Something tells me that if Apple had made the Mac Book Air 10 or 12 inches instead of 13, people would be ripping Apple for making a computer with a screen that is too small. Look at it another way...it is the thinnest notebook on the planet with the largest screen.
Sarbanes-Oxley is a joke. I have to change my password every 60 days instead of 90 days. Yeah, that makes my computer more secure! Especially since I change it from 1Password to Password1 every 60 days now.
Apple wrote UI standards that are still in use in nearly every University program out there and you, random slashdot guy, want to call them out for an insignificant design choice (that has since been remedied)?
Anyone who bases his or her consumer choice on advertising needs to be modded down. If you can't see an advertisement for what it's worth, than you'll never be happy with any purchase.
Macs have used regular video cards since LONG before the Intel shift. I have a Voodoo I card that I flashed the rom for to let it work in my Mac from my PC. I don't remember the year, but that was probably 1996? I can't say for sure, but I think the first PPC motherboards (depending on the model) also used standard PCI slots (not the all-in-one Performas, but the desktop and tower models). My 1999 G4 tower has an AGP slot, just as was standard in PCs at the time.
To keep this on topic, the one thing that bugs me the most about Apple is all the misconceptions associated with their computers, such as "they only have one-button mice", or "they don't use standard video cards". Hell, I've even heard claims that Macs can't go on the Internet or they have special printer cables that only work with Apple.
I'll take the bait. I'm a 20+ year Mac advocate (fanboy, if you must). Chip comparisons are relative to the era. The G3 and G4 chips smoked the equivalent Pentiums of the time. The G5 didn't, was too hot, too expensive. Intel came out with Core chips that were better than the last round of PPC and fanboys were glad that Macs switched to Intel, because they are better than G5s AND run Windows on Macs now.
Sure, there are is a small minority of newly converted Mac fans that spew stupid, uninformed comments all the time, but for the most part, Apple users are pragmatic people who understand the switch to Intel was the best move possible. More impressively is how Apple was able to make the transition with practically no impact. If that makes me a fanboy, then fine.
I've been working in Documentation for a software company for three months now and I have the following observations.
1. Engineers and developers have no idea what we do, or what the value is to the company
2. Documentation is the last thing testers care about.
3. Having a full time documentation team (about 12 people) provides for the BEST F1 help files I've ever seen in any software ever.
4. Corporate understands the importance of documentation, but Project Mangers don't (lack of planning on their parts usually)
5. Documentation is really fun!
(disclosure: I'm an instructional designer but my job title is Tech Writer. Documentation is really nothing but another form of Instructional Design.)
I get your point, but obviously you can't know everybody else's daily routines. You can be as "busy" as you want, but most of the time, busy bodies just foster resentment from the rest of us. Looking "busy" and being productive are two completely different things, but many people can't distinguish between the two.
I get paid by my software company to wear many hats, yet I still have down time. Tech writing, instructional designing, robohelping, creating interactive flash training, software testing, training customers on site and in our labs...still, there are times we are waiting for the next project kick-off with nothing to do. It's the nature of the business.
You sir, are an idiot. I have been using PC standard video cards in Macs for over 10 years now. Would you care to explain how "normal PC video cards" don't work in Macs?
US schools continue to lag behind internationally in science and math education. On the other hand, the US is the largest, single, R&D-performing nation in the world pumping some $340 billion into future-related technologies. The US also leads the world in patent development.
Sounds like we're doing fine in spite of our crappy schools. Or, maybe being successful on an economic level is really no indication of how good we are in math and science. My guess is it's a little of both.
Ahh, that makes sense. Obviously the intent of the wording, "Send to VCR" is so you can hit the record button while it is playing and record it to a tape. I wouldn't be above recording in real time (since I'm not home 10 hours a day, I could easily record real time shows one a day or so), but wouldn't it be nice just to transfer the file from the DVR to a computer hard drive? Even if that's not possible, I'd appreciate any tips on how to capture HD in real time and maintain HD quality to an Apple TV or Macbook.
I love how the legions of slashdot Apple haters come out for any Mac, iPod, iPhone, or OS X story and tag it !news. Here's a hint, to most of the normal world, 99% of news on slashdot is !news. So I'll invoke my other favorite (not) quip now and just say if you don't like Apple news stories, than STFU already. Go ahead an call me a "fanboi" and just get the trifecta of deplorable and intellectually devoid comments out there. And no, I didn't RTFA.
"Send to VCR" on your DVR simply means to play the recording.
Can you explain? I have never used "Send to VCR" (what's a VCR again, heh) but I do watch the saved shows all the time. I just pick the recording from a list and hit "play", not "send to vcr". Are you saying that their is no way to send saved recordings from my DVR to an external device?
I am also sorry to report that I am an American. I just happened to live in Harrogate. That still doesn't make the previous comment less correct, because the UK is a part of the EU and yes, part of Europe.
It's an old/. discussion, but basically, if Internet access is listed as "unlimited" then there shouldn't be any limitations such as how much data you download in a month. Otherwise it isn't really "unlimited". I didn't really know this was something that could even be debated.
The first stumble (AppleTV v.1.0) was the lack of HD and Surround sound. They fixed that. Now I'm griping that there is no built in DVR...but...my cable company's HD-DVR box has a "send to vcr" function. I wonder if there is a product out there that will let me *easily* send my DVR contents to an AppleTV. Please, please, PLEASE send links if anyone has them! It would be nice to send from DVR to AppleTV to wirelessly connected Macs throughout my house.
Harrogate, UK. (Still part of Europe, I think). 2mbps speed max, £30/month ($65-ish). No VOIP, 3 HD channels, no DVR. I guess YMMV, depending on where you live in Europe.
I just moved back to the US from the UK, and while the service was pretty solid and reliable in England, the capped plans were terrible. I lost track of how many times my friends could no longer stay on and play a game because they were over their limits for the month.
It has been nice being back in the States signing up for 15mbs service (vs. 2mbs max in England) with "unlimited" usage (I'm sure there is a cap, but I haven't been notified or warned, and I downloaded UFC 1-76 in about a two-week period). It's also about 1/2 price compared to England too. Metered service will never fly in the US, and frankly, I'm surprised England is stuck in that model, given the otherwise superior satellite tv and mobile phone packages available there (as compared to the States).
Easy fix. If it isn't really "unlimited bandwidth" (as buried in the details of the actual TOS) then sue the cable company for false advertising. Is it really the consumer's responsibility to look and see if something that is advertised as "unlimited" is really unlimited or not???
I'll give you a call in two or three years when my "Trojan" is activated then. I'm sure a 5 minute stop by any AT&T store will fix it (if I haven't already moved on to iPhone 3.0 by then).
Uh, I make less than, well lets just be conservative and say A LOT under 100k a year and I have an iPhone. I'm not rich, dude. And iPhones are only $399, not $800.
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Something tells me that if Apple had made the Mac Book Air 10 or 12 inches instead of 13, people would be ripping Apple for making a computer with a screen that is too small. Look at it another way...it is the thinnest notebook on the planet with the largest screen.
Sarbanes-Oxley is a joke. I have to change my password every 60 days instead of 90 days. Yeah, that makes my computer more secure! Especially since I change it from 1Password to Password1 every 60 days now.
Anyone who bases his or her consumer choice on advertising needs to be modded down. If you can't see an advertisement for what it's worth, than you'll never be happy with any purchase.
To keep this on topic, the one thing that bugs me the most about Apple is all the misconceptions associated with their computers, such as "they only have one-button mice", or "they don't use standard video cards". Hell, I've even heard claims that Macs can't go on the Internet or they have special printer cables that only work with Apple.
Sure, there are is a small minority of newly converted Mac fans that spew stupid, uninformed comments all the time, but for the most part, Apple users are pragmatic people who understand the switch to Intel was the best move possible. More impressively is how Apple was able to make the transition with practically no impact. If that makes me a fanboy, then fine.
I agree about the mouses. Everything else just sounds anti-capitalist to me, which I'm not.
1. Engineers and developers have no idea what we do, or what the value is to the company
2. Documentation is the last thing testers care about.
3. Having a full time documentation team (about 12 people) provides for the BEST F1 help files I've ever seen in any software ever.
4. Corporate understands the importance of documentation, but Project Mangers don't (lack of planning on their parts usually)
5. Documentation is really fun!
(disclosure: I'm an instructional designer but my job title is Tech Writer. Documentation is really nothing but another form of Instructional Design.)
I get paid by my software company to wear many hats, yet I still have down time. Tech writing, instructional designing, robohelping, creating interactive flash training, software testing, training customers on site and in our labs...still, there are times we are waiting for the next project kick-off with nothing to do. It's the nature of the business.
Not to mention the faster MBP with a 15" screen is only $200 more than the Air as well.
Ahh, that makes sense. Obviously the intent of the wording, "Send to VCR" is so you can hit the record button while it is playing and record it to a tape. I wouldn't be above recording in real time (since I'm not home 10 hours a day, I could easily record real time shows one a day or so), but wouldn't it be nice just to transfer the file from the DVR to a computer hard drive? Even if that's not possible, I'd appreciate any tips on how to capture HD in real time and maintain HD quality to an Apple TV or Macbook.
4. Profit!
I am also sorry to report that I am an American. I just happened to live in Harrogate. That still doesn't make the previous comment less correct, because the UK is a part of the EU and yes, part of Europe.
It's an old /. discussion, but basically, if Internet access is listed as "unlimited" then there shouldn't be any limitations such as how much data you download in a month. Otherwise it isn't really "unlimited". I didn't really know this was something that could even be debated.
The first stumble (AppleTV v.1.0) was the lack of HD and Surround sound. They fixed that. Now I'm griping that there is no built in DVR...but...my cable company's HD-DVR box has a "send to vcr" function. I wonder if there is a product out there that will let me *easily* send my DVR contents to an AppleTV. Please, please, PLEASE send links if anyone has them! It would be nice to send from DVR to AppleTV to wirelessly connected Macs throughout my house.
Harrogate, UK. (Still part of Europe, I think). 2mbps speed max, £30/month ($65-ish). No VOIP, 3 HD channels, no DVR. I guess YMMV, depending on where you live in Europe.
It has been nice being back in the States signing up for 15mbs service (vs. 2mbs max in England) with "unlimited" usage (I'm sure there is a cap, but I haven't been notified or warned, and I downloaded UFC 1-76 in about a two-week period). It's also about 1/2 price compared to England too. Metered service will never fly in the US, and frankly, I'm surprised England is stuck in that model, given the otherwise superior satellite tv and mobile phone packages available there (as compared to the States).
Easy fix. If it isn't really "unlimited bandwidth" (as buried in the details of the actual TOS) then sue the cable company for false advertising. Is it really the consumer's responsibility to look and see if something that is advertised as "unlimited" is really unlimited or not???
I'll give you a call in two or three years when my "Trojan" is activated then. I'm sure a 5 minute stop by any AT&T store will fix it (if I haven't already moved on to iPhone 3.0 by then).
Uh, I make less than, well lets just be conservative and say A LOT under 100k a year and I have an iPhone. I'm not rich, dude. And iPhones are only $399, not $800.