Comments on: Holiday Buyer’s Guide 2006: Great Tech For The Clueless http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/ Gadgets, gear and computer hardware. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:56:00 -0500 hourly 1 By: Josh Goldman http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/comment-page-1/#comment-46113 Josh Goldman Fri, 22 Dec 2006 23:22:49 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/#comment-46113 Yeah, it was a mistype. Thanks for catching it Metropol. Yeah, it was a mistype. Thanks for catching it Metropol.

]]> By: Metropol http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/comment-page-1/#comment-43278 Metropol Wed, 20 Dec 2006 07:38:07 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/#comment-43278 Hi from the computer paragraph on Macs: "Since so few viruses and spyware and malware are made for Windows, [...]" Mistype or? Keep up the good work. Hi

from the computer paragraph on Macs:
“Since so few viruses and spyware and malware are made for Windows, [...]”

Mistype or?

Keep up the good work.

]]> By: Lindsey http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/comment-page-1/#comment-42994 Lindsey Tue, 19 Dec 2006 23:11:51 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/#comment-42994 I like that you started with a photo from Clueless. How 90's of you. I like that you started with a photo from Clueless. How 90’s of you.

]]> By: Seth Porges http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/comment-page-1/#comment-42798 Seth Porges Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:44:51 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/#comment-42798 Something tells me Jackie also likes the suggestion for the router Something tells me Jackie also likes the suggestion for the router

]]> By: Jackie Romulo http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/comment-page-1/#comment-42788 Jackie Romulo Tue, 19 Dec 2006 18:38:10 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/#comment-42788 You didn't like that one LG phone with the bumper? LOL. I need a new VZWireless phone, but I think I may just need that camera phone feature .. just in case. But good suggestion for those who just want a phone. You didn’t like that one LG phone with the bumper? LOL. I need a new VZWireless phone, but I think I may just need that camera phone feature .. just in case. But good suggestion for those who just want a phone.

]]> By: Jon http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/comment-page-1/#comment-42674 Jon Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:40:27 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/#comment-42674 Unless you are into production/CAD work or 3D realm, why would a consumer ever even need to consider a 1.5TB backup solution? If you are recording that much TV by the way... time to visit the lipo doctor to take a few rolls off your mid-section. That cell phone has space between its buttons - and they actually look LARGE... too bad I am not in the market for one. Too bad it isn't just a phone - why do they have to add all this extra crap (that I have to pay for btw) when all I want to do is make a phone call? Personally, I find the imac among the uglier pieces of desktop equipment out there, although better then their short-lived "sunflower" design - I just don't find it attractive having a huge "chin" of white plastic right below a monitor screen. That camera is nice but no Nikon D40 ;-) Jon Unless you are into production/CAD work or 3D realm, why would a consumer ever even need to consider a 1.5TB backup solution? If you are recording that much TV by the way… time to visit the lipo doctor to take a few rolls off your mid-section.

That cell phone has space between its buttons – and they actually look LARGE… too bad I am not in the market for one. Too bad it isn’t just a phone – why do they have to add all this extra crap (that I have to pay for btw) when all I want to do is make a phone call?

Personally, I find the imac among the uglier pieces of desktop equipment out there, although better then their short-lived “sunflower” design – I just don’t find it attractive having a huge “chin” of white plastic right below a monitor screen.

That camera is nice but no Nikon D40 ;-)

Jon

]]> By: Andrew Flusche http://www.crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/comment-page-1/#comment-42670 Andrew Flusche Tue, 19 Dec 2006 16:34:24 +0000 http://crunchgear.com/2006/12/19/holidays-2006-great-tech-for-the-clueless/#comment-42670 This is a great roundup of items. I love that you start with a backup solution. So many people pay no attention to this crucial aspect of our modern age. What good is having your life digital, if you lose everything during a small catastrophe? Another great solution for backups: Mozy. Get a free account, install the agent, and it will backup automatically. You're limited to 2GB with the free version, but you can get unlimited space for a small fee. Finally, I was an early adopter of the Mirra. Now that Seagate owns it, it's gotten even better. The software is more stable, and it will work on OS X. It continually backs up everything, saving multiple versions as it goes. That's saved my butt on more than one occasion. This is a great roundup of items. I love that you start with a backup solution. So many people pay no attention to this crucial aspect of our modern age. What good is having your life digital, if you lose everything during a small catastrophe?

Another great solution for backups: Mozy. Get a free account, install the agent, and it will backup automatically. You’re limited to 2GB with the free version, but you can get unlimited space for a small fee.

Finally, I was an early adopter of the Mirra. Now that Seagate owns it, it’s gotten even better. The software is more stable, and it will work on OS X. It continually backs up everything, saving multiple versions as it goes. That’s saved my butt on more than one occasion.

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