I know that OS X is more secure, because I use it every day, and I can rely on it. I am a Mac fan boy, but only because Windows continued to let me down.
the ISP is trying to inform you you're reaching your limit
The ISP is inserting data into the page. Suppose they add a logo, a hit the mosquito advert, and a movie trailer - will they 'charge you for that bandwidth?
How often have you solved a mathematical problem, and the whole solution has looked and felt right, not just the answer? I have always enjoyed mathematics for this reason, and take the same approach in the way I write code. To me, my code just looks and feels right.
I realise that others don't feel the same about my code. I have often been criticised for not enough code documentation (but then, that usually means that someone can't understand code, rather than just not understanding my code), and I have often been criticised for not using temporary variables, but I am rarely criticised for delivering unmaintainable code that doesn't work.
I have just re-installed all of my Steam powered games, but what is missing are all my saved games. Wouldn't it be great if I could add those to my Steam account, so that not only do I always have access to my games, but also my saved games? I guess it would only be necessary to store the last saved game, but this could really be a useful feature.
I have a completed LEGO Star Wars game on one of my hard drives that has been there for a while now. It has survived countless operating system re-installs (it is on a PowerMac, so Archive and Install is your friend), whilst the game itself hasn't been installed for what must be over a year. What surprises me is that I cannot bring myself to delete it - and yet I have no plans to install LEGO Star Wars and play it again. I guess one day I might...
For fear of sounding like an Apple FanBoy, aren't Apple really safety netting here? They are saying that the update is likely to render unlocked iPhones useless, but are they guaranteeing it? It might be a moot point, but if Apple are providing updates to the iPhone, fixing bugs and adding features, then it might be the case that the state of an unlocked phone will be affected. To be honest, if I owned an iPhone and I had unlocked it, I wouldn't expect Apple to support me. Responsibility comes with freedom. I am free to choose to unlock my iPhone, but then I am responsible for it.
Safari for Windows is aimed at those developing iPhone applications. If anyone expected Safari to take marketshare from either IE or Firefox, then they were Mac Fanboys who shouldn't have even been listening.
I might be wrong, but wasn't the exclusive contract between Apple and AT&T put in place to ensure that AT&T would develop the network infrastructure and services to support the features of the iPhone? Sure, basic call functionality and SMS is available with all operators, but what about the other features, such as the visual voicemail?
I am personally looking forward to getting my grubbies on an iPhone once they land in the UK, and would be happy to be able to make a choice of operator/contract.
I'm pretty sure that screen sharing is alive and well in Leopard, and I have used it in place of Remote Desktop, but IIRC, I have never used it via iChat.
When I first got my Wii, my father-in-law (retired, likes to spend his pension) came over and had a go. He was hanging out for a new XBox 360 (don't ask me why - he hardly plays the XBox he has), but was interested in trying the Wii out. An avid sportsman (or so he tells everyone) he played all of Wii Sports (except the boxing - something about his knees?!), but it was the golf that really intereted him. He played all nine holes over and over, and really got the hang of it, but at the end decided that it was a kids game as the graphics were cartoonish. He asked if someone was likely to bring out an 'adult version' of the game. Stifling my laugh and assuming that he meant one with more realisting graphics, I asked why that would make a difference. He didn't really know, but I do understand everyone's obsession with graphics these days. For so long the market has pushed the boundaries of visual realism, with both hardware and software, that we stand today with some amazing technology. It is a pity that in the meantime, gameplay didn't progress as much.
I think that Nintendo have done a fantastic thing with the Wii and the Wiimote - it has opened a new an exciting (and accessible) avenue for video games and entertainment.
OK, so the XBox 360 is state of the art, full of raw processing and graphics rendering power, has a bleeding-edge software DVD player? Guess what? I bought a Wii and it is damn good fun. I enjoy it, my wife enjoy's it, my two boys (6) enjoy it... in fact everyone who has come round to visit has played Wii Sports. And do you know what? No body ever played with my XBox apart from my brother.
Microsoft wants to drive the market, but the market wants something else. They need to wake up and realise this, and stop dissing everyone else. I guess this is a similar ethos as to where those comments about business not wanting the iPhone originated...
Microsoft are no longer the piper, and they really need to start thinking about this soon.
There is no reason why the OS for an embedded application shouldn't be part of your product build. Back in 2002 we developed with a custom GNU/Linux build for our hardware, and it was much easier to work with than anything offered by commercial providers of 'real-time' GNU/Linux.
What you really need to pay attention to is your toolchain. Get that right, and you are laughing.
I know I'm late with this one, but for the record, I have used the iTunes Music Store to purchase music in the part two years, but only got my first iPod this past Christmas (2006). And, as many have pointed out, I can play my purchased music on other players provided I don't mind first burning the music to CD (which, once I have purchased an album, I do as a matter of course).
it's unlikely they'll be able to fill it with anything
People always used to ask me if I had the internet at home. Maybe when I can get my hands on a 1020 PB hard drive, I will be able to download it all for local access...:-)
I should have made it clear that I develop software for the Win32 and.NET platforms, so the point of previewing Vista was to get up to speed with new development issues presented by the platform. We have been working more and more on Linux and OS X platforms, and the development experience is much more enjoyable, and that is where I think we are heading as a company.
Personally, I think Microsoft have made a big mistake.
Probably more surprising is the length of time it took to appear on P2P, by whatever protocol. With regards to a torrent being available, Demonoid had something to say about that.
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I know that OS X is more secure, because I use it every day, and I can rely on it. I am a Mac fan boy, but only because Windows continued to let me down.
the ISP is trying to inform you you're reaching your limit
The ISP is inserting data into the page. Suppose they add a logo, a hit the mosquito advert, and a movie trailer - will they 'charge you for that bandwidth?
How often have you solved a mathematical problem, and the whole solution has looked and felt right, not just the answer? I have always enjoyed mathematics for this reason, and take the same approach in the way I write code. To me, my code just looks and feels right.
I realise that others don't feel the same about my code. I have often been criticised for not enough code documentation (but then, that usually means that someone can't understand code, rather than just not understanding my code), and I have often been criticised for not using temporary variables, but I am rarely criticised for delivering unmaintainable code that doesn't work.
Or, at least the Steam service.
I have just re-installed all of my Steam powered games, but what is missing are all my saved games. Wouldn't it be great if I could add those to my Steam account, so that not only do I always have access to my games, but also my saved games? I guess it would only be necessary to store the last saved game, but this could really be a useful feature.
Valve? Anyone?
I have a completed LEGO Star Wars game on one of my hard drives that has been there for a while now. It has survived countless operating system re-installs (it is on a PowerMac, so Archive and Install is your friend), whilst the game itself hasn't been installed for what must be over a year. What surprises me is that I cannot bring myself to delete it - and yet I have no plans to install LEGO Star Wars and play it again. I guess one day I might...
For fear of sounding like an Apple FanBoy, aren't Apple really safety netting here? They are saying that the update is likely to render unlocked iPhones useless, but are they guaranteeing it? It might be a moot point, but if Apple are providing updates to the iPhone, fixing bugs and adding features, then it might be the case that the state of an unlocked phone will be affected. To be honest, if I owned an iPhone and I had unlocked it, I wouldn't expect Apple to support me. Responsibility comes with freedom. I am free to choose to unlock my iPhone, but then I am responsible for it.
OK, I sound like and Apple FanBoy...
So adverts shown on screen changed what the callers were talking about?
Me: Hi boss, I was thinking about a raise...
Boss: Hi. Er, did you know you can get herbal viagra?
Safari for Windows is aimed at those developing iPhone applications. If anyone expected Safari to take marketshare from either IE or Firefox, then they were Mac Fanboys who shouldn't have even been listening.
I might be wrong, but wasn't the exclusive contract between Apple and AT&T put in place to ensure that AT&T would develop the network infrastructure and services to support the features of the iPhone? Sure, basic call functionality and SMS is available with all operators, but what about the other features, such as the visual voicemail?
I am personally looking forward to getting my grubbies on an iPhone once they land in the UK, and would be happy to be able to make a choice of operator/contract.
Look out for BSOD on a stock ticker near you. Unless you are running a real operating system, that is.
we can guess that the Japanese version will be a series of tentacles
Don't you mean noodles?
How exactly do you envisage the locked OS model fall to bits with the launch of Leopard?
I'm pretty sure that screen sharing is alive and well in Leopard, and I have used it in place of Remote Desktop, but IIRC, I have never used it via iChat.
Do it right or dont do it.
Hadn't you heard? Those who can, do. Those who can't teach.
When I first got my Wii, my father-in-law (retired, likes to spend his pension) came over and had a go. He was hanging out for a new XBox 360 (don't ask me why - he hardly plays the XBox he has), but was interested in trying the Wii out. An avid sportsman (or so he tells everyone) he played all of Wii Sports (except the boxing - something about his knees?!), but it was the golf that really intereted him. He played all nine holes over and over, and really got the hang of it, but at the end decided that it was a kids game as the graphics were cartoonish. He asked if someone was likely to bring out an 'adult version' of the game. Stifling my laugh and assuming that he meant one with more realisting graphics, I asked why that would make a difference. He didn't really know, but I do understand everyone's obsession with graphics these days. For so long the market has pushed the boundaries of visual realism, with both hardware and software, that we stand today with some amazing technology. It is a pity that in the meantime, gameplay didn't progress as much.
I think that Nintendo have done a fantastic thing with the Wii and the Wiimote - it has opened a new an exciting (and accessible) avenue for video games and entertainment.
OK, so the XBox 360 is state of the art, full of raw processing and graphics rendering power, has a bleeding-edge software DVD player? Guess what? I bought a Wii and it is damn good fun. I enjoy it, my wife enjoy's it, my two boys (6) enjoy it... in fact everyone who has come round to visit has played Wii Sports. And do you know what? No body ever played with my XBox apart from my brother.
Microsoft wants to drive the market, but the market wants something else. They need to wake up and realise this, and stop dissing everyone else. I guess this is a similar ethos as to where those comments about business not wanting the iPhone originated...
Microsoft are no longer the piper, and they really need to start thinking about this soon.
Richard Dawkins is fscked if he ever goes to California then.
There is no reason why the OS for an embedded application shouldn't be part of your product build. Back in 2002 we developed with a custom GNU/Linux build for our hardware, and it was much easier to work with than anything offered by commercial providers of 'real-time' GNU/Linux.
What you really need to pay attention to is your toolchain. Get that right, and you are laughing.
I know I'm late with this one, but for the record, I have used the iTunes Music Store to purchase music in the part two years, but only got my first iPod this past Christmas (2006). And, as many have pointed out, I can play my purchased music on other players provided I don't mind first burning the music to CD (which, once I have purchased an album, I do as a matter of course).
Please, call me Guybrush...
I can hold my breath underwater for just over 5 minutes. Does that mean I am not stupid?
launchd is badly broken in several painful ways
How so?
it's unlikely they'll be able to fill it with anything
:-)
People always used to ask me if I had the internet at home. Maybe when I can get my hands on a 1020 PB hard drive, I will be able to download it all for local access...
I should have made it clear that I develop software for the Win32 and .NET platforms, so the point of previewing Vista was to get up to speed with new development issues presented by the platform. We have been working more and more on Linux and OS X platforms, and the development experience is much more enjoyable, and that is where I think we are heading as a company.
Personally, I think Microsoft have made a big mistake.
Probably more surprising is the length of time it took to appear on P2P, by whatever protocol. With regards to a torrent being available, Demonoid had something to say about that.