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At 6/26/09 11:03 PM, drakelord-nK wrote: So, I just got back from DC. Interestingly enough, all of the public parking garages now require federal ids.

Also, some of the taxi cabs now have "Call 911" signs on top of them. Anyone know what that is all about?

Hmm, that's interesting! I just arrived back from DC recently, too. I was there during the week of the Holocaust museum's shooting. I left before the week from the Metro crash, too :O.

At 6/26/09 11:12 PM, blah569 wrote: Hmm, that's interesting! I just arrived back from DC recently, too. I was there during the week of the Holocaust museum's shooting. I left before the week from the Metro crash, too :O.

Wow. Some shit has been going down this past month, eh?

Wow! A lot has happened since I've been away. My frustrations with the internet going down (again) and the piece of shit laptop that I'm using not running properly or fast enough has been just as frustrating as well as being dead tired. So I thought about buying a laptop for a while and I'm going to Best Buy later (hopefully) to pick it up :D

At 6/26/09 11:03 PM, drakelord-nK wrote: Also, some of the taxi cabs now have "Call 911" signs on top of them. Anyone know what that is all about?

Its so if the driver is being attacked/anything happens they can silently alert people. Just like silent alarms in shops and banks.

At 6/27/09 07:11 AM, Jessii wrote: So I thought about buying a laptop for a while and I'm going to Best Buy later (hopefully) to pick it up :D

I've heard nothing but bad reports about Best Buy. Also buy a mac all the cool kids (me) are doing it at the moment.

Mine should be here monday.

I've had a Lenovo 3000 N200 for a year now and I'm pretty satisfied with it, doesn't overheat, works like a charm, it's basically perfect for what I need. I could use a better graphics card though.

I'm a bit nervous right now because I have a final tomorrow on electrotechnics and I'm mostly relying on what I've learned during the year.
At least it'll be over soon, one more final this friday and then it's over

At 6/27/09 08:57 AM, smulse wrote: Also buy a mac all the cool kids (me) are doing it at the moment.

QFT

At 6/27/09 08:57 AM, smulse wrote: I've heard nothing but bad reports about Best Buy. Also buy a mac all the cool kids (me) are doing it at the moment.

Mine should be here monday.

Not everyone can/want's to buy overpriced hardware :)

At 6/27/09 12:24 PM, DearonElensar wrote:

At 6/27/09 08:57 AM, smulse wrote: I've heard nothing but bad reports about Best Buy. Also buy a mac all the cool kids (me) are doing it at the moment.

Mine should be here monday.

Not everyone can/want's to buy overpriced hardware :)

And not everyone wants to run Windows, or an OS that doesn't have any software... so I'll go mac thanks.

At 6/27/09 12:35 PM, smulse wrote: And not everyone wants to run Windows, or an OS that doesn't have any software... so I'll go mac thanks.

To be honest, I hate the OS wars that go on, and I have computers with Windows, OSX and Ubuntu / Red Hat on...

I don't get the whole OS/computer war, well I do, it's because most people want to have the best OS, but I don't see why this is needed. I've had a fleeting glances at OSX (correct name?) and it looks pretty good, I've also used Linux and windows. For me windows is the best, but for others Linux is and I'm sure there are others that find macs the best. They're all very different.

I'm going to get a mac when I can afford it, most people who dislike them are too cheap to buy one.

At 6/27/09 01:00 PM, citricsquid wrote: I'm going to get a mac when I can afford it, most people who dislike them are too cheap to buy one.

Nah I need my insert, home, end, page-up/page-down and del keys. The mac book dosn't have any of them and its kinda annoying. And the OS war exists for the same reason as any war... MONEY!

Finally it was mad today with the protests or attempted protests. Will post about it later.

IMO, it's just personal preferance, I have MAC for the family, Windows for my home system and Linux for work.

They all do pretty much the same thing, just slightly differently. I still personally like Windows the best.

I understand it, but we've been through it a million times and nothing new is ever added into the mix, so its pretty pointless arguing about it.

For me personally, I was split between either a new PC or a Mac - however, for the spec of PC that I wanted I'd have to run 64 bit XP, and thus drivers and support for some of the hardware and devices I want my computer to be able to run was limited which kinda put me off. I don't want my computer to be hard work and I don't want to end up not being able to run certain devices that I already own.

Also software wise, two programs I use for work run native on XP, and two run native on OSX. However I only rarely use one of the XP programs, so the PC was kinda outweighed here by software. Thus my choice was a Mac.

I'm going to allow myself to be pissed off by another OS, but at least I'm going to give it a decent run, and finally get away from the (very plentiful) annoyances of Windows.

So what if it's expensive? I'm not spending your money am I? It runs everything I need it to, and plus it looks kinda sexy - there's nothing to really argue imo. Just pick a platform that suits your needs.

Ha the media are not reporting the truth, what a fucking surprise!

At 6/27/09 04:33 PM, Jon-86 wrote: Ha the media are not reporting the truth, what a fucking surprise!

?!

I personally am using Windows 7 and Debian at the moment. I tried mac, but I just couldn't get into it. I have no problems with people who have one though, just as long as they aren't total fanboys about it.

At 6/27/09 04:43 PM, drakelord-nK wrote: I personally am using Windows 7 and Debian at the moment. I tried mac, but I just couldn't get into it. I have no problems with people who have one though, just as long as they aren't total fanboys about it.

What do you think of Windows 7? Personally I love it compared to Vista (and I really liked Vista), it feels so much more finished, and I've seen it use less resources than XP :o

Can't afford a Mac. Bought a Toshiba and Geek Squad tested it before I even picked it up this morning. Seems to run really well right now, especially the wifi (I was getting wifi from across a river @ my uncle's house earlier). Right now I'm borrowing someone's wifi to test everything out on. I just needed something better than what I was using (2.8 GHz with 256MB of RAM, no good). This has 3 GB and 250GB of HDD, AMD Turion x 2 Dual Core. Runs much nicer than the one sitting on the floor in my backpack. Plus I needed a webcam for a class, so it's not like it won't get used. I just have to test the webcam out before my class starts.

At 6/27/09 04:55 PM, urbn wrote: Windows 7

Dosen't seem like Vista's been around for two and a half years now. Mind, I only upgraded to Vista at Christmas so...

At 6/27/09 04:38 PM, citricsquid wrote: ?!

A will post about it later, busy checking who said what and who exactly was involved today. Lots of information to go through and accounts to read.

At 6/27/09 05:07 PM, Jessii wrote: so it's not like it won't get used. I just have to test the webcam out before my class starts.

"Pics or it didn't happen" j/k but that's like the war cry for the general forum most of the time :P

Didn't get a chance to try the webcam. I got a phone call that I have to be back earlier tomorrow than I thought so I packed the laptop up.

RIP Billy Mays. We'll miss your loud-mouthed ads.

Source

At 6/28/09 12:17 PM, DanielZ wrote: RIP Billy Mays. We'll miss your loud-mouthed ads.

Source

This sucks. I wonder who's next ;____;

We should place bets

At 6/27/09 05:10 PM, DannyIsOnFire wrote: Dosen't seem like Vista's been around for two and a half years now. Mind, I only upgraded to Vista at Christmas so...

Well, I was using Vista long before it was even at RC1, and I've done the same with Windows 7; so I guess for me 3 years or so of Vista was long enough.

Honestly though, apart from a few little gripes with 7 it's so much better than vista, and I am really looking forward to it getting onto the shelves (with those gripes hopefully removed).

I've tried windows 7 too and I also liked it, feels really nice and smooth, the only reason I don't have it on my laptop yet is because I was too lazy to back up my stuff. It's gonna happen sooner or later though.

Oh and I got a 9 / 10 on that final, now I've got just one more exam and I can finally enjoy the summer.

Ok maybe people here can help. All I want you to do i watch or read this report and tell me honestly your initial thoughts and conclusions based on the report.

STV news link

Much appreciated if you do!

At 6/27/09 04:55 PM, urbn wrote:

At 6/27/09 04:43 PM, drakelord-nK wrote: I personally am using Windows 7 and Debian at the moment. I tried mac, but I just couldn't get into it. I have no problems with people who have one though, just as long as they aren't total fanboys about it.

What do you think of Windows 7? Personally I love it compared to Vista (and I really liked Vista), it feels so much more finished, and I've seen it use less resources than XP :o

I actually really like Windows 7 compared to Vista and XP. I didn't think I would, but I tried it out and it is really nice. They have included a lot more in terms of controlling some of the "annoyances" (dialogues and such) from Vista, and have added a lot more in terms of controlling performance for lower end PCs . Also, I love how fast it boots up. Takes about 4-5 seconds to reach the login screen for this PC, where XP takes 11-12 seconds.

Thanks, Apple.

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At 6/29/09 08:48 AM, smulse wrote: Thanks, Apple.

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Holy crap! Did they send that you like that!?

At 6/29/09 09:34 AM, Momo-the-Monkey wrote:

At 6/29/09 08:48 AM, smulse wrote: Thanks, Apple.

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Holy crap! Did they send that you like that!?

Yep. That's what it was like when I took it out the box. In fairness it may have been the Currier, but, the box wasn't damaged in any way so I can only assume it was boxed like that.