New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

can't you give all events an alarm by default? (srs q)

yes, but not reminders

this is not a huge thing just a really weird gap to me. why cant i just pull down my notifications screen, especially now that they have a "today" vertical, and see every single one of my reminders, even the ones that dont have a specific date/time attached

new Mac Pro:

http://www.newsfiber.com/thumb/20130612-2ECBDF7F6759FD15-0-1-C126056-ACC3E2C73FBC9AED.jpeg

Ideaco Tubelor trash bin:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/31Vnq%2BtqVnL._SL500_AA300_.jpg

Slight digression. I got an iPhone 5 this week. It's completely incapable of retaining a signal for more than a minute or so at a time. Causing me no end of grief and possibly the worst phone I've ever owned.

AFAIK iphones have a liberal return policy

you're probably holding it wrong tbh

are you sure you didn't buy an ipod touch

A couple months ago I started noticing the dreaded "ghosting" image retention fault on my rMBP. It's an ongoing problem with all the retinas using LG-sourced screens - the Apple Support thread for this problem is over 500 pages. I'd been trying to ignore the fault, but it just got too ridiculous, so I took it to the local Apple Store. Had it back the next day, no charge. New Samsung-sourced screen is slightly warmer, but I code/write mostly in white-on-black these days.

There's an online test to see if you have the problem.

anyway to get iOS7 on iphone w/out a dev a/c?

are you sure you didn't buy an ipod touch

Ha! They're sending me a new one.

yup xp

I would only do this on a spare iphone 5 btw. doing this on an older model, especially if it's yr only phone, is kinda risky if something goes wrong. if you brick it and bring it to the apple store they may not be too understanding.

update your iphone and itunes to the latest versions.

download the dmg for the current version of iOS 6 for your phone (you'll need this to revert your phone back once apple revokes the cert for iOS 7 beta)

download the iOS 7 dmg file for your iphone model.

(you're gonna have to dl these from file sharing sites, not apple)

unzip the iOS 7 dmg to get the ipsw file

connect your iphone to itunes, do a full backup. if you're savvy enough, make a copy of the backup file, since itunes only stores the latest backup.

option or shift click on "update" in itunes (NOT "restore"), select the iOS 7 ipsw. it'll ask if you want upgrade and say something about registering with apple, just say OK, it doesn't mean anything.

iOS 7 will install, should keep all your existing apps, settings, and data (it did for me).

you're going to have to keep your ear to the ground about apple revoking certs, if they revoke the beta 1 cert and close the loophole for non-developers on beta 2, you'll need to revert to the iOS 6 ipsw using the same method. if enough time has gone by and the iOS 6 ipsw cert has been revoked, you could get stuck w/ an inoperable phone unless you jailbreak.

Re: Ghosting, I had an LG which did this, but after a few months I noticed a load of dead/stuck pixels on my screen, so got it repaired, and to give thme credit it was replaced the next day wih the Samsung, but after a while that one got the same dead/stuck pixel problem, on my 3rd one now which also has slowly got the same issue. I only know two other people with the same model and they both have the same problem. I think AppleCare is going to be a very wise upgrade to get. The resolution is gorgeous though.

http://i.imgur.com/LdMrGzB.png

poll already

The power button on my iPhone 5 got super-intermittent. After watching this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdpIDqCCROI

I took my phone to a "Genius," and they gave me a fresh unit for free, pretty much no-questions-asked. So yeah, when you have 80 billion in the bank, you can afford a liberal return policy.

My current laptop is rapidly approaching toast, so I'm starting to look at Macbook Pro refurbs. Looking at two in particular:

13-inch with a 3.0 GHz Dual-core Intel Core i7
or
15-inch with a 2.6 GHz Quad-core Intel Core i7

Both are identical in just about every other way (graphics on 15-inch also list NVIDIA GeForce GT 650M with 1GB of GDDR5 memory). Is it worth the extra $150 to bump up? In other words, is quad-core that much more impressive, performance wise?

Bearing in mind I don't really do much in the way of video rendering or anything like that.

think less in terms of the specs and more in terms of the form factor

if youre not doing any video rendering you should look at macbook airs

might be worth the extra $150 if you plan on doing any gaming - otherwise i would stick with the 13' for better portability

but yeah, airs might be a better bet too

Do Airs handle heavy Photoshopping well? I'm sort of constitutionally opposed to bumping down to one of those, but I suppose I could investigate.

Also, the only refurbs available for Airs right now are 11", which I may as well get a tablet, no?

yeah don't get the 11"

i use photoshop for work on my 18 month old air and ive never experienced a slowdown in overall performance. its really not "bumping down" anymore--my gf got a pro at the same time that i got the air and i havent noticed a single benefit to her pro, even when it comes to PS and illustrator stuff, and the air is so much lighter and easier its way preferable to use and carry around

xp i wouldnt get the 11" no

I've got a Samsung screen on my 15" MBP Retina, but the ghosting talk above made me thing I need Applecare. $330 plus tax... and today is my last day to get it so the cheaper Ebay options are out.

I guess if it ever fucks up I'll dunk it in the tub and use renters' insurance.

think less in terms of the specs and more in terms of the form factor

― 乒乓, Monday, June 17, 2013 11:39 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

otm. For something that you're going to touch, move, and use every day, it should be something you enjoy touching, moving, and using.

The Verge put out their review of the feature-bumped (and $100 price-dropped) 13" MacBook Airs

http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/17/4436332/macbook-air-review-13-inch-2013

We’ve been recommending the MacBook Air for three years straight now, so this is pretty simple: if you’re a normal person shopping for a laptop, you should buy a MacBook Air.

otm

"a normal person" ;_;

i think it really comes down to whether you prefer the bigger screen of the 15" as opposed to a 13" mbp or mba and whether you'd be willing to put up with the extra 1-2 pounds of weight that entails

I think I'm totally cool with the 13" tbh, after looking them over in the store. At any rate, I'm convinced now that I don't need quad-core vs. dual-core, so the 13" is probably the way to go.

is it retina? that would be a big reason to go for the pro over the air

Yes. I wanted retina more for the SSD though.

I have a 15" MBP at work and it's bloody massive compared to the 11". Weighs about as much as a PowerBook 170.

Goes like stink, mind. Think the Retina one is lighter, too.

i hope by the time i'm ready to by a new laptop (knock on wood not for a long time), that macbook airs will be video-capable

dude... they can already display video. FYI.

even cartoons?

haven't checked mine yet. Will let you know

*waits*

I'm really more of a MBP level cartoon watcher than a MBA one.

I've had an MBA for a few years now. It's great. If we're going to nitpick :

- The keyboard feels better on the MBP somehow - having the weight of the machine under the keys makes a slight difference.

- No way of swapping out the hard drive for more storage. You'll be tied to 128 for as long as you own the machine.

Yeah, I made up my mind on this much: I'm not accepting anything less than 512 GB.

Well, actually I think I've made up my mind on a lot of other things by now tbh.

- No way of swapping out the hard drive for more storage. You'll be tied to 128 for as long as you own the machine.

― More Than a Century With the Polaris Emblem (calstars), Tuesday, 18 June 2013 08:09 (10 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

Macsales do an upgrade kit to take it up to 480GB, not cheap though

http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/Aura_Pro_Air_2012

yeah the mba's lack of storage can be a pain, otoh what do you really need it for? i put all my mp3s into itunes match and keep my aperture library on an external, works fine

also lack of ethernet port can be annoying

I take a lot of raw photos.

so do i, but i never need to deal w/ them in a situation where im not at my desk and able to plug in the hard drive

one of these guys http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B005EWTL7C/

I have the ethernet dongle it's annoying to have to remember it but nbd.