"The only copy protection on my iPod is the fact that it's a one-way sync. And for what it's worth, it's a LOT LOT LOT harder to do a 2-way sync than a one-way sync."
A two-way sync with the iPod is actually quite simple. Apple's only means of copy protectection on the iPod is to restrict syncing in iTunes to one machine and render all the MP3 files on the unit invisible to the Finder. In this way, MP3s from your computer can be copied onto the iPod, but copying from another machine will only work if you are willing to wipe the entire contents of the iPod clean.
The trick around this is to access the invisible MP3s on your iPod with any number of free file utilities (take Hidden Hunter for example). Once you find the invisible MP3s, you can copy them over to any machine and change the invisible attribute with a file editor like ResEdit. It's that simple.
I absolutely agree with Jobs. This is a social problem, not a technological one. And Apple's take on this is apparent given the relative ease with which its technological means for copy protection may be compromised. As for Apple's social means of copy protection, read the fine print at the bottom of ads for the iPod: "Don't steal music."
...when it downloads arbitrary programs encoded in the Macintosh's standard BinHex (.hqx) format, it automatically executes them.
This is misleading. The browser decodes the BinHex file, but does not actually execute the expanded program. The only way for the program to be executed is if the user deliberately opens it. This really isn't a grave matter of security, but rather a convenience.
After reading the recent/. story about old
computers breeding harmful fungus, I'm not entirely sure I'd want to refrigerate
food in any of my spare boxes...
??s on AppleInsider may only be a casing for this mouse. Aparently there have been several renditions, so anything could be subject to change. There are some photos available of the core of this unit which, according to rumors, has been seeded to developers in place of the finalized casing. They are available here.
Note the red light shining through on two of the three shots. The AI article states that these may be blocked from shining through in the final unit. There appear to be two button/non-button type objects on the sides as well. This could possibly be used for the "squeasing" action. Also, the cord of this mouse matches the new braided cords Apple has been using for their keyboards. (The iHockeyPuck mouse does not currently use a braided cable.)
Doesn't Jobs deserve just as much credit as Woz? The two developed the Apple I and II together, and Jobs is still in the business -- pushing even more revolutionary products out the door. Food for thought...
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Too bad the ASCII version is pentagonal, whereas all snowflakes are hexagonal.
So two guys are camping outside a movie theatre for 4 months. Couldn't they eventually be forced off the premises or arrested for vagrancy?
The trick around this is to access the invisible MP3s on your iPod with any number of free file utilities (take Hidden Hunter for example). Once you find the invisible MP3s, you can copy them over to any machine and change the invisible attribute with a file editor like ResEdit. It's that simple.
I absolutely agree with Jobs. This is a social problem, not a technological one. And Apple's take on this is apparent given the relative ease with which its technological means for copy protection may be compromised. As for Apple's social means of copy protection, read the fine print at the bottom of ads for the iPod: "Don't steal music."
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After reading the recent /. story about old
computers breeding harmful fungus, I'm not entirely sure I'd want to refrigerate
food in any of my spare boxes...
Note the red light shining through on two of the three shots. The AI article states that these may be blocked from shining through in the final unit. There appear to be two button/non-button type objects on the sides as well. This could possibly be used for the "squeasing" action. Also, the cord of this mouse matches the new braided cords Apple has been using for their keyboards. (The iHockeyPuck mouse does not currently use a braided cable.)
Apple may still surprise us all...
Doesn't Jobs deserve just as much credit as Woz? The two developed the Apple I and II together, and Jobs is still in the business -- pushing even more revolutionary products out the door. Food for thought...
Enjoy! There will be more to some soon.
Anthony
Forget DSL. I want fiber.
I noticed the Atheos site is a little slow, so I posted a mirror of the screenshots if anyone's interested. Here's the link:
http://atheos-mirror.tripod.com/