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[Cotuit]

Happily .Mac is down right now. Bring on the features and the pricedrop Steve!

MikeR, on Jan 10 2006, 12:36 PM, said:

Oh, that comes with the "...and one more thing..."

I'm looking for 3 or 4 more things.  

[MikeR]

Cotuit, on Jan 10 2006, 12:40 PM, said:

Happily .Mac is down right now. Bring on the features and the pricedrop Steve!
I'm looking for 3 or 4 more things.  

He did!  iWeb confirmed. ILife06 revamped, a major release.  Uploading to .mac easier and simpler.  RSS feeds, and the like.  IWork 06 released..improvements across the board

AND..THE INTEL iMAC WITH DUAL CORES HAS ARRIVED!  F****** YEAH!

<reaches for wallet, whips out the plastic...>

Edited by MikeR, 10 January 2006 - 12:16 PM.

[Cotuit]

Mactel iMac (iMactel?) out today. None of the rumour sites called that one. I'm gonna wait a while on that one still.

Looks like we posted together.

I'm not impressed with .Mac. I wanted a price drop, better features for those of us not publishing full websites to it... I have hosting (cheaper), I don't need/want to host my site to my .Mac, looks like I'm not renewing.

I hope there's an upgrade price for iWork and iLife. I do have a student discount at least.

[MikeR]

Cotuit, on Jan 10 2006, 01:15 PM, said:

Mactel iMac (iMactel?) out today. None of the rumour sites called that one. I'm gonna wait a while on that one still.

Cotuit - I've got the live feed here at work.  Dual Core Intel iMac is confirmed by Jobs...2x-3x times faster than the current G5.

[Cotuit]

MikeR, on Jan 10 2006, 01:17 PM, said:

Cotuit - I've got the live feed here at work.  Dual Core Intel iMac is confirmed by Jobs...2x-3x times faster than the current G5.

I'm reading it too. I understand it's confirmed, I'm just waiting since I'm not in the market for a new computer, and I'd like to wait for the bugs to work out of the Mactels (and Tiger 10.4). However, I'm staying tuned for a Mactel iBook, he might get me with that. And an iHome...

[MikeR]

Cotuit, on Jan 10 2006, 01:21 PM, said:

However, I'm staying tuned for a Mactel iBook, he might get me with that. And an iHome...

Did the new 15.4" dual core Intel Macbook get you...   

[Cotuit]

MikeR, on Jan 10 2006, 01:37 PM, said:

Did the new 15.4" dual core Intel Macbook get you...   

Maybe in a year, when I'm ready to replace my iMac. I was hoping for an iPod price drop...  

[Cotuit]

Google Earth is finally out for the Mac.

[MikeR]

Alright!  The Apple Store in Providence Place is definately on.  Monster has job openings posted:

http://jobsearch.mon...?JobID=38118013

If anyone who reads these posts on a regular basis and frequents the mall, please post where the store might go (construction signs, etc.)?  Can't wait to go...no more driving to Braintree!

[runawayjim]

MikeR, on Jan 17 2006, 09:46 AM, said:

Alright!  The Apple Store in Providence Place is definately on.  Monster has job openings posted:

http://jobsearch.mon...?JobID=38118013

If anyone who reads these posts on a regular basis and frequents the mall, please post where the store might go (construction signs, etc.)?  Can't wait to go...no more driving to Braintree!

the only space i've noticed is open is that jewelry store that was mentioned before.  i've heard KB toys is closing and i'm not sure about the toy store that used to be on the 3rd floor next to filene's, i know they closed but i don't know if anything's there yet...

[Cotuit]

runawayjim, on Jan 17 2006, 09:55 AM, said:

the only space i've noticed is open is that jewelry store that was mentioned before.  i've heard KB toys is closing and i'm not sure about the toy store that used to be on the 3rd floor next to filene's, i know they closed but i don't know if anything's there yet...

That jewelry store seems the most likely candidate as previous rumours said they were holding out for a first floor location. The first floor hold out rumour also makes KB less likely. I'm pretty sure the space vacated by the toy store next to Filenes has been filled.

PS: KB closing should be good news for Biggles.

[provid]

All spaces where the  toy store were have been filled. Like I said before my guess is the jewelry store. Its dead center on the first floor next to sharperimage.

Cotuit, on Jan 17 2006, 10:16 AM, said:

That jewelry store seems the most likely candidate as previous rumours said they were holding out for a first floor location. The first floor hold out rumour also makes KB less likely. I'm pretty sure the space vacated by the toy store next to Filenes has been filled.

PS: KB closing should be good news for Biggles.

[Cotuit]

mikepl, on Jan 17 2006, 10:58 AM, said:

All spaces where the  toy store were have been filled. Like I said before my guess is the jewelry store. Its dead center on the first floor next to sharperimage.

They should be able to put their logo in the Winter Garden windows.

[CtownMikey]

I wish providenceplace.com would add apple as a coming soon store   it'll make me rest easy

[Frankie811]

Cotuit, on Jan 17 2006, 11:11 AM, said:

They should be able to put their logo in the Winter Garden windows.

What!!!???  And crowd out the long standing Dave & Busters logo!?  

[runawayjim]

Frankie811, on Jan 17 2006, 01:21 PM, said:

What!!!???  And crowd out the long standing Dave & Busters logo!?  

the mall building would look SO much better if it didn't have the store logos visible outside the mall, especially the DB logo hanging in the window.  I can understand the restaurants on the street level with their signs, but not the ones from the mall itself.  it gives it too much of a suburban look.

[Jerry2]

runawayjim, on Jan 17 2006, 02:56 PM, said:

the mall building would look SO much better if it didn't have the store logos visible outside the mall, especially the DB logo hanging in the window.  I can understand the restaurants on the street level with their signs, but not the ones from the mall itself.  it gives it too much of a suburban look.

I like the signs. I wish there were more of them. They draw the 95 crowd in and distract away from the horrible unfinished lattices? that cover the garage from the highway. Am I the only one that thinks that it looks like they didn't finish covering the garage? That's more of an eyesore.

[runawayjim]

Jerry02908, on Jan 17 2006, 02:05 PM, said:

I like the signs. I wish there were more of them. They draw the 95 crowd in and distract away from the horrible unfinished lattices? that cover the garage from the highway. Am I the only one that thinks that it looks like they didn't finish covering the garage? That's more of an eyesore.

i should've been more specific... I don't like the signs visible from the city.  I like the signs visible from the highway because otherwise it would just look like an enormous parking garage.

i was walking around waterplace the other day and looking up at the mall over the gtech building and the glass of the gtech building looks nice in front of the windows in the middle of the mall, but you got the dave and busters logo there and then above the building the big "feinstein imax" sign above it.  i just think it would make for a more urban look if they got rid of those.  apple is a nice urban company though, so their logo would look pretty hip.  

[provid]

The jewelry store has moved out. I would keep an our out for apple logos. For those who dont know, the spot is next to sharper image on the first floor.

[CtownMikey]

apple.com and providenceplace.com still haven't confirmed the Providence Apple store yet       makes me uneasy. I haven't checked in a few days, but since the beginning of the week, both sites left any news on it.