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Comment · 14 years ago
> you can't buy Snow Leopard media anymore

Yes you can, providing you call Apple.

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Comment · 14 years ago
Shouldn't tablets be avoiding subpixel anti-aliasing if they can be turned on the side? Doesn't it just _not work_?
Comment · 14 years ago
If you visit the site on iOS, it will prompt you to download the Apple Store app.
Comment · 14 years ago
iPhone 4s is unable to be used on both GSM and CDMA networks because of the carriers unwillingness to let 'foreign' devices onto their network.
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Comment · 14 years ago
I've recently fallen in love with Automator. Although it make have a few limitations, you can get around it by embedding AppleScript or Python.

In two minutes I made a quick and dirty system wide workflow to download the selected URL.

Comment · 14 years ago
OS X has dead simple automatic backup built in. In fact, whenever you plug in a compatible hard drive, Time Machine will prompt you to enable.

Apple has already done everything they should.

Comment · 14 years ago
Always assume that every change you make is saved automatically, much like cutting down a physical photo.

If you still want the original photo, and another cut down version, you would use a photo copier to Duplicate the original, then cut the copy.

Comment · 14 years ago
Wikipedia isn't a blog where you just browse through all articles. You have to actively seek out articles on each topic.
Comment · 14 years ago
> take it to small claims court and it will get sorted in no time

Hope you're not under the impression that Apple will just 'cave in' and fix it out of court to minimise hassel.

Check out http://www.seattlerex.com/seattle-rex-vs-apple-the-verdict-i...

> If Apple could have replaced my logic board at no cost to themselves, then why in the hell did they drag this out for so long, and why did they send two people to court to try and make sure that I got absolutely nothing? Friends, this is a question I have been asking myself for three months, and it is a question that I do not have the answer to.

Comment · 14 years ago
> forbids a seller from requiring a guarantee that already covers their implicit rights.

AppleCare is not required, and in includes other things that are not covered under implicit rights, such as onsite support, or telephone support outside of 1 incident/90 days.

Comment · 14 years ago
> Are Apple employee's forbidden to release their own apps?

Yeah, we're forbidden from it. Conflict of interest.

Comment · 14 years ago
That's funny.

I find using a microwave to boil water so... strange and unnatural. I'm not sure why, but its just odd. That's what a kettle is for!

Comment · 14 years ago
When it comes tax time, isn't it the individuals responsibility to report all their income?

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