Good point. As a long time Mac and Windows user, I am aware of the history of contextual menus on both platforms. But, Safari does make use of contextual menus. It's the choice of what goes into those menus that leaves me dumbfounded. Right-clicking on a page gives me a selection of show source, save and print. I think I am not alone in considering those actions as something one does relatively infrequently. Meanwhile, they omit back and forward which are used all the time.
I guess what I'm saying is I'd have an easer time understanding if there were no contextual menus at all, e.g. like the pre-OS8 days. But, if they are going to implement them, I would like to see them populated with useful and frequently used functions. I have the same gripe in the Finder where they have added "Folder Actions" which is a feature that will be used by maybe one percent of users.
As I stated in my post, I am aware of the ability of navigating from the keyboard and I do use that often. However, I often prefer to kick back and just navigate with the mouse. Under those conditions, I must always mouse over to the back/forward buttons.
And, hey, it's not fucking rocket science to read the damn post before you shoot your mouth off.
Everybody's got their favorite pet peeve and this one is mine. It's obvious now that the Grand Puba in charge of features has decided that thou shalt only only navigate via the toolbar. This omission remains despite the fact that every other browser on earth provides this feature and it is used by a majority of web surfers. My wife won't use it due to this inexplicable omission. She just gives me an incredulous look and exclaims "what do you mean there's no back and forward when I click? This thing sucks". Safari is my main browser and I like it a lot, but this is a major shortcoming in my book.
When it comes to application features, I'm often able to understand the reasoning behind a particular implementation even if I don't personally like it. But, for the life of me, I can't think of one good reason to leave this feature out.
Can anyone enlighten me on the advantages of always having to mouse to the upper left-hand corner to go to the previous page? Am I missing something? I know I can do it from the keyboard, but I often like to kick back and just use the mouse.
BTW, the update is nice. Faster. Renders some sites that previously were unreadable and/or unusable. I love the minimum font size feature and being able to tab through page items.
"2.) The WMAs are smaller in file size (even at the same bit encoding). This is nice. Especially if you plan to put the songs on some sort of MP3 player with limited memory."
This statement is incorrect. The bit rate determines the file size regardless of the codec. A particular file encoded at 64 kbps will be the same size regardless of whether it is encoded using MP3, WMA or ACC. The advantage of WMA and ACC is that the resulting file sounds better than an MP3 encoded at the same bit rate.
So, some dimwit with a woody for MS and an axe to grind with Apple says the iPod will support WMA as a result of the HP deal but does not provide the source for this information and everyone goes into a frenzy? It is highly unlikely that this is true. Apple is using the iTunes/iPod success to push ACC. I predict there will be no WMA on the iPod and this guy will once again be revealed as an idiot.
Lie #1: There is a shortage of skill tech workers.
Are they smoking crack?! What a terrible slap in the face to the many unemployed, highly skilled and experienced tech workers. Isn't the unemployment rate in Silicon Valley still around eight percent?
Lie #2: Sending jobs overseas is good for the everyone.
Nonsense. It is good for the investor class. There are winners and losers in every game and to claim otherwise is disingenuous. Outsourcing is bad for those who lose their jobs and must retrain for lower paying jobs. The notion that the current trends are good for everyone is absurd.
Lie #3: It will open up new markets for American products.
If everything is designed and manufactured overseas, how does this result in an increased in US exports? With nothing to export, the trade deficit will continue to increase even if new markets open up.
Lie # 4: The US economy and the world economy will benefit in the long run. This is not guaranteed, it is pure speculation. Speculation brought to you by the same folks that didn't predict the internet boom or it's bust. They have no crystal ball and it is possible that chasing cheap labor around the globe will be detrimental in the long run. The speed at which jobs are leaving is unprecedented, so any historical evidence to support this claim is not relevant. This is a grand experiment and no one knows what the final outcome will be.
Lie #5: Foreign labor is better educated and more skilled. US universities are not producing enough engineers.
Tell that to the recent grads unable to find a job. Foreign workers may have equal skill but not superior skills. Another slap in the face.
Moving jobs overseas to cheap labor markets will increase profits and stock values. Any other supposed benefits of this trend is pure speculation. So far none of the other benefits have been realized. Stock values have increased, but unemployment remains high and the trade deficit has grown.
Steve Jobs is preventing you from listening to the radio? Hmm. Just buy a player from another manufacturer that includes one. Obviously, Apple doesn't believe adding that feature will boost sales enough to include it in the design. That isn't arrogance, it's just a product feature decision.
If you want to add DVR functionality to your iMac, you can buy a Formac Studio TVR for $299.
The truth is that the Media Center PCs are just not selling that well. Sure, Apple could offer a bundle through their store, but I guess they figure people can simply buy directly from the third-part vendor.
Although I agree with those complaining about the price, one nice feature of the iPod mimi is it will charge via USB. And, it actually ships with a USB cable.
Your comments on the reason for the abolition of the six day work week in Japan and your declaration that Japanese citizens harbor a desire to work seven days a week are ludicrous. What is your basis for such ridiculous assertions?
Your comments on unions not being an issue when during boom times is equally absurd. Unions came into existence during the boom times of the early industrial revolution because of slave wages, poor working conditions, etc.
Great. Another group of pinheads whose livelihoods are unaffected by the changes telling us about the wonderful advantages of outsourcing. Anyone who disagrees is a "protectionist" which just a substitute for the not-so-PC term "commie". And, they fail to mention that most of the countries that the jobs are outsourced to have a very strong "protectionist" bent.
If they are going to have a round table discussion of this issue, they should at least have representation from someone who is affected by the outsourcing rather than just a handful of ivory tower elitist phonies.
You are both right and wrong. No, Lily Tomlin is not sitting a manual switchboard. However, the public telephone network is not packet-switched, it is circuit-switched. With very few exceptions your calls are routed using a Class-5 circuit switch. The phone companies are doing trials using packet-switched calls, but the vast majority of switching is done the "old fashion way".
Even the DSL data service is transported and switched using Asynchronous Transfer Mode which cell-based and not really considered packet switching. Most of the installed equipment doesn't even support QOS. The truth is that packet switched networks are the wave of the future, but they currently do not provide the quality of the existing network and it will be quite a while before you see the Babybells completely abandon their huge investment in circuit-switched equipment.
I love the Tabs features, but I'd sure like to see "Back" and "Forward" added to the contextual menu. I'd also like and an optional "Go" button added. These features are essential for one-handed, mouse driven surfing.
Opps. You're right. I meant "option-command-H", but it doesn't work in the majority of the Apple applications. Thanks for the freeware tip, but I still think Apple should implement this feature natively in their own applications.
Overall I really like OS X, but the behavior of the bundled Apple applications is very inconsistent. Some applications, like iCal and Address Book, quit when you close the window while others like Mail, iTunes and Sherlock, continue to run when you close the window.
Also, if an application window is minimized to the dock, clicking the application icon in the dock may expand the window (Mail, Address Book, Sherlock and others) or it may not (iChat, Preview). The hallmark of the MacOS before OS X was consistent behavior. Now it seems each application operates by a different set of rules. Bummer.
One other pet peeve: none of the Apple applications include the keyboard shortcut for Hide Others (shift-cmd-H). Many of the third-party applications include this shortcut.
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Good point. As a long time Mac and Windows user, I am aware of the history of contextual menus on both platforms. But, Safari does make use of contextual menus. It's the choice of what goes into those menus that leaves me dumbfounded. Right-clicking on a page gives me a selection of show source, save and print. I think I am not alone in considering those actions as something one does relatively infrequently. Meanwhile, they omit back and forward which are used all the time.
I guess what I'm saying is I'd have an easer time understanding if there were no contextual menus at all, e.g. like the pre-OS8 days. But, if they are going to implement them, I would like to see them populated with useful and frequently used functions. I have the same gripe in the Finder where they have added "Folder Actions" which is a feature that will be used by maybe one percent of users.
As I stated in my post, I am aware of the ability of navigating from the keyboard and I do use that often. However, I often prefer to kick back and just navigate with the mouse. Under those conditions, I must always mouse over to the back/forward buttons.
And, hey, it's not fucking rocket science to read the damn post before you shoot your mouth off.
Everybody's got their favorite pet peeve and this one is mine. It's obvious now that the Grand Puba in charge of features has decided that thou shalt only only navigate via the toolbar. This omission remains despite the fact that every other browser on earth provides this feature and it is used by a majority of web surfers. My wife won't use it due to this inexplicable omission. She just gives me an incredulous look and exclaims "what do you mean there's no back and forward when I click? This thing sucks". Safari is my main browser and I like it a lot, but this is a major shortcoming in my book.
When it comes to application features, I'm often able to understand the reasoning behind a particular implementation even if I don't personally like it. But, for the life of me, I can't think of one good reason to leave this feature out.
Can anyone enlighten me on the advantages of always having to mouse to the upper left-hand corner to go to the previous page? Am I missing something? I know I can do it from the keyboard, but I often like to kick back and just use the mouse.
BTW, the update is nice. Faster. Renders some sites that previously were unreadable and/or unusable. I love the minimum font size feature and being able to tab through page items.
"2.) The WMAs are smaller in file size (even at the same bit encoding). This is nice. Especially if you plan to put the songs on some sort of MP3 player with limited memory."
This statement is incorrect. The bit rate determines the file size regardless of the codec. A particular file encoded at 64 kbps will be the same size regardless of whether it is encoded using MP3, WMA or ACC. The advantage of WMA and ACC is that the resulting file sounds better than an MP3 encoded at the same bit rate.
So, some dimwit with a woody for MS and an axe to grind with Apple says the iPod will support WMA as a result of the HP deal but does not provide the source for this information and everyone goes into a frenzy? It is highly unlikely that this is true. Apple is using the iTunes/iPod success to push ACC. I predict there will be no WMA on the iPod and this guy will once again be revealed as an idiot.
Lie #1: There is a shortage of skill tech workers.
Are they smoking crack?! What a terrible slap in the face to the many unemployed, highly skilled and experienced tech workers. Isn't the unemployment rate in Silicon Valley still around eight percent?
Lie #2: Sending jobs overseas is good for the everyone.
Nonsense. It is good for the investor class. There are winners and losers in every game and to claim otherwise is disingenuous. Outsourcing is bad for those who lose their jobs and must retrain for lower paying jobs. The notion that the current trends are good for everyone is absurd.
Lie #3: It will open up new markets for American products.
If everything is designed and manufactured overseas, how does this result in an increased in US exports? With nothing to export, the trade deficit will continue to increase even if new markets open up.
Lie # 4: The US economy and the world economy will benefit in the long run. This is not guaranteed, it is pure speculation. Speculation brought to you by the same folks that didn't predict the internet boom or it's bust. They have no crystal ball and it is possible that chasing cheap labor around the globe will be detrimental in the long run. The speed at which jobs are leaving is unprecedented, so any historical evidence to support this claim is not relevant. This is a grand experiment and no one knows what the final outcome will be.
Lie #5: Foreign labor is better educated and more skilled. US universities are not producing enough engineers.
Tell that to the recent grads unable to find a job. Foreign workers may have equal skill but not superior skills. Another slap in the face.
Moving jobs overseas to cheap labor markets will increase profits and stock values. Any other supposed benefits of this trend is pure speculation. So far none of the other benefits have been realized. Stock values have increased, but unemployment remains high and the trade deficit has grown.
So are you saying that you have been on a flight where the hot girl you saw in the gate area actually ended up sitting next to you?!
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I've been on probably 500 flights in my career and not once has the hot chick ever been assigned the seat next to mine!
Steve Jobs is preventing you from listening to the radio? Hmm. Just buy a player from another manufacturer that includes one. Obviously, Apple doesn't believe adding that feature will boost sales enough to include it in the design. That isn't arrogance, it's just a product feature decision.
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If you want to add DVR functionality to your iMac, you can buy a Formac Studio TVR for $299.
http://www.formac.com/p_bin/?cid=solutions_conv
If you have a tower Mac you can get a PCI card DVR for $165.
http://www.miglia.com/products/video/alchemytvd
The truth is that the Media Center PCs are just not selling that well. Sure, Apple could offer a bundle through their store, but I guess they figure people can simply buy directly from the third-part vendor.
Although I agree with those complaining about the price, one nice feature of the iPod mimi is it will charge via USB. And, it actually ships with a USB cable.
Nope. It appears the only way to get the new versions of iPhoto and iMovie is to buy iLife. No free downloads. Bummer.
Your comments on the reason for the abolition of the six day work week in Japan and your declaration that Japanese citizens harbor a desire to work seven days a week are ludicrous. What is your basis for such ridiculous assertions?
Your comments on unions not being an issue when during boom times is equally absurd. Unions came into existence during the boom times of the early industrial revolution because of slave wages, poor working conditions, etc.
Great. Another group of pinheads whose livelihoods are unaffected by the changes telling us about the wonderful advantages of outsourcing. Anyone who disagrees is a "protectionist" which just a substitute for the not-so-PC term "commie". And, they fail to mention that most of the countries that the jobs are outsourced to have a very strong "protectionist" bent.
If they are going to have a round table discussion of this issue, they should at least have representation from someone who is affected by the outsourcing rather than just a handful of ivory tower elitist phonies.
You are both right and wrong. No, Lily Tomlin is not sitting a manual switchboard. However, the public telephone network is not packet-switched, it is circuit-switched. With very few exceptions your calls are routed using a Class-5 circuit switch. The phone companies are doing trials using packet-switched calls, but the vast majority of switching is done the "old fashion way".
Even the DSL data service is transported and switched using Asynchronous Transfer Mode which cell-based and not really considered packet switching. Most of the installed equipment doesn't even support QOS. The truth is that packet switched networks are the wave of the future, but they currently do not provide the quality of the existing network and it will be quite a while before you see the Babybells completely abandon their huge investment in circuit-switched equipment.
The new iPods no longer have a standard Firewire port. Instead there is a non-standard connector on the bottom. Check it out:
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Apple says that only the 15 and 30 GB models come with a dock. So, I guess the 10 GB model must come with a special cable.
I love the Tabs features, but I'd sure like to see "Back" and "Forward" added to the contextual menu. I'd also like and an optional "Go" button added. These features are essential for one-handed, mouse driven surfing.
Opps. You're right. I meant "option-command-H", but it doesn't work in the majority of the Apple applications. Thanks for the freeware tip, but I still think Apple should implement this feature natively in their own applications.
Overall I really like OS X, but the behavior of the bundled Apple applications is very inconsistent. Some applications, like iCal and Address Book, quit when you close the window while others like Mail, iTunes and Sherlock, continue to run when you close the window.
Also, if an application window is minimized to the dock, clicking the application icon in the dock may expand the window (Mail, Address Book, Sherlock and others) or it may not (iChat, Preview). The hallmark of the MacOS before OS X was consistent behavior. Now it seems each application operates by a different set of rules. Bummer.
One other pet peeve: none of the Apple applications include the keyboard shortcut for Hide Others (shift-cmd-H). Many of the third-party applications include this shortcut.
Ignore the apologists. Rage on.
"I don't have pet peeves, I have major psychotic fucking hatreds." - George Carlin