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[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
Damn all I can say is that I like PC's. Runs solid, doesn't crash, and great for work. I don't see what the problem is. I've used my friend's Mac and I didn't like it that much. PC's are more compatible with well almost everything in my eyes. Why change from PC to Mac if everything works and you get the job done? If people spent the same amount of money on PC's as they do on Macs then you'll realize PC's do it faster. Not hating but it is what it is. Oh I've never got a virus or malware and my PC doesn't crash, seriously. And I'm pretty intensive when running computers.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] TonyTurboII:
I respectfully disagree. The only problems I have with my 2 macs is that they won't connect to one of my 3 printers. Not only that, I've used 60% of my hard drive on my Macbook Pro, and it has yet to slow down after two years of use. I can't say the same for any PC laptop I've previously had. After 2 years it would be crawling, and the thing that would piss me off is it would be falling apart. I would understand if I bought garbage products, but these were all $1k laptops, not $200 Black Friday specials.

After 2 years my Macbook still opens and closes solidly, the hinge feels like it did day one. The power adapter, while a little dirty from being white, hasn't frayed, stopped working, or failed at the point where it plugs into in laptop. I have multiple copies of Windows around, so using XP, Vista, or Windows 7 through boot camp has kept me chugging through the rare times I needed Windows.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MemoryController:
Imo why get a mac when for the same price you can get MUCH better specs on a pc, that you can later install osx to?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] euphoria:
The only thing that I appreciated about Apple is their industrial design, there hardware always looks cutting edge, futuristic, and elegant.

The software however I can do without, especially since Lion. All the skeumorphistic (sp?) bull crap really gets on my nerves. It also drives me crazy how toolbars float around in Word and Excel.

I have an older MacBook Pro (2007 or so) and it is painfully slow. I do a lot of stuff in Photoshop and 3D and do enjoy playing a game here and there and the performance is really quite awful, which really is attributed to the old hardware so it's not really a fair claim. It takes forever to boot, and is just quite sluggish even when browsing. I have put multiple new hard drives into it because the original crapped out, and the replacement wasn't enough space for me. The biggest gripe I have about MacBooks is how insanely hot and loud they get. Whenever I watch a movie on Netflix or a YouTube video the fan goes crazy, it sounds like a jet engine. This isn't only the case with my old laptop. Mother, and sister both have brand new MBAs and they too are insanely loud when doing anything involving Flash/Silverlight.

It bothers me how expensive it is to get good hard ware on a Mac. I have a 800 dollar home built PC which is absolutely incredible, and Windows 7 really is a great OS. The only Macs that I have used that keep up/perform at the same level were all $2000+.

At the end of the day I would say Macs are good but simply not worth the premium. Everyone in my family has newer Macs (mostly MBAs, but also some iMacs and MBPs) and I am not really impressed with the performance, nor the software. In my opinion Macs are to PCs as iPhones are to Android phones. Macs are for an average consumer and PCs are for power users.

All in all, to each his own.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] hotspace:
Well said...very nice political stance. :)
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
skeumorphistic say what?????? Not a term we common folk am used ta. I looked it up and still don't unnerstand. Can ya dumber-down a little?
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] euphoria:
Skeumorphism are design elements that only remain there for the sake of originality. I don't know if you use lion, but a great example is the iCal app. They designed the app to actually look like a calendar. That is skeumorphism. The look lends nothing to the functionality and is only there because that is how a calendar used to look.

This is generally one of the heaviest critique points of iOS and OS X. I read an interesting article a while ago that Jonathan Ive (Apple's industrial designer (the guy who makes the stuff pretty)) really dislikes the skeumorphism in Apple's OSs.

Anyway, I hope I'm making sense here :P
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
Sorry, you look at things way deeper than i am able to. I use lion 24-7 on my hack and it's not really any problem for me. I do respect your knowledge and opinion. Thanks for the explanation.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] euphoria:
Haha no problem. There is a pretty good fit out there for everyone! That was the point I was trying to make despite my own opinions.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] starstrukk:
quit your job so you dont have to get a mac :cowboy:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
I need some suggestions for a laptop for college. No more than 2k, thin+portable, 1080p, 15inch, SSD, and moderate power. Purely for college. Battery life is a must importance. No vizio laptop suggestion please! Returned my Thinkpad T530. HP I've had before but battery sucks. I've read some overheating issues. I'm kind of torn what to get now.

Funny thing is I pre ordered the MacBook retina then I was like....I know this is a mistake so I cancelled it lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] woody296:
Great idea there are tons of jobs out there right now, tell the boss to shove it....Or were you being serious?:eek:
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lilotimz:
Higher end Asus, Lenovo models... possibly ultrabooks?

Yes, Definately ultrabooks.

Asus, Samsung, Lenovo should fit the deal.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
Yes I'm looking at the ultrabooks! Haha. The Samsung Series 9 looks good enough for me. Asus is doing okay with their ultrabooks and the only good Lenovos I read about are their thinkpad series. I just have a feeling something spectacular is around the corner, such as a better hybrid ultrabook (you know those laptops where you an detach the screen and use it as a tablet, makes me feel ready for windows 8). I might just order the laptop mid August if nothing better is out then. The only thing I wish the Series 9 laptop had is a 1080p screen. I don't mind it being an i5 or integrated graphics. It's just for school
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lilotimz:
Lenovo laptops are usually excellent as long as you get the ideapad series and above.

I believe the most popular first generation ultrabooks are the samsung or asus models. I've yet to seen the 2nd generation of ultrabooks but those are quite beefed up so it might be worth waiting a tad more.

Hybrid ultrabooks? Like a beefed up transformer prime? fascinating concept but would be most expensive indeed...
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
Beefed up is what I want! Hopefully it doesn't take too long for the 2nd gens to be out. Don't laptop companies know its student buying season?! They could get so much sales if their timing is right!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] MemoryController:
Build your own. There are websites that build laptops with whatever you want inside.
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
Yeah but those are all the thicker laptops. Ultrabooks generally don't have that option. I would literally build my laptop by hand if i could like I do with my desktops lol
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] lilotimz:
tell me about it... still waiting for that one laptop with a good kepler gpu, somewhat thin profile, and preferably a dual core (not quad) so my battery life isnt ****es!

Still waiting..
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] locoboi187:
Gotta wait on that one special laptop!
[Samsung Epic 4G Touch] Zainiak:
I have a retina MacBook pro and love it. I've never thought of looking back

Sent from my E4GT by using THE FORCE
[Optimus One, P500, V General] Jrhodes85:
I'm using cm9 and after partitioning sdcard I've used sdext2 and linked everything to sdcards ext. I'm just not sure if I have used it right...is there a correct way of using the app with ICS roms without the use of a2sd scripts like darktremors or ungaze
[Optimus One, P500, V General] uf0999:
the correct use is:

-wipe everything.

-install rom zip.

-install gapps (if needed)

-boot phone

-install link2sd

-run link2sd and create script (u will asked for)

-reboot phone

-run link2sd, go to settings and check link automatically.

from now on every app u install will be linked automatically :D
[Motorola Atrix HD] chefedup:
Any of you know what needs to be done that extra screen is bugging me...
[Motorola Atrix HD] Kedakari:
So far the Atrix HD widgets only work with the Atrix HD launcher.

Some Razr owners have the Circles app but at the cost of using the MAHD launcher.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] id_twin:
Pretty much any method is fairly streamline now. There's a root toolkit that does all the work for you, all you have to do is enter in a number that relates to the command when you run it. Be certain you are using the proper root method for your carrier and follow all instructions carefully.

Tripping the flash counter happens when you flash your recovery via odin. It triggers the built in counter in download mode to show that you have "tampered" with the device, and therefor can be refused warranty work. To avoid this, use either ADB through command line, or terminal emulator.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] jjlean:
I usually don't post this..... but.....

DUDE READ
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] nekrosoft13:
Thank you. Will look for root toolkit.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] nekrosoft13:
There is to much "chaos" on forum to many different methods, to many go here get this, go there for that etc....

Thats why i appreciate post above yours so guidance helps a lot especialy when your rooting your new device first time.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] lostsoul565:
I agree that there is a lot of posts all over the place but to all fairness, there is posts in this same section http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1722344 that shows you exactly what to do to root.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] proc_freq:
I agree that you NEED TO READ. If you aren't willing to do the research you're going to have an expensive brick instead of an amazing phone running Jelly Bean roms or whatever you choose.

Also, don't just rely on one thread. Read multiple so you see opinions and suggestions.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] rail205:
Don't think it matters if you trip the flash counter any more there's an app to get rid of it Triangle Away. Also be careful many people have Lost there Imei# and now have a very expensive mp3 player. Might be a good idea to wait until they figure out how to back up imei first.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] jjlean:
I literally got my phone, read here for 30 min and had a rooted phone in 45 after the phone arrived. Bottom line is u didn't read. Don't give me that shot that there are so many threads. Check the stickies. It's right there man. Sorry to be a ****, but I can't stand lazy people.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] id_twin:
I think it's funny how quick everyone is to tell people to read - When there are likely many threads that you've started that a google search could've solved in 5 minutes. He had plenty of other questions that had nothing to do with how to root his device. Yes reading can help solve most of his issues, but when you have the possibility of turning a 600$ phone completely worthless, it doesn't hurt to ask questions.

Really, get over yourselves.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Broadley1:
Good call I have spent probably a week reading not only this forum but others as well and find numerous conflicting methods for rooting. There's nothing wrong with asking that's why there's a questions forum to begin with.:thumbup:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] RudeTexan:
mobile Odin

I bet you upgraded from iphone(like me). Coming to your question, it depends on the model you are on. Check this galaxys3root dot com . Max got videos for rooting all models of S3. They are pretty much simple. happy rooting!!!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] nekrosoft13:
excactly thats why its called discussion board not reading board.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] ak789:
roottoolkit will trip your counter.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] jauwad.arshad:
It is pretty straight forward. Make sure you have the drivers installed before rooting. In short, follow the instructions to the point. If you are worried about tripping your flash counter, there is a specific root method you follow. If you do not care, then you can use the tool kit. If you look through the posts in the development section, you will easily find it. PM me if you need help.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Broadley1:
When I plug my phone into computer it finds my device drivers. Will that work or do I have to download them from the link provided?:D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Android_Monsters:
That will work. No need to download them
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] Naddict:
Or at least search first... Lol:)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)] rorymc928:
well said
[General Questions and Answers] PoinD3xter:
Hi All,

dont know if there is anything out there, but im looking for an app or something that displays ammo, health, etc when playing PC games on my Windpad 7 (Gingerbread).

i know Logitech use software called GamePanel to have it running on their G19 and G15 keyboards, it displays the above plus much more.

is there anything else remotely close to this??? :confused:
[General Questions and Answers] thedarkharlequin:
I'm looking for the same thing. I can't even find any reference to anyone working on it.

About the closest I've come to something that "might work"(haven't attempted yet) is that apparently the logitech gamepanel has an "emulator" plugin that will allow you to display it on screen, and then there are a couple of paid apps to use your phone as a second monitor, so you could move the emulated gamepanel onto the phone screen.

if you've had any better luck I'd love to hear it. I wish there were more forums and things about what to do with spare android phones.
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] iandmacdonald:
I made a back-up before I fed the panda through TWRP. Now that I am s-off, I do not see my Backup under TWRP, even after copying the whole thing under each TWRP folder, as well as the root of both storage areas. It shows nothing under my TWRP backup screen. Any help? Oh yeah, this is a different phone than from the one I made the back-up from. Does that matter? I renamed the folder according to the device ID I saw given to my phone under adb devices.

It worked!!!!!
[Sprint HTC EVO 4G LTE] iandmacdonald:
Just a side note, using the Nandroid backup reverted my firmware back down to 1.13 build. Hmm . . . about to re-flash 1.7 and updated firmware.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] KangKilla:
Apps Needed:

"ES FILE MANAGER" and

"Titanium Backup"

====================

AVOID ERRORS: Disable the default Swype keyboard before installing.

IMPORTANT: Make sure you keep a keyboard to use when uninstalling Swype.

====================

Da Destructions:

1: Make sure you have busybox app and latest binaries inside the busybox app installed and you are rooted with Super User

2: Use Titanium Backup to uninstall Swype

::::!!!!-IMPORTANT-!!!!:::::

3:reboot your phone.

4:After you reboot, install Swype:

Using ES File Manager, navigate to downloads and install your com.swype.android file.

====================

Download:

SWYPE: Dark [NEON BLUE]

http://nnja.in/server/php/files/com.swype.android.inputmethod-33117ffbe51d31ef86ec4e67692e84ce-1.apk

THANK YOU
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] KangKilla:
Reserved

Reserved for Further instructions and Additional Themed APK Files

Admin/Mods, please let me know if you would like me to remove the other post in the Jelly Bean discussion to prevent cross-posting issues, Thank you!
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] KangKilla:
Also Reserved

Also reserved for additional Apk Files and instructions
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] crashpsycho:
Working great i F***** up the first time i tried but got it installed and its working great
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] KangKilla:
Thanks!

I just kept trying and trying and trying.. hahaha

I'm working on porting the android default keyboard I found too.

Edit: New download mirror link updated in op
[HTC One V] donhashem.dh:
Hey guys,could everyone post their best songs
[HTC One V] ThePresence:
David guetta' s Titanium.....:)
[HTC One V] ortega1:
Mine are: Dead Can Dance "Indus", Andrew Bird "Fiery Crash", Peter Murphy "Marlene Dietrich's Favourite Poem", Kult "Leve leve loff", Vienna Teng "Love turns 40" i.e.

for example Vienna Teng is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kl9FtdUvpjw&feature=related
[HTC One V] donhashem.dh:
Yeah that's what I mean
[HTC One V] ReDDs3D:
Hmm.....I'll just make categories of favorite songs with respective artists

Radiohead

Paranoid Android

Nude

Black Star

High and Dry

No surprises

Kid A

Idioteque

Everything in it's right place

Morning Bell

Lotus Flower

Bloom

Iron Lung

Fake Plastic Trees

Pink Floyd

Dogs

Pigs

Great Gig in the Sky

Home

Wish you were here

Brick in the wall

Mother

Echoes

Muse

Micro Cuts

Sing for Absolution

Stockholm Syndrome

Depeche Mode

Enjoy the Silence

Everything counts

Shake the disease

Precious

Suffer Well

David Bowie

Space oddity

Absolute Beginners

The man who sold the world

Ziggy Stardust

Queen

Under Pressure

Another one bites the dust

Gaga

Killer Queen

Bohemian Rhapsody

Who wants to live forever

We will rock you

Bicycle Race

Bright Eyes

First Day of my life

Stereophonics

Dakota
[HTC One V] tranceph0rmer:
Here are mine

The strokes-Under Cover Of Darkness

Bombay Bicycle Club- Shuffle

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

Simon and Garfunkel- Sound Of Silence

Queen- Bohemian Rhapsody, Bicycle

The Animals- House of The Rising Sun

Bon Iver - Skinny Love

First come smiles. Then come lies. Last is gunfire.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pink Freud:
Okay.

I bought a Samsung Captivate from a company on Amazon a few weeks ago, and it started having the problem with the speaker cutting out. I took it apart to try the two fixed I'd googled - loosening the speaker screw and reseating the speaker ribbon - and neither worked, and now the speaker is completely dead. That isn't my biggest problem, though.

Somehow in the process of the above, I did something that made it so that the phone will only boot into download mode. I can hold down the power and volume buttons and get it to reboot, but it only reboots into download mode again, and won't recognize in windows via the USB cable. It did recognize once, and I used Odin3 to get it back to a factory reset image (it was running stock firmware, but I'd rooted it to remove the AT&T apps) thinking in vain that it might help, but it still only boots into download mode.

But there's the weird thing: It won't power off in download mode unless I pull the battery out, but if I put it back in then plug in the USB cable while holding both volume buttons, it boots right into android, no problem. Everything's fine except the speaker still doesn't work, it doesn't show to be charging while plugged into the USB cable, and still won't recognize the USB in Windows. But if I turn the phone off and back on, I'm back in non-recognizing download mode again.

Everything otherwise works fine once I get it into android, I can even tell it to erase all settings and factory reset, and it reboots itself, re-flashes to stock, and works fine until I power off and back on, then back to download mode.

So I guess the question is oh god what have I done?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] zeyoner:
Freud,

I too am having this issue with my roommate's phone. The only way I can get it to boot is if I perform a restore using a Odin3 image. However once it's turned off it only boots into download mode. I nor the roommate have opened the phone. It just one day decided to keep booting into download mode.

Any asistance in this matter would be appreciated! Thank you.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TmmyGN:
i have the same problem! the only way to boot my sgs is to flash a stock rom with odin. and every time i turn off the phone then it reboots in download mode!! someone has a fix? i need help!!! thanks
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] master2828:
I can only offer a solution to the windows connection issue, once the phone is connected to pc, go into device manager and uninstall drivers for whatever it sees, unplug phone then plug back in and windows should reinstall drivers. Worked for me, odin wouldnt see phone . GL
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] crt60:
This will solve your speaker issue

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_trksid=p5197.m570.l1311&_nkw=samsung+i897+speaker&_sacat=0

And this should solve your download mode issue

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1300843
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonnyredcorn:
I'm having a similar issue where my PC does not recognize the device. Right now I have no ROM installed, I have Devil Recovery, and I can only boot into recovery and Download Mode. However 2 different PC's will not recognize the phone. I've tried multiple cables and one PC was Windows 8, one was Windows Vista. Both had the most recent drivers installed. Nothing works....any clue? I can't mount the /sdcard or USB Storage while in recovery because the PC doesn't pick up the phone. The internal storage doesn't have a ROM or kernel to flash on it neither so I cannot flash anything. I have a captivate that has Devil Recovery and can boot into download mode but will computers will not recognize the device, drivers installed or not.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BWolf56:
Have you tried to uninstall the current drivers, reboot pc and reinstall them?

Also, it could be devil kernel that is faulty. If Odin can recognize the phone, you could flash a different kernel. Or even flash stock KK4, then corn kernel and finally, the ROM you wanna flash through recovery.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonnyredcorn:
I just cannot get the PC to recognize the phone at all, even in download mode. I've tried 2 pc's and multiple USB cables, samsung, non-samsung, motorola, universial. Nothing, just says USB cannot recognize this device. Reinstalled drivers on 2 pc's and rebooted several times. I am lost, I know I'm not bricked because I can access download mode and recovery. I do not have a ROM on my internal card so I can't flash a ROM and can't mount my phone to my PC. No clue what to do.

---------- Post added at 02:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:10 PM ----------

I just need my PC to recognize my device and I'd be good, odin would then recognize my device in download mode and I could flash a different kernel or rom.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4-2ndtwin:
Try cleaning out the micro usb port of ur phone. Maybe the contacts are not making good contact.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonnyredcorn:
Any recomendations for what to use to clean it out? I have q-tips, any special solution to use or just the q-tip?
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 4-2ndtwin:
Rubbing alcohol should do.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Jonnyredcorn:
Still no luck...I got my PC at work to recognize the phone ONCE. It went through and recognized it like it normally would, however it wouldn't recognize it again. I've been trying on my PC at home all last night and all morning and still no go. It won't recognize it. Now one thing I thought about is that I am on Windows 8. The PC at work that recognized it was Windows Vista. I don't know if that has anything to do with it. I wouldn't care so much if I didn't just sell it for $150 I just wanted to give the person a more updated ROM and ended up screwing something up when flashing the ROM.