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Comment Tablets sound perfect for her. (Score 1) 417

If all she does is "simple web browsing, email, light photo sharing but no heavy editing, and other simple tasks" then a tablet would fit her needs perfectly, as long as she also gets a keyboard for it. Those virtual keyboards become an act of miserable frustration if you need to type anything more than a couple short sentences.

Comment It wasn't any more open, but.... (Score 3, Informative) 206

....it was certainly much more fun, innovative, imaginative, and technological advances were made in leaps and bounds back then. The internet is far more useful nowadays, but it's like the magic and excitement is gone. It's become toned-down, it's become a utility,and utilities are boring.

Remember when:
-the first time you heard about a new application called RealAudio that would allow you to stream audio from a remote server, even over a dialup connection? No more waiting to download the entire clip. This new streaming thing was frikking amazing!
-the first time you went to 'The William Shatner sing-along page'?
-you heard about an audio file format called mp3 that could hold an entire song in in a few MB's instead of a few dozen? 3MB per file vs 20 or 30MB and still have the same quality! That was amazing!
-WinNuke was the worst thing someone could do to your computer, and you weren't sent to jail for using it. There was no constant threat about getting malware, trojans, or viruses from websites.
-Doubleclick did not exist? Sites did not collect and retain and sell your browsing habits.
-the term 'hacker' did not hold any negative connotation?
-Flash sites were new, amazing, and didn't use 100% of your CPU?
-chat rooms and web forums were TROLL-FREE? People were actually nice and considerate to each other!
-one of the first online multiplayer game you played was Descent thru KALI?
-you could actually get a refund for software?
-you regularly browsed Rotten.com?

Comment Re:Seriously? (Score 1) 816

it couldn't be worse than episodes 1 and 2.

Or episode 3-that one was hardly a a masterpiece.
As powerful as the Jedi were portrayed in previous films, episode three finally revealed that Han wasn't joking when he said 'Hokey religions and ancient weapons are no match for a good blaster at your side", and it contained lines that included "youngins", "you were our chosen one", and the fan favorite "Noooooooooooooooooooooo!"

Comment Re:can't expense that much? (Score 1) 495

I use Macs but the OP is making a valid post. OSX aside, in terms of hardware you pay much more for less when you get a Mac. No eSATA and no USB3? For the premium you pay for a Mac those should be expected. Sure, Thunderbolt can replace those technologies, but it will be years until TB becomes a ubiquitous connection so until then you will be stuck with slow USB2, unless you want to buy overpriced Apple peripherals from the Apple store.

I'm simply getting sick of paying the 40% mac-tax on slightly-better-than-average hardware just for the privilege of using OSX.

Comment You missed a situation-one that is more realistic (Score 1) 364

3) You pay $60/month for a 10Mbps connection with a 40GB limit, but can only get 10Mbps at 2-4am in the morning because of Bell's throttling. Other times,because the CRTC has artificially eliminated any competition, Bell has no incentive to upgrade their fiber, so because of high network usage you get an unstable connection that goes 3-5Mbps, or even slower during peak times. Europe and Asia continue to enjoy 20,50, 100Mbps or higher speeds. Bell explains they can't offer those speeds because of Canada's low population density, even in large urban areas like Toronto or Vancouver.

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