A friend of a friend of mine works at Microsoft and she said that although MS will EVENTUALLY release a Mac Halo, they will absolutely not release any of the expansion packages for it.
Originally Bungie was making Halo FOR the Mac. Figures...
But on a lighter note, I just received Mac OS X... It's amazing!
This is America during the Roarin' 21st!
Don't sign over your ideas..
Start your own damn company, take it public, retire at 25, marry a supermodel, and join a board while you sail on your yacht, ok?
Well, I guess there could be a problem with only reading the titles of articles..
But here's my opinion anyway.
METALLICA VS HARVARD
Persoanlly, the educational institution of Harvard is much greater known and certainly more successful than this "Metallica" school you're apparently talking about. However... Metallica would absolutely represent a newer age of education, and certainly more hip than the stodgy old...
Wait, wait, wait a minute. Maybe this isn't saying Metallica is a school...
Umm
Well, you see, in the court case METALLICA VS HARVARD, I believe Harvard has the home-game advantage in that it breeds lawyers, for the most part. However, I would think the public would be in majority support of Metallica... but maybe not? Lots of people like Napster...
Oh. Maybe... this isn't a court case? How silly of me.
Let me start again..
Monday Night Nitro WWF METALLICA vs Harvard was so frickin awesome!!! I can't---
Right around 9:30 last night (9/10) my Mac Client of AIM shut off due to an "unexpected loss of connection". I got offline, restarted, waited 5 minutes, and got back on with no problem.
Happens once in a rare while..
I think it's just AOL bein a dork.
I have a solution. It's called ColorSync®.
Works great for my website. The only drawback is that viewers must have Apple ColorSync (Mac/Win).
But it's a wonderful system.
Don't be such a jerk. The whole Charlie Brown "Good grief" thing is too much. You may be right (sorta), but you don't have to grind it into somebody's face. Just speak your opinions and facts.
Now, English would be a plus. Yes India is high-tech in certain areas, but most of those people speak English. You seem to make the point it doesn't matter what language there is, and use an largely English-speaking country as an example. ??
An international consortium would indeed probably fund it, but America will be a big investor. Of course we'll want a lock on space technology. And why wouldn't taxpayers pay for it? A polititian can sell anything and distort any figure -- all you need is the motivation of the people. ESPECIALLY with budget surplusses...
And your point about certain areas being stable but others aren't in Africa isn't too relevant. If I were spending $x, I wouldn't build something in a stable region next to an unstable region. The whole thing about unstable regions is that they tend to attempt expanding their boundairies.
Now, one of my own points here...
If this is 25 or 50 years away, things are gonna be a lot different anyway.:-)
Silicon Graphics owns a stake in Cray, and I believe SGI sold off the rest of Cray not long ago. Cray's life didn't last too long, and now what of Silicon Graphics?
They've moved away from their 3D and graphics servers as Sun and Apple have eaten away at their sales, and instead moved to lower end Linux and Windows PCs. SGI is becoming "just another box maker."
Shame.:-(
I miss marveling at SGI as a kid. Unfortunately, their market just doesn't grow enough, despite its high margins. Even SGI's technologies are a bit oldline. Their OS is non-standard (even though it's way cool), and their hardware is starting to get a lot of competition from Apple G4s. My cousin works in Hollywood graphics and says production studios are moving away from SGIs and opting for Apple machines, except for the final batch rendering process.
What is the fate of SGI? Their stock is low and they're sales are still faultering. Worse, they don't have much direction. Any thoughts?
I hate to say all this, 'cause they're just so cool.
:-(
I definately would support a more standard, unified packaging system across Linux/Unix systems.
This is absolutely a case where standardization is a good thing -- so long as it,of course, remains open-source, and as long as there are other options available. Neither of those are really a problem in this case.
Also, if Linux wants to go consumer, it absolutely will need to standardizing in the way of system applications. This is a good example.
It seems to me that the real money is in security. As more devices gain IPs, as more people own cell phones, as more people (and countries) rely on the Internet, security becomes a major issue.
It's scary to think that World War III could be some hacker dismantling America's computer systems, and suddenly we're stuck with very little. I'm quite surprised we haven't focused even more on security.
Now, even my cell phone is at risk. Do you honestly think I'm going to go ahead and submit credit card information over the Internet just yet?
Luckily, this isn't burglary. On the Internet, things are a bit more easily tracked I would think. Security isn't difficult -- precautions aren't hard to fathom. Therefore, it is any company's responsibility to consider this before netting their devices.
I just think it's scary. We're so dependant one these things. But it's no less frightening then the first cars and the chance of getting hit, or even the first horses and stepping in sh*t. (that rhymed)
My point is: this is all necessary and wonderful, but let's just be very, very careful. Hopefully Congress will get moving and other countries will too.
These systems could theoretically be self-sustained. Although "edgar" learned a great deal about grammar and language from its email correspondence, 99% of its knowledge wealth came from searching the Internet and "learning."
Edgar could also edit its own code, as it learned to program C and use Unix kernels. It occassionally rewrote code and recompiled itself to improve its abilities.
With so many features across these unified platforms, how on earth are the SDKs going to be efficiently and effectively developed? Seriously, these development libraries are going to be very complex and bloated... now, add in the fact that this is Microsoft, and that puts us at 500 million lines of buggy code, right?
Yeash...
Apparently, the Xbox also runs Mac software, solves quantum equations, and trains your dog to sit, roll over, and buy the Playstation2....
Truly advanced technology is legacy-compatible. If I were an advanced civilization, I'd make sure my technology picked up older or less advanced technology.
Besides, we may be sending stuff out from satellites and so forth, but it's not like we're sending satellites. Radio waves and microwaves are still receivable. It's not technology so much as it is physics, which is a universal technology. We didn't invent this stuff, it's just there and we've developed technology to utilize it.
Astro Teller's fictional work (dang!) "exegesis" is the story of a Unix process whose job is to gather info across the net and summarize it. Over time, it learns to form thought and English, and emails its creator.
Over time, "Edgar" learns how to program, edit its own code, and develops a sense of purpose. However, its tied to its original goal of finding new information. Eventually, the NSA traps it in a computer and yanks out the Ethernet cord. In response, Edgar quickly changes the color values of each pixel on the monitor and gives the agent a focal point seizure (where your eyes try to refocus so quickly they basically lock up and you go nuts, basically).
I won't give away the ending. It's an EXCELLENT book, and a quick read (it's basically 100 or so email messages).
My point is, create AI and you create evil (ok, maybe). But, create intelligent agents and you create... less work for us humans!
BWA HA HA HA!
Really though, these developments are important, if not sometimes overplayed or mistook.
I know it sounds insane, but a company CAN make mistakes but correct them. These are mistakes Apple made 10 years ago -- now they're leveraging what they've got.
Apple's profits continue to grow, stock continues to climb, units continue to ship. Yes, this is definately an ailing and doomed company...
But I gotta go now, I need to replace my company's 200-some Macs because its obsolete hardware that makes my business possible...
I agree. Seriously, Photoshop filter times are VERY important. I work in the publishing industry and we've DRAMATICALLY improved our efficiency by using G4 processors. When I'm using a 2.5 GIGAbyte file in Photoshop and it takes 15 minutes normally to apply a particular filter, but only takes 2 minutes on my G4, BELEIVE ME, I fall in love with the Mac more every time. So it is very serious.
This is interesting: typically the people with the most money control what's what. I'd presume to say that since the people "in control" (America, UK, Asia) mostly speak or can speak English, that the Internet would therefore be in English. Conveinent for me, I'm American.
However... 99% of the Internet is the average guy's website, or the website of a multinational company appealing to everyone. So no, the default language of the Net won't be English.
In fact, the Internet shouldn't HAVE a default language.
Come on, we've got computers! Imagine easy-flow translation. I send an email, pick French, and it shoots off to a translation system, then shoots off to my French friend. (ok, I don't like the French -- let's pick the Japanese instead;)
When mail from France comes to me (in French) it's automatically converted to English. From my point of view, it's all been English. To them, it's all been French. Websites would work the same way. Browsers are capable of sending nationality data, and servers are capable of sending the appropriate data back.
And if I use GoLive to make a website, I want the website to be saved automatically in different languages so that ANYONE can read it.
I know translation isn't the best yet, but we can make it the best and make it work, right? This is the Internet and the information age. If anything, I think it makes it EASIER for more people speaking more languages to converse.
Imagine realtime translations for instant messenging?
First, you used someone's Opinion as your primary basis of support for your comment.
"One, open-source advocate Eric S. Raymond, told MacWEEK that the Mac platform is 'a noble but doomed cause.' "
So what? That's proof that Linux is challenging MS and hurting Apple? If you used Everyone's opinion at MacWEEK as your support, you'd find 99% of them say Apple's the future. It's MacWEEK. Eric S. Raymond is not only open-source, but openly biased.
Next:
"MacWEEK reporter David Read also spoke with Andy Hertzfeld of Eazel, a member of the original Mac development team, who agrees with Raymond that Linux is having a more profound influence on the industry than Apple."
Your second basis of support is also an opinion, and also from a Linux-supporter, and also from the same news source.
However... Let's look at the "industry." The computer industry is stagnant. Aside from Apple, NO computer company is innovating. Granted, Apple's innovations tend to be set on the design-side, but even that is changing with the upcoming Mac OS X -- which, as a DP4 user, I must say is a VERY impressive product.
Through all of this, we have Linux. Certainly the best server OS out there, and much more robust and more promising than Windows NT. But a consumer OS? Hardly. Sure Eazel will help a little, but even Eazel is a horrible eye soar compared to the Mac OS.
Want to know what Linux's REAL influence on the "industry" is? It's scaring the sh*t out of Microsoft. But overall, it has no influence on the computer industry aside from servers and workstations. It's seeping into the consumer market, but very few are excited about it. I've never seen a consumer go, "Hey check out this new Linux-loaded box!" However, I do see people marveling at the beauty of G4s at CompUSA's and buying a couple million iMacs (and if they like, they can still install Linux).
"Raymond and Hertzfeld raise interesting issues about the competitive relationship between two alternatives to Microsoft Windows."
I absolutely agree. But we're all missing the big picture. Aside from new Linux consumer entries, PRIMARILY, Linux is a server/workstation OS and threatens Microsoft's high-margin NT platforms.
PRIMARILY, Apple is a consumer/graphics OS and threatens Microsoft's consumer platforms.
Should Linux scare MS? Absolutely. Linux is SO much better in the server area.
Should Linux scare Apple? Not really. I doubt Apple has lost many customers to Linux competition. It simply isn't the base Apple holds. And as far as graphic design and publishing (which is the industry I work in) Linux is INCREDIBLY far behind -- which is the same market Apple has a 75% or higher share in.
Has Linux Lapped Apple As Competition For Redmond?
Linux and Apple BOTH scare Redmond. Linux is threatening its server market, and Apple is threatening the opposite end of that. Imagine a horizontal bar being melted towards the middle from both ends. MS is in the middle and has no place to go unless it truly starts to innovate and beat Linux/Apple on its own.
Will the computer market change in 2001, 2003, 2007... It'd better! But that doesn't mean Apple's going out of business or it's just a "noble cause." Nobility doesn't sell billions on top of billions of dollars of computer hardware. Nobility doesn't propell a stock up over 1000%. Nobility doesn't grow market share, scare Microsoft, gain customers, or media support. Now, if you don't like Apple and don't want to give it credit for what it's done and doing, fine by me. But this ISN'T about their "Death by Linux." This is about Microsoft having TWO strong competitors in different fields.
Those things *have* to be bad for your eyes or they give you seizues. I saw those in an electronics store, actually, last week in Vegas. I can't remember the price though, so I'm absolutely no help.
I am a web designer for 4 years now and work at a design and art reproduction firm. It's increasingly apparent to me that the mood of a website GREATLY effect the user's reading habits. For example, Slashdot *looks* technical and utilitarian. There's a greater focus on text, obviously. If you're not as much a techie, you'd probably be turned off (yet still amazed!) by Slashdot's wealth of information.
On the other hand, my company's website promotes "calmness." Lavenders, softer colors, very little black, and integrated, soft pictures. People comment that when browing our e-commerce store (3000 lines of Perl written by myself over 2 weekends, yikes!) they feel very calm and "safe" and ready to make purchases.
Very interesting stuff. Hey, anyone wanna bring back ing text? ;)
I love my Graphite and Blueberry iMacs. Luckily for Apple, about 7 million happy iMac owners disagree with you. I think the old, original iMacs look a bit fisher-price, the new translucent and improved ones, imo, are absolutely stunning. They're beautiful! As for the hockey-puck mouse.. uh.. uh.. I've always kinda liked it! Helpful in Photoshop to have 360 of turning direction.. and it's also a lot easier to pull back on a side if you run out of mouse pad (Photoshop thing). As for AppleInsider, BOGUS! What idiots. Anyway, everyone's hand is a different size, and that thing is molded for one tpye! Apple isn't stupid. No way is that ugly thing coming out of Cupertino... but it is coming out of someones a$$.
Slashdot Mirror
A friend of a friend of mine works at Microsoft and she said that although MS will EVENTUALLY release a Mac Halo, they will absolutely not release any of the expansion packages for it.
Originally Bungie was making Halo FOR the Mac. Figures...
But on a lighter note, I just received Mac OS X... It's amazing!
This is America during the Roarin' 21st!
Don't sign over your ideas..
Start your own damn company, take it public, retire at 25, marry a supermodel, and join a board while you sail on your yacht, ok?
Geez.. some people are so... narrow minded.
;)
Chris
Well, I guess there could be a problem with only reading the titles of articles..
But here's my opinion anyway.
METALLICA VS HARVARD
Persoanlly, the educational institution of Harvard is much greater known and certainly more successful than this "Metallica" school you're apparently talking about. However... Metallica would absolutely represent a newer age of education, and certainly more hip than the stodgy old...
Wait, wait, wait a minute. Maybe this isn't saying Metallica is a school...
Umm
Well, you see, in the court case METALLICA VS HARVARD, I believe Harvard has the home-game advantage in that it breeds lawyers, for the most part. However, I would think the public would be in majority support of Metallica... but maybe not? Lots of people like Napster...
Oh. Maybe... this isn't a court case? How silly of me.
Let me start again..
Monday Night Nitro WWF METALLICA vs Harvard was so frickin awesome!!! I can't---
I'm done.
Chris.
:-)
Right around 9:30 last night (9/10) my Mac Client of AIM shut off due to an "unexpected loss of connection". I got offline, restarted, waited 5 minutes, and got back on with no problem.
Happens once in a rare while..
I think it's just AOL bein a dork.
I have a solution. It's called ColorSync®.
Works great for my website. The only drawback is that viewers must have Apple ColorSync (Mac/Win).
But it's a wonderful system.
Don't be such a jerk. The whole Charlie Brown "Good grief" thing is too much. You may be right (sorta), but you don't have to grind it into somebody's face. Just speak your opinions and facts.
:-)
Now, English would be a plus. Yes India is high-tech in certain areas, but most of those people speak English. You seem to make the point it doesn't matter what language there is, and use an largely English-speaking country as an example. ??
An international consortium would indeed probably fund it, but America will be a big investor. Of course we'll want a lock on space technology. And why wouldn't taxpayers pay for it? A polititian can sell anything and distort any figure -- all you need is the motivation of the people. ESPECIALLY with budget surplusses...
And your point about certain areas being stable but others aren't in Africa isn't too relevant. If I were spending $x, I wouldn't build something in a stable region next to an unstable region. The whole thing about unstable regions is that they tend to attempt expanding their boundairies.
Now, one of my own points here...
If this is 25 or 50 years away, things are gonna be a lot different anyway.
Chris
Silicon Graphics owns a stake in Cray, and I believe SGI sold off the rest of Cray not long ago. Cray's life didn't last too long, and now what of Silicon Graphics?
:-(
They've moved away from their 3D and graphics servers as Sun and Apple have eaten away at their sales, and instead moved to lower end Linux and Windows PCs. SGI is becoming "just another box maker."
Shame.
I miss marveling at SGI as a kid. Unfortunately, their market just doesn't grow enough, despite its high margins. Even SGI's technologies are a bit oldline. Their OS is non-standard (even though it's way cool), and their hardware is starting to get a lot of competition from Apple G4s. My cousin works in Hollywood graphics and says production studios are moving away from SGIs and opting for Apple machines, except for the final batch rendering process.
What is the fate of SGI? Their stock is low and they're sales are still faultering. Worse, they don't have much direction. Any thoughts?
I hate to say all this, 'cause they're just so cool.
:-(
I definately would support a more standard, unified packaging system across Linux/Unix systems.
This is absolutely a case where standardization is a good thing -- so long as it,of course, remains open-source, and as long as there are other options available. Neither of those are really a problem in this case.
Also, if Linux wants to go consumer, it absolutely will need to standardizing in the way of system applications. This is a good example.
It seems to me that the real money is in security. As more devices gain IPs, as more people own cell phones, as more people (and countries) rely on the Internet, security becomes a major issue.
It's scary to think that World War III could be some hacker dismantling America's computer systems, and suddenly we're stuck with very little. I'm quite surprised we haven't focused even more on security.
Now, even my cell phone is at risk. Do you honestly think I'm going to go ahead and submit credit card information over the Internet just yet?
Luckily, this isn't burglary. On the Internet, things are a bit more easily tracked I would think. Security isn't difficult -- precautions aren't hard to fathom. Therefore, it is any company's responsibility to consider this before netting their devices.
I just think it's scary. We're so dependant one these things. But it's no less frightening then the first cars and the chance of getting hit, or even the first horses and stepping in sh*t. (that rhymed)
My point is: this is all necessary and wonderful, but let's just be very, very careful. Hopefully Congress will get moving and other countries will too.
These systems could theoretically be self-sustained. Although "edgar" learned a great deal about grammar and language from its email correspondence, 99% of its knowledge wealth came from searching the Internet and "learning."
Edgar could also edit its own code, as it learned to program C and use Unix kernels. It occassionally rewrote code and recompiled itself to improve its abilities.
Freaky...
With so many features across these unified platforms, how on earth are the SDKs going to be efficiently and effectively developed? Seriously, these development libraries are going to be very complex and bloated... now, add in the fact that this is Microsoft, and that puts us at 500 million lines of buggy code, right?
Yeash...
Apparently, the Xbox also runs Mac software, solves quantum equations, and trains your dog to sit, roll over, and buy the Playstation2....
Chris
Truly advanced technology is legacy-compatible. If I were an advanced civilization, I'd make sure my technology picked up older or less advanced technology.
Besides, we may be sending stuff out from satellites and so forth, but it's not like we're sending satellites. Radio waves and microwaves are still receivable. It's not technology so much as it is physics, which is a universal technology. We didn't invent this stuff, it's just there and we've developed technology to utilize it.
Chris
in my last message i said "mistook"
i meant "mistaken"
shoot me. please.... shoot me.
Astro Teller's fictional work (dang!) "exegesis" is the story of a Unix process whose job is to gather info across the net and summarize it. Over time, it learns to form thought and English, and emails its creator.
Over time, "Edgar" learns how to program, edit its own code, and develops a sense of purpose. However, its tied to its original goal of finding new information. Eventually, the NSA traps it in a computer and yanks out the Ethernet cord. In response, Edgar quickly changes the color values of each pixel on the monitor and gives the agent a focal point seizure (where your eyes try to refocus so quickly they basically lock up and you go nuts, basically).
I won't give away the ending. It's an EXCELLENT book, and a quick read (it's basically 100 or so email messages).
My point is, create AI and you create evil (ok, maybe). But, create intelligent agents and you create... less work for us humans!
BWA HA HA HA!
Really though, these developments are important, if not sometimes overplayed or mistook.
Chris
I know it sounds insane, but a company CAN make mistakes but correct them. These are mistakes Apple made 10 years ago -- now they're leveraging what they've got.
Apple's profits continue to grow, stock continues to climb, units continue to ship. Yes, this is definately an ailing and doomed company...
But I gotta go now, I need to replace my company's 200-some Macs because its obsolete hardware that makes my business possible...
I agree. Seriously, Photoshop filter times are VERY important. I work in the publishing industry and we've DRAMATICALLY improved our efficiency by using G4 processors. When I'm using a 2.5 GIGAbyte file in Photoshop and it takes 15 minutes normally to apply a particular filter, but only takes 2 minutes on my G4, BELEIVE ME, I fall in love with the Mac more every time. So it is very serious.
This is interesting: typically the people with the most money control what's what. I'd presume to say that since the people "in control" (America, UK, Asia) mostly speak or can speak English, that the Internet would therefore be in English. Conveinent for me, I'm American.
However... 99% of the Internet is the average guy's website, or the website of a multinational company appealing to everyone. So no, the default language of the Net won't be English.
In fact, the Internet shouldn't HAVE a default language.
Come on, we've got computers! Imagine easy-flow translation. I send an email, pick French, and it shoots off to a translation system, then shoots off to my French friend. (ok, I don't like the French -- let's pick the Japanese instead;)
When mail from France comes to me (in French) it's automatically converted to English. From my point of view, it's all been English. To them, it's all been French. Websites would work the same way. Browsers are capable of sending nationality data, and servers are capable of sending the appropriate data back.
And if I use GoLive to make a website, I want the website to be saved automatically in different languages so that ANYONE can read it.
I know translation isn't the best yet, but we can make it the best and make it work, right? This is the Internet and the information age. If anything, I think it makes it EASIER for more people speaking more languages to converse.
Imagine realtime translations for instant messenging?
I just wish English a grammar had.
:-)
Chris.
Let's have a look at this comment.
First, you used someone's Opinion as your primary basis of support for your comment.
"One, open-source advocate Eric S. Raymond, told MacWEEK that the Mac platform is 'a noble but doomed cause.' "
So what? That's proof that Linux is challenging MS and hurting Apple? If you used Everyone's opinion at MacWEEK as your support, you'd find 99% of them say Apple's the future. It's MacWEEK. Eric S. Raymond is not only open-source, but openly biased.
Next:
"MacWEEK reporter David Read also spoke with Andy Hertzfeld of Eazel, a member of the original Mac development team, who agrees with Raymond that Linux is having a more profound influence on the industry than Apple."
Your second basis of support is also an opinion, and also from a Linux-supporter, and also from the same news source.
However... Let's look at the "industry." The computer industry is stagnant. Aside from Apple, NO computer company is innovating. Granted, Apple's innovations tend to be set on the design-side, but even that is changing with the upcoming Mac OS X -- which, as a DP4 user, I must say is a VERY impressive product.
Through all of this, we have Linux. Certainly the best server OS out there, and much more robust and more promising than Windows NT. But a consumer OS? Hardly. Sure Eazel will help a little, but even Eazel is a horrible eye soar compared to the Mac OS.
Want to know what Linux's REAL influence on the "industry" is? It's scaring the sh*t out of Microsoft. But overall, it has no influence on the computer industry aside from servers and workstations. It's seeping into the consumer market, but very few are excited about it. I've never seen a consumer go, "Hey check out this new Linux-loaded box!" However, I do see people marveling at the beauty of G4s at CompUSA's and buying a couple million iMacs (and if they like, they can still install Linux).
"Raymond and Hertzfeld raise interesting issues about the competitive relationship between two alternatives to Microsoft Windows."
I absolutely agree. But we're all missing the big picture. Aside from new Linux consumer entries, PRIMARILY, Linux is a server/workstation OS and threatens Microsoft's high-margin NT platforms.
PRIMARILY, Apple is a consumer/graphics OS and threatens Microsoft's consumer platforms.
Should Linux scare MS? Absolutely. Linux is SO much better in the server area.
Should Linux scare Apple? Not really. I doubt Apple has lost many customers to Linux competition. It simply isn't the base Apple holds. And as far as graphic design and publishing (which is the industry I work in) Linux is INCREDIBLY far behind -- which is the same market Apple has a 75% or higher share in.
Has Linux Lapped Apple As Competition For Redmond?
Linux and Apple BOTH scare Redmond. Linux is threatening its server market, and Apple is threatening the opposite end of that. Imagine a horizontal bar being melted towards the middle from both ends. MS is in the middle and has no place to go unless it truly starts to innovate and beat Linux/Apple on its own.
Will the computer market change in 2001, 2003, 2007... It'd better! But that doesn't mean Apple's going out of business or it's just a "noble cause." Nobility doesn't sell billions on top of billions of dollars of computer hardware. Nobility doesn't propell a stock up over 1000%. Nobility doesn't grow market share, scare Microsoft, gain customers, or media support. Now, if you don't like Apple and don't want to give it credit for what it's done and doing, fine by me. But this ISN'T about their "Death by Linux." This is about Microsoft having TWO strong competitors in different fields.
Just my two cents, ok?
Thanks for reading.
Those things *have* to be bad for your eyes or they give you seizues. I saw those in an electronics store, actually, last week in Vegas. I can't remember the price though, so I'm absolutely no help.
I am a web designer for 4 years now and work at a design and art reproduction firm. It's increasingly apparent to me that the mood of a website GREATLY effect the user's reading habits. For example, Slashdot *looks* technical and utilitarian. There's a greater focus on text, obviously. If you're not as much a techie, you'd probably be turned off (yet still amazed!) by Slashdot's wealth of information.
On the other hand, my company's website promotes "calmness." Lavenders, softer colors, very little black, and integrated, soft pictures. People comment that when browing our e-commerce store (3000 lines of Perl written by myself over 2 weekends, yikes!) they feel very calm and "safe" and ready to make purchases.
Very interesting stuff.
Hey, anyone wanna bring back ing text?
;)
I love my Graphite and Blueberry iMacs. Luckily for Apple, about 7 million happy iMac owners disagree with you. I think the old, original iMacs look a bit fisher-price, the new translucent and improved ones, imo, are absolutely stunning. They're beautiful! As for the hockey-puck mouse.. uh.. uh.. I've always kinda liked it! Helpful in Photoshop to have 360 of turning direction.. and it's also a lot easier to pull back on a side if you run out of mouse pad (Photoshop thing). As for AppleInsider, BOGUS! What idiots. Anyway, everyone's hand is a different size, and that thing is molded for one tpye! Apple isn't stupid. No way is that ugly thing coming out of Cupertino... but it is coming out of someones a$$.
(grrr now I'm all riled up...!)
:)