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Happy MacWorld .... Happy New Year 2007.
Go AAPL !!!!!
AAPL 90 + Stay Long
The best is yet too come.
From February 2006.
http://www.investorshub.com/boards/read_msg.asp?message_id=9843188
Go AAPL !!!!
Yes, Blue .... how sweet it is.eom
Yo Tarmar
Go AAPL !!!!
LJK, The Internet is such a Jungle .... next stop Yahoo !!!!!
I'm still holding AAPL and Prepared to Buy more below $50.00 dollars a share.
-Altaire4 Go AAPL !!!!!
Zing baby .... Zing
The Zing Index from the Podcast and Vlog Search Engine PODZINGER.
http://www.podzinger.com/ZingIndex.jsp
Go AAPL !!!!!!
Short and Longterm investments
I've learned that successful investing is made up of both long and short term investments. I've shorted positions that with a little bit more patience would have made significantly better returns of course this is not always the case. Learning when to stay Long and when to go short is a tricky business but ultimately it comes down to how much of a return your portfolio has earned.
I've been extremely fortunate over the last three years but this year things are off to a very slow start with a paltry 4.00 % return since January 2006. Still the year is still young and I've entered into Three new positions that may improve things.
Goodluck with your investments.
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AAPL Stay Long
Me, I'd be perfectly happy with a continuation of the down move through and after the next earnings report. I'd be happy at $55, thrilled at $50 and absolutely giddy below $50.
Good for you Roni. The Time to load up on Apple was well below $50.00 a share never the less longterm AAPL will reach new highs. Short Term investing is a helluva lot riskier. With Microsofts delay of Windows Vista, Mac OS X on x86 and a healthy lead in digital content AAPL will continue to make inroads in marketshare. Maybe, Not great leaps ... but cumulative steps that will grow share for the forceable future.
Also, Apple may surprize us all by doing what many of us think is unthinkable releasing Mac OS X for x86 for commodity PC hardware.
Do you remember how many of us practically freaked out when Apple ported iTunes to windows ?
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OT: Steve Wozniak and Robotic Fans
If your in the New England Area
Woz will be one of the Judge's in Boston's First Regional Robotics Competition!
What: The largest robotic competition ever in Boston!! Over 40 teams,
from Boston to Brazil, competing in Boston's FIRST robotic competition!
When: March 24th & 25th (Friday & Saturday), 2006
(practice day takes place on Thursday, the 23rd)
Where: The stellar Agganis Arena at Boston University,
925 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA
Price: FREE & OPEN TO PUBLIC! A must see event - TRULY AMAZING!
http://bostonfirst.org/index.html
Judges list here:
http://bostonfirst.org/judges.html
Unable to attend ..... Nasa will also be webcasting the event
http://robotics.nasa.gov/events/webcasts/regionals_2006.php
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OT: Saddam's WMD
Weapons of Mass Distraction
No its not a headline from a Left Wing Blog its only from the NY Time's
Even as U.S. Invaded, Hussein Saw Iraqi Unrest as Top Threat
By MICHAEL R. GORDON
and BERNARD E. TRAINOR
Published: March 12, 2006
Excerpt From the NY Times
Ever vigilant about coups and fearful of revolt, Mr.(Saddam) Hussein was deeply distrustful of his own commanders and soldiers, the documents show.
He made crucial decisions himself, relied on his sons for military counsel and imposed security measures that had the effect of hobbling his forces. He did that in several ways:
The Iraqi dictator was so secretive and kept information so compartmentalized that his top military leaders were stunned when he told them three months before the war that he had no weapons of mass destruction, and they were demoralized because they had counted on hidden stocks of poison gas or germ weapons for the nation's defense.
No major media coverage of this story ? hmmmm
Complete story here:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/12/international/middleeast/12saddam.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&or...
-Alt ..... The next time you see Dubbya's Smirk, its all about how he Snookered the American People into a war we cannot possibly win.
.... Revenue doesn't seem to be a problem
You guy's have unrealistic expectations. Apple has delivered early on the Intel transition with its most popular systems and you complain about a lack of Mid-level Intel based towers. How big of a market is it .... 1 percent of Apple's business at the most ? Apple will address that market when it can provide a compelling alternative to your Dell branded White Boxes.
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re; Apple and Towers
How ubiquitous would Mac OS X and iLife be if it was OEM'd to say a rival of Mikey McDell's ?
Then you could have your beige boxes with at least a first class operating system.
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Do You mean that WLD is wrong about the P4's ?
... Baaad Sheep
Based on yours and WLD's absurd notions Apple should be like every other box maker. So if Mikey Dell produces a game console Apple should make one as well ?
That's not Apple .... and its not what has worked for Apple.
Check out Apple's long history after Jobs left it. Sculley and Spindler almost buried the company. At least Amelio had the good sense to bring Steve Jobs back into the fold.
The Think Secret Campaign was not about Famous dead people it encapsulates Apple's complete marketing strategy.
The obsession with seeing the world in terms of Apple vs. the evil empires of Microsoft and Dell may make for good entertainment, but it is a complete sideshow.
You either get that or you don't.
You wanna be sheep buy HP, Dell and a host of other OEM windows box makers.
The primary driver of Mac sales is how compelling the new machines are relative to whatever Mac users have in their hands today. When Steve Jobs got on stage and promoted the new MacBooks and Intel iMacs, the primary emphasis of the message was what? Processing power. And how was it characterized? Relative to old Macs.
No, The primary goal is not to sell more Macs to the base but to give Windows users a viable alternative.
Theirs a iHub Microsoft board .... why don't you moderate that board.
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Apple didn't switch to intel for P4's.
Whats the point of Apple selling essentially bland Low to Mid range towers that hobbiest can build with just the right amount of components. Apple must continue to differentiate its hardware. If its additional storage you need you can pick up a Firewire/USB 2.0 mini tower with wicked fast SATA drives tuck it under your desk and connect to a Mac Mini or an iMac. The Headless Mac Mini allows you to add your choice of Monitor, Keyboard and input device how much more flexibility do you need.
Apple wants to sell cutting edge technology not some dead end P4 architecture that Mikey McDell will milk the masses for.
When Apple releases Intel towers they will be worth every penny.
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Apple and Tower sales
I'm a little baffled why they didn't just launch the McPower line with current dual-core Pentiums. They're more than adequate for tower usage...
Because Mikey McDell has that covered ?
Apple sells more laptops and AIO's than Mid-range towers so unless they are able to make a superior tower that equals the Quad Power Mac G5 what compelling reason exists to build one ?
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Bravado \Bra*va"do\ (br[.a]*v[=a]"d[-o]), n., pl. {Bravadoes}
(-d[-o]z). [Sp. bravada, bravata, boast, brag: cf. F.
bravade. See {Brave}.]
Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.
In spite of our host's bravado. --Irving.
Mac OS X Security Challenge
6 March 2006 10:00 AM CST
In response to the woefully misleading ZDnet article, Mac OS X hacked under 30 minutes, the academic Mac OS X Security Challenge has been launched.
The ZDnet article, and almost all of the coverage of it, failed to mention a very critical point: anyone who wished it was given a local account on the machine (which could be accessed via ssh). Yes, there are local privilege escalation vulnerabilities; likely some that are "unpublished". But this machine was not hacked from the outside just by being on the Internet. It was hacked from within, by someone who was allowed to have a local account on the box. That is a huge distinction.
Almost all consumer Mac OS X machines will:
Not give any external entities local account access
Not even have any ports open
In addition to the above, most consumer machines will also be behind personal router/firewall devices, further reducing exposure
The challenge is as follows: simply alter the web page on this machine, test.doit.wisc.edu. The machine is a Mac mini (PowerPC) running Mac OS X 10.4.5 with Security Update 2006-001, has two local accounts, and has ssh and http open - a lot more than most Mac OS X machines will ever have open. Email das@doit.wisc.edu if you feel you have met the requirements, along with the mechanism used. The mechanism will then be reported to Apple and/or the entities responsible for the component(s).
Mac OS X is not invulnerable. It, like any other operating system, has security deficiencies in various aspects of the software. Some are technical in nature, and others lend themselves to social engineering trickery. However, the general architecture and design philosophy of Mac OS X, in addition to usage of open source components for most network-accessible services that receive intense peer scrutiny from the community, make Mac OS X a very secure operating system. There have been serious vulnerabilities in Mac OS X that could be taken advantage of; however, most Mac OS X "vulnerabilities" to date have relied on typical trojan social engineering tactics, not genuine vulnerabilities. The recent Safari vulnerability was promptly addressed by Apple, as are any exploits reported to Apple. Apple does a fairly good job with regard to security, and has greatly improved its reporting processes after pressure from institutional Mac OS X users: Apple is responsive to security concerns with Mac OS X, which is one of the most important pieces of the security picture.
The "Mac OS X hacked under 30 minutes" story doesn't mention that local access was granted to the system. While local privilege escalation exploits can certainly be dangerous - and used in conjunction with things like the above Safari exploit - this isn't very informative with regard to the general security of a Mac OS X machine sitting on the Internet.
I have commented a bit on Mac OS X security in general.
Is there a prize?
There is no prize but recognition (if desired). This is an academic effort.
Objections to this test
Some have objected to this test as doing nothing more than testing the security of apache or ssh on a PowerPC architecture. That is correct. And that is how most of the world will see Mac OS X externally. The original article was not fair, because it did not note, or even imply, or hint in any way, that local account access was granted. The whole point of Apple using proven open source services like OpenSSH and apache on Mac OS X is exactly because of their secure nature as a result of years of scrutiny by the community. Most users of Mac OS X in a consumer or desktop setting will never even enable any of these services at all. It's unfortunate that the initial coverage was so journalistically poor and sensationalistic on what might otherwise have been an article about an interesting local vulnerability. Instead, it chose to leave people with the impression that a Mac OS X machine can be "hacked" just by doing nothing more that being on the Internet. That is patently false.
Important note
This page may be updated by me. Any changes will be announced via this site. Last update: Mon Mar 6 16:46:30 CST 2006
http://test.doit.wisc.edu/
Dill, I'm sure Billy G appreciates your bravado.
... Window Powers Activate
I can picture Billy G on his easy chair with one button remote access to Billions of Windows Systems; Which one should I peek in on today ? WLD ..... dilleet.
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I'm not using an Intel based Mac.
Mac os x a much safer alternative ?
I support 800 Windows system and even with my companies most rigorous network protections we run into compromised systems.
Windows XP inherited the same system restore features that Windows Me has. From a support standpoint Windows Xp requires many of the same procedures as ME to fix a compromised system.
Security issues with Windows continues unabated.
My job requires me to support Windows boxes .... I don't have to like them.
Windows is just one Big can of worms.
Checkout Symantecs Security Response web pages.
Email viruses .... Instant Messasging security flaws
Sony/BMG rootkit .... yum !!!
If thats not enough the NSA has been loading windows systems with tracking cookies to spy on americans.
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/10629515/
But then who needs privacy in a Neo-Conservative America ?
The safest way to use a windows box is to run it without internet access.
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Familiarity can also breed contempt
What is it costing Windows users in time and dollars to keep these virus and malware infested beasts running. Time is money and If I'm spending hours maintaining a system because of endless Microsoft security patches and running endless malware and viruses scans the alternative which is lost data and rebuilding your system every three months is absurd. Then you have Muphy's Law an OS system failure when you need a system running for a presentation its just plain embarrassing. New Knowledge is a very small investment that can reap big dividends.
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Open Mouth insert foot
Langostino theirs no disputing Wozniak's major contribution to Apple but once again you open your mouth and insert your foot. Steve Jobs had Jonathan Ive's head up the iMac design project not Gil Amelio.
from the Jonathan Ive Wikipedia
But Jonathon Ive and the engineering desing team were at work sculpting the iMac that changed the world for Apple, well before Jobs returned.
Jonathan P Ive CBE (born February 1967 in London) is Senior Vice President of Industrial Design at Apple Computer. Ive is credited with designing the iMac, a key product in turning Apple's fortunes at a difficult time for the company and reestablishing its reputation for mold-breaking products.
Ive was born in London and studied art and design at Newcastle Polytechnic before setting up his own design house, Tangerine, where he designed everything from hair combs and ceramics, to power tools and televisions. Apple was one of his clients, and was so impressed with his work for them that in 1992 they offered him a job in their Cupertino headquarters to turn around their ailing design division.
Until 1997, when Steve Jobs returned to the company and became interim CEO, Ive's influence at Apple was limited. Jobs recognized Ive's talent and chose him to lead the iMac project.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Ive
re: ClamXav
Dill, I'm a big advocate of ClamXav its a very cost effective AntiVirus Mac OS X solution when compared to Symantec's NAV. Many non windows centric network security folks have implemented ClamAV to protect their networks. If you implement ClamXav on your Mac consider donating a few bucks to this worthwhile Open Source project.
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Re: Shuttle Systems vs Mac Mini
Very cool. It should be cheaper with the larger form factor.
I wouldn't bet on it. Shuttle mostly sells barebone systems which typically don't have wireless 802.11g or bluetooth on them. Still they are fun to build.
http://www.pcworld.com/howto/article/0,aid,123459,00.asp
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A little perspective
Mac OS X vs Windows Virus and Malware Score card
Mac OS X - 5 exploits
Windows - (estimate) 300,000 viruses, worms and malware exploits.
Do the Math ... if Apple gained 10 % marketshare what are the odds that Viruses and malware would be a major issue ?
Same old Mac vs PC .... F.U.D.
Thanks for putting a Mini PC shootout together .... Blue because if you checkout Bootz's link in the under $300.00 dollar category you will not find a Core Duo or a Core Solo based system. A Celeron based system doesn't even come close in performance to the new Intel Core Solo or Duo line. The new Intel Mac Mini is a very nicely spec'd entry level system that could go lower in price when intel charges less for that line of processors.
P.S. How is the wife and Baby Blue doing ?
Best Always,
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Its just not our Apple anymore.
We just don't have any Fun anymore.
The younger crowd will find the ipod announcements of interest though.
The most fun I've had this week between Windows Blue screens and failed hard drives is the name of a MicroCrap do dad called Origami.
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OT: Market in General
Roni your smart to be nervous about the market and moving to cash.
The excesses of the last 6 years will come home to roost soon.
A softening of the real estate market is not a very good sign and the political debacle over iraq, homeland security, energy and a host of Neo-Con scandals are going to hurt the US economy in some unpleasant ways.
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Yofal .... Thats Hilarious
Slick video and pretty much the way Microsoft would package it.
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OT: Microsoft Origami ?
..... But can you fold it and carry it in your pocket ?
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Apple and competition
Microsloth has been very slow getting to the iPod party It would be nice to see some real competition for a change.
Any Microsoft product that doesn't blue screen with Stop errors is fine by me.
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OT: DIS & PIXR
Linda, Its just blind faith in lassiter and Jobs to turn Disney into the creative powerhouse it once was.
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Disney & Jobs
I'm very happy with my investment in Disney which I purchased after the DIS/PIXR deal was announced and will buy more at the right price.
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AAPL - Stay Long the best is yet to come.eom
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Blue, Congrats on the birth of baby blue
hope Ms Blue is feeling well soon.
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AAPL Pi
Tarmar, I think your assesment of AAPL is very valid. One bad mis-step and AAPL tanks. AAPL's management team knows that they have to keep sweetening the product line and so we will see some cool new stuff over the coming months. Wether they strike another Gold vein like the iPod remains to be seen. I'm not betting against them at this point.
I'm looking forward to seeing some kind of settlement with Apple Corp so that the Beatles playlist appears on iTunes in the not to distance future.
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OT: Iranian Political Situation
Does anybody think that the political situation in iran would be different had we not invaded iraq. Could you imagine what our reaction would be if say Russia had invaded our neighbor to the North ..... Canada.