There are problems with plasma displays that make me veer towards LCD.
1. Plasmas suck up power like there's no tomorrow. I hear 300-500 watts is nominal. That 102" would definitely be on the high end of the scale. 2. Plasma burn in. 3. Limited lifetime.
Until these disadvantages are taken care of, I will pass. LCDs have none of these problems and with the new 7G Samsung, it looks like they may have taken care of the viewing angle and brightness problems.
Microsoft has bucks and does lots of research but they haven't really produce a lot of innovative products/ideas. Maybe in another 10 or 20 years, they'll produce something significant. People don't say Apple is MS's R&D arm for nothing.
Well, Asa said that automatic updates would be rolled out in phases this week, but although en-US is enabled, my Windows 1.0 doesn't see any updates. I guess the updater needs a bit more work...
The statement about bash is quite true. I have gotten used to it and prefer it over ksh, csh, etc. But I would say that regardless of what platform, as long as I have bash, it makes things a lot easier. I never liked Windows's version of history or its scripting language. So whether if I'm using OS X, or Windows (where I install cygwin) I use bash and it makes me more productive.
It seems that China wants to capitalize on the fact that they are considered a big potential market by the West. If they are insignificant, who would care if they want to use WAPI? It is greed by Western companies that have allowed China to do this--"hey, if I don't give in, some other company will and I cannot afford to lose potential market share in a country like China". The fact that they went to the ISO to give WAPI a fast-track course on standardization says out loud that as soon as WAPI is standardized, China will require WAPI.
I hope the update will change the Windows registry properly. If I uninstall Firefox and reinstall, my icons change back to IE. If I don't uninstall, the entries for the last version stays, especially in the Add/Remove Programs among other places.
My friend quotes some guy from Lockheed who is an LiIon battery engineer (I think) and says that LiIon batteries should be charged all the time because they have a set number of charge cycles (around 100?). i.e. do not let them drop below 70%, if you do it counts as charge a cycle. But your post contradicts this other methodology.
I have a Dell and I used to run the battery down all the way, and it has lasted for around 3 years. Several months ago I started to have the unit plugged in all the time with the battery installed. Now the battery is dead, but I cannot say for sure if it was due to me cycling the battery or of the recent change in usage pattern.
I had to use Yahoo maps to go some place that was new and Yahoo gave incorrect directions--and still does. Google Maps gives the correct directions. Guess I'll be using Google maps more often from now on. I never really liked all those text boxes used by Yahoo anyway.
Strange, Google's applications give a sense of "nostalgia" like Microsoft's way back when MS had to really compete by being better (when Excel 1.0 and PowerPoint 1.0 was first shown on Macintosh). Or maybe I'm imagining things... that has been so long ago.
I read somewhere that NeXT is spelled that way because the original designer of the logo did some group tests and when it's spelled with a capital E, people often mistook it for EXIT instead.
Notice the black "pizza-box" that the monitor is resting on top of? Signs that the system used is a NeXTstation. If a NeXTdimension were used, the monitor probably would be resting on the desk by itself.
Definitely. This feature is another perfect example of Apple doing things through software rather than making things complicated/limited using hardware--invoking a "gee, why didn't I think of that?". All the PC drivers that set aside an area of the trackpad for scrolling capability (and HP's physical reserved area) look like kludges after checking out Apple's implementation. Of course, if you only have one finger and one hand, you're SOL and can't use it.
Cool. Signatures of the team. Too bad the picture here http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/Museum/Commodore/ a1000/a1000.php is not very clear. Anyone have another link? I find it also interesting that the A1000 was only certified for FCC Class A (same link above) instead of the more stringent Class B just like NeXT computers.
You're overly optimistic. What kind of time have you spent deciding what parts you want? i.e. what kind of DVD burner should I get? Where should I get the RAM? What kind of power supply? Case? Mobo? etc? After you slap together all your parts, what do you do to ensure that all the parts are working? I can guarantee you that it will take you a lot longer than an hour. Don't forget to include the OS installation time. If you like to overclock, you would also need to do many iterations of bumping up the clock speed, reboot, run Prime95, etc.
Using Pricewatch is interesting because you have to go to resellerratings or some other site to make sure the vendor is reputable. You'd also have to factor in many lowball entries' shipping charges so you know the price of the item is worth it. You basically have to do more work. If you like to do that and normally earn less than $10/hour, that's not a problem, but if someone earns $50/hour or more, it's not worth it.
I've built systems before, but when I could buy a Dell 400sc (i875-based P4 2.8GHz) for less than $300, it was time to reconsider building an equivalent.
Heh. Just because you can plug in a GbE or FW800 into a PC doesn't mean you should. Try doing that on a PC with 32-bit PCI slots and see your bandwidth disappear once you use your GbE, FW, and sound (if you have a card) together. Do it only if you have 66MHz, PCI-X, or PCIe. And if you get a cheap mobo where its GbE is run through the PCI bus, you'd really be crying for more bandwidth.
The mini has USB 2.0 high speed (or was that full speed, well, it's the faster speed) ports.
Y'kinda have to read the grandparent post to get the correct context: "... The one with the glowing light." Of course, "The fish in Finding Nemo" by itself is vague, so any fish that appeared is correct.
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If he writes code like it's dictated by God, surely, there would be no need for bugfixes. If what one hears/reads about Mozart is true and his compositions have no corrections, then the same should be true of Bram's code if the comparison is implied. Don't think this is the case.
That statement would be overstated/overrated. I think BT is great, but let's keep God out of it.
Memory mapped video was taken from the Apple II's design. Quite obviously from folklore.org, Burrell looked up to Woz and the Apple II's design inspired him a lot.
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If so, then "if you can't innovate, litigate." Ass wipes.
What about the bozos at Guardian Industries Corp?
There are problems with plasma displays that make me veer towards LCD.
1. Plasmas suck up power like there's no tomorrow. I hear 300-500 watts is nominal. That 102" would definitely be on the high end of the scale.
2. Plasma burn in.
3. Limited lifetime.
Until these disadvantages are taken care of, I will pass. LCDs have none of these problems and with the new 7G Samsung, it looks like they may have taken care of the viewing angle and brightness problems.
Microsoft has bucks and does lots of research but they haven't really produce a lot of innovative products/ideas. Maybe in another 10 or 20 years, they'll produce something significant. People don't say Apple is MS's R&D arm for nothing.
No, AppleSoft BASIC was written by Microsoft. Why do you think the "Soft" is there? Steve Wozniak wrote Integer BASIC.
Well, Asa said that automatic updates would be rolled out in phases this week, but although en-US is enabled, my Windows 1.0 doesn't see any updates. I guess the updater needs a bit more work...
The statement about bash is quite true. I have gotten used to it and prefer it over ksh, csh, etc. But I would say that regardless of what platform, as long as I have bash, it makes things a lot easier. I never liked Windows's version of history or its scripting language. So whether if I'm using OS X, or Windows (where I install cygwin) I use bash and it makes me more productive.
It seems that China wants to capitalize on the fact that they are considered a big potential market by the West. If they are insignificant, who would care if they want to use WAPI? It is greed by Western companies that have allowed China to do this--"hey, if I don't give in, some other company will and I cannot afford to lose potential market share in a country like China". The fact that they went to the ISO to give WAPI a fast-track course on standardization says out loud that as soon as WAPI is standardized, China will require WAPI.
I hope the update will change the Windows registry properly. If I uninstall Firefox and reinstall, my icons change back to IE. If I don't uninstall, the entries for the last version stays, especially in the Add/Remove Programs among other places.
My friend quotes some guy from Lockheed who is an LiIon battery engineer (I think) and says that LiIon batteries should be charged all the time because they have a set number of charge cycles (around 100?). i.e. do not let them drop below 70%, if you do it counts as charge a cycle. But your post contradicts this other methodology.
I have a Dell and I used to run the battery down all the way, and it has lasted for around 3 years. Several months ago I started to have the unit plugged in all the time with the battery installed. Now the battery is dead, but I cannot say for sure if it was due to me cycling the battery or of the recent change in usage pattern.
Can anyone with more qualifications comment?
Looks like map24 has the same data that Yahoo has. Google's data set is more up-to-date. Map24's also loads slower than Google.
I had to use Yahoo maps to go some place that was new and Yahoo gave incorrect directions--and still does. Google Maps gives the correct directions. Guess I'll be using Google maps more often from now on. I never really liked all those text boxes used by Yahoo anyway.
Strange, Google's applications give a sense of "nostalgia" like Microsoft's way back when MS had to really compete by being better (when Excel 1.0 and PowerPoint 1.0 was first shown on Macintosh). Or maybe I'm imagining things... that has been so long ago.
I read somewhere that NeXT is spelled that way because the original designer of the logo did some group tests and when it's spelled with a capital E, people often mistook it for EXIT instead.
And pick up that xerox down the hall for me.
On the software comment, it was only speculation. Sorry.
Notice the black "pizza-box" that the monitor is resting on top of? Signs that the system used is a NeXTstation. If a NeXTdimension were used, the monitor probably would be resting on the desk by itself.
Definitely. This feature is another perfect example of Apple doing things through software rather than making things complicated/limited using hardware--invoking a "gee, why didn't I think of that?". All the PC drivers that set aside an area of the trackpad for scrolling capability (and HP's physical reserved area) look like kludges after checking out Apple's implementation. Of course, if you only have one finger and one hand, you're SOL and can't use it.
What's wrong with the 1/8" headphone/mic jack? Isn't that standard? What sucks about bluetooth headsets is you now need batteries for your headset.
Cool. Signatures of the team. Too bad the picture here http://www.binarydinosaurs.co.uk/Museum/Commodore/ a1000/a1000.php is not very clear. Anyone have another link? I find it also interesting that the A1000 was only certified for FCC Class A (same link above) instead of the more stringent Class B just like NeXT computers.
You're overly optimistic. What kind of time have you spent deciding what parts you want? i.e. what kind of DVD burner should I get? Where should I get the RAM? What kind of power supply? Case? Mobo? etc? After you slap together all your parts, what do you do to ensure that all the parts are working? I can guarantee you that it will take you a lot longer than an hour. Don't forget to include the OS installation time. If you like to overclock, you would also need to do many iterations of bumping up the clock speed, reboot, run Prime95, etc.
Using Pricewatch is interesting because you have to go to resellerratings or some other site to make sure the vendor is reputable. You'd also have to factor in many lowball entries' shipping charges so you know the price of the item is worth it. You basically have to do more work. If you like to do that and normally earn less than $10/hour, that's not a problem, but if someone earns $50/hour or more, it's not worth it.
I've built systems before, but when I could buy a Dell 400sc (i875-based P4 2.8GHz) for less than $300, it was time to reconsider building an equivalent.
Heh. Just because you can plug in a GbE or FW800 into a PC doesn't mean you should. Try doing that on a PC with 32-bit PCI slots and see your bandwidth disappear once you use your GbE, FW, and sound (if you have a card) together. Do it only if you have 66MHz, PCI-X, or PCIe. And if you get a cheap mobo where its GbE is run through the PCI bus, you'd really be crying for more bandwidth. The mini has USB 2.0 high speed (or was that full speed, well, it's the faster speed) ports.
Y'kinda have to read the grandparent post to get the correct context: "... The one with the glowing light." Of course, "The fish in Finding Nemo" by itself is vague, so any fish that appeared is correct.
The grand prize winner seemed to know this, too.
If he writes code like it's dictated by God, surely, there would be no need for bugfixes. If what one hears/reads about Mozart is true and his compositions have no corrections, then the same should be true of Bram's code if the comparison is implied. Don't think this is the case.
That statement would be overstated/overrated. I think BT is great, but let's keep God out of it.
Sounds more like in middle school. Stereotypical 13-year-old?
Memory mapped video was taken from the Apple II's design. Quite obviously from folklore.org, Burrell looked up to Woz and the Apple II's design inspired him a lot.