This isn't the first time I've had trouble with Thunderbird though. It seems every time I try to use it, something doesn't work. Last time it wouldn't remember my SMTP settings and a few other things. This time my profile appears to be corrupted. Maybe one of these days I'll ditch Outlook completely, but not yet.
So because it never happened to you, it never happens? Thunderbird just lost all my email a couple of days ago. Go in one day and I can see everything and all seems fine. Open it the next day and it starts up the new account wizard. After closing that (and being somewhat confused as to why it even opened in the first place) I find that all of the accounts I set up are gone and all of the emails that were there the day before missing too.
This has also happened to a friend of mine when he was trying Thunderbird to replace Outlook. He's gone back to Outlook for now as it at least hasn't lost anything yet.
That should read "experienced AutoCAD drafters do most of their work on the keyboard" because of it's roots in DOS. There are many other newer CAD programs wihtout such a strong DOS background that make good use of the mouse and keyboard where each is appropriate.
For 2D drafting, PowerCADD on the Mac is quite powerful and very simple to use. When I was doing drafting for an construction company I quite often surprised the architect with how fast I could draw up house plans and modify them. He had become quite accustomed to the AutoCAD drafters he usually worked with and how long it would take them. PowerCADD has a good mix of mouse and keyboard use that made most tasks quite easy.
Can you video conference between a Mac and Windows PC using gaim yet? AIM and iChat allow this and is the only way my brother and I can talk to each other using our webcams.
Open Source isn't bad, but there are still a few features missing that will trip up quite a few people.
It depends on what market you look at. Asia will love the A380 as they have plenty of routes that could use it now. Canada doesn't, which is why Air Canada just announced a deal with Boeing for with orders and options for up to 60 787s. As our country is so spread out, it makes more sense to have smaller aircraft that can fly direct from the major cities to either Europs or Asia, than to have to fly people out of the way to try to fill up an A380.
In the US there are only two airlines still flying 747s. They are too big to be profitable for everyone else. Maybe the A380 will change that.
Unless they call an election and end up with another minority government. From some reports I have read, the Bloc aren't very happy and could very well take all of Quebec, leaving the Liberals with a rather large hole.
If Apple had chosen BeOS it would be a copany with a great product but no vision or direction. Just like the 10 years before and every other product that didn't survive. Mr. Jobs at least gave the company a direction and purpose. Whether or not you agree with their direction or not is another matter though.
While not always bad, having game companies that are privately owned isn't such a bad idea. You remove the pressure of stockholders and analysts that will force you to only focus on a "sure thing" and avoid something seen as risky. We would probably end up with fewer knock offs, and hopefully a lot more variety in new games.
I would also think this would remove some of the issues that/. has with publicly owned corporations being greedy.
"I wonder how Job's will keynote this. Not a guy who likes to say 'I was wrong'"
No he doesn't to admit he's wrong, but he has done it before. Remember the original puck mice that came with the iMacs?
And I seem to remember that some of the old Apple ADB mice had the wiring and connections for a second button. They just never took it the final step, although somone figured it out and modded the mouse themself.
I don't think that anyone really expects to make an interface without a learning curve. Only that each program should provide consistency where it makes sense. Like copy and paste functions being in the same menus and working the same way. Put the preferences or options in the same menu (it's always an adventure with Windows and Linux to see where this ends up in each program).
Oh, and make it obvious that an option exists without having to right click to even get the menu in the first place.
For close friends and immediate family, I won't charge them anything as they do appreciate my time and effort (what are friends and family for right?). After that dinner or a case of beer isn't too much in my opinion.
The Direct3D part of DirectX is only part of the problem. Using OpenGL is one way around this, and I'm sure someone has made a DirectX translator for the Mac, although it may not work as well as a native port would. Networking code is a big problem too. There were Mac versions of Command & Conquer and Total Annihilation, but they couldn't network with the Windows versions due to the use of DirectX networking. Kind of limits your ability to kick your PC weanie friend's @$$.
Are you sure about that? I am pretty sure that the 7 year old pre-G3 Macs my dad's company bought included keyboards in the box. As well as most, if not all, of the Macs before that.
Too bad "get your own arctic" will turn into taking our arctic. Too bad the Canadian military has almost no way of patrolling our northern borders and coastline.
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Thanks, I'll look into that.
This isn't the first time I've had trouble with Thunderbird though. It seems every time I try to use it, something doesn't work. Last time it wouldn't remember my SMTP settings and a few other things. This time my profile appears to be corrupted. Maybe one of these days I'll ditch Outlook completely, but not yet.
So because it never happened to you, it never happens? Thunderbird just lost all my email a couple of days ago. Go in one day and I can see everything and all seems fine. Open it the next day and it starts up the new account wizard. After closing that (and being somewhat confused as to why it even opened in the first place) I find that all of the accounts I set up are gone and all of the emails that were there the day before missing too.
This has also happened to a friend of mine when he was trying Thunderbird to replace Outlook. He's gone back to Outlook for now as it at least hasn't lost anything yet.
"Then has Internet Killed the Video [TV] Star?"
Why, yes, yes it did...
http://www.poptix.net/funny/videostar.swf
That should read "experienced AutoCAD drafters do most of their work on the keyboard" because of it's roots in DOS. There are many other newer CAD programs wihtout such a strong DOS background that make good use of the mouse and keyboard where each is appropriate.
For 2D drafting, PowerCADD on the Mac is quite powerful and very simple to use. When I was doing drafting for an construction company I quite often surprised the architect with how fast I could draw up house plans and modify them. He had become quite accustomed to the AutoCAD drafters he usually worked with and how long it would take them. PowerCADD has a good mix of mouse and keyboard use that made most tasks quite easy.
Isn't Freescale just Motorola's PowerPC chip division spun or sold off?
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http://atomfilms.shockwave.com/af/content/regurge
Can you video conference between a Mac and Windows PC using gaim yet? AIM and iChat allow this and is the only way my brother and I can talk to each other using our webcams.
Open Source isn't bad, but there are still a few features missing that will trip up quite a few people.
It depends on what market you look at. Asia will love the A380 as they have plenty of routes that could use it now. Canada doesn't, which is why Air Canada just announced a deal with Boeing for with orders and options for up to 60 787s. As our country is so spread out, it makes more sense to have smaller aircraft that can fly direct from the major cities to either Europs or Asia, than to have to fly people out of the way to try to fill up an A380.
In the US there are only two airlines still flying 747s. They are too big to be profitable for everyone else. Maybe the A380 will change that.
Unreal 3 will use multiple threads.
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http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.as
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Nah, there won't be any eulogy for us. Not when we get wiped out for an interstellar bypass...
Whoops, you're right. Those are mounds, but there sure are a lot of them. I wonder if that valley glows at night?
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Would this be Tonopah, the base where the F-117s were first based?
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=tonopah,Nevada&ll
And try going a little to the north and west and you will find another runway with nothing around at all.
3 7. 404842,-116.238613&sll=36.518555,-115.561924&spn=0 .060768,0.085316&sspn=0.127029,0.120678&t=k&hl=en
3 7. 129326,-116.051846&sll=36.518555,-115.561924&spn=0 .121536,0.170631&sspn=0.127029,0.120678&t=k&hl=en
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=groom+lake,nv&ll=
Or go south and west an check out the craters in the valley. Take a wild guess at what they are from...
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=groom+lake,nv&ll=
Whoops, I knew I forgot one. Thanks.
One less province to support with transfer payments too...
# Resonable drinking age of 19, as the highway dept. funding is not controlled by M.A.D.
Actually it's even better in some provinces as the drinking age is 18 in Alberta and Quebec.
Unless they call an election and end up with another minority government. From some reports I have read, the Bloc aren't very happy and could very well take all of Quebec, leaving the Liberals with a rather large hole.
You are right though in that the danger is there.
If Apple had chosen BeOS it would be a copany with a great product but no vision or direction. Just like the 10 years before and every other product that didn't survive. Mr. Jobs at least gave the company a direction and purpose. Whether or not you agree with their direction or not is another matter though.
"bad idea of publically owned companies"
/. has with publicly owned corporations being greedy.
While not always bad, having game companies that are privately owned isn't such a bad idea. You remove the pressure of stockholders and analysts that will force you to only focus on a "sure thing" and avoid something seen as risky. We would probably end up with fewer knock offs, and hopefully a lot more variety in new games.
I would also think this would remove some of the issues that
"I wonder how Job's will keynote this. Not a guy who likes to say 'I was wrong'"
No he doesn't to admit he's wrong, but he has done it before. Remember the original puck mice that came with the iMacs?
And I seem to remember that some of the old Apple ADB mice had the wiring and connections for a second button. They just never took it the final step, although somone figured it out and modded the mouse themself.
"Or that you sublimate your violent impulses using the excuse-for-a-punch-up-formerly-known-as-hockey."
It works doesn't it?
I don't think that anyone really expects to make an interface without a learning curve. Only that each program should provide consistency where it makes sense. Like copy and paste functions being in the same menus and working the same way. Put the preferences or options in the same menu (it's always an adventure with Windows and Linux to see where this ends up in each program).
Oh, and make it obvious that an option exists without having to right click to even get the menu in the first place.
For close friends and immediate family, I won't charge them anything as they do appreciate my time and effort (what are friends and family for right?). After that dinner or a case of beer isn't too much in my opinion.
The Direct3D part of DirectX is only part of the problem. Using OpenGL is one way around this, and I'm sure someone has made a DirectX translator for the Mac, although it may not work as well as a native port would. Networking code is a big problem too. There were Mac versions of Command & Conquer and Total Annihilation, but they couldn't network with the Windows versions due to the use of DirectX networking. Kind of limits your ability to kick your PC weanie friend's @$$.
Are you sure about that? I am pretty sure that the 7 year old pre-G3 Macs my dad's company bought included keyboards in the box. As well as most, if not all, of the Macs before that.
Too bad "get your own arctic" will turn into taking our arctic. Too bad the Canadian military has almost no way of patrolling our northern borders and coastline.