Quote: Originally posted by Chris Grande: Hot Damn! She made it! Entry, Descent, and Landing Diagram

This is a happy day... NASA knows the difference between Pounds and Newtons after all!!! This really is good news though. Congrats, NASA!

Quote: 0453 GMT (11:53 p.m. EST) The Mission Control room is a wild place at the moment with handshakes, screams and some very happy tears. Not to get sappy…

Quote: Originally posted by King Bob On The Cob: It's transmitting... Woo hoo! Spirit lives!

Hot Damn! She made it!

It's transmitting...

SPIRIT IS ALIVE ON MARS! A "very strong signal" is now being received from the Spirit rover from the Gusev Crater on the surface of the Red Planet!

Quote: SPIRIT IS ALIVE ON MARS! A "very strong signal" is now being received from the Spirit rover from the Gusev Crater on the surface of the Red Planet! w00t…

Quote: Originally posted by Earth Mk. II: I hope this one actually makes it. So do I. But I'm starting to freak out. It's been 10 minutes and they still haven't …

I hope this one actually makes it. If it doesn't, I'll be convinced that the martians don't want us spying on their tea parties.

This is nerve-wracking. I can't take it. They had indications that it was bouncing on the surface, but now it's gone silent.

Updates here: http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/mera/statustextonly.html Just refresh the page. Dunno if it survived yet.

Actually, from an IT perspective, WWDC is better than the Macworlds. Toys come out at Macworld, but you get to talk to the engineers responsible for 'em at WWDC.

A press invite to an Apple 'Special Event' is always enough to get the heart racing! Or a significant date... such as the 20th anniversary of the Macintosh, coming this month! (24…

Search the "FAQ's"... FWIW, I like the "silent release" events (normally on Tuesday's) by Apple...

Quote: Originally posted by ankle_brains: p.s. i would post a poll, but i don't have the option to input different choices when i click 'yes post a poll' how does that …

besides the 2 annual macworlds, what other apple event do you look forward to the most? i like wwdc. what about you? p.s. i would post a poll, but i don't have the option to inp…

I am considering going for a PB on eBay. In the interest of saving myself some serious bucks, I thought of bidding on a 867MHz TiBook DVI that current stands at $690. The thing is…

I would never buy a computer on ebay. Just too risky IMO but i know of people who have gotten good TiBooks on ebay.

I ditto the above. I buy lots of stuff on ebay -- just got InDesign CS last month for a VERY reasonable price, in fact -- but would never buy a computer. Way too many things to go …

just do your research on the seller. i try not to buy from newer sellers, or if they have any negative feedback. its a tough call. i like to email the seller and ask a basic quest…

Quote: Originally posted by Blizzake: Find someone that has a good auction with a buy it now at a "fair price" (more than you want to pay) and talk to him a few times an…

w/ the number of fake transactions on eBay, i personally would never buy a computer from eBay ... furthermore, i would recommend to my friends/family/etc to never buy a computer on…

For what its worth....about 18 months ago, I found a Tibook on ebay that was a good deal at the time....2000.00 for computer that was listed at the Apple store for 2800.00. I cont…

FWIW, I have sold about a dozen Powerbooks over the years on eBay. Everybody that purchased one was happy and gave me positive feedback. Its obvious there are bad seeds out there,…