I HATE APPLE

get a mac

maybe a new keyb would work

no, ive had this bad boy for four years and its pretty beat up and slow as hell

i guess im saying... i think its time

i just inherited a computer that's older than yours and it feels like an upgrade to me

but sometimes you can just sense it

wait dude wtf time is it there

I'm still using a powerbook G4. I felt it was really time about a year ago, but then it sort of hit a second wind and has been running well. I don't know. might give it til like July.

that's what i upgraded from. being able to actually watch youtube videos has been a revelation!

while my mbp was out of commission i upgraded to one of the newer unibody ones. its gr8 but if i had put more thought into i might've gone for a cheaper mac mini

but i bought refurbished so was able to save a bit

my girlfriends job just straight-up GAVE us a new mac mini

tbh i sort of just want an excuse to drop money i dont have on a macbook air

ipad dude ipad

maxbook

just went 2 months on my new lappy w/o noticing i didnt have office installed B-)

http://grab.by/8Qb3

lol wtf is this crap

just got an ipad for my wife, bought her a velocity cruz ereader for christmas...what a piece of shit and a horrible waste. Returned it for the full price. WEEEE.

MS Doc Connection? No idea. I got it with Office 2011, haven't touched it.

I'm getting an ipad (2) but I have a v specific need for it so

I mean I think most people get one before they have a use for it, and for some of those people everything looks like a nail until they get fed up and go back to their laptop.

Wait, you said the e-reader is the horrible piece of shit? Sorry.

just went 2 months on my new lappy w/o noticing i didnt have office installed B-)

― ice cr?m, Tuesday, February 8, 2011 1:18 PM

http://www.openoffice.org/

I had Neo Office for ages, a version of Open Office. But then through my job was able to get Microsoft Office for 70 bucks. I did it. I don't like it. I don't like all the crap it installed, but I like to know I have the real thing if I need it. I've been doing all my non-adobe work in google docs anyway lately.

Mac Office 2011 means I can work from home sometimes, and it was cheap so eh. I prefer it to iwork, probably out of familiarity.

B-)

that's the "deal with it" emoticon isn't it

haha :-) B:-) B-)

guise how do i shot jailbreaking now that i mistakenly upgraded to 4.2.1??? i miss pdanet

I'm still using a powerbook G4. I felt it was really time about a year ago, but then it sort of hit a second wind and has been running well. I don't know. might give it til like July.

― sonderborg, Tuesday, 8 February 2011 11:11 (12 hours ago)

Does anyone know if it's possible to resurrect an old mac with Linux?

Does anyone know if it's possible to resurrect an old mac with Linux?

Yellow Dog Linux runs pretty well on a PowerPC Mac. Haven't used it in years, but I recall that installation was easy enough for an intermediate-level Penguinhead. Looks like it's still being worked on too: http://www.yellowdoglinux.com/

Thanks - will check.

Flash Player 10.2 is a revelation. This 2010 MBP no longer gets burny-hot after 12 seconds of youtube.

I'm adjusting to my verizon iphone and there's something that's REALLY bothering me and the little googling I've done suggests that I'm not crazy and this is just how it is. On all dumb/feature phones I've had over the years, you would simply slide the ringer volume down...it would get quiet, then quieter, then it would turn off but would turn on vibrate, then one more click and vibrate would also turn off and it would go silent.

With this phone it seems like you either have vibrate on or off and you can't turn it off without going into settings. 90% of the time the phone is on vibrate and in my pocket with the ringer off. But I should be able to pull it out of my pocket and put it on the table and turn off vibration easily, or turn on the ringer and have the vibrate stop. It seems independent. I don't want it vibrating on the table when it rings...though that may not matter since I barely feel it vibrating in my pocket, which sucks. Verizon iPhone is supposed to have a more subtle vibration. Am I missing something?

Why don't you want it vibrating on the table?

Because it's annoying to everyone.

steve jobs wants you to want it vibrating on the table dan

And if it's out of my pocket, I have the ringer on and don't need it to vibrate.

settings - sound

silent - vibrate - on

ring - vibrate - off

ah, missed that. Still don't like that I can't turn vibrate off and ringer off, or if I put it on ring and turn the volume all the way down, is that muted or just quiet?

On all dumb/feature phones I've had over the years, you would simply slide the ringer volume down...it would get quiet, then quieter, then it would turn off but would turn on vibrate, then one more click and vibrate would also turn off and it would go silent.

I have never owned a phone that does that.

You've really missed out then.

i lold, for some reason

http://grab.by/917K

single stupidest story ever

'BUSINESSMAN DISMANTLES OWN HOUSE!!!!!!!'

DESTROYED is the best

So, I take it there is no way to re-download music off of iTunes store, and no way to import music from an iPhone to a different computer, right?

Yeah there is. If you bought it through that account you should be able to download it to another device through the same account without paying again. Also if you bought music after DRM was lifted you should just be able to copy the files.

Sorry for being a dunce, but what is the procedure for those two maneuvers? I tried going into iTunes store and looking at my account info. Saw the records of the purchases but no way to redownload. I tried going to the track and clicking on it again, but iTunes prompted me to buy it again. Thanks.

itunes is garbage. It doesn't offer a simple way to re-download your purchases despite being in operation for several years. The way I have done it in the past (with apps, at least) is this:

1. Log into the same account
2. Find the item you purchased
3. Buy it again
4. itunes flashes up a box saying 'you have already bought this item, to download it again free of charge click OK'

In other words, guess work and crossed fingers.

I dunno maybe someone else here knows of a better way.

Does that work for music/video items? It does for apps, did not used to for music.

Ah, no idea. I only ever bought one album from itunes (back in the DRM days) and ended up buying the CD anyway.

If you've "lost" some purchases or somehow screw up your account, you can contact iTunes support and they'll throw certain items back in your download queue if you ask nicely.