...although I'm torn about the new button location
I thought the same at first, but then I held my own 5GB iPod in my hand. The play button, at the bottom is a bit on the awkward side for my hands. I think the position of the buttons now is perfect.
I think you can thank education users for this, as the iBook has made great inroads into education in the past two years. They still have a lot of need for OS 9.
Yeah, I've done this with South Park, as I know it's always going to be on at 10pm on Wednesdays. I'll probably just have to do this with other stuff. Oh well. I'll live. For the other stuff TiVo does, this is just a minor annoyance (probably the only annoyance I have).
Why not lower the monthly fee for broadband users?
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I've been wondering - why is that I still have to pay $12.95/month for the service fee, even though all of my data downloads are done over broadband? Isn't it a helluva lot cheaper for TiVo to deliver them that way, rather than needing the modem pool capacity (provided by Worldcom/MCI, btw)? Even if I was able to go back to a $9.95/month fee, I'd be happy.
I hear ya there. I sent in a suggestion a while back when I was part of the 3.0 beta program. I wanted, and still want (I have a series 1, so I'm still on 3.0) - the ability to record all of the episodes of a show except for the ones that are on at a certain time.
So, let's say I want to record all episodes of Howard Stern, which is on at 11pm, 11:30pm, 2am, and 2:30am. The 2am show is a repeat of the 11pm show, but since the description for the show is the same, the TiVo records it anyway. I'd like a way to mark that 2am show to not be recorded.
This really isn't an issue anymore since I put another 80GB of space on my TiVo, but it was before.
I think that the limitation isn't the CPU; it's more likely the graphics card bus. As the AC pointed out in this thread - there's no AGP on the beige G3s or the B&W G3s. In fact, the only thing that B&W G3s have going for them is that the topmost PCI slot is 66MHz instead of 33MHz, which should (in theory) give you a 2x boost in data throughput to the graphics card. That PCI slot was pretty much a stopgap measure for those Macs because Apple didn't have their AGP boards ready at the time (while AGP was just starting to show up on PCs).
What does it mean? It means that ATI has hardware acceleration for Quicktime content. This is a known fact. For instance, up until later versions of OS X 10.1, my girlfriend's iBook (Rage Mobility; super low-end) couldn't play Quicktime movies at more than 2 fps. Apple updated the graphics drivers and enabled Quicktime acceleration on that graphics chipset. So now, I have a 300MHz G3 iBook that can play most QT movies (haven't tried this trailer) at nearly full framerate. And that's because the QT decoding is done by the graphics card and not the CPU.
Here's a rather old review of the older Radeon AGP cards, versus a Voodoo card: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/Graphics/Radeon_AGP_Ret ail/index5.html
I played it on a 800MHz G4 iMac and a Dual 867 G4 PowerMac, and it stuttered more on the iMac. Both have Nvidia hardware. ATI hardware has better Quicktime optimization, so imagine it'd run pretty well on it.
I'm tempted to go out and get a GHz PowerBook (15") just to play this thing... I've been thinking about getting one for a while now.
Also, try disconnecting the ethernet cable while you have remote volumes mounted. The Finder becomes steadily less responsive and pretty soon you can't do anything. I often put my laptop to sleep, go home, open the laptop and find that I need to reboot because I forgot to unmount something before I left the office.
This is exactly what happens to me, too, and it's incredibly annoying to have to reboot the computer forceably. Sometimes the Finder gets so hung (blocking I/O bad, Apple, very bad!) that I have to actually give my Mac a 3-fingered salute (or the ol' press power button until it shuts off; then turn it back on) to get it to reboot.
AFP services within the Finder need to be multithreaded, or their own separate app. It's annoying to have the Connect to Server window up, and then not be able to click anywhere else in the Finder because of it.
And yes, a truly Cocoa Finder would be most appreciated. It's about time to get rid of the Carbon version.
Perhaps that'll happen, or the whole 30 seconds will just be filled with the logo of the product so that people will at least see that bit. I feel sorry for the people who don't have TiVos.
Luckily, most of my family lives on the east coast, so I've never really had to fix their computers. But, my mom lives out here in Washington State, and I gave her a computer. I used this computer for about a year before I gave it to her, so I know what to expect. And, because it's a Mac, she had little problem figuring it out (thank goodness for one-button mice and computer newbies!). I use PCs at work all day, and Macs at home, and I feel a whole lot better about giving her a Mac than I would had I given her a PC. She's not complaining either, and I was very pleased to hear her say that she managed to hook it all up on her own when she recently moved to a new place.
I have limits on what I'll do for my family if their computers are running Windows. If they're running a Mac, great... I can work on that more easily. I don't want to fuck up their Windows box, and then spend my family vacation reinstalling 98/ME/XP/whatever on their PC due to something I broke. I figure, they saved money buying a PC, so they should have plenty left over to take it to a professional to fix, right?;-)
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Yep, same deal here. It's a damn shame, because I actually want to BUY some music. Can you believe it? For once, I want to BUY music!
...although I'm torn about the new button location
I thought the same at first, but then I held my own 5GB iPod in my hand. The play button, at the bottom is a bit on the awkward side for my hands. I think the position of the buttons now is perfect.
I think you can thank education users for this, as the iBook has made great inroads into education in the past two years. They still have a lot of need for OS 9.
Yeah, 128K would suck. Too bad it's actually 128M, which still sucks. 256M should be the minimum for any OS X computer.
Yeah, I've done this with South Park, as I know it's always going to be on at 10pm on Wednesdays. I'll probably just have to do this with other stuff. Oh well. I'll live. For the other stuff TiVo does, this is just a minor annoyance (probably the only annoyance I have).
I've been wondering - why is that I still have to pay $12.95/month for the service fee, even though all of my data downloads are done over broadband? Isn't it a helluva lot cheaper for TiVo to deliver them that way, rather than needing the modem pool capacity (provided by Worldcom/MCI, btw)? Even if I was able to go back to a $9.95/month fee, I'd be happy.
I hear ya there. I sent in a suggestion a while back when I was part of the 3.0 beta program. I wanted, and still want (I have a series 1, so I'm still on 3.0) - the ability to record all of the episodes of a show except for the ones that are on at a certain time.
So, let's say I want to record all episodes of Howard Stern, which is on at 11pm, 11:30pm, 2am, and 2:30am. The 2am show is a repeat of the 11pm show, but since the description for the show is the same, the TiVo records it anyway. I'd like a way to mark that 2am show to not be recorded.
This really isn't an issue anymore since I put another 80GB of space on my TiVo, but it was before.
I think that the limitation isn't the CPU; it's more likely the graphics card bus. As the AC pointed out in this thread - there's no AGP on the beige G3s or the B&W G3s. In fact, the only thing that B&W G3s have going for them is that the topmost PCI slot is 66MHz instead of 33MHz, which should (in theory) give you a 2x boost in data throughput to the graphics card. That PCI slot was pretty much a stopgap measure for those Macs because Apple didn't have their AGP boards ready at the time (while AGP was just starting to show up on PCs).
I couldn't agree more. I can't stand seeing windowserver taking up gobs and gobs of CPU on faster Macs, even with Quartz Extreme enabled. Argh.
Every little delay and fuckup brings us closer to catching up to Intel, clockspeed-wise.
Well, okay, we'll never catch up. Whatever.
With browsers this quick, Apple's going to have a hard time selling faster machines :-)
This agreement was actually with Apple Records (think: The Beatles). Here's a little more information about this.
Like I said. Research.
Do you happen to have this research? I'd like to read it and form an opinion.
By the way, if it was by any Christian-funded group, keep it to yourself. It's obvious how the majority of them feel about sex.
What does it mean? It means that ATI has hardware acceleration for Quicktime content. This is a known fact. For instance, up until later versions of OS X 10.1, my girlfriend's iBook (Rage Mobility; super low-end) couldn't play Quicktime movies at more than 2 fps. Apple updated the graphics drivers and enabled Quicktime acceleration on that graphics chipset. So now, I have a 300MHz G3 iBook that can play most QT movies (haven't tried this trailer) at nearly full framerate. And that's because the QT decoding is done by the graphics card and not the CPU.
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Here's a rather old review of the older Radeon AGP cards, versus a Voodoo card: http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/Graphics/Radeon_AGP_Re
I played it on a 800MHz G4 iMac and a Dual 867 G4 PowerMac, and it stuttered more on the iMac. Both have Nvidia hardware. ATI hardware has better Quicktime optimization, so imagine it'd run pretty well on it.
I'm tempted to go out and get a GHz PowerBook (15") just to play this thing... I've been thinking about getting one for a while now.
Also, try disconnecting the ethernet cable while you have remote volumes mounted. The Finder becomes steadily less responsive and pretty soon you can't do anything. I often put my laptop to sleep, go home, open the laptop and find that I need to reboot because I forgot to unmount something before I left the office.
This is exactly what happens to me, too, and it's incredibly annoying to have to reboot the computer forceably. Sometimes the Finder gets so hung (blocking I/O bad, Apple, very bad!) that I have to actually give my Mac a 3-fingered salute (or the ol' press power button until it shuts off; then turn it back on) to get it to reboot.
AFP services within the Finder need to be multithreaded, or their own separate app. It's annoying to have the Connect to Server window up, and then not be able to click anywhere else in the Finder because of it.
And yes, a truly Cocoa Finder would be most appreciated. It's about time to get rid of the Carbon version.
One of the best movies I've ever seen. A teacher in high school recommended it to me, and I'm glad he did.
I hope to see the director's cut very soon.
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*Anti-French filter enabled.
My bad... just open up a page and go to dear_raed.blogspot.com (make sure to include the underscore character). Sorry about that.
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Perhaps that'll happen, or the whole 30 seconds will just be filled with the logo of the product so that people will at least see that bit. I feel sorry for the people who don't have TiVos.
Oh wait, no I don't.
Luckily, most of my family lives on the east coast, so I've never really had to fix their computers. But, my mom lives out here in Washington State, and I gave her a computer. I used this computer for about a year before I gave it to her, so I know what to expect. And, because it's a Mac, she had little problem figuring it out (thank goodness for one-button mice and computer newbies!). I use PCs at work all day, and Macs at home, and I feel a whole lot better about giving her a Mac than I would had I given her a PC. She's not complaining either, and I was very pleased to hear her say that she managed to hook it all up on her own when she recently moved to a new place.
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I have limits on what I'll do for my family if their computers are running Windows. If they're running a Mac, great... I can work on that more easily. I don't want to fuck up their Windows box, and then spend my family vacation reinstalling 98/ME/XP/whatever on their PC due to something I broke. I figure, they saved money buying a PC, so they should have plenty left over to take it to a professional to fix, right?
Bingo. I say for anybody using an Apple laptop... get AppleCare. It's well worth the money, in the long run.
I better get a new battery for that iBook before its AppleCare runs out (in May).
Well, we weren't running 10.2.4 the first time this happened. I think my gf's battery was still running one of the 10.1 releases.
Sounds like hardware issue, to me.