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by jsz0 16y ago
Your microwave doesn't need to be backed up or software updated on a regular basis. Syncing data between the iPad and a computer (photos, books, music, etc) is optional at this point. In the future I assume backups/software updates will not
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by jsz0 16y ago
They do serve some purpose in encouraging non-musicans to dig deeper. I think the first time you record your own music and are reasonably happy with the output it's a huge confidence booster.
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by jsz0 16y ago
I can never tell if TechCrunch is being devious to get page views or just lacks journalistic integrity. Before this story was updated with the information about the June 30th grace period it was completely inaccurate. After the update the e
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by jsz0 16y ago
It's a horrendous thing for consumers but let's remember municipalities lured in cable companies to build in rural areas by promising little or no competition via exclusive franchising agreements. The municipalities usually get a small cut
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by jsz0 16y ago
Real Racing HD 2 shows basically the same benefits in their iPad 2 optimized version.
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by jsz0 16y ago
Good question. My guess is it depends on what components Apple officially accounts for as being parts of OSX. Keep in mind Apple was under investigation by the SEC for many years so they are probably following the rules extra carefully. Aft
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by jsz0 16y ago
The iPad V1's back was very resilient to scratching. Not sure if the same is true of the V2. Ultimately any mobile device is going to get some dings. That's just how it goes.
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by jsz0 16y ago
Probably #3. Much like game consoles have competed against each other for several decades. Seems to be a very good comparison. Most of the big titles will be cross platform, some tiles will be paid exclusives, with lots of smaller games tar
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by jsz0 16y ago
If they continue to make small changes spaced out over longer periods of time they'll be fine. No matter what they do a good number of people are going to declare their hatred for it but these type of people tend to burn themselves out pret
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by jsz0 16y ago
I'd love to hear from the 3 people who picked NetBSD.
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by jsz0 16y ago
There's room for improvement in Android's notification system. I get serious notification fatigue with Android. I see that there are 5 or 6 tiny indistinguishable icons up there but I have to pull down the tray to get any useful information
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by jsz0 16y ago
I was disappointed Apple didn't address notifications in iOS 4 but like copy & paste I think they want to get it right. Whatever system they put into place is going to be around for many years. I would be surprised if they don't deliver
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by jsz0 16y ago
IIRC all the 3.x and 4.x releases until 4.3 have. I'm wondering if maybe that was due to having developer builds installed previously? I assumed it was standard practice but you're making me wonder if I'm wrong about this.
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by jsz0 16y ago
We're in a transitional period. The vast majority of people who have iPads do have a PC of some kind also. For now it's the most practical way of doing backups, updates, and syncing large amounts of content. I do think Apple will move in
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by jsz0 16y ago
Not sure how they could pull off a good windowed UI on a tablet sized device. 1024x768 with the requirement of finger friendly tap targets is a big hurdle. I suppose apps could have a compact UI mode of sorts so you could switch between ful
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by jsz0 16y ago
I think the Apple mind control conspiracy theory stuff is a bit outdated these days. You can 'convince' a small number of people to choose one product over another for superficial reasons through clever marketing but that's not a very good
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by jsz0 16y ago
The other option is they knew the quote was wrong but the substance was accurate. The Galaxy Tab hasn't really taken off has it?
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by jsz0 16y ago
That's how it was reported but if you listen to the actual call it was about 1-2 minutes squarely aimed at the Samsung Galaxy Tab which had just been released.
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by jsz0 16y ago
Being thinner should allow for a better grip -- especially for little hands. My totally unscientific reasoning is the more efficiently you can transfer the weight into your fingers (being spread wider) the more comfortable it will be to hol
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by jsz0 16y ago
Nice little incremental update. I think they did a pretty good job addressing some of the issues people had with the original model -- at least within the realm of what is technically possible while meeting the same price point.
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by jsz0 16y ago
Google needs to do something. They absolutely do not need to mimic Apple's policies or impose any radical new limitations but the current situation is starting to spiral out of control. Once this starts hitting 'normal people' it could have
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by jsz0 16y ago
People defend Apple too. There's a strong free market mindset behind this. We do have choices or at least the ability to influence the market by our own choices. I don't see any problem with these folks raising some valid issues, even if th
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by jsz0 16y ago
One thing I haven't seen mentioned yet is that Safari now has iOS style pinch-to-zoom instead of awkwardly resizing the page elements / increasing font size.
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by jsz0 16y ago
When Jobs unveiled Lion he said their goal was to bring some of the best aspects of iOS back to OSX. Which feature(s) do you think make the Mac less of a general purpose computer? I don't see much of a trade off here.
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by jsz0 16y ago
That's probably part of the plan. If they had started at 15% there would be the same complaints. They would have to back it down to 10% to appease people. If they start at 30% they can back it down to 15% as a public act of concession. It w
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by jsz0 16y ago
http://www.dslreports.com/shownews/So-Is-This-Where-Verizons... It's not a technical failure but just a reality of the economy and increased competition from cable with DOCSIS 3. To the same point cable has backed away from FTTx deploymen
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by jsz0 16y ago
Out of the gate WM7 is quite different from Android or iOS so there's that. I think maybe the bigger implied message here is that Nokia was not confident in their own software development teams to handle this transition. Look at what they b
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by jsz0 16y ago
I understand your skepticism but they're not daydreaming about unobtainable goals here. It looks like they're responding to the competition with more incremental improvements that are completely realistic to deliver in a timely fashion. It
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by jsz0 16y ago
Try Subsonic. Standalone installer, excellent web client (thought it uses a Flash player) and mobile clients for just about every platform. Video support was just added and an HTML5 player is in the works. Highly recommended. http://www.su
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by jsz0 16y ago
Same here. I'm not a conspiracy nut but let's face it -- it would only take a dozen or so well placed back channel e-mails to get things rolling. Suddenly everyone else is obligated to talk about it because it's the big story. Full echo c

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