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On Tuesday, Apple released Mac OS X 10.4.5, an update to Mac OS X Tiger. Although the update offers a number of fixes for both Power PC and Intel-based Macs, the most noteworthy update is a fix Apple says solves a pesky video problem with its Front Row remote-controlled media software.
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both indicating completion of event. If you wanted to correct
them, you should have used the imperfect tense, which would
include: "has been experiencing", among many others.
If you're going to get on a grammar high-horse, try to make
sure your information is correct. Otherwise, understand that
journalism has some sense of informality to it based on the
quantity of output. No one is perfect all the time, and no book,
academic journal, or spoken phrase is 100% correct. That's life -
talk about the content if you have a problem.
both indicating completion of event. If you wanted to correct
them, you should have used the imperfect tense, which would
include: "has been experiencing", among many others.
If you're going to get on a grammar high-horse, try to make
sure your information is correct. Otherwise, understand that
journalism has some sense of informality to it based on the
quantity of output. No one is perfect all the time, and no book,
academic journal, or spoken phrase is 100% correct. That's life -
talk about the content if you have a problem.
than Microsoft's.
The iMacs with Intel chips have been out for only a few months.
Other than this issue with Front Row, they are said to run very
smoothly.
than Microsoft's.
The iMacs with Intel chips have been out for only a few months.
Other than this issue with Front Row, they are said to run very
smoothly.
download, no to mention those that can be easily port from Unix.
Just go to Best buy to leave your slary there.
BSOD...
Mate, it's still a computer - just a *better* computer...
- Good reason to switch to Windows PCs
- by lingsun February 15, 2006 3:20 PM PST
- Mac's problems are a good reason to switch to Windows PCs. Just imagine being able to go to a store like Best Buy and BUY SOFTWARE!! Believe it or not, the Windows software section isn't 2 feet wide like the Mac software section. There's a whole brighter world out there once you leave the Apple religion.
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- did you help out for the search of WMDs?
- by Filip Remplakowski February 15, 2006 3:56 PM PST
- Where did you get your information from? what makes me annoyed is that people like you, who know very little about Apple and their products, preach about the lack of software for the mac... which is simply not true. there are thousands of pieces of software out there (don't belive me go to versiontracker.com, apples software section)... while windows has more software, how many of them are you going to use and how many of them do the exact same thing, how many are really great pieces of software... not a lot. while you might be obsessed with quantity Apple's users and developers strive for the best in the products they use and create. There is a strong culture within the Apple platform.
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- How about FREE software?
- by rleon February 15, 2006 5:08 PM PST
- Just visit macupdate to see how many FREE titles there are to
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- BSOD is certainly quite bright...
- by papastanley February 19, 2006 4:44 PM PST
- I love the blue glow my face takes on when my Windoze box goes
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(26 Comments)download, no to mention those that can be easily port from Unix.
Just go to Best buy to leave your slary there.
BSOD...
Mate, it's still a computer - just a *better* computer...