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Why iPods and Macs are hated by default
Newsvine.com ^ | 6/6/2006 | Faruk Ates

Posted on 06/06/2006 3:34:55 PM PDT by Swordmaker

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To: AnnaZ
Get ready to convert...


41 posted on 06/06/2006 5:32:04 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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To: AnnaZ
But what about mouse-free on a Notebook? (I'm a laptop girl, however I do want the new iMac for my kids.)

CTRL-CLICK = Right click or two fingers on the trackpad-click + Right Click. Easy.

42 posted on 06/06/2006 5:35:07 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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To: ThinkDifferent
Ubuntu's Dapper is the best distro I've seen. I am very happy with the results on my laptop and desktop PCs. I only have one more PC to convert, I'm thinking about using the Kubuntu variant for that one.

Regards, Ivan

43 posted on 06/06/2006 5:36:13 PM PDT by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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To: Echo Talon

Also technically illegal, and also unknown to nearly everyone. iTMS is the ONLY source of mp3s for 99% of the interested populace.


44 posted on 06/06/2006 5:37:02 PM PDT by Terpfen
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To: Echo Talon
www.allofmp3.com Cheeper than iTunes and NO DRM

Selling unlicensed, stolen music and likely to be shut down as Russia is likely to lose its WTO bid over it... and I am absolutely certain you want to send your Credit Card number to already known thieves in Russia...

45 posted on 06/06/2006 5:39:48 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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To: saganite
Will I lose all my tunes for sure or is there just a chance I will lose them?

Not for sure... but the Mails have a problems with packages going astray... especially ones that might contain iPods...

46 posted on 06/06/2006 5:40:53 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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To: Echo Talon
Look at the specifications on their website to see the weak video cards offered.

I see. NEVER. I refer you back to the article...

47 posted on 06/06/2006 5:44:28 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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To: MadIvan

I just installed Xubunto on my bleeding edge computer a night or two ago.

While I'm happy with how it loaded and all that. Xandros was more complete. Xubunto was like loading a blank slate...don't get me wrong, it loaded from cd insertion. But I had to hump many hoops to get it too a compentently usable state.

That sorta goes back to my issues with Linux. Linux isn't ready for end users yet. No distro. Yes, I can make it work. If I give a disk to my FIL, there's no chance in hell he's going to get something usable without lots of hours on the phone. Yes, it's not bloaty, yes, it's lean and mean, but XP works great. I am NOT a windows zealot, but there is NO distro of linux, even Xandros that will load and do what everyone wants. The Linux community can fix that and when they do a 1ghz cpu with 128mb ram becomes a "decent" machine.


48 posted on 06/06/2006 5:47:56 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: Swordmaker

lots of people do, lots of people also send their money to Communists/liberals at Apple


49 posted on 06/06/2006 5:48:16 PM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: Terpfen
Also technically illegal,

Only in USA

50 posted on 06/06/2006 5:49:57 PM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: Malsua
I wouldn't use Xubuntu on a bleeding edge computer - it's intended for low-end machines. Try the regular Ubuntu distro.

Regards, Ivan

51 posted on 06/06/2006 5:51:04 PM PDT by MadIvan (I aim to misbehave.)
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To: MadIvan
I wouldn't use Xubuntu on a bleeding edge computer - it's intended for low-end machines. Try the regular Ubuntu distro.

It works :). No, I'm not posting from that computer...it's about 8 inches away, but it has otherwise been a solid distro. I have 2 250gb sata drives in that particular machine. When I want to play Oblivion or another Windows game, I go into the bios and set the primary boot device to the 250gb disk with XP on it. Most of the time, I flip it to the other disk. My point is that distro of Xubunto is solid, runs good and until I try it, should be able to rip DVDs.

52 posted on 06/06/2006 5:56:19 PM PDT by Malsua
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To: Echo Talon
www.allofmp3.com Cheeper than iTunes and NO DRM

And about to go bye-bye if Russia wants to join the WTO. It's basically just a pirate site using a loophole in Russian law.

53 posted on 06/06/2006 5:58:04 PM PDT by antiRepublicrat
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To: antiRepublicrat
And about to go bye-bye if Russia wants to join the WTO. It's basically just a pirate site using a loophole in Russian law.

strange how the music industry rules the world.

54 posted on 06/06/2006 6:01:02 PM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: Swordmaker

I don't understand how anyone could hate Macs! I love mine, and this is my third one! I so prefer it to PC, which we also have.


55 posted on 06/06/2006 6:01:02 PM PDT by ladyinred
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To: Swordmaker
Sometimes, they are so vocal that it's annoying to others — annoyance which these others will turn into contempt for the products themselves, because they believe that the products are to blame for these enthusiastic people that are bothering them with endless promotion and zealous advocating.

Bingo - haven't noticed it in real life, but some of the Mac advocates at this site come across as being more unstable than Windows ME.

56 posted on 06/06/2006 6:01:29 PM PDT by Senator Pardek
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To: Senator Pardek
Bingo - haven't noticed it in real life, but some of the Mac advocates at this site come across as being more unstable than Windows ME.

LOL! just look at the numerous Apple/mac/ipod threads on FR over the past few weeks! Sheesh! FreeRepublic has become a frickin mac commercial!

57 posted on 06/06/2006 6:04:57 PM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon
lots of people do, lots of people also send their money to Communists/liberals at Apple

Throwing stones again, I see. Nothing substantive to contribute. You might check out who Microsoft backs politically... it ain't much different.

58 posted on 06/06/2006 6:07:37 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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To: Swordmaker
You might check out who Microsoft backs politically... it ain't much different.

You see the difference between giving MS $150 for and OS and giving Apple $1000-$3000 for a computer?

59 posted on 06/06/2006 6:13:18 PM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon
Only in USA

BZZZT! Wrong.

"Russia's legal framework for intellectual property rights protection must meet WTO requirements ... In that context, we continue to call on Russia to shut down web sites that offer pirate music, software and films for downloading."...

and

"... agencies such as ROMS (allofmp3.com) do not need to seek permission from rightholders if they are licensing the broadcasting, performance or transmission of works by cable - but they do if it concerns their sale over the Internet."

According to international copyright and digital rights management laws, ROMS is pirating intelectual property and if you buy it, you are just as guilty as the theives who pirated it.

Your price is awfully low...

Incidentally, you too can be sued for $2500 by RIAA if this unlicensed music is found on your computer. They won't care that you bought it... only that it was not bought legally. It could be the most expensive music you every bought.

By the way, Jim Robinson may not be too happy about you posting a link to a pirate site on his forum. I am pretty sure it is against the rules of FreeRepublic to promote criminal activity. You might want to ask the moderators to remove your links.

60 posted on 06/06/2006 6:19:17 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!")
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