Reviews by rich1bklyn

rich1bklyn says "It's faster, but not everything is as advertised. " about Apple Snow Leopard Mac OS X 10.6

rich1bklyn — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 21:08:57 GMT

The new release of Snow Leopard, an operating system upgrade for Intel Macs is being touted by Apple and MacWorld as the underpinnings of the future of Macintosh. The only problem with that is that we're still in the present. It's far faster to use, on start and shutdown, there are eleven new features, but it is a radical change from the past. A great many important functions and applications (printers, Norton Antivirus, Internet Cleanup, TechTool Pro 5 and Deluxe, which Apple itself gives all who sign up for AppleCare support and other repair tools) are not compatible. Many, if not all, third-party apps to tweak menubar or finder or mouse) either don't work or require a relaunch of the System Preferences panel in 32-bit mode before they are usable because everything but the underlying kernel (forgive me, i'm not all that sure what this means either, but...) is changed to 64-bit and the kernel wasn't or nothing at all that was last year's purchase would run.

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rich1bklyn says "Holds Up Great Over The Years" about Apple iPod Fourth Gen. (20 GB, MAC/PC - M9282LL/A) MP3 Player

rich1bklyn — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 00:57:24 GMT

I've had this model iPod (4th generation, 20 Gig scroll wheel) for several years now and it stores all my audio files and the battery has never had to be replaced. If you only want an audio music player, this is a great and reliable model....

rich1bklyn says "Don't Buy Here!" about FTD

rich1bklyn — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:32:11 GMT

When the flowers arrived, they were slightly wilted and died within a day. I let them know immediately about it and their satisfaction guarantee is meaningless. I got a form email (no reply) saying they received my complaint and no further action. This is not the first time I have been dissatisfied with their plants and flowers. Never again!...

rich1bklyn says "Great Printer Does It All" about Epson CX8400 InkJet Printer

rich1bklyn — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:52:07 GMT

This printer is an all-in-one printer, scanner and copier that allows direct input from many digital cameras. It makes great color copies, scans beautifully and prints easily and you don't need to be a computer expert to use any of its many functions.

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rich1bklyn says "great style and performance" about Apple iMac Desktop Computer

rich1bklyn — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 14:55:39 GMT

I have been a Mac user over many years, but wasn't sure an iMac could be as powerful and functional for graphics as their higher-end desktops and I was pleasantly surprised that it turned out to superior in many ways to my older G4 desktop. I've been very impressed by the new iMac styling and design as well.

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