bmags Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 02:50 PM) Oh, the biggest rip off at Apple is buying ram from them. So long as you can add your own ram, never *ever* buy memory from Apple. it's a huge pain in the ass, i've made 3 incorrect online orders of RAM who incorrectly promised it'd work on my mac as well ... fpptthhhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 09:36 AM) it's a huge pain in the ass, i've made 3 incorrect online orders of RAM who incorrectly promised it'd work on my mac as well ... fpptthhhh Shouldn't be an issue, all you have to do is look up what kind of ram you're currently using and buy the same type...Amazon and Newegg pretty much ask what system you have, from what year, and show you exactly what kind of memory to buy. I bought 8 gigs for my iMac for 40 bucks off NewEgg and it worked perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsideirish71 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 (edited) QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 10:00 AM) Shouldn't be an issue, all you have to do is look up what kind of ram you're currently using and buy the same type...Amazon and Newegg pretty much ask what system you have, from what year, and show you exactly what kind of memory to buy. I bought 8 gigs for my iMac for 40 bucks off NewEgg and it worked perfectly. One of our internal staff purchased my Macbook Pro late 2011 model with 4 Gigs of RAM and a 5400 RPM 500 Gig Drive. His reasoning was a bigger drive is better. 5400 RPM drives shouldnt exist on a laptop. They are entirely too slow and have impact on your battery life. So if I order memory from Apple they tell you only 8 Gigs are available for my device, even though you can get 16 gigs on the laptop. So 16Gigs of RAM later and after adding the latest 256Gig SSD drive from OCZ my laptop is running pretty damn quick. GNS3 can finally run this project I am working on. I spend most of my time working on virtual images off of my Mac so outside of processing, IO and memory are very important to me. Edited August 3, 2012 by southsideirish71 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 For ten years I have had a great run with T-Mobile. I guess maybe I was just lucky, but I never really had a problem. Until this summer. Damn f***ers changed my all you can eat data plan without notifying me. Basically they limited my roaming data. Since I only data roam once a year, and not in the previous six months from their change in March, they did not notify me. So one week into a six week vacation, my wife and I were out of data. No trip adviser, no gas buddy, no facebook, no Pandora, no nothing. We had planned on using those tools for finding places to stay, etc. Their answer was finding WiFi hotspots. My response, look at a map of f***ing Wyoming. I'm thirty miles or more between towns and in National Parks, there is no free WiFi hotspots, only $1 a minute internet when I am lucky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmags Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 03:00 PM) Shouldn't be an issue, all you have to do is look up what kind of ram you're currently using and buy the same type...Amazon and Newegg pretty much ask what system you have, from what year, and show you exactly what kind of memory to buy. I bought 8 gigs for my iMac for 40 bucks off NewEgg and it worked perfectly. I bought it with my comp. Haven't seen that in amazon though. Where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 09:14 AM) I don't know that I find a significant difference in quality or performance between any of them. If you're not in a hurry, those devices are always on great black friday sales. Oh, I would love to wait for Black Friday or Xmas deals, but I am going down to school in 2 weeks. It's a 3 hour drive that I SHOULD pretty much know the way to by now, but JUST in case, I want to know I won't end up getting raped in some backwoods holler. Also, I'm sure I'll be making trips to IU or Purdue before the end of October as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 QUOTE (JoeCoolMan24 @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 11:00 AM) Oh, I would love to wait for Black Friday or Xmas deals, but I am going down to school in 2 weeks. It's a 3 hour drive that I SHOULD pretty much know the way to by now, but JUST in case, I want to know I won't end up getting raped in some backwoods holler. Also, I'm sure I'll be making trips to IU or Purdue before the end of October as well. You don’t have a smart phone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 QUOTE (bmags @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 11:28 AM) I bought it with my comp. Haven't seen that in amazon though. Where? Oh, I guess that's only for printers... You can just go here to find out what kind of memory you need: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3011 Then go to amazon or newegg and look up that exact kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 01:17 PM) You don’t have a smart phone? Nope. Parent's won't let me get one, EVEN though I've offered to pay for the phone and the data plan on it. They say "it's a waste of money, you have the internet at home, you don't need to be able to use it while you're driving too." Yet they turn around and get tablets for themselves, which are IMO, a MUCH bigger waste of money. And I can't leave our family plan either because it's cheaper for everyone to be on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigSqwert Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 New Apple Campaign Urges Consumers To Buy iPhone For Other Hand CUPERTINO, CA—As part of an effort to boost smartphone sales following lower-than-expected third-quarter earnings, Apple announced today a new national advertising campaign urging users to buy a second iPhone for their other hand. "Imagine having Safari, FaceTime, and Siri in both of your hands at the same time," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a press release for the new campaign, which will debut Friday night during the Olympic opening ceremonies with the slogan "Need an extra hand with that?" "On the one hand—quite literally—you're texting a friend, and on the other, you're hitting up Siri for the nearest pizza joint. With that second phone, iPhone users will truly have the power of the Internet at their fingertips—all 10 of them. This is the wave of the future right here." At press time, Apple reported that iPhone sales for the day had passed the 600,000-order mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 03:07 PM) New Apple Campaign Urges Consumers To Buy iPhone For Other Hand Good god, I was hoping that would be the source when I clicked the link. lol. They have a lot of great articles mocking Apple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted August 4, 2012 Share Posted August 4, 2012 As a repeat user/non user of Google Chrome that once shifted between it and Firefox, I've recently made Chrome my default on all systems...so I thought I'd share a few extensions/addons that are useful. AdBlock Plus - This one is obvious, blocks annoying ads that clutter up a website. WOT (Web of Trust) - Rankings of website safety in terms of security/privacy, etc...a ring will show up next to all search results notifying you if the site is dangerous, legit, etc. Green = Good, Red = Dangerous, etc... Ghostery - Somewhat like NoScript for FF, a widget/script/bug blocker|notifier, works quite well. Can be used to block OR just as a notification of what scripts/tracking bugs are being run against your browser. Helpful if you'd like to know who's watching you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Our it company sucks at my office. Once again the internet and half of the servers are down. Yet Soxtalk connection still works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (Soxbadger @ Aug 6, 2012 -> 01:31 PM) Our it company sucks at my office. Once again the internet and half of the servers are down. Yet Soxtalk connection still works. Sounds like DNS problems. Change your computers DNS servers to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, and you should be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxbadger Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 6, 2012 -> 01:46 PM) Sounds like DNS problems. Change your computers DNS servers to 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4, and you should be good. I only mess with settings if I cant get online to screw around. Since I can get online, I just play dumb and wait for someone else to fix it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 3, 2012 -> 01:23 PM) Oh, I guess that's only for printers... You can just go here to find out what kind of memory you need: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3011 Then go to amazon or newegg and look up that exact kind. Go to a third party memory website like Crucial and they can detect it on their site. Then take the sku and search amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyWhiteSox Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 QUOTE (chw42 @ Aug 2, 2012 -> 10:46 PM) Prepaid plans are the way to go now if you're not a super heavy data user. I got my Galaxy Nexus for $350 and I pay $45 a month for unlimited calls and texting and basically unlimited (5 GB max) data. You can say that the iPhone is this much better than any Android or Windows phone, but that's saving a lot of money over 2 years. I'd have to pay at least $80 + the ridiculous 20% taxes on phone bills if I were to go get an iPhone from AT&T. The same applies for every other postpaid carrier. I have a little more cash to blow than the average college student since I do have a job year-round as a co-op, but that $1000 is a lot in my eyes and the eyes of most people in their early 20s. I'm seriously considering doing the same. I upgraded a few days ago to the SGS3 on sprint, but sprint is threatening to take away my discount. I've got a few more days to make the switch, so I wanna just buy the Galaxy Nexus and put it on a Straight Talk plan. Can you give any feedback on that plan with the GN? I'm in Chicago, btw. Is it a t-mobile sim or an att sim? Or is there a choice? If so, which is better: t-mobile coverage in Chicago, specifically south side, or att coverage? thnx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RockRaines Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 Seriously, why was KC the first place to get Google Fiber? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 6, 2012 -> 05:42 PM) Seriously, why was KC the first place to get Google Fiber? There are a lot of reasons, but one of is they make it easy to install/tear up the streets to lay the fiber...you aren't going to do that in Chicago...possibly ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiliIrishHammock24 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) So my brother's girlfriend, in what I am guessing is more of an effort to get me to like her, GAVE me her GPS for free. I offered to buy it off her, but she said she lost the cord for it anyway, and she just uses her phone's GPS. I'm sure she doesn't realize that the cord type is pretty common, I have like 4 of 5 of them. But either way, I just scored a free Garmin 205w. It looks to be a few years old, but it will do just fine. Not sure yet if it has text-to-speech, which would be awesome, but I'll take a free, working device either way. EDIT: No TTS. I have found some hacks online, but one wrong move and it will be bricked. Not worth the risk. Edited August 7, 2012 by JoeCoolMan24 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Y2HH Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 (edited) Ok, after beta testing iOS6 for the past few weeks, I have to say while mostly incremental in terms of updates, what it did do, it did it surprisingly well. Apple Maps is every bit as good as Google's. Is it better? No. Is it just as good. Yes. Both have a few strengths the other doesn't, but they're not world killer features on either end. Microsoft's Bing Maps alternative falls far short of either. For the most part, the feature set is the same. Turn by turn, can be operated by voice command, walking directions, public transportation, driving directions, searching, etc. Returns address/phone information in searches, in addition to Yelp reviews, etc. Google: + Google's street view. Apple has 3D maps, which is not quite the same as street view, however, Apples 3D render *almost* covers this deficiency. Apple: + Apple 3D maps. This looks amazing, and scrolls smoothly, and gives you a great idea of what it looks like where you are going. In some ways this is superior to street view, in others, it's not quite as good as it's not quite as close as the images street view return. + Yelp location/information database tied into map searches along with Apple's own search database. The searches for things near you, or closest to your locations work the same, side by side they pretty much always match each other on results, Apple's however goes a step further in tying in the Yelp review database/ranking database on restaurants, hotels, etc. While a small addition to the database, it's really quite nice. Microsoft: - Bing maps falls short in almost every area. While it's general mapping software is good, it lacks a comparable "street view/3d view", as it's birds eye view already looks dated in comparison to Apple's upcoming 3D maps. - Searches. This is an area Bing Maps falls completely short, and returns almost no meaningful results. ----- This is an example of what Apple's maps looks like (note that I'm probably not supposed to post these, so don't do anything stupid that would get me in trouble): This is an example of a local search: This is an example of what 3D maps looks like (when you move the map around, it scrolls very smoothly, and can be zoomed in or out further: Not being able to see this in motion doesn't do it justice, it really is amazing looking, and functional. Edited August 7, 2012 by Y2HH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 QUOTE (RockRaines @ Aug 6, 2012 -> 06:42 PM) Seriously, why was KC the first place to get Google Fiber? Didn't they pump a ton of "Lobbying money" bribes in to make sure it happened there too? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balta1701 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Having Yelp linked in with the maps might well be worth the iphone upgrade to me alone, right now with the amount of traveling I've been doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 QUOTE (Y2HH @ Aug 6, 2012 -> 09:47 PM) There are a lot of reasons, but one of is they make it easy to install/tear up the streets to lay the fiber...you aren't going to do that in Chicago...possibly ever. Not to mention a smaller scale operation to see if everything works OK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chw42 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Bought myself a new Samsung Series 5 ultrabook for $550 on eBay after selling off my old laptop. Time to see what this slim fuss is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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