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Gandalfe - Oct 22, 2005 7:05:28 am PDT #5253 of 10003
The generation that could change the world is still looking for its car keys.

There's also one in Massachusetts.


DXMachina - Oct 22, 2005 7:18:29 am PDT #5254 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

That's the easy answer.


meara - Oct 22, 2005 4:33:17 pm PDT #5255 of 10003

Anyone have any recommendations for/against external hard drives for a mac? I don't need anything huge, but I'm planning to scan a bunch of old pictures, and I'd rather not fill up my entire laptop hard drive.


NoiseDesign - Oct 22, 2005 8:42:48 pm PDT #5256 of 10003
Our wings are not tired

I've been very very happy with drives from here. I own 3 of them in various sizes at this point and have used at least a dozen of them that colleagues have owned.


DCJensen - Oct 23, 2005 7:38:35 am PDT #5257 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

This? Is neat.

Mvix Multimedia Player/Drive enclosure.


Gris - Oct 23, 2005 7:40:54 am PDT #5258 of 10003
Hey. New board.

That is pretty neat. Not sure it's quite as neat as a well tricked out Xbox running Xbox Media Center, though. Especially without network access, for streaming from the computer directly, which is my favorite XBMC feature.


DCJensen - Oct 23, 2005 7:44:14 am PDT #5259 of 10003
All is well that ends in pizza.

How about this?

"Apple lobs grenade into Microsoft media center camp: APC Magazine's Dan Warne reckons Apple is about to deftly round-house kick Microsoft's media center strategy for six. First Apple leaves a mysterious header on the Mac Mini motherboard for a non-existent iPod dock connector. Then it brings out media center software and a video iPod at the same time. Then it recruits the head of TV recording company ElGato. When you put the pieces together, it ain't pretty for Microsoft."
APC Magazine 10/22/05


Gris - Oct 23, 2005 7:52:48 am PDT #5260 of 10003
Hey. New board.

If apple releases a $500 -$600 equivalent of a low-end Mac Mini combined with an HDTV EyeTV then, yeah, I'll be excited. As long as it's not painfully DRMed somehow. I'm not sure how likely that is.


Kristen - Oct 23, 2005 1:51:58 pm PDT #5261 of 10003

The time is rapidly approaching for me to turn in my company phone for my own personal cell phone. I've been on Nextel for 3 years now, with a Motorola i95cl, and have had very few complaints. So I'm debating whether or not I want to stay with Nextel or jump ship to T-Mobile (T-Mobile having the advantage of people NOT being able to radio me when I don't answer the phone). I really wanted a Razr (which would mean T-Mobile) but I've heard bad things about its sound quality.

Does anyone have any thoughts/opinions/recommendations?


Typo Boy - Oct 23, 2005 7:28:13 pm PDT #5262 of 10003
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.

I need a laser printer. Big ass paper tray and output receiver (400 sheets at a time would be great, but it looks like I may have to live with 250) Black and white/grey scale. I have no color needs on a laser scale. Cheap and last forever would be nice too. Print quality would not have to be great, as long as it was OK Speed is a plus, but if the paper tray is big enough to allow unattended printing, does not have be fabulous. Basically I'm looking a good per cost page for unattended monochrome draft quality printing - high speed being a bonus. I do want the thing to last though, so I want the lowest priced meeting my criteria that will hold up rather than the absolute lowest price.