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Fin

Member since: Dec 18th, 2006

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10 reasons to pass on the iPad? TUAW fact check

Feb 4th 2010 10:44AM (TUAW.com)
You speak the truth, no respectable blog/website/publication should have articles that consist of "this is why this other person is wrong and I'm right".

As for the point, most have at least some hint of validity, apart from #9 - the iPad being locked down.

"iPad? Sweet, I'll use it to watch all my xvid movies legally ripped from DVD!....Oh, there's no alternative media player....Oh there's no way for me to transfer files onto the iPad filesystem [I know it's rumoured you will be able to do this, I'll believe it when I see it]....Hmm, maybe I'll just go to Hulu....Oh, no Flash"

Saying you'll be able to jailbreak the iPad is total speculation.

As for malware etc, the article is totally right. Oh wait, OS X isn't locked down, but doesn't have malware. But maybe it's different for mobile OSes? Check out Android and the Pre.

Having these limitations on a iPhone is fair enough. Having them on a device that they call [hyperbole adjective] fast is not.

Apple announces the iPad

Jan 27th 2010 1:39PM (TUAW.com)
Totally unimpressed so far.

iPad: The iPhone, But Bigger

Beneath a Steel Sky Remastered nears 20K sold; Revolution expects 100K lifetime sales

Oct 28th 2009 8:29AM (Joystiq)
The screenshot was the bit I got stuck on my first playthrough (when I was all of seven or eight!) - really arbitrary bit where you had to get the dog to jump into the water to distract the guard. Makes sense now, but there were no indications in the game to do it.

Still, it's brilliant, go buy it.

Daft Punk assembling 11 unique mixes for DJ Hero

Sep 11th 2009 12:43PM (Joystiq)
I concur. Listen to this man, he speaks the truth.

World's dumbest crooks: the saga continues

Sep 1st 2009 3:18PM (TUAW.com)
If he's confident they're not about, he could run photo booth while he deletes stuff, it'll mean he can keep an eye out! =)

Battlefield 1943 players upset over lack of Irish identification [Update]

Jul 29th 2009 9:43AM (Joystiq)
Yeah, my profile shows the tricolour too.

I think the article is misleading - it means if you're in the North, you can't choose to be Irish, but it comes across as you can't have an Irish flag no matter where you live.

3.0 firmware release expected at 10am PT/1pm ET, quick Terminal tip to check

Jun 17th 2009 10:40AM (TUAW.com)
Is the build number (7A341) the same for the iTouch firmware too?

Ask TUAW: Removing printer drivers, renaming partitions, running your Mac with the lid closed and more

Jan 28th 2009 10:19AM (TUAW.com)
I think NTFS drives (like Windows 7 mentioned) can only be renamed from within Windows, not within OS X (this is the case with my XP partition - once you rename the drive in Windows it should work fine).

Nine years later, the Dream(cast) continues

Sep 10th 2008 5:54AM (Joystiq)
PSO is definitely my best memory... Chatting online, finding rare items, speed running Ruins 1 with a hacked Spread Needle...
Clocked up 500+ hours on it, loved every minute.

Always preferred the original to Ver 2 or Ep 1 & 2, the others felt gimmicky where the original felt pure. No feeling like hitting lvl 100 =)

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