GREAT POST! Too bad it will go over the heads of about everyone on slashdot.
Just out of curiosity...do I have all these fonts on my Mac because I have Office installed? Otherwise, why would Apple pay for a bunch of fonts that are already on my Mac? And I have to take back my Verdana comment earlier in this thread...Comic Sans is quite possibly the most mind-numbingly offensive assault of my senses I've ever experienced. I'd prefer to watch the edited-for-tv version of Showgirls on a repetitive loop than read another e-mail signature block and (not funny) quotation written in Comic Sans.
This whole conversation explains EVERYTHING wrong with ClearType (well, and Microsoft in general). First of all, the original post is accused of not "turning it on", then other posts complain about the jaggies and the rainbows unless ClearType is properly tweaked. Why do you people tolerate this junk?
It isn't about content vs presentation. The same content presented in a professional manner will ALWAYS be more effective than content presented in an amatuerish manner. The problem is that there are far too many hacks who think they are good designers when their presentation skills frankly suck. This is also why good firms separate their content creators from their designers. They are two separate skills that very few people have.
Nope. I just see really bad jaggies in Windows, and nice, smooth, high-quality fonts in OS X. The differences are exacerbated when running Widows side-by-side in a virtual machine on Intel Macs. To kill this argument, one simply needs to run the two OSes side-by-side. If you still side with the Windows font implementation, then good on ya. Good luck in life, but please stay out of the design business.
I hear the "blurry" comment all the time, but I just dont' get it. I just have to ask, do others with perfect vision, like myself, have no problem with OS X fonts? Maybe it is blurry for people who wear glasses, or have astigmatism or other problems? If OS X is so "blurry", then why do all my friends and family who have never seen a Mac before immediately comment about the great quality of the text? I think the answer is in your post: people who are used to ugly, jagged fonts really have a hard time cueing in on what makes OS X fonts so much nicer.
Excellent points all around. I recently read an article that described Helvetica as the near-perfect font and then discussed the technical merits of why. The article went on further to break down all the problems with the Microsoft implementations (i.e. poor imitation). It even described Verdana as the single worst font (although I'd vote for Courier). I've been in and around the industry for nearly 20 years now, and Microsoft attempts at forcing their font standards has been an offensive insult the entire time. For those who 'think' that Mac OS X fonts are hard to read or look ugly: it is a good thing you all aren't in the visual design industry.
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Last I heard, the Internet is not there yet.
And it will never get there as long as customers keep settling for 1980s technology.
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Thank you for confirming that my wife and I aren't crazy. All our family and friends rely on stupid cds and we haven't touched the stupid things in years (rare movie rental excluded). I can't believe cds are still so prevalent. I consider their longevity to be one of the biggest frauds of my lifetime (right up their with 95% Microsoft OS market share, Wal-Mart, and American cars).
"Erm", you could always, I dunno, wait until you get home to conduct the sync? It's not like your iPhone stops working if you don't run the patch NOW. And if you are half as important as you think you are, you probably already have a laptop with you, no?
Excellent point that MOST people don't even realize that they are buying the Ultimate Driving Machine because they are too busy trying to impress others. My point being, that just because most people buy Bimmers to look good, doesn't mean that I do, and I resent the assumption.
A temp agency probably has you take an Office test because the majority of people looking for jobs through temp agencies are more likely needing to exaggerate their job skills. If you have Office skills, your resume should speak for itself.
There is a LOT more to functionality than the ability to play DiVX files. Saying a Creative Zen is somehow a superior overall product just does't make any sense, and you can't chalk up the iPod's success to "marketing". Plus, my Nano doesn't even play videos;-)
NO, because I have a video iPod and a Nano (for running), my wife has a Nano (for running) and a 4th generation iPod, and my Son has a 1st gen Nano that came free with my MacBook. Gawd, I hate stupid questions like "Why would anyone (fill in the blank)". They only go to show how ignorantly egocentric most computer nerds are. I'm sure even a few of you are trying to figure out what "running" is, and another batch of you are trying to figure out what "wife" means.
No kidding was that post ever dead wrong. I didn't even have to read the link to know that I've been using 4 iPods on three Macs for over a year now with no problems.
Or buy a real media device like a Creative Zen M or 100s of others, and they AUTOMATICALLY work with ANY AND ALL computers you plug them into.
Laughable post. Now wonder Zens and other craptacular "real" media devices dominate the market place since they "automatically" work with all computers...oh wait...damn it.
So you are saying the problem is somewhere between the chair and the keyboard? You actually lost music because you can't read the dialogue window that pops up every time you attach an iPod to a machine or account that isn't tha main account? Sorry, but millions of other people (my 11 year-old included) have figured out quite easily how to use multiple iPods with multiple iTunes accounts and NOT lose their music.
This one is easy. I don't want Apple to spend a dime on R&D for a feature I won't ever want. iPods are cheap enough that most people can afford to replace a stolen/broken/mishandled/lost/washed iPod or two, but not if Apple starts sinking a bunch of useless features like this one into the overall cost of an iPod.
All you have to do is say "MS Office proficiency" on your resume to check that block. Nobody actually checks to see if you know how to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint. And even then, the people who "think" they know how to use it usually don't anyway.
They will need to become familiar with its interface, idiosyncrasies, and annoyances.
I totally disagree. As a matter of fact, I can't think of anything in the past month I've disagreed more with. How can you make this statement, when it is impossible to become familiar with MS iterfaces and idiosyncrasies when they change with every version and on both platforms (Mac and PC)? At least they are consistent with their annoyances, in that you can count on them being in EVERY version they make.
It is such a common misconception that we need to teach kids how to use certain computers and software packages. ALL of the education research shows that it is irrelevant, and that students need to learn higher order thinking skills that are enabled by technology integration, and that concentrating on specific OS and software skills is a waste of time. School districts that think we are teaching future job skills by teaching HOW to use computers are throwing money down the drain.
Also, who is to say that Office is what will be used in the job market when our children enter the work force? And finally, you must be kidding to think there are major difference between Microsoft Word (any version) and, well, any word processor ever written.
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A computer is limited to the quality of the programming and this just shows we have a long way to go still. Humans must be able to understand humans first, if we want to program computers to act like humans. And we all know that programmers have GREAT human skills;-)
I for one am getting kinda tired of the constant inference that people only use these type of devices to be in the "cool crowd" and the unrelenting analogy to Apple, Macs and iPods. It is simplistic and dismissive to credit Apple's success on being "in", "popular", or "cool", when Apple products should just get credit for what they are: "good". Speaking of obligatory analogies, my analogy would be there are far too many people who think I drive a 3-series BMW to impress THEM, when the only person I drive my car for is me. It is a great car and I could care less what others think about me or my car choice.
Well shouting "Apple Fanboi" lost you about 10 credibility points, even if the guy's post wasn't exactly right. But more damaging is your claim that the mini only runs 1 monitor. It runs 2 monitors with a $5 adapter. I agree that it sucks though, but I'd still take it over any $600 pc on the market. How about that fanboi-ism for ya?
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Just out of curiosity...do I have all these fonts on my Mac because I have Office installed? Otherwise, why would Apple pay for a bunch of fonts that are already on my Mac? And I have to take back my Verdana comment earlier in this thread...Comic Sans is quite possibly the most mind-numbingly offensive assault of my senses I've ever experienced. I'd prefer to watch the edited-for-tv version of Showgirls on a repetitive loop than read another e-mail signature block and (not funny) quotation written in Comic Sans.
This whole conversation explains EVERYTHING wrong with ClearType (well, and Microsoft in general). First of all, the original post is accused of not "turning it on", then other posts complain about the jaggies and the rainbows unless ClearType is properly tweaked. Why do you people tolerate this junk?
It isn't about content vs presentation. The same content presented in a professional manner will ALWAYS be more effective than content presented in an amatuerish manner. The problem is that there are far too many hacks who think they are good designers when their presentation skills frankly suck. This is also why good firms separate their content creators from their designers. They are two separate skills that very few people have.
I hear the "blurry" comment all the time, but I just dont' get it. I just have to ask, do others with perfect vision, like myself, have no problem with OS X fonts? Maybe it is blurry for people who wear glasses, or have astigmatism or other problems? If OS X is so "blurry", then why do all my friends and family who have never seen a Mac before immediately comment about the great quality of the text? I think the answer is in your post: people who are used to ugly, jagged fonts really have a hard time cueing in on what makes OS X fonts so much nicer.
Excellent points all around. I recently read an article that described Helvetica as the near-perfect font and then discussed the technical merits of why. The article went on further to break down all the problems with the Microsoft implementations (i.e. poor imitation). It even described Verdana as the single worst font (although I'd vote for Courier). I've been in and around the industry for nearly 20 years now, and Microsoft attempts at forcing their font standards has been an offensive insult the entire time. For those who 'think' that Mac OS X fonts are hard to read or look ugly: it is a good thing you all aren't in the visual design industry.
And it will never get there as long as customers keep settling for 1980s technology.
Thank you for confirming that my wife and I aren't crazy. All our family and friends rely on stupid cds and we haven't touched the stupid things in years (rare movie rental excluded). I can't believe cds are still so prevalent. I consider their longevity to be one of the biggest frauds of my lifetime (right up their with 95% Microsoft OS market share, Wal-Mart, and American cars).
...you aren't half as interesting as you think you are.
Excellent point that MOST people don't even realize that they are buying the Ultimate Driving Machine because they are too busy trying to impress others. My point being, that just because most people buy Bimmers to look good, doesn't mean that I do, and I resent the assumption.
A temp agency probably has you take an Office test because the majority of people looking for jobs through temp agencies are more likely needing to exaggerate their job skills. If you have Office skills, your resume should speak for itself.
There is a LOT more to functionality than the ability to play DiVX files. Saying a Creative Zen is somehow a superior overall product just does't make any sense, and you can't chalk up the iPod's success to "marketing". Plus, my Nano doesn't even play videos ;-)
NO, because I have a video iPod and a Nano (for running), my wife has a Nano (for running) and a 4th generation iPod, and my Son has a 1st gen Nano that came free with my MacBook. Gawd, I hate stupid questions like "Why would anyone (fill in the blank)". They only go to show how ignorantly egocentric most computer nerds are. I'm sure even a few of you are trying to figure out what "running" is, and another batch of you are trying to figure out what "wife" means.
No kidding was that post ever dead wrong. I didn't even have to read the link to know that I've been using 4 iPods on three Macs for over a year now with no problems.
So you are saying the problem is somewhere between the chair and the keyboard? You actually lost music because you can't read the dialogue window that pops up every time you attach an iPod to a machine or account that isn't tha main account? Sorry, but millions of other people (my 11 year-old included) have figured out quite easily how to use multiple iPods with multiple iTunes accounts and NOT lose their music.
This one is easy. I don't want Apple to spend a dime on R&D for a feature I won't ever want. iPods are cheap enough that most people can afford to replace a stolen/broken/mishandled/lost/washed iPod or two, but not if Apple starts sinking a bunch of useless features like this one into the overall cost of an iPod.
All you have to do is say "MS Office proficiency" on your resume to check that block. Nobody actually checks to see if you know how to use Word, Excel and PowerPoint. And even then, the people who "think" they know how to use it usually don't anyway.
It is such a common misconception that we need to teach kids how to use certain computers and software packages. ALL of the education research shows that it is irrelevant, and that students need to learn higher order thinking skills that are enabled by technology integration, and that concentrating on specific OS and software skills is a waste of time. School districts that think we are teaching future job skills by teaching HOW to use computers are throwing money down the drain. Also, who is to say that Office is what will be used in the job market when our children enter the work force? And finally, you must be kidding to think there are major difference between Microsoft Word (any version) and, well, any word processor ever written. Stewbacca M.A. Education, Curriculum & Instruction/Computer Education
A computer is limited to the quality of the programming and this just shows we have a long way to go still. Humans must be able to understand humans first, if we want to program computers to act like humans. And we all know that programmers have GREAT human skills ;-)
I for one am getting kinda tired of the constant inference that people only use these type of devices to be in the "cool crowd" and the unrelenting analogy to Apple, Macs and iPods. It is simplistic and dismissive to credit Apple's success on being "in", "popular", or "cool", when Apple products should just get credit for what they are: "good". Speaking of obligatory analogies, my analogy would be there are far too many people who think I drive a 3-series BMW to impress THEM, when the only person I drive my car for is me. It is a great car and I could care less what others think about me or my car choice.
You forgot more people buy Pussycat Dolls than Coltrane...
And '7' won't even be as good as Mac OS 7 was.
Well shouting "Apple Fanboi" lost you about 10 credibility points, even if the guy's post wasn't exactly right. But more damaging is your claim that the mini only runs 1 monitor. It runs 2 monitors with a $5 adapter. I agree that it sucks though, but I'd still take it over any $600 pc on the market. How about that fanboi-ism for ya?