I HATE APPLE

old man yells at apple computer

i rebooted it again to see what would happen and its just rebooted fine - there's been no clicking to indicate a problem with the hard drive, and when it hung it seemed to be before it got to choosing which drive to boot off

maybe its just the time of year, i haven't really been at the races myself either

Sounds like time to back up all your stuff.

backed up w ccc on one partition and time machine on the other (then repeated with an offsite disk once a week ok month)

but the weird thing is...when it wouldnt boot...it wouldnt let me choose to boot from the external either, it hung before that point

(now it boots off both fine)

finally worked out how to wirelessly connect my MBP with my PS3. MAGIC.

why.... would you do that

probably to screen avi files from his laptop to his television (that's why I connected my MB to my 360)

you can also use your laptop as a floating hard drive and stream music through your tv. also wonderful.

is there anyway to screen share so we can watch hulu stuff or is it just folders and files??

just folders and files

lame

surely you can get a vpn client for a ps3, it is huge!

More of an "I LOVE APPLE" post, but...

I lost my iPhone a couple months ago, and assumed it was stolen, because I tried to call it immediately, and it went straight to voicemail. I ended up having to pay the "early upgrade" pricing to get a new one ($500).

Then, a couple of days ago, I got an email from the SF Apple store telling me that a good samaritan had turned in my phone, and that I could come in and pick it up any time. So maybe this is more of a "I LOVE GOOD SAMARITANS" post, but in any case... YAY!

So do you get your money back or do you just pointlessly have two phones?

I think my wife gets a new phone, or I could sell it, maybe?

can't you watch hulu via the PS3 browser? not ideal but should still work. I know iplayer does

anyone got a link to the chart showing how much apple stock you'd have if you'd invested in shares instead of buying their laptops on release

http://cdn.hipsterrunoff.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/800/20110119-jgh61ps6d7ufqwm8b7b6cyxx7f.jpg

Bastard thing did it again. So it looks like every time I plug my ipod into my conputer it fucks up, loses all the songs and says it has to be reset to factory settings. Brilliant. The only upside is this model doesn't run out of battery very often.

yeah i dont have one lying around, and its not anything crucial, just annoying given how used to keyboard shortcuts i am. ill see if i can borrow one later, or just replace this bad boy. going on 4 years with this laptop anyway and my eye is starting to wander...

dont worry though ill keep this thread updated.

― max, Sunday, December 19, 2010 6:27 PM (1 month ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

what'd you end up doing with your computer, max? i spilled some whiskey on the right side of my macbook keyboard a few days ago and the A through L keys and the left option key (none of which were spilled on) are all dead. probably going to end up with permanent usb keyboard :-/

nothing. all my keys work fine individually, but the shortcuts that didnt work at the beginning still dont work. its a pain.

Whenever I try to log on to ILX on my iphone, when I type in my name (at the start of my e-mail address) the autocorrect keeps changing it to 'nanoscale'. Is there a way I can add my name to a dictionary of known words so that it won't keep trying to change it?

Settings > General > Keyboard > Edit User Dictionary

I don't get that option under Keyboard.

But my surname (along with other words I use) has automatically been added to the user dictionary, just from me having typed it a few times.

What's your iPhone?

I din't get that option either (i have a 3GS)

I have a 3GS and I've got it. neener neener

iPhone 4, running OS 4.2.1

Jamie, you could try resetting the user dictionary under Settings > General > Reset > Reset Keyboard Dictionary (if you don't think it's added anything useful) and then try typing your name a few more times, refusing the autocorrect suggestion.

Weird. Mine's 4 with 4.2.1 as well. I've got three active keyboards, that might have something to do with it.

I din't get that option either (i have a 3GS)

Same for me. I think maybe the problem is that I've never typed it in other text (e.g. in a text message or an ILX post), just when trying to log on to ILX, so it hasn't been added to the dictionary. Maybe I should just try typing it over and over and over.

Actually that seems to have worked. I have just sent my Dad a text consisting of my name repeated ten times, though.

NASTY NASTY NASTY NASTY NASTY NASTY NASTY NASTY NASTY NASTY <send>

I din't get that option either (i have a 3GS)

― progressive cuts (Tracer Hand), Friday, 28 January 2011 10:29 (25 minutes ago) Bookmark

i didn't either, but i found that if you add an international dictionary (chinese simplified pinyin seems to do the trick) then tap back, the "edit user dictionary" option magically appears. it's what i love about apple, so intuitive.

ok, did it. my user dictionary says "No Words" which is wrong, i mean "jeez" and things like that go in fine with no autocorrection

is noone else just grossed out by this verizon iphone situation?

what is gross about it?

the fact that they are going to release an iphone 5 in about 5 months so people who sign w/ verizon now will have to pay $500 to upgrade to the new one

people do have the choice not to buy one, or not to upgrade.

Apple is just extracting fair market value from the small number of people who want iPhone on verizon now AND want to have the latest iPhone in 5 months time. It's classic price discrimination, extracting the most money from those most willing to pay.

I will buy an iPhone next week and when 5 comes out, if it's mindblowing I'll take the hit, and if it's not I'll get it, or whatever's new, when my contracts over.

why not just wait? idgi. my contract's up next month but i like my 3GS just fine.

because I'm sick to death of not having a smartphone and I can't wait another 5 months. What exciting new features can we expect from iPhone 5 that will make it worth the wait?

more oomph, you can pay for your starbucks by smugly slamming it into your barista's face

dual core processor, beefed up graphix

I'll probably be ok. Just hope it doesn't look better because that's what really matters.

i heard you'll be able to buy it in a tattoo form factor

i just bought a 3gs, why not for $20. I can wait on the 4...or 5 or 6.

Apple is just extracting fair market value from the small number of people who want iPhone on verizon now AND want to have the latest iPhone in 5 months time. It's classic price discrimination, extracting the most money from those most willing to pay.

― American Fear of Pranksterism (Ed), Saturday, 29 January 2011 00:34 (6 hours ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

It's very easy to find Apple's product cycles on the web. If you don't care enough to do that, you probably won't care that your phone is three years old. I don't see what's exploitative here.

i imagine the timing had more to do w/when the deal just happened to get done anyway, whats verizon gonna do wait four months