It's likely only more efficient when you're managing 100's of servers. For the small business market, this move makes little sense. GUI's are good, CLI is good, why can't we have both? The predecessor to Microsoft's server 8 mistake was the abysmal Exchange 2007/2010 where some tasks can ONLY be performed in Powershell (not the command line). This makes me want to migrate away from Microsoft to any kind of server that works without this kind of stupid marketing-driven change (and lower licensing fees).
I could crash my plane horrifically into the Sears Tower using MS Flight Simulator 1.0 for Macintosh. My little turbo-prop airplane started out at Meigs Field. Mayor Daley was correct to close that airport, he just did it ham-handedly. Will Microsoft's downloadable content prevent wannabe terrorists from crashing planes into buildings? What if, as in my case, you just suck as a pilot? I never did learn how to land that thing reliably.
as an IT manager, I've seen stuff that departments don't want to share with other departments, or which managers don't want to share with subordinates. sometimes the best way to keep your IT job is to keep your fat trap shut.
one of the benefits of having been a computer user for so long is that through my history, i've known a number of excellent free or low-cost software (shareware in many cases). so why should apple force prices to be artificially high? if i'm a developer and i want to give away my work, that shouldn't be limited by a corpratist's drive to earn money; as apple has proven, free apps are a nice choice alongside paid apps.
That's what was so brilliant about Kai's Power Tools (KPT). KPT would show new users a limited interface, then as you worked more with the program, it would unlock more parts to the interface, growing more complex as your skill level increased. There's little reason why Apple or Microsoft couldn't afford to hire the additional programming expertise to develop an Advanced interface for more complex/comprehensive products like Final Cut PRO or Logic or even WORD.
* Leo Laporte once commented that XP had a "Fisher Price" interface because of the gaudy colors and oversized icons. One of my pet peeves is that OSX and Win7 use huge icons and don't allow me to see as many items in a detailed list view as I could in MacOS 9. Add to that the fact that Apple did not add the much-loved "print window" function in the Finder that my clients had used to make quick lists of what files were stored on which removable media (cd's, syquest drives, zip carts, floppies, etc.)
seriously, if you don't like your boss' decision, then leave. too many times CIOs have their heads up their asses and don't listen to the techs in the trenches.
I spoke with a couple of guys at Apple re: Logic, and it seems obvious that they're planning to drop the environment from Logic and make it a more consumer-friendly product. I couldn't give them a good enough reason for them to keep it, and they did not seem to care so much that I miss SoundDiver (a super-important tool in my studio which is filled with vintage synths). It might make sense to keep an older Mac running 10.4 around in the studio so I can do my fiddly-synth-programming stuff.
I used Radiation in 1994, a MacOS joke app that warned users about the radiation screen failing on their monitor (haha) to send one-way messages to my boss. I'm glad to hear that this patent troll used a time machine to take this technology into the future.
patent law is killing infotech innovation. i recommend folks check out Connections, a wonderful television series from PBS where the lineage of one invention to the next is traced, sometimes in surprising ways. lawyers suck, but patent lawyers are especially damn-worthy.
Are Apple's profits too infinitesimal for them to take the staggering loss of pennies by making millions of DVDs that nobody uses after the first install? Or are they trying to help the environment by forcing all their technically-gifted customers to buy USB flash drives so that we can install a single download onto multiple computers?
I think this move is every bit as misguided as Apple's Final Cut Pro X (iMovie Pro) and only slapping 2GB RAM onto brand new MacBooks - or Jobs' decision to not include a disk drive on the NeXt Cube (a decade before writable CD's were widely available). Yes, I use Macs, but more and more begrudgingly because those rich BASTARDS are being CHEAPSKATES.
bullshit. i'm a paranoid apple _owner_ who is frustrated that apple's focus on consumers means that the only way i can use products like Logic is to have a crappy consumer mac when what i really want is a mac pro that doesn't cost $2500+
that remains to be seen. the past few years Apple has moved further and further away from focusing on tools that generate the content people view on consumer devices.
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perfect for exporting my job to India. fuck you, microsoft.
It's likely only more efficient when you're managing 100's of servers. For the small business market, this move makes little sense. GUI's are good, CLI is good, why can't we have both? The predecessor to Microsoft's server 8 mistake was the abysmal Exchange 2007/2010 where some tasks can ONLY be performed in Powershell (not the command line). This makes me want to migrate away from Microsoft to any kind of server that works without this kind of stupid marketing-driven change (and lower licensing fees).
I could crash my plane horrifically into the Sears Tower using MS Flight Simulator 1.0 for Macintosh. My little turbo-prop airplane started out at Meigs Field. Mayor Daley was correct to close that airport, he just did it ham-handedly. Will Microsoft's downloadable content prevent wannabe terrorists from crashing planes into buildings? What if, as in my case, you just suck as a pilot? I never did learn how to land that thing reliably.
actually, that's a beautiful way to get secrets from Americans
as an IT manager, I've seen stuff that departments don't want to share with other departments, or which managers don't want to share with subordinates. sometimes the best way to keep your IT job is to keep your fat trap shut.
one of the benefits of having been a computer user for so long is that through my history, i've known a number of excellent free or low-cost software (shareware in many cases). so why should apple force prices to be artificially high? if i'm a developer and i want to give away my work, that shouldn't be limited by a corpratist's drive to earn money; as apple has proven, free apps are a nice choice alongside paid apps.
That's what was so brilliant about Kai's Power Tools (KPT). KPT would show new users a limited interface, then as you worked more with the program, it would unlock more parts to the interface, growing more complex as your skill level increased. There's little reason why Apple or Microsoft couldn't afford to hire the additional programming expertise to develop an Advanced interface for more complex/comprehensive products like Final Cut PRO or Logic or even WORD.
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Leo Laporte once commented that XP had a "Fisher Price" interface because of the gaudy colors and oversized icons. One of my pet peeves is that OSX and Win7 use huge icons and don't allow me to see as many items in a detailed list view as I could in MacOS 9. Add to that the fact that Apple did not add the much-loved "print window" function in the Finder that my clients had used to make quick lists of what files were stored on which removable media (cd's, syquest drives, zip carts, floppies, etc.)
seriously, if you don't like your boss' decision, then leave. too many times CIOs have their heads up their asses and don't listen to the techs in the trenches.
I spoke with a couple of guys at Apple re: Logic, and it seems obvious that they're planning to drop the environment from Logic and make it a more consumer-friendly product. I couldn't give them a good enough reason for them to keep it, and they did not seem to care so much that I miss SoundDiver (a super-important tool in my studio which is filled with vintage synths). It might make sense to keep an older Mac running 10.4 around in the studio so I can do my fiddly-synth-programming stuff.
so long, and thanks for the chips!
the static sounds between modem handshakes could forever be lost, corrupting data packets along the way
How can Verizon buy Sprint if AT&T isn't allowed to buy T-Mobile?
well there's always gateway. yuk. i'm extremely disappointed in this news. all 10 pc's in my house are HP's, as are 3 laptops.
that is all.
I used Radiation in 1994, a MacOS joke app that warned users about the radiation screen failing on their monitor (haha) to send one-way messages to my boss. I'm glad to hear that this patent troll used a time machine to take this technology into the future.
patent law is killing infotech innovation. i recommend folks check out Connections, a wonderful television series from PBS where the lineage of one invention to the next is traced, sometimes in surprising ways. lawyers suck, but patent lawyers are especially damn-worthy.
google owns me
good riddance. have fun joining the 3rd world.
Are Apple's profits too infinitesimal for them to take the staggering loss of pennies by making millions of DVDs that nobody uses after the first install? Or are they trying to help the environment by forcing all their technically-gifted customers to buy USB flash drives so that we can install a single download onto multiple computers?
I think this move is every bit as misguided as Apple's Final Cut Pro X (iMovie Pro) and only slapping 2GB RAM onto brand new MacBooks - or Jobs' decision to not include a disk drive on the NeXt Cube (a decade before writable CD's were widely available). Yes, I use Macs, but more and more begrudgingly because those rich BASTARDS are being CHEAPSKATES.
i go there to drink in peace
I know that this technology will end up being used by bullies.
you have the freedom to work somewhere else, or to make your own consumer electronics company.
it's also possible that Turkey is cracking down on dissidents, using Anonymous as a cover story.
bullshit. i'm a paranoid apple _owner_ who is frustrated that apple's focus on consumers means that the only way i can use products like Logic is to have a crappy consumer mac when what i really want is a mac pro that doesn't cost $2500+
that remains to be seen. the past few years Apple has moved further and further away from focusing on tools that generate the content people view on consumer devices.