.... he said, proudly flashing his Gullivers gold card for all to see.Quote:
I recognise worth when I see it. .......
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.... he said, proudly flashing his Gullivers gold card for all to see.Quote:
I recognise worth when I see it. .......
Still got the Micra, have we?
Actually, no. The family hack has gone to a niece and been replaced with a 2 year old Nissan Note, a larger, much better equipped but equally anonymous vehicle. It will mostly be used to transport the ageing dementia affliced dowager duchess of taxshire and her carer around.
The main purpose of my visit here is to organise some home improvements and care arrangements at taxexile acres , the fun car that I would like will have to wait.
My sympathies, Tax. Dealing with a demented parent was one of the hardest times I've ever had to experience. All sorts of memories and feelings come into play but none prepare one for the reality. Bit like a day among the Thai generally and a Thai wife in particular.
The Nissan Note is of course a travesty but as a reasonable competitor for the Honda Jazz it ain't bad.
I believe it's only an hour or so before Apple bring down this year's tablets from the mount.
Definitely a Moses moment. Consumerism as a belief system and with nice shiney aluminium knobs too....I never realised computers were so much fun.
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Originally Posted by taxexile
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Originally Posted by thegent
Hove actually, but if you haven't been there you won't know.
Will thegent be buying on 20 Nov??
Perhaps the McWatch appeals?
Wait for the new mini to come out and buy the old one for under half price.
It would be wasted on him as he has not yet learned how to tell the time. Big hand, small hand, all bollocks to him.Quote:
Originally Posted by Troy
It's an HDMI cable that's not included, much the same as most TV sets.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigelandjan
Mac's also don't have a standard HDMI output, it's their own mac style connection so you have to get a short adaptor cable that readies it for an HDMI cable. I bought one in pantip for 750bt.Quote:
Originally Posted by PAGIt's an HDMI cable that's not included, much the same as most TV sets.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigelandjan
Actually, the Mac Mini does have a HDMI slot (see below)Quote:
Originally Posted by Albert ShagnastierMac's also don't have a standard HDMI output, it's their own mac style connection so you have to get a short adaptor cable that readies it for an HDMI cable. I bought one in pantip for 750bt.Quote:
Originally Posted by PAGIt's an HDMI cable that's not included, much the same as most TV sets.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigelandjan
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^ Fair play.
My macbook pro doesn't (well it is about 3-4 years old now I guess) and I always seem to remember that being a gripe with Apple (non-standard connections). Good to see they have solved that issue now.
Latest MacBook Pro's.........Quote:
Originally Posted by Albert Shagnastier
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Even without the new hdmi ports , my 3 year old macook pro has thunderbolt and a £1.75 p adaper th hdmi
Not a deal breaker
good adviceQuote:
Originally Posted by Troy
let's face it, TheGent is never going to buy a Mac because he can't afford it
yes they are underspecs and overpriced, nobody denies that, but when you really want one, all of this is pointless, you simply buy it. It's not that expensive in absolute terms, 1,500 USD for some jewelry is actually ok.
So if TheGent was really serious and needed one, he wouldn't find petty excuses to postpone his purchase with silly arguments like new specs etc... he would simply buy one, and end of story.
One waits.
Act in haste, repent at leisure.
But you are Belgian, and apart from Hercule Poirot, Claude Van Damme, that Saxophone fellow, the chap who drew trains coming out of fireplaces and possibly a couple of others your race is as notable as a pustule erupting next to a leper.
Harrumph.
When you write such stuff and press ' Submit ' do you feel pretty pleased with yourself ?Quote:
Originally Posted by thegent
That's a pitiful state of mind to be having .
Instead of contriving such appalling ways of talking to people you'd do better saying nothing .
Dignity y'know.
Scampy, it is you, isn't it?
let's face it TheGent, you are jealous of all those European continentals
because you might be lucid enough to realize that you are from a miserable place :rofl:
My dear chap, I never expect anything other than misery, grief and unpleasantness. It's the human condition and only vapid girls, homosexuals or continental nitwits would expect otherwise.
Stoicism, duty and suffering are the hallmarks of greatness which is why we British governed over a quarter of the world for so long.
One endures.
Not fvcking wrong mate. Anything better is a bonus :)Quote:
Originally Posted by thegent
A fine argument, but its living in the past. The British way of living is crumbling around us now. Time to move on, learn to live in the moment and enjoy it as the Thais do so expertly.Quote:
Originally Posted by thegent
Are you man enough to accept that ? or should I say woman enough ? har har.
the classic english gentlemanQuote:
Originally Posted by thegent
wearing stockings and suspenders whilst getting fcuked up the arse by a prostitute with a strapon
the Apple Mac will accentuate your savior faire with your cafe "pals"
Ahhh, the untermensch of the forum speak.
The problem with living in Thailand is one is never free of this dross which have fetched up here on the high tide of their beer swilling, whoremongering miserable little hopes.
No taste, no culture, no conversation except that monosyllabic grunting spouted on the basis of their wretched experiences, no style and, of course, very little intelligence given the shallowness of their ghastly gene pools festering in the backwaters of dystopian urban Britain infested with immigrants, benefit trash and their own gormless families.
Ah well.
It appears you are desperately in need of that Apple Mac thegent. A machine for the discerning gentlemen who refrains from spending time with the riff-raff.
Why, it's even being reported that Apple Mac users choose the more expensive accommodation options on their travels and no doubt the more exclusive restaurants. So much so, it appears, that on-line tracker agencies are steering Apple users to the the more expensive accommodation with, no doubt, more on-line bookings to follow:
On Orbitz, Mac Users Steered to Pricier Hotels - WSJ
Buy that Apple thegent and stay head and shoulders above the untermensch.
I suspect the gent is an honorary consulate in some Sri Lanka (sorry Ceylon) backwater tea plantation. Berating the natives with a stick wafted from his moribund wheelchair.
Oh how i envy him and his linen suit, panama hat and gin and tonic served on a silver platter with added quinine.
you know you deserve the appleQuote:
Originally Posted by thegent
after living your life in the narrow confines of some long dead puritians idea of being respectable
how it must gall to know that your fashionita existance is predicated upon the ideas and inventions of those with broader minds than thou.
Cool! I'm going to set my user agent to report that I am running IE6 on Windows 98 and save big bux!Quote:
Originally Posted by Troy
Hell, they'll probably feel so sorry for me that they give me free rooms. :)
^ I think the free rooms are reserved for the poor buggers still running MPX on SELs.
You do realize you just confirmed what Texpat has been ranting over for years on TDQuote:
Originally Posted by thegent
yes we know you English fuckers, we know how miserable you are and how much you need to spread your miserability to every other place you visit.
But you need to understand that not everyone in the world are as miserable as you are.
I guess having bad teeth, miserable weather, miserable women, bad food and bad beer, and no wine, would make even a happy hobbit a miserable fucker like the typical frustrated English man.
^You left out Cricket, golf and football...happy folks otherwise.:)
I have been a happy/naive owner of a desktop PC - say 8 years. I like it! Time for a change?
Usage - EXCEL - minimal; WORD - same, same; Yahoo - a little more; TD - a little more. No downloading of movies etc - maybe soon.
Currently, I am living in a high-rise condo - using Wi-Fi - TRUE. Seems OK but what would I know?
Just had a chat with a friend.
I prefer a practical keyboard - not too small.
Screen size - 10" has been suggested - seems OK.
He suggests "Samsung" - I agree.
I am NOT a traveller - not HiSo - no Starbucks - 100% home usage.
Suggestion - Tab4, Tab S, Tab Pro or Note. Really, I do not understand this terminology.
Notebook is the go for me - no Tablet.
Use Intel Core 15 or 17 - same, same.
We are moving into a real house in the near future (Fang).
Apple/Mac - I am naive - pay a premium? Why? Many "bells & whistles' - no need. Learning curve - why suffer at all?
Your practical suggestions - SPECIFIC PLEASE - no detailed evaluation required.
Price - my preference - bang for the buck. B15-20k? (In Oz, late 80s, I bought a 386 - B300k).
An English/Thai keyboard would be a bonus.
Of course, I live in LOS - CNX.
Then why bother with a tablet. Get another pc. Proper keyboard, 19 inch screen, 500gbyte hard drive, etc. Better, faster and cheaper than a 10.5" Samsung Galaxy Tab S.Quote:
Originally Posted by cnx37
For example. This PC. Price around 14k baht.
HP 20-2066l All-in-One Desktop PC(F7F54AA)| HP® Thailand
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Originally Posted by Norton
Norton
Your suggestion gives me a headache - LOGICAL, PRACTICAL! Why? TIT - your parameters defy the norm here!
Wife - Thai - youngish. Of course, she likes Tablet.
Logic has no place in LOS?
Get yourself a MacBook Air 11 inch screen basic model for 31k.,comes with all the applications you will need, all free, and an operating system that is perfect for we intelligent folk who simply want efficiency and no fuss. No more virus nonsense either and certainly no more Windows drivel taking over your computer because of some silly update.
And it looks really cool, made of aluminium which is very pleasant to stroke.
MacOS Fatal ERROR !!! memory dump alert !!!Quote:
Originally Posted by thegent
so brutally British,Quote:
Originally Posted by thegent
You'll never be a real Apple Fanboy, Gent... hanging around waiting for the next machine with better spec.
Although you're halfway there:rofl:Quote:
Originally Posted by thegent
The thing is, before, computers for me were up there with can openers, screwdrivers and central heating controls. Necessary but left me cold. Well, maybe not the central heating thingy but you get me drift.
Well. Now I've discovered Apple and their computers I'm really quite interested not least because the Mac stuff is so damned gorgeous to behold. Who could resist that perfect meld between form and function? I love them all and will become quite deflated when the time comes to make a decision. No more trips to the Apple store which in this ghastly place is a haven of efficiency,intelligence and peaceful calm among some of the best consumer products in the whole world. Ah well, I can always consider an upgrade later on ........