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Everyone seems to have a cell phone. A friend of ours who knows such things informed us that Israelis have the highest adoption rate of any country of the new iPhone 5.
I believe it. Young, old, whatever. They all chat on their cell phones.
Scott and I were sitting in an Arab cafe having Turkish coffee when the two boys in the photo below screeched to a stop on their bikes directly in front of us (that’s the BF’s leg in the pic) and excitedly exclaimed over a text message one of them received.
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“What do you mean you’re my first cousin? You look hot in that underwear, by the way.”
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“I hit a new low today and used a cheat code on Wii Fit.”
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Perhaps you might try an abacus?
No, wait. That was Chinese people. They didn’t believe in Allah or Jesus either.
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Only then it’s a case where the people are already looking at you with funny or annoyed looks.
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I’m clearly no expert, but is there really that much to learn when performing this procedure? Seems pretty straightforward to me. This guy (or girl?) must be a newbie.
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Posted in Tech, tagged Boston Globe, Hiawatha Bray, MIcrosoft, Surface Pro, Windows 8 on February 7, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Pretty much everyone I know who’s switched over to, or bought a computer with, Windows 8 hates it. Many people hate it so much that there are companies now that are advertising to switch people back to Windows 7 for only, say, just over 100 bucks.
Some of this might be due to the growing pains of a new OS. But a review in the Boston Globe of the new Surface Pro tablet/laptop hybrid suggests that the problems extend beyond the new OS. In an article titled “Microsoft’s hybrid misses mark,” writer Hiawatha Bray said:
What you don’t get is enough storage.
The model I tested had 128 gigabytes, but 41 of them are given over to the Windows operating system and other built-in files. I get just 87 gigs to work with. Buy the cheaper, 64-gigabyte model and you get only 23 gigs of usable storage space.
Like other laptops, the Surface Pro can run pretty hot, which adds to the discomfort when you’re toting it around like a tablet. Now and again, it gives off a sound that no iPad has ever made — the irritating buzz of a cooling fan.
All that heat is coming straight out of the battery, which isn’t up to the challenge.
The Surface Pro flunked my usual test, when I stream a movie over a Wi-Fi wireless Int
ernet connection. I started with a full battery and fired up “Cleopatra,” a four-hour epic from the early 1960s. Roddy McDowell had just declared war on Richard Burton when the battery died, 2 hours and 40 minutes in. Unless you’re never more than 10 feet from a power outlet, I’d call this poor result a deal-breaker.
But then, the Surface Pro’s price should scare you off. Once you price in the optional but essential keyboard, the cheapest Surface Pro comes in at over $1,000. For that you could buy a decent touchscreen laptop and an iPad Mini. It’d be a better investment than Microsoft’s unsatisfying hybrid.
I work with Linux, Windows and Mac computers because I have to. I work with Apple computers at home because I want to.
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And then buy that song along with 11 others on an album you didn’t really like all that much.
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But if she shows up in-person, I’ll bet the customer service guy gives her anything she wants.
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