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iTunes 8 causes Windows Vista BSOD {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Sep 12th 2008 10:47PM Chris M, what you're describing sounds more like my experience with Tiger and Leopard over the last year and a half.
OS X likes to randomly crash every so often. Recently I went a full month without a crash! I was amazed! Then within the course of about 2 weeks I had 4 crashes. Sometimes it crashs at shutdown, sometimes it will crash at random times during random tasks.
All the while I have Vista running in its own partition thanks to Boot Camp and it has been running rock solid with absolutely no issues this entire year and a half. I also have a dedicated Vista PC and I have not had one single issue with it. Vista SP1 with driver updates runs faster than XP did on the same hardware.
So please don't spread your FUD. You make Apple owners look bad.
2Chicks1Mac: iTunes Rentals -- Hot or Not? {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Aug 28th 2008 8:25PM iTunes rentals? Why?
You know how much of a hassle it is for me to hook my MacBook up to my HDTV? First I have to get out my optical cable plus the mini-TOSlink adapter, get out the mini-DVI to VGA adapter, VGA cable, connect all the cables and adapters, and then if I don't want my MacBook's display to remain on, I have to close the lid, connect an external keyboard and mouse, wake it up, etc. Thats after downloading the movie (which only takes a few minutes, but still).
Netflix gives me DVDs. A DVD upscaled to 1080i with Dolby Digital sound beats the snot out of iTunes rentals. Plus Netflix gives a boatload of streaming movies and TV shows that look as good (or bad) as iTunes rentals. I can connect my PC to my HDTV with an HDMI cable and open up Media Center and stream all of those TV shows and movies from Media Center controlled by my Harmony remote.
Plus the cable company is giving me HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, all in HD, all of their SD channels, and all of their stuff on On Demand for $5 per month for the next year, as well as HD on Demand (1080i, 20Mbps, Dolby Digital 5.1 on all movies) for the same price as iTunes rentals.
No reason for me to buy an Apple TV when I have On Demand, $5 premiums, and a PC I can connect with an HDMI cable and no additional setup or cables needed.
Whither the 1.0 iPhone resale? {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jun 9th 2008 8:14PM Meant cheap phone* before anyone jumps on me for the typo.
Whither the 1.0 iPhone resale? {The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)}
Jun 9th 2008 8:09PM Sticking with my current 4GB refurb iPhone that I got for $249 thanks to the original price drop.
Not upgrading and paying an extra $10 a month for 3G coverage I might or might not get.
After my contract is up I'll most likely switch to MetroPCS and a cheap for. $40 a month for unlimited talking and reasonable text messaging? Yes please. iPod touch if I still want/need the features the iPhone has.
Verizon's Juke, Pearl, Venus and Voyager get outed {Engadget Mobile}
Sep 29th 2007 6:16PM D Train is an example of one of the many reasons it felt good to call Verizon and say the magic words...
"I'd like to cancel my service"
Best $175 I ever spent.
Why did I cancel? The awful UI, crippled bluetooth, bad coverage (I live in SoCal and get tons of dropped calls!?), terrible customer support (show a Verizon tech in the store that your phone is malfunctioning and they'll do everything they can to argue that its perfectly fine).. and finally, I wanted an iPhone.
It's amazing how many things Verizon will charge you for. Mobile web? Thats airtime. vzwnavigator (unless you sign up for their laughably overpriced unlimited plans)? Thats airtime too. Checking your voicemail during peak hours? More airtime gone. You can easily use all your airtime on Verizon without even making a single call. Unless you want to pay an extra $40 a month for "unlimited use". Bu who knows how "unlimited" that is, with Verizon's artifical limits.
The funniest thing was when the CSR asked me why I wanted to cancel. I told him all the reasons, then mentioned I had already ordered my iPhone. He tried to sell me an LG Chocolate as an alternative to the iPhone.
iPod games must be repurchased for new iPods {Engadget}
Sep 19th 2007 4:22PM I'd encourage everyone reading this, not just those who are burned by this, to email sjobs@apple.com and voice your displeasure with what a bad customer relations move this is.
Normally Apple does the right thing. But this is so anti-consumer its ridiculous. Some people say "it's only $5!" Well, yeah.. its only $5. Unless you've purchased more than one game. Numerous people have purchased multiple games. And that "just $5" turned into $40 or more. Being forced to buy updates of ALL of their games could push them $80 or above total.
Those who bought iPod games should email both sjobs@apple.com as well as the iTunes Store customer support. It worked for me in getting free upgrades to the three available games.
We'll see if it works on the other 5 I've purchased when they upgrade those.
Win a super rare signed 300-Edition Xbox 360 Elite and 300 HD DVD! {Engadget}
Aug 12th 2007 4:56PM My favorite part in the movie... I can't remember exactly where it's at. I'd have to watch it again, but thats not necessarily a bad thing, is it? My favorite part is after they've been doing some fighting and the king is talking about why they can't be civilized while hes eating an apple and everyone is going around stabbing and killing the enemy survivors.
