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From: John Navas on 15 May 2010 13:38 On Thu, 13 May 2010 15:09:45 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl(a)cruzio.com> wrote in <bhqou5dp8nad70fpkupvbts8tfmr9b5pje(a)4ax.com>: >On Thu, 13 May 2010 00:11:27 -0400, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> >wrote: >>well to nit pick, os x includes rsync and dd. they aren't suitable for >>the typical user but there are free and low cost gui wrappers for them, >>as well as other software with better copying engines. > >Windoze includes Briefcase, which can be used to replicate folders >across a network. ... Yuck. Crude and out of date. Offline Files (aka Sync Center) is *much* better. >>that's because they've never had it. firewire 400 is faster than usb, >>firewire 800 even more so. it's also more reliable and can source a lot >>more power, which is very useful for bus-powered drives. i've even seen >>3.5" drives bus powered. > >Yep. Firewire 400 is about 25% faster than USB 2.0. Not necessarily. It all depends on what devices you have and what you are doing. The real advantage of Firewire is in peer-peer operation (and device power), but average users typically do host-peer transfers. >Speed was the >idea behind Firewire 800. However, USB 3.0 is out and becoming >available on the PC. For reliable and screaming performance, I use >eSATA. Yep. Best to use the best tool for the job. >Meanwhile: >"iPad 3G AT&T SEVERELY SCALES BACK LIMITS YOUTUBE CELLULAR DATA >CONNECTION HOBBLED". Skype doesn't work at all on 3G and YouTube is >throttled: All the more reason not to use AT&T. Part of why I use T-Mobile. But not Skype -- I get unlimited free VoIP calls over my unlimited 3G data package (or Wi-Fi) with Google Voice + sipgate. -- Best regards, John <http:/navasgroup.com> "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." -Benjamin Disraeli, as reported by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
From: John Navas on 15 May 2010 13:46 On Thu, 13 May 2010 17:29:10 -0700, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl(a)cruzio.com> wrote in <1p3pu5h41s6ln50qfq6rnsbplu6j5cunfb(a)4ax.com>: >Verizon already offers $15/month tethering and sharing: ><http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobilebroadband/?page=products_connect> >No doom and disaster anywhere in sight. For a short time in April, >tethering was free with Palm Pre and some other phones. Easy-Tether (free and paid versions for Android) enables tethering over 3G data at no additional cost over the phone data plan. Works a treat. >Wi-Fi sharing: ><http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/mobilebroadband/?page=products_mifi> Android 2.2 will reportedly have Wi-Fi Hotspot baked it, but it remains to be seen how carriers will respond. >Considering the 3G coverage issues, much of the customer loyalty would >evaporate if AT&T loses the exclusive. Hacking the iPhone onto >TMobile seems to be rather popular. I can confirm that. >That's me. I have an iPod Touch 2G and a junk cell phone on Verizon. >I've tried various combinations of smart and dumb phones and this is >my current favorite. My Android phone (T-Mobile myTouch 3G 3.2mm Jack, aka HTC Magic) replaces phone and media player (audio, photos, video, movies, podcasts) and small Internet appliance for me. Works a treat! >Nope. Apple is still protecting AT&T when possible. It's getting >rather difficult, especially after the debate over Google Voice, which >makes various AT&T value added services look crude, and required FCC >intervention to get Apple's attention: ><http://www.google.com/mobile/voice/> Google Voice works great on my T-Mobile Android. -- Best regards, John <http:/navasgroup.com> If the iPhone is really so impressive, why do iFans keep making excuses for it?
From: Jeff Liebermann on 15 May 2010 13:45 On Sat, 15 May 2010 10:21:20 -0700, John Navas <spamfilter1(a)navasgroup.com> wrote: >Or wrong, depending on whether you care more about profits or about >delivering value to customers. History teaches that mass market premium >price strategies often work well in the short run only to fail in the >long run. And then there's hubris. Well, are stock prices any indication of preceived loyalty? <http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=1y&s=AAPL&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=att> AT&T is fairly flat while APPL has doubled in the last year. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl(a)cruzio.com 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558
From: nospam on 15 May 2010 13:48 In article <08ntu55fb0se33mu4n1bubv4scb3f8nv90(a)4ax.com>, Jeff Liebermann <jeffl(a)cruzio.com> wrote: > >Or wrong, depending on whether you care more about profits or about > >delivering value to customers. History teaches that mass market premium > >price strategies often work well in the short run only to fail in the > >long run. And then there's hubris. > > Well, are stock prices any indication of preceived loyalty? > <http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=1y&s=AAPL&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=att> > AT&T is fairly flat while APPL has doubled in the last year. more than tripled since the iphone came out. it was in the 80s back then and it hit 270 a couple of weeks ago.
From: Jeff Liebermann on 15 May 2010 15:40
On Sat, 15 May 2010 13:48:24 -0400, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: >In article <08ntu55fb0se33mu4n1bubv4scb3f8nv90(a)4ax.com>, Jeff >Liebermann <jeffl(a)cruzio.com> wrote: > >> >Or wrong, depending on whether you care more about profits or about >> >delivering value to customers. History teaches that mass market premium >> >price strategies often work well in the short run only to fail in the >> >long run. And then there's hubris. >> >> Well, are stock prices any indication of preceived loyalty? >> <http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?t=1y&s=AAPL&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=att> >> AT&T is fairly flat while APPL has doubled in the last year. > >more than tripled since the iphone came out. it was in the 80s back >then and it hit 270 a couple of weeks ago. Well, for the last 5 years, it was about 8 times: <http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=AAPL&t=5y&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=t> Note that there was a 2:1 split in 2005. Back to 1985: <http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=AAPL&t=my&l=on&z=m&q=l&c=t> However, AT&T has been plowing its profits back to its investors by paying dividends: <http://www.att.com/gen/investor-relations?pid=5675> while Apple stopped paying dividends in 1995 and is now sitting on $23 billion in cash, with zero debt. I think I can easily guess who got the better part of the iPhone deal. My guess is that Verizon isn't going to jump in with both feet, like AT&T did. -- Jeff Liebermann jeffl(a)cruzio.com 150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558 |