toadkicker's Profile

  • http://toadkicker.com
  • Mar 21, 2007
  • 10
  • 0

Latest comments made by: toadkicker

  • Sorry I didn't read the article. I would like to meet this woman in the picture though, it's a dream come true!
    United Statestoadkicker had this to say on Nov 08, 2006 Posts: 10
    Apple Zealots: Fact or Fiction?
  • Check out Mac OS X Hints.com http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20060216225428857&query=boot+off+an+ipod You can still boot off a USB iPod/Intel Mac! And if you're really into it http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20050822041040570&query=boot+off+an+ipod You could boot Windows!
    United Statestoadkicker had this to say on Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 10
    Live CDs for the Mac
  • A live OS X CD would have to come from Apple. The community could develop an OpenDarwin CD though, and that could be beneficial to troubleshooting, but most Mac techs I know just install OS X on an iPod and boot off that. I think that is the way to go anyway, because the iPod is permanent (but erasable) storage so grabbing the important stuff is a snap before a reinstall/reimage.
    United Statestoadkicker had this to say on Apr 03, 2006 Posts: 10
    Live CDs for the Mac
  • Well, I don't know about you but I think Apple's 30 year mistakes are nill at this point in time. It's the next 30 years I'm excited about. Besides that, if things didn't pan out the way they did I wouldn't be into Macs. I would bet we'd all still use an OS that locked up all the time (yes you, Windows 98 and Mac OS 9), couldn't properly shut down a frozen app, and Microsoft would've developed an OS X-esk system that wouldn't have been as cool.
    United Statestoadkicker had this to say on Mar 22, 2006 Posts: 10
    Five Biggest Apple Mistakes
  • Mark Knopler said it best... "That ain't working, that's the way you do it."
    United Statestoadkicker had this to say on Mar 21, 2006 Posts: 10
    Leaving on a Jet Plane, or A Reason to be Jealous of our Windows Neighbors
  • Um, so you're saying if something loud gets near my earhole, for a few hours, I might have hearing loss? This is big, and someone must be stopped. All these years I thought my mom was telling wive's tales...
    United Statestoadkicker had this to say on Feb 10, 2006 Posts: 10
    Patterson Files Lawsuit against Apple, Blames iPod Design Flaws for Hearing Loss
  • Also note that Apple doesn't make their installers seek out previous versions of Mac OS or iLife/iWork. No one is making you upgrade man, and you know the pattern Apple has. So save your cash and upgrade every other year if it's a problem. I'm very happy with their products and somehow they convince me to buy every year just because it keeps getting better and better. That's my choice, if you're not keen on that idea then don't buy it this time around; wait until next year.
    United Statestoadkicker had this to say on Jan 23, 2006 Posts: 10
    Upgrading, Why It Hurts To Be A Mac User
  • I'm sending in feedback about the power brick. It seems crazy they make seperate ones for the iPod and 'books. Why not make one with a USB or Firwire connector? Help me out and ask for it! apple.com/feedback
    United Statestoadkicker had this to say on Jan 23, 2006 Posts: 10
    Four Important Things I Saved But Can't Remember Where - A Cautionary Tale
  • Jobs: "Today, we're releasing Mac OS 10.4.4" Translation: "We're probably going to do this five more times before the end of the year. Oh, did I mention we're dragging our developers through the same universal binary crap too? So stop whining!" Reality: OS's are complicated and buggy. Don't think because you have a Mac that there is nothing wrong. Imagine what happens when you make it run on multiple architectures.
    United Statestoadkicker had this to say on Jan 17, 2006 Posts: 10
    Steve-V-Steve: The Keynote Translated!
  • I think the problem isn't the software, but the lack of emphasis in education on properly presenting information. Schools are too focused on teaching the tool and not how the tool works. Knowing PowerPoint/Keynote is secondary to language and presentation skills; something educators themselves seem to miss the mark on.
    United Statestoadkicker had this to say on Sep 07, 2005 Posts: 10
    PowerPoint Kills Brain Cells