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• What Have I Done?!

  Sat Apr 7, 2007
  • Refurbished machines from Apple are actually a very sound investment. They come with a full warranty just like a brand new machine and Apple puts them through the exact same tests as a brand new machine before they even offer them for sale - but they cost less.

• Teacher suspended after school newspaper editorial advocates tolerance for homosexuals

  Thu Mar 22, 2007
  • the article says it was an editorial piece - not an article that was printed in the newspaper. either way this is just wrong.

• Carol Burnett sues TV's "Family Guy"

  Sat Mar 17, 2007
  • Shouldn't this fall under the allowances for parody and fair-use?

• 11 Ways to Optimize Your Mac's Performance

  Sat Mar 17, 2007
  • Great and simple tips - XSlimmer is probly best left alone - its a great idea, but could easily be dangerous just like the author warns.

• iPhone to allow free VoIP calls

  Fri Mar 2, 2007
  • Unless the call comes directly from the web interface - in which case you are still paying for the data usage.

• Well, I got a Mac (Part 2 - First Impressions)

  Sat Feb 24, 2007
  • Even better than Yojimbo is a program called Keep it Together (K.I.T.) It allows for any type of file to be added and organized with tags and more. Once again if you do a google search its fairly easy to find.

• Well, I got a Mac (Part 2 - First Impressions)

  Sat Feb 24, 2007
  • For your mouse buttons you may want to try a program called usb overdrive. If you do a google seach for it you can find it quicly. I would put in a link, but Newsvine still doesn't like me enough (even though I have been a user since the beta...)

• Well, I got a Mac (Part 1)

  Sun Feb 18, 2007
  • Please make sure you give a good comparison of the new Vista features and what has been included with Mac OS 10.4.X (Tiger) for several years now. These include things like: Expose vs. Windows Spotlight vs. Live Search and there are more...

• Apple's Mail and Safari banned from the French Gendarmerie

  Sun Jan 28, 2007
  • Apple can still provide warranty support for hardware failure. All you have to do is load up a secondary HD with OSX to show that the problem is actually a HW problem. Or you can use the disks that come with the machine to run Diagnostics that will prove its a HW problem.

• Wear your heart on your sleeves (The demise of compilation tapes)

  Sun Jan 28, 2007
  • Why not just make a mix CD? Its not the time spent recording that matters - its the thought behind the chosen songs and how they go together. A mix tape never came with any album art or extra packaging - its the ultimate in origninal single-track purchasing.