I've purchased quite a few refurb Macs and have had very good luck with them.
That's disturbing. You're emotionally scarred and will end up badly.
Anya ,'Bring On The Night'
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NoiseDesign - Oct 10, 2006 1:45:48 am PDT #9204 of 10003
Our wings are not tired
tommyrot - Oct 10, 2006 4:35:36 am PDT #9205 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
From Mad Rumors: Google Pushing Its Mac Software?
A Google-sponsored blog concerning the company's Mac development efforts appeared yesterday. In it, the writers (including Google's Mac project manager) express their mission objectives for creating Google's Mac software:
We're pretty serious about [our] mission, including the "universally accessible" part. It means making products that everyone can use – including Mac users. We want to provide great products and services to the tens of millions of Mac users around the world, because it's the right thing to do, and because Mac users inside and outside Google demand it. That's why we've recruited some of the best, most passionate Mac people out there for a Mac Engineering team.
The post directs readers to a Google download page, where users can freely download 5 applications/add-ins or a set of Dashboard widgets.
le nubian - Oct 10, 2006 4:57:45 am PDT #9206 of 10003
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
all, I have been having intermediate problems with gmail off and on over the past 4-7 days. anyone else?
meara - Oct 10, 2006 12:05:11 pm PDT #9207 of 10003
It's actually looking like the refurbished stuff is a better deal than the education discount (refurbished is about $200 off, whereas school is about $100 off). Huh.
esse - Oct 10, 2006 11:38:28 pm PDT #9208 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
And you could probably get a MacBook Pro refurbished, or a Powerbook not unlike the one you had already, if you didn't want to get just a MacBook.
esse - Oct 11, 2006 5:45:11 am PDT #9209 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
My computer here at work seriously sounds like an airplane taking off whenever I tax the memory even *slightly.* It's insane. Loud, annoying, ridiculous, and insane. Stupid HPs.
tommyrot - Oct 11, 2006 6:04:00 am PDT #9210 of 10003
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Huh. I have an HP at home, and mine is very loud too. It seems worse now, or maybe I've gotten used to quiet Macs.
esse - Oct 11, 2006 6:18:38 am PDT #9211 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
Dell towers, hell, even the Gateways downstairs aren't as loud as this thing. And it's brand-new, too. I can't believe HP is so incompetent at fan-making; or at least having the proper firmware so it doesn't sound like I'm working at O'Hare.
DXMachina - Oct 11, 2006 6:56:48 am PDT #9212 of 10003
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
The Google Docs & Spreadsheets beta has gone live: [link]
esse - Oct 12, 2006 5:36:37 am PDT #9213 of 10003
S to the A -- using they/them pronouns!
So in the great chasm of my workday this morning, I set up Google Reader. Is there a way to make the feeds show the pictures? Because when I had the feeds set up via livejournal, the pictures were always there, but with GR, the pictures are just the ALT tags. And I can't find a setting in the preferences that would adress that.