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Sad but true. I'm not at all opposed to bringing a Mac into the family for almost any reason, but if cost was a concern - as it seemed to have been here - I think there are better ways to get Mac-ified under budget without getting stuck with legacy. I guess there's not much point worrying about it now though as the purchase has been made and, being used, likely there's no return.-JavaJones (June 10, 2011, 09:35 PM)
While I unfortunately have no sage advice to offer, I'm just wondering why in the world you would buy a PowerPC Mac at this point. Sure it may be able to run some stuff for a little while, but its days are extremely numbered, even more so than WinXP. Apple is much more serious about its forced obsolescence.-JavaJones (June 10, 2011, 05:53 PM)
^Okay, 65 sounds better...You're forgiven...Except for the iPhone part.-Stoic Joker (June 10, 2011, 11:54 AM)
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Beat This Speed-mahesh2k (June 10, 2011, 06:48 AM)
Apple will continue to get a free ride as long as Steve Jobs is alive. Once he's gone it will be open season on Apple because it will finally get called on all the problems many in the tech press are reluctant to acknowledge.-40hz (June 09, 2011, 08:45 AM)
Perhaps so, but I bet they wait three days before drawing any conclusions...-Stoic Joker (June 09, 2011, 11:25 AM)
Because if I lose my data, that'll suck. But if you lose my data, somebody's gonna get hurt...-Stoic Joker (June 09, 2011, 07:01 AM)
I think it would depend on the intended use of the application. If it's an internal use only project, then shortcutting with a hard coded select is fine. In a pinch I've used a function to insert a select so in can be used in multiple places and only have to be edited in one.
But if it's going to be a released to the masses project, then hard coding anything makes it an inflexible pain in the neck for whoever is trying to get it dialed in for their specific purposes. There's just no anticipating the kind of crap people will think of to need...-Stoic Joker (June 09, 2011, 06:36 AM)
Is it just me or does this pattern sound familiar:
Given *ANY* technological or software announcement X,
- If that same announcement X was made by Microsoft: It's boring and not worth anyone mentioning it anywhere.
- If that same announcement X was made by Google: It's breathlessly significant engineering feat and tecnological world changer discussed by every website on planet for a month (after which everyone can forget about it until the next new beta announcement).
- If that same announcement X was made by Apple: It's a Business Marketing Masterpiece bound to shake up the computer industry.
-mouser (June 08, 2011, 04:07 PM)
Final analysis
All that said, let me try to boil this down into two sentences that shouldn’t surprise you. For Google, the Web is the center of the universe. For Apple, your device is the center of the universe.
Can they both be right?
Those are very douchy looking guitars, I must admit! According to several people, a guitar like that should be played by someone like this: (see attachment in previous post)And it probably did sound macish... Yeah... I admit it... I sometimes like shiny things.-Renegade (June 08, 2011, 08:20 AM)
No crime in liking shiny blingy things. I happen to love the weird, utterly ludicrous retro looks (and equally unique sounds) of guitars built by Mike Eastwood so who am I to criticize.-40hz (June 08, 2011, 09:13 AM)-superboyac (June 08, 2011, 10:49 AM)
@Ren - Can I use your line in my script as the response from the female character when the gentleman finally tells her what it is? It sounds sooooo Mac-user! (kidding...just kidding)-40hz (June 08, 2011, 07:50 AM)
They must be so sorry they ever accepted dropbox onto iOS.-Eóin (June 08, 2011, 07:49 AM)
Bought. iCloud: The real reason behind Apple's device restrictions emerges.
Think "my way or the highway, highway: unavailable".-nosh (June 07, 2011, 09:44 PM)
My point is that with proper financial regulation-Shades (June 07, 2011, 06:12 PM)
End of script.-40hz (June 07, 2011, 06:16 PM)
I'm seeing tons of complaints from past SoftLayer fans on their forum and on the webhostingtalk.com forum; seems like a general consensus is forming that since the merger with ThePlanet hosting company, SoftLayer is definitely having some issues..-mouser (June 07, 2011, 04:31 PM)
Alternative opinion-justice (June 07, 2011, 06:59 AM)
