{"id":690,"date":"2007-08-12T19:50:45","date_gmt":"2007-08-13T02:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnightowl.com\/2007\/08\/12\/newsletter-402-preview-i-go-to-visit-the-apple-store\/"},"modified":"2008-03-25T10:30:44","modified_gmt":"2008-03-25T17:30:44","slug":"newsletter-402-preview-i-go-to-visit-the-apple-store","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2007\/08\/newsletter-402-preview-i-go-to-visit-the-apple-store\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter #402 Preview: I Go to Visit the Apple Store"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So a client, a semi-retired jazz concert producer, called me the other day and asked me to set up a wireless router for him. I thought for a moment about the $60 variety available at many consumer electronics outlets, but then decided that this wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t such a good idea.<\/p>\n<p>You see, this particular client wants something that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ll last a few years. 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