I've been ruined for normal trackpads now. I have a new Powerbook with this ultra hoopy trackpad scrolling, and it was amazing to me how quickly this became a natural motion for me; like it should have been like this all along. Now I cannot use a "normal" laptop...
You know, honestly there is just one movie that I love that seems perfect for DVD, but it just isn't happening. Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet. It's so beautifully shot. They still release it on a double-VHS set, but no DVD. I just really do not understand... They put out every other horrible film on DVD. But Hamlet... Come on! It was even shot on 70mm.
Speaking "the truth"? University is what you make it. If you thought it was worthless, maybe you didn't make it worth your time. You have to make your own education your responsibility. I went to a great school, but even so, I learned more working on projects and reading ON MY OWN TIME because I cared about learning. The degrees I got put me into a great job where that extra learning really blossomed.
At least at *my* company, we don't even consider hiring software people without degrees.
Amen to that. iCal is perfect. I keep my calendars remote on my Linux server (webdav), too. The iCal interface is just right; nothing gets in the way. I can also sync right to my iPod.
Of course this assumes you have a OS X machine around... But try it out sometime at an Apple store or something if you don't have a Mac zealot friend;).
Why do I keep seeing this awful spelling mistake all over the IntarWeb? It's quite annoying, as it doesn't even sound correct if you just read the stupid sentence. Lose and losing... Why don't they also just go for the past-tense of something being "loost".
You're assuming OS X would run on generic x86 boxen. I seriously doubt that. The main reason I enjoy OS X is because it's so incredibly stable because Apple has one set hardware spec to work with, and not the myriad of busted third-party cards and drivers that screw up Windows so badly.
I seriously cannot see Apple opening up OS X to install on just any random PC. That would do WAAAAAY more harm than good, because support would be a nightmare. Besides, who really wants OS X running on some busted beige genero-PC? The Mac experience is partly the design and feel of the machines themselves! Why do people forget that???
So there is an uproar from various web sites, people, etc that there is DRM. Intel has to scramble and respond that there is not. Doesn't this give anyone in the business a SMALL CLUE that their customers actually *do not* want DRM?
It's a shame that the market is not as strong as it should be in real capitalism to let people and their pocketbooks speak loudly. People will buy the next Intel chip that has DRM in it because Microsoft says to put it in.
So you can only compare an Intel-based small form factor machine to the Mac Mini by price?!?? The whole point of the Mac Mini is OS X. Unless you somehow have OS X for Intel, there is no comparison to be made.
That's why I can't stand all this about a Mac Mini look-alike from Intel. Unless it runs OS X, then you shouldn't even use the term "Mac Mini" anywhere in the article. It's just a small form factor PC. I can't think of anyone who would put a small form factor Wintel box in the same trade space as a Mac Mini. Unless you like to compare apples and oranges in your spare time...
But wait a second... Let us say I watched the repeat on Sci-Fi. I pay for satellite the same monthly charge each month. I would not have paid *extra* to watch the show had I actually been home at that time to watch it. Ok, so I got a torrent. I also did not pay *extra* for it. So how, exactly, is this stealing? What if I used my DVR to record it and watch it later? Isn't that basically the same as getting the torrent??
I completely missed the miniseries. But when the new season was getting ready to start, a friend said I should check it out. I was rather skeptical because of the 'backlash' that a lot of the sci-fi crowd had against a lot of the changes from the original.
The first thing I did was find a torrent of the miniseries, and I was hooked, absolutlely. I then made sure to watch every single episode of the new series because it really was that good. But I never really would have gotten intereted unless I had that torrent.
Sci-Fi just got so much *right* with BG. The free downloads on their site, the official commentary podcast, and the show itself is just outstanding. I'm waiting eagerly for next season.
So this is why audience membership is declining? Every time I make the mistake of tuning into a radio station I hear commercials. People these days, in the era of Tivo, want to hear what they want to hear, not what someone tells them they should listen to.
It's been mentioned ad naseum in these comments, but the reasons why radio is failing are threefold: 1) half the content is commercials anymore, 2) the annoying DJs that really think they are funny and interesting, and 3) the same 5 songs played each hour.
I'm not just going to be another consumer of whatever The Man tells me to consume. That's why I have an iPod and I can listen to whatever I want. Any time. Any place.
I actually feel sorry for people who listen to the radio.
"Taxpayers of Virginia, is keeping this guy off the street really worth that much to you? Taxpayers of any other state, would you really want to adopt laws like this?"
Yes. I'm a resident of VA, and I would gladly pay for this. The real reason being that this sets a precedent.
"Oh, yes: and replace the Dock with something that actually works."
What? The dock works just fine, and it looks cool doing it. You care to actually elaborate and justify this unsubstantiated statement, or just remain a troll?
There is nothing scarier than a Microsoft fan site. I almost lost my lunch going to that site. What kind of person is actually *excited* about Windows? I have seen the face of the enemy.
I agree completely. On so many of the Apple fan sites I read all the comments like these: "I won't buy product X until is has Y" or "I'll wait until product Z has feature Q".
So many people are holding off on a PowerBook purcahse because they just feel that a G5 is right around the corner.
With any technology, you can wait until you purchase until the next best thing comes along, because there will always be a next best thing.
Just buy what you need to get your job/interests done! If you wait for another year, you must understand that you are trading off one year of owning the current device. It's not like waiting a year is all pro and no con. It's a trade.
I'm in the market for a PowerBook because I want a 15" Apple notebook. That means I'll be buying one soon and not waiting for the next best thing. The current line is amazing. It's not like my PowerBook will *stop working* the second the new G5 powerbook comes out.
It's not just a webcast, really. It has some extra mojo. It also has an RSS XML file that has entries for new audio tracks. That way you can have this little 'podcasting' client that can check feeds for new tracks and download them automatically and have them put right on your portable MP3 player. It's a great new way of using existing technology, so the new name is fine IMHO.
The 'pod' part of the name is indeed from iPod, as that is the most popular MP3 player out there.
Check out ipodder.org and podcastalley.com for more information.
It's a shame that all these dupe posts are getting modded down. It's about time the Slashdot editors actually see what a mess Slashdot has become. They seem to post a dupe every day now.
Please, stop modding those posts down. This duplicate posting must stop.
There's also an unclosed parenthesis in the end of the paragraph. Man, Slashdot has really gone downhill lately. Do the editors not even read these comments and make corrections? It'd be one thing for dupes and mistakes to happen every now and then, but it's becoming the norm. It's like they don't even care about correct grammar, spelling, or unique postings.
And they're so late in all the interesting stories anyways. Back in the day (I joined in, what, 1998?) it was the only geek site work checking. Not anymore, s'pose.
I know quite a few people at my office that just won't try Firefox. Even though they know IE doesn't render correctly, even though they know that it allows all kinds of spyware, and even though they constantly have to close popups. They just won't do it! It's like they are not trying it for spite or something. Really weird. It's not like these people like Microsoft, but they are not just ignorant users that think the blue E is the IntarWeb.
What can be done about these kinds of users? Is this the vast middle-ground of IE users that just won't switch?
How about switching to a Mac? There are more alternatives than just Linux. Anyone who lets spyware run rampant on their Windows box is probably not the type that will want Linux.
How about have the Windows users start with switching their browser to Firefox? That would help quite a bit as far as virus and spyware concerns go.
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I've been ruined for normal trackpads now. I have a new Powerbook with this ultra hoopy trackpad scrolling, and it was amazing to me how quickly this became a natural motion for me; like it should have been like this all along. Now I cannot use a "normal" laptop...
Great device.
Oh, wait, I can trash my VCR in 2006:
http://www.kenbranagh.com/main.htm
You know, honestly there is just one movie that I love that seems perfect for DVD, but it just isn't happening. Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet. It's so beautifully shot. They still release it on a double-VHS set, but no DVD. I just really do not understand... They put out every other horrible film on DVD. But Hamlet... Come on! It was even shot on 70mm.
Speaking "the truth"? University is what you make it. If you thought it was worthless, maybe you didn't make it worth your time. You have to make your own education your responsibility. I went to a great school, but even so, I learned more working on projects and reading ON MY OWN TIME because I cared about learning. The degrees I got put me into a great job where that extra learning really blossomed.
At least at *my* company, we don't even consider hiring software people without degrees.
Amen to that. iCal is perfect. I keep my calendars remote on my Linux server (webdav), too. The iCal interface is just right; nothing gets in the way. I can also sync right to my iPod.
;).
Of course this assumes you have a OS X machine around... But try it out sometime at an Apple store or something if you don't have a Mac zealot friend
Why do I keep seeing this awful spelling mistake all over the IntarWeb? It's quite annoying, as it doesn't even sound correct if you just read the stupid sentence. Lose and losing... Why don't they also just go for the past-tense of something being "loost".
It was definitely better back in the day.
You're assuming OS X would run on generic x86 boxen. I seriously doubt that. The main reason I enjoy OS X is because it's so incredibly stable because Apple has one set hardware spec to work with, and not the myriad of busted third-party cards and drivers that screw up Windows so badly.
I seriously cannot see Apple opening up OS X to install on just any random PC. That would do WAAAAAY more harm than good, because support would be a nightmare. Besides, who really wants OS X running on some busted beige genero-PC? The Mac experience is partly the design and feel of the machines themselves! Why do people forget that???
So there is an uproar from various web sites, people, etc that there is DRM. Intel has to scramble and respond that there is not. Doesn't this give anyone in the business a SMALL CLUE that their customers actually *do not* want DRM?
It's a shame that the market is not as strong as it should be in real capitalism to let people and their pocketbooks speak loudly. People will buy the next Intel chip that has DRM in it because Microsoft says to put it in.
So you can only compare an Intel-based small form factor machine to the Mac Mini by price?!?? The whole point of the Mac Mini is OS X. Unless you somehow have OS X for Intel, there is no comparison to be made.
That's why I can't stand all this about a Mac Mini look-alike from Intel. Unless it runs OS X, then you shouldn't even use the term "Mac Mini" anywhere in the article. It's just a small form factor PC. I can't think of anyone who would put a small form factor Wintel box in the same trade space as a Mac Mini. Unless you like to compare apples and oranges in your spare time...
But wait a second... Let us say I watched the repeat on Sci-Fi. I pay for satellite the same monthly charge each month. I would not have paid *extra* to watch the show had I actually been home at that time to watch it. Ok, so I got a torrent. I also did not pay *extra* for it. So how, exactly, is this stealing? What if I used my DVR to record it and watch it later? Isn't that basically the same as getting the torrent??
So, please explain, what exactly did I steal?
I completely missed the miniseries. But when the new season was getting ready to start, a friend said I should check it out. I was rather skeptical because of the 'backlash' that a lot of the sci-fi crowd had against a lot of the changes from the original.
The first thing I did was find a torrent of the miniseries, and I was hooked, absolutlely. I then made sure to watch every single episode of the new series because it really was that good. But I never really would have gotten intereted unless I had that torrent.
Sci-Fi just got so much *right* with BG. The free downloads on their site, the official commentary podcast, and the show itself is just outstanding. I'm waiting eagerly for next season.
> IMO, Radio's still alive and kicking.
So this is why audience membership is declining? Every time I make the mistake of tuning into a radio station I hear commercials. People these days, in the era of Tivo, want to hear what they want to hear, not what someone tells them they should listen to.
It's been mentioned ad naseum in these comments, but the reasons why radio is failing are threefold: 1) half the content is commercials anymore, 2) the annoying DJs that really think they are funny and interesting, and 3) the same 5 songs played each hour.
I'm not just going to be another consumer of whatever The Man tells me to consume. That's why I have an iPod and I can listen to whatever I want. Any time. Any place.
I actually feel sorry for people who listen to the radio.
"Taxpayers of Virginia, is keeping this guy off the street really worth that much to you? Taxpayers of any other state, would you really want to adopt laws like this?"
Yes. I'm a resident of VA, and I would gladly pay for this. The real reason being that this sets a precedent.
Please, make this stop! It's not funny anymore. It's just an excuse for everyone to think they're a comedian.
"Oh, yes: and replace the Dock with something that actually works."
What? The dock works just fine, and it looks cool doing it. You care to actually elaborate and justify this unsubstantiated statement, or just remain a troll?
There is nothing scarier than a Microsoft fan site. I almost lost my lunch going to that site. What kind of person is actually *excited* about Windows? I have seen the face of the enemy.
The article called it "bad email behavior". Can't we just call it like it is? It's "stupid people".
Only an idiot would think that v1agRA or home mortgages should be bought through email.
Bought an iPod July 2003. Bought an iMac February 2004. Bought two more iPods. Buying a Powerbook any week now.
So yes, it works.
I agree completely. On so many of the Apple fan sites I read all the comments like these: "I won't buy product X until is has Y" or "I'll wait until product Z has feature Q".
So many people are holding off on a PowerBook purcahse because they just feel that a G5 is right around the corner.
With any technology, you can wait until you purchase until the next best thing comes along, because there will always be a next best thing.
Just buy what you need to get your job/interests done! If you wait for another year, you must understand that you are trading off one year of owning the current device. It's not like waiting a year is all pro and no con. It's a trade.
I'm in the market for a PowerBook because I want a 15" Apple notebook. That means I'll be buying one soon and not waiting for the next best thing. The current line is amazing. It's not like my PowerBook will *stop working* the second the new G5 powerbook comes out.
It's not just a webcast, really. It has some extra mojo. It also has an RSS XML file that has entries for new audio tracks. That way you can have this little 'podcasting' client that can check feeds for new tracks and download them automatically and have them put right on your portable MP3 player. It's a great new way of using existing technology, so the new name is fine IMHO.
The 'pod' part of the name is indeed from iPod, as that is the most popular MP3 player out there.
Check out ipodder.org and podcastalley.com for more information.
It's a shame that all these dupe posts are getting modded down. It's about time the Slashdot editors actually see what a mess Slashdot has become. They seem to post a dupe every day now.
Please, stop modding those posts down. This duplicate posting must stop.
There's also an unclosed parenthesis in the end of the paragraph. Man, Slashdot has really gone downhill lately. Do the editors not even read these comments and make corrections? It'd be one thing for dupes and mistakes to happen every now and then, but it's becoming the norm. It's like they don't even care about correct grammar, spelling, or unique postings.
And they're so late in all the interesting stories anyways. Back in the day (I joined in, what, 1998?) it was the only geek site work checking. Not anymore, s'pose.
I know quite a few people at my office that just won't try Firefox. Even though they know IE doesn't render correctly, even though they know that it allows all kinds of spyware, and even though they constantly have to close popups. They just won't do it! It's like they are not trying it for spite or something. Really weird. It's not like these people like Microsoft, but they are not just ignorant users that think the blue E is the IntarWeb.
What can be done about these kinds of users? Is this the vast middle-ground of IE users that just won't switch?
How about switching to a Mac? There are more alternatives than just Linux. Anyone who lets spyware run rampant on their Windows box is probably not the type that will want Linux.
How about have the Windows users start with switching their browser to Firefox? That would help quite a bit as far as virus and spyware concerns go.