I read this somewhere, but I can't find it in the knowledgebase right now. The iPod shuffles 'without replacement,' but iTunes shuffles 'with replacement.' The iPod will pick a random playback sequence right at the outset upon a reboot, sync with a PC, or when you change playlists. I can testify to this, because my plan was to listen to every song on my iPod in random order. I used a smart playlist with the ctiteria of 'playcount=0' to avoid repeats even with multiple synchronizations. One night, I accidentally left it playing in my car when I went into a party. When I came out, it had been playing for four hours. I was able to backtrack all the way back to the last few songs I remembered hearing before I went in, and listen to them again in the same order that they had played before.
It *should* work, but NetFront (Sony's PalmOS browser) reloads the whole huge menu file on [Back]. I don't know what the other handheld browsers do, but once again, it becomes bandwidth hell.
I've been trying to find something better for three years. If you can think of a more efficient (read as: minimized bandwidth) solution for Moviepooper.com, I'm all ears.
If only it were so simple. IE is still busted with regard to using the [Back] button to return to a site that uses frames. You might return to the single pane that called the link, or you might return to a partial or full frameset; it doesn't seem predictable. I've got a framed site, and opening external links in new windows (I always provide a warning) is the only way I can keep things working.
Too bad when I try to script something from scratch, my guess at the english word that is expected is never right.
Amen. I remember my first attempt, circa 1996. I wanted a task to repeat every few minutes, pausing between loops. But what on earth could the AppleScript command be? Pause? No. Wait? No. Hold? No. It's idle. Ah. So simple, and yet so obscure.
Whoops. Never mind. I should have investigated this as soon as I got back from the trip. Apparently, the finger "scans" instituted in January are not fingerprints. But this story doesn't jive with our experiences. We bought ALL single-day passes. No season tickets, no "park hoppers," so there was no reason to scan us and our tickets under the listed criteria. But I still hope it'll help scare the pervs away.
Disney (...) have a great security team, but they're focused on pickpockets and and the garden variety perverts who want to cop a feel on Snow White, not child traders.
They may now be working on sex-offender repellants. My family vacationed at Disney World last week. We were all (kids included) electronically fingerprinted at the entry gates. If nothing else, this measure should help keep the previously-arrested predators out of the parks.
used to include a study of glove compartment temperature cycles for their high end discs...
Sounds like my personal study. The second CD I ever burned was at the fastest speed of my writer; I wrote on the label with a Sharpie; I store it in my glove compartment (in Texas). I listen to it once per quarter, and when it fails, I'll start replacing everything else (praying that temperature- and humidity-controlled environments are better for the media's health).
The register reported last October that "Malicious software is so rampant that the average time it takes for an unpatched Windows XP to be compromised after connecting it directly to the Internet is 16 minutes -- less time than it takes to download and install the patches that would help protect that PC." (Sadly, they seem to have deleted the part of the article that contained their references.
IMHO, this is just plain negligence on Microsoft's part. At a minimum, they should be offering a free dial-up connection for installation of critical security updates, so that users would be able to protect themselves before going on-line.
I think he means "attending a restaurant/movie theater/sporting event where Pepsi has the beverage concession." Still sounds somewhat extreme to me (can't he just order water?), but not to the extreme of forbidding attendance at movies that portray Pepsi drinking.
does Aleph One support network play? I assume that using the original Marathon engines would require a unique S/N for each player, right? I'm sure I still have my M2 and Minf manuals around if I need 4 S/N's...
No legitimate music site is allowed to sell songs in any of those formats. So other music sites cannot inter-operate with the iPod, unless they break their license agreement with the RIAA.
Then emusic.com is a figment of my imagination? And those TMBG songs aren't really on my iPod?
What nobody seems to realize is that Apple wants to take on the role of 'the [music/show/media] business' by providing next generation tools and services to link artists with consumers.
We don't "realize" it because this actually would be a violation of their agreement with Apple Records. I can't see something like this happening until Apple buys Apple (take your pick as to which one comes our on top), because if Apple Computer tried this business model, they would end up 0wnz0r3d by Apple Records, laswuit-wise.
I think it's safe to say you don't actually know of any examples other than the ones mentioned, otherwise you'd quote them, rather than hurling insults without justification.
Insults? I didn't say anything about you personally. I just pointed out your inaccuracies. I'd be happy to trade insults, I've got Karma to burn. As to Apple's firsts, the ones I can name without any research are the 5.25" floppy (and controller) and Laser printer.
The 8800 isn't what you'd call a "personal" computer, by any stretch of the imagination. It was a hobbyist device that propelled the PC wave, though. The UC Davis Computer Museum calls it "arguably the first microcomputer," and:
From Landmarks In Digital Computing: A Smithsonian Pictorial History:
Hobbyists who successfully put together their Altairs ended up with a blue, box-shaped machine that measured 17x18x7 inches. To enter programs or data, one set the toggle switches on the front. There was no keyboard, video terminal or paper tape reader. All programming was in the machine code of binary digits. The first Altairs came with only 256 bytes of memory; they also lacked output devices such as printers. Results of a program were indicated by the pattern of flashing lights on the front panel.
Sure, Bill Gates brought BASIC to this thing, but I dare you to try running a spreadsheet where all of your results come back as an array of blinking lights. As far as the title of "first PC" goes, the Apple ][ just barely beat the Commodore PET and Tandy TRS-80 to market. "PC"'s actually had commercial, personally-usable, personal productivity software developed for them. I won't even bother to go into how wrong you are about Apple being "rarely first at anything," as a simple Google search will reveal the inaccuracy of that statement.
The article doesn't mention it, but the parks are: Choke Canyon State Park (Calliham) near Three Rivers, Blanco State Park near Blanco, Balmorhea State Park near Toyahvale, Goose Island State Park near Rockport, and Ray Roberts Lake State Park (Isle du Bois) near Pilot Point.
Reference: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/news/news/041220b.phtm l
Man, this has really got me wanting to play again! Do you know if the floppy version (that's what I've got) will still install in OS 9? The only alternative would be to dust off the old Performa 630, still running 7.5.3...
1981. It's not as good as you remember, honestly. There's a Java version on-line. Best thing is that SO many people have misbegotten fond memories of this, and are willing to pay $100+ on eBay. I've turned more than a few garage sale/flea market finds into instant cash this way.
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I read this somewhere, but I can't find it in the knowledgebase right now. The iPod shuffles 'without replacement,' but iTunes shuffles 'with replacement.' The iPod will pick a random playback sequence right at the outset upon a reboot, sync with a PC, or when you change playlists. I can testify to this, because my plan was to listen to every song on my iPod in random order. I used a smart playlist with the ctiteria of 'playcount=0' to avoid repeats even with multiple synchronizations. One night, I accidentally left it playing in my car when I went into a party. When I came out, it had been playing for four hours. I was able to backtrack all the way back to the last few songs I remembered hearing before I went in, and listen to them again in the same order that they had played before.
I've been trying to find something better for three years. If you can think of a more efficient (read as: minimized bandwidth) solution for Moviepooper.com, I'm all ears.
Whoops. Never mind. I should have investigated this as soon as I got back from the trip. Apparently, the finger "scans" instituted in January are not fingerprints. But this story doesn't jive with our experiences. We bought ALL single-day passes. No season tickets, no "park hoppers," so there was no reason to scan us and our tickets under the listed criteria. But I still hope it'll help scare the pervs away.
IMHO, this is just plain negligence on Microsoft's part. At a minimum, they should be offering a free dial-up connection for installation of critical security updates, so that users would be able to protect themselves before going on-line.
I think he means "attending a restaurant/movie theater/sporting event where Pepsi has the beverage concession." Still sounds somewhat extreme to me (can't he just order water?), but not to the extreme of forbidding attendance at movies that portray Pepsi drinking.
Whoops. Never mind. I just RTFFAQ.
The article doesn't mention it, but the parks are: Choke Canyon State Park (Calliham) near Three Rivers, Blanco State Park near Blanco, Balmorhea State Park near Toyahvale, Goose Island State Park near Rockport, and Ray Roberts Lake State Park (Isle du Bois) near Pilot Point. Reference: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/news/news/041220b.phtm l
You are correct. It's not flying. It's falling with style!
Man, this has really got me wanting to play again! Do you know if the floppy version (that's what I've got) will still install in OS 9? The only alternative would be to dust off the old Performa 630, still running 7.5.3...
Vertibird is only number 64! IMHO, there was no better toy in the decade. I wore two of those babies out. Silly Brits.
1981. It's not as good as you remember, honestly. There's a Java version on-line. Best thing is that SO many people have misbegotten fond memories of this, and are willing to pay $100+ on eBay. I've turned more than a few garage sale/flea market finds into instant cash this way.