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This is a republished post - post content has not changed, just changed it to a much more appropriate title. I've been wanting to get into Mac OSX for a while, but with Leopard and rumoured new Macs coming out in the coming months, it simply isn't worth getting one now. So given I've got time to burn...
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I've republished this post under a much more appropriate title - none of the content has changed. Republished post here: http://driveactivated.com/blog/archive/2007/07/11/the-interim-solution-to-buying-a-mac.aspx
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So Job's typical keynote (complete with Feel Good Inc by Gorrilaz) has come and gone, and well, I was a bit disappointed. I was hoping they'd be an updated mini, which I'm thinking of getting. The Leopard announcements weren't all that ground-breaking, though I did like the desktop improvements, and...
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A friend recently called up, stuck on trying to get their brand-spanking new Apple Airport Extreme router working wirelessly with a Windows XP computer (he uses Macs, his wife uses Windows - imagine the arguments between them about that! ). The router connects fine to his Mac wirelessly, but for some...
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Some of you may know that I hate fanboys, whether they're Mac, Linux, Sony or whatever. I don't mind if your passionate about a particular company, in fact that's a great thing and if I startup, or work for a company, I'd be honoured to have such people. What shits me are those who are so blinded (or...
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Oracle Linux adopters labelled 'idiots' . "Melbourne company Opes Prime Stockbroking told ZDNet Australia that in the weeks following its announcement to adopt Oracle Linux , upset Linux enthusiasts phoned, e-mailed and wrote about the company online to complain at the decision. "People called us out...
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Engadget's managed to get their hands on the new Samsung F700 , you know, the iPhone-like phone but with a QWERTY keyboard and 3.5G. They've also managed to get their hands on the new glofiish (or E-TEN if you know them by their previous name) X800 , which is packed with everything you could possibly...
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Apple and Google working on projects together . Oooh, guess Apple needed something to keep the iPhone hype up. But seriously, two big, innovative, secretive, market-leading companies working together could prove to be a very powerful alliance, and bad news for their competitors, namely Yahoo! and Microsoft...
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When most bloggers say something, we get the attention of a relatively small section of the global community. When Steve Jobs says something though, nearly the whole internet community stands up and listens. This time the topic he's chosen to target is music and DRM ; his essay's available here if you...
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I know its 5 in the morning, but I've been up all night packing for a trip and seeing as I was still up, I thought I'd check out Job's keynote at Macworld . There's some iTunes stuff, a new PC & Mac ad, and stuff about Apple tv (or iTV), but that's not what sparked this very early morning post.....