Velcro Tape.

I prefer using the bottom of the stand to keep the remote and my iPod Nano, along with the screen cloth. Very convenient little place it is.

Is that such a problem? Velcro would have worked with a bit of a hassle--sticking the tape on to the bits that matter. But Blue Tack or any kind of mastic, and just a dab of it would do very nicely and won't leave a stain. Duh!

The remote never really lasted stuck on the side so well, and I don't know anyone who used it (although that may not be the case more broadly) so I didn't think it was such a big deal leaving that detail out.

Media card readers are not something I want to see in my Mac any time soon. Personally I think it's one more place for kids to loose coins, one more slot which ruins the aesthetic and one more thing I won't use I already have a camera dock.

I'd also note that the addition of a HD optical drive would dramatically increase the price and almost certainly force an expensive choice of format on an unsuspecting customer. We all know that iMacs are very popular business tools, but they are primarily designed for home users who likely don't know enough about next-generation media to make an informed choice on the as yet unresolved subject.

The first Intel Macs were actually released nearly two years ago in January 2006. The first Macs were the MacBook Pro (15" only at the time) and the iMac Core Duo at MacWorld. The entire transition was announced complete over a year ago at WWDC 2006 (August 7). Based on that, I'd say it's been more than "a little over a year since Apple made the switch".

The problem with a built-in media card player is that there's too many darn formats for the things today, so the interface will end up looking like a messy clunge.

My suggestion is to build the media card reader into the keyboard. Its already a USB device so it would be easy to hub it there, plus it is convenient to the user.

And while we're at it, Apple needs to put a "Smart Card" reader on the keyboard, or at least a PCMIA card slot so that one can be installed: our business is now using Smart Cards as a hardware + password key combination for us to log into our PCs at work, and the Dells have the Smart Card reader built right into the top right corner of their keyboards. If Apple wants to start to penetrate the business space, they'll need to accomodate in such fashions.


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The problem with a built-in media card player is that there's too many darn formats for the things today, so the interface will end up looking like a messy clunge.

My suggestion is to build the media card reader into the keyboard. Its already a USB device so it would be easy to hub it there, plus it is convenient to the user.

And while we're at it, Apple needs to put a "Smart Card" reader on the keyboard, or at least a PCMIA card slot so that one can be installed: our business is now using Smart Cards as a hardware + password key combination for us to log into our PCs at work, and the Dells have the Smart Card reader built right into the top right corner of their keyboards. If Apple wants to start to penetrate the business space, they'll need to accomodate in such fashions.


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