Archives for January 2008
I couldn’t bring myself to rent from iTunes
Published on 25 Jan 2008 at 12:48 am.
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Filed under dvd, hd, itunes, movie, rental.
I’ve been planning to rent and watch a DVD tomorrow. My usual way of doing this is heading down the street to Hollywood Video, paying $4.50 or so, coming home to watch the movie, then returning it at some point in the next five days. I figured now would be a good time to try […]
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There is absolutely nothing wrong with MacBook Air
Published on 23 Jan 2008 at 4:58 am.
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I think each of us saw MacBook Air and began to come up with things we’d change about it. My list was long. Replaceable battery of course, replaceable RAM, larger hard drive, lower price, smaller bezel, more USB ports, and on and on. But what did I end up with? It wasn’t MacBook Air at […]
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About my switch to Vista
Published on 17 Jan 2008 at 1:10 pm.
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As I expected, Apple replaced my iMac with a new model. I’ll have a review up later but let me just say this much now — the glass is a mirror. It is horrible and at the same time beautiful. When not enjoying gorgeous reflections of myself, I experience deep black… sharp contrast… in a […]
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AppleCare is ridiculous
Published on 10 Jan 2008 at 3:16 am.
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Filed under apple, applecare, rant, repair.
I’ve pretty much had it with Apple. I love Mac OS and all, and in general I find Apple’s hardware designs are elegant. That’s not enough to keep me as a customer any longer. The machines are over priced and AppleCare is, well, bullshit.
My iMac which has worked flawlessly for just over a year recently […]
