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Argh. I dropped my Treo coming out of the subway this morning and the battery popped out. No biggie - I picked up the pieces and put it back together.
And now none of the keys work. [edit: Actually, the center button works. But none of the others. So not very useful.]
If the phone is off, I can use the "on" button to turn it back on, but once there, I can't navigate using anything but the touchscreen. Meaning I can't leave the phone application (which is what boots up by default when you restart), unless someone sends me a text message, in which case I can go to that text message, but then I can't get out of the text application unless I restart the whole thing.
WTF? Any suggestions? I'm planning on showing it to the guys at the Verizon store on my lunch break, but since I didn't sign up for the warranty, I have a feeling they won't be able to help.
Just got my cable bill. It costs me $20 a month for DVR rental and service through Charter. Tivo would pay for itself in less than 3 years. Guess I need to order that.
Okay, Mac heads...
I'm picking up a refurbed 15" Macbook.
I'm also thinking of picking up a refurbed AirportExtreme base station, to be the backbone of a network that would include the Macbook, a MacBook Pro, a MacMini, and will be the wireless print server for the apartment.
Do I need a base station, or would an Express serve my needs?
Do I need the Extreme card for the Macbook, and the 802.11n upgrade if I get the base station? Would I need those if I got the express instead?
Argh, buying computers is hard.
the Airport Extreme is backwards compatible. Tech Specs: [link]
Do I need the Extreme card for the Macbook, and the 802.11n upgrade if I get the base station? Would I need those if I got the express instead?
If it's a MacBook (and not an iBook), it should be able to do 802.11n, assuming you have the right software installed.
Apple just updated the Airport Express to 802.11n, so a brand new Express isn't very different than the Extreme base station, except that you can stream iTunes to the Express and you can plug an external disk into the Extreme and make it a file server.
For both the Express and the Extreme, you can plug a printer directly into them, so you wouldn't have a need for an external print server.
Okay. Looked closer at the specs for the MacBook. Picked up the MacBook and an Airport Express. The Macbook is for S. I'll be picking myself up a refurbed Pro in the coming weeks.
Go you with the new Macness.
Yeah, my full fledged initiation package will be arriving Monday or Tuesday, but I think the guy is coming by tonight to actually brand an Apple logo onto my ass.
