What it's like to own an Apple product
That happened to me.
Except for the "eating a rat" part.
Giles! I accidentally killed Spike. That's okay, right?
Buffy ,'Never Leave Me'
Buffistechnology 3: "Press Some Buttons, See What Happens."
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tommyrot - Jul 21, 2011 8:02:51 am PDT #17225 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.
Steph L. - Jul 21, 2011 8:03:12 am PDT #17226 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I kept my iBook for so long that the MacBook Pro (which I bought as a refurb, so it's a 2010 model, IIRC) is still all goddamn new and shiny to me. I saw the new MacBook Air, and I'm oddly content with my MBP.
FOR NOW.
I'm somewhat confused about the Thunderbolt drive. All my peripherals connect via USB. Are there peripherals out there that are made to connect via Thunderbolt? Or can the user swap a cable? Or is Thunderbolt just awesome-sounding but not very useful at this time?
That's actually another reason I bought a refurb; I wanted a Firewire port and didn't want the Thunderbolt port because it seems of no use to me. But I might be misunderstanding it.
Tom Scola - Jul 21, 2011 8:04:34 am PDT #17227 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
is Thunderbolt just awesome-sounding but not very useful at this time?
Ding ding ding.
Steph L. - Jul 21, 2011 8:06:49 am PDT #17228 of 25501
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
is Thunderbolt just awesome-sounding but not very useful at this time?
Ding ding ding.
Wow. I had knowledge! t /Buffy
I thought that surely I was misunderstanding it, that somehow it would be possible to use USB peripherals with the Thunderbolt port, but then I realized that computers don't work that way.
Hmmm. Yes, still loving my refurb MBP with the 2 USB ports and 1 Firewire port. (I do also LOVE having an SD card slot. I had no idea how much I would love it.)
tommyrot - Jul 21, 2011 8:10:20 am PDT #17229 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.
Can you use Thunderbolt to boot into target disc mode? Will we ever be able to do that with USB?
Tom Scola - Jul 21, 2011 8:17:58 am PDT #17230 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Can you use Thunderbolt to boot into target disc mode?
Yes.
Will we ever be able to do that with USB?
Doubt it.
§ ita § - Jul 21, 2011 8:49:02 am PDT #17231 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Lion doesn't have Spaces? I love Spaces.
Tom Scola - Jul 21, 2011 8:52:51 am PDT #17232 of 25501
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
§ ita § - Jul 21, 2011 8:55:47 am PDT #17233 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I'm having the stupid today (you have no fucking idea how much my head hurts right now). Does that mean there aren't a limited number of virtual desktops where you can group apps, but virtual desktops per app?
Also, Yahoo News sucks.
quester - Jul 21, 2011 8:56:29 am PDT #17234 of 25501
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
le nubian, I have the Bluetooth off and have turned the wifi off and on.
I think part of the problem is that the modem doesn't handle streaming well. It crashes when I try to watch something live. It also doesn't seem to be fond of Flash either. It certainly doesn't like streaming and playing a flash game at the same time!
I'm going to see if I can watch a few short videos and see if that crashes it.
I also know that my sister's modem is quite a bit older than mine and may not be handling the speed the provider has moved up to. If that makes any sense.