Earth shattering. Did the earth just shatter? It should. Because metal back!

So this year I broke down and bought a macbook air, to see what all the osx fuss was about.

So far I have discovered it doesn't do WEP very well, and I still can't print to my network printer.

It doesn't "just work". I've spent more time scratching my head with this thing than with any windows / linux box I've built from scratch. Maybe just a learning curve...

What were we talking about? Phones? Carry on.

/threadjack

Rumor articles are now "news"

H31N0US: So this year I broke down and bought a macbook air, to see what all the osx fuss was about.

So far I have discovered it doesn't do WEP very well, and I still can't print to my network printer.

I wanted to like the movie but I was shocked to see Lisbeth Salander use a Mac. It was hard to look pass that faux pas. She ran Linux in the original.

A new rumor says the next iPhone is getting a big dose of metal on its backside.

Save ya breath, the 80s are coming back, peeps!

Dialectic: A new rumor says the next iPhone is getting a big dose of metal on its backside.

Save ya breath, the 80s are coming back, peeps!

I was betting on disco, myself....

way south: Dialectic: A new rumor says the next iPhone is getting a big dose of metal on its backside.

Save ya breath, the 80s are coming back, peeps!

I was betting on disco, myself....

A polyester backed phone?

WTF?! That's a common accessory in Hong Kong and plenty of stock at Amazon (new window).

Subby is an overenthusiastic n00b.

kayanlau: WTF?! That's a common accessory in Hong Kong and plenty of stock at Amazon (new window).

Subby is an overenthusiastic n00b.

You do realise that a cover is different to the unit proper having a metallic back, which is what the rumour-masquerading-as-news-article is positing, don't you?

/yeah, didn't think so.

H31N0US: So this year I broke down and bought a macbook air, to see what all the osx fuss was about.

So far I have discovered it doesn't do WEP very well, and I still can't print to my network printer.

It doesn't "just work". I've spent more time scratching my head with this thing than with any windows / linux box I've built from scratch. Maybe just a learning curve...

Do you need my mailing address?
Also, who still uses WEP? Might as well not bother.

Kar98: H31N0US: So this year I broke down and bought a macbook air, to see what all the osx fuss was about.

So far I have discovered it doesn't do WEP very well, and I still can't print to my network printer.

It doesn't "just work". I've spent more time scratching my head with this thing than with any windows / linux box I've built from scratch. Maybe just a learning curve...

Do you need my mailing address?
Also, who still uses WEP? Might as well not bother.

Its certainly possible that a place he might frequent (coffee house, school, etc) might offer a WEP secured connection.

tedbundee: Rumor articles are now "news"

I was going to say "It's not news, it's Fark", but then I looked up and saw the motto (slogan?) is different now. Again.

...RON PAUL?

Arkanaut: tedbundee: Rumor articles are now "news"

I was going to say "It's not news, it's Fark", but then I looked up and saw the motto (slogan?) is different now. Again.

So it's not "news", it's "real news". Or something.

\still getting over it

/approves

Muta: H31N0US: So this year I broke down and bought a macbook air, to see what all the osx fuss was about.

So far I have discovered it doesn't do WEP very well, and I still can't print to my network printer.

I wanted to like the movie but I was shocked to see Lisbeth Salander use a Mac. It was hard to look pass that faux pas. She ran Linux in the original.

In the books, she uses Macs.

Android users get new chips, screens, software...

iPhone users might get a metal back. But don't you dare say iCrap is just about image.

Kiss my iphone's shiny metal ass.

North_Central_Positronics: If they wanted to make hipster heads asplode, they'd make it beige.

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I know you're joking, but it's only a matter of time before retro nostalgia kicks in and someone starts making electronics that look like that (again).

snuff3r: Hah, they are still making shiat tons of money from the sale of iphones?

Yes.

DjangoStonereaver: Kar98: H31N0US: So this year I broke down and bought a macbook air, to see what all the osx fuss was about.

So far I have discovered it doesn't do WEP very well, and I still can't print to my network printer.

It doesn't "just work". I've spent more time scratching my head with this thing than with any windows / linux box I've built from scratch. Maybe just a learning curve...

Do you need my mailing address?
Also, who still uses WEP? Might as well not bother.

When I went to an iPod Touch 4G, I had to upgrade my otherwise reliable
Netgear WGR614v6 to an N150 (not a biggie really since it was on sale at
the time), but the wifi on the iDevices seems to be rather problematic with
certain routers regardless of whatever security you use.

Maybe you're holding it wrong.

This would actually be a big improvement over the glass back (seriously, what kind of idiot makes a small, highly-droppable item with a glass back?), but I don't know if it'll actually happen. For all Apple's vaunted "design" skill, practicality is rather far down their list of priorities.

H31N0US: So far I have discovered it doesn't do WEP very well, and I still can't print to my network printer.

I think I see your problem.

/seriously - who still uses WEP?

H31N0US: So this year I broke down and bought a macbook air, to see what all the osx fuss was about.

So far I have discovered it doesn't do WEP very well, and I still can't print to my network printer.

It doesn't "just work". I've spent more time scratching my head with this thing than with any windows / linux box I've built from scratch. Maybe just a learning curve...

What were we talking about? Phones? Carry on.

/threadjack

Carrying on with the threadjack.

I broke down and converted as well. As a Windows user going back to 3.1 I'm still working on getting to know the ins and outs of the OS, which I find to be a bit more challenging when you want to do anything other than simple tasks. So far I'm chalking this up to the learning curve as well. I did get a laugh over the fact that I had to go into the console to allow viewing of hidden files though. I'm putting Windows 7 Ultimate on this machine today but that's more for the occasional gaming session so I'm not giving up on Lion.

I will register my one complaint/annoyance so far, and that is the keyboard shortcuts. It seems totally random that some shortcuts use the apple key, others use the option key, and yet others use the control key. I suppose I'll get used to it but damn it's tricky to remember after just a few days.

My favorite so far has to be the touchpad gestures. Simple and intuitive, just like Macs are supposed to be.

What a metal phone might look like.

H31N0US: So this year I broke down and bought a macbook air, to see what all the osx fuss was about.

So far I have discovered it doesn't do WEP very well, and I still can't print to my network printer.

It doesn't "just work". I've spent more time scratching my head with this thing than with any windows / linux box I've built from scratch. Maybe just a learning curve...

What were we talking about? Phones? Carry on.

/threadjack

Did you connect it to an apple router, apple printer, using apple ethernet/usb cables, while eating applesauce from an approved apple bowl and using apple approved utensils?

/Becuase I once tried to eat banana in front of an apple computer and it stopped working

Remember when iPhone rumors and new phones were kind of exciting? I'm a satisfied iPhone owner, and I find it all kind of pathetic. It's just a phone. Get over it.

/It's true for Android, too.
//Yes, I still read the articles, but now I roll my eyes.

Seriously if the hipsters want to get on the new trend why haven't they switched to the unpopular devices.. Blackberry (because it is retro) or WinMo because it is obscure?

As for a metal backed iPhone... meh. They will do that add some feature that has been on the market for 2 years and call it revolutionary. A

galactus5000: kayanlau: WTF?! That's a common accessory in Hong Kong and plenty of stock at Amazon (new window).

Subby is an overenthusiastic n00b.

You do realise that a cover is different to the unit proper having a metallic back, which is what the rumour-masquerading-as-news-article is positing, don't you?

/yeah, didn't think so.

Despite the product name on the amazon link, that's a metal back replacement and not a cover. It replaces the glass backing.

Splinshints: Android users get new chips, screens, software...

iPhone users might get a metal back. But don't you dare say iCrap is just about image.

I wonder if it's worth pointing out that the iphone 4S got a new CPU, new graphics chip, and new software. The iphone 4 was the last time they upgraded the screen, though.

Obviously there are plenty of obnoxious Apple fanboys, but if you're going to take shots, at least do it for the right reasons.

/Still using iphone 3G because none of the upgrades are worth $200 / a new contract to me.

Splinshints: Android users get new chips, screens, software...

iPhone users might get a metal back. But don't you dare say iCrap is just about image.

My biggest complaint about the Iphone is the bullshiat, mandatory $15/month PER LINE charged by AT&T. My mom got me and two of my kids Iphones for Xmas. I just got the first months bill. $322!!!

It is a pretty cool device, though.

/never thought I'd get a fruit device, ever.

majestic: Splinshints: Android users get new chips, screens, software...

iPhone users might get a metal back. But don't you dare say iCrap is just about image.

My biggest complaint about the Iphone is the bullshiat, mandatory $15/month PER LINE charged by AT&T. My mom got me and two of my kids Iphones for Xmas. I just got the first months bill. $322!!!

It is a pretty cool device, though.

/never thought I'd get a fruit device, ever.

This. I had a smartphone before the mandatory data plan. I put everything I wanted on it from the PC. Now, with wifi capable phones, why is this still mandatory? I'll connect from my hot spot. I don't need to be online all the time.

iPhones? People still get those things? I figured they were extinct.

Well. holding on to the antenna and a metal plate at the same time will be awesome for your signal strength.

H31N0US: So this year I broke down and bought a macbook air, to see what all the osx fuss was about.

So far I have discovered it doesn't do WEP very well, and I still can't print to my network printer.

It doesn't "just work". I've spent more time scratching my head with this thing than with any windows / linux box I've built from scratch. Maybe just a learning curve...

What were we talking about? Phones? Carry on.

/threadjack

You can just install windows 7 on it if you want to.

Here's how you get the drivers: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4407

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What a metal phone might look like.

"Man this thing is designed to eat up minutes."

That's metal.

Splinshints: Android users get new chips, screens, software...

iPhone users might get a metal back. But don't you dare say iCrap is just about image.

I'm was pretty excited to upgrade from a 3GS to an iPad 2 mini 4S. My battery lasts 50% longer now and the screen is awesome.

Muta: I wanted to like the movie but I was shocked to see Lisbeth Salander use a Mac. It was hard to look pass that faux pas. She ran Linux in the original.

I just watched the 2009 version last night. She uses a Mac in that one.

John Nash: I did get a laugh over the fact that I had to go into the console to allow viewing of hidden files tho

That used to be a Finder preference, as recently as Snow Leopard. I haven't looked for it since upgrading to Lion, because on the rare occasions I actually want to do something with hidden files, I'm probably using ls -a anyway.

John Nash: It seems totally random that some shortcuts use the apple key, others use the option key, and yet others use the control key.

I have to wonder what apps you're using. CMD is always the primary key for keyboard shortcuts. ALT is about bringing up extra options (alt+keystroke usually inserts a special character), and CTRL is usually a modifier on a keyboard shortcut using CMD (CMD+CTRL+key). Now a lot of XWindows apps won't follow that convention, but then they'll usually use CTRL.

John Nash: My favorite so far has to be the touchpad gestures. Simple and intuitive, just like Macs are supposed to be.

Best feature of Lion. I like the natural scrolling so much that I had to install a utility on my work computer to invert the mousewheel.

H31N0US: So this year I broke down and bought a macbook air, to see what all the osx fuss was about.

So far I have discovered it doesn't do WEP very well, and I still can't print to my network printer.

It doesn't "just work". I've spent more time scratching my head with this thing than with any windows / linux box I've built from scratch. Maybe just a learning curve...


Just format and install Windows on it. That's what I did to my Mac Pro.

Oh.

Dammit

FFS. People are just going to keep beating this into the ground until it's true, and then some jackass gadget blog will claim ZOMG WE CALLED IT.