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Safari for Windows main problem? Mac cultists: I believe a key reason why Apple released Safari for Windows is that with Safari as the browser on iPhone, Apple wanted to introduce as many Windows users to Safari as possible.It is in Apple's interest to have as many prospective iPhone buyers comfortable with the browser. After all, the...; Tags: Apple, Predictions and Observations; Blog posts 2007-06-15
Pictures of the iTV remote: Pictures of the iTV remotei don't buy it for a second...there is nothing apple whatsoever about that remote even ignoring the lack of a logo. that ridiculous little piece of plastic acting as a built-in stand seems so fragile. the entire thing is so aesthetically unappealing as to be mind-blowing....; Tags: Keyboards, Monitors & displays, cultist, Apple Inc., zealot, Microsoft Corp., touch screen, sports team, iTV; Discussion threads 2006-12-15

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Windows 7 wishes: Windows 7 wishesOn layers.Per Ed's post, IE 8 continues to be integrated and integral to the OS. It is likely that many other user space apps that MS creates, will at least be partially embedded, if not completely.End user applications have no business being part of the OS itself,...; Tags: Operating systems, 64-bit, Luna, Microsoft Windows, Windows 7 Wishes, operating system, Aero, Microsoft Windows 7; Discussion threads 2008-08-19
Apple to nuke unlocked iPhones with next update: Apple to nuke unlocked iPhones with next updateI wouldn't say Microsoft is any betterX-Box anyone. Just a bad as Apple if you ask me.The HILARIOUS thing about thisThe raving lunatic Apple zealots who say [b]"THIS IS MY MACHINE, HOW DARE MICROSOFT CRIPPLE MY MACHINE, BLAH BLAH, FROTH, FROTH"[/b] when their...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Handhelds, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp., computer; Discussion threads 2007-09-24
iPhone line "waiters" surface on craigslist: they want HOW MUCH?: iPhone line "waiters" surface on craigslist: they want HOW MUCH?I don't give a rat's....aaaaaaaaaaaaoh never mind.IF AT&T let me in first to buy and iPhone...I wouldnt do it, let alone pay someone to wait in line. As long as AT&T is the only provider count me out.I'm not waiting, nor...; Tags: Apple iPhone, iPhune, ipod; Discussion threads 2007-06-24

iPhone's improved battery life: iPhone's improved battery lifeHurray!---is the battery user-replaceable? Oh, and how usable is the virtual keyboard---Glad to see you finally asking these as questions, rather than just assuming things and writing off the product sight unseen.iPhone coverage explainedA superb article in New York Magazine, with a quote that perfectly explains...; Tags: Engineering, Apple iPhone, battery, What-If, Apple Inc., phone; Discussion threads 2007-06-18
Will iPhone revolutionize the mobile market?: Will iPhone revolutionize the mobile market?Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.Steve Jobs said that and Apple is certainly moving forward aggressively.I predict tough years ahead for a lot of Apple's competitors.Already started?Tim is right, the first iPod which was also expensive catered mainly to the...; Tags: Digital music, Digital media, Cellular phones, mobile, cell phone industry, Tim, Apple iPhone, Apple iPod, Apple Inc.; Discussion threads 2007-01-13
What's up,.docx? If you want Office 2007 that bad, ditch your Mac for a PC: APC magazine and other outlets report that Office for Mac 2004 users who intend to install Office 2007 are not in for a pleasant experience.Thats because Word, Excel and PowerPoint 2007 now all use different file formats: .docx instead of .doc, .xlsx instead of .xls and .pptx xlsx in...; Tags: Microsoft Office 2007, Microsoft Office, Apple Macintosh, General, News, microsoft, Apple; Blog posts 2006-12-05
Mozilla releases Firefox 2 RC1: Mozilla releases Firefox 2 RC1Point taken, butPoint taken, but why mention that statistic in the first place if it isn't representative of anything else out there in the real world?LOL"[i]On CNET News.com, Firefox has a market share of nearly 30 percent, while IE has 58 percent and Apple Computer's Safari...; Tags: Web browsers, Mozilla Firefox 2.0, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Corp.; Discussion threads 2006-09-26
Taxis without drivers: Taxis without driversThis should be funGood thing no personal attacks are allowed.Now you've done it!Personal Rapid Transit has some VERY vocal opponents among backers of older transit technologies -- primarily conventional light rail and bus -- so be prepared to be deluged with their scorn. In the transportation industry,...; Tags: Transportation, Blogging, Personal Rapid Transit, PRT; Discussion threads 2006-09-08
Negroponte's now $130 PC due in April 2007: Negroponte's now $130 PC due in April 2007A wasteIt's been said before, millions of recyclable XP machines available and NN's ego has to reduce the third world to third class citizens and *nix cultists.They of course don't need what 95% of the world uses, they need something 'special'.A WASTE? If...; Tags: Desktops, Operating systems, PC, Negroponte; Discussion threads 2006-05-31
Ballmer: Symantec suit won't delay Vista: Ballmer: Symantec suit won't delay VistaInteresting spin.Yes, I forgot about the Backup software that is intregrated with Windows XP/2K/NT was also formerly Veritas/Symantec's. I didn't think about the volume manager being theirs as well, but since NT came with 0 tools for managing the system, this would make sense.ha,...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Biotechnology, Da Vinci Code, Steve Ballmer, Microsoft Corp., Catholic, Bill Gates, Symantec Corp., Stacker, Microsoft Windows Vista; Discussion threads 2006-05-22
A civics lesson from General Hayden: A civics lesson from General HaydenCommon Sense & PrinciplesThank you for this analysis.The focus of past legitimacy of such trap'n'trace procedures has been the fact that, because I voluntarily give the phone company both my number and my destination number, the phone company becomes somehow a "Third Party" to the...; Tags: Vertical industries, Telecom & Utilities, Batman, government, telecommunications company; Discussion threads 2006-05-18