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ETA: I have a copy of Final Cut Pro from last year lying around somewhere; I did like it from what I used of it, but I really didn't have the memory/processor to run it smoothly.
The same issues will come up as with old versions of Photoshop, I suspect. The only Intel Mac I have access to is my work machine, (where I have also have a budget for new software), so I can't say for sure how much Rosetta would slow things down there.
FCE has about 80% of the functionality of FCP -- the biggest difference is the interface, which is missing some buttons. (You can put them back, but not *exactly* where they'd be on the Pro version. It's only really an issue if you're going to be switching back and forth.)
Ah--no, I wouldn't be switching back. It's just for personal fooling around.
I just got a new T-Mobile cell contract, because I can get 300 minutes, 400 text messages, and unlimited (if slightly crippled - web only) internet INCLUDING a laptop connection (which I'm posting this from now) for $42 a month. Which is $3 less than cingular wants to charge me for data ONLY on my PDA.
And the connection appears to be significantly faster, I might add.
Bye Cingular! I'll miss you not.
I had a t-mobile sidekick in LA at one point, and my big complaint was there coverage. Dead spots with tmobile in LA were a nightmare. The cheaper plan is useless to me if I can get a signal.
My friends have good luck in NYC anyway. It will probably be mediocre on the rare occasions i go back to Mississippi, but i'm keeping my SIM card and $9.99 a month family plan extra line, for emergencies.
Yeah, tmobile is supposed to be much better in NYC than in LA. Cingular has tended to be pretty good in S. California, most likely due to the fact that way way back they originated at PacBell Wireless and probably still have remants of the better coverage here.
Oh, and btw, Cingular is in the process of changing its name to AT&T...not to be confused with AT&T Wireless, which was a completely different company.
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Wait--didn't Cingular buy AT&T Wireless a ways back? And now AT&T (formerly SBC Communications) has bought Cingular and is changing their name to match?
Yep, that's right. But apparently AT&T Wireless was managed badly, so they're trying to keep Cingular's reputation for better wireless coverage while moving back to an AT&T name to save marketing money.
I read that it was going to cost them close to a billion to change the name to AT&T, on a par with what it cost to change the name from SBC to AT&T in the first place.
