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    • ChrisC
      Chris
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      To answer your question, I can't really think of any reason to get a mini if you're happy with a full size iPad.  We've got a first gen iPad and two minis, and the mini doesn't seem notably better in any respect, aside from the lower price.

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      • mclaincauseyM
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        Especially if you're getting iPad Air, since it's so much lighter.

        Basically, if you read and browse the Web primarily, I think mini is a better form factor.

        If you do a lot of typing, gaming, and other shit, maybe you need the larger form factor.

        Think it, be it.

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        • urbanwoodsmanU
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          After just using the iPad 2 on the plane ride to Vegas I will not be buying a mini. Would be too small for watching videos imo.

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          • mclaincauseyM
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            The iPad Air kicks ass. Apple May have lost their way on UI design and may suck at services, but they continue to be the world's best hardware manufacturer without a close second. The A7 is astounding, basically an Intel-class ARM.

            http://www.anandtech.com/show/7460/apple-ipad-air-review

            Think it, be it.

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            • Megatron1505M
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              @JCar2666:

              Just tried downloading Maverick onto my MacBook Air.  Now it's telling me install failed and my Macintosh HD is damaged and can't be repaired.  What the fuck!

              Did you manage to get this sorted JCar?

              I had to take Pams Macbook back to a freshly reinstalled version of Snow Leopard, update that, then install Mavericks and finally put all her files back from the last Time Machine backup…..what a ball ache.

              Made in England, clothed in Japan, fed in America and drunk in Belgium !

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              • JCar2666J
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                Yes I did but not until I erased my hard drive and reinstalled Lion.  Then I was able to install Maverick.  I did lose pictures and programs since I never backed up my stuff with Time Machine.  After doing all this it wasn't worth the few new changes I got from Maverick.  Massive ball ache indeed

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                • mclaincauseyM
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                  Charming, Apple. Quality control seems to be going into the shitter in Cupertino.

                  I have time machine backups to a network-attached storage array that replicates to a remote backup service.

                  Think it, be it.

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                  • GraemeG
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                    The new version of Mail is seriously broken when it comes to interacting with Gmail. If you can't get email program to work with one of the biggest providers then there is something badly wrong with your QA department.

                    As far as I can tell, Microsoft are now being more innovative than Apple, and have better quality control in place. Surely there's something wrong there. 🙂

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                      ^ Why not just use the Webinterface? Imho that's the biggest plus of GMail.

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                      • mclaincauseyM
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                        Are you using IMAP or ActiveSync?  The latter works great. The UI still has the same deficiencies but I've had no issues.

                        Think it, be it.

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                        • DougNgD
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                          @Graeme:

                          The new version of Mail is seriously broken when it comes to interacting with Gmail. If you can't get email program to work with one of the biggest providers then there is something badly wrong with your QA department.

                          As far as I can tell, Microsoft are now being more innovative than Apple, and have better quality control in place. Surely there's something wrong there. 🙂

                          Gmail no longer supports Apple Mail, not the other way around

                          http://www.imore.com/did-you-lose-gmail-over-exchange-when-you-upgraded-new-iphone-5s-or-iphone-5c-here-are-your

                          I know violence is not the answer, I got it wrong on purpose

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                          • mclaincauseyM
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                            ActiveSync still works like a charm on my iOS 7 devices. Weird.

                            Btw Doug thanks for the Nano grease recommendation. A tiny tiny dollop of that works wonders.

                            Edit: ahh I'm grandfathered in. Sick of these fucking nerd slap fights.

                            Think it, be it.

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                            • S
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                              @mclaincausey:

                              Charming, Apple. Quality control seems to be going into the shitter in Cupertino.

                              I have time machine backups to a network-attached storage array that replicates to a remote backup service.

                              SL>L>ML>Mav, that's 4 generations of software, and as long as the latest version of SL was applied, it worked. That's a huge effort. It would have been nice if it threw up an error, however, their documentation clearly states the latest version of SL is required; http://www.apple.com/au/osx/how-to-upgrade/.

                              RE:NAS, What are you using to stream directly off the NAS to the cloud? Very cool. I use backblaze, but it's an app on the OS, not app on a NAS.

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                              • mclaincauseyM
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                                I use a mini as the NAS head, so it's just a regular service. Can't recall the name but they're located here.

                                Think it, be it.

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                                • S
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                                  ah, rightio 🙂 no worries then - cool idea/way of doing it. Started spinning up my day-job brain into here talking about storage. That was far to easy. I do have a very large soft spot for storage (getting close to a petabyte of data management again :))

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                                    Trying to clean the fan of my MB, the guide says to use Philips #0 screwdriver on some of the smaller screws but it clearly doesn''t fit. Christ I hate technology when it comes to getting the guts out…

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                                    • urbanwoodsmanU
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                                      Little lady in front of me at Apple had over $5k in cash and a stack of gift cards buying a ton of shit.

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                                      • bagley920B
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                                        Maybe I'm just a cynic but that just screams illegal

                                        If I am not I, who will be? -Henry David Thoreau

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                                        • urbanwoodsmanU
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                                          Yeah I don't know. Not sure what she could do with everything besides maybe take them to another country? Who knows. Maybe she has a large family and just prefers cash.

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                                          • urbanwoodsmanU
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                                            Got an Air and griffin survivor. Also got the Apple+ service cause I'm overly cautious.

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