Wow, very surprised that any Apple Store manager would be that candid. Might be worth his job if any muckety-mucks ever hear about it? Not the sort of thing they'd want quoted anyw…

this isnt to do with the glossy of the MBPs, but it is gloss related. have any of you noticed how there are more refurb. cinema displays available via the apple store than usual? …

Quote: Originally Posted by amazing Wow, very surprised that any Apple Store manager would be that candid. Might be worth his job if any muckety-mucks ever hear about it? Not th…

The glossy screen of my MacBook was definitely something I feared after years of using matte screens on my Macs. I was certain the screen would be a probem in the very very bright …

About the matte laptop screens looking washed out: Unless you're doing color sensitive mission critical stuff, just set your color profile to any SRGB profile. You'll get deeper co…

Quote: Originally Posted by amazing What concerns me is the cumulative effects of eye fatigue... Doesn't concern me at all. The newest computer monitors are the highest st…

I've used Macs sine the SE and have had several Mac laptops over the years. I was skeptical of the glossy screen at first, but then some reviews persuaded me to order a 17" MBP wit…

Quote: Originally Posted by SpyManiac007 Here you all go. Thanks to Danny for sending them to me: Thanks for the photos, but they're terribly misleading. The way-off-angle p…

I had a 17" PowerBook, and I upgraded to a 17" Glossy MBP. I love the display. The colors are more defined--and I feel like there's a wider gamut on the darker end of the scale. …

I have an original 17" PB, and realizing that this is somewhat old display technology, my laptop is completely useless outside. Period. Unless it's night time. I realize that th…

I notice that no-one has talked about design issues with a glossy screen -- I would *expect* that print and web designers would stick to matte, but am kind of curious if that's the…

Quote: Originally Posted by jreades I notice that no-one has talked about design issues with a glossy screen -- I would *expect* that print and web designers would stick to matt…

Quote: Originally Posted by SpyManiac007 Unfortunately, when I'd show a client their site at a meeting with them on mine, it will be all vibrant and alive. When they'd view it a…

Quote: Originally Posted by drlaine If you had it to do over again, would you order the glossy screen ? Just got mine. Yes.

I played with a 15" MacBook Pro with the glossy display at an Apple Store on Long Island NY. I was surprised because I was told that Apple Retail Stores would not carry MacBook Pro…

So, what I want to know is: Given that governement ergonomics recommendations include anti-glare on computer screens (e.g., see http://www.cdc.gov/od/ohs/manual/ofcsfty.htm) How l…

When you take economics, you learn the concept of opportunity cost. Every dollar you spend, every hour you use, every avenue you pursue, comes at the expense of something else. Whe…

I fully understand what you are saying about opportunity cost and I think you are wise to not try and do everything in version 2. Of course, you could address the problem by devel…

You can actually link a URL to any media you have, and launch it from Delicious Library. I haven't actually tried using a file URL to an Applescript, but heck, maybe it would work?

There's a little piece of software called "Say What" which will listen on a port on your Mac and run applescripts the correspond to a URL that you visit. (from any computer) I act…

You have asked some difficult questions. My opinion (as somebody you could lump in as being a liberal, although I have no particular loyalty to the party) is this: Every action t…

Quote: Originally Posted by besson3c What the police do or do not do is pretty publicly accessible information - No, that's not true. Specifics about how law enforcement…

I guess to answer your question Simey, I don't really know what we should be doing. I want to start looking at these decisions from a very objective position: what will it gain us?…

Quote: Originally Posted by besson3c I want to be able to do this without being accused of siding with the terrorists or being unpatriotic or any of that other sort of crap. …

Quote: Originally Posted by SimeyTheLimey No, that's not true. Specifics about how law enforcement cracks complex crimes such as money laundering are highly restricted -- for t…