I dunno, I perceive potential users as seeing Windows on a Mac as a gateway drug. Hey, I can use an interface that I'm already comfortable with (probably from my workplace or cheaply bought home computer) and all my friends say how much better Macs are, but I fear change, so I can be happy using this. And if I am, then down the road I may be happy to use a Mac in its own glory. Just like the ubiquity of iPods means that more people are generally comfortable with the Apple brand and are more willing to move that direction when it comes time to make a new consumer decision about a computer.

I think that is true for some people, but I don't think it will be a significant number. It will be great for people who want a Mac but have to use a Windows application or game every once and a while. You kinda have to a bit technical to set up a dual boot computer and if you are you probably won't be afraid to switch to Mac.

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We have a winnah! The fact that most games are windows-only is a huge hangup for a lot of people against deciding to switch, even if they otherwise see the appeal of the Mac (and it's also the reason that almost none of the linux geeks I know has dumped Windows altogether). Things like very specialized CAD work are a tiny market by comparison.

Maybe, but if you play a lot of games you'll want a PC for hardware reasons. I mean I think it will help some people switch to a Mac, but I don't think it's going to change the computing landscape the way articles I have read are talking about.

This is a really cool idea:

New Human-Test: KittenAuth

Say goodbye to annoying "are you a human being?" human-checkers that make you decipher cryptic fonts on cryptic backgrounds. And say hello to kittens! Its a win-win situation. Out with the annoying and in with the cute!

Actual article: [link]

Scroll down to see kittens. To prove you're a human, you have to select the three kittens in a 3 x 3 grid.

So, we got rid of digital cable. I know! I know! Crazy tv addicts like us, giving up cable! It's insane. Funny what being poor, unemployed college students will do to you and your values.

Anyway, I'm on the lookout for a good, cheap universal remote, 'cause we'd been using the one from the cable company...and evil people took it back! Something I can order online would be preferred, since there aren't really any easy access electronic stores around.

It just needs to run the tv, DVD player and VCR. We're pretty easy.

I like the $5.00 universal remote that GE sells. Don't know the model number offhand.

vw bug, I was looking around and I do have an RCA model that isn't being used (same model as in link, only backlit) because I switched to the URC 6131 for Tivo functionality.

You would have to consult the online user's manual for the codes, since I don't know where I put the booklet, but if you want it, it's yours. It's in great shape and was only used for a few months.

Oh, thank you so much HiddenSky! Unfortunately, that remote doesn't control the DVD player, and since that's the one remote that we actually don't have...

Thank you, though.

Oh, thank you so much HiddenSky! Unfortunately, that remote doesn't control the DVD player, and since that's the one remote that we actually don't have...

It does have a DVD button (it's a combined DVD/AUX) or do you mean you've tried a similar remote before and it's incompatible with your DVD player?