Nikon, Canon, Minolta all have good cameras, and all are used by professionals. (Read Pop-Photo) However, Nikon has always been robust and once had a feature that even if the battery died, it would still work mechanically. Also, they have been around forever. They developed a following early on (deserved by their quality) and new professionals were not "professional" unless they carried a Nikon. So far as I have been able to discern from years of reading, Nikon is not better, just a better brand name. Now with digital photography, there is a new set of standards, and Nikon is no longer holding the cards.
I have a 7D that I use with my old maxxum 7000 lenses and with a Tamron 28-300. I really like the features on the camera, but it does not focus well and I can't tell that the anti-shake works at all, especially compared to my Panasonic FZ-_ _ with its 12X ZEIS-ICON f2.8 lens. I have to zoom out for focus and then frame with the zoom lens on the KM 7D. (It goes in for service next month.)
Luckily, most of the slightly out of focus pics can be sharpened with photoshop or ACDSee.
"Intel is a silicon fabrication machine (great yields, great process, large volume)."
I have always thought that Intel has a high yield, quality process. However, their prices have always been higher than AMD, Cyrix, and any of the other competitors over the years. If their yield was good, then there was no reason for them to be higher priced. I always felt that they were gouging the customers, so I quit designing them into my systems. Since they are still higher priced than AMD for competing parts, I wonder if their yield has always been not so good.
I don't know if people are missing the (potential)importance of this change, so I am posting this again for those people who missed my comment in a previous article. And for those who did not miss it, Sorry!
In general, people know that the Apple machines are good computers, but they don't run Windows and they are more expensive. Apple makes their money selling hardware with good software.
Mark my words! Very soon, Apple will have a machine that will run the MAC OS-X and will also run Windows-XP, so people now will be able to buy a machine that runs a good OS (opinion)and also runs the most popular OS (fact). Apple's market share will go up-up-up.
The normal MAC purchaser will still be there but will now be able to use those "Windows only" programs like autocad, etc. The "Windows" purchaser will now be able to consider a MAC with the better (perceived?) hardware and software.
Present MAC users will not be converted to Windows, but Windows users may be converted to the MAC OS.
Now for the other part. If Windows can be made to run on a MAC using the X86 architecture, then the MAC OS-X can be made to run on PC hardware using the X86 architecture. Now, Apple starts selling software to the rest of the PC industry, and again their market share goes-up-up-up.
If you had a choice of purchasing a PC from HP with both the MAC OS-X and Windows XP, would you consider doing so?
So here it is:
1. MAC will be running OS-X and Windows within two years.
2. MAC will be selling OS-X to manufacturers of PC's within three years, and some machines will have both OS's.
3. We will have a choice of desktops from MAC and/or Windows, and one OS will open from a window of the other.
4. OS-X will be running on AMD's faster architecture within three years.
Sadly, I don't see any benefit to Linux here, because the Linux community, like the Unix community of 20 years ago, is still fragmented into a half dozen main players. If Linux is to be a major player any time soon, it will have to get in there with the other two main OS's and be content to either triple boot, or be part of a "run it in a window" system.
Where will MS be while all this is going on? They will be trying to push a new OS that is not compatible with the present OS and will be stopping support for everything that is on a MAC system or that has a MAC OS. There will be lawsuits that will tie things up for years, and they are in a much better position to do so than SCO vs Linux
I read through all 260+ comments and only one seemed to realize the importance of this change, so here is my two cents worth, and I make these predictions.
In general, people know that the Apple machines are good computers, but they don't run Windows and they are more expensive. Apple makes their money selling hardware with good software.
Mark my words! Very soon, Apple will have a machine that will run the MAC OS-X and will also run Windows-XP, so people now will be able to buy a machine that runs a good OS (opinion)and also runs the most popular OS (fact).
Apple's market share will go up-up-up. The normal MAC purchaser will still be there but will now be able to use those "Windows only" programs like autocad, etc. The "Windows" purchaser will now be able to consider a MAC with the better (perceived?) hardware and software. Present MAC users will not be converted to Windows, but Windows users may be converted to the MAC OS.
Now for the other part. If Windows can be made to run on a MAC using the X86 architecture, then the MAC OS-X can be made to run on PC hardware using the X86 architecture. Now, Apple starts selling software to the rest of the PC industry, and again their market share goes-up-up-up.
If you had a choice of purchasing a PC from HP with both the MAC OS-X and Windows XP, would you consider doing so?
So here it is:
1. MAC will be running OS-X and Windows within two years.
2. MAC will be selling OS-X to manufacturers of PC's within three years, and some machines will have both OS's.
3. We will have a choice of desktops from MAC and/or Windows, and one OS will open from a window of the other.
4. OS-X will be running on AMD's faster architecture within three years.
Sadly, I don't see any benefit to Linux here, because the Linux community, like the Unix community of 20 years ago, is still fragmented into a half dozen main players. If Linux is to be a major player any time soon, it will have to get in there with the other two main OS's and be content to either triple boot, or be part of a "run it in a window" system.
Where will MS be while all this is going on? They will be trying to push a new OS that is not compatible with the present OS and will be stopping support for everything that is on a MAC system or that has a MAC OS. There will be lawsuits that will tie things up for years, and they are in a much better position to do so than SCO vs Linux.
"The university panel ruled that an experiment last year in which Dr Hwang's team claimed to have cloned a dog was genuine.
A three-year-old Afghan hound called Snuppy - short for Seoul National University puppy - was genetically identical to his father according to DNA tests, the panel found."
Three years aging in just one year? That's just incredible! Such a growth spurt should not have been overlooked by the panel! Did they not even think to count his teeth?
How about a huge windmill farm in the hurricane's path coupled to a huge battery bank and/or capacitors. Then we can harness enough energy in a day or two to last for a year. Another alternate to that is to build a windmill farm just offshore that pumps water like crazy out of Lake Ponchatrain when hurricane force winds arrive.
Boy, I'm full of it today. Somebody send me home. (It's not spelled right, but I don't care.)
He can say anything he wants - once- but the school is the owner of their network and they also have rights. I and you, can say almost any legal (non-slanderous) thing we want to say on a blog or other place, but we cannot violate the rights of the owners.
Consider this situation: You own your home computer and pay for the internet access. I cannot log-on and place pictures on your computer that you do not want, because it belongs to you. You can prohibit me by various actions, but it is still your computer and you can control how it is used.
In this student's case, he or she was using the school's network (I feel sure). If the student talks about a specific event that identifies a particular person, even if he does not use the person's name, he is still liable for any slanderous statements. Just try making death threats about the "president" and you will likely find that you do not need to say his name. This student is probably lucky that someone did not come over one night and put out his lights for a day or two.
Most universities try to allow freedom of speech, but users also have to realize that in order to be part of a free society, some personal constraint may be necessary. Around your friends you probably can say nearly anything about anyone. However, if you publish it for the world to see, you had better think about what you are writing. It may just come back to haunt you.
I suppose MS has taken the normal precautions to make sure that documents composed in Office 12 cannot be read by old obsolete versions of MS office like Office 2003 and Office 2000. That way, MS can make sure the whole unsuspecting world suddenly realizes how out-of-date their Office Suite of today really is.
A few years ago, a salesteam came into the company where I worked and brought their presentation on the new Office-2000. Since none of the "old" versions of office on our in-plant computers could read the new format, they were not able to show or print anything and lost a day's time along with the cost of a group of three people making a long trip.
Moral of this story? Just stick with Open Office, reagardless of how well MS is able to re-define their same old programs with a new GUI.
"huge CD distribution system, widely regarded as the most advanced in the world"
Do you realize the advertising possibilities that could be accomplished if AOL were to include a selection of copy-able "top 10 music" from country, blues, rock, etc., and a couple of "top 10 pictures/videos" to watch while the music plays. They could even call it an exercise video for slashdotters. Guys would go to work humming the latest AOL theme song!
Then if you sign up for 30,000 free hours (must use within 45 days)you could buy the rest of the album for $0.50 per tune. AOL could own the music distribution business and artists would pay them to be on the free AOL CD.
Imagine the income if users were to pay $0.50 to own an AOL CD!
It's mind boggling! I can't stand it anymore! I'm going back to bed.
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Lisa: What about global warming? Skinner: I'm on vacation tomorrow, so I will leave the project with you to finish while I am gone.
Is that an African Salad plate or a European Salad plate?
OH!......Yeah!---Ha!
That's "udeday!" dummy! Work on your latin.
Nikon, Canon, Minolta all have good cameras, and all are used by professionals. (Read Pop-Photo) However, Nikon has always been robust and once had a feature that even if the battery died, it would still work mechanically. Also, they have been around forever. They developed a following early on (deserved by their quality) and new professionals were not "professional" unless they carried a Nikon. So far as I have been able to discern from years of reading, Nikon is not better, just a better brand name. Now with digital photography, there is a new set of standards, and Nikon is no longer holding the cards.
Luckily, most of the slightly out of focus pics can be sharpened with photoshop or ACDSee.
Not sure exactly what you are raving about, but I agree with you about the soup!
I have always thought that Intel has a high yield, quality process. However, their prices have always been higher than AMD, Cyrix, and any of the other competitors over the years. If their yield was good, then there was no reason for them to be higher priced. I always felt that they were gouging the customers, so I quit designing them into my systems. Since they are still higher priced than AMD for competing parts, I wonder if their yield has always been not so good.
So far, that seems to be the main problem I have with my computers also!
In general, people know that the Apple machines are good computers, but they don't run Windows and they are more expensive. Apple makes their money selling hardware with good software. Mark my words! Very soon, Apple will have a machine that will run the MAC OS-X and will also run Windows-XP, so people now will be able to buy a machine that runs a good OS (opinion)and also runs the most popular OS (fact). Apple's market share will go up-up-up.
The normal MAC purchaser will still be there but will now be able to use those "Windows only" programs like autocad, etc. The "Windows" purchaser will now be able to consider a MAC with the better (perceived?) hardware and software.
Present MAC users will not be converted to Windows, but Windows users may be converted to the MAC OS.
Now for the other part. If Windows can be made to run on a MAC using the X86 architecture, then the MAC OS-X can be made to run on PC hardware using the X86 architecture. Now, Apple starts selling software to the rest of the PC industry, and again their market share goes-up-up-up.
If you had a choice of purchasing a PC from HP with both the MAC OS-X and Windows XP, would you consider doing so?
So here it is:
1. MAC will be running OS-X and Windows within two years.
2. MAC will be selling OS-X to manufacturers of PC's within three years, and some machines will have both OS's.
3. We will have a choice of desktops from MAC and/or Windows, and one OS will open from a window of the other.
4. OS-X will be running on AMD's faster architecture within three years.
Sadly, I don't see any benefit to Linux here, because the Linux community, like the Unix community of 20 years ago, is still fragmented into a half dozen main players. If Linux is to be a major player any time soon, it will have to get in there with the other two main OS's and be content to either triple boot, or be part of a "run it in a window" system.
Where will MS be while all this is going on? They will be trying to push a new OS that is not compatible with the present OS and will be stopping support for everything that is on a MAC system or that has a MAC OS. There will be lawsuits that will tie things up for years, and they are in a much better position to do so than SCO vs Linux
In general, people know that the Apple machines are good computers, but they don't run Windows and they are more expensive. Apple makes their money selling hardware with good software.
Mark my words! Very soon, Apple will have a machine that will run the MAC OS-X and will also run Windows-XP, so people now will be able to buy a machine that runs a good OS (opinion)and also runs the most popular OS (fact). Apple's market share will go up-up-up. The normal MAC purchaser will still be there but will now be able to use those "Windows only" programs like autocad, etc. The "Windows" purchaser will now be able to consider a MAC with the better (perceived?) hardware and software. Present MAC users will not be converted to Windows, but Windows users may be converted to the MAC OS.
Now for the other part. If Windows can be made to run on a MAC using the X86 architecture, then the MAC OS-X can be made to run on PC hardware using the X86 architecture. Now, Apple starts selling software to the rest of the PC industry, and again their market share goes-up-up-up.
If you had a choice of purchasing a PC from HP with both the MAC OS-X and Windows XP, would you consider doing so?
So here it is:
1. MAC will be running OS-X and Windows within two years.
2. MAC will be selling OS-X to manufacturers of PC's within three years, and some machines will have both OS's.
3. We will have a choice of desktops from MAC and/or Windows, and one OS will open from a window of the other.
4. OS-X will be running on AMD's faster architecture within three years.
Sadly, I don't see any benefit to Linux here, because the Linux community, like the Unix community of 20 years ago, is still fragmented into a half dozen main players. If Linux is to be a major player any time soon, it will have to get in there with the other two main OS's and be content to either triple boot, or be part of a "run it in a window" system.
Where will MS be while all this is going on? They will be trying to push a new OS that is not compatible with the present OS and will be stopping support for everything that is on a MAC system or that has a MAC OS. There will be lawsuits that will tie things up for years, and they are in a much better position to do so than SCO vs Linux.
or maybe some modders don't know how to tell a joke when they see one.
I found some green ham in the back of my refridgerator and had the same thought!
Chad is one of our Ph.D students, and he is very offended by that phrase.
"The university panel ruled that an experiment last year in which Dr Hwang's team claimed to have cloned a dog was genuine.
A three-year-old Afghan hound called Snuppy - short for Seoul National University puppy - was genetically identical to his father according to DNA tests, the panel found."
Three years aging in just one year? That's just incredible! Such a growth spurt should not have been overlooked by the panel! Did they not even think to count his teeth?
Two out of three ain't bad. Work on the capitals though!
Another alternate to that is to build a windmill farm just offshore that pumps water like crazy out of Lake Ponchatrain when hurricane force winds arrive.
Boy, I'm full of it today. Somebody send me home. (It's not spelled right, but I don't care.)
I'll bet you are on the wrong thread.
Next time, hire your own editor, and work on your headlines.
Consider this situation: You own your home computer and pay for the internet access. I cannot log-on and place pictures on your computer that you do not want, because it belongs to you. You can prohibit me by various actions, but it is still your computer and you can control how it is used.
In this student's case, he or she was using the school's network (I feel sure). If the student talks about a specific event that identifies a particular person, even if he does not use the person's name, he is still liable for any slanderous statements. Just try making death threats about the "president" and you will likely find that you do not need to say his name. This student is probably lucky that someone did not come over one night and put out his lights for a day or two.
Most universities try to allow freedom of speech, but users also have to realize that in order to be part of a free society, some personal constraint may be necessary. Around your friends you probably can say nearly anything about anyone. However, if you publish it for the world to see, you had better think about what you are writing. It may just come back to haunt you.
A few years ago, a salesteam came into the company where I worked and brought their presentation on the new Office-2000. Since none of the "old" versions of office on our in-plant computers could read the new format, they were not able to show or print anything and lost a day's time along with the cost of a group of three people making a long trip.
Moral of this story? Just stick with Open Office, reagardless of how well MS is able to re-define their same old programs with a new GUI.
There's no "g" up front. It's a new search engine in which you say the first letter to yourself as you 'oogle.
Remember what?
Too Late! You should have put this before the parent!
Wait! -- How could you have known? Anyway, it's the thought that counts.
Do you realize the advertising possibilities that could be accomplished if AOL were to include a selection of copy-able "top 10 music" from country, blues, rock, etc., and a couple of "top 10 pictures/videos" to watch while the music plays. They could even call it an exercise video for slashdotters. Guys would go to work humming the latest AOL theme song!
Then if you sign up for 30,000 free hours (must use within 45 days)you could buy the rest of the album for $0.50 per tune. AOL could own the music distribution business and artists would pay them to be on the free AOL CD.
Imagine the income if users were to pay $0.50 to own an AOL CD!
It's mind boggling! I can't stand it anymore! I'm going back to bed.