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Should I buy that shiny new gadget?

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    Rama Krishna Vavilala
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    If you have ever faced with that question, the link below shows you how to make a decision. The Ultimate Gadget Decision Flowchart [^]

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      If you have ever faced with that question, the link below shows you how to make a decision. The Ultimate Gadget Decision Flowchart [^]

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      Steve Mayfield
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      there isn't a "No" path for "Is it made by Apple?" :doh:

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        If you have ever faced with that question, the link below shows you how to make a decision. The Ultimate Gadget Decision Flowchart [^]

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        Christian Graus
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        ROTFL - duly bookmarked for future use.

        Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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          there isn't a "No" path for "Is it made by Apple?" :doh:

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          Christian Graus
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          See, I just thought that was obvious.

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            See, I just thought that was obvious.

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            Steve Mayfield
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            so they just slap on a 2.0 and sell the same thing :confused:

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              so they just slap on a 2.0 and sell the same thing :confused:

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              Christian Graus
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              Do they ? Nothing like Microsoft then ?

              Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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              • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                If you have ever faced with that question, the link below shows you how to make a decision. The Ultimate Gadget Decision Flowchart [^]

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                PIEBALDconsult
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                Does it only work for "new new"? Or does "new to me" count? I had to go through "come up with an excuse..." to get my AlphaServers. At least it was cheaper than therapy. On the plus side, I was speaking with a recruiter about a C and OpenVMS job today. Later, when my wife asked whether or not I was still familiar enough with OpenVMS, I was able to say that I am. On yet another hand, there is this shiny new gadget[^] I want... :cool:

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                  Do they ? Nothing like Microsoft then ?

                  Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

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                  ShermansLagoon
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                  The might not actually sell the same thing again, the statement in the flowchart is that it looks the same :)

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                    The might not actually sell the same thing again, the statement in the flowchart is that it looks the same :)

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                    _Damian S_
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                    hehe... Sherman's Lagoon... I used to love that screen saver!!

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                    • S Steve Mayfield

                      there isn't a "No" path for "Is it made by Apple?" :doh:

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                      Mark_Wallace
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                      Steve Mayfield wrote:

                      there isn't a "No" path for "Is it made by Apple?"

                      Yes there is: "Does the new one look exactly like the old one?" No other tech company has that as policy, because no other tech company is led by someone who thinks his "artistic inspiration" is perfect and should never be changed by underlings. Ergo, if something looks exactly the same as the old one, it's Apple, and the subsequent question is redundant.

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                      • R Rama Krishna Vavilala

                        If you have ever faced with that question, the link below shows you how to make a decision. The Ultimate Gadget Decision Flowchart [^]

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                        Nagy Vilmos
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                        I don't see the point. There are three questions: 0. Is it shiny? 1. Does it have flashing lights? 2. Does it go 'ping'? If you get two[1] yeses then go buy it. [1] Less than 2 yeses, you should buy it if you're a geek.


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                          I don't see the point. There are three questions: 0. Is it shiny? 1. Does it have flashing lights? 2. Does it go 'ping'? If you get two[1] yeses then go buy it. [1] Less than 2 yeses, you should buy it if you're a geek.


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                          Robin Imrie
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                          how about... 1. is an Apple XXXX? 2. do any of your mates have one? get 2 nos then go and buy it.

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                            how about... 1. is an Apple XXXX? 2. do any of your mates have one? get 2 nos then go and buy it.

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                            Lost User
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                            That is exactly how I decide if I want a gadget... 1- Make sure the name does not start with a lowercase "i" 2- Be the only one to have one so nobody knows what it is and they don't want to borrow it... :-)

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                              Steve Mayfield wrote:

                              there isn't a "No" path for "Is it made by Apple?"

                              Yes there is: "Does the new one look exactly like the old one?" No other tech company has that as policy, because no other tech company is led by someone who thinks his "artistic inspiration" is perfect and should never be changed by underlings. Ergo, if something looks exactly the same as the old one, it's Apple, and the subsequent question is redundant.

                              I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                              Steve Mayfield
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                              I was reading an article on the new "Windows 7, that was my idea" ad campaign and one of the things that made me chuckle was "Have it your way, not Steve's way" :-D

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                                I was reading an article on the new "Windows 7, that was my idea" ad campaign and one of the things that made me chuckle was "Have it your way, not Steve's way" :-D

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                                Dan Neely
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                                Jobs or Balmer? :laugh:

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                                  Jobs or Balmer? :laugh:

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                                  Mark_Wallace
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                                  Put 'em both up against the wall!

                                  I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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