It amazes me how many Mac "news sites" drew the same conclusion as the headline of this article. Of course, in this case they phrased it as a question so you...
Occam's Razor dictates that the "simplest explanation is the best." Clearly, the argument presented by the news sites is much simpler than your complicated...
Kenneth Prager
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Sep 1, 2005 1:57 pm
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My argument isn't complicated -- I'm just long-winded. The following link makes the same argument I did (but without the irrelevant asides) and it is the...
When I read Allison's post, I thought immediately that there was nothing to the agreement and that they would need G4's for support and repair until at least...
Interesting article in todays Daily Breeze... http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/articles/1806032.html (Embedded image moved to file: pic08423.gif)Raytheon ...
Michael D Briney
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Sep 1, 2005 4:43 pm
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Yeah, I think that is what would occur to most people, but I was amazed at the number of Mac news sites (so-called) that tried to put a different spin on it....
I was teasing... I meant the opposite: the rumor sites came up with a convoluted, sky-is-falling scenario when the more obvious explanation made more sense. KP...
Kenneth Prager
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Sep 1, 2005 7:59 pm
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I knew you were joking but it gave me an excuse to post that link which I though was a pretty good take on the situation. - Dennis D. ... it ... of ... makes ...
Dennis C De Mars
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Sep 1, 2005 9:15 pm
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I found an interesting freeware product that converts Lotus Notes mail database to a UNIX-style mailbox file. Then that can be imported with most mail...
Niraj Shah
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Sep 2, 2005 5:02 pm
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Hi folks, I've got a couple of .avi format videos that I'd like to convert over to .wmv. Is there an easy way to do that? Thanks, Ed Gaitley...
Speaking of moves to Intel, I remember posting about how long it would take to get most of the important commercial software ported to Intel. So I found these...
... Yes, I saw that. The interview specifically reinforces your point that these companies will not interrupt or modify their major revision cycles to bring...
Good timing, a convertor was recently released. Gosh, where did I see it? Maybe on http://www.VersionTracker.com Another place could have been on...
Niraj N Shah
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Sep 3, 2005 12:59 am
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I can't help but wonder if part (or all) Adobe's problems might be related to or similar to the debacle they faced when OS 9 was introduced. Adobe's key apps...
... Well, a lot of water has gone under the bridge since OS 9. I'm actually not sure Adobe has any special problem at this point. Their Mac applications are...
I searched for about 20 minutes before you sent these links and I couldn't find one. not saying it's not there, but......
Allison Sheridan
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Sep 3, 2005 5:58 am
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I found EasyWMA, which converts Windows Media Audio files to MP3 format. For Windows Media Video ... Flip4Mac makes products that allow Macs to interact with...
Niraj N Shah
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Sep 3, 2005 2:36 pm
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Hi folks, I'm just now getting into podcasting and I'm a bit skeptical of some of the technology (mainly due to my ignorance). There are some podcasting ...
Bittorrent is a peer-to-peer file sharing technology with a twist. If you want to share a relatively small file like an .mp3 file, the fact that upload and...
Allison Sheridan
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Sep 6, 2005 2:07 pm
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You are rightfully concerned about any app which wants yet another port opened in your firewall.Unfortunately, this is normal. Go to www.google.com Put in...
Software firewalls used to be a good idea because they would block outgoing traffic (while a h/w firewall only blocks incoming), but now the spyware/virus...
Allison Sheridan
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Sep 7, 2005 1:13 pm
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Folks tend to like Little Snitch as a way to monitoir outbound traffic (from your computer to the internet). LS has informed various folks about shareware and...
Niraj N Shah
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Sep 7, 2005 1:57 pm
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Also consider installing Little Snitch, which will report on port usage... <http://www.obdev.at/products/littlesnitch/> Ken P....
Kenneth Prager
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Sep 7, 2005 5:27 pm
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What unix fan said. I use a router to open ports for Bit Torrent. I also use Azureus as a client. Yesterday, I got two Television shows from 2002 and a Joe...
Michael E Ehritz
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Sep 7, 2005 7:20 pm
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I was glad to see this post regarding conversion of video formats. It reminds me of some questions I have regarding the downloading / editing of DVD-R/RW ...
Hey Everybody, So I'm at work, and of course, I just happen to peruse Apple's start page, and what do I find? The iPod Nano. It's as thick as a pencil, packs...
Brian Bautista
tonphanan@...
Sep 7, 2005 7:43 pm
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It appears to be replacing the iPod mini...
David Kemsley
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Sep 7, 2005 7:53 pm
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RIght, the iPod Mini no longer appears in the Apple store. The 4GB iPod nano is priced at $250. I think this is the price that the iPod Mini sold for, but I...
Dennis C De Mars
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Sep 7, 2005 8:31 pm
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From my understanding, the Sony DVD Camcorders create DVDs directly on the disk, so you can take the DVD out of the camcorder and chuck it in any old DVD drive...
Brian Bautista
tonphanan@...
Sep 7, 2005 11:02 pm
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Part of the problem is the files are MPEG-2. It seems to be a real problem converting them to a file type that will allow you to edit in existing software. I ...
