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Is the Pope ....
Does a bear .....
http://siliconinvestor.advfn.com/readmsg.aspx?msgid=26217179
About the new mini (according to Appleinsider)
"In addition to sporting both a Mini DisplayPort and a Mini DVI connector, it's now also rumored that the new Mac mini will see the addition of a FireWire 800 port and a fifth USB port, with the legacy FireWire 400 port going away. The Mini DVI connector will allow the mini to continue to cater to users who already own a display, while the Mini DisplayPort will offer support for customers of Apple's latest LED-backlit Cinema Display."
Unless they simultaneously release an HDMI - Displayport dongle thingy, the mini will be a disappointment to me. I want to move my Apple TV to the kids tv and use a mini for my bedroom unit. But without HDMI it would be just be a big PITA to connect. Of course it is completely ridiculous to expect a cable card slot so I could retire my comcast set-top box ....
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I knew I was looking at something!
Biggest negative for new MBP is the lack of matte screen option for graphics pros. I think the 17" when it is revealed will have the option for matte.
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I just picked up the new MB 1,599. My first Apple laptop. Sick of the windows tax. That's the "reload the operating system every 18 months because the system slows to a crawl" tax.
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"Whether going with Wal-Mart is crazy, or crazy as a fox, remains to be seen."
I expect they get the same deal as Best Buy.
Remember "The Graduate"?
One word .... Accessories
Steve Jobs and the Portal to the Invisible
In his controlling hands, technology became both the engine and the emblem of transcendence. But as the iPhone slips from his grasp, jobs is making his final bid for immortality.
By Tom Junod
http://www.esquire.com/features/75-most-influential/steve-jobs-1008
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Hubris
You're rejected...and you can't tell anyone
Apple extends NDA to rejection letters
http://www.macrumors.com/2008/09/23/apple-extends-non-disclosure-to-app-store-rejection-letters/
Oy...
I enjoyed it.
I think it's just Bill giving something back to society (because it could not possibly be intended to sell Vista ).
Or may be it's a place holder that says:
'Yeah, we know Vista sucks, but wait until you see what's coming out .... eventually.'
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We currently have our own Small Business Server (2003) running exchange. We are a small office and would be better off having an outside company host our exchange needs vs having to upgrade the server and deal with spambot issues that arise and cause us to end up on graylists (verizon or comcast or hotmail all start bouncing back) and other issues of storge and performance.
ActiveSync makes exchange work with iPhone 2.0 vs just using imap.
So I am hunting ....
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OT: Looking Exchange Hosting service that uses Exchange Server 2007 and supports iPhone using exchange (not just imap)
thanks in advance
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OT: Any recommendations for a MS Exchange hosting company?
thanks in advance
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wrt:"Also the touchscreen interface - if you've used a Touch, you may have some adjustments to make, because the screen/UI on the phone is not nearly as responsive as on the Touch."
Agree about the latency,. My guess is it's due to the phone always giving cpu cycles to phone related stuff the touch doesn't have to deal with.
App Store App wanted:
2 actually. A toggle for 3G and a toggle for WiFi. It should not even leave the home screen just change states to display on or off and change when you click it.
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Apps Store needs a books category to get them out of the entertainment category.
How does Remote work at 110? vbg
I like it(remote), just wish it did more with Apple TV although what it does is a huge step ahead of the Apple remote.
re: "@ $150/barrel, the problem will take care of itself"
Solving Pricey Oil
By Vincent Farrell Jr.
6/19/2008 3:42 PM EDT
http://www.thestreet.com/p/rmoney/marketcommentary/10422189.html $$$
snip ...
China surprised the markets with a move to raise the subsidized price of energy. It's a surprise because the Olympics are almost upon us, and I would have thought they wouldn't risk domestic discontent with higher prices. They have a budget surplus so they could afford to wait, but move they did, and the price of oil is down a bit more than $4 a barrel. I would guess that the concern over inflation forced their hand, but we'll get more in the next day or so.
...snip ...
There is more evidence of "demand destruction." Americans drove 30 billion fewer miles from November 2007 through April 2008 than they did in the same period a year earlier, the biggest drop since the Iran revolution in 1979-1980 (USA Today). The number of miles driven is off only 1%, but since the number of people driving and the number of cars on the road goes up every year, Americans are driving the same number of miles as in 2005, when there were 8 million fewer people. Higher price contains the solution for higher prices in demand destruction.
China Unicom looking to launch iPhone 3G in August?
Posted by Will on Tuesday, June 17th, 2008 at 3:09 pm under Rumors, iPhone, Apple, Devices
China Unicom getting iPhoneWord on the street is that Apple has finally inked a deal that would allow them to break in to the Chinese wireless market with the iPhone 3G. There are rumblings of China Unicom having signed on with Apple to offer the iPhone to its considerable Chinese subscriber-base this August.
Apple has had problems getting any Chinese carrier to commit to its revenue-sharing business model with the original iPhone. But with Apple having dropped their revenue-sharing model in favor of carrier-subsidized pricing, the game may have changed. Carriers are no longer required to kickback iPhone-related revenue to Apple, and are allowed to offer the iPhone 3G through traditional handset-subsidization models - which bodes well for China Unicom finally signing a deal with Apple for the iPhone 3G.
Seeing as how Apple introduced Chinese character recognition in the iPhone OS 2.0 firmware, it makes sense that the iPhone 3G will be making the trip to China.
[Via: ChinaTechNews]
http://www.intomobile.com/2008/06/17/china-unicom-looking-to-launch-iphone-3g-in-august.html
Re Ballmer. Does Steve Jobs write his stuff? <G>
NO
FSJ does
;)
http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/
Time to dump Windows? [Infoworld]
Can it be done? Is it the right time? Find out what it'll take to finally switch to desktop Mac OS X or Linux
http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/02/17/08NF-vista-alternatives_1.html
preaching to the choir on Sunday morning
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Do you think Apple will do their own external multi-touch pad for existing macs? Would you buy one to use in lieu of a mouse?
I'd consider it. Or a keyboard with a pad. Wireless or wired.
Or how about a small wireless screen that would act as a multitouch device or virtual keyboard for your mac mini or aTV connected to your big flat screen TV?
just musing
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When do we expect to see the first bluetooth or usb external multi-touch pad? The support must already be built-in to leopard. Is there something special about the touch surface that would keep logitech et l from doing their own (probably firmware ...)
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"What I want Apple to announce is that they are merging the Apple TV with the Mac mini, and making it a hybrid closed/open system - a machine that boots into Front Row but can be used as a standard computer if you press some magic keys. A turn-key solution that can be opened up by advanced users and developers. The first mainstream consumer device that is infinitely hackable."
http://wilshipley.com/blog/2007/10/open-systems-closed-systems-and-future.html
Exactly what I expect/hope for the next mini - with leopard
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Been there. Done that.
Not expecting to sweep the Indians ....
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would love to see my sox against fi's rox
Message In Reply To:
Indians deprive Red Sox from eliminating Yankees.
I remember when Colorodo's rockies were the NHL team from Denver (that flew east to become the NJ Devils)
was living in the boat at the time
cheers
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Do you have scoop about a merger? The GTW has a Dell logo at the bottom of the comparison?!
System Shootouts update: $1,300 Slimline Desktops: 20" iMac vs. Gateway One:
http://www.systemshootouts.org/shootouts/desktop/2007/0927_dt1300.html
OT:Bootz - Thanks eom
OT: Can you recommend a Flash for the D40?
TIA
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Suppose a million iPhones sell the first week. I wonder what % would be switchers and how would it affect share between VZ and T?
Apple press release says limit of two per customer -
iPhone Premieres This Friday Night at Apple Retail Stores
CUPERTINO, Calif., June 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Apple's revolutionary iPhone(TM) will go on sale this Friday, June 29 at 6:00 p.m. local time at Apple(R) retail stores nationwide. All 164 Apple retail stores in the US will stay open until midnight, and customers can purchase up to two iPhones on a first come, first served basis. Beginning Saturday morning, iPhone customers can learn how to get the most out of the iPhone with free, in-depth workshops offered throughout the day at all Apple retail stores. Every Apple retail store will offer support for iPhone at the Genius Bar and personal training through Apple's new One to One program.
Apple retail stores were created for this moment -- to let customers touch and experience a revolutionary new product said Ron Johnson, Apple's senior vice president of Retail. With our legendary Genius Bar support free workshops and our One to One personal training we're here to help customers get the most from their new iPhone.""
iPhone introduces an entirely new user interface based on a revolutionary multi-touch display and pioneering new software that allows users to control iPhone with just a tap, flick or pinch of their fingers. iPhone combines three products into one small and light weight handheld device-a revolutionary mobile phone, a widescreen iPod(R), and the Internet in your pocket with best-ever applications on a mobile phone for email, web browsing and maps. iPhone ushers in an era of software power and sophistication never before seen in a mobile device, which completely redefines what users can do on their mobile phones.
Pricing and Availability
iPhone goes on sale in the US on June 29, 2007 at 6:00 p.m. local time through Apple's retail stores and ATT's select retail stores. Apple's online store will be taking orders for iPhone beginning at 6:00 p.m. PDT. iPhone will be available in a 4GB model for $499 (US) and an 8GB model for $599 (US), and will work with either a PC or Mac(R). Beginning June 30 and continuing through the summer, Apple Stores in the US will open early at 9:00 a.m. for iPhone sales. Customers can check iPhone availability at their local Apple retail store starting at 9:00p.m. the night before at http://www.apple.com/retail.
Parental lockout available for YouTube. (On, Off or Ask)
parental controls is a new setting in aTV 1.1
The Complete Guide to Apple TV 1.1 Software and YouTube:
http://www.ilounge.com/index.php/articles/comments/the-complete-guide-to-apple-tv-11-software-and-yo...
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watching you tube on apple tv.
never looked this good online.
Need a parental lockout due to some inappropriate content.
it is oddly fun to peruse.
Some content looks far superior to std definition channels on cable.
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Well I am speaking over time (ie the next six months). My point is Intel really pushing AMD out of the high end with unmatched performance at slightly higher prices. Over time the pricing will stabilize even as performance increases. Hence higher margins for Intel and greater pain for AMD.
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I thought it was an effort to push AMD out of the high end, to take back share.
Just noticed the Steve Jobs photo in the group header .....
Separated at birth? Steve and John McEnroe?
vbg
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The price war is most likely to become more and more limited to the lowest end devices. As Intel's superiority at the high end extends in the absense of AMD's response to CORE2, Intel will be able to hold the line (and increase their margins) at the high end.
So it's great news for the Mini and the Mac-Book margins, perhaps not as much for the "Pros".
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The 3M video is better
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jmho
Imagine this is true(from your leaked outline)
That' s it, but there' s one more thing, new product iphone@home:
10 ? multitouch screen,
30 GB Flash memory,
iPhone user surface,
8 hours of battery,
no connections except dock Connector,
resemble functions as iPhone, except mobile phone, but iChat
integrated iSight
Demo iphone@home
The End
Skype @home?
Can't believe that works for "T"
I would love it and be all over it.
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How do you turn $224.95 into $75.04? See below.
Trying a little expiration trade around the May 110s. Bought 20 for a dime planning to flip before 4.
$200 wager.
Sold em for a nickel.
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Trying a little expiration trade around the May 110s. Bought 20 for a dime planning to flip before 4.
$200 wager.
-dh-
I would not discount the possibility that Apple "spoofed" this email to uncover a leaker.
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