The Monkey

Well, hot damn! That is fantastic news and a very big congratulations to all! Just watch out for this guy:

Wii U it is! Ordered today. I think he and I will have a blast playing some of the games. Especially once I get the BIG FUCKIN' TV.

Ok, so the Boy wants a video game console. I want to get him one that we can use together. My initial assumption was Wii U, but it is getting mixed reviews. What do you guys think? XBOX with Kinect? Basically, I want something that has good multi-player, non-shooting games. So lots of sports titles and things that the Boy can physically do instead of just using the controller. Don't care about Blu-Ray, etc.

Vicki, is she used to a Windows machine? I ask because I have found that parents have a surprisingly difficult time making the transition.

Happy birthday, Todd!

Sweet pic. But I think gray would, too, in a way.

Happy Birthday to you, Tom!

Good point re the RAM. I also refuse to go back to anything other than an SSD.

Yeah, it's a PITA when they run it coax. Fortunately, you can usually have them switch it with a phone call. But it's a hassle and there are tradeoffs, so I think you did the right thing.

Really? I've got mine working. What was the problem?

Another vote for refurb. When the Airports work, which is almost always, they are rock solid. A little annoying with more elaborate setups, but they are excellent overall.

I won't be running windows. Still really torn. I have some time though because i won't be buying for another few months.

I may have something around too. CJ, I did a brief search on general cisco ATV probs and a ton of stuff comes up, but most of it is unhelpful. Only thing that occurs to me is that maybe it's a port forwarding issue?

MacBook Air, small muscles.

I am now leaning heavily toward a 13" MBA + 27" display as my next purchase (once dust has settled). Any thoughts? Anyone care?

It just sucks. Old iTunes was clunky and slow, but there was a certain logic to it and it basically just worked. (Search on the store was a tragedy, though). This update smacks of the old, bad apple ways in that there's a lot of superficial change for change's sake. There's a little bit of a learning curve; it still seems clunky; and it just tries to do too much. What happened to Apple's discipline in defining a product by what it leaves out as extraneous?

Happy Birthday, gene!

It's ok.

Agree. Awful.

WHAT IS THE BRAND OF THE FUCKING ROUTER?

Yes. A little laggy, but yes. Oh, and yay Todd!

Me too?

I'm going to sit this one out guys due to general life chaos, but I'm in in spirit.

Happy Birthday, Haj!

What brand/model router CJ?