Hopefully, it is only a Sneaky Peek restriction and not a sign of how things will be when 4.5 is in beta/release. I hope Omnigroup sticks to the current licensing model.
Since I don't have a licensed copy of OmniWeb, can somebody list what features have been removed from the previous versions?
For example, I really like the Error Log so I can see what the server and browser are sending back and forth (Yes, I know about the recent/. article on using Mozilla to debug, but OmniWeb is just easier for me to use).
He makes the point that switching to to Itanium would give speed gains, and that Apple have managed to switch from 6502 to 68k (Apple II to Mac, but I don't remember the Mac being Apple II compatible), then again to PPC.
The Mac was never Apple II binary compatible so the 6502/65816 to 680x0 transition doesn't count.
Market cap is calculated as if all outstanding shares were available for sale at the same price as the last block of shares sold/bought. All outstanding shares are not available for sale all the time, only what people/institutions are offering at any one time. If IBM makes a tender offer for all shares or a controlling interest of SCO (they need not buy the whole company), then the price will go up as people/institutions will more or less hold their shares for ransom ("So you want a large block of shares, eh? What's it worth to you?").
If IBM makes an offer at say double market cap, the current shareholders may still hold out with the reasoning of "We sue you for a billion and now you're trying to buy us out. We must be worth that billion or else you wouldn't offer.".
The Dimension line already has front USB ports. They're not obvious because they're hidden under a door with the Dell logo on it.
They're not exactly easily accessible as they are at an angle (dunno why) and slightly recessed, but they are there. If you stuff your PC under the desk, I suggest keeping a USB extension cable plugged into one of the ports and plugging your USB key into the cable.
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Bootable CDs will flash BIOS just fine (it's how I flashed my BIOS). Motherboard manufacturers are also allowing BIOS flash in Windows.
Average Joe User is barely aware there is a BIOS to upgrade. If there is a BIOS upgrade, Dell can create a CD image that boots. They already do that with the boot floppies. Insert blank (or maybe formatted) disk and it puts all of the stuff necessary for booting onto the disk.
No, you don't have a valid comparison. The credit rating companies are providing the information on your credit report. If there is an error in your credit report that they caused, then they are liable for damage done to your reputation.
In this case, a third party is providing the information and eBay is the "common carrier" (or whatever you want to call it). If eBay the commany posted a note that this guy is a rip-off, then you would have a valid comparison.
You'd have to pay more than the market cap. With buyouts, you're really buying the company and future profits, so you have to pay more than the going price. Additionally, people who have bought SCO shares might want to cash out at closer to the price the originally paid.
The new IBM design supports "SD", i.e. "Secure Digital". What fricking use is a big storage device if you can't store your MP3's on it?
You need to look up what Secure Digital cards really are before assuming that they're automatically a DRM thing. Secure Digital is a card format that has the ability of doing DRM, but not required. It's a follow on to the MMC cards. Happens to be the same card as the Palm units. See SanDisk for more info.
I have Bonzai USB Mini-Drive that uses SD cards and I am not restricted in what I can cart on it. Works great as a bit-bucket to carry stuff around and I'm not stuck at a fixed capacity like the more popular Disk-On-Key Flash memory USB things.
Also, don't forget that this is a reference design. If an OEM wants to built in CF or Bluetooth, there is nothing stopping them except for some engineering.
I agree that the current Power Mac towers have great cable management. (Actually, the case goes back to the blue and white G3).
Many of the high-end gaming PC companies like Voodoo and Alienware do a pretty good job at routing the cables, either with careful folding or bundling and wire loom. It's pretty impressive for a commodity PC case.
Nice idea, but it doesn't work when you're trying to write on the go.
Say you're standing in the supermarket writing down either what you bought or what you think you might buy. Are you going to pull out your roll-up keyboard and type stuff in? Of course not, there's nowhere to do that.
Handheld computers absolutely must have some form of input built into the unit: either a built-in keyboard, an on-screen keyboard, or stylus input.
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The scary part is that there are probably another billion left to filter out.
(I swore I would never write like that, but I couldn't resist.)
Additionally, I'm sure that IBM will use the 970 somewhere in it's own product line instead of just for Macs.
Hopefully, it is only a Sneaky Peek restriction and not a sign of how things will be when 4.5 is in beta/release. I hope Omnigroup sticks to the current licensing model.
For example, I really like the Error Log so I can see what the server and browser are sending back and forth (Yes, I know about the recent /. article on using Mozilla to debug, but OmniWeb is just easier for me to use).
You didn't read the article carefully enough. The seventh paragraph of the article clearly states they used TIFF images, not JPEG.
The Mac was never Apple II binary compatible so the 6502/65816 to 680x0 transition doesn't count.
Or better yet, add Mac OS X Hints as a Slashbox.
The short answer is that you need to upgrade to Player 6,0,79,0 (why the heck Macromedia uses commas instead of periods is beyond me).
Market cap is calculated as if all outstanding shares were available for sale at the same price as the last block of shares sold/bought. All outstanding shares are not available for sale all the time, only what people/institutions are offering at any one time. If IBM makes a tender offer for all shares or a controlling interest of SCO (they need not buy the whole company), then the price will go up as people/institutions will more or less hold their shares for ransom ("So you want a large block of shares, eh? What's it worth to you?").
If IBM makes an offer at say double market cap, the current shareholders may still hold out with the reasoning of "We sue you for a billion and now you're trying to buy us out. We must be worth that billion or else you wouldn't offer.".
Michael Dell has repeatedly stated that Apple is dead. Good thing I don't listen to him.
I wish I knew.
Only related to CSS issues that he tested. If you're looking for release notes on everything that's changed, this isn't it.
Eh, why are we listing stuff. This is the Internet, it's all in the Internet Movie Database
They're not exactly easily accessible as they are at an angle (dunno why) and slightly recessed, but they are there. If you stuff your PC under the desk, I suggest keeping a USB extension cable plugged into one of the ports and plugging your USB key into the cable.
Bootable CDs will flash BIOS just fine (it's how I flashed my BIOS). Motherboard manufacturers are also allowing BIOS flash in Windows.
Average Joe User is barely aware there is a BIOS to upgrade. If there is a BIOS upgrade, Dell can create a CD image that boots. They already do that with the boot floppies. Insert blank (or maybe formatted) disk and it puts all of the stuff necessary for booting onto the disk.
I'm sure when Apple calls, they jump right to the front of the line. :-)
RedHat != Linux contrary to what the media seems to be pushing. Don't like the new RedHat policy? Switch distribitions.
Everybody always harps about Linux being about choices and multiple distributions. So use something else instead of RedHat.
In this case, a third party is providing the information and eBay is the "common carrier" (or whatever you want to call it). If eBay the commany posted a note that this guy is a rip-off, then you would have a valid comparison.
You'd have to pay more than the market cap. With buyouts, you're really buying the company and future profits, so you have to pay more than the going price. Additionally, people who have bought SCO shares might want to cash out at closer to the price the originally paid.
You need to look up what Secure Digital cards really are before assuming that they're automatically a DRM thing. Secure Digital is a card format that has the ability of doing DRM, but not required. It's a follow on to the MMC cards. Happens to be the same card as the Palm units. See SanDisk for more info.
I have Bonzai USB Mini-Drive that uses SD cards and I am not restricted in what I can cart on it. Works great as a bit-bucket to carry stuff around and I'm not stuck at a fixed capacity like the more popular Disk-On-Key Flash memory USB things.
Also, don't forget that this is a reference design. If an OEM wants to built in CF or Bluetooth, there is nothing stopping them except for some engineering.
Many of the high-end gaming PC companies like Voodoo and Alienware do a pretty good job at routing the cables, either with careful folding or bundling and wire loom. It's pretty impressive for a commodity PC case.
So they can join the asbestos lawsuits? Forget it.
Nice idea, but it doesn't work when you're trying to write on the go.
Say you're standing in the supermarket writing down either what you bought or what you think you might buy. Are you going to pull out your roll-up keyboard and type stuff in? Of course not, there's nowhere to do that.
Handheld computers absolutely must have some form of input built into the unit: either a built-in keyboard, an on-screen keyboard, or stylus input.