Are we talking under $50? Under $20? Under $10? There's a lot of cool gifts in the $50 range, but I'm sure you're thinking along the lines of around $15, right?
If not, I recommend a jaunt to Thinkgeek and get a boat-load of those Digi-Q remote controlled racing cars.:)
I use an Apple Pro Keyboard USB (the clear graphite one) on my Linux machine. My BIOS detects it, so I can use it to do BIOS setup as well. It's a great keyboard, and quiet as heck. The only issue I've had is X will map the Apple keys to the Windows keys, which is where my fingers expect to find the ALT keys. I did a quick re-map on them, though so all is well.
Yamaha makes some very good computer speakers, and their prices are resonable. Amazon (software patents, etc.) has a nice speaker pair with subwoofer on clearance for $30. Decent sound, decent price.
I'm pretty sure this whole idea is going to suck based on EMI's "me too" attitude regarding copy protected CDs. 1. The digital media files will most likely have SDMI or some other Digital Rights Management enforced to the hilt. I wuldn't be surprised if the masses were clamoring for WMA files, according to EMI.
2. Burning to a CD. I can't imagine any company so enthralled with releasing their catalog with copy protection is going to allow you as a consumer to record youur own CDs without first contacting them to see if it's OK. I'm thinking what Audible has (program contacts Audible to ensure you can copy this audio book to CD) is what they'd use. I can't imagine them letting consumers just burn digital audio without some catch.
Hope that SX-64 wasn't functioning when he gutted it, as there are some Commodore fans who are weeping that another SX-64 bit the dust. It'd be like gutting an Osborne so you can put a PC in there to have the ultimate lan party machine. Sure, it'd be cool and all, but the original is far cooler.
Chalk one vote for nostalgia and leaving rare and cool things alone.
Remember, the correct pronunciation of Netcape is "Mozilla". Why can't the correct pronunciation of GNU/Linux be "Linux"? Oh, I forgot... the GNU is never silent.:)
"The Automated Admin has noticed you are 90% of capacity on your user volume, and has taken the liberty of ordering 20 terabytes of storage from the vendor.
Already been done. Check out the RoadRunner series of computers from Sun. Granted, it's not a true IBM PC compatible, but it was Intel based. It was killed in favor of the 68K/SPARC architectures.
You missed the point. The point isn't that Apple doesn't use off the shelf parts like every other manufacturer, rather they have control over the operating system, where PC manufacturers do not. That adds to the burden on the support technician, who not only has to understand the quirks of the hardware they design, but also the quirks of an operating system they had little input on.
Not necessarily, I'm saying that Apple has more control over their software and hardware than most manfacturers are afforded using Windows (or Linux machines for that matter).
Your support can still suck even with full control. Sun, HP/Compaq/Digital, and SGI also provide the OS with their hardware, and have varying degrees of support. Selling the OS as part of your hardware isn't a magic bullet, but it allows you as a manufacturer to keep control over the whole process rather than support a hodge-podge system.
I think part of the reason you have such high numbers for Apple is because they have control over the entire machine. They make the hardware, they make the software, and they certify the parts that hook up to their hardware. PC manufactureres don't have that luxury. Since all of these manufacturers bundle Windows with their machines, they also become liable to answer every single Windows question, and support every Windows version (2000, XP, 98/Me, etc.) Of course Apple is going to score higher numbers than the PC manufacturers, they know the whole damn thing. If Microsoft didn't put the burden of OS support on the manufacturers, you'd probably see higher numbers for the hardware manufacturers, and some really funky numbers for Microsoft.
Yes, support is going down the tubes, and companies are pay lipservice to quality of support, while trying to get people off the phone as quickly as possible, but I think they deserve some credit for having to support something they weren't even involved with (the OS).
If someone seriously wants to reprove Kepler's laws, who am I to stand in their way? Hey, if they can come up with refinements to the ways those laws work, or heavens forbid disprove them in some unique way, do I have the right to tell them to knock it off? True there are many unsupported devices out there, but you can't make the corollary that time spent on the XBox would be better spent elsewhere. Who's to say the people who worked on the XBox port would have spent their time supporting something like an NVidia card or some obscure Tulip ethernet card? I highly doubt it.
Instead of chastisting those involved for wasting their time, why not encourage the hacking. Hacking keeps the community alive, and spurs other to "do one better". OK, so now we have Linux on a modified XBox; why not get Linux on an unmodified XBox? How about running Apache? Maybe even get SDL ported over to the XBox? Who knows what the limits are? Something that may appears as stupid now may spur off something incredibly clever down the road. Remember, it took many people tying wings to their backs and bikes before someone figured out how to get those various hacks to work right. Who knows if someone down the road might benefit from this. It might even be you/
Actually I think several unsupported drivers were coded for this effort... It's called the XBox (in total).
Why get all pissy with people who are enjoying themselves and are coding something that could potentially useful? I'm sure folks made similar claims when Linus rolled out his first kernel. "Why a new kernel? What a collosal waste of time! Think of all of the effort that could have been put into writing something for (insert favorite OS from 1993)
That's OK, though. All of us are short sighted in our lives. I used to think the same way about KDE and GNOME. "What collosal wastes of time" I used to think. Fortunately those very talented programmers didn't listen to the naysayers. Now I don't scoff when someone ports Linux to different hardware architectures. Hey, it's their life. Let them have fun with it.
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Whew... For a moment from the title I thought it might have been a competition amongst developers to determine if they were Hot or Not. I don't think a lot of the egos out there could take that kind of abuse.
$50 Active Response Keyboards? The CompUSA by me sells them roughly aroung $30. I have one sitting around which I used to use until I picked up this Apple Pro USB keyboard.
I tried Syncing with Evolution. It's very good, butn unfortunately it doesn't handle categories, which is a huge problem for me. I did a quick Google search for why this happened, and I found a discussion which slated the categories for the 1.2 release of Evolution. Until that's fixed I'll be sticking with JPilot for now.
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Does this mean they'll be Penne State? :)
Only ten people believed the statistic, but they REALLY believed it, right?
Congrats you two!!! May you both find long lasting happiness together!!!
If not, I recommend a jaunt to Thinkgeek and get a boat-load of those Digi-Q remote controlled racing cars. :)
I use an Apple Pro Keyboard USB (the clear graphite one) on my Linux machine. My BIOS detects it, so I can use it to do BIOS setup as well. It's a great keyboard, and quiet as heck. The only issue I've had is X will map the Apple keys to the Windows keys, which is where my fingers expect to find the ALT keys. I did a quick re-map on them, though so all is well.
Hope this helps!
Yamaha makes some very good computer speakers, and their prices are resonable. Amazon (software patents, etc.) has a nice speaker pair with subwoofer on clearance for $30. Decent sound, decent price.
I'm pretty sure this whole idea is going to suck based on EMI's "me too" attitude regarding copy protected CDs.
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1. The digital media files will most likely have SDMI or some other Digital Rights Management enforced to the hilt. I wuldn't be surprised if the masses were clamoring for WMA files, according to EMI.
2. Burning to a CD. I can't imagine any company so enthralled with releasing their catalog with copy protection is going to allow you as a consumer to record youur own CDs without first contacting them to see if it's OK. I'm thinking what Audible has (program contacts Audible to ensure you can copy this audio book to CD) is what they'd use. I can't imagine them letting consumers just burn digital audio without some catch.
Just my
Chalk one vote for nostalgia and leaving rare and cool things alone.
Windows CE.
This is the same bellyaching the movie industry did when the VCR and pre-recorded tapes came out.
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Stop whining.
Remember, the correct pronunciation of Netcape is "Mozilla". Why can't the correct pronunciation of GNU/Linux be "Linux"? Oh, I forgot... the GNU is never silent. :)
(Tongue firmly in cheek)
"The Automated Admin has noticed you are 90% of capacity on your user volume, and has taken the liberty of ordering 20 terabytes of storage from the vendor.
Have a nice day."
Since when has it been possible to patent a business model? Sheesh!
Why go through the trouble of intercepting it at the fibre level when we can just intercept it near their WiFi stations?
Already been done. Check out the RoadRunner series of computers from Sun. Granted, it's not a true IBM PC compatible, but it was Intel based. It was killed in favor of the 68K/SPARC architectures.
You missed the point. The point isn't that Apple doesn't use off the shelf parts like every other manufacturer, rather they have control over the operating system, where PC manufacturers do not. That adds to the burden on the support technician, who not only has to understand the quirks of the hardware they design, but also the quirks of an operating system they had little input on.
Your support can still suck even with full control. Sun, HP/Compaq/Digital, and SGI also provide the OS with their hardware, and have varying degrees of support. Selling the OS as part of your hardware isn't a magic bullet, but it allows you as a manufacturer to keep control over the whole process rather than support a hodge-podge system.
Yes, support is going down the tubes, and companies are pay lipservice to quality of support, while trying to get people off the phone as quickly as possible, but I think they deserve some credit for having to support something they weren't even involved with (the OS).
Instead of chastisting those involved for wasting their time, why not encourage the hacking. Hacking keeps the community alive, and spurs other to "do one better". OK, so now we have Linux on a modified XBox; why not get Linux on an unmodified XBox? How about running Apache? Maybe even get SDL ported over to the XBox? Who knows what the limits are? Something that may appears as stupid now may spur off something incredibly clever down the road. Remember, it took many people tying wings to their backs and bikes before someone figured out how to get those various hacks to work right. Who knows if someone down the road might benefit from this. It might even be you/
Why get all pissy with people who are enjoying themselves and are coding something that could potentially useful? I'm sure folks made similar claims when Linus rolled out his first kernel. "Why a new kernel? What a collosal waste of time! Think of all of the effort that could have been put into writing something for (insert favorite OS from 1993)
That's OK, though. All of us are short sighted in our lives. I used to think the same way about KDE and GNOME. "What collosal wastes of time" I used to think. Fortunately those very talented programmers didn't listen to the naysayers. Now I don't scoff when someone ports Linux to different hardware architectures. Hey, it's their life. Let them have fun with it.
Whew... For a moment from the title I thought it might have been a competition amongst developers to determine if they were Hot or Not. I don't think a lot of the egos out there could take that kind of abuse.
$50 Active Response Keyboards? The CompUSA by me sells them roughly aroung $30. I have one sitting around which I used to use until I picked up this Apple Pro USB keyboard.
I'm surprised nobody else has mentioned Copyleft, but I guess I just rectified that. :)
I tried Syncing with Evolution. It's very good, butn unfortunately it doesn't handle categories, which is a huge problem for me. I did a quick Google search for why this happened, and I found a discussion which slated the categories for the 1.2 release of Evolution. Until that's fixed I'll be sticking with JPilot for now.