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Profile for Ville Seppanen

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Login:ripardi
Joined at:Fri Jun 08 16:31:22 -0500 2007
Last login:Fri Jun 08 16:38:21 -0500 2007
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Ville Seppanen has posted 5 comments.

Recent Comments:

On "You Know You Live In A Small Town When..." in Julie's gear diary:


Ville Seppanen
06/08/07
16:50 PM

Actually, 'wiki' is a common name for a software system that can be used to create websites that allow easy maintenance for the user community. Wikipedia is just one application of 'wiki' tools. In Wikipedia's case the tool used is MediaWiki by Wikimedia.

I know I'm being pedantic but wiki is not Wikipedia as the World Wide Web is not the Internet :)

On "Who wants my Nokia E61i Smartphone?" in Julie's gear diary:


Ville Seppanen
02/20/08
04:08 AM

To make a short story even shorter, it suffices to say that I spent the whole day on a work-related trip to Helsinki, Finland. I wish I'll have better luck next year! :)

On LapStrap Laptop Carrying Strap Video Review:


Ville Seppanen
07/18/08
09:01 AM

No, no. That is not the case :) There are no hooks at all, no holes where they could appear from or anything. Just magnets beneath the plastic (or metal in Pro's case) above the screen. I used to have such locking mechanism with hooks in my Powerbook and iBook so I know what you mean but they apparently have changed it since then.

EDIT: I had to call my friend who owns the latest version of MBP and he told me that Pro actually still uses the hooks. He also told me that the rumors say the hooks will be replaced with magnet system used in MB and Air in the next release. I guess the case is now solved :)

[Edited at July 18, 2008 09:11:56 AM.]

[Edited at July 18, 2008 09:13:14 AM.]


Ville Seppanen
07/18/08
08:28 AM

Julie: Not that old. Mine is Core 2 Duo, bought less than a year ago. According to quick googling, Macbook Pros from the same period and Air seem to use magnetic lock as well.


Ville Seppanen
07/18/08
07:50 AM

It's actually a pretty neat idea but I wonder how it would work on MacBooks that only use magnet to secure the lid closed and not any kind of actual locking system.

EDIT: OK, I see that point was considered in video notes :)

[Edited at July 18, 2008 07:52:32 AM.]