Buying a new laptop- Apple?

Blueface · 12-30-2009, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by 357

bump for the sake of stirring the manure...

I just had sex with my MacBook again.
Told it that it is in trouble now. Took a blue pill. Bring it on baby!!!

VirtualSmitty · 12-30-2009, 03:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

I just had sex with my MacBook again.
Told it that it is in trouble now. Took a blue pill. Bring it on baby!!!

There's an app for that.

T.G · 12-30-2009, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

I just had sex with my MacBook again.
Told it that it is in trouble now. Took a blue pill. Bring it on baby!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqN6749QqtA

Blueface · 12-30-2009, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by T.G

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yqN6749QqtA

Can't let the wife see that.
She may finally move up to a Mac herself.

KenS · 01-12-2010, 11:27 AM

Had to bump this thread just to share this: PC Girl vs. Mac Girl

Ain't they cute?

ir13 · 01-12-2010, 11:39 AM

Waiting till the event on the 27th myself before i decide to buy a macbook.

macpappy · 01-12-2010, 09:50 PM

The thread that will not die!

GreekGodX · 01-13-2010, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ir13

Waiting till the event on the 27th myself before i decide to buy a macbook.

I might have to buy a new car so the laptop purchase is being delayed for now.. Although I wouldn't mind apple throwing in the quad core into the macbook in the mean time

longknocker · 01-13-2010, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by GreekGodX

I might have to buy a new car so the laptop purchase is being delayed for now.. Although I wouldn't mind apple throwing in the quad core into the macbook in the mean time

Check The Dealerships, Christos; They Might Throw In A "Free" Mac!

Blueface · 01-13-2010, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by GreekGodX

I might have to buy a new car so the laptop purchase is being delayed for now.. Although I wouldn't mind apple throwing in the quad core into the macbook in the mean time

13 pages of Apple v. PC and now you are putting it off?
We'll kill you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IV2UuwHrU0

01-17-2010, 05:56 PM

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Originally Posted by GreekGodX

I might have to buy a new car so the laptop purchase is being delayed for now.. Although I wouldn't mind apple throwing in the quad core into the macbook in the mean time

you should start an "american made VS import" thread,

or Ford VS Chevy etc!

doctorcue · 01-12-2010, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

I just had sex with my MacBook again.
Told it that it is in trouble now. Took a blue pill. Bring it on baby!!!

Well beyond the human-PC freakiness... at least you'll be safe as there aren't any replicating viruses from a Mac out there.

Blueface · 01-15-2010, 10:28 AM

Curious....

Been so long since I used a PC for personal stuff.........

Do PC's now allow carefree, automatic scheduled or one touch manual, COMPLETE back up of your entire hardrive?
To include all programs and documents?
To include updating only changes since your last back up as opposed to having to copy all of it all over again?
To include allowing you to go back in time, at any given point, and retrieving any document you once had at that time, even if you have now deleted it, and restore it?

Time Machine does allow all of this.
Not sure why I need it since Macs don't seem to crash like PC's but nice to know I have it just in case.

Footbag · 01-15-2010, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Blueface

Curious....

Been so long since I used a PC for personal stuff.........

Do PC's now allow carefree, automatic scheduled or one touch manual, COMPLETE back up of your entire hardrive?
To include all programs and documents?
To include updating only changes since your last back up as opposed to having to copy all of it all over again?
To include allowing you to go back in time, at any given point, and retrieving any document you once had at that time, even if you have now deleted it, and restore it?

Time Machine does allow all of this.
Not sure why I need it since Macs don't seem to crash like PC's but nice to know I have it just in case.

Yes... Windows 7 has this. Vista Did as well. If you have an FTP, you can do off-site backup also. You can sync a folder, the OS, or everything.

357 · 01-16-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Footbag

Yes... Windows 7 has this. Vista Did as well. If you have an FTP, you can do off-site backup also. You can sync a folder, the OS, or everything.

Actually Windows NT had this in 1996.

Blueface · 01-16-2010, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by 357

Actually Windows NT had this in 1996.

I don't think so.
Not the way Time Machine does it.

Footbag · 01-17-2010, 07:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 357

Actually Windows NT had this in 1996.

As I remember it NT had auto backup, but what Blueface is referring to is when your computer crashes or gives an error, it allows you to revert to the last good configuration.
Now that I think of it, I had an XP laptop that did this automatically as well, but it wasn't the OS. It was a program called step-back or something like that.

Blueface · 01-17-2010, 07:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Footbag

Abut what Blueface is referring to is when your computer crashes or gives an error, it allows you to revert to the last good configuration.

Nope, that is not at all what I am referring to.

Time Machine is an automated or manual backup system for Mac that allows you to store all of your programs and documents onto another hardrive, such as a portable one, or a fixed second one. It can do it remotely via Time Capsule or by USB connection to the computer.
You can set it for daily, weekly, monthly or as I said, do it manually.
You can then enter Time Machine and view ANY of your backup dates and extract either all of its contents from that point in time or extract a specific file only.
Say I deleted a photo that I now wish I had. I can go to that specific point in Time Machine when it was there and pull it back into my current photos.

So, you have quite a bit of flexibility and aside from that, it is one touch or automatic and pulls EVERYTHING, including programs. It saves lots of time as it doesn't copy the entire hardrive each and every time. It only copies changes you have made since your last sync.

It is freaking carefree amazing backup and to say NT had that? No way.
I frankly don't think Windows 7 has that either but I am not sure and will take PC user's word.

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Blueface Gramps 4x's Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Horatio Seymore Hiny Location: Boca Raton - North of La Habana Posts: 8,774 Trading: (8)	Re: Buying a new laptop- Apple? Curious.... Been so long since I used a PC for personal stuff......... Do PC's now allow carefree, automatic scheduled or one touch manual, COMPLETE back up of your entire hardrive? To include all programs and documents? To include updating only changes since your last back up as opposed to having to copy all of it all over again? To include allowing you to go back in time, at any given point, and retrieving any document you once had at that time, even if you have now deleted it, and restore it? Time Machine does allow all of this. Not sure why I need it since Macs don't seem to crash like PC's but nice to know I have it just in case. __________________ Little known fact: I am a former member of the Village People - The Indian