Now if they would just repair the cheap-ass plastic lid latch release button
They will fix exactly this, for free. Or they should, if they are current with Apple Policy.
Well, they'll replace it with one exactly like it--so it still may have the same propensity to get chewed up. But iBook latches are a covered repair, if the unit is still under warranty. If you asked before, ask again. If you asked recently (in the last week or so), ask someone else who's more current.
(email me privately if you fail to get satisfaction, I may be able to help.)
Try to buy an A-brand laptop these days without Windows. It is virtually impossible.
Done. Maybe you don't consider Apple "A" brand, but lots of other people do.
Just to remind you that there are options. Ignoring those options only contributes to the future lack of choice--but there are good options that exist now. Chose them if choice is as important to you as you say.
Quoth the Press Release: "Solaris[tm] Operating System (OS), the number one UNIX platform"
Does anyone know by what metric they figured that? Sales volume? Some kind of security/performance metric? Or is it pure marketing speak for "we think we're #1!"?
Although not strictly relevant to your question, I feel the need to point out that if you had Apple CPUs with built-in Firewire, you could do exactly what you're asking for. To wit: by restarting one in "FireWire Target Disk Mode", which involves simply restarting and holding down the "t" key, that unit's HD will appear on the desktop of another Mac just like any other externally mounted FireWire HD would.
Depending on how much you need this feature, you might consider a "switch"--why not use the tools that provide the features you need?
And I'm still waiting for Apple to release the source code to their GNU Chess port, dammit.
You're currently modded "flamebait" for this post. Maybe it's because you would rather rant than research? I found Apple's source for chess here. Hope that helps.
Sorry. I'm sorry, but I have 0 sympathy for you. You--or your bosses, or their bosses--have chosen Microsoft homogenuity. Losing your weekends to patching their crap is the price you pay for making that recommendation.
More constructively--instead of figuring out how to do Microsoft's work for them, how about getting an open source solution working on, say, OS X or Linux? Then at least the whole problem is yours--and you're not trying to fix someone else's crap, which you paid a dear price for, afterall.
Or you can spend your weekends that way, and your Mondays, too. I prefer doing other things with my time off, so I recommend other solutions.
What the MPAA fails to realize: if someone is determined enough to avoid offensive material that they would want to buy one of these players, that if the MPAA forces these players off the market, the consumers in question will simply not purchase DVDs. And they certainly won't go to the theaters, eithers.
Basically, the use of this player is the only way that the MPAA will capture revenue from a certain demographic of consumer--this demographic would much rather do without this content than be forced to view it without the filter in place. The MPAA is purposely alienating a consumer demographic--and one that is taking the high road, at that? Plain stupid.
The Apple PowerBook ad is rumored to be showing today, too. Although I'm admittedly partisan, I think it's pretty funny. Even if you dont see the game, you might like to check out the commercial.
From the article: PC Baangs are a unique Korean institution
Unless I didn't understand the description in the article, I would say that's plain incorrect. On a Sept 01 trip to Turkey, I saw plenty of "internet cafes", mostly being used as gaming rooms. I was one of the few people in there actually using it to browse the web and check email; most others were playing, I think, Counter-Strike.
Incidentally, the system was switched off after the unions got on the case.
Really? Or do you mean that information just can't be used in your reviews? I mean, can you prove that they're off, when before you didn't even know that they existed?
That would be nicer if you get actually get to Kazaa networks with a Mac. **grumble** At least give us the code, so we can make it ourselves. The Neo app works, but it's only one way + requires basically wardailing for hosts. I mean, I get that maybe FastTrack doesn't want to put the resources into supporting the Mac, but at least give us the opportunity to do it ourselves by opening the code. Kindof ironic, really--you would think that a someone in the biz of "free sharing" would make their code as open as possible.
Exactly. To protest the actions of Israel is not to necessarily cast aspersions on all Jews. If you believed that to be correct, you would have to believe that questioning the leadership and policies of Uganda makes one an anti-African American racist.
I feel comfortable questioning Uganda, but do not consider myself a racist. The only difference here is that Israel is the only country led by Jews--I believe--whereas there are other countries besides Uganda led by blacks.
I will challenge Israel's policies but I will not accept being called a racist because of it.
If you go this route, you'll need a Wintel box, or at the very least Virtual PC to properly configure the bridge (for the first time -- its http admin works on the Mac after initial setup) -- even though Linksys claims otherwise.
Not having this linkys device, I'm interested to know what you tried to get it working--linksys does indeed claim that this will work, here. (Also linksys Knowledge Base KB10934380). Did you follow those steps, or no?
Finally, for those without easy access to Virtual PC--this kind of one-shot deal might be the kind of thing that you could go to your Apple Store for--they now have VPC running on some demo units, and aren't generally bad about letting one install software--it's all deleted every night anyways.
I believe he meant "firmware"--he was missing an "m", not an "e", in the original post. Guess he didn't turn on spellcheck in Safari--btw, why the hell doesn't that setting persist?
Not to mention, but one of the fastest ways to get fired at Apple is to mention unannounced products. Nothing like talking about an announced product on/. and then signing your post, especially in light of the recent contractor who was arrested for an anonymous submission of info.
Bottomline--either this guy is lying, or dumb. I prefer to think that he's lying.
From an Apple Press Release (thanks to MacMinute!):
"TiVo's upcoming premium service package will use Rendezvous technology to automatically discover Macs within the home network and determine which services they provide, allowing customers to listen to their shared music or view their shared photos on their TV," said Jim Barton, co-founder and CTO for TiVo. "We are excited about working with Apple on other ways Rendezvous can help TiVo Series2 DVRs connect to a Mac to deliver future services."
That's interesting to me because, of all the time that I spend on the web in general, it just doesn't occur to me that I might look at a restaurant's website before I go to dinner.
Well, not entirely true: when I was looking for places to eat on Thanksgiving, I tried to use the web (and failed); I might look if I need directions; I might also look if you are supposed to have live music and I give a damn about the band that you might have--a useful website would have band listings. But mostly, you're absolutely correct, I think--a website just isn't very useful. Anything beyond 5 static pages of "brochure ware" running off an old portable (built-in power redundancy!) wouldn't be useful. And you probably shouldn't pay more than a few free dinners for the design, especially in this market.
Even at that, you then have to pay either business class DSL or a colo fee, and so you're looking at maybe $100 a month. Maybe worth it, if you'll be using the DSL for other work computers, but it seems like kind of a lot for a dubious benefit.
QuickTime Streaming Server is available as an Open Source solution. From Apple's website: "Open Source Versatility
While QuickTime Streaming Server is designed for Mac OS X Server, it's also available as an open source server called Darwin Streaming Server. Versions are available for Linux, Solaris and Windows NT/2000. And because it's an open source technology, Darwin Streaming Server can be ported to other platforms by modifying a few platform-specific source files."
That should help at least with your software needs.
3) portable device support is limited, but they've covered the major players...
Uh, wrong. Apple's iPod by any reckoning is a "major player" and this service is clearly incompatible with it. The question remains: will people stop purchasing iPods, or will they demand that the service change to accommodate them? I'm guessing the latter, simply because more people are aware of the iPod than they are of this service.
Another benefit of MBNA is the availability of a disposable credit card. It works like this: you get a regular credit card from MBNA. You associate it with this "secure online" service. Now, when you want to purchase something online, you go back to MBNA ShopSafe, launch the Flash thingie, and a credit card number is generated for you--except that you determine at that time how much you would like the credit limit to be for that newly-generated card number, and when that credit card number will expire.
I thought this was all pretty paranoid stuff until I received an email from an online vendor that said that their database had been hacked, credit card numbers were violated in particular, and they were being held ransom. (The vendor confirmed that their backend was Microsoft based--need I say more?) Perhaps the "unauthorized use" security features of a regular credit card would have protected me, but I looked around anyways--and found MBNA Shopsafe, which supports Chimera (
Mozilla) on OS X. Now I don't have to worry.
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Now if they would just repair the cheap-ass plastic lid latch release button
They will fix exactly this, for free. Or they should, if they are current with Apple Policy.
Well, they'll replace it with one exactly like it--so it still may have the same propensity to get chewed up. But iBook latches are a covered repair, if the unit is still under warranty. If you asked before, ask again. If you asked recently (in the last week or so), ask someone else who's more current.
(email me privately if you fail to get satisfaction, I may be able to help.)
Try to buy an A-brand laptop these days without Windows. It is virtually impossible.
Done. Maybe you don't consider Apple "A" brand, but lots of other people do.
Just to remind you that there are options. Ignoring those options only contributes to the future lack of choice--but there are good options that exist now. Chose them if choice is as important to you as you say.
Quoth the Press Release: "Solaris[tm] Operating System (OS), the number one UNIX platform"
Does anyone know by what metric they figured that? Sales volume? Some kind of security/performance metric? Or is it pure marketing speak for "we think we're #1!"?
Although not strictly relevant to your question, I feel the need to point out that if you had Apple CPUs with built-in Firewire, you could do exactly what you're asking for. To wit: by restarting one in "FireWire Target Disk Mode", which involves simply restarting and holding down the "t" key, that unit's HD will appear on the desktop of another Mac just like any other externally mounted FireWire HD would.
Depending on how much you need this feature, you might consider a "switch"--why not use the tools that provide the features you need?
And I'm still waiting for Apple to release the source code to their GNU Chess port, dammit.
You're currently modded "flamebait" for this post. Maybe it's because you would rather rant than research? I found Apple's source for chess here. Hope that helps.
Sorry. I'm sorry, but I have 0 sympathy for you. You--or your bosses, or their bosses--have chosen Microsoft homogenuity. Losing your weekends to patching their crap is the price you pay for making that recommendation.
More constructively--instead of figuring out how to do Microsoft's work for them, how about getting an open source solution working on, say, OS X or Linux? Then at least the whole problem is yours--and you're not trying to fix someone else's crap, which you paid a dear price for, afterall.
Or you can spend your weekends that way, and your Mondays, too. I prefer doing other things with my time off, so I recommend other solutions.
What the MPAA fails to realize: if someone is determined enough to avoid offensive material that they would want to buy one of these players, that if the MPAA forces these players off the market, the consumers in question will simply not purchase DVDs. And they certainly won't go to the theaters, eithers.
Basically, the use of this player is the only way that the MPAA will capture revenue from a certain demographic of consumer--this demographic would much rather do without this content than be forced to view it without the filter in place. The MPAA is purposely alienating a consumer demographic--and one that is taking the high road, at that? Plain stupid.
The Apple PowerBook ad is rumored to be showing today, too. Although I'm admittedly partisan, I think it's pretty funny. Even if you dont see the game, you might like to check out the commercial.
From the article:
PC Baangs are a unique Korean institution
Unless I didn't understand the description in the article, I would say that's plain incorrect. On a Sept 01 trip to Turkey, I saw plenty of "internet cafes", mostly being used as gaming rooms. I was one of the few people in there actually using it to browse the web and check email; most others were playing, I think, Counter-Strike.
Cheap, but smoky.
Incidentally, the system was switched off after the unions got on the case.
Really? Or do you mean that information just can't be used in your reviews? I mean, can you prove that they're off, when before you didn't even know that they existed?
That would be nicer if you get actually get to Kazaa networks with a Mac. **grumble** At least give us the code, so we can make it ourselves. The Neo app works, but it's only one way + requires basically wardailing for hosts. I mean, I get that maybe FastTrack doesn't want to put the resources into supporting the Mac, but at least give us the opportunity to do it ourselves by opening the code. Kindof ironic, really--you would think that a someone in the biz of "free sharing" would make their code as open as possible.
Exactly. To protest the actions of Israel is not to necessarily cast aspersions on all Jews. If you believed that to be correct, you would have to believe that questioning the leadership and policies of Uganda makes one an anti-African American racist.
I feel comfortable questioning Uganda, but do not consider myself a racist. The only difference here is that Israel is the only country led by Jews--I believe--whereas there are other countries besides Uganda led by blacks.
I will challenge Israel's policies but I will not accept being called a racist because of it.
If you go this route, you'll need a Wintel box, or at the very least Virtual PC to properly configure the bridge (for the first time -- its http admin works on the Mac after initial setup) -- even though Linksys claims otherwise.
Not having this linkys device, I'm interested to know what you tried to get it working--linksys does indeed claim that this will work, here. (Also linksys Knowledge Base KB10934380). Did you follow those steps, or no?
Finally, for those without easy access to Virtual PC--this kind of one-shot deal might be the kind of thing that you could go to your Apple Store for--they now have VPC running on some demo units, and aren't generally bad about letting one install software--it's all deleted every night anyways.
I believe he meant "firmware"--he was missing an "m", not an "e", in the original post. Guess he didn't turn on spellcheck in Safari--btw, why the hell doesn't that setting persist?
No offense, but I think you're full of shit
Not to mention, but one of the fastest ways to get fired at Apple is to mention unannounced products. Nothing like talking about an announced product on
Bottomline--either this guy is lying, or dumb. I prefer to think that he's lying.
From an Apple Press Release (thanks to MacMinute!):
"TiVo's upcoming premium service package will use Rendezvous technology to automatically discover Macs within the home network and determine which services they provide, allowing customers to listen to their shared music or view their shared photos on their TV," said Jim Barton, co-founder and CTO for TiVo. "We are excited about working with Apple on other ways Rendezvous can help TiVo Series2 DVRs connect to a Mac to deliver future services."
Um, buy a Mac? If you don't like the tool you use, consider the alternatives...
I work in the telecommunications industry installing and programming Predictive Dialers...I am on the no call list in Georgia
Umm? I guess that demonstrates belief in your product...
kind of a security problem actually
You can disable this ability with Apple's Open Firmware lock.
That's interesting to me because, of all the time that I spend on the web in general, it just doesn't occur to me that I might look at a restaurant's website before I go to dinner.
Well, not entirely true: when I was looking for places to eat on Thanksgiving, I tried to use the web (and failed); I might look if I need directions; I might also look if you are supposed to have live music and I give a damn about the band that you might have--a useful website would have band listings. But mostly, you're absolutely correct, I think--a website just isn't very useful. Anything beyond 5 static pages of "brochure ware" running off an old portable (built-in power redundancy!) wouldn't be useful. And you probably shouldn't pay more than a few free dinners for the design, especially in this market.
Even at that, you then have to pay either business class DSL or a colo fee, and so you're looking at maybe $100 a month. Maybe worth it, if you'll be using the DSL for other work computers, but it seems like kind of a lot for a dubious benefit.
free website
He says that like it's a dirty word.
The Streaming Server is free, however the Quicktime Encoder isn't.
That's an interesting distinction, of which I was not aware. Care to elaborate? You have apparently researched the solution.
QuickTime Streaming Server is available as an Open Source solution. From Apple's website:
"Open Source Versatility
While QuickTime Streaming Server is designed for Mac OS X Server, it's also available as an open source server called Darwin Streaming Server. Versions are available for Linux, Solaris and Windows NT/2000. And because it's an open source technology, Darwin Streaming Server can be ported to other platforms by modifying a few platform-specific source files."
That should help at least with your software needs.
3) portable device support is limited, but they've covered the major players...
Uh, wrong. Apple's iPod by any reckoning is a "major player" and this service is clearly incompatible with it. The question remains: will people stop purchasing iPods, or will they demand that the service change to accommodate them? I'm guessing the latter, simply because more people are aware of the iPod than they are of this service.
Another benefit of MBNA is the availability of a disposable credit card. It works like this: you get a regular credit card from MBNA. You associate it with this "secure online" service. Now, when you want to purchase something online, you go back to MBNA ShopSafe, launch the Flash thingie, and a credit card number is generated for you--except that you determine at that time how much you would like the credit limit to be for that newly-generated card number, and when that credit card number will expire.
I thought this was all pretty paranoid stuff until I received an email from an online vendor that said that their database had been hacked, credit card numbers were violated in particular, and they were being held ransom. (The vendor confirmed that their backend was Microsoft based--need I say more?) Perhaps the "unauthorized use" security features of a regular credit card would have protected me, but I looked around anyways--and found MBNA Shopsafe, which supports Chimera ( Mozilla) on OS X. Now I don't have to worry.