This is actually one of the main reasons I didn't go with the iPod. There are times when I prefer to listen to NPR than my music. It's nice to have the option.
When I lived in Anchorage Alaska for a winter I found that I was really affected by the lack of day light. I had to put a second wind up alarm clock on the top shelf in my closet across the room. Even then I woke up one morning on the floor in front of my closet with the clock in my hand, late for work again. Not long after that I moved back down South.
You just made my point. If 3rd parties can do it for so much less why can't Apple? Because they know that the many people will go to them to do it no matter what they change because their marketing machine has done such a great job at instilling brand loyalty.
The reason I use this often in IE is that I save network paths as favorites. So to visit frequently visited network locations I just need to click on them in my favorites list and up they pop in an explorer window. When I try it in Firefox it just lists the network resource as a bunch of web links. Which makes sense but is not what I want.
Bah, Apple is doing it too. Check their store. $29 for the Shuffle base which is just a USB cable with a fancy stand? Ouch. Do they still charge $99 to replace a worn out battery? That hurts.
Right, but the experience is not the same. In IE it brings up the files and folder structure in an explorer like shell. In FF it lists them all as a web directory. While this is exactly what I would expect from a stand alone browser it isn't quite what I would want.
EU: "MS, give us an OS without the media player" MS: "Ok. Here you go." EU: "Why doesn't this app that relies on the media player API work anymore?" MS: "Because you made us remove the media player."
Just a question, have you used a TPC lately? I rarely use my keyboard anymore. The input with the pen is so good that I only attach my keyboard if I'm going to write something longer than a few paragraphs. What people have a hard time understanding about the TPC until they use one is that it's not about text input. The killer app is the point-n-click interface. It's so much more natural than with a track pad or mouse stick. Just point and click. It's even better than attaching a mouse.
Agreed. Marketing for these up to now has not been great. In fact it's been lousy. Fortunately that is starting to change and I've seen some good ads by Toshiba and I hear there's one by HP. Word of mouth is the strongest selling point though. Whenever I let someone use mine for a bit they are hungry for more. The pen is such a natural interface but it's hard to put that across in an ad.
Agreed. Once people try them for more then a few minutes at a trade show they see the light. The Tablet PC takes mobility to a whole new level in a way that no regular laptop could. Even the Mac people I work with are jealous.
To add to your paint: "...I personally don't really feel that FairPlay is terribly unjust..."
It may seem like a fair deal now but the Orwellian name should be a clue that it isn't going to stay this way. Apple has already added restrictions te appease their masters. Once we are all locked in they will have no reason to stop.
"Yet it remains the most consumer-friendly DRM around."
This is a very common sentiment and I just don't understand it. The recording industry is accustomed to abusing their customers and their customers so accustomed to being abused. Why be happy to wear a comfortable leash? Do you really think they won't make it less comfortable over time if we let them lock us in? Look back to when they rolled out the CD format (for those old enough to remember). The big promise was that music would be cheaper because CDs are cheaper to make than tapes or vinyl. Never happened. In fact it went the other way. What has already happened with iTunes? It's still in its infancy and they are tightening the screws. As long as we take their abuse they will be happy to hand it out. Take a stand and don't pay for any DRM.
This information filters into the brain of a person who had sent two emails during his first term of office, and one of those was just to confirm that his account was set up right. Do you really think he'll GET this and act on it? We're so doomed.
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I was going to ask why this phenomenon only seems to be a Mac thing. Now it's clear to me.
This is actually one of the main reasons I didn't go with the iPod. There are times when I prefer to listen to NPR than my music. It's nice to have the option.
When I lived in Anchorage Alaska for a winter I found that I was really affected by the lack of day light. I had to put a second wind up alarm clock on the top shelf in my closet across the room.
Even then I woke up one morning on the floor in front of my closet with the clock in my hand, late for work again.
Not long after that I moved back down South.
You just made my point. If 3rd parties can do it for so much less why can't Apple?
Because they know that the many people will go to them to do it no matter what they change because their marketing machine has done such a great job at instilling brand loyalty.
In windows we call that mapping a network drive.
The reason I use this often in IE is that I save network paths as favorites. So to visit frequently visited network locations I just need to click on them in my favorites list and up they pop in an explorer window.
When I try it in Firefox it just lists the network resource as a bunch of web links. Which makes sense but is not what I want.
Bah, Apple is doing it too. Check their store.
$29 for the Shuffle base which is just a USB cable with a fancy stand?
Ouch.
Do they still charge $99 to replace a worn out battery? That hurts.
but ideally the mouse should be perfectly round.
It's the perfect yin/yang of design. So simple yet so complex.
Right, but the experience is not the same. In IE it brings up the files and folder structure in an explorer like shell. In FF it lists them all as a web directory. While this is exactly what I would expect from a stand alone browser it isn't quite what I would want.
EU: "MS, give us an OS without the media player"
MS: "Ok. Here you go."
EU: "Why doesn't this app that relies on the media player API work anymore?"
MS: "Because you made us remove the media player."
Just a question, have you used a TPC lately?
I rarely use my keyboard anymore. The input with the pen is so good that I only attach my keyboard if I'm going to write something longer than a few paragraphs.
What people have a hard time understanding about the TPC until they use one is that it's not about text input. The killer app is the point-n-click interface. It's so much more natural than with a track pad or mouse stick. Just point and click. It's even better than attaching a mouse.
BTW. This post was composed on my TC1100 TPC.
Agreed. Marketing for these up to now has not been great. In fact it's been lousy.
Fortunately that is starting to change and I've seen some good ads by Toshiba and I hear there's one by HP.
Word of mouth is the strongest selling point though. Whenever I let someone use mine for a bit they are hungry for more. The pen is such a natural interface but it's hard to put that across in an ad.
Agreed. Once people try them for more then a few minutes at a trade show they see the light.
The Tablet PC takes mobility to a whole new level in a way that no regular laptop could.
Even the Mac people I work with are jealous.
To add to your paint:
"...I personally don't really feel that FairPlay is terribly unjust..."
It may seem like a fair deal now but the Orwellian name should be a clue that it isn't going to stay this way. Apple has already added restrictions te appease their masters. Once we are all locked in they will have no reason to stop.
I'm glad you like your comfortable leash.
Or maybe he could at least explain to them why software based DRM will never work.
"Yet it remains the most consumer-friendly DRM around."
This is a very common sentiment and I just don't understand it. The recording industry is accustomed to abusing their customers and their customers so accustomed to being abused.
Why be happy to wear a comfortable leash? Do you really think they won't make it less comfortable over time if we let them lock us in?
Look back to when they rolled out the CD format (for those old enough to remember). The big promise was that music would be cheaper because CDs are cheaper to make than tapes or vinyl. Never happened. In fact it went the other way.
What has already happened with iTunes? It's still in its infancy and they are tightening the screws.
As long as we take their abuse they will be happy to hand it out. Take a stand and don't pay for any DRM.
Important tip for those who really want to go MS free:
Make sure you go through your 401k funds an make sure MSFT isn't listed in any of them.
I would want it in Apple wood.
If I didn't dislike puns so much I'd say something about worms as well.
Keep your head planted firmly in the sand.
There is nothing to worry about. OSX is perfectly safe.
This information filters into the brain of a person who had sent two emails during his first term of office, and one of those was just to confirm that his account was set up right.
Do you really think he'll GET this and act on it?
We're so doomed.
I build all my systems from parts like a real geek. So my systems always come with just the right mouse.
This sounds good. Unfortunately Jobs has decided that the clutter of the extra button will be offset by a sleek perfectly round design.
"Or you could just right-click on the drive itself and tell it to eject."
Good thing apple is putting out a two button mouse.
Evil geniuses always tap into volcanic power. Bill is just making more room in his secret layer.