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Re: Bob Barker R.I.P. - 4 weeks ago

Goodness, what a loss. I can't tell you how many days I was home sick from school and made sure to watch The Price Is Right at 11AM. And then, to be able to be a contestant later in life. I consider myself incredibly lucky to have met him. -Finney

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Re: A Night at the Opera - 3 months ago

One of my favorite album moments of all time is the juxtaposition of the end of the first song (Death On Two Legs) and the beginning of the second song (Lazing On A Sunday Afternoon). I'm not sure there could really be two more contrasting songs arranged back-to-back like these two. -Finney

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Re: Flying. Should I put some AirTags in my luggage? - 7 months ago

I've done this for all of my recent flights. When my luggage missed the connection a few months back, it was nice to know where it was. -Finney

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Re: Base line MBA M2 for audio and video? - 10 months ago

QuoteWagsIs that the Midnight color? Heard a lot of gripes about fingerprints on that color. Yes! It's a shame, too. It's a really neat color, but no matter what I do to try and keep it clean, there are smudges everywhere.

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Re: Base line MBA M2 for audio and video? - 10 months ago

I have an M2 MacBook Air (24GB/2TB/Blue) and with the exception of converting video (using Compressor or ffmpeg), I've never noticed it throttle. To me, it feels wicked fast with everything I've thrown at it, including Final Cut Pro (multicam with five HD video sources), Logic Pro (16 audio tracks with tons of plugins) and Xcode. I absolutely love this machine. If I were to pick one thing I'd

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Re: TV show: The Price is Right - 1 year ago

This was a fantastic video, thank you for sharing it, Speedy! It brought back a number of memories, including just how hard Bob Barker grabbed my elbow as he, um, encouraged me to walk from the wheel over to the area contestants stand after spinning. -Finney

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Re: Just Finished "Project Hail Mary" - 1 year ago

I truly enjoyed Project Hail Mary. I've read it three times now, and each time I find that I enjoy it even more than the last time. Let me be clear: I'm easily amused and entertained. I enjoyed Artemis as well, and, of course, The Martian. Project Hail Mary has been my favorite of all three books so far.

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Re: TV show: The Price is Right - 1 year ago

Don't forget that pRICE cUBE was on TPiR too!

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Re: Mini update - 1 year ago

Wow, that brings back memories! -Finney

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Re: July 17, 2002: iMac G4, offering a 17-inch widescreen LCD display - 2 years ago

I love this machine! I keep one around so that I can boot into OS 9, as I still have a few audio projects left over from back in the day.

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Re: Anyone ever knock on the music you listen to? - 2 years ago

Quotehal'THAT'S FRANKS ZAPPA? I had no idea...' I'm a Zappa fan as well, which is why I never knock the music anyone else listens to.* *Unless it is anything that has come out this century.

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Re: Now that the dust has settled, anyone buying anything from Apple's latest announcements? - 2 years ago

Yellow iMac, AirTags 4-pack, Siri remote. Expensive week for me!

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Re: OWC Going to Space - come with us! - 3 years ago

Super cool! I'm in!

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Re: Neil Peart - R.I.P. - 3 years ago

We're only immortal for a limited time. So it goes.

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Re: Fry’s closes its original Atlanta store - 3 years ago

The ones here in Sunnyvale and Campbell are both ghost towns as well. Their inventory is a small fraction of what it used to be, and each time I visit there seems to be even less. I can't imagine they'll last another few months (although I remember saying that a few months ago as well). It's a shame, I always loved going to Fry's, as they seemed to carry so much that no other brick and mortar

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Re: Another decent weather site has been killed dead - 4 years ago

QuoteMarkintosh Being a Sac guy, check out Daniel Swain at weatherwest.com Unfortunately Daniel has gotten very busy and makes posts infrequently. However there is a very active community of knowledgable people that unofficially add commentary on each post, on a minute by minute basis, about California weather. Living in San Jose for the last ten years, I've loved reading his posts on Weather

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Re: Wife's iMac Won't Boot - 6 years ago

How old is the iMac? When you hold down option, are you presented with the cursor and other options to boot from, or does it stay a blank screen?

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Re: Are you ordering the Apple Watch at Midnight? - 8 years ago

Yes! I'm ordering a 42mm Stainless Steel with Black Sport Band. I am also going to order a blue Sport Band, I think they look fantastic!

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Re: Gilmour and Mason talk about The Endless River and Rick Wright - 8 years ago

That was really cool, thanks for sharing. I'm really looking forward to this release. -Finney

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Re: voluntary MacResource Birthday Extravaganza : Finney !!!! - 9 years ago

Thank you everyone! While I don't post that often any more, I read the forum every day, and I'm always accessible via email and PM. -Finney

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Re: recommend a 13" MacBook Air sleeve - 10 years ago

I've been buying from Waterfield since 2001. I absolutely love their sleeves, bags and cases. I currently have sleeves for my MacBook Pro, my MacBook Air, and a bag to carry them both. I can't recommend them enough, they are worth every dollar. Let me know if I can answer any specific questions. -Finney

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Re: voluntary MacResource Birthday Extravaganza : Finney !!!! - 10 years ago

Thanks for the birthday wishes! I may not post that often, but I still read the forum every day. -Finney

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Re: Weird iPhone contacts issue all of the sudden... - 11 years ago

Have you tried this: -Finney

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Re: voluntary MacResource Birthday Extravaganza : Finney !!!! - 11 years ago

Thanks everyone!

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Re: What a night for baseball! (no spoilers) - 12 years ago

Wow. Just. Wow.

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Re: What a night for baseball! (no spoilers) - 12 years ago

This is exciting! I think my Command and R keys are getting quite the workout tonight!

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Re: New MBP but I need some help - 12 years ago

After reading steps six and seven, I believe the above instructions were written for Tiger. Since the release of Leopard, Mac OS X hasn't used the netinfo database to store user information. I believe you will find the relevant user information in: /var/db/dslocal/nodes/Default/users In this folder, you should see a file that looks like: username.plist, where "username" is the nam

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Re: Wife's 11" MBA is having about 1 Kernel Panic a week - 12 years ago

Can you post a panic log for us? -Finney

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Re: New Chair in da house! - 12 years ago

I bought that same chair from Staples a little while ago. I like it a lot, I find it is quite comfortable. -Finney

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Re: Made me laugh - 12 years ago

Don't forget IPv6: -Finney

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