Just about $200 from Geeks.com, though it took a couple of tries. The first couple of attempts wound up not going through. They sell out their console deals quickly.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
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Sean K - Nov 18, 2009 1:54:16 pm PST #11695 of 25501
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Jon B. - Nov 18, 2009 2:16:01 pm PST #11696 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
I needed a new wireless mouse for the mini so I splurged on the Apple Magic Mouse. But I must be dense because I can't figure out how to make it do anything other than what a normal mouse does. How does the scrolling/swiping work? I thought it was simply a matter of dragging my finger(s) across the top of it. No?
Jon B. - Nov 18, 2009 2:25:02 pm PST #11697 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Nebbermind. I think it's a software issue. I'm updating to 10.6.2 as I write this.
Jon B. - Nov 18, 2009 3:03:27 pm PST #11698 of 25501
A turkey in every toilet -- only in America!
Yep. That did the trick.
NoiseDesign - Nov 18, 2009 3:10:36 pm PST #11699 of 25501
Our wings are not tired
Yep, the software update makes it all work. I'm really enjoying my Magic Mouse. In face I have purchased an additional one for use around the office.
§ ita § - Nov 18, 2009 3:26:09 pm PST #11700 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Has anyone used Carbonite (odd choice of name, or perhaps a good one for preserving indefinitely) or similar online backups? Any recommendations?
le nubian - Nov 18, 2009 3:29:46 pm PST #11701 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
I used Carbonite for a PC about 4 years ago and it was okay, but I've heard complaints that some of the files are corrupted. There is one infamous screed about this out there.
Are you looking at whole computer backup or just a set of folders? I like Spideroak, but I've heard some complaints about how slow it is for large files. People seem to like Mozy (but I hated it when I tried it).
I LOVE Dropbox. But I only backup about 3 GB on the service, but Dropbox is the absolute bomb.
I liked Jungle Disk when I used it, but I found Amazon's pricing system (3 years ago) difficult to understand, this may have changed. Jungle Disk uses Amazon's S3 system.
tommyrot - Nov 18, 2009 3:30:04 pm PST #11702 of 25501
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Check this out: [link]
Last week we asked you to share your favorite online backup tools and then we rounded up the five most popular options for a vote. With nearly half the vote at 42%, Dropbox takes home the trophy for favorite online backup tool. It doesn't offer the volume of storage or computer-wide backup that Mozy (21%) and Carbonite (11%) offer but the ease-of-use factor is high and readers loved the simple file syncing.
For more information on the winner and runners up, check out the full Hive Five.
Dana - Nov 18, 2009 3:47:30 pm PST #11703 of 25501
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
We're using Mozy. Haven't had to retrieve any files from it yet, but it works pretty unobtrusively in the background.
§ ita § - Nov 18, 2009 3:52:39 pm PST #11704 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Thanks for the feedback.