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Mac OS X "Leopard" to Hit Stores Oct. 26
Yahoo! Tech ^ | 10/16/2007 | Ben Patterson

Posted on 10/16/2007 12:13:12 PM PDT by abt87

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To: garyhope
I’ll bet the majority of all Apple users lean left also.

Not this one...
21 posted on 10/16/2007 1:33:56 PM PDT by rock_lobsta (It's October... Buy Popcorn from a Scout!)
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To: rock_lobsta; garyhope

Or this one.


22 posted on 10/16/2007 1:37:51 PM PDT by Buckhead (making the comments buckhead won't make.)
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To: abt87
Cool! Mac OSX Leopard Ping!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

23 posted on 10/16/2007 1:38:12 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: abt87
Cool! Mac OSX Leopard Ping!

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

24 posted on 10/16/2007 1:38:26 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: Swordmaker

I think you have a ping list for Mac stuff.......


25 posted on 10/16/2007 1:47:41 PM PDT by Ben Hecks
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To: ari-freedom
I don’t understand why mac doesn’t have text in the “dock” so that you instantly know what is what

Just place the cursor over the icons, if you want to see the text...

I've been a Mac fan for 20 years (got my first Mac SE in 1987) and will never touch a PC for home use so long as the Mac OS is available. I don't care what the political leanings are of those who design the Mac and the software. The things work great.

Though I keep using the older hardware and software as long as I can, and only upgrade when absolutely necessary. Still using 10.3.9 on this g4/1.25 dualie. The new iMac has 10.4.10, but in no hurry to upgrade that, either.

Actually, the best way to buy Macs is to wait until the "latest and greatest" is announced, and then buy a closeout at cut-rate prices. You're only "one generation back" and someone else can pay the premium pricing.

Same with the OS. Now that 10.4 is coming out, the price of 10.4 system software disks should drop through the floor. I'll pick one up on ebay and upgrade this one from 10.3 to 10.4...

- John

26 posted on 10/16/2007 1:53:26 PM PDT by Fishrrman
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To: Fishrrman

Just place the cursor over the icons, if you want to see the text...
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but that slows me down


27 posted on 10/16/2007 1:58:21 PM PDT by ari-freedom (I am for traditional moral values, a strong national defense, and free markets.)
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To: abt87

I guess I’m good with 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo and 2 GB 667 Mhz of SDRAM.... sweet!


28 posted on 10/16/2007 2:03:06 PM PDT by Dick Vomer (liberals suck....... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.,)
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To: garyhope
"Howdy Doodly doo, I'm Talkie, Talkie Toaster, your chirpy breakfast companion. Talkie's the name, toasting's the game. Anyone like any toast?"


29 posted on 10/16/2007 2:06:53 PM PDT by null and void (Lib-uh-rulz can't foresee even the clearest consequences to their actions...)
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To: rock_lobsta
Apple users lean left....bwahahahaha.. check out my page. I used IBM for about 15 years and finally last November after hard drive disaster went to MacBook Pro.

I only miss the gaming, Palm software and some banking/hospital networks on a virtual network. I can use my wife's machine for that.

It's just amazing that "everything works" on this machine.

I'm thinking that Leopard will correct some of those as Bootcamp did.

The guy who earlier stated that it's a tool is correct. Just like a hammer....that works.

30 posted on 10/16/2007 2:10:44 PM PDT by Dick Vomer (liberals suck....... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.,)
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To: Sir_Ed

do you have computer games on your macs...?


31 posted on 10/16/2007 2:12:27 PM PDT by Dick Vomer (liberals suck....... but it depends on what your definition of the word "suck" is.,)
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To: Dick Vomer

I have two computer games I bought a long time ago for my PC. Doom and Quake, they’re kinda fun, I play them maybe once a month for a few minutes.

I also bought Myst years ago and quickly got bored!

Ed


32 posted on 10/16/2007 2:48:45 PM PDT by Sir_Ed
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To: MediaMole

“Microsoft leans just as far left as Apple”

You’re probably right, that MS the corp and it’s owners and employees lean left, but I think probably a majority of PC users lean right. Know what I mean? But of course as Dennis Miller says, “ That’s just my opinion, I could be wrong.”


33 posted on 10/16/2007 3:46:07 PM PDT by garyhope
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To: garyhope
Steve Jobs and Apple lean left? Well knock me over with a feather.

Yeah, unlike that arch-conservative Bill Gates, who spends his free time hanging out with Bill Clinton and Bono.

Just about every pioneer in desktop computers was a hippie at heart. That was the driving force -- power to the people. Take computers, once the exclusive franchise of big companies, and give them to everyone.

34 posted on 10/16/2007 4:15:45 PM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: Fishrrman
Actually, the best way to buy Macs is to wait until the "latest and greatest" is announced, and then buy a closeout at cut-rate prices. You're only "one generation back" and someone else can pay the premium pricing.

That's how I got my G4/867/Superdrive. When it was phased out, when the next generation was announced, I got a factory refurb. I did the same with my G3 iBook, which I'm still using.

I broke the rule when I got the dual-core Mini that's my current alpha Mac. I wanted Intel, because I wanted to be able to run Windows in Boot Camp or Parallels. I'm building a fair number of Web pages these days, and I want to be able to preview them in Windows browsers, since that's what most folks are stuck using.

35 posted on 10/16/2007 4:22:13 PM PDT by ReignOfError
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To: ari-freedom
I agree, but many things besides computer platforms are politicized these days.

Is it just me or has the left politicized everything.

I think there’s more and greater (to state the obvious) polarization today than I’ve ever seen in my lifetime (and I’m OLD!)

Many things that shouldn’t be philosophically politicized are.

There's a greater divide than ever in life and not just in the US. It’s worldwide.

It would be interesting to see what terms are used to describe this polarization, but that itself, would probably be labeled with the usual terms, “racist, sexist, homophobe, xenophobe, etc., etc.”,...the usual suspects.

36 posted on 10/16/2007 5:17:10 PM PDT by garyhope
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To: ReignOfError

Well, Michael Dell and Carly Fiorina are Republicans, but other than that, Silicon Valley seems to either lean to the left or toward libertarianism for some. While Jobs is generally a lib, he isn’t a bleeding heart one. While he featured Gore on Apple’s front page (Gore is on the board, so it’s about sucking up to one of the company’s main figures) he did blow off Greenpeace and the teacher’s unions over the last few months.


37 posted on 10/16/2007 5:53:53 PM PDT by abt87 (Liberals aren't stupid...they can still beat Koko the monkey in chess)
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To: garyhope

Well, since Windows makes up 90-95% of the market, people on both the right and left are predominately PC users. Mac users are more present on the left than on our side, but even there they’re still in the minority.


38 posted on 10/16/2007 5:56:54 PM PDT by abt87 (Liberals aren't stupid...they can still beat Koko the monkey in chess)
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To: 1234; 50mm; 6SJ7; Abundy; Action-America; af_vet_rr; afnamvet; akatel; Alexander Rubin; Amadeo; ...
A blog that is somewhat dismissive of the new features of Leopard... PING!

If you want on or off the Mac Ping List, Freepmail me.

39 posted on 10/16/2007 6:44:56 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE)
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To: abt87
Then again, it might not make good marketing to abandon the “X” portion.

In OSX, the X also represents uniX...

40 posted on 10/16/2007 6:52:53 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE)
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