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Apple MacBook Air review- CAN A LAPTOP BE TOO THIN?
TechWorld UK ^
| 23 Jan 2008
| By Ryan Faas
Posted on 01/25/2008 7:40:54 PM PST by Swordmaker
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To: Prophet in the wilderness
But aluminum can still bend.I'm waiting until they make it transarent.
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posted on
01/26/2008 5:10:26 AM PST
by
SlowBoat407
(Just how will wrecking the U.S. economy save the planet?)
To: jalisco555
Rip the DVDs to the hard drive and be done with it. :D
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posted on
01/26/2008 7:37:45 AM PST
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Spktyr
Rip the DVDs to the hard drive and be done with it. :DIsn't that, umm, a copyright violation?
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posted on
01/26/2008 9:48:59 AM PST
by
jalisco555
("The only thing we learn from history is that we never learn from history." Winston Churchill)
To: jalisco555
No, it’s not.
It only becomes a violation if you then give the resulting file or files out to others.
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posted on
01/26/2008 12:32:42 PM PST
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Spktyr
The MPAA is hard at work trying to change that, though.
Were it up to them, we would have to buy one copy for each and every DVD player in the household, even those in our computers.
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posted on
01/26/2008 1:18:49 PM PST
by
Terpfen
(It's your fault, not Pelosi's.)
To: Spktyr
What software do you use to watch the ripped dvd? I ripped one and the regular dvd player in Leopard wouldn’t play it.
To: TheStickman
A properly ripped DVD can be watched using the Leopard DVD player. Or if you transformed it to another format, you can watch it with the Quicktime Player or iTunes.
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posted on
01/26/2008 6:41:52 PM PST
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Spktyr
I guess there is a difference between copying to the hard drive and ripping. Okay, guess I got soem googling to do.
To: TheStickman
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posted on
01/26/2008 7:26:26 PM PST
by
Spktyr
(Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
To: Swordmaker
The answer to the headline is, alas, "Yes." I had one of the early Sony Vaio's in brushed aluminum - thin as a watch, fast as all git out, fragile as a little girl. You could put your fingertip on the back while it was on and watch the little black spot on the screen as you moved your finger around.
Haven't handled one of the new Airs yet so I can't say that they've encountered that problem. But bulk has its advantages, especially if you travel a lot. I'll stick with the MacBook for now. Its backup is a neat little Dell running (gasp! Heresy!) Vista. And you know what? I like both of 'em.
To: Spktyr
To: Billthedrill
Haven't handled one of the new Airs yet so I can't say that they've encountered that problem. I did handle an 'Air and found that it was as stiff and strong as my Macbook Pro... I could not bend it and they let me try. I am not a 97 pound weakling either.
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posted on
01/26/2008 9:58:57 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(We can fix this, but you're gonna need a butter knife, a roll of duct tape, and a car battery.)
To: TheStickman
Okay, guess I got soem googling to do. Google MactheRipper and Handbrake.
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posted on
01/26/2008 10:01:30 PM PST
by
Swordmaker
(We can fix this, but you're gonna need a butter knife, a roll of duct tape, and a car battery.)
To: Swordmaker
Manager #1: I just got everyone Macbook Airs. They can’t plug into the network but they will fit in an envelope.
Manager #2: Really? We got $2000 bonuses and bigger envelopes.
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posted on
01/26/2008 10:07:41 PM PST
by
gondramB
(Preach the Gospel at all times, and when necessary, use words.)
To: Swordmaker
MactheRipper is a mighty fine ripper indeed.
To: Swordmaker
Does it have a user-replaceable battery ?
... or do you have to back up the entire comp and send it in ?
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posted on
02/06/2008 10:48:01 PM PST
by
RS
("I took the drugs because I liked them and I found excuses to take them, so I'm not weaseling.")
To: Spktyr
drm removal is a great tool for converting protected music and video to open file format,such as mp3,mp4,avi.
http://www.drm-removal.org/
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posted on
06/21/2011 3:03:58 AM PDT
by
cris116
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