Frequencies that HDMI works at skin effect is a problem with nickel with a skin depth of 106.5 m, gold is a better materiel in this respect at 59.39 m.
The material of the insulation can also matter. Cheap cables use PVC, it is ok for short runs, but bad for long ones. Better ones use PTFE for example, this is also an advantage because it can be used in plenum runs. PTFE has better dialectic properties.
It really depends on the user. I'm really thinking of getting a desktop like an iMac next time around with an iPad as a mobile companion device. When I'm out, the only thing I use my laptop is for making notes, recording sound, maintaining my diary and e-mails, quick web browsing, checking on social networking sites etc. iPad can do all of these. Might be pushed to a MacBook Air, but that is still overkill for what I need, and others too.
My 15 inch MacBook Pro is bulky, heavy, and has to be attached to a mains socket if I need to keep going for a whole day.
Tablets are not useless. I have lost track of friends that have dumped their laptops when they are out of the office in place for a tablet.
So get on to the case. Surely you have some cooling off period, contracts are two way so you can refuse a change as it is not what both parties originally agreed on. I'm sure you're protected under some sort of consumer laws too. You could contact a regulator or ombudsman to get it sorted?
Oh wait, you're American, where regulation is seen as a bad thing. Companies can screw over the consumers and they can get away with it, there are no such thing as consumer protection at all, and half the government is influenced if not run by these companies.:-/
Pretty the norm in the UK. Where I live (Birmingham), they close at midday for "half day closing" on one weekday. Some are even closed on Saturdays and all on are closed on Sundays. National holidays are also called "bank holidays". It gets me also when you walk in at 12:30 to find one cashier and the other 11 cashiers have gone to lunch, a time when everyone [none bankers] is at lunch and need to use the bank.
At least B&O are open about the sound/picture quality of their products. They admit they do not sound/look the best for the money, but you pay for the nice design and extras like motorised TV stands and they self calibrate etc.
Bose's more popular systems are the small coffee-cup sized satellite speakers and a large subwoofer.
A "subwoofer" is not large if it has a 5 inch driver. That's not even large enough to perform as a decent low-bass driver, more of a low-mid, so I wouldn't call it a subwoofer.
People were saying the same when DVD became popular. MP3s used mega bytes, DVD's used just over 4GB, and you didn't get many on your 20GB HDD. Blue Ray is 50GB, and you do not get many on your 1TB HDD.
DRM isn't an issue with Blue Rays. We can either crack the Blue Ray, or HDCP. The tools are not as easily accessible as DVD rippers though.
Also, if you work for any part of Apple, even if you work at Apple Stores, you are not allowed to take part in any online activity relating to Apple or their direct competitors. I think the contracts last for 2 years after you leave Apple too.
Fair dealing is a term used to describe acts which are permitted to a certain degree without infringing the work, these acts are:
Private and research study purposes.
Performance, copies or lending for educational purposes.
Criticism and news reporting.
Incidental inclusion.
Copies and lending by librarians.
Acts for the purposes of royal commissions, statutory enquiries, judicial proceedings and parliamentary purposes.
Recording of broadcasts for the purposes of listening to or viewing at a more convenient time, this is known as "time shifting".
Producing a back up copy for personal use of a computer program.
Playing sound recording for a non profit making organisation, club or society.
(Profit making organisations and individuals should obtain a license from PRS for Music.)
Their anti-nuclear movement blocked several plants back in the 90s.
Yep, old reactors like this were to be shut down and replaced by newer, safer designs. All the activists did was keep old reactors going.
It's not just Japan, but the rest of the world. Old reactors are still running in America and Europe because the movements forced governments to not build any new reactors.
Slashdot Mirror
You're supposed to say "I'm going to get modded to oblivion for this". You'll end up getting +5.
I think I'll get modded to oblivion for this reply now.
All in micro metres. Slashdot removed the micro prefix.
Frequencies that HDMI works at skin effect is a problem with nickel with a skin depth of 106.5 m, gold is a better materiel in this respect at 59.39 m.
The material of the insulation can also matter. Cheap cables use PVC, it is ok for short runs, but bad for long ones. Better ones use PTFE for example, this is also an advantage because it can be used in plenum runs. PTFE has better dialectic properties.
It really depends on the user. I'm really thinking of getting a desktop like an iMac next time around with an iPad as a mobile companion device. When I'm out, the only thing I use my laptop is for making notes, recording sound, maintaining my diary and e-mails, quick web browsing, checking on social networking sites etc. iPad can do all of these. Might be pushed to a MacBook Air, but that is still overkill for what I need, and others too.
My 15 inch MacBook Pro is bulky, heavy, and has to be attached to a mains socket if I need to keep going for a whole day.
Tablets are not useless. I have lost track of friends that have dumped their laptops when they are out of the office in place for a tablet.
I may get modded in to oblivion.
So get on to the case. Surely you have some cooling off period, contracts are two way so you can refuse a change as it is not what both parties originally agreed on. I'm sure you're protected under some sort of consumer laws too. You could contact a regulator or ombudsman to get it sorted?
Oh wait, you're American, where regulation is seen as a bad thing. Companies can screw over the consumers and they can get away with it, there are no such thing as consumer protection at all, and half the government is influenced if not run by these companies. :-/
Only available in the USA which doesn't make it a reasonable solution. :(
Pretty the norm in the UK. Where I live (Birmingham), they close at midday for "half day closing" on one weekday. Some are even closed on Saturdays and all on are closed on Sundays. National holidays are also called "bank holidays". It gets me also when you walk in at 12:30 to find one cashier and the other 11 cashiers have gone to lunch, a time when everyone [none bankers] is at lunch and need to use the bank.
My old iMac is my TV in my bedroom. Has three TV tuners, 2TB of storage and doubles as a media server.
You should have got it on Friday. Everyone is getting down on Friday! Saturday is for partyin' partyin' yeah! Sunday comes after-wards.
o_O
Just needs to be modded Flamebait then 6 people mod it "underrated".
I haven't seen a "+5 Troll" or "-1 Funny" in quite a while.
At least B&O are open about the sound/picture quality of their products. They admit they do not sound/look the best for the money, but you pay for the nice design and extras like motorised TV stands and they self calibrate etc.
Bose's more popular systems are the small coffee-cup sized satellite speakers and a large subwoofer.
A "subwoofer" is not large if it has a 5 inch driver. That's not even large enough to perform as a decent low-bass driver, more of a low-mid, so I wouldn't call it a subwoofer.
I'm sure this story has been posted many times over the last few months?
Example:
http://yro.slashdot.org/story/11/04/17/1747215/White-House-Releases-Trusted-Internet-ID-Plan
People were saying the same when DVD became popular. MP3s used mega bytes, DVD's used just over 4GB, and you didn't get many on your 20GB HDD. Blue Ray is 50GB, and you do not get many on your 1TB HDD.
DRM isn't an issue with Blue Rays. We can either crack the Blue Ray, or HDCP. The tools are not as easily accessible as DVD rippers though.
Projector screens do not work using WoL.
Apple are the same.
Also, if you work for any part of Apple, even if you work at Apple Stores, you are not allowed to take part in any online activity relating to Apple or their direct competitors. I think the contracts last for 2 years after you leave Apple too.
Whoosh!
Don't we already have technology like this in many supercars or GTs? Ferrari 599 comes to mind.
You should try Safari. Renders PDFs in better quality than Adobe Reader, quick too.
EULA's are pretty useless in the UK.
Then again, nothing in the act says it has to be of the same format.
As long as you own the master copy, and use the copy for yourself, not distributing or selling the copy, then you're perfectly fine.
Yes we do. It is called "fair dealing".
It is perfectly legal to make a copy if you own the master copy.
Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
Or a quick factsheet http://www.copyrightservice.co.uk/copyright/p01_uk_copyright_law
Acts that are allowed
Fair dealing is a term used to describe acts which are permitted to a certain degree without infringing the work, these acts are:
Private and research study purposes.
Performance, copies or lending for educational purposes.
Criticism and news reporting.
Incidental inclusion.
Copies and lending by librarians.
Acts for the purposes of royal commissions, statutory enquiries, judicial proceedings and parliamentary purposes.
Recording of broadcasts for the purposes of listening to or viewing at a more convenient time, this is known as "time shifting".
Producing a back up copy for personal use of a computer program.
Playing sound recording for a non profit making organisation, club or society.
(Profit making organisations and individuals should obtain a license from PRS for Music.)
Their anti-nuclear movement blocked several plants back in the 90s.
Yep, old reactors like this were to be shut down and replaced by newer, safer designs. All the activists did was keep old reactors going.
It's not just Japan, but the rest of the world. Old reactors are still running in America and Europe because the movements forced governments to not build any new reactors.
Mozilla are there already.
http://mozillalabs.com/blog/2011/04/protecting-users-from-an-age-old-threat/