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Apple's Magic Mouse. Led to all sorts or ergonomic problems with that took months to fix (effectively couldn't use a mouse, period, for months and was limited in how I could use the arm). Juxtaposed: the magic trackpad is a truly terrific piece of kit.

Previously was using a OCZ Vertex 2 Extended and it worked fine. Now running with a M4 512GB and I'm happy, though the first M4 I received was DOA. Lots of warnings in the Crucial forums about problems with the M4s and early 15" 2011 MBPs, but apparently moving to the 0309 FW fixes most problems.

I'd say it depends on the system you're putting it into. The Crucial forums are filled with people who've had problems with the most recent firmware for the M4s, especially if you're putting it into an OSX machine. From my own (entirely anecdotal!) experiences, I'm not sold on the M4 just yet...

Nope, moved from a 3GS over to a Windows phone temporarily for a few months as a holding action until the QNX BlackBerries are out.

University of Victoria, working with Colin Bennett and Arthur Kroker. You?

Absolutely rely on it. I suffered extreme pains in my right arm from using the mouse so much, and since switching (for past 6 months or so) pains have vanished. Means that I can't game or anything, but for daily computing the trackpad is awesome.

Yep - hopefully done the PhD in another 18 months or so (I focus focus on telecommunications, surveillance/privacy, and regulatory regimes in the UK, Canada, and US).

Oops - sorry about that. Fixed now.

Just finished setting up my desk & new MBP at the uni

Full costs of panels are here: http://www.ifixit.com/MacBook-Parts/15-Inch-Unibody-LCD-Panel/IF161-069?utm_source=ifixit_cart&utm_medium=cart_product_link&utm_content=product_list

I absolutely adore my STM bags; used a small-sized one for years with my 13" MBP, and just ordered a medium for my inbound 15" MBP.

Any problems with Sandforce (OCZ Vertex 2 240GB drive) controllers in the 2011 models?

I'm presently looking to purchase a 15" MBP, and have the option of buying a 2010 2.4 GHz base model for $1,319 or a 2011 2.0 GHz base model for $1,599. The key thing that I'm interested in is the monitor size (I'm losing the office space I presently inhabit, and the 24" screen accompanying it)...

The WebKit bug that was taken advantage of in Safari had already been patched in Chrome; there was an exceptionally long discussion this year at CanSec about whether or not going after a patched bug could give you the pwn. In effect, Google's highly aggressive patch cycle protected their...

Only time that I hear my computer now is if I'm beating the hell out of the CPU or GPU, or (obviously) using the optical bay. As someone who spent a fortune years ago in silent (PC) computing, this is almost at the point of nirvana :P

Well, I ended up getting a Vertex 2 240GB SSD, and I'm incredibly impressed with how snappy the drive is. The silence of the machine is wonderful, if a little weird :)

I currently have a mid 2009 MBP 13" (5,5) with a 500GB 5200RPM drive. I'm looking at getting a OCZ Vertex II Extended SSD, but wanted to know if I'd experience any real performance increases - effectively, is it work the $400 (after tax) price?

Thanks, fixed. - Kyle

I have a 3200n, stock, with the 180W PSU, and am thinking of upgrading the videocard so that I can display using HDMI. Will the below cards work in the slimline? (1) PNY GeForce 210: http://ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=44828&vpn=VCGG2105XEB&manufacture=PNY%20Technologies%20Inc (2) PNY...

A blackbook's HDD was replaced I've had my time capsule replaced twice under my macs' applecare for HDD issues.

I don't have as large a place as you do, so your mileage may vary, but in the 2000 square foot house we were in last year there was total saturation using a time capsule in one corner of the house and an express in the middle of the second floor. In our 1250 ft condo, we have 100% bars on all...

All you need to do is plug them in and go into the airport utility, select the appropriate AP you want to act as an extender, and choose to extend the network. Took me about 10 minutes to set it up in my place.

I'm using one of the new aluminum mbps, and the rest of the family is itching to get Snow Leopard for the gesture support. Beyond that, SL doesn't bring anything that they are all that interested in - hence gestures are the 'biggest part' of the SL upgrade for them.

Question: how are the multitouch gestures on the older (non-unibody) macbooks? Any issues? This is the biggest 'upgrade' for the older macbooks in the house.

On the HDD that you took out, there are a set of screws on the drive which fit into the 'wedges' beside the HDD. Take the screws out of the HDD that Apple had shipped, put them in the new HDD, and you'll be good to go.

Mine were delivered two days ago - massively impressed with these headphones. Do sort of wish that the bass had a little more power to it, but it's reasonably tight/good bass (just not boomy enough for some of my music).

As a fellow Canuk, best of luck finding anything that reasonably priced in this country AND is decent. I picked up some JVC HA-RX700s recently, and am pleased with them (though am looking forward to hearing how they develop as they burn in). If you're looking for ATH-AD700s, here is at least...

I'm a grad student now, and recently picked up a 13" MacBook Pro. the problem with the 15" is that it sucks for working on planes, and it seems to bulky when I'm at conferences. This is to say nothing of using a 15" screen in a seminar environment, where 15" is obtrusive and interupts the flow...

I'll note that the US Constitution focuses on 'limited Times'. Given the constant extensions of copyright by large corporations, at present pretty well nothing has entered the public domain since the mid 1920s that was initially copywritten. This is absurd, especially when you consider that the...

Hi life isn't necessarily over. Actually, if he wants to become a politician/activists on digital copyright and enforcement issues then his life is pretty well set... What blows my mind is that his lawyer didn't pick up someone like Chris Anderson as a competing economist for the prof that...

I prefer safari 4 beta, but until the delicious bookmarks plugin gets fixed I'm back to crash fox.

Thus far I'm really impressed with the beta. It's fast, an improved UI, and it's fast. Did I mention that it's fast *grin*

I've got an iPod touch, and there is a first gen nano and second gen shuffle in the house as well. I love the various features of the touch - I didn't want to abandon my blackberry, but wanted a decent web browser for when I'm bored and around a wifi point. It's been an awesome device thus far!

The aim of Snow Leopard is to reduce memory and HDD overhead associated with the OS. While the OS likely won't be able to use the Intel GPU to power the OS, the OS should still be snappy.

(1) Don't buy it new. Get a refurb - you'll save tons of cash, and get the same warranty. Apple refurbs are 100% safe (or, at least as safe as buying one brand new) (2) Upgrade the memory yourself; it's super-easy to do and will save you money. Doing so will not invalidate your warranty (3) Do...

A lot of little evolutionary updates, but nothing exciting this time, it seems :(

If choosing between a windows and OS X laptop, I'd choose an OS X one in a heartbeat. That said, if you're just looking for a rock solid, fast, and pretty OS on the cheap, I'd consider installing Ubuntu on her current notebook. It might take a little more than you're used to to get it set up...

As far as I can tell, they don't have the same calendaring options, which for me is the deal breaker.

I really WANT to like the touch, but I'm just not very impressed with the on-screen typing. The options in the calendar are also pretty poor - I want something that is as maleable as a decade-old Palm OS, at the very least. Everytime I see a touch in a store I use it some more, to see if I can...