I can't find a url now, but I'm pretty sure Apple patented some kind of computer casing that changes lighting depending on software events. This was at least a year ago. Is this the same thing or something new?
I have some experience of setting up Netbootet Macs. Prior to 10.3 it was hell, but now it works nicely. If you can afford it, buy some iMac TFT's and remove the harddrives.
With NetBoot you can add software to all machines on the fly and the new Apple Remote Desktop 2 has loads of features, including VNC support so you can monitor the machines from your PDA while you relax on the beach.:)
It's also easy to set the machines in kiosk mode where they, say, only can access a web browser - or whatever you want your visitors to use.
Interesting to see many consumer devices that can be used without a computer/OS. This laptop that can play DVD's without booting. Digital cameras that you use and give the memory card to a shop or isert in a printer that can print without being connected to a computer.
I believe manufacturers have found out that everage users don't like to use computers. Why? Because they are crap. "They", most generally means Windows, which is so unfriendly to use that most people avoid it if they can.
Allthough I can't quote any scientific studies or reports I can FEEL something is changing. Everywhere around me people are throwing out Windows, replacing it with Mac OS X or Linux. Internet Explorer is slowly losing market share. A general awareness of alternative platforms is beginning to progress. There have been so much talk in the media about the insecurity of Windows and how other operatingsystems don't have these problems. I really really doubt there will be one billion Windows users by 2010.
These kinds of license agreements are not at all rare for many ISPs, and not only mobile ISPs. There are extreme limitations on how you can use the bandwidth. But in general no one will care anyway. Everyone is violating agreements and nothing happens. Still doesn't feel good though.
Cedega (Se-day-gah) - [noun] - a unique variety of grape used to make some of the finest Port Wines in the world; an innovative portability technology developed by TransGaming that allows Windows games to run on Linux.
"Cedega 4.0 represents an amazing evolution of our Linux product. Thus, it was only fitting to give it a new name; a name that is representative of our product's maturity, complexity, sophistication, and elegance. The new name, Cedega, is meaningful and reflects the significant growth that both the product and TransGaming have enjoyed over the last few years," comments Vikas Gupta, Co-CEO and President of TransGaming Technologies.
From a technical standpoint, this release sets a new benchmark for the support of games on Linux. "The Cedega 4.0 release contains more technological innovation than any previous TransGaming release and truly represents a milestone in game software portability. Cedega 4.0 supports titles that make use of the DirectX 9.0 API as well as advanced Pixel and Vertex shaders. Cedega 4.0 also includes a new advanced inter-process communication architecture that can double the speed of games which make heavy use of Win32 kernel synchronization primitives," remarks Gavriel State, CTO & Co-CEO of TransGaming Technologies.
To keep pace with the growth of Linux worldwide and to more effectively meet consumer demands internationally, TransGaming is also pleased to announce the European launch of Cedega 4.0. European customers and subscribers can now pay in Euros, a feature that has been much anticipated and will cater specifically to the rapidly growing Linux community in European countries. Cedega 4.0 includes an updated version of its user friendly interface, Point2Play, with multiple language support for English, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese and German.
About TransGaming Technologies Inc.
TransGaming Technologies is a global leader in the development of software portability products that allow game developers and publishers to develop games for one system and deploy them across multiple platforms - faster, cheaper and better than anyone else.
TransGaming's flagship Linux product, Cedega, supports hundreds of the hottest and most popular games on Linux, out-of-the-box, including hit titles such as Max Payne 2(TM), Battlefield 1942(TM), Battlefield Vietnam(TM), Medal of Honor(TM), Diablo II ®, EverQuest(TM), Star Wars Galaxies(TM), City of Heroes ® and many more. TransGaming has also ported such blockbuster titles as TRON 2.0 ®, James Bond 007(TM): Nightfire(TM), Law & Order(TM), Indiana Jones ® and The Emperor's Tomb(TM), just to name a few.
TransGaming has a research and development center in Ottawa, Canada, with business, strategy, and operational activities conducted at the Toronto, Canada office. TransGaming was recently honored with inclusion on the Branham300 List of top IT companies in Canada for the second consecutive year. More information about the c
That's the bad solution. You need to open loads of ports and it is still tricky to get to work.
I suggest using AIM/iChat on Windows/OS X since audio and video is the best in the business. Also works through firewalls without need to open ports. This solution isn't available for Linux afaik, but it might be in the future. The protocols are open.
I use Apple's iChat for audio and video-chat and it works perfectly. I've never heard better sound or seen better picture clarity in any other solution. And yes, it works without any problems what so ever wirelessly.
One of the best uses for VoIP is using it with small portable devices like PDA's. It seems Skype is available for PocketPC, but will this release also work on Linux-based handhelds like the Zaurus or Opie/Familiar-loaded iPAQs ? If so, I'll seriously consider replacing my Tungsten C.
It [The concept of free market] died when Microsoft became a monopoly.
Microsoft is not a monopoly. Users are free to chose between any operating systems, for instance Mac OS X or Linux. It might be harder to get, but it's there for the users that want to make a conscious choice.
I don't like the idea of forcing companies to include competitors software in their products. The real problem is that vendors are forced under brute business methods to not include say QuickTime or Netscape.
I think LEGO is really important for kids development. I wonder how many engineers around the globe first found their lust to construct and discover with LEGO? The MindStorm series is absolutely increadible. At my last job we had MindStorm LEGO for probably $2000 that all in R&D would play around with.
Worst move ever was to pay those enormous amounts for trash like Harry Potter and Star Wars LEGO. If LEGO now stops MindStorm they will become valuables. I want my kids to have this, and I'm willing to pay for it (when I decide to get some kids in 10 years or so, ahem).
Not true. I've had many hours of gameplay on linux. First off, many windows games work very well with Wine or Transgaming.
I've also played a lot of old nintendo games. I hooked up my box to the TV (using a nvidia card with TV-out) and then I inserted two Gravis Gamepads which only need one gameport. Kernel modules worked just fine, and this was some years ago. Grab the latest SNES9X-emulator and start gaming!
...and meanwhile the university I'm studying at is migrating 200+ Sun workstations to Linux at the end of the year.
Loads of commercial and open source software easily available, good security, stability and no price tag. Oh, did I mention that the hardware is so much cheaper... AND faster?
I don't think they mean the Newton Message Pad as such, but more PDA's in general. I think computers will get smaller and smaller in the future and perhaps some day we don't need a "personal computer" in the old sense. Just a little portable device that we can connect to a monitor, hook up external gear like keyboard and mouse (or whatever input devices that'll be used in the future). So the Newton Message Pad might be the most importand PC of all time in the future.
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I can't find a url now, but I'm pretty sure Apple patented some kind of computer casing that changes lighting depending on software events. This was at least a year ago. Is this the same thing or something new?
I have some experience of setting up Netbootet Macs. Prior to 10.3 it was hell, but now it works nicely. If you can afford it, buy some iMac TFT's and remove the harddrives.
:)
With NetBoot you can add software to all machines on the fly and the new Apple Remote Desktop 2 has loads of features, including VNC support so you can monitor the machines from your PDA while you relax on the beach.
It's also easy to set the machines in kiosk mode where they, say, only can access a web browser - or whatever you want your visitors to use.
PPC wasn't mentioned, but it seems it's on its way too.
FP?
Why would someone download Gimp, when they can get Photoshop for free? Why should they even try it?
Ciryon
Interesting to see many consumer devices that can be used without a computer/OS. This laptop that can play DVD's without booting. Digital cameras that you use and give the memory card to a shop or isert in a printer that can print without being connected to a computer.
I believe manufacturers have found out that everage users don't like to use computers. Why? Because they are crap. "They", most generally means Windows, which is so unfriendly to use that most people avoid it if they can.
Allthough I can't quote any scientific studies or reports I can FEEL something is changing. Everywhere around me people are throwing out Windows, replacing it with Mac OS X or Linux. Internet Explorer is slowly losing market share. A general awareness of alternative platforms is beginning to progress. There have been so much talk in the media about the insecurity of Windows and how other operatingsystems don't have these problems. I really really doubt there will be one billion Windows users by 2010.
Would be more interesting (and fair?) to see a comparison between 64-bit Linux and 64-bit OS X (Tiger).
These kinds of license agreements are not at all rare for many ISPs, and not only mobile ISPs. There are extreme limitations on how you can use the bandwidth. But in general no one will care anyway. Everyone is violating agreements and nothing happens. Still doesn't feel good though.
Storage devices are security threats that should be taken seriously. The best way is not to refuse employees listening to music but rather
* hide computers away or lock them up so they can't be physically accessed. This should be combined with tight firewalls for outgoing traffic.
or
* make limitations in the software so USB storage devices or firefire disks simply won't work. Of course users can't have administrative rights.
or
* disallow sensitive information from reaching employees computers. Store things on secure servers.
I'm right now sitting at work on one of the largest corporations in the telecom business and we sure as hell don't have enough security.
Ciryon
Here's the info from the site:
Toronto/Ottawa -- June 22, 2004 -- TransGaming today unveils the milestone release of version 4.0 of its flagship product, WineX, which has been renamed to Cedega. Cedega allows Windows ® games to seamlessly and transparently run under Linux, out-of-the-box, with outstanding performance and equivalent game-play. Cedega 4.0 includes support for Microsoft ® DirectX ® 9.0, significantly broadening the scope and availability of the latest triple "A" titles for avid Linux gamers. The landmark release of Cedega 4.0 adds support for new blockbuster DirectX 9.0 titles such as EA's(TM) Battlefield Vietnam(TM), Eidos'(TM) Hitman: Contracts ©, and LucasArts' © Star Wars(TM)Galaxies(TM), bringing the total number of games supported under Cedega to well over 300. Furthermore, Cedega features unprecedented support for NCSoft's ® recently released massive multiplayer online game, City of Heroes ® and Blizzard Entertainment's ® unreleased but highly anticipated World of WarCraft ®.
Cedega (Se-day-gah) - [noun] - a unique variety of grape used to make some of the finest Port Wines in the world; an innovative portability technology developed by TransGaming that allows Windows games to run on Linux.
"Cedega 4.0 represents an amazing evolution of our Linux product. Thus, it was only fitting to give it a new name; a name that is representative of our product's maturity, complexity, sophistication, and elegance. The new name, Cedega, is meaningful and reflects the significant growth that both the product and TransGaming have enjoyed over the last few years," comments Vikas Gupta, Co-CEO and President of TransGaming Technologies.
From a technical standpoint, this release sets a new benchmark for the support of games on Linux. "The Cedega 4.0 release contains more technological innovation than any previous TransGaming release and truly represents a milestone in game software portability. Cedega 4.0 supports titles that make use of the DirectX 9.0 API as well as advanced Pixel and Vertex shaders. Cedega 4.0 also includes a new advanced inter-process communication architecture that can double the speed of games which make heavy use of Win32 kernel synchronization primitives," remarks Gavriel State, CTO & Co-CEO of TransGaming Technologies.
To keep pace with the growth of Linux worldwide and to more effectively meet consumer demands internationally, TransGaming is also pleased to announce the European launch of Cedega 4.0. European customers and subscribers can now pay in Euros, a feature that has been much anticipated and will cater specifically to the rapidly growing Linux community in European countries. Cedega 4.0 includes an updated version of its user friendly interface, Point2Play, with multiple language support for English, Dutch, Danish, Portuguese and German.
About TransGaming Technologies Inc.
TransGaming Technologies is a global leader in the development of software portability products that allow game developers and publishers to develop games for one system and deploy them across multiple platforms - faster, cheaper and better than anyone else.
TransGaming's flagship Linux product, Cedega, supports hundreds of the hottest and most popular games on Linux, out-of-the-box, including hit titles such as Max Payne 2(TM), Battlefield 1942(TM), Battlefield Vietnam(TM), Medal of Honor(TM), Diablo II ®, EverQuest(TM), Star Wars Galaxies(TM), City of Heroes ® and many more. TransGaming has also ported such blockbuster titles as TRON 2.0 ®, James Bond 007(TM): Nightfire(TM), Law & Order(TM), Indiana Jones ® and The Emperor's Tomb(TM), just to name a few.
TransGaming has a research and development center in Ottawa, Canada, with business, strategy, and operational activities conducted at the Toronto, Canada office. TransGaming was recently honored with inclusion on the Branham300 List of top IT companies in Canada for the second consecutive year. More information about the c
That's the bad solution. You need to open loads of ports and it is still tricky to get to work.
I suggest using AIM/iChat on Windows/OS X since audio and video is the best in the business. Also works through firewalls without need to open ports. This solution isn't available for Linux afaik, but it might be in the future. The protocols are open.
CiryonI use Apple's iChat for audio and video-chat and it works perfectly. I've never heard better sound or seen better picture clarity in any other solution. And yes, it works without any problems what so ever wirelessly.
Ciryon
One of the best uses for VoIP is using it with small portable devices like PDA's. It seems Skype is available for PocketPC, but will this release also work on Linux-based handhelds like the Zaurus or Opie/Familiar-loaded iPAQs ? If so, I'll seriously consider replacing my Tungsten C.
Ciryon
In the Information Theory-course I'm currently taking we're forced to do RSA calculations by hand. Now we're not talking mersenne primes though. ;-)
*back to studies*
Ciryon
would be to port iTunes to Linux. I can't think of any reason how that could hurt Apple.
Microsoft is not a monopoly. Users are free to chose between any operating systems, for instance Mac OS X or Linux. It might be harder to get, but it's there for the users that want to make a conscious choice.
I don't like the idea of forcing companies to include competitors software in their products. The real problem is that vendors are forced under brute business methods to not include say QuickTime or Netscape.
It'll be interesting when HP includes iTunes with their computers
Ciryon
I just tried it and it doesn't seem to support audio. Only video is also mentioned at Apple's website.
Would be great if they implemented audio chat also, but hey this is just a beta.
Ciryon
Is going to lawschool a requirement for beeing a geek nowadays?
Ciryon
I think LEGO is really important for kids development. I wonder how many engineers around the globe first found their lust to construct and discover with LEGO? The MindStorm series is absolutely increadible. At my last job we had MindStorm LEGO for probably $2000 that all in R&D would play around with.
Worst move ever was to pay those enormous amounts for trash like Harry Potter and Star Wars LEGO. If LEGO now stops MindStorm they will become valuables. I want my kids to have this, and I'm willing to pay for it (when I decide to get some kids in 10 years or so, ahem).
Ciryon
Now they can do another commercial with mini-me, this time holding a mini-iPod! :)
Ciryon
Exactly. Interesting since the PowerMac G5 has been named product of the year in many medias around the world.
Aren't Toms Hardware very pro-Intel anyway? Rembember some rumor about that.
Not true. I've had many hours of gameplay on linux. First off, many windows games work very well with Wine or Transgaming.
I've also played a lot of old nintendo games. I hooked up my box to the TV (using a nvidia card with TV-out) and then I inserted two Gravis Gamepads which only need one gameport. Kernel modules worked just fine, and this was some years ago. Grab the latest SNES9X-emulator and start gaming!
Ciryon
...and meanwhile the university I'm studying at is migrating 200+ Sun workstations to Linux at the end of the year.
Loads of commercial and open source software easily available, good security, stability and no price tag. Oh, did I mention that the hardware is so much cheaper... AND faster?
Ciryon
I don't think they mean the Newton Message Pad as such, but more PDA's in general. I think computers will get smaller and smaller in the future and perhaps some day we don't need a "personal computer" in the old sense. Just a little portable device that we can connect to a monitor, hook up external gear like keyboard and mouse (or whatever input devices that'll be used in the future). So the Newton Message Pad might be the most importand PC of all time in the future.
I voted for Macintosh though.
Ciryon