And the writer obviously doesn't understand that this registration process sets the beginning date of his warranty. And, IIRC, it also sets up your mac.com account, among other things.
I still buy CDs, but only from the local used CD store. They are considerably cheap that way, and I usually just rip them to my hard drive as soon as I get home and listen to them in MP3 form. Every single MP3 I have on my system comes from an album I own. It's the best way of growing a high-quality collection. Well, that and High-quality VBR encoding in no time fast provided by iTunes.
What I want is a set of hanging brackets so I can mount a firewall directly to my desk under the upper tier. That would be killer. I'm always working toward hiding my equipment and a greater minimalism in general for my workspaces.
Kanon is a great series. I've just finished watching episode 10 last night, and I have to say that from the beginning, I didn't expect the series to take the turns that it did.
Is Pittsburgh North? We have one or five around here. I don't particularily care for the religion part of the place, but the food (well the grid fries) are good.
Humans are not born meat eaters, they are born omnivores. They also have to build up the enzyme necessary to process meat, which takes a bit of time. Oh, and how is picking berries in the woods (which grow naturally, just like corn) less natural than figuring out another moving creature is edible? Mans first instinct was to forage, not hunt.
I sat in a cadillac and a BMW at a recent car show, and the BMW just seemed better put together than a Cadillac. And the costs are about the same. There is no Cadillac below 30k
I rather liked my atari 400's membrane keyboard. Too bad they wore out too easily. I still use a 101 at home, along with my various apple keyboards and my Kinesis Ergo at work.
And here I thought that the average PC is too complex for the average grandma. And it is. I think there are plenty of grandmas that would have a better time with a mac than with a PC because of the HCI guidelines Apple set forth.
And of course, that's why it loads a middle-ware loader to launch a carbon app, and this doesn't happen in cocoa apps. Sounds non-native to me if there is a helper layer in-between.
Though I have to say that Apple systems are not necessarily simple, but obviously simple to USE, which I think that the first analogy tries to get to, but perhaps fails. Both powered screwdrivers <i>get the job done</i> but one is easier to use.
Said screwdriver, while easier to use, may employ nanotech that always works perfectly. Thus, it could be incredibly complex but the user may never know that.
You make the assumption that (2) couldn't exist, so your version of the analogy is sorta pointless. If (2) could exist, then you'd still be able to pick (2). I would still NEVER pick one, since it periodically stops working if I don't follow the instructions just right.
Apple's current ratio (current assets / current liabilities) is 3.34:1, and Dell's is 1.07:1. The generic standard current ratio is 2:1, of which Dell falls short by 53.6%, and Apple exceeds by 167%
It's supported. An acquaintance of mine and myself both bought a new iMac. We were both PC users. So that's two people, and the proof sits on my and his desk.
Oh yes, one more thing. It's interesting to hear that many of the people promoting PCs say something like "The computer is just a tool." Well, there certainly is some truth to that. But let's say that I'm constructing a backyard deck and need to put in several hundred screws -- so I buy a battery operated screwdriver.
Am I better off with: a) a tool that requires me to read twenty pages of assembly and operating directions and periodically stops working if I don't follow every instruction just right, or b) a tool that I snap together and start working with immediately (no classes required!), and which performs flawlessly throughout the job?
So for people who are insightful enough to make the "tool" observation, it would seem like they would then also grasp the idea that if there are TWO possible tools for a job, then USE THE BEST ONE. A Mac is very powerful, yet MUCH easier to use -- which makes users more productive. The Mac is simply the superior tool: the Swiss Army Knife of computers.
And shock!, it's an iMac even. I got rid of Windows just a bit ago on my pc and installed BSD in it's stead. My other system runs Linux. My iMac is running OS X, with very little chance of running 9.x. The reason why is simple: I like a nice interface that opens up to a horrible ugly little unix box (sarcasm) when you want it to. It's absolutely great!
I bought this machine because, just like mechanics that work on American cars and drive Hondas, I don't want to put up with the BS when I get home. I like firing up a system that just works.
I've always been interested in macs, and I never had the bawlz to buy one until the iMac came out. They have a serious winner on their hands, now if only they would market the damn thing without being pretentious.
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And the writer obviously doesn't understand that this registration process sets the beginning date of his warranty. And, IIRC, it also sets up your mac.com account, among other things.
I still buy CDs, but only from the local used CD store. They are considerably cheap that way, and I usually just rip them to my hard drive as soon as I get home and listen to them in MP3 form. Every single MP3 I have on my system comes from an album I own. It's the best way of growing a high-quality collection. Well, that and High-quality VBR encoding in no time fast provided by iTunes.
What I want is a set of hanging brackets so I can mount a firewall directly to my desk under the upper tier. That would be killer. I'm always working toward hiding my equipment and a greater minimalism in general for my workspaces.
Incorrect. If you are a part of the army, you can drink with military ID while on base.
But does Space Horse actually look worse than M.U.L.E. on the Atari? I'd rather drag out the ol' 800XL and play it in its original format.
(Gets M.U.L.E. theme stuck in his head) oops.
Kanon is a great series. I've just finished watching episode 10 last night, and I have to say that from the beginning, I didn't expect the series to take the turns that it did.
Oh, and it's wonderfully kawaii, too ^_^
Is Pittsburgh North? We have one or five around here. I don't particularily care for the religion part of the place, but the food (well the grid fries) are good.
Humans are not born meat eaters, they are born omnivores. They also have to build up the enzyme necessary to process meat, which takes a bit of time. Oh, and how is picking berries in the woods (which grow naturally, just like corn) less natural than figuring out another moving creature is edible? Mans first instinct was to forage, not hunt.
Even easier. Get a chunk of blackrock and The mage's wand from cove. You put the rock by the door then zap it from a safe distance.
I just want them to pronounce mrmnhrm for me.
I sat in a cadillac and a BMW at a recent car show, and the BMW just seemed better put together than a Cadillac. And the costs are about the same. There is no Cadillac below 30k
I rather liked my atari 400's membrane keyboard. Too bad they wore out too easily. I still use a 101 at home, along with my various apple keyboards and my Kinesis Ergo at work.
And here I thought that the average PC is too complex for the average grandma. And it is. I think there are plenty of grandmas that would have a better time with a mac than with a PC because of the HCI guidelines Apple set forth.
The new iMac's serial number is in the cd tray fold-down.
Can I call you lenny, or do you not like that? Ever since that movie, I've had a hard time saying the name lenny withought pronouncing it like Teddy.
No, the superdrive is that LS-120 disk. 120mb in an attempt to beat zip disks.
I am so happy that both of them were taken out by CD-R and DVD-R formats.
David warner (Dillinger/MCP/Sark) guested on an episode.
And of course, that's why it loads a middle-ware loader to launch a carbon app, and this doesn't happen in cocoa apps. Sounds non-native to me if there is a helper layer in-between.
Gotcha.
Though I have to say that Apple systems are not necessarily simple, but obviously simple to USE, which I think that the first analogy tries to get to, but perhaps fails. Both powered screwdrivers <i>get the job done</i> but one is easier to use.
Said screwdriver, while easier to use, may employ nanotech that always works perfectly. Thus, it could be incredibly complex but the user may never know that.
Perhaps, but Enron was at its peak when it declared bankruptcy. Numbers don't make apple superior. Innovation and ease of use do.
You make the assumption that (2) couldn't exist, so your version of the analogy is sorta pointless. If (2) could exist, then you'd still be able to pick (2). I would still NEVER pick one, since it periodically stops working if I don't follow the instructions just right.
Apple's current ratio (current assets / current liabilities) is 3.34:1, and Dell's is 1.07:1. The generic standard current ratio is 2:1, of which Dell falls short by 53.6%, and Apple exceeds by 167%
There is more to life than raw stock price.
It's supported. An acquaintance of mine and myself both bought a new iMac. We were both PC users. So that's two people, and the proof sits on my and his desk.
And shock!, it's an iMac even. I got rid of Windows just a bit ago on my pc and installed BSD in it's stead. My other system runs Linux. My iMac is running OS X, with very little chance of running 9.x. The reason why is simple: I like a nice interface that opens up to a horrible ugly little unix box (sarcasm) when you want it to. It's absolutely great!
I bought this machine because, just like mechanics that work on American cars and drive Hondas, I don't want to put up with the BS when I get home. I like firing up a system that just works.
I've always been interested in macs, and I never had the bawlz to buy one until the iMac came out. They have a serious winner on their hands, now if only they would market the damn thing without being pretentious.