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Mezei, maybe you should use a nick 2 32 (11/28/2011 4:37:10 AM) comp.sys.mac.system People you are discussing with are also discussing if it's worth paying $150 for a 2005 G4 with an old 20GB drive to make Drobo back-ups. Says, the OP: On 11/27/2011 02:14 PM, Alan Browne wrote: "The seller... Zen

AAPL faring good 0 34 (11/26/2011 6:20:56 AM) comp.sys.mac.system AAPL faring good: Ok, its not quite as good as companies with serious products but, given the lamies 4G it produces, I find they fare mighty well. Check these specs for Samsung Google Nexus Prime, AKA Sams... Zen

Where's OS X on the list? 25 26 (11/17/2011 5:50:13 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Out of the 500 most powerful computers in the world, Linux runs 457 (91.4%). http://i.top500.org/stats You might wonder were OS X sits in the list. Well, for an extra $80, Apple will provide you with a nice ... Zen

Apple news 2 28 (11/15/2011 1:05:46 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Eric Schmidt had to admit it time and again: Siri is a Google killer. Still, stupid investors don't get it. In the last 5 days, Apple has lost 4% more than Nasdaq and even more compared to Google and Amazon... Zen

Apple tends to iterate, says Apple fan Mike Daisy 1 15 (11/5/2011 2:03:37 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Wait till you see the iTV, Mickey. It will just blow your mind. Don't forget Steve cracked the TV, got the essence of it in yet another God sent dream. And after that? Hey, Steve is now in heaven. Do you b... Zen

Cook uses an Android phone 33 14 (11/3/2011 10:53:32 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Troubleshooting a battery-sucking iPhone 4S by Christopher Breen, Macworld.com Oct 24, 2011 1:15 pm "Last week I had the opportunity to spend a lot of time with my new iPhone 4S, as I relied upon it for ema... Zen

Steve Jobs cracked it! 0 22 (11/3/2011 5:19:03 AM) comp.sys.mac.system These days, investors are scared and holding their breath because of news like these: "Samsung in the July-to-September period surpassed Apple Inc. as the leading seller of smartphones by shipping around 28... Zen

CallSupportCallSupportCallSupportCallSupportCallSupportCallSupportCallSupportCallSupportCallSupport 0 15 (10/29/2011 2:54:26 AM) comp.sys.mac.system There's something I don't get here. When you ask Apple products users why they accept to pay such ludicrously inflated prices for their little toys, they answer it's because Apple's support is unbeatable. It... Zen

Why apple is condemned to innovate 3 19 (10/28/2011 12:56:09 AM) comp.sys.mac.system "Can Apple continue to innovate without Jobs? Is there any other option? "The iPhone enjoys 27% market share in the smartphone category, according to the latest comscore stats. That's second only to Google's... Zen

More FUD 4 24 (10/26/2011 8:00:49 PM) comp.sys.mac.system Android captured a leading 44 percent of all mobile app downloads in the second quarter, according to ABI Research, surpassing Apple's iOS, which grabbed 31 percent. The research firm attributed Android's ga... Zen

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Where's OS X on the list? 25 26 (11/17/2011 5:50:13 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Out of the 500 most powerful computers in the world, Linux runs 457 (91.4%). http://i.top500.org/stats You might wonder were OS X sits in the list. Well, for an extra $80, Apple will provide you with a nice ... zen1856 (76)

Time machine HD consideration 57 42 (11/20/2011 4:07:21 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I am getting ready to come kicking and screaming into a the present, updating my 10.4 to Snow Leopard and maybe Lion. This means that I now get to use Time Machine. I am currently using a 1TB external HD to d... kurtullman (1589)

No More Mr. Nice Guy at the Apple Store 70 57 (11/21/2011 11:19:35 PM) comp.sys.mac.system I've got an Apple device that began having intermittent problems while under warranty so I took it to the local Apple Store Genius Bar. They misdiagnosed the cause and told me to just try X with it. Went home... sgt12 (67)

OS Lion: wallet shock? 77 32 (11/23/2011 1:51:09 AM) comp.sys.mac.system OK, so I buy a MacBook Pro, which is a walloet shock in itself. Now, how much software must I buy again? I've got a pretty typical collection -- Office '04, typical utilities and tools, etc. I use Terminal a... briang (32)

ARMv8 Mac? 14 28 (11/24/2011 10:42:45 PM) comp.sys.mac.system The ARMv8 is coming. With performance that 1.5 - 3x faster than SandyBridge (on a core by core basis) - or - 1/2 the power v. Westmere for the same performance, it will be tempting for Apple to dump intel as... alan.browne (4019)

What it is a 1.5 GHz Mac Mini G4 / 1 GB worth? 12 23 (11/26/2011 11:44:47 PM) comp.sys.mac.system There is one for sale, but the guy wants $250 which seems exorbitant to me. esp. as he's reduced the disks to 20 GB units. (For "security" reasons he says - doesn't know how to wipe a drive I guess). I off... alan.browne (4019)

Mezei, maybe you should use a nick 2 32 (11/28/2011 4:37:10 AM) comp.sys.mac.system People you are discussing with are also discussing if it's worth paying $150 for a 2005 G4 with an old 20GB drive to make Drobo back-ups. Says, the OP: On 11/27/2011 02:14 PM, Alan Browne wrote: "The seller... zen1856 (76)

Lion's "All My Files" crap 8 31 (11/28/2011 5:15:42 AM) comp.sys.mac.system I think this is one of the most insanely stupid things Apple has ever done. It is absolutely stupid that I should have to see some minuscule portion of my several hundred thousand files shoved at me when I bri... mlsiemon (183)

#OWS - Donated G5 towers don't work. Clues? 28 29 (12/3/2011 1:10:49 AM) comp.sys.mac.system Hiya! I have 3 donated G5 tower workstations. I know none of the history for these machines. So far, I've tried booting 2 of them. Same symptoms on both: No gong fans come on, things hum, little light above ... joshuafwhalen (112)

Mac pro power supply replacement 54 33 (12/16/2011 12:35:15 AM) comp.sys.mac.system My 2009 Mac Pro power supply is failing. It took over an hour of trying after a power failure before it powered the machine on. (it would click, lights in room dim a bit and about 3 secodns later, click "off". ... jfmezei.spamnot (8974)