Nope. iSync in Tiger doesn't need a separate conduit, although it used to. Having said that, I don't necessarily understand why installing drivers/software for a phone would not be a part of a reasonable "what is necessary to make it work" rigamarole.
I mean, if I want to use a printer, I have to install drivers, right? Some drivers are bundled with the OS, some are not. Not a big deal.
"Ever tried syncing a WM5 phone to OS X?" Eww. No. Why?
Oh wait, I can't program. Now what? Guess I'll use tools somebody else has written. Hey! Cool! This Google Sketch Up thing is free of charge, and remarkably handy! Bonus!
Hmm. I happen to use the Missing Sync software, which adds some handy features, but before I installed that, I was able to sync with iCal and Address Book without a problem. I don't know if categories are supported out of the box, but it did work fine.
I don't believe address book synchronization is part of the Bluetooth standard, so I definitely agree with you that compatibility is an issue. However, it's not an issue with Bluetooth.
Generators can be powered by gas turbines. As the parent poster said, gas turbine efficiency is related to intake and exhaust temperatures, and 95% efficiency is pretty unrealistic.
Now, efficiency is one of those numbers that people play fast and loose with, so who knows what they actually mean...
There is a fix for that. It's called http://greencine.com./ I find the service is a little slower than Netflix at its fastest, and I think it would get less good the farther you get from their base in San Francisco, but after getting burned by Netflix I find these guys to be a very adequate replacement.
And you can hard-code the order in which you'd like to receive certain discs.
"Those who buy into the extreme version of Islam will not stop until the world converts to their expectations."
Uh huh. Check out the apocalyptic Christians who are visiting the White House regularly. I am way, way more scared of those wackos. They're better funded.
Packaging has been reduced. I reuse the packaging, because it's small enough for me to store without losing an entire closet. I can put the packaging at the curb and it gets recycled.
The packaging is lower volume. To me, that's a lot more important than whether or not it's glossy. Recycling glossy paper is not a big deal. Ever read a magazine?
A guy is sitting in the skanky strip club for the steak lunch buffet special. He looks across the room, sees another regular, and thinks to himself, "What a loser. I see that chump here every single day."
Hmm. I was misled by Greenpeace, and mis-stated their case, and I'm an evil lying liar idiot.
Kay.
Never mind the rest of my points, they're beneath notice. Never mind the fact that Greenpeace is spouting lie after lie, because they agree with you, and that's really all that matters. And it's OK, because they hug seals.
Lying? Wow. Save your venom for people who actually have the power to do harm. I have none.
Deep breaths, Doc.
Greenpeace is taking stabs at Apple which are based on sketchy premises, and only aimed at Apple because that's the highest profile manufacturer on their list. Not because they're the worst on their (again, sketchy) list, or because they are in fact manufacturing computers in an environmentally hostile way (which, apparently, they aren't), but because they're highly visible. I wonder if they approached Jobs for a donation and he turned them down.
They're certainly free to whatever marketing campaign they like. It seems to be working on some people. Guess that rational skeptics aren't in their target demographic.
"Where is the Greenpeace assertion that Apple's laptops are "the dirtiest ever"?"
Oh, I beg your pardon. I misunderstood. Greenpeace shrieks the loudest about Apple's products, so I was left with the assumption that they were manufactured with the blood of the innocent. My bad. "Where is Greenpeace lionizing large companies with good PR departments (assumedly with dirty products)?"
They seem to love all over HP, which makes cheap quality disposable PC junk.
"Where are these Greenpeace laboratory test results?"
this guy says that the reuslt should be published by Greenpeace real soon now. Is he lying? Maybe. Let's look at the data and decide.
"And how does "5% cheaper notebooks" benefit outweigh "poisons people" risk?"
I'm not in the habit of eating electrical insulation, so I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to get poisoned by my powerbook. If there are in fact better alternatives, I hope Apple would in fact research and implement them. I don't care about whether they talk about it on their web site, which is the only thing Greenpeace's GreenOmeter seems to pay any attention to.
Greenpeace asserts that Apple's laptops are the dirtiest ever, by studying Apple's web site. This conclusion is contradicted by Greenpeace's laboratory tests, which demonstrate that Apple's laptops are the cleanest on the market.
That's grandstanding. By attacking trendy Apple, they get publicity. Nobody expects Dell or HP to be environmentally responsible, and Apple (although it is in fact environmentally responsible in terms of their actual products) doesn't make the satisfactory PR samba on their web site.
We should not stop using all chemicals that are proven to pose a substantial risk. We should stop using all chemicals that are proven to have a substantial risk that is not outweighed by a substantial benefit. In any case, Greenpeace should not demonize popular companies with good environmental practices and lionize large companies with good PR departments.
"ignore proven risks until the full extent of their damage is proven"
If the risks are proven, then they can be evaluated rationally. If they're not proven, then anybody can make up whatever they want. I think that proven risks are useful data points, and Greenpeace's rampant speculation and grandstanding is fluff.
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"Did you also install Palm Sync first?"
Nope. iSync in Tiger doesn't need a separate conduit, although it used to. Having said that, I don't necessarily understand why installing drivers/software for a phone would not be a part of a reasonable "what is necessary to make it work" rigamarole.
I mean, if I want to use a printer, I have to install drivers, right? Some drivers are bundled with the OS, some are not. Not a big deal.
"Ever tried syncing a WM5 phone to OS X?" Eww. No. Why?
"Develop an Open platform."
Great idea! I'll get right on it.
Oh wait, I can't program. Now what? Guess I'll use tools somebody else has written. Hey! Cool! This Google Sketch Up thing is free of charge, and remarkably handy! Bonus!
Hmm. I happen to use the Missing Sync software, which adds some handy features, but before I installed that, I was able to sync with iCal and Address Book without a problem. I don't know if categories are supported out of the box, but it did work fine.
I don't believe address book synchronization is part of the Bluetooth standard, so I definitely agree with you that compatibility is an issue. However, it's not an issue with Bluetooth.
My Treo 650 works great with my Powerbook. Zero drama.
"You must be thinking about iTunes."
Which can also download and play any non-DRM'd MP3 file? I don't understand.
Ah, see, that was the part I was confused about. Jokes are funny, this wasn't, so I missed it.
Righto. Moving along....
OK, I understood most of those words, they just didn't come together into a coherent thought.
And what the crap are "paraphers"?
Because software engineering and widget mass production are similar enough that one's principles can be applied to the other, right?
"and iirc DMCA was innacted under Clinton, not Bush"
Golly. It's almost like neither political party has our best interests at heart. Who'd a thunk it?
Generators can be powered by gas turbines. As the parent poster said, gas turbine efficiency is related to intake and exhaust temperatures, and 95% efficiency is pretty unrealistic.
Now, efficiency is one of those numbers that people play fast and loose with, so who knows what they actually mean...
While equals the Middle East, which is where these guys think they're starting Armageddon, yeah. I would definitely be a little concerned.
"the very idea of my PC having its resources tied up for someone else's phone call is frankly maddening to me."
But having somebody else provide the same service for you is no more than your due, right, Your Majesty?
There is a fix for that. It's called http://greencine.com./ I find the service is a little slower than Netflix at its fastest, and I think it would get less good the farther you get from their base in San Francisco, but after getting burned by Netflix I find these guys to be a very adequate replacement.
And you can hard-code the order in which you'd like to receive certain discs.
I dunno, I can take care of myself. Anybody who wants to come to my house to discuss my opinions would be well advised to remain polite. : )
"Those who buy into the extreme version of Islam will not stop until the world converts to their expectations."
Uh huh. Check out the apocalyptic Christians who are visiting the White House regularly. I am way, way more scared of those wackos. They're better funded.
Huh. Never been a problem for me. Oh well.
Ever heard of "Reduce, reuse, recycle"?
Packaging has been reduced. I reuse the packaging, because it's small enough for me to store without losing an entire closet. I can put the packaging at the curb and it gets recycled.
The packaging is lower volume. To me, that's a lot more important than whether or not it's glossy. Recycling glossy paper is not a big deal. Ever read a magazine?
Please tell me you're a troll. You don't seriously think that Republicans want to leave people alone, do you?
That reminds me of the old joke.
A guy is sitting in the skanky strip club for the steak lunch buffet special. He looks across the room, sees another regular, and thinks to himself, "What a loser. I see that chump here every single day."
If it's so bad, why are you still here?
Hmm. I was misled by Greenpeace, and mis-stated their case, and I'm an evil lying liar idiot.
Kay.
Never mind the rest of my points, they're beneath notice. Never mind the fact that Greenpeace is spouting lie after lie, because they agree with you, and that's really all that matters. And it's OK, because they hug seals.
OK.
Look at the packaging for a Mac Mini.
Now look at the packaging for a Dell tower.
Which has less environmental impact?
Lying? Wow. Save your venom for people who actually have the power to do harm. I have none.
Deep breaths, Doc.
Greenpeace is taking stabs at Apple which are based on sketchy premises, and only aimed at Apple because that's the highest profile manufacturer on their list. Not because they're the worst on their (again, sketchy) list, or because they are in fact manufacturing computers in an environmentally hostile way (which, apparently, they aren't), but because they're highly visible. I wonder if they approached Jobs for a donation and he turned them down.
They're certainly free to whatever marketing campaign they like. It seems to be working on some people. Guess that rational skeptics aren't in their target demographic.
"Where is the Greenpeace assertion that Apple's laptops are "the dirtiest ever"?"
Oh, I beg your pardon. I misunderstood. Greenpeace shrieks the loudest about Apple's products, so I was left with the assumption that they were manufactured with the blood of the innocent. My bad.
"Where is Greenpeace lionizing large companies with good PR departments (assumedly with dirty products)?"
They seem to love all over HP, which makes cheap quality disposable PC junk.
"Where are these Greenpeace laboratory test results?"
this guy says that the reuslt should be published by Greenpeace real soon now. Is he lying? Maybe. Let's look at the data and decide.
"And how does "5% cheaper notebooks" benefit outweigh "poisons people" risk?"
I'm not in the habit of eating electrical insulation, so I'm not entirely sure how I'm going to get poisoned by my powerbook. If there are in fact better alternatives, I hope Apple would in fact research and implement them. I don't care about whether they talk about it on their web site, which is the only thing Greenpeace's GreenOmeter seems to pay any attention to.
Greenpeace asserts that Apple's laptops are the dirtiest ever, by studying Apple's web site. This conclusion is contradicted by Greenpeace's laboratory tests, which demonstrate that Apple's laptops are the cleanest on the market.
That's grandstanding. By attacking trendy Apple, they get publicity. Nobody expects Dell or HP to be environmentally responsible, and Apple (although it is in fact environmentally responsible in terms of their actual products) doesn't make the satisfactory PR samba on their web site.
We should not stop using all chemicals that are proven to pose a substantial risk. We should stop using all chemicals that are proven to have a substantial risk that is not outweighed by a substantial benefit. In any case, Greenpeace should not demonize popular companies with good environmental practices and lionize large companies with good PR departments.
"ignore proven risks until the full extent of their damage is proven"
If the risks are proven, then they can be evaluated rationally. If they're not proven, then anybody can make up whatever they want. I think that proven risks are useful data points, and Greenpeace's rampant speculation and grandstanding is fluff.