Robert Pritchett

Apple: Eight iPhone Annoyances

See my comments in "Screwed!" (Letter from the CEO, macCompanion magazine, March 2009 issue) (scroll down to it) on being nailed by Apple for a (non) wet iPhone (not covered by the warranty) that didn't have the "pinkified" wet sensor, yet still cost over $500 to replace. Yes, it did get wet in the clothes washer. No, the wet sensor (inside the earplug hole) was still white on the surface.

Apple iPhones are aquaphobes! Is that annoying or what? Apparently, the Achilles heel of iPhones is moisture. That is just bad design when other cellphones can be operated in hot tubs without a problem.

A New Use for Solar Energy - Highway Right of Way

Good idea, wrong technology. Look at the other solar options - www.peswiki.com

VeraSun Energy and the Ethanol Debate

I would suggest that you take a look at all alternative energy options and not just focus on Ethanol production from corn kernels, which today apparently takes 1.5 gallons of oil to produce 1 gallon of Ethanol. Hardly Zero-sum. Cellulosic Ethanol makes more sense, as it extracts from the non-edible parts of plants and uses biodiversity (non-agnostic).

In our community there is Gen-X Energies (www. genxenergies.com) producing biofuels from chicken fat and is now totally "sustainable", because they are able to get methanol from an IC Chip plant as a byproduct that otherwise would have been thrown out and over at PESWiki (www.peswiki.com), we can see a page on Green Power, that is working on a pilot plant to produce "nano-diesel", which is really a dino-juice extractor from pelletized waste that can produce real across-the-board petroleum - not just diesel.

And then there are the continuous process Algae-to-Ethanol producers in the Southwest, such as Valcent (www.valcent.net/).

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How Bad Is the Dollar's Fall?

The US Dollar needs to get back on the Gold standard or we will loose it completely to the Amero.

Gas Price: We've Had It Good for a Long Time

Diesel prices are killing off Indie Truckers. Factor that into your "trend".

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Two Explanations for Surging Oil Prices

Lindsay Williams Experiences - Since the link was cut off, try this;

Go to www dot peswiki dot com
Using the Search button there, look for "Energy Non-Crisis".

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Two Explanations for Surging Oil Prices

You might just want to listen to Lindsay William's experiences in Prudhoe Bay...

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Renewable Energy: Approaching Grid Parity?

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Renewable Energy: Approaching Grid Parity?

You might be interested in viewing the videos at the "Energy Non-Crisis" link and what Lindsay Williams has to say about the Prudhoe Bay Political angle issues... -
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Approaching Recession? It's Already Here

We've been in Recession since February. It will get worse with increased small business taxes and the political climate for 2008 to try and force "change" in the control of the Presidency of the US.

First Solar's Momentum Is Seemingly Gone

It may not appear to be good for the industry , but it will for the customers. When it costs the price of a house to install PV, it is high time that the materials dropped in price.

see www.findsolar.com

And the "3-Rivers Synergy Centre" is located at maccompanion.com/Renew...

Disinformation: Apple Gets Hit By Wall Street's New Secret Weapon

In the fog of war, some things may have been "enhanced" , but one thing is for sure, John Kerry did the USA and the military a dis-service when he "testified" in front of Congress that the US military personnel were murderers and baby killers and the Communists loved him for it. He did more to end that war unfavorably than all the efforts by North Vietnam. He should have been brought up on charges of aiding and abetting the enemy and tried for treason. He was the Communist's "secret weapon".

It would appear that the rumor mill can make or break financial worth of companies and I suspect the SEC will be investigating why an intentional message was sent to hurt Apple's Stock. I doubt the offendors will get off as easily as John Kerry.

Is Apple Beginning Its Long Delayed Descent?

I helped a person over in Bellevue, WA get his Apple Airport wireless system replaced by Apple, since it was one that landed in a series of "bad Apples" and it was replaced for free. This was a few years ago.

What did you do to get your wireless system up-and-running? Did you get another Apple unit or go elsewhere? And have you used a Mac yet? The reason the Apple computer systems are selling like hotcakes is because they are more robust than the competition and any OS can run on them that is designed for microComputers. The pain points are mostly responded to by Apple and their tech support has improved with time and experience. So has the overall computing experience.

Don't sell Apple "short". ;^)

Personally I like "them Apples" just fine - and I'm not Steve.

Why Logitech Is Making Us Nervous

Have you tried finding products that are Apple-friendly with Logitech recently? Thought so...

I expected better.