new car sales......
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 25, 2015 at 06:36 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Is the camera widescreen yet? Was shocked when I... 5,958 Views / 137 Replies  
Is the camera widescreen yet? Was shocked when I discovered my 6+ wasn't. Tired of taking short Panoramic photos to simulate a widescreen photo.
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 9, 2015 at 08:25 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I used to be the first to update to the latest... 3,848 Views / 27 Replies  
I used to be the first to update to the latest and greatest but Photos just doesn't seem done. No naming of Events? Makes no sense to me. I have 36,000 photos (300 GB) in iPhoto, how would I quickly...
Posted by Gankdawg, on May 26, 2015 at 07:21 PM, in Applications
Best of luck getting anyone to RSVP. I'm a... 736 Views / 5 Replies  
Best of luck getting anyone to RSVP. I'm a believer but from my experience, most people either are not, don't understand, or don't care.
Posted by Gankdawg, on May 7, 2015 at 08:30 AM, in MacNN Lounge
6+ for me, mainly for the larger screen. Coming... 7,270 Views / 54 Replies  
6+ for me, mainly for the larger screen. Coming from an iPhone 4 (and then an iPhone 5s while I waited for my 6+), it's a huge improvement. Flipboard is so nice to use now. 2 extra rows of icons....
Posted by Gankdawg, on Oct 15, 2014 at 09:19 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I was hoping for a bump in RAM too but I'm over... 15,159 Views / 383 Replies  
I was hoping for a bump in RAM too but I'm over it. Still going with 6+ with 128GB.
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 22, 2014 at 11:20 PM, in MacNN Lounge
It depends on your usage, of course. I have a... 15,159 Views / 383 Replies  
It depends on your usage, of course. I have a 32GB iPhone and am constantly shuffling things off and on -- primarily because I like having all my music on my phone. That's a personal choice of...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 10, 2014 at 10:43 AM, in MacNN Lounge
It's funny how the smart phone revolution has... 15,159 Views / 383 Replies  
It's funny how the smart phone revolution has caused more and more people to stop wearing watches (and I think to a certain extent, a generation that has never worn a watch). Now Apple is trying to...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 10, 2014 at 10:01 AM, in MacNN Lounge
My cargo shorts are happy! :) 15,159 Views / 383 Replies  
My cargo shorts are happy! :)
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 9, 2014 at 06:16 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Plus for me. My cargo shorts will be happy! 7,270 Views / 54 Replies  
Plus for me. My cargo shorts will be happy!
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 9, 2014 at 06:13 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
:thumbsup: 1,904 Views / 61 Replies  
:thumbsup:
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 7, 2014 at 10:28 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Oh, and to the OP point - the music industry... 1,904 Views / 61 Replies  
Oh, and to the OP point - the music industry still doesn't get it. Steve jobs et al dragged them kicking and screaming into the digital age. Witness the huge brick and mortars closing and the...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 7, 2014 at 08:10 PM, in MacNN Lounge
I've already abandoned CDs (can't remember the... 1,904 Views / 61 Replies  
I've already abandoned CDs (can't remember the last time I bought one, it's got to be 20 years) but would not pay more. I can't hear the difference, mp3 is just fine for me.
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 7, 2014 at 08:07 PM, in MacNN Lounge
No offense to subego or anyone else who feels... 15,159 Views / 383 Replies  
No offense to subego or anyone else who feels that a small phone is better, but can you all see that there are some people who want a larger iPhone?

I don't want a one-handed phone. I don't want a...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 7, 2014 at 07:30 PM, in MacNN Lounge
For years, CenturyLink was all I could get at my... 2,225 Views / 75 Replies  
For years, CenturyLink was all I could get at my house -- 10 down, 768 up. Cost was roughly $65 per month. Charter finally came to town last December -- 30 down, 4 up for $40 per month. Charter just...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 7, 2014 at 08:35 AM, in MacNN Lounge
:thumbsup: 4,085 Views / 90 Replies  
:thumbsup:
Posted by Gankdawg, on Aug 30, 2014 at 10:52 AM, in MacNN Lounge
And youtube, gaming, etc. For me, and just MHO, I... 15,159 Views / 383 Replies  
And youtube, gaming, etc. For me, and just MHO, I don't care about using the device with one hand.
Posted by Gankdawg, on Aug 30, 2014 at 09:24 AM, in MacNN Lounge
i would love a 5.5" or even a 5" screen. But it... 15,159 Views / 383 Replies  
i would love a 5.5" or even a 5" screen. But it will probably be 4.7" and Craig will tell us it's so much better to have a small screen.
Posted by Gankdawg, on Aug 29, 2014 at 10:42 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Methinks the OP has a keyboard problem too. 2,465 Views / 36 Replies  
Methinks the OP has a keyboard problem too.
Posted by Gankdawg, on Jun 10, 2014 at 11:42 PM, in macOS
My Dock has always been 2D, it's always been on... 2,054 Views / 8 Replies  
My Dock has always been 2D, it's always been on the right side of the screen.
Posted by Gankdawg, on Jun 9, 2014 at 09:15 PM, in macOS
Maybe Apple is worried about the HTC M8 and it's... 2,968 Views / 104 Replies  
Maybe Apple is worried about the HTC M8 and it's successor.
Posted by Gankdawg, on May 11, 2014 at 09:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge
By any chance do you have a Gmail account that... 3,597 Views / 76 Replies  
By any chance do you have a Gmail account that you're syncing with Thunderbird? My wife uses Outlook and our iMac was exhibiting alot of the same symptoms you're talking about. Turns out, Outlook was...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Mar 17, 2014 at 08:24 PM, in Mac Desktops
Jailbroken iPhone 4 here. Would like a speed bump... 3,415 Views / 47 Replies  
Jailbroken iPhone 4 here. Would like a speed bump but don't want to lose tethering so I'll wait.
Posted by Gankdawg, on Mar 12, 2014 at 09:38 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I thought it was finished and perfect up until... 870 Views / 5 Replies  
I thought it was finished and perfect up until about a year ago. Now it's just too small. More and more sites have more and more information that just can't be squeezed into a mobile site. I like...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Feb 27, 2014 at 10:18 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I like to have all my music on my iPhone, that's... 2,323 Views / 18 Replies  
I like to have all my music on my iPhone, that's 17 GB. Photos (2,538) take another 2.4 GB. Apps are sitting at 4 GB. Don't forget about 'Other' in your calculations. Mine's sitting at 3.5 GB right...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Feb 27, 2014 at 10:13 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
32 minimum as other have said. My iP4 is 32 and... 2,323 Views / 18 Replies  
32 minimum as other have said. My iP4 is 32 and I'm always pushing the envelope and having to decide what to take off to make more room for something else. I have considered iTunes Music Match as a...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Feb 23, 2014 at 07:28 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Yes, yes, yes! I almost bought a 5S but... 870 Views / 5 Replies  
Yes, yes, yes!

I almost bought a 5S but backed out at the last minute. I'm waiting for iPhone 6 with a larger screen. If iP6 isn't any bigger, I'll probably switch to Android.

I want to see...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Feb 20, 2014 at 12:03 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
I use Aurora Blu-ray Copy and it works good.... 1,931 Views / 13 Replies  
I use Aurora Blu-ray Copy and it works good. Ripping a Blu-ray seems slow but I don't know if that's a function of Aurora, the amount of data being copied (end result is an ISO of around 50GB), my...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Jan 28, 2014 at 09:59 AM, in Applications
Many jailbreak apps haven't been updated to run... 1,036 Views / 2 Replies  
Many jailbreak apps haven't been updated to run on iOS 7 yet. Check here regularly:

Apple, iPhone and iPad News | ModMyi (http://modmyi.com/)

or here:

Jailbreak...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Jan 3, 2014 at 10:58 PM, in iOS Apps
I upgraded to Mavericks on my 2007 iMac and it... 742 Views / 1 Replies  
I upgraded to Mavericks on my 2007 iMac and it was slow so I upgraded to an SSD. I put the SSD into an external enclosure and installed Mavericks on it and then installed the SSD into the iMac. Huge...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Dec 30, 2013 at 09:53 AM, in macOS
I'm going back to just stock 7.0.4 for a couple... 1,303 Views / 6 Replies  
I'm going back to just stock 7.0.4 for a couple reasons:

-Cydia and Mobile Substrate haven't been updated so can't really use any JB software right now
-'Other' has ballooned to over 4 GB now...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Dec 24, 2013 at 09:21 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Yes, I guess. One article that I read said that... 1,303 Views / 6 Replies  
Yes, I guess. One article that I read said that only iPhones with Chinese selected as the language were affected. I got Cydia on my phone and not the other program that they were talking about.
Posted by Gankdawg, on Dec 23, 2013 at 10:29 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Via iTunes 1,303 Views / 6 Replies  
Via iTunes
Posted by Gankdawg, on Dec 23, 2013 at 08:31 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
iOS 7 Jailbreak is live 1,303 Views / 6 Replies  
evasi0n iOS 7.x Jailbreak - official website of the evad3rs (http://evasi0n.com/)

Updated to iOS 7.04 this morning and ran JB. Very smooth, no issues thus far. Waiting for apps/pics/music to copy...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Dec 22, 2013 at 11:35 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
My suspicion is that Outlook doesn't like the... 3,515 Views / 40 Replies  
My suspicion is that Outlook doesn't like the Identity folder being on the external drive but I can't prove it. From my limited googling, it seems that folder can only reside in 2 places, neither of...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Nov 20, 2013 at 11:14 AM, in Mac Desktops
All better except for Outlook. It's stuck in a... 3,515 Views / 40 Replies  
All better except for Outlook. It's stuck in a constant upload/sync for my wife's Gmail account. I don't know if it's Mavericks-related or not. Every time Outlook is launched, it starts uploading...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Nov 20, 2013 at 07:40 AM, in Mac Desktops
Resurrecting an oldish thread. After... 3,515 Views / 40 Replies  
Resurrecting an oldish thread.

After upgrading to Mavericks, my system was noticeably slower so I took the plunge. I Installed a 128GB SSD (Samsung 840) into my 2007 iMac 7,1 (2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo),...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Nov 7, 2013 at 09:46 AM, in Mac Desktops
Thankfully, there's an in Cydia that deletes the... 8,078 Views / 246 Replies  
Thankfully, there's an in Cydia that deletes the badge. One of the benefits of jailbreaking.

But for some reason, the App Store seems to constantly have a badge indicating there's an update. When...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Oct 25, 2013 at 10:18 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Color is more expensive and now that Apple is... 1,734 Views / 43 Replies  
Color is more expensive and now that Apple is giving away OS X, they've got to save money, right? :D
Posted by Gankdawg, on Oct 25, 2013 at 09:06 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Straight Talk, $45/month, unlimited talk, text,... 654 Views / 3 Replies  
Straight Talk, $45/month, unlimited talk, text, and data (2GB cap). Prepaid, no contract. Found iPhone 4 on CL about a year and half ago.

Even if I was to buy an iPhone 5s unlocked from Apple,...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Oct 11, 2013 at 08:35 AM, in MacNN Lounge
:thumbsup: 1,008 Views / 12 Replies  
:thumbsup:
Posted by Gankdawg, on Oct 2, 2013 at 09:07 AM, in MacNN Lounge
I'm waiting, I don't want to lose my jailbreak.... 8,078 Views / 246 Replies  
I'm waiting, I don't want to lose my jailbreak. Most features that I get by jailbreaking are in iOS 7; I'm unsure about the Cellular Data option in Settings/General/Cellular. I need to have access to...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 30, 2013 at 08:02 AM, in MacNN Lounge
For emergency calls, get a cheap prepaid phone. 3,739 Views / 27 Replies  
For emergency calls, get a cheap prepaid phone.
Posted by Gankdawg, on Sep 14, 2013 at 11:45 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
And gun ownership and concealed carry permits... 11,161 Views / 357 Replies  
And gun ownership and concealed carry permits have been on the rise for decades.



As a gun owner, I support your right to refuse to live life that way. What's frustrating is people who don't...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Apr 20, 2013 at 10:49 AM, in Political/War Lounge
I'm a gun advocate, but I don't advocate... 11,161 Views / 357 Replies  
I'm a gun advocate, but I don't advocate requiring everyone to carry. It's a choice and I choose to carry. Requiring would mean more laws and we already have enough laws. We can't enforce the ones we...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Apr 19, 2013 at 09:17 AM, in Political/War Lounge
http://forums.macnn.com/65/mac-desktops/496525/tim... 3,597 Views / 76 Replies  
http://forums.macnn.com/65/mac-desktops/496525/time-to-spruce-up-my-imac/
Posted by Gankdawg, on Mar 20, 2013 at 09:04 AM, in Mac Desktops
Well, I decided I couldn't wait. Upgraded to 6.1... 1,694 Views / 10 Replies  
Well, I decided I couldn't wait. Upgraded to 6.1 through iTunes and then used the new jailbreak.

The jailbreak was very easy, very fast, and very smooth. Took under 5 minutes. Have had some...
Posted by Gankdawg, on Feb 7, 2013 at 10:20 AM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
Woohoo! I made the front page of Legacy. ... 1,694 Views / 10 Replies  
Woohoo! I made the front page of Legacy.

MacNN | Forum roundup: Jailbreak for iOS 6 is now live (http://legacy.macnn.com/articles/13/02/05/jailbreak.for.ios.6.is.now.live/)
Posted by Gankdawg, on Feb 5, 2013 at 10:00 PM, in iPhone, iPad & iPod
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