Posted on January 6, 2009 by David
As readers now, the Pod is firmly in Mac-land. But that’s no excuse to pretend that Apple is some sort of paradise where everything is perfect. We have a long-ish, proud tradition of exposing the bizarre and stupid aspects of our favorite computer/media device/telephone manufacturer. This year’s Macworld expo certainly provides us with yet another [...]
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Posted on December 30, 2008 by David
After cluing the readership in to my battery woes yesterday, I recieved an e-mail today from fastmac, the company that I had chosen to replace my faulty Apple battery with one of their own.
Regrettably, I was informed, fastmac is running short on my chosen replacement product and does not expect more in stock for at [...]
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Posted on December 29, 2008 by David
Especially expensive laptop ones. My lovely and fantastic macbook pro is only slightly more than a year old and the battery is royally fucked. When we got down to visit the relatives-in-law, it was holding a charge for about two hours. In the past three days, that sub-optimal amount has since dwindled to about twenty-five [...]
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Posted on September 24, 2008 by David
It’s no secret that I live in a “mac house.” After years of heavy lifting with PC’s, it’s just easier for most everything. But that’s not to say that I am “full kool-aid” for the company. I mean, they really are just as fucked up as Microsoft. It’s just a different kind of fucked up.
…still, [...]
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Posted on August 5, 2008 by David
While I would never deign to endorse one computing platform over another (and if I did, I’d probably go with something free, like linux), we use macs around here. I have grown steadily more lazy in my older age and it’s just easiest.
It’s a sexy time to be a mac user and one could easily [...]
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