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Mac OS X Secrets of the Elite
anti-drew writes "Stepwise has posted a list of fantastic secrets in MacOS X, which reveals all of the hidden features that you just knew were lurking in there, including preferences you can set from the command line to make everything 10% faster, and extensive class libraries and undocumented Objective C APIs that take all the work out of coding. Literally. Check it out!"
April 1st post? :)
I've had enough abrasive sigs. Kittens are cute and fuzzy.
I espcially liked the Compiler directive:
--dwimnwis (Do what I mean not what I said)
Kind of like WYSIWYG, or WYWINWYS (What You Want Is Not What You Said.)
I wonder if the new documentation explains the ID-10T errors?
I was looking for that setting... Great article!
why do all these OS's have "secrets" books? do they intentionally leave all this information out of their manuals to get extra mullah from the "secret book publishers"? i never got this idea. the only real excuse is the patronization of the user: "oh THAT feature? don't document it, because the user would have to be smart like US to use it." i saw some attempts of making linux secret books. they fell flat on their face. because you need to be a friggin' rocket scientist to use linux at all. once you're a rocket scientist, there are no secrets left. i guess they could write a good linux secret book: "Chapter One: There is only one secret in Linux - that if you bought this book, Linux is not for you!!"
I'll contact The Hague and let them know the International April Fool's Treaty has been violated.
from the stare-into-the-abyss dept.
MEEPT! wrote in to report that the famous troll site goatse.cx has been shut
down under the Digital Millenium Copyright Act by a gay linux industry trade group called the
Alternative Network OS and Gay Anus Penetration Enthusiasts. Michael S, an ANOSGAPE spokesman,
was quoted as saying "goatse.cx has made a mockery of the anal fisting industry, and left themselves spread
wide open to litigaytion. We hope this anal action will send a clear message to this "trolling" community
that wide-open man-holes are not a laughing matter." The goatse.cx webmasters were optimistic, however,
stating that the graven image, now sacred to trolls and crapflooders everywhere, was found in the
pubic domain and was in no way infringing on any GAPE copyright.
Similar sites such as Comp-u-geek and "Hey everybody, I'm looking at gay porno!" were unaffected.
OK, I've about had it with April Fools, and I have a suggestion to end this nonsense. I call it "The Great Slashdot Moulting"...
:)
... WOOHOO!!!
Every year, when April 1st comes along and the Slashdot stories are nothing but repetative joke-fare, all of us with karma > 20 should flood the system with crap, ALL POSTED AT +1 bonus. First posts, Second posts, 50th posts, Taco's wife ain't so hot, whatever...
Better yet, if you've got mod points, mod the crap UP.
Evryone blow all their karma IN ONE DAY... (-3 per post * 17 posts is about -50 karma). Then on April 2nd, create a new account and start over for the year.
The system will clog up with so many moderator requests it will either break the system or they'll actually HAVE TO STOP POSTING THIS CRAP on April 1st. They can't put us all in jail! Or that whatever that user flag that Taco appears to be weilding around like a penis replacement. Bwahahaha!
What the hell is karma good for if you can't burn it all in one amazing burst of glory? And imagine everyone doing it at once. An orgy of reverse karma whoring
Let the modding war on this post begin.
Apple Announces Next Version of Mac OS X
New Version 10.2 To Be Available For Macintosh And Pentium 4 Computers
CUPERTINO, California--April 1, 2002-Apple® today announced Mac® OS X version
10.2, the second major upgrade to Apple's UNIX-based operating system. Mac
OS X v10.2 will deliver significant performance improvements and new
features and will add support for Intel® Pentium® 4 computers. Mac OS X
v10.2 will be available at the Macworld Expo San Francisco during the week
of July 15, 2002.
Mac OS X v10.2 is the ultimate digital hub, with the ability to create a
music library and burn music CDs with iTunes, burn data CDs from the Finder,
make movies with iMovie(TM) 2, watch DVDs with the DVD Player and create DVDs
with iDVD.
Throughout the operating system, Apple has ensured that Mac OS X v10.2 fully
leverages its UNIX-based design, significantly increases performance and
provides new features. The groundwork for Pentium 4 compatibility was laid
two years ago when Darwin, the core of Mac OS X, was made available for
PowerPC and Intel platforms under an open development model. Since then,
Darwin customers and developers have helped make it a powerful and efficient
operating system. Because Mac OS X v10.2 is identical on Macintosh and
Pentium 4 computers, applications written for one can be made to run on both
with little or no additional development effort.
"With this new version of Mac OS X, Apple brings the most advanced operating
system on the market to computers using Intel Pentium 4 processors," said
Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Mac OS X v10.2 includes the Aqua(TM) interface and
allows users of Intel-based computers to experience the performance and the
ease of use which Macintosh users have enjoyed for years."
Availability & Requirements
Mac OS X v10.2 will ship this July and will be available as a full retail
package through The Apple Store® (www.apple.com), at Apple's retail stores
and through Apple Authorized Resellers for a suggested retail price of $129
(US). Mac OS X v10.2 will be available for current Mac OS X users as an
upgrade package through Apple's Mac OS Up-to-Date program for $19.95 (US).
Using Mac OS X on a Macintosh computer requires a minimum of 128MB of memory
and is designed to run on the following Apple products: iMac(TM), iBook(TM), Power
Macintosh® G3, Power Mac(TM) G4, Power Mac G4 Cube and any PowerBook introduced
after May 1998. Using Mac OS X on an Intel Pentium 4 computer requires a
minimum of 128MB of memory. Refer to http://www.apple.com/macosx for a
complete list of hardware compatibility.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution in the 1970s with the Apple
II and reinvented the personal computer in the 1980s with the
Macintosh. Apple is committed to bringing the best personal computing
experience to students, educators, creative professionals and consumers
around the world through its innovative hardware, software and Internet
offerings.
Apple, the Apple logo, Mac, Mac OS, Macintosh, Apple Store, Aqua, iBook,
iMac, iMovie, Power Macintosh, Power Mac and PowerBook are trademarks of
Apple Computer, Inc. Intel and Pentium are trademarks of Intel
Corporation. Other company and product names may be trademarks of their
respective owners.
April second, by my calculations.
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