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amych - Oct 16, 2007 2:35:34 pm PDT #3044 of 25497
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?

Sean, It's the mac native user interface standard -- earlier versions of OO for the mac were (oops, X11), which meant that all the menus and dialogs took forever to load; the one you're looking at has the same functionality but with more mac-like rendering of the obvious-to-look-at stuff.

(Although I still like NeoOffice better)

(eta: awesome nerdy x-post)

Sean K - Oct 16, 2007 2:42:37 pm PDT #3045 of 25497
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty

Right, I'll be checking out Neo Office, then!

le nubian - Oct 17, 2007 6:48:46 am PDT #3046 of 25497
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."

P-C, the only I would warn you about is that some hard drives require more power than a USB port can give. So you might have to get an external power source.

I am not sure how common this is, but just an FYI in case you encounter problems.

Tom Scola - Oct 17, 2007 6:54:22 am PDT #3047 of 25497
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.

Steve Jobs just announced that there will be 3rd party apps on the iPhone next year: [link]

Polter-Cow - Oct 17, 2007 7:25:29 am PDT #3048 of 25497
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!

P-C, the only I would warn you about is that some hard drives require more power than a USB port can give. So you might have to get an external power source.

The external drive needs to be plugged in anyway.

NoiseDesign - Oct 17, 2007 12:59:08 pm PDT #3049 of 25497
Our wings are not tired

Steve Jobs just announced that there will be 3rd party apps on the iPhone next year:

I've been pretty certain about this eventually happening.

omnis_audis - Oct 17, 2007 7:52:42 pm PDT #3050 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

in a fit of boredom during a very slow tech rehearsal, I almost purchased an iPhone on line. Apparently you can't get it engraved like the regular ipods?!? Screw that, I'll buy one local and have instant gratification!

So, um. Question. What accesories do the iPhone/peer presssure folks recomend? Is the belkin headphone extender worth it? I've seen bad reviews. What about a skin or belt carry case thingie? any thing to avoid? anything you like?

NoiseDesign - Oct 17, 2007 8:02:59 pm PDT #3051 of 25497
Our wings are not tired

I've got the Belkin headphone extender. What are the bad reviews of it saying to use instead? Yeah, it's a bit long, but, um, isn't the other option to not have working headphones other than the crappy Apple ones?

omnis_audis - Oct 17, 2007 8:11:19 pm PDT #3052 of 25497
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir

there was talk of static, and too long, too ugly, blah blah blah.

What about carry case? cover? belt cover?

NoiseDesign - Oct 17, 2007 9:29:43 pm PDT #3053 of 25497
Our wings are not tired

I had one of the silicone cases but it ended up stretching so I took it off. I'm actually looking for a new case now.

I've not had any static on my Belkin adapter. Once again, is there another option? I've not really looked too hard for other options.

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