On 6/23/09, Mark Phillips <
mark@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.
>
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.%20Her%20money,%20her%0A>%20>%20choice.%20Alas,%20Lisa,%20she%20decided%20not%20to%20go%20with%20the%20red%20case....it%20was%20my%0A>%20>%20first%20choice%20as%20well...;-)%0A>%20%0A>%20At%20least%20it's%20not:%0A>%20http://www.obnosis.com/motivatebytruth/opinions.jpg%0A>%20%0A>%20She%20knows%20a%20good%20advertising%20campaign%20when%20she%20sees%20it.%20%20Besides%20it's%0A>%20running%20on%20BSD-ish%20-%20fully%20patched,%20fairly%20right%20brain-proof'd%20OS%20X!%0A>%20%0A>%20Be%20sure%20you%20fully%20protect%20her:%0A>%20http://www.geckoandfly.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/iworm_apple_mac_os_x_leopard_tiger_virus_torjan_anti_virus_download_free.jpg%0A>%20%0A>%20And%20resign%20yourself%20to%20watching%20the%20design%20quickly%20follow%20this:%0A>%20http://www.obnosis.com/motivatebytruth/imac.jpg%0A>%20%0A>%20%0A>%20>%20I%20guess%20every%20family%20sooner%20or%20later%20has%20a%20macsheep%20of%20the%20family%20pop%20up%20in%0A>%20>%20the%20gene%20line......%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20With%20the%20Mac%20we%20got%20a%20new%20shiny%208GB%20iTouch%20that%20we%20don't%20need.%20It%20is%20still%0A>%20>%20in%20the%20unopened%20highly%20un-green%20plastic%20box.%20If%20anyone%20is%20interested%20in%0A>%20>%20buying%20it,%20please%20let%20me%20know%20off%20list.%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20Mark%0A>%20>%0A>%20>%20P.S.%20An%20amusing%20side%20note.%20We%20have%20a%20wired/wireless%20network%20at%20home.%20All%20of%0A>%20>%20our%20computers%20have%20a%20fixed%20IP%20address%20(many%20Linux,%201%20Windows,%20now%0A>%20>%20a.........mac%20something).%20The%20wired%20router%20has%20DHCP%20enabled,%20but%20not%20the%0A>%20>%20wireless%20router.%20Anyway,%20she%20cannot%20connect%20the%20Mac%20wireless%20network,%20so%20we%0A>%20>%20called%20Apple.%20The%20agent%20on%20the%20line%20insisted%20that%20all%20networks%20have%20to%20have%0A>%20>%20DHCP%20enabled%20in%20order%20to%20work.%20In%20the%20Mac%20networking%20screen,%20it%20has%20as%0A>%20>%20options%20%22DHCP%22%20and%20%22DHCP%20and%20manual%22,%20where%20you%20enter%20a%20fixed%20IP%20address%0A>%20>%20(but%20no%20netmask%20or%20other%20networking%20bits).%20The%20agent%20said%20until%20we%20enable%0A>%20>%20DHCP%20for%20the%20wireless%20network,%20we%20had%20a%20broken%20network,%20and%20should%20call%20back%0A>%20>%20anther%20time%20when%20we%20had%20fixed%20the%20network%20problem,%20and%20then%20hung%20up!%20My%0A>%20>%20first%20experience%20with%20Apple%20support.....not%20very%20satisfying.%0A>%20>%0A>%20%0A>%20%0A>%20--%20%0A>%20(503)754-4452%0A>%20http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:LisaKachold%0A>%20http://tinyurl.com/44zfgx%20%20http://www.obnosis.com/motivation/%0A>%20---------------------------------------------------%0A>%20PLUG-discuss%20mailing%20list%20-%20PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us%0A>%20To%20subscribe,%20unsubscribe,%20or%20to%20change%20your%20mail%20settings:%0A>%20http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss%0A>%20%0A>%20 "Reply to this message")
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