Comment SHUT YOUR MOUTH (Score 1) 253
And pull that damn FIBER!!!!
Comment Good. (Score 1) 180
Good. There are WAY too many people involved in this company that don't know how to operate in customer service. I'm convinced that no one in the company actually knows anyone else in the company. This exists on multiple levels, consumer/cell/business/fiber. Flashlights wouldn't help them finding their way through an email chain. It's embarrassing that one of the biggest companies in the world can't operate efficiently, OR provide their customers with a quality product, OR provide their customers with additional service to meet the demand (at full price, I'm not even trying to negotiate down here). Washed up, no clue, deal with it. They need a come to Jesus moment. It's unfortunate that they have such a stranglehold on the amount of markets that they do. Hell, their flagship consumer stores don't even answer the phone. This is a telecommunications company....
Comment Bummer (Score 1) 605
Well it was a good program.... Guess apple will have to make facetime for windows and linux now. it's better video quality anyway. Just cant call landlines, which is a bummer... Damn microsoft. Always messing up a good thing.
High Fructose Corn Syrup To Get a Makeover 646
An anonymous reader writes "With its sweetener linked to obesity, some cancers and diabetes, the Corn Refiners Association (CRA) doesn't want you to think 'fructose' when you see high fructose corn syrup in your soda, ketchup or pickles. Instead, the AP reports, the CRA submitted an application to the FDA, hoping to change the name of their top-selling product to 'corn sugar.'"
Comment Re:Nokia N900 vs. iPhone 3Gs (Score 1) 345
how about battery life?
Unknown 7m Asteroid Almost Impacted Earth 289
xp65 writes "A previously undiscovered asteroid came within 14,000 km of Earth — just over one Earth diameter, 1/30 the lunar distance — on Friday, and astronomers noticed it only 15 hours before closest approach. On Nov. 6 at around 16:30 EST, a 7-meter asteroid, now called 2009 VA, came only about 2 Earth radii from
impacting our planet. This is the third-closest known non-impacting Earth approach on record for a cataloged asteroid. The asteroid was discovered by the Catalina Sky Survey and was quickly identified by the Minor Planet Center in Cambridge MA as an object that would soon pass very close to the Earth. JPL's Near-Earth Object Program Office also computed an orbit solution for this object, and determined that it was not headed for an
impact." The article notes, "On average, objects the size of 2009 VA pass this close about twice per year and impact Earth about once every 5 years."
Comment Re:Don't like it (Score 1) 1607
The $799 model doesnt even come close... This is what I'm talking about right here. You have to make a Dell comparable to a Mac to judge it correctly, which obviously you have not.
Mac Book 15" ---- (2,499)
Processor: Intel Core Duo - 1.83GHz, 667MHz FSB
OS: Mac OS 10.4.4
Display Apple 15.4" display
RAM: 1gig
HDD: 100 Gig, 5400rpm Serial ATA
CD/DVD Drive: Apple Superdrive
Wireless: Airport Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Video Card: 256MB RAM ATI Mobility X1600, dual link DVI,
Audio: Digital & Analog In/Out
Software: Max OS X, iLife 06, Front Row, Photo Booth, Quickbooks, XCode Developer Tools, Dashboard, SPOTLIGHT(very cool), basically all the good stuff OS X comes with.
Has a remote to control Front Row, Has a built in Camera, Has a Backlit Keyboard, Has Gigabit ethernet, Has an Ambient Light Sensor
Weighs less I'm sure and looks much better
Dell Inspiron 6000 ------ ($2,167)
Processor: Intel Pentium M 750(1.86GHz, 533, MHz FSB- Is it a Single Core??)
OS: Win XP Pro
Display: Dell UltraSharp WSXGA+ LCD Panel
RAM: 1Gig
HDD: 80 Gig 5400rpm
CD/DVD Drive: 8x CD/DVD Burner
Wireless: Intel Pro 2915 and Dell 350 Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Video Card: 128MB DDR ATI Mobility Radeon
Audio: PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy Card (I guess it does Digital I/O???)
Software: Windows XP Pro, Microsoft Office Basic, 2 different virus programs, Adobe reader, Deluxe Entertiainment Pack($2,000 deck of cards?)
I think that the difference in these systems, just on a hardware basis(not including the software) is enough to justify the $300 price difference. Bigger HDD, more powerful video card, and it's a Mac so it lasts forever. That's what the difference is.... Kid.
Mac Book 15" ---- (2,499)
Processor: Intel Core Duo - 1.83GHz, 667MHz FSB
OS: Mac OS 10.4.4
Display Apple 15.4" display
RAM: 1gig
HDD: 100 Gig, 5400rpm Serial ATA
CD/DVD Drive: Apple Superdrive
Wireless: Airport Extreme and Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Video Card: 256MB RAM ATI Mobility X1600, dual link DVI,
Audio: Digital & Analog In/Out
Software: Max OS X, iLife 06, Front Row, Photo Booth, Quickbooks, XCode Developer Tools, Dashboard, SPOTLIGHT(very cool), basically all the good stuff OS X comes with.
Has a remote to control Front Row, Has a built in Camera, Has a Backlit Keyboard, Has Gigabit ethernet, Has an Ambient Light Sensor
Weighs less I'm sure and looks much better
Dell Inspiron 6000 ------ ($2,167)
Processor: Intel Pentium M 750(1.86GHz, 533, MHz FSB- Is it a Single Core??)
OS: Win XP Pro
Display: Dell UltraSharp WSXGA+ LCD Panel
RAM: 1Gig
HDD: 80 Gig 5400rpm
CD/DVD Drive: 8x CD/DVD Burner
Wireless: Intel Pro 2915 and Dell 350 Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Video Card: 128MB DDR ATI Mobility Radeon
Audio: PCMCIA Sound Blaster Audigy Card (I guess it does Digital I/O???)
Software: Windows XP Pro, Microsoft Office Basic, 2 different virus programs, Adobe reader, Deluxe Entertiainment Pack($2,000 deck of cards?)
I think that the difference in these systems, just on a hardware basis(not including the software) is enough to justify the $300 price difference. Bigger HDD, more powerful video card, and it's a Mac so it lasts forever. That's what the difference is.... Kid.
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