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It had a brief flurry of interest but in the end, it was just another solution looking for a problem.
You've come right out the other side of the forest of irony and ended up in the desert of wrong.
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Dunno, but yes I agree it would be a lot better if you could do it yourself.Originally posted by TimberWolf View PostDo they still solder the battery in to prevent it from being easily replaced? Still, £55 isn't too bad. Better would be if you could just slip in a new battery yourself.
They've started having non-replaceable batteries in their laptops too. They claim it's so they can fit more cells in (the 17" macbook pro have 8 or maybe 10) but I'm not convinced."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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vcard is a standard for electronic business cards, used by email, SMS, bluetooth. So, if you have a phone that's not an iPhone, I can text you my business card, and it will create an entry in your phone's address book.Originally posted by DaveB View PostWhat exactly is vcard and why do I need it?
The iPhone can handle it via email but not SMS. A small, but indicative failure.Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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Indicative of what?Originally posted by NotAllThere View PostA small, but indicative failure."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Sorry, but no, still don't see the need for it. Never been sent one or been asked for one.Originally posted by NotAllThere View Postvcard is a standard for electronic business cards, used by email, SMS, bluetooth. So, if you have a phone that's not an iPhone, I can text you my business card, and it will create an entry in your phone's address book.
The iPhone can handle it via email but not SMS. A small, but indicative failure."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Where's the poll?Originally posted by SallyAnne View PostI just bought one, and it is all that AND a bag of potato chips!Comment
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