Mac help

[skelstar]

Did you see the other day that almost a quarter of the iPhones sold are MIA.

1.45 million have been cracked.

I think they're all being used as props in new TV shows coming out of the states at the moment.

[scracha]

dammit man - now I have to respect a Mac??? (that's kinda cool-I like the freeBSD link. That's typical Jobs and a good move)

Big up's to the Gates man for coming out with Alt Tab though.

Apple haven't had any "innovation" for years. They just pick good stuff from the open source community or Microsoft. If I'm gonna pay the premium price that Mac's are at then I expect stability and sadly they're just not as bulletproof as the classic Mac's. No amount of "I'm young, hip and cooler than you cos I own a Mac" adverts will convert me back to Macdom until they're as stable as a Win XP PC.

[Big Dave]

No amount of "I'm young, hip and cooler than you cos I own a Mac" adverts will convert me back to Macdom until they're as stable as a Win XP PC.

I'm sure they are gutted.

[sAsLEX]

what about re-installing just quicktime?

So let me get this right.

Apple software on an apple machine is playing up?

I thought this was why people avoided MS?

[Big Dave]

So let me get this right.

Apple software on an apple machine is playing up?

I thought this was why people avoided MS?

apple software that was being 3rd party dicked with atchally

[Big Dave]

I think they're all being used as props in new TV shows coming out of the states at the moment.

I just walked past the co-pilot watching some sitcom - office set with a cherry red original iMac on the desk.

Haven't they stood the test of time nicely.

[riffer]

Hey!

My 2 year old loves his Grape iMac.

[Big Dave]

Hey!

My 2 year old loves his Grape iMac.

Set amongst walnut panneling and a burgundy leather chair no doubt.

[riffer]

Actually it lives on the dining room table.

But kinda close. We live in a 1903 Villa in the oldest part of Upper Hutt decorated in Victorian period style.

[scracha]

I'm sure they are gutted.

See...that's the current snobbish "I'm better than you cos I'm a macaphile" attitude that puts me off owning one again.

[Big Dave]

See...that's the current snobbish "I'm better than you cos I'm a macaphile" attitude that puts me off owning one again.

it's silly banter.

[bugjuice]

See...that's the current snobbish "I'm better than you cos I'm a macaphile" attitude that puts me off owning one again.

but for less than $1000 on a piece of high-tech machinery that'll last years, and never get a virus, you can have this sweet sweet attitude too..

[Finn]

Okay, upgraded to Leopard and it appears the only application that is corrupt is iDVD. How do I reinstall this? The "Software Update" is greyed out.

[Big Dave]

Okay, upgraded to Leopard and it appears the only application that is corrupt is iDVD. How do I reinstall this? The "Software Update" is greyed out.

There is an options box on what to install on the DVD.

[scracha]

but for less than $1000 on a piece of high-tech machinery that'll last years, and never get a virus, you can have this sweet sweet attitude too..

For the love of ged. They don't always last for years and some of them get viruses.

A Mac for under $1000? Blasphemy.

Why the hell do Apple charge so much for umm....EVERYTHING. I mean, I could understand charging a premium for the basic PC or the operating system but to then shaft their loyal customers silly is just astonishing. The fact that Apple resellers lie and tell folks that "normal" RAM won't work with Apple's is criminal.
$1600 for a 23" LCD? FFS, they're $400
$250 for an extra 1GB of DDR2 RAM ($50)
$160 for a keyboard and mouse? ($30)

Mooooo.

Install iAtkos Leopard onto a Dell Vostro and you'll have a new mac laptop for under a grand. Of course you need to buy your copy of OS X legally