While I hate Spotlight (and Dashboard but that's another story), I can tell you that it still woks somewhat.
Don't bring up the expanded Spotlight window because it doesn't seem to work there. Use the Spotlight icon on the upper right and don't press return or it will shift the results to the expanded view.
When you mouse-over results from the simple search, it will give you the path. Just chalk it up as one of the many Spotlight issues.
Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" is a great operating system with two major flaws: Spotlight and Dashboard. Please Apple, fix Spotlight and remove Dashboard.
as the company has previously hinted that it has other plans in mind for the multiple network ports.
What other use could they have? Well, as I have used several PlayStation products in the past, these "additional" network ports will be used to replace the main one once it mysteriously stops working.
No word on wether or not the PS3 will include other such amenities such as multiple drive motors or multiple laser head assemblies.
What's the big deal. It's not like the big secret of Albus Dumbledore actually being the future version of Harry Potter will be revealed in this book. We'll have to wait for the next one.
"The preloaded "game" in question is actually an interactive application titled Neon, created by lightsynth guru Jeff Minter of Llamasoft.
I find the name rather funny since the last console projects to contain a Jeff Minter light show built in tanked rather hard.
Granted I can appreciate the Nuon and even the Jaguar CD slightly but I'm really hoping for the 360 to die a miserable death. I can only see Minter's VLM as being another nail in the coffin.
My apologies to Jeff Minter. I don't wish him bad, I just think he ties himself to doomed projects.
I once built "Airwolf" out of standard Lego bricks. That was nice. Until my cat tried its "landing capabilities", off the bookshelf... oh, well..
Did it at least go behind a mountain before breaking back into it's component blocks? If not, then it's not a true Airwolf model.
I used to watch that show and not only did Airwolf always rise out of a mountain but every other helicopter that was shot would always fly behind a mountain before exploding.
I'm not exactly sure what purpose mountains have with the life cycle of helicopters but they do play a significant part in the birth and death of them.
Windows XP Pro will let you burn data discs in a drag-and-drop way very similar to Finder. XP Home has that feature removed, but still has the capability to burn discs with other applications.
To burn iso images to a disc you'll need third party burning software like this.
Yea, but if I'm forced to download those extra digits then they better be worth my time.
Not to mention the fact that while just about every PC these days will have a CD-ROM drive, only about 25% of them will have a DVD-ROM drive making me have to carry two discs; one with everything and one scaled down to work everywhere. Well at least mostly everywhere as I have several PPC systems and Knoppix has always been x86.
Having used both the scroll "area" and the two-finger scrolling on the new PB, I can say that the two-finger scrolling is by far the better solution.
Having a section of the touchpad devoted to scrolling reduces the overall pointing surface of the pad. It also can cause misreads and accidental scrolls. The two-finger method is much more comfortable and can easily do horizontal scrolling as well.
It's great that a similar solution exists for the older laptops too.
I like Windows XP. However, I just don't understand why they did some of the things that they did with it.
1. MSN Messenger auto running. Sure in a corp environment you can just have it disabled but it's annoying for small businesses that just don't have the IT resources to do it.
2. OS popups. Notifications above the tray that bring you the most inane messages ever. Try plugging in a USB2 device into a system that only has USB1.1 and follow the popup's instructions. Who the hell thought this was a good idea? I'm sure this is from MS's "usability" group that brought us Clippy and Search Mutt.
3. Window pane focus changes. This one I just don't understand. In 2k, if I open Windows Explorer in folder view, I can use the scroll wheel to scroll the pane that the mouse is over. In XP, I have to click the pane first to scroll. This probably doesn't affect many people but for those that it does, it is super annoying.
Since 2k still works for most people, I can see why XP would have such a problem replacing it.
So what you're saying is that since we have WINE for running Windows apps on Linux, we could run OS X apps with XINE.
Been using it for about 8 mo, here's my thoughts
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Never actually learning to touch type but using (QWERTY layout) keyboards for over 20 years, I found myself with good typing speed but very poor typing style. I really couldn't type without looking at the keyboard.
I decided to teach myself to touch type and figured that if I was going to devote time to it, I might as well learn DVORAK layout for the slightly improved comfort.
All modern OSes have the ability to quick switch between keyboard layouts. Without this, my typing on DVORAK would be problematic at best.
I first started by removing the keycaps from a QWERTY keyboard and rearranging it to DVORAK. I wouldn't recommend this route to anyone. By doing so, the F and J keycaps move around. Trying to find home row without them is not fun. It does give you a nice visual aid but nothing that printing off a keyboard layout could give you.
I then tried the typing excersises found here. These little excersises are really all that you need to learn the layout. Well, that and time.
Over the course of several months, I used DVORAK whenever possible. I do use several computers a day, some of which I have little control over and had to use QWERTY on. If you can stick to using DVORAK only, your learning time should be much shorter.
After 8 months, I find that I have a decent typing speed while using DVORAK layout. I still make mistakes but my typing speed is very acceptable. I found that my typing speed with QWERTY lowered while I was learning but it is back to what it was before. I did not lose anything, only gained a new layout and the ability to touch-type.
Not losing speed when switching back is fortunate. I still must use several non-DVORAK computers every day. I also find it annoying that World of Warcraft makes me switch back to the old layout. Oh well.
After learning how to touch-type, I was then able to do other things such as angling the front of the keyboard up and using split keyboards. These also help but YMMV.
To change it on the Mac, go into system preferences -> international -> input menu.
You can pick as many layouts as you want but I would suggest only using your normal QWERTY layout and one of the DVORAK layouts; there is a normal one called DV and one called DQ which gives you a QWERTY layout when the command key is selected so your shortcuts don't change.
I also recommend to enable the alt-option-space toggle to switch between them. It makes life so much easier.
Rosetta works fine for me. I write on the tablet in natural handwriting and it recognizes it and converts it to text!
For those not in the know, Rosetta was the name for the handwriting recognition engine that is now called Inkwell. By the time this comes out, this technology will probably be called Bonjour or something.
I'm glad that at least one person isn't taking this "Apple goes to x86" thing as gospel.
There are dozens of possible situations where an Intel/Apple partnership could work. Apple using x86 processors in Macs just isn't one of them. Though there are some good points, it seems like a shot in the foot.
Pro: 1. Cheap(er) to mass produce 2. Name recognition 3. Could run MS Windows code natively through translation layer (much the same way that "Classic" mode works) 4. Higher clock speed 5. No fabrication quantity worries
These points don't even begin to offset the problem with binary compatibility. Apple is already in a transition from 32bit to 64bit and the only reason that that is working is because the G5 can fall back and run the old code natively. Trying to emulate the PPC would be technically possible but real world performance would be terrible. Commercial software vendors would be outraged.
I still believe that this alleged announcement is for something else (net hardware, iPod chips, set top box, etc) and there is really no need for speculation on something that will be offically announced in mere hours, but there is one way that this could work.
If Apple owns much of the PPC, they could work with Intel to create a "G6" that could continue to run older code and still reach speed goals. If they are simply going to retool factories to pump out G5s then I could see them getting chips out the door by early 2006 but this may take a while. This would be a win for everyone; Apple, Intel, and the users... everyone except for IBM.
I've been an ATi user for a long time but they sometimes do the dumbest things. I remember in '94 when their slogan was "Perfecting the PC"; they were shipping cards with a sticker that had obviously been typoed at the printers. It said:
ATi: Partecting the PC.
I had that stuck on my monitor at work for the longest time.
but I could already build an 8086 mac mini size box already for about half the cost of a mac mini.
Wow that's really amazing. After all, it's nearly 30 years after the 8086 was introduced.
I think you could probably get a complete 8086 tricked out with a full 1MB of RAM in a package the size of a small coin. I bet it would be quite a bit cheaper than $250 too.
Along those lines, it should also be noted that Apple has used the StrongARM in their Newton Message Pads. The 2000 and and the 2100 used the StrongARM 110 @ 162MHz.
Not that I'm suggesting that Apple would be bringing the Newton back, I'm just pointing out the connection. A 400MHz Xscale Newton would be neat but I would rather have a tablet Mac.
Google's Gmail is not free any more than non-subscriber/. is free. They provide a (somewhat) useful service in exchange for the user viewing advertisements. Just because no money actually leaves your pocket doesn't make it free.
Gmail will even scan your messages to better tailor ads specifically for you.
I am a Gmail user and find the service nice but I at least know what I am "paying" for.
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While I hate Spotlight (and Dashboard but that's another story), I can tell you that it still woks somewhat.
Don't bring up the expanded Spotlight window because it doesn't seem to work there. Use the Spotlight icon on the upper right and don't press return or it will shift the results to the expanded view.
When you mouse-over results from the simple search, it will give you the path. Just chalk it up as one of the many Spotlight issues.
Mac OS X 10.4 "Tiger" is a great operating system with two major flaws: Spotlight and Dashboard. Please Apple, fix Spotlight and remove Dashboard.
as the company has previously hinted that it has other plans in mind for the multiple network ports.
What other use could they have? Well, as I have used several PlayStation products in the past, these "additional" network ports will be used to replace the main one once it mysteriously stops working.
No word on wether or not the PS3 will include other such amenities such as multiple drive motors or multiple laser head assemblies.
What's the big deal. It's not like the big secret of Albus Dumbledore actually being the future version of Harry Potter will be revealed in this book. We'll have to wait for the next one.
"The preloaded "game" in question is actually an interactive application titled Neon, created by lightsynth guru Jeff Minter of Llamasoft.
I find the name rather funny since the last console projects to contain a Jeff Minter light show built in tanked rather hard.
Granted I can appreciate the Nuon and even the Jaguar CD slightly but I'm really hoping for the 360 to die a miserable death. I can only see Minter's VLM as being another nail in the coffin.
My apologies to Jeff Minter. I don't wish him bad, I just think he ties himself to doomed projects.
X*Y+Z=A. If A is less than the price of a recall, we don't do one.
Which company do you work for?
A very large one.
Jimmy, don't bite your nails especially if you haven't backed them up first.
or
Try our new nail polish colors. They won't currupt your data.
or even
Oh no, I broke a nail. Please help me find it because it wasn't encrypted.
I once built "Airwolf" out of standard Lego bricks. That was nice. Until my cat tried its "landing capabilities", off the bookshelf... oh, well..
Did it at least go behind a mountain before breaking back into it's component blocks? If not, then it's not a true Airwolf model.
I used to watch that show and not only did Airwolf always rise out of a mountain but every other helicopter that was shot would always fly behind a mountain before exploding.
I'm not exactly sure what purpose mountains have with the life cycle of helicopters but they do play a significant part in the birth and death of them.
Windows XP Pro will let you burn data discs in a drag-and-drop way very similar to Finder. XP Home has that feature removed, but still has the capability to burn discs with other applications.
To burn iso images to a disc you'll need third party burning software like this.
When it is duped next time it better be in the "Games" section. I want to play a nice game of Sim Fusion Power Plant.
End of year report: You have wasted X money and have angered X environmentalists. Your rank is Sparky Squirrel.
Tip: Hire more contractors. (Turn tips off? yes/no)
Yea, but if I'm forced to download those extra digits then they better be worth my time.
Not to mention the fact that while just about every PC these days will have a CD-ROM drive, only about 25% of them will have a DVD-ROM drive making me have to carry two discs; one with everything and one scaled down to work everywhere. Well at least mostly everywhere as I have several PPC systems and Knoppix has always been x86.
Having used both the scroll "area" and the two-finger scrolling on the new PB, I can say that the two-finger scrolling is by far the better solution.
Having a section of the touchpad devoted to scrolling reduces the overall pointing surface of the pad. It also can cause misreads and accidental scrolls. The two-finger method is much more comfortable and can easily do horizontal scrolling as well.
It's great that a similar solution exists for the older laptops too.
I like Windows XP. However, I just don't understand why they did some of the things that they did with it.
1. MSN Messenger auto running. Sure in a corp environment you can just have it disabled but it's annoying for small businesses that just don't have the IT resources to do it.
2. OS popups. Notifications above the tray that bring you the most inane messages ever. Try plugging in a USB2 device into a system that only has USB1.1 and follow the popup's instructions. Who the hell thought this was a good idea? I'm sure this is from MS's "usability" group that brought us Clippy and Search Mutt.
3. Window pane focus changes. This one I just don't understand. In 2k, if I open Windows Explorer in folder view, I can use the scroll wheel to scroll the pane that the mouse is over. In XP, I have to click the pane first to scroll. This probably doesn't affect many people but for those that it does, it is super annoying.
Since 2k still works for most people, I can see why XP would have such a problem replacing it.
So what you're saying is that since we have WINE for running Windows apps on Linux, we could run OS X apps with XINE.
Never actually learning to touch type but using (QWERTY layout) keyboards for over 20 years, I found myself with good typing speed but very poor typing style. I really couldn't type without looking at the keyboard.
I decided to teach myself to touch type and figured that if I was going to devote time to it, I might as well learn DVORAK layout for the slightly improved comfort.
All modern OSes have the ability to quick switch between keyboard layouts. Without this, my typing on DVORAK would be problematic at best.
I first started by removing the keycaps from a QWERTY keyboard and rearranging it to DVORAK. I wouldn't recommend this route to anyone. By doing so, the F and J keycaps move around. Trying to find home row without them is not fun. It does give you a nice visual aid but nothing that printing off a keyboard layout could give you.
I then tried the typing excersises found here. These little excersises are really all that you need to learn the layout. Well, that and time.
Over the course of several months, I used DVORAK whenever possible. I do use several computers a day, some of which I have little control over and had to use QWERTY on. If you can stick to using DVORAK only, your learning time should be much shorter.
After 8 months, I find that I have a decent typing speed while using DVORAK layout. I still make mistakes but my typing speed is very acceptable. I found that my typing speed with QWERTY lowered while I was learning but it is back to what it was before. I did not lose anything, only gained a new layout and the ability to touch-type.
Not losing speed when switching back is fortunate. I still must use several non-DVORAK computers every day. I also find it annoying that World of Warcraft makes me switch back to the old layout. Oh well.
After learning how to touch-type, I was then able to do other things such as angling the front of the keyboard up and using split keyboards. These also help but YMMV.
To change it on the Mac, go into system preferences -> international -> input menu.
You can pick as many layouts as you want but I would suggest only using your normal QWERTY layout and one of the DVORAK layouts; there is a normal one called DV and one called DQ which gives you a QWERTY layout when the command key is selected so your shortcuts don't change.
I also recommend to enable the alt-option-space toggle to switch between them. It makes life so much easier.
I feel it. I feel the bad voice acting.
Rosetta works fine for me. I write on the tablet in natural handwriting and it recognizes it and converts it to text!
For those not in the know, Rosetta was the name for the handwriting recognition engine that is now called Inkwell. By the time this comes out, this technology will probably be called Bonjour or something.
I'm glad that at least one person isn't taking this "Apple goes to x86" thing as gospel.
There are dozens of possible situations where an Intel/Apple partnership could work. Apple using x86 processors in Macs just isn't one of them. Though there are some good points, it seems like a shot in the foot.
Pro:
1. Cheap(er) to mass produce
2. Name recognition
3. Could run MS Windows code natively through translation layer (much the same way that "Classic" mode works)
4. Higher clock speed
5. No fabrication quantity worries
These points don't even begin to offset the problem with binary compatibility. Apple is already in a transition from 32bit to 64bit and the only reason that that is working is because the G5 can fall back and run the old code natively. Trying to emulate the PPC would be technically possible but real world performance would be terrible. Commercial software vendors would be outraged.
I still believe that this alleged announcement is for something else (net hardware, iPod chips, set top box, etc) and there is really no need for speculation on something that will be offically announced in mere hours, but there is one way that this could work.
If Apple owns much of the PPC, they could work with Intel to create a "G6" that could continue to run older code and still reach speed goals. If they are simply going to retool factories to pump out G5s then I could see them getting chips out the door by early 2006 but this may take a while. This would be a win for everyone; Apple, Intel, and the users... everyone except for IBM.
I hope I'm right.
Why I prefer phone calls over SMS:
I don't have to remember how to spell.
Have you ever actually received any SMS messages? You don't have to remember how to spell. I'd wager that most users don't even know how.
This was on Final Jeopardy last night...
What is the ATi Rage Fury MAXX card?
I've been an ATi user for a long time but they sometimes do the dumbest things. I remember in '94 when their slogan was "Perfecting the PC"; they were shipping cards with a sticker that had obviously been typoed at the printers. It said:
ATi: Partecting the PC.
I had that stuck on my monitor at work for the longest time.
but I could already build an 8086 mac mini size box already for about half the cost of a mac mini.
Wow that's really amazing. After all, it's nearly 30 years after the 8086 was introduced.
I think you could probably get a complete 8086 tricked out with a full 1MB of RAM in a package the size of a small coin. I bet it would be quite a bit cheaper than $250 too.
The q and z keys? I thought the right pinky keys (besides a) were the quote and semicolon. ...or are you using some type of weird keyboard layout?
Along those lines, it should also be noted that Apple has used the StrongARM in their Newton Message Pads. The 2000 and and the 2100 used the StrongARM 110 @ 162MHz.
Not that I'm suggesting that Apple would be bringing the Newton back, I'm just pointing out the connection. A 400MHz Xscale Newton would be neat but I would rather have a tablet Mac.
Google's Gmail is not free any more than non-subscriber /. is free. They provide a (somewhat) useful service in exchange for the user viewing advertisements. Just because no money actually leaves your pocket doesn't make it free.
Gmail will even scan your messages to better tailor ads specifically for you.
I am a Gmail user and find the service nice but I at least know what I am "paying" for.
Are you sure that you are using Mac OS X 10.4 and not the online retailer TigerDirect.com? Some people get those confused.