Do a deal with Nintendo to include the GBA chips in your phone, and integrate with that. Why try and compete with Sony and Nintendo, you will always be an after-thought.
If you want to download the stream, convert to mp3, and then play on your iPod/iTunes/whatever, check out this link. And Mac OS X users should look at this.
Oh - and the original 1938 broadcast can be found here.
Bigger news is that there are no Sony songs on iTMS Japan!
The story is that this is the current hold up in Australia. Sony/BGM in Australia won't allow iTMS Australia to use their songs unless Apple agrees to sell the songs in Apple's Fairplay AAC, Microsoft's Windows Media format, and Sony's own ATRAC format.
It looks like Apple Japan just went ahead without Sony on board. If only they would do that in Australia...maybe Sony BGM is just too big a monopoly in Australia to be able to do this?
Obviously not. But the rest of the world would probably do a bit of research first before posting as the first person did. Google : Australia GST - bingo!
Hmmm. Given the number of articles that mention the US and assume we all know every state abbreviation in the US, every phone company in the US, every TV network in the US, it seems more than fair to have something listed that makes sense to someone outside the US (ie Australia).
No one seriously releases 3 different versions. And I was talking about Cocoa developers - which is pretty much what most new applications are written in today (OS X only).
Old school Mac developers may not have much experience in localisation, but learning Cocoa and using Project Builder makes this process easier than I've seen on any other platform (that includes Windows).
Using Cocoa under Mac OS X, and Project Builder (free download from http://connect.apple.com ), the process is very easy. You can build different GUI files for different languages if you like, and use different plists for the different strings. Different widgets exists so that fields are displayed according to internationalised preferences too.
Often a speaker of another language will do the translation, and send the files to the developer for inclusion (this happens all the time). It really is that simple. And of course the entire application appears as just a single icon in the finder, so the end user doesn't have to worry about keeping their resource files with the application when moving the application around.
Some people actually like to build applications that make use of consistency in look and feel, anti-aliasing, "pretty" icons. What makes you think that any application that is of any use should be ugly?
I really don't see your problem. As I've said before, everyone is different. Obviously OS X is not for you. Some people have switched because it was for them - me included.
I'm not going to even try to convince you to switch. You've made up your mind already - nothing will convince you. I think that is your loss, but it is your choice.
BTW, I actually gave you good reasons for why OS X is great, without talking about the look and feel. Real integrated Java, access to unix utilities, access to commercial applications, and one of the best development environments around. Then you've got the toolkits - Cocoa for starters. I also use my machine for more than just development - and that is where the iApps come in real useful. I often have a number of xterms open with vim running - that doesn't mean I don't all the niceties that come with the operating system.
I was never pro-BeOS as I never used it. It is likely though that is was pretty good. Why do you have a problem with that? It is quite possible that someone can and will build a better OS than Linux - I personally believe Apple/NeXT have done this. BeOS probably did that too.
If you are happy with Linux, fine. Some of us are happier with OS X. Accept it.
The way you react it sounds like you are threatened by OS X. Hopefully that isn't the case - Linux needs people willing to extend it beyond just bitching about the other operating systems out there.
By the way, I use the terminal for a large amount of my work - I'm a Java developer. Java on OS X is better integrated than on any other OS. The development environment (Project Builder) is superb. The fact that I have all the usual Unix utilities is great. The machine just works - I don't need to mess with configuration unless I want to. And I like the iApps - I run iCal, I run iTunes, I sync with iSync, and I've used iMovie on occasions to put together some home videos.
Perhaps the apps don't appeal to you. That's fine. But you can hardly call them crap - they are far superior than the offerings on Linux. Hey, I used to develop on Linux. I've been a Unix developer for over 10 years - I moved on to something I find superior. Deal with it.
You really need to calm down and realise that not everyone thinks like you. Some people are going to find they work better on OS X.
You can tell that OS X is doing well - FUD postings are appearing. A Windows or Linux user feels threatened... suddenly a post appears on Slashdot asking "Is Mac OS X slow?".
>Also I get sick and tired of this Linux users don't pay for anything mantra, this is not true.
hmmm. Talk to Adobe about FrameMaker and ask them (based on their survey of FrameMaker beta users) how many Linux users were willing to pay for that port...
Have they finally realized that they will shortly be THE ONLY operating system that still relies on file extensions as the primary way of identifying files?
You gotta love how every Unix/Linux/Windows user now talks about how file extensions are so bad. A few years ago these same people used to say how crap Apple's idea of meta data was, and that file extensions were better (cross platform, etc, etc). The arguments that I've had with Unix people at different places I've worked. It seems to take the rest of the world at least 10 years to catch on to ideas...
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Do a deal with Nintendo to include the GBA chips in your phone, and integrate with that. Why try and compete with Sony and Nintendo, you will always be an after-thought.
And it won't play on Apple TV. Apple!!!!!!
Bomb Blast Victim
...was OS/2. So don't get too cocky. :-)
If you want to download the stream, convert to mp3, and then play on your iPod/iTunes/whatever, check out this link. And Mac OS X users should look at this.
Oh - and the original 1938 broadcast can be found here.
Windows Live sounds a lot like .Mac. Only with ads.
Great to see Microsoft innovating once again.
What is it? I can't make it out. Maybe it is a red plane? Or is it a gun with a red handle? The end of a fire hose?
Bigger news is that there are no Sony songs on iTMS Japan!
The story is that this is the current hold up in Australia. Sony/BGM in Australia won't allow iTMS Australia to use their songs unless Apple agrees to sell the songs in Apple's Fairplay AAC, Microsoft's Windows Media format, and Sony's own ATRAC format.
It looks like Apple Japan just went ahead without Sony on board. If only they would do that in Australia...maybe Sony BGM is just too big a monopoly in Australia to be able to do this?
Obviously not. But the rest of the world would probably do a bit of research first before posting as the first person did. Google : Australia GST - bingo!
Hmmm. Given the number of articles that mention the US and assume we all know every state abbreviation in the US, every phone company in the US, every TV network in the US, it seems more than fair to have something listed that makes sense to someone outside the US (ie Australia).
OS X Tiger has a very simple way of doing this - even though they consider it more for kids not grandmothers:
http://www.apple.com/macosx/tiger/parental.html
Scroll down to "Your own personal post office"...
According to the Elgato website, it works well with Airport Express. They have instructions on setting it up:
m e_ wireless
http://elgato.com/index.php?file=products_eyeho
"A poor workman blames his tools"
For those who are complaining that Nintendo has cartoony graphics and produce only kids games, you might find the following interview interesting.
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http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/07/29/1090
I personally prefer the Miyamoto philosophy (I'm 35), but I admit I may be in the minority in the western world.
Thank you for some sense!
No one seriously releases 3 different versions. And I was talking about Cocoa developers - which is pretty much what most new applications are written in today (OS X only).
Old school Mac developers may not have much experience in localisation, but learning Cocoa and using Project Builder makes this process easier than I've seen on any other platform (that includes Windows).
Using Cocoa under Mac OS X, and Project Builder (free download from http://connect.apple.com ), the process is very easy. You can build different GUI files for different languages if you like, and use different plists for the different strings. Different widgets exists so that fields are displayed according to internationalised preferences too.
Often a speaker of another language will do the translation, and send the files to the developer for inclusion (this happens all the time). It really is that simple. And of course the entire application appears as just a single icon in the finder, so the end user doesn't have to worry about keeping their resource files with the application when moving the application around.
Some people actually like to build applications that make use of consistency in look and feel, anti-aliasing, "pretty" icons. What makes you think that any application that is of any use should be ugly?
I really don't see your problem. As I've said before, everyone is different. Obviously OS X is not for you. Some people have switched because it was for them - me included.
I'm not going to even try to convince you to switch. You've made up your mind already - nothing will convince you. I think that is your loss, but it is your choice.
BTW, I actually gave you good reasons for why OS X is great, without talking about the look and feel. Real integrated Java, access to unix utilities, access to commercial applications, and one of the best development environments around. Then you've got the toolkits - Cocoa for starters. I also use my machine for more than just development - and that is where the iApps come in real useful. I often have a number of xterms open with vim running - that doesn't mean I don't all the niceties that come with the operating system.
I was never pro-BeOS as I never used it. It is likely though that is was pretty good. Why do you have a problem with that? It is quite possible that someone can and will build a better OS than Linux - I personally believe Apple/NeXT have done this. BeOS probably did that too.
You need to move on.
Calm down Mate.
If you are happy with Linux, fine. Some of us are happier with OS X. Accept it.
The way you react it sounds like you are threatened by OS X. Hopefully that isn't the case - Linux needs people willing to extend it beyond just bitching about the other operating systems out there.
By the way, I use the terminal for a large amount of my work - I'm a Java developer. Java on OS X is better integrated than on any other OS. The development environment (Project Builder) is superb. The fact that I have all the usual Unix utilities is great. The machine just works - I don't need to mess with configuration unless I want to. And I like the iApps - I run iCal, I run iTunes, I sync with iSync, and I've used iMovie on occasions to put together some home videos.
Perhaps the apps don't appeal to you. That's fine. But you can hardly call them crap - they are far superior than the offerings on Linux. Hey, I used to develop on Linux. I've been a Unix developer for over 10 years - I moved on to something I find superior. Deal with it.
You really need to calm down and realise that not everyone thinks like you. Some people are going to find they work better on OS X.
You idiot.
Macs only run one application at a time? Have you ever used a Mac?
Windows 95 the best GUI ever? You haven't used many GUIs have you.
You can tell that OS X is doing well - FUD postings are appearing. A Windows or Linux user feels threatened... suddenly a post appears on Slashdot asking "Is Mac OS X slow?".
Slashdot is always good for a laugh.
What happened on the 9th November?
Or do you mean the 11th September?
>Also I get sick and tired of this Linux users don't pay for anything mantra, this is not true.
hmmm. Talk to Adobe about FrameMaker and ask them (based on their survey of FrameMaker beta users) how many Linux users were willing to pay for that port...
You gotta love how every Unix/Linux/Windows user now talks about how file extensions are so bad. A few years ago these same people used to say how crap Apple's idea of meta data was, and that file extensions were better (cross platform, etc, etc). The arguments that I've had with Unix people at different places I've worked. It seems to take the rest of the world at least 10 years to catch on to ideas...
Well, it would make a change from the usual Linux developers copying what Microsoft has done.
Given Apple has lost so much to MS, and has a lot to lose, I was expecting something from them. Similarly Oracle. What happened there?