and rember, you cna put linux on that mac if it starts to be horrible :-) On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Lisa Kachold<lisakach...@obnosis.com> wrote: > On 6/23/09, Mark Phillips <m...@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote: >> Well, my daughter prevailed and decided to take a 13" Mac to college instead >> of the awesome 13" Linux notebook I was offering to her (Debian with Virtual >> Windows for iTunes.....it would have been fantastic...). Her money, her >> choice. Alas, Lisa, she decided not to go with the red case....it was my >> first choice as well...;-) > > At least it's not: > http://www.obnosis.com/motivatebytruth/opinions.jpg > > She knows a good advertising campaign when she sees it. Besides it's > running on BSD-ish - fully patched, fairly right brain-proof'd OS X! > > Be sure you fully protect her: > http://www.geckoandfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/iworm_apple_mac_os_x_leopard_tiger_virus_torjan_anti_virus_download_free.jpg > > And resign yourself to watching the design quickly follow this: > http://www.obnosis.com/motivatebytruth/imac.jpg > > >> I guess every family sooner or later has a macsheep of the family pop up in >> the gene line...... >> >> With the Mac we got a new shiny 8GB iTouch that we don't need. It is still >> in the unopened highly un-green plastic box. If anyone is interested in >> buying it, please let me know off list. >> >> Mark >> >> P.S. An amusing side note. We have a wired/wireless network at home. All of >> our computers have a fixed IP address (many Linux, 1 Windows, now >> a.........mac something). The wired router has DHCP enabled, but not the >> wireless router. Anyway, she cannot connect the Mac wireless network, so we >> called Apple. The agent on the line insisted that all networks have to have >> DHCP enabled in order to work. In the Mac networking screen, it has as >> options "DHCP" and "DHCP and manual", where you enter a fixed IP address >> (but no netmask or other networking bits). The agent said until we enable >> DHCP for the wireless network, we had a broken network, and should call back >> anther time when we had fixed the network problem, and then hung up! My >> first experience with Apple support.....not very satisfying. >> > > > -- > (503)754-4452 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LisaKachold > http://tinyurl.com/44zfgx http://www.obnosis.com/motivation/ > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >
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