canon
hp
brother 

was going to say - brother has some nice ones that work well with apple and are wireless. got one for my mom that does print/fax/scan/copy and she adores it. 

so your mom likes brothers eh 

word, rob.

brothers and even maybe jewballs.

i can give you the hookup. 

So basically everything but dell.

Right on. Fuck dell. 

Dell = Lexmark when it comes to printers. 

Beware of any printers sold in pharmacies. 

Does any of you with a Mac have an Android-based smartphone? Was thinking about getting the Droid, and curious of the issues with using a smartphone with Mail.app, iTunes, iCal, etc etc. 

Luke E Pierre said:

Beware of any printers sold in pharmacies.

conversely, beware of any drugs you get in Office Depot 

ummmm.... i'm a complete Mac n00b, but wanted to try this thing out I found in a Gizmodo article. http://gizmodo.com/5389166/how-to-hackintosh-a-dell-mini-10v-into-the-ultimate-s now-leopard-netbook I already ordered the netbook and bought snow leopard. It should be here this Thursday. Wish me luck please! 

I have a hackintosh mini 9. Well worth the couple of hours to get it up and going. 

dirtyuser said:

Dell = Lexmark when it comes to printers.

Despite that, no dice using the lexmark drivers. 

I've grown to hate HP printers in the last year or so. It seems like every side job the person has an HP multiple function. In addition to the driver there's an auto update utility, a monitoring utility, a program that pops up and tells you how to order ink, a registration utility...

I have one client who has a multifuntion where the fax software stops working every few months with a generic error under Vista. It's all over the hp forums as a known issue. Known since 2007 and still no fix. Yet they still sell the thing with the Vista logo sticker. 

ooh i hate the inkjet mfps 

Mac OS X 10.6.2, the forthcoming update for Apple's Snow Leopard operating system, is reported to disable support for the Intel Atom processor, preventing unauthorized PC netbooks from running the operating system

 

don't update, hackintoshers. 

fffffffffffffuuuuuuuuuuu 

*insert badly mangled into something appropriate star-wars quote* 

Anyone got a spare powerbrick plug they aren't using? The white little flip out plug piece of the power brick I'm referring to. Or the extension cord?

My ex's broke and she she asked me about getting another one and I told her that apple doesn't sell them by themselves at the store so before I go to ebay or mac online, I was wondering if anyone had the plug/cord they are willing to part with.

Thankyou for your time
Yours in Christ
Fnk 

F nk Dr Spok said:

Anyone got a spare powerbrick plug they aren't using? The white little flip out plug piece of the power brick I'm referring to. Or the extension cord?

My ex's broke and she she asked me about getting another one and I told her that apple doesn't sell them by themselves at the store so before I go to ebay or mac online, I was wondering if anyone had the plug/cord they are willing to part with.

Thankyou for your time
Yours in Christ
Fnk

i have a single flip out plug.
it is the 8 shape, not the B shape.
don't know how I got an extra.
I live in denver, CO. what is shipping cost to you? 

it is the 8 shape, not the B shape.

Can you elaborate on this?

And I'm in Wash DC / Northern VA. I'm not sure the shipping cost but I would reimburse you via paypal? 

Western union transfer to Nigeria. 

look at the power brick you are attempting to replace a piece of.
it has a hole in it.
it is either shaped like an 8 or it is shaped like a capital B 

For this item I will pay you 8 million US dollars. 

Ok, I'll have to get back to you. I won't see her until the weekend so hold that thought. 

it is a question she should be able to answer, unless she's blind. scratch that, even a blind person could answer this. Consider calling/texting/messaging her. 

Personally, if I need a POWER plug for my computer, I'm not waiting a week+ just to begin the process 

Just called, she has the B shape.

Bummer 

So? you'd rather drop $40 on a new PB instead of 30 seconds of work with a knife? I know that this works, because it's how I'm using a much longer cord than the one my MB came with 

Ah, good point. Worth a shot. I'll pm you my address. 

Cool. 

Otherwise you can buy one from an Apple shop,
or possibly get them to give you one for free,
you'll just have to talk to the Genius Bar,
as it's a service part, not a finished good. 

When I got my iPhone swapped I asked about that piece and they said they didn't carry it in store or offer it as a purchase. They said something about going online to order one off there.

And a new PB cost 80 at the store so she's trying to avoid that at all cost. (pun intended) 

Well, they lied,
or didn't want to sell you one,
or the policy is to not sell them willy-nilly.

They have 'em. 

Damn you mac store!! 

hahaha, oma's computer is just going to explode into splinters. 

no, the mac partition is done with
i'm a 7 man 

CH - it's kind of up to individual store managers how to do things as well, right? All i know is that I have 3 mac stores near me and all three are different. One, I would refuse to step foot in again, I had such a negative time there.

As a pay with cash always person, I hate the latest store redesign 

CH - it's kind of up to individual store managers how to do things as well, right?

Kind of, but Apple has policy up the waz too,
though whether or not it's implemented properly
will depend on the management. 

Yeah, I guess that is what I meant, not store individuality, but personal failures of the management allowing the store to operate outside of policy.

I guess what I'm saying is that the manager of this one store in Park Meadows, Lone Tree, CO, is a real bitch. 

Di-No Computers, Pasadena CA. 25+ year Apple retailer. Same prices as the Apple store in old town Pasadena. Really knowledgeable middle-aged salesmen who've been selling Apples since the IIe. On site Technicians. No lines. No window shoppers. Free Parking. Less impressive architecture....

... all my business. 

I don't know if that message is a reply to me or just unrelated spam....is that an ad for your store? in CA? 

There's lots of loyalty stuff involved with Apple, that I've found,
regardless of country or Apple affiliation.

Interesting that people get so passionate about it. 

Just a fanboy spasm 

I'm honestly a little creeped out by that fanspasm. 

Haha 

LOL 

Its the last line that does up the creep factor, IMPO. 

"IMPO"? what's the "P"? 

Professional?