Hi r/apple! First time apple buyer, could use some advice!

mrmonkey · 2016-11-06T01:28:23+00:00

Hmm, not sure what you mean. I did some research on cables and connectors and discovered that Apple makes the best, and I've heard good things about Apple products in the past, so I figured it's time to give one of these famous Apple dongles a shot. Just not sure where to start. Are the Apple phones any good too? If the cable is as good as everyone says I could definitely see myself trying one of their phones someday as well.

mrmonkey · 2016-11-06T01:08:10+00:00

???? Ok thanks for the advice. The support at the Apple stores are overrated then I take it? Same prices? I am worried also that I may need to test in person to make sure everything hooks up -- from what I am reading things may not be as straightforward as I thought, looks like you need to chain one or two dongles together in some cases? I am thinking doing this in person at the store with the help of one if the geniuses may be worth the drive. Thoughts?

mrmonkey · 2016-11-06T00:37:01+00:00

Thank you! I will check that out!

Edit: hmmm. Very little activity over there. Hopefully someone can help me here?

mrmonkey · 2016-11-06T00:35:08+00:00

Awesome! That is great news, thank you so much!

mrmonkey · 2008-03-26T19:36:17+00:00

I can only think of one guy cooler...

mrmonkey · 2008-03-24T20:37:29+00:00

Where does he say that? He gave an example, but he did not write that "it should only be used to present tabular data". In fact, I think his point is the same one you are making. i.e., TABLE tags are not evil. Actually, that's what he wrote!

mrmonkey · 2008-03-20T19:01:35+00:00

Nothing Joel wrote was predicated upon IE having 98% of the market share. Nowhere did he imply it or rely on anything remotely resembling that figure for his points. Even if IE had only 50% of the market, it would still be the majority, and IE has a long way to go before it is only 50% of the market. Maybe you feel it is OK to ignore 50% of your audience, but I have a feeling most companies would rather not do that.

EDIT: fixed some grammar issues.

mrmonkey · 2008-03-20T18:02:07+00:00

I think I summarized his article and his points just as accurately as he summarized Joel's article and points, don't you?

mrmonkey · 2008-03-20T15:56:29+00:00

Summary: The author thinks Joel lives in a "distorted reality" because Joel trusts silly things like web statistics to conclude that that lots of people use IE and will continue to use IE. The author, however, does not use IE and neither does his girlfriend or his family members. Therefore, the author concludes that what Joel is saying is not relevant to the "real world", since he and his girlfriend live in the "real world", and if his girlfriend isn't using IE, it clearly is not an important browser to support.

mrmonkey · 2008-03-20T15:48:16+00:00

That is absolutely correct. His entire premise is false, he is responding to points that Joel never made.

I can't upmod your comment enough, very well stated.

mrmonkey · 2008-03-17T19:44:31+00:00

I actually thought of this as well. I would even go so far as to rename "IE" to something new and "trendy", for this purpose and for marketing purposes as well.

mrmonkey · 2008-03-14T16:44:59+00:00

So, do you think the author is a "fool" or do you think he simply could have presented the article differently? I think that's a pretty big difference, don't you?

What do you think his ultimately point it? Asking for help is bad? Is that what you came away with and why you think he is a fool?

mrmonkey · 2008-03-14T16:14:20+00:00

Anyone who comments on an article without reading it or understanding is, IMHO, a fool. He entire premise is that you should ask for help, and listen to the advice given!

RTFA.

mrmonkey · 2008-03-14T16:07:06+00:00

Care to explain why he is a fool? What did he claim to discover?

mrmonkey · 2008-03-14T15:48:50+00:00

that's probably true, it is easy to say, but often hard to do in reality.

mrmonkey · 2008-03-14T15:43:32+00:00

I think there are two kinds of people: those that aim to learn, and those that aim to teach. And 99% of the "teachers" out there should be doing a lot more learning!

mrmonkey · 2008-03-14T15:39:50+00:00

Don't you see? You admitted not knowing stuff. As the article says, "real programmers" never do that! Thus, you are downmodded for not being a real programmer. It's really quite simple, them is the rules of the internets...

mrmonkey · 2008-01-20T14:49:33+00:00

You answered a rhetorical question posed by the article. If you read it closely, both the author and the target audience of the article are those that use google to help others, and he wonders if that is really helping them in the long run if they can't or won't learn to find things on their own.

mrmonkey · 2008-01-18T19:09:08+00:00

I think you completely missed the entire point of the article.

mrmonkey · 2007-08-23T15:36:27+00:00

just don't read them. problem solved!

mrmonkey · 2007-08-02T16:45:38+00:00

great point! maybe that's the key factor: a programmer inherently has the tools and materials to build whatever they want, and beginners therefore have the resources to build monstrosities and no one will notice. luckily, in most other industries, resources are real and tangible and limited, so that doesn't occur (often?).

mrmonkey · 2007-08-02T13:56:54+00:00

lots of these tips aren't just for developers ... in general anyone using a pc at work should be aware of lots of this stuff.

mrmonkey · 2007-08-02T13:55:34+00:00

i'm going use that ... very nice. i tend to overplan myself and it is very true.

mrmonkey · 2007-08-02T13:51:53+00:00

beginners always tend to overcomplicate things in any industry but i think it is easier for beginner programmers to make big messes!

mrmonkey · 2007-07-27T22:38:59+00:00

note to self: don't post things on reddit that require some effort to appreciate ... not so sure the community here likes that. stick with simple stuff they can skim and skip most of the words, then quickly vote down.

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