Bluetooth also includes encryption and authentication. Do you really want the guy in the seat next to you to answer your phone call before you because he has quicker reflexes and a "simple RF" interface headset?
Bluetooth is the ideal interface as it interoperates with other devices in the the area. I use bluetooth between an iBook and Nokia handset and I've never had any problems with the devices not connecting to each other.
I have a Nokia 6310i, Mitsumi Bluetooth adaptor and an iBook 600. IT helps to be running Jaguar.
I put the adaptor into the iBook, I paired the phone. I selected the Nokia mode script. I enetered a phone number of *99# into the dialler and a username of "orange" with a password of Internet.
I then just click connect in the modem drop down menu item. 10 seconds later I am connected. It even keeps the connection going between the handset and iBook going whilst travelling through tunnels.
It's definately the easiest bluetooth implementation I have ever used.
You mis-read the article - they dont say that ONLY XP and Linux support it only that XP definately supports is and Linux probably does.
Any operating system that supports SMP should work fine with this.
NT And 2K both support Hyperthreading for the simple fact that Intel designed it to look exactly like 2 processors per chip. I have a hyper threading dual processor box here running SQL server. It has 2 physical processors but Windows 2000 and even the Bios see them a 4!
ER - ADSL does use a modem. The signals transmitted are in the analogue domain and cross a number of frequencies - these have to be demultiplexed into a serial bitstream for use by your digital devices.
Just incase you didn't realise the DEM in modem stands for Demultiplexor.
When I was trialling DSL here in the UK I had a DSL router AND a DSL modem as seperate boxes. The DSL modem took the analogue signals and converted them into the ATM that they were a representation of. The router then translated the ATM into Ethernet for my local area network. Generally in the UK all ADSL is PPPoA.
IT may be broken but it aint a piece of crap. We have inter operator SMS, global roaming that is so advanced that when roaming in France I just press one button to get my voice mail - I don't have to dial any specific number and re-authenticate - the network knows its me.
But GSM only is on its way out - mobile networks will transition to dual mode WCDMA and GSM networks providing a much better network than any single CDMA system sould. Come times of emergency there will be 2 networks running - the original GSM and the older WCDMA. The WCDMA airspace will not be clogged by all the voice only traffic - this will stay on GSM where necessary and WCDMA will be available for the data intensive use.
There are lots of benefits - as well as set backs - to having a dual mode network. But only when your dual mode network consists of what are going to be the 2 largest mobile network standards in the world. GSM and WCDMA.
Actually I can give you loads of little niggles that I have with the box and the OS but they're no more in number than I have with Windows and much less than with Linux.
I'm just recounting my use of the machine and how easy I find things with it.
The end tag line was added as a humorous afterthought.
10 months ago I used Linux and Windows at home exclusively but wanted a laptop for taking stuff to work and writing on the train.
None of the Windows laptops cut it with battery life or displays so I looked at the iBook. I plumped for the 600Mhz DVD Rom drive beast. It's since been with me to Singapore - great for watching DVDs, work most days, bed for writing, downstairs infront of the TV for emailing, the kitchen for recipes. (I got the airport card as well - nothing to break off so I don't feel scared using wireless networking while actually moving!)
I use nothing but OS X on the beast (Up the RAM to at least 384Mb) and it's great. Proper terminal window to connect to my personal servers, MS RDP client for configuring Works' Windows 2000 boxes. Internal modem for connecting to other networks, Bluetooth for connecting whilst on the train. Best of all IT JUST WORKS.
I've definately reached the point where I no longer want to have all my machines as play toys - the iBook is a workhorse and just keeps on slogging. It'd without a doubt the best PC I've bought so far.
My Name's Matthew Thompson and I'm a system administrator and freelance journalist.
Too right. The BBC is currently leading development of TPEG - a travel information standard. This is a project of the EBU and free to use. The BBC are supporting TPEG over other travel information standards because there would be no requirement from the receiver owner or manufacturer to support or purchase proprietory mapping or co-ordinate data.
Seconded, I was a long time user of Buslogic SCSI cards for my old scanner and Zip drive. The drivers were a joy to use. Thank you and may you rest in peace.
Try telling that to my TV - it quite happily displays all of the BBC's Ceefax pages.
For those of you who don't know what Ceefax is - it is the BBC's name for it's analogue TV based text service. It is a one way broadcast system which uses a series of carousels which contain the pages - broadcast in numerical order. A user chooses the page either from a Link button (Fasttext) or by the usual method of entering the page number into the TV's remote control handset. All 5 UK Terestrial stations support Teletext as do a great many of Europes analogue broadcasters.
Prestel and Minitel are different from Teletext in that they are interactive modem based services - although they usually share the same graphics facilities as Teletext.
Could you justify the statement "Running OS X, it takes about double the clock on the Mac side to equal the speed of Windows 2000 on a PC"?
Do you mean that OS X makes simple integer operations take longer to get through the PowerPC's short pipeline than it takes to get through an Intel P4's long pipeline?
Yes Motorola do have a fair few things to do to make the PowerPC stand up to the x86 architectures that are around these days but IBM have started moving in thte right direction and word is that Motorola will do so soon.
Also remember that Apple clarify all of their statements with details of what they are refering to, Flops, Photoshop processing, MPEG encoding etc and for the most part - in the arteas where Mac software excels or where Macs are the prevelant technology they are a good choice. For people like me - who have grown weary of the Megahertz wars - Mac OS X aon an iBook makes the perfect machine - putting the characters I'm typing up on screen just as fast as I type them:o)
What can we, as the Slashdot community, open source community or just as people interested in fair patents, do within the framework of the European patent system to ensure that patents are allocated fairly and do not ride rough-shod over existing methods and devices?
OK now I missed this post while running through the thread with my moderator points so I am going to put the record straight at the expense of the two points I used moderating.
I represent a member of Nominet and recently attended the AGM (Nominet is an organisation limited by garuntee and collectively owned by it's members)
At the AGM Nominet announced that they were looking into ways to allow individuals to opt-out of public display of whois details and were staggering the introduction of full contact details to the whois output and initially only providing business/organisational addresses (The Nominet registration template includes a space to indicate whether or not your are an organisation or an individual)
The money in the bank is required to cover the increasing lawsuits faced by not only Nominet as an organisation but also the directors who have in the past been targetted individually.
The accounts are sitting on my desk and were distributed at the AGM - like most private companies they do not publically distribute accounts and as a non-profit making organisation they do need to be audited and do so annually. The accounts and audit are filed with Companies House annually - whether they are available to the public or not is a matter to bring up with your MP.
As for hidden companies - they're not hidden they are just there to protect property rights and as such are non-operating. This is standard business practice in the UK. My own company has to have a different name because another company has registered the name I wish to use as it dounds like their trading name. There is nothing illegal about this.
Nominet are not transparent but neither is government. Nominet do attempt to run themselves for the common good as I know a few of the members involved in the running and policy making of Nominet and they give a hell of a lot of their personal time, often withough payment, to try and make Nominet even better than it already is.
TV Compass at www.tvcompass.com - the idea is that their unit will be subsidised by pay for services availabel through the handset which incldues a colour display and shows the EPG information in your hand. Now that's cool a colour TV guide constantly updated in the palm of your hand for £29.99.
If Pace and Grudig in the UK can create set-top digital receivers for £99 ($150) and still make a profit then a TV set manufacturer can re work a future design to include the technology for a lot less than $200. I'd imagine that the true cost will be closer to $80.
And I used to use the Atari ST. As far as I am concerned what made the Amiga a great computer was it's custom hardware - this has been superceeded god knows how many times and so there's no point to have an Amiga computer.
The AmigaOS is a different matter - but as far as I can tell from this it's just "Man runs MOL" not "Man runs Mac OS ontop of AmigaOS"
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Bluetooth also includes encryption and authentication. Do you really want the guy in the seat next to you to answer your phone call before you because he has quicker reflexes and a "simple RF" interface headset?
Bluetooth is the ideal interface as it interoperates with other devices in the the area. I use bluetooth between an iBook and Nokia handset and I've never had any problems with the devices not connecting to each other.
No Sony and Ericcson HAVE joined forces.
SEGA and Nokia have ALSO joined forced.
I have a Nokia 6310i, Mitsumi Bluetooth adaptor and an iBook 600. IT helps to be running Jaguar.
I put the adaptor into the iBook, I paired the phone. I selected the Nokia mode script. I enetered a phone number of *99# into the dialler and a username of "orange" with a password of Internet.
I then just click connect in the modem drop down menu item. 10 seconds later I am connected. It even keeps the connection going between the handset and iBook going whilst travelling through tunnels.
It's definately the easiest bluetooth implementation I have ever used.
You mis-read the article - they dont say that ONLY XP and Linux support it only that XP definately supports is and Linux probably does.
:o)
Any operating system that supports SMP should work fine with this.
NT And 2K both support Hyperthreading for the simple fact that Intel designed it to look exactly like 2 processors per chip. I have a hyper threading dual processor box here running SQL server. It has 2 physical processors but Windows 2000 and even the Bios see them a 4!
M@t
ER - ADSL does use a modem. The signals transmitted are in the analogue domain and cross a number of frequencies - these have to be demultiplexed into a serial bitstream for use by your digital devices.
Just incase you didn't realise the DEM in modem stands for Demultiplexor.
When I was trialling DSL here in the UK I had a DSL router AND a DSL modem as seperate boxes. The DSL modem took the analogue signals and converted them into the ATM that they were a representation of. The router then translated the ATM into Ethernet for my local area network. Generally in the UK all ADSL is PPPoA.
Hope and Glory.
Dyson also have one featuring their cool see through canister and dual cyclone technology - shame it's not thair Root Cyclone though.
d el=DC06 for pics and details.
See http://www.dyson.co.uk/range/feature_frame.asp?mo
IT may be broken but it aint a piece of crap. We have inter operator SMS, global roaming that is so advanced that when roaming in France I just press one button to get my voice mail - I don't have to dial any specific number and re-authenticate - the network knows its me.
But GSM only is on its way out - mobile networks will transition to dual mode WCDMA and GSM networks providing a much better network than any single CDMA system sould. Come times of emergency there will be 2 networks running - the original GSM and the older WCDMA. The WCDMA airspace will not be clogged by all the voice only traffic - this will stay on GSM where necessary and WCDMA will be available for the data intensive use.
There are lots of benefits - as well as set backs - to having a dual mode network. But only when your dual mode network consists of what are going to be the 2 largest mobile network standards in the world. GSM and WCDMA.
Packard Bell (NEC by any other name I believe) were selling these in Dicons Retail Group stores earlier this year.
Actually I can give you loads of little niggles that I have with the box and the OS but they're no more in number than I have with Windows and much less than with Linux.
I'm just recounting my use of the machine and how easy I find things with it.
The end tag line was added as a humorous afterthought.
10 months ago I used Linux and Windows at home exclusively but wanted a laptop for taking stuff to work and writing on the train.
None of the Windows laptops cut it with battery life or displays so I looked at the iBook. I plumped for the 600Mhz DVD Rom drive beast. It's since been with me to Singapore - great for watching DVDs, work most days, bed for writing, downstairs infront of the TV for emailing, the kitchen for recipes. (I got the airport card as well - nothing to break off so I don't feel scared using wireless networking while actually moving!)
I use nothing but OS X on the beast (Up the RAM to at least 384Mb) and it's great. Proper terminal window to connect to my personal servers, MS RDP client for configuring Works' Windows 2000 boxes. Internal modem for connecting to other networks, Bluetooth for connecting whilst on the train. Best of all IT JUST WORKS.
I've definately reached the point where I no longer want to have all my machines as play toys - the iBook is a workhorse and just keeps on slogging. It'd without a doubt the best PC I've bought so far.
My Name's Matthew Thompson and I'm a system administrator and freelance journalist.
Too right. The BBC is currently leading development of TPEG - a travel information standard. This is a project of the EBU and free to use. The BBC are supporting TPEG over other travel information standards because there would be no requirement from the receiver owner or manufacturer to support or purchase proprietory mapping or co-ordinate data.
Details on TPEG are availabe here.
The apple bod at Expo told me end of the month for iSync. Greets from Paris.
Seconded, I was a long time user of Buslogic SCSI cards for my old scanner and Zip drive. The drivers were a joy to use. Thank you and may you rest in peace.
Ironically this move would hurt those users who are paying the most. And me when I get a seat with a non-functioning video screen.
For those of you who don't know what Ceefax is - it is the BBC's name for it's analogue TV based text service. It is a one way broadcast system which uses a series of carousels which contain the pages - broadcast in numerical order. A user chooses the page either from a Link button (Fasttext) or by the usual method of entering the page number into the TV's remote control handset. All 5 UK Terestrial stations support Teletext as do a great many of Europes analogue broadcasters.
Prestel and Minitel are different from Teletext in that they are interactive modem based services - although they usually share the same graphics facilities as Teletext.
Could you justify the statement "Running OS X, it takes about double the clock on the Mac side to equal the speed of Windows 2000 on a PC"?
:o)
Do you mean that OS X makes simple integer operations take longer to get through the PowerPC's short pipeline than it takes to get through an Intel P4's long pipeline?
Yes Motorola do have a fair few things to do to make the PowerPC stand up to the x86 architectures that are around these days but IBM have started moving in thte right direction and word is that Motorola will do so soon.
Also remember that Apple clarify all of their statements with details of what they are refering to, Flops, Photoshop processing, MPEG encoding etc and for the most part - in the arteas where Mac software excels or where Macs are the prevelant technology they are a good choice. For people like me - who have grown weary of the Megahertz wars - Mac OS X aon an iBook makes the perfect machine - putting the characters I'm typing up on screen just as fast as I type them
Anything more than that is overkill.
The cheapest broadband connection in the UK is about £20 per month for ADSL (512k down 256K rate adaptive up)
Cable modems are around £25 for 512k down and £35 for 1Mb down.
It's most likely that BT are pricing this high to keep all and sundry from jumping on the not terribly stable or rolled out bandwagon.
Just FYI.
What can we, as the Slashdot community, open source community or just as people interested in fair patents, do within the framework of the European patent system to ensure that patents are allocated fairly and do not ride rough-shod over existing methods and devices?
OK now I missed this post while running through the thread with my moderator points so I am going to put the record straight at the expense of the two points I used moderating.
:O)
I represent a member of Nominet and recently attended the AGM (Nominet is an organisation limited by garuntee and collectively owned by it's members)
At the AGM Nominet announced that they were looking into ways to allow individuals to opt-out of public display of whois details and were staggering the introduction of full contact details to the whois output and initially only providing business/organisational addresses (The Nominet registration template includes a space to indicate whether or not your are an organisation or an individual)
The money in the bank is required to cover the increasing lawsuits faced by not only Nominet as an organisation but also the directors who have in the past been targetted individually.
The accounts are sitting on my desk and were distributed at the AGM - like most private companies they do not publically distribute accounts and as a non-profit making organisation they do need to be audited and do so annually. The accounts and audit are filed with Companies House annually - whether they are available to the public or not is a matter to bring up with your MP.
As for hidden companies - they're not hidden they are just there to protect property rights and as such are non-operating. This is standard business practice in the UK. My own company has to have a different name because another company has registered the name I wish to use as it dounds like their trading name. There is nothing illegal about this.
Nominet are not transparent but neither is government. Nominet do attempt to run themselves for the common good as I know a few of the members involved in the running and policy making of Nominet and they give a hell of a lot of their personal time, often withough payment, to try and make Nominet even better than it already is.
M@t
TV Compass at www.tvcompass.com - the idea is that their unit will be subsidised by pay for services availabel through the handset which incldues a colour display and shows the EPG information in your hand. Now that's cool a colour TV guide constantly updated in the palm of your hand for £29.99.
:o)
M@t
If Pace and Grudig in the UK can create set-top digital receivers for £99 ($150) and still make a profit then a TV set manufacturer can re work a future design to include the technology for a lot less than $200. I'd imagine that the true cost will be closer to $80.
I actually like the idea - especially the anti virus - but currently iTools redirects to
http://itools.mac./unavailable/
Which is a bit of a shame.
uptime.netcraft.com Is THE best place to see what works for uptime. Last time I checked BSD machines were the best for uptime.
:o)
M@t
Actually I'm british.
:o)
And I used to use the Atari ST. As far as I am concerned what made the Amiga a great computer was it's custom hardware - this has been superceeded god knows how many times and so there's no point to have an Amiga computer.
The AmigaOS is a different matter - but as far as I can tell from this it's just "Man runs MOL" not "Man runs Mac OS ontop of AmigaOS"
M@t