I've just reread your post three times, and I can't for the life of me think what point you're trying to make. Unless it's to say that a bunch of people from Microsoft are going to say that Linux is just a mechanism of theft for Windows, which, let's face it, they've been saying for a while now.
So, okay, I'll bite. Exactly what about the report do you think is wrong?
The zealot faithful are already foaming at the mouth at this report. But what's so surprising about it? All it really says is that of the PCs purchased with Linux pre-installed on them, 40% of them will be modified to run some variant of Windows (possibly in a dual boot configuration) without being within the terms of the EULA. This probably includes transferring OEM licenses to other computers (which, if memory serves, is against the terms of the EULA).
I can't find the report on Gartner's site and therefore can't say anything about its methodology. (And if the report isn't free, I ain't shelling out the bucks for it.) But it strikes me as telling that of the people rending their clothes and screaming here, very few of them are actually arguing with their numbers beyond saying that it's "justified," or "MSFT gets what's coming to them," or "this is offset by," etc.
Oh, and by the way: the headline is stupid and wrong.
So, for example: when I bought my Aluminum Powerbook, it came with the then-current iLife and Mac OS 10.2 (Jaguar). When I purchased the upgrade to 10.3 (Panther), iLife wasn't included.
TIFF images require the camera to translate the raw sensor data into a new image format: RAW and DNG actually record the raw sensor data.
Large RAW images are pretty big. I don't actually work with them (I'm a rank amateur, and you should take anything I say with a grain or five of salt), but you can count on a RAW file being at least as twice as big as a high-quality JPEG, probably more like three times.
Any pro photographers here who can share their opinion on this?
Adobe has put up a page regarding the new format on their site. But for those who couldn't be bothered to read the original article and are posting questions like, "Why bother..."
There are currently two image formats in wide use for high-end cameras. RAW is the format of choice for people who demand high-quality shots with no compression artifacts. Unfortunately, different camera manufacturers have implemented their RAW encoding differently, which means that two cameras that can save to RAW don't necessarily use the same format. As a result, professionals often have to convert between their vendor's RAW format, and that used by their software.
The other format is good old JPEG, but as you probably know, JPEG is a lossy compression algorithim, making it unsuitable for those who demand a certain level of quality in the shots as captured.
The new format is designed to provide the same advantages of RAW, without the cross-vendor incompatibilities. Adobe is calling it "a publicly documented and readily available specification," although I didn't see any kind of license data around the download of the spec (which is on the Adobe page listed above).
Robert Preston was terrific in that film. He was also no stranger to musicals, which is why I'd think he'd smile at this production, however much it might puzzle him.
Dell's "top of the line" in their compact desktop range (the Dimension 4600 C) also maxes out at 2 gigs of RAM.
I've never owned a computer with more than a gig of RAM (sorry to say), and I'm a pro. I think it's safe to say that a 2 gig limit is appropriate for a home box.
From where I'm standing, it sounds like you're valuing the non-display parts of the iMac at $600 or less. Plenty of folks think Apple's stuff is overpriced, but that's pushing it a little bit, I think.
I can't get to the article to check, but I was thinking exactly the same thing. I'm using Exim / Exiscan for e-mail. Messages first get scanned for viruses, then, scanned for spam content. Messages containing malware or which rate highly for spam content (10 points or above in SpamAssassin) aren't delivered - not quarantined, just logged, and bounced with a brief log message for the sender. Which, generally, is a piece of spam software or a virus, neither of which really care.
Come to think of it, I should replace those messages, just to see if anyone notices. "This message contained malware (Troj-JS-Script-A). Baby, you know that ain't right. Get with Smoove B. He shall procure for you the finest anti-virus software in all of the land."
(When my wife and I purchased The Sims, we found the language they were speaking, "Simlish" to be really funny. Every time one of the characters got excited about something, she'd use that word. Then we started using it. "Honey, this pie is freydushey!")
The top five lessons I've learned from video games.
5. Sometimes, no matter how you turn something around, you just can't make it fit. (Tetris) 4. Sometimes, the only way to deal with an ambush is to walk right into it. (any 1st person shooter) 3. There's a difference between moving your feet rhythmically and dancing. (DDR) 2. Don't get worked up when your ride gets smoked. There's another great opportunity right around the corner, waiting for you to take it. (GTA3)
And, the most important lesson I've learned from video games:
The iPod is a great information carrier, as you say. However, it is a crappy information retrieval device, unless the information you're trying to retrieve is music. Try reading complicated directions of one sometime. Or, even better, taking text notes with one. (And, no, the Belkin voice recorder doesn't count.)
The idea of a "wireless monitor" isn't a bad one, but if this device doesn't incorporate the functionality of a standard tablet - that is, if it is useful only in conjunction with a computer, it's going to be a complete flop. I can't see that the market for Macs is deep enough that Macheads will be willing to shell out signifigant bucks for a Universal Remote Control for the iMac in the corner.
But then, I've been wrong before, and us Mac fans have been known to shell out a hell of a lot of money on items of questionable utility.
Of course...Apple isn't always logical like that, and there may be some precedent set that would injure them in court some time later.
In fact, Apple recently suggested they may be pursuing legal action against Real for making the iPod compatible with songs from Real's store. You're still buying an iPod, but Apple is still bent out of shape about it.
Of course, the profit motivation isn't as clear-cut here, but I wouldn't put it past Apple to throw a major hissy here.
I'm with you on that, actually. My point was that AAC makes Apple money (in a sense), because it's the file format iTunes uses, and that further drives iPod sales. If mp3 wasn't already deeply entrenched, they needn't have bothered with it.
The "randomly inflated guess" wasn't a guess - it was a joke. I was playing off the poster's claim that he would pay "huge sums" for OGG support.
Next time, I'll make sure to use <humor> tags.
Could someone please take a club and bash the ingorant iPod tech division to little pieces, since I and many like me, would pay huge sums for this support.
I mean, come on. What do you really mean by "huge?" They obviously don't feel that the cost of integrating the feature would be worth the effort. And when I think about it, I can't blame them: hell, I'm willing to bet that they wouldn't have included mp3 support if it wasn't for the fact that the installed base made that the "cost of entry" for the device to the market. Otherwise, they'd just have gone with AAC (and later, ALC).
Oh, and by the way: what do you mean by "many like you?"
For the first time, Apple sold more iPods in a quarter than it did Macs--and Apple CEO Steve Jobs is happy about it. "We feel great," Jobs told the New York Times. "We sold a lot of Macs, but we've sold more iPods in the quarter than all the Macs put together." As reported by MacMinute Wednesday, Apple sold a record 807,000 iPods in the quarter, a more than 900 percent increase from the period a year earlier. - MacMinute
Somehow, I kinda doubt your conception of "many" jibes with theirs.
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I've just reread your post three times, and I can't for the life of me think what point you're trying to make. Unless it's to say that a bunch of people from Microsoft are going to say that Linux is just a mechanism of theft for Windows, which, let's face it, they've been saying for a while now.
So, okay, I'll bite. Exactly what about the report do you think is wrong?
The zealot faithful are already foaming at the mouth at this report. But what's so surprising about it? All it really says is that of the PCs purchased with Linux pre-installed on them, 40% of them will be modified to run some variant of Windows (possibly in a dual boot configuration) without being within the terms of the EULA. This probably includes transferring OEM licenses to other computers (which, if memory serves, is against the terms of the EULA).
I can't find the report on Gartner's site and therefore can't say anything about its methodology. (And if the report isn't free, I ain't shelling out the bucks for it.) But it strikes me as telling that of the people rending their clothes and screaming here, very few of them are actually arguing with their numbers beyond saying that it's "justified," or "MSFT gets what's coming to them," or "this is offset by," etc.
Oh, and by the way: the headline is stupid and wrong.
No it's not. iLife is bundled with new Macs.
So, for example: when I bought my Aluminum Powerbook, it came with the then-current iLife and Mac OS 10.2 (Jaguar). When I purchased the upgrade to 10.3 (Panther), iLife wasn't included.
TIFF images require the camera to translate the raw sensor data into a new image format: RAW and DNG actually record the raw sensor data.
Large RAW images are pretty big. I don't actually work with them (I'm a rank amateur, and you should take anything I say with a grain or five of salt), but you can count on a RAW file being at least as twice as big as a high-quality JPEG, probably more like three times.
Any pro photographers here who can share their opinion on this?
Adobe has put up a page regarding the new format on their site. But for those who couldn't be bothered to read the original article and are posting questions like, "Why bother..."
There are currently two image formats in wide use for high-end cameras. RAW is the format of choice for people who demand high-quality shots with no compression artifacts. Unfortunately, different camera manufacturers have implemented their RAW encoding differently, which means that two cameras that can save to RAW don't necessarily use the same format. As a result, professionals often have to convert between their vendor's RAW format, and that used by their software.
The other format is good old JPEG, but as you probably know, JPEG is a lossy compression algorithim, making it unsuitable for those who demand a certain level of quality in the shots as captured.
The new format is designed to provide the same advantages of RAW, without the cross-vendor incompatibilities. Adobe is calling it "a publicly documented and readily available specification," although I didn't see any kind of license data around the download of the spec (which is on the Adobe page listed above).
"It's like a tiny god."
Robert Preston was terrific in that film. He was also no stranger to musicals, which is why I'd think he'd smile at this production, however much it might puzzle him.
Yet another real-world event predicted by Matt Groening.
I misread the headline as "Zero Gravity Fights for the Rest of Us."
The first thing I thought was, " I'm gonna f*%k someone's day all up in zero G, bitch."
And the second was, "Oh yeah? Well, TRON fights for the users, man."
Okay, it's a minor snark: it should be "affect," not "effect," in the story writeup.
Minor niggle. Keep up the otherwise good work.
C'mon. Make an effort.
Convenient that you're limiting the discussion to a display size that Apple has discontinued outside of the iMac line. However:
1.8 gig, 17 inch iMac: $1500.
Now discontinued 17 inch studio display: about $700.
An $800 difference in price. Certainly more signifigant, but vendors are trying to dump this model, so the prices are artificially low.
Dell's "top of the line" in their compact desktop range (the Dimension 4600 C) also maxes out at 2 gigs of RAM.
I've never owned a computer with more than a gig of RAM (sorry to say), and I'm a pro. I think it's safe to say that a 2 gig limit is appropriate for a home box.
Base 20-inch iMac, with 256 megs of RAM: $1899.
20-inch Apple Cinema Display: $1299.
From where I'm standing, it sounds like you're valuing the non-display parts of the iMac at $600 or less. Plenty of folks think Apple's stuff is overpriced, but that's pushing it a little bit, I think.
The question isn't "how did the miniseries come about." The question is, "how did Apple come to post the trailer for the miniseries."
Don't bother. The fact that there are other freaks like you and I doesn't preclude either one of us from being a freak. ;)
I can't get to the article to check, but I was thinking exactly the same thing. I'm using Exim / Exiscan for e-mail. Messages first get scanned for viruses, then, scanned for spam content. Messages containing malware or which rate highly for spam content (10 points or above in SpamAssassin) aren't delivered - not quarantined, just logged, and bounced with a brief log message for the sender. Which, generally, is a piece of spam software or a virus, neither of which really care.
Come to think of it, I should replace those messages, just to see if anyone notices. "This message contained malware (Troj-JS-Script-A). Baby, you know that ain't right. Get with Smoove B. He shall procure for you the finest anti-virus software in all of the land."
Or something.
That news is freydushey!
(When my wife and I purchased The Sims, we found the language they were speaking, "Simlish" to be really funny. Every time one of the characters got excited about something, she'd use that word. Then we started using it. "Honey, this pie is freydushey!")
If you're going to post someone else's joke, it's considered polite to credit them.
The top five lessons I've learned from video games.
5. Sometimes, no matter how you turn something around, you just can't make it fit. (Tetris)
4. Sometimes, the only way to deal with an ambush is to walk right into it. (any 1st person shooter)
3. There's a difference between moving your feet rhythmically and dancing. (DDR)
2. Don't get worked up when your ride gets smoked. There's another great opportunity right around the corner, waiting for you to take it. (GTA3)
And, the most important lesson I've learned from video games:
1. Don't shoot the food. (Gauntlet.)
The iPod is a great information carrier, as you say. However, it is a crappy information retrieval device, unless the information you're trying to retrieve is music. Try reading complicated directions of one sometime. Or, even better, taking text notes with one. (And, no, the Belkin voice recorder doesn't count.)
The idea of a "wireless monitor" isn't a bad one, but if this device doesn't incorporate the functionality of a standard tablet - that is, if it is useful only in conjunction with a computer, it's going to be a complete flop. I can't see that the market for Macs is deep enough that Macheads will be willing to shell out signifigant bucks for a Universal Remote Control for the iMac in the corner.
But then, I've been wrong before, and us Mac fans have been known to shell out a hell of a lot of money on items of questionable utility.
In fact, Apple recently suggested they may be pursuing legal action against Real for making the iPod compatible with songs from Real's store. You're still buying an iPod, but Apple is still bent out of shape about it.
Of course, the profit motivation isn't as clear-cut here, but I wouldn't put it past Apple to throw a major hissy here.
I'm with you on that, actually. My point was that AAC makes Apple money (in a sense), because it's the file format iTunes uses, and that further drives iPod sales. If mp3 wasn't already deeply entrenched, they needn't have bothered with it.
The "randomly inflated guess" wasn't a guess - it was a joke. I was playing off the poster's claim that he would pay "huge sums" for OGG support.
Next time, I'll make sure to use <humor> tags.
Sure.
20 gigs: $299
40 gigs: $399
15 gigs with Ogg support: $499
I mean, come on. What do you really mean by "huge?" They obviously don't feel that the cost of integrating the feature would be worth the effort. And when I think about it, I can't blame them: hell, I'm willing to bet that they wouldn't have included mp3 support if it wasn't for the fact that the installed base made that the "cost of entry" for the device to the market. Otherwise, they'd just have gone with AAC (and later, ALC).
Oh, and by the way: what do you mean by "many like you?"
Somehow, I kinda doubt your conception of "many" jibes with theirs.