Adobe on Linux would do a hell of a lot to push folks in to trying it out. Hell, they don't even have to cancel CS on Mac; just give folks another choice besides Windows or Mac.
Ooh, imagine a distro tuned to Adobe apps/work process!
Wait, Flash isn't available for Android? But, but, everyone's ragging on me for having an iPhone, going on and on about how I only get 1/4 of the web and can't watch porn.
Ah, but anything done that you don't approve of is obviously the work of non-adults. Once they're registered as a non-adult, they'll lose their internet license and won't be able to bother anyone any more.
I'm down to just a 5'x10' storage shed. And I've gotten rid of all drives less than 1 GB in there. But yeah, lots of old Macs and stuff. And those old LaCie drive towers; great industrial design!
It took me about 3 months to rip around 350 DVD's to.mp4's for AppleTV. Now that the standing collection is done, is no problem keeping up with current purchases. But yeah, I can't see many regular folks doing this.
Am waiting for someone to come up with a hard drive case that incorporates a wireless server for the iPad. Would be great for car trips. I hate having to sync media files to my iPhone; I like streaming stuff to it from my Mac server around the house.
I insert a DVD, Handbrake opens, Apple TV's already picked for format and I click run. Out pops a.mp4 file that gets filed in to my iTunes home media server and then sync'd out to Apple TV. Works for me.
Now, Handbrake does require VLC to be installed so yeah, technically, it's not a ripper. It's also good for converting Doctor Who 720p.mkv's to.mp4 files. Just sayin'.
Disney already sells DVD's with digital content included. Is a pain, having to find the code in all the case papers. Easier for me to rip. Also, I doubt my Mom or Dad would even know to look for this option.
I have an ElGato USB tv tuner on my home Mac server. It streams tv channels to my iPhone over wireless and 3G. You can select the channel to watch from the iPhone so you don't have to record shows ahead of time. It can also stream recorded shows as well, though. Was amazed that local news channel, streamed over 3G was only 2 minutes behind actual broadcast time (looking at tv in bar).
Will have to check out the Air Video service as I have all our DVD's at home ripped to Mac. Not having to sync stuff before leaving on a trip would be nice. Daughter will think I'm a tech god.
If Linux Corp. says it should support both, then it should support both. This is a major corporate operating system. It's not like just anyone can go and put together a Linux distribution. Linux Corp. wouldn't allow that. There would be law suits and drive by shootings and such.
Can you imagine what it would be like, if Apple had a gov't protected mandate that, if you wanted to have a cell phone in the U.S. , it had to be an Apple product and if you wanted to connect to a cell tower, it had to be a cell product and you weren't allowed to make any changes or add on any third party pieces? Man, that would be insane. We'd all have to start calling 'em Ma Apple.
At least the phone company never tried to make it so that we all had to use just their phones on their lines and it was illegal to plug anything else in to their equipment. That would SUCK!
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Adobe on Linux would do a hell of a lot to push folks in to trying it out. Hell, they don't even have to cancel CS on Mac; just give folks another choice besides Windows or Mac.
Ooh, imagine a distro tuned to Adobe apps/work process!
Wait, Flash isn't available for Android? But, but, everyone's ragging on me for having an iPhone, going on and on about how I only get 1/4 of the web and can't watch porn.
Android users can't watch porn either?
Tell that to cyber-security. They all hate Adobe.
Ah, but anything done that you don't approve of is obviously the work of non-adults. Once they're registered as a non-adult, they'll lose their internet license and won't be able to bother anyone any more.
I know that's why my users call me.
Apple Web for iPhone?
Hey, Apple has locked down the iPhone and you can't do anything on it without signed written permission from them. Or something like that.
Don't judge me!
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I'm down to just a 5'x10' storage shed. And I've gotten rid of all drives less than 1 GB in there. But yeah, lots of old Macs and stuff. And those old LaCie drive towers; great industrial design!
It took me about 3 months to rip around 350 DVD's to .mp4's for AppleTV. Now that the standing collection is done, is no problem keeping up with current purchases. But yeah, I can't see many regular folks doing this.
Am waiting for someone to come up with a hard drive case that incorporates a wireless server for the iPad. Would be great for car trips. I hate having to sync media files to my iPhone; I like streaming stuff to it from my Mac server around the house.
I insert a DVD, Handbrake opens, Apple TV's already picked for format and I click run. Out pops a .mp4 file that gets filed in to my iTunes home media server and then sync'd out to Apple TV. Works for me.
Now, Handbrake does require VLC to be installed so yeah, technically, it's not a ripper. It's also good for converting Doctor Who 720p .mkv's to .mp4 files. Just sayin'.
Disney already sells DVD's with digital content included. Is a pain, having to find the code in all the case papers. Easier for me to rip. Also, I doubt my Mom or Dad would even know to look for this option.
I have an ElGato USB tv tuner on my home Mac server. It streams tv channels to my iPhone over wireless and 3G. You can select the channel to watch from the iPhone so you don't have to record shows ahead of time. It can also stream recorded shows as well, though. Was amazed that local news channel, streamed over 3G was only 2 minutes behind actual broadcast time (looking at tv in bar).
Will have to check out the Air Video service as I have all our DVD's at home ripped to Mac. Not having to sync stuff before leaving on a trip would be nice. Daughter will think I'm a tech god.
If Linux Corp. says it should support both, then it should support both. This is a major corporate operating system. It's not like just anyone can go and put together a Linux distribution. Linux Corp. wouldn't allow that. There would be law suits and drive by shootings and such.
Falling with style!
Damn it, I'm not allowed to buy any other phone than Apple. They're a monopoly. Or a polopony. I forget which.
Can you imagine what it would be like, if Apple had a gov't protected mandate that, if you wanted to have a cell phone in the U.S. , it had to be an Apple product and if you wanted to connect to a cell tower, it had to be a cell product and you weren't allowed to make any changes or add on any third party pieces? Man, that would be insane. We'd all have to start calling 'em Ma Apple.
They've always let Microsoft kill them. Microsoft's just very, very bad at killing Apple.
If Apple was smart, they woulda' shipped their Macs with Windows, back when they were down to 3% market share or whatever. Fucking losers!
At least the phone company never tried to make it so that we all had to use just their phones on their lines and it was illegal to plug anything else in to their equipment. That would SUCK!
So... Apple is forcing me to not buy their phone.
Damn their monopoly!