The Monkey

More than your stated budget but less than the JH16. EDIT: Of course you'll need an amp with some balls, too.

I love this thread. A lot.

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Awesome, thanks Ric. That vid appears to confirm that it would work in my iMac. I viewed the ifixit HDD upgrade tutorial and I have to admit that the teardown looks like a major pain in the neck, especially with all the EMI shielding. It would be a nice way to squeeze another year or so out of the iMac though...

reksy, or anyone else, I have an early 2006 iMac. Is it possible to jam an SSD in there? And if so, would an idiot like me be able to do it?

Google Calendar, Mail, and MobileMe don't play nicely together in my experience. Well, they do until they really, really don't.

I hate MobileMe, Calendar, and Mail.

Has anyone used the new Outlook for Mac? If so, how is it? Outlook is the only Windows application I miss.

I always find this day sad, but this year is more poignant to me due to the 30th anniversary attention, etc. Growing up, I lived on the 22nd floor of the building next door to the Dakota. We saw John and Yoko with some frequency. I later went to grammar school with their son. They were unpretentious, unassuming, and decent. And for the most part, it appeared that most in the neighborhood gave them at least some space. I was in my PJs getting ready for bed the night John Lennon was murdered--I was 8 years old. I heard the shots. I didn't know what they were--amazingly I had never heard gunshots even in NYC through the 70s. They went "crack!" not that enhanced echo-reverb stuff from the movies. My mom knew immediately, though, and she knew it was John Lennon: "Oh, god, those were gunshots...John Lennon!" We ran out to our terrace and saw the awful scene below...Yoko screaming...John being placed into the back of an NYPD squad car. My parents cried when the news came that John died, and I didn't know how to help them. I also was terribly sad about the news, but it was dramatically compounded by how sad it made my mom and dad. I think today about John Lennon the man, not the Beatle, on that day in 1980. He was around my age and also married with a young son Jack's age. Most of the time, I look back on that day as an 8 year old. It's more painful to me thinking about it as an adult. RIP John Lennon.

That sounds cool. She could be traveling there with some frequency over the next few months, so suggestions are appreciated.

That's great Mike!

Just finished The Big Short. Liked it. Wish I had gone to business school.

Her response likely would be that ain't missin' much.

Maybe it's just my stupid Irish stomach, but In-N-Out immediately prior to a cross-country flight is not necessarily the recipe for digestive comfort.

Advised Missus Monkey not to eat In-N-Out burgers before boarding her flight back from Phoenix. I think my work as an attorney is done for the day.

It looks like you're wearing socks made from someone else's skin.

The Biscuits!

I want SSD.

You're a ninja. Was the installation difficult?

stupid fucking Jets.

Tell me about the fastness.

Zonker, unfortunately I am a mess when it comes to DIY, but I am following this thread with interest. I look forward to the results.

Updated my resume.

I'm all for arguing about shit, but I think Elias is one of the good guys.