June 2, 2008 at 8:40 pm with 1 comment
Since upgrading to Leopard, I've had wifi dropout issues every few minutes, 24-hours a day, day after day, consistently. Until now, the only fix I've found that worked has been to click the AirPort icon in the OS X menu bar and wait a few seconds; so you can imagine how irritating it has been to click that icon about a zillion times a day to regain wireless connectivity...
I thought at first that the problem was with the Linksys WRT54GS router (this is my third Linksys router in about two years, so this wasn't an unfounded idea). So, instead of logically eliminating potential causes (ie: other Windows, Linux and OS X Tiger machines weren't having issues), I ran down to Circuit City and dropped around $190.00 on the Apple AirPort Extreme (always wanted one anyway). Unbox > plug-in > configure > experiment -- issue still persists. So, what do I do? Begin eliminating other potential causes, right? Noooooo... Unplug > re-box > drive to Circuit City > exchange for $220 Linksys WRT350N > drive back > unbox > plug-in > configure > experiment. Of coarse, the issue still persists. So, what do I do? Begin eliminating other potential causes, right? Hahaha, no. You see, at that point I became that idiot who reads forum posts from around the globe and believes every word; it has to be a compatibility issue with the router. Unplug > re-box > drive to Circuit City > exchange for $190 Buffalo WZR2-G300N > drive back > unbox > plug-in > configure > experiment. To no surprise, the issue still persists.
A note to those who have had (or are having) the same issue: Don't be an idiot like me. Troubleshoot the issue properly before jumping the gun and unnecessarily spending hundreds of dollars.
October 31, 2007 at 2:19 pm with 0 comments
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January 16, 2007 at 2:53 pm with 0 comments
What? Cisco rightfully owns the trademark for iPhone? Yup, and Apple can't sue them or bully them into giving it up. The tech world had taken the iPhone title for granted, assumed it to be proper, plastered it over magazine covers, and now the name is lost. Ok, maybe this is old news to some of you, but what's the whole story on this...
January 9, 2007 at 2:55 pm with 2 comments
"iPhone is a revolutionary and magical product that is literally five years ahead of any other mobile phone," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We are all born with the ultimate pointing device—our fingers—and iPhone uses them to create the most revolutionary user interface since the mouse."
July 6, 2006 at 11:43 am with comments off
...long-term PC user trials Mac for work-related tasks, with an open mind about possibly making "the switch"
Ouch! Check out the whole story by Matthew Magain. That satisfies my craving for a new Mac Mini — I've been poking at the idea for a good month or two, but this post is very disheartening.
April 5, 2006 at 4:40 pm with comments off
That didn't take long... The first BSOD generated by Windows on a Mac following a Boot Camp install.
http://www.dealcatcher.com/forums/m_402248/tm.htm
March 29, 2006 at 12:48 am with comments off
In an interview on CNN Money, Ballmer was asked if he owns an iPod and replied:
"No, I do not. Nor do my children. My children — in many dimensions, they're as poorly behaved as many other children, but at least on this dimension I've got my kids brainwashed: You don't use Google, and you don't use an iPod."
March 22, 2006 at 10:26 pm with comments off
Tony Smith @ Reg Hardware said
Want the fastest Windows XP Core Duo notebook? Then buy a Mac. According to benchmarks carried out by website GearLog, Apple's MacBook Pro running Windows XP is a better Adobe Photoshop rig than any other Core Duo laptop on the market.
