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    Mac surfing speeds slaughtered in Wired

    Only 5 second difference (or 1, or 2, or 10 seconds, whatever the case may be) may not sound like much, but it is huge! It really adds up. In a typical browsing sessions, you may view 200 pages. If it is 3 seconds slower per page, then that is 10 minutes wasted from your life. :( Of...
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    Apple posts US$40 million profit

    (obviously I have no knowledge of Apple strategy and this is just for fun, etc..) WWDC - TiBook speed bump topping at 800Mhz w/ apollo g4 and possibly an increase in screen resolution and/or 32mb video) MWNY - Focus on new Towers, whether it is G5 (wishful thinking) or speed bumped G4s...
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    Cocoa Book?

    I own and have read both books. Aaron's book is far better, as it actually teaches you Cocoa concepts, while the Learning Cocoa book is basically just tutorials (that you can find elsewhere, I believe) but it doesn't teach as much. Also, the Learning Cocoa book has a lot of errors that is...
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    Best FTP Client for OS X

    I use Transmit at the moment.
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    yomamayodaddyandyooldladytooooo

    Have you ever heard the song, "Yo Relatives" by DJ Assault?
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    command line java tools??

    That is one of the MOST COMMON mistakes people do when starting out with java.. I have done that numerous times.. :D
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    Virtual PC Speed?

    I do not own Virtual PC, but have been considering purchasing it. I stumbled upon benchmarks that imply that it is extremely slow. http://www.macwindows.com/VPC5.html#3 Example: starting Internet Explorer takes 15-25 seconds running VPC 5 on QuickSilver G4 733, 1.1 GB RAM.. Is this...
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    All wireless all the time

    Heh that was one of my first thoughts, too, when I read about the new iMac. However, the problem is that presumably, many people would prefer "wired" mouse and keyboard, for various reasons.. they are faster and better suited for games. Also, there is the issue of replacing batteries all the...
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    nVidia GeForce2 MX 32MB in the new iMacs

    I wonder if the 2x AGP (as opposed to 4x on PowerMac) will hurt performance much, in comparison to the low end PowerMac...
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    Ram prices are ridiculous!!

    BTW, does anyone know what sort of ram to use in the new iMac?
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    Retrospect for OS X - Now Available!

    What is retrospect? :confused:
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    which to purchase?

    either the new iMac or PowerBook. The iBook is, as you said, underpowered...
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    Just one more sleepless night

    Obviously, the "one more sleepless night" slogan is a reference to Apple's announcement of the new iMattress.. A bed with a 22" lcd screen in the headboard and a keyboard and a mouse plug into the side...
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    This is the real flat iMac!

    Anyone think that the new iMac might be an "apple stylized" version of this? https://www.cybernetman.com/default.cfm?DocId=602
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    Beyond the rumors sites. Way beyond

    I wonder if the person updating Apple's front page is giggling uncontrollably as he types. . . (I probably would be.)
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    iBook 500, Airport, 576MB

    I'm selling my lil baby on eBay, to upgrade to a PowerMac... http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1312398251&r=0&t=0&showTutorial=0&ed=1009483701&indexURL=0&rd=1
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    Wanted games?

    Counterstrike. Warcraft III when it comes out. ;)
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    fps in full screen mode with itunes

    With "faster but rougher" option checked: 13-19 fps mostly hovering around 17 Without "faster but rougher" (slow and smooth?): 10-12 fps Both full screen while playing music. iTunes 1. iBook 500Mhz 512mb ram.
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