The easy was is to use one of those "printer driver" fax programs. Just go to File -> Print, pull the customer's fax number out of the address book and fire the invoices away.
They work great, save paper, and the text is more readable.
I have a Toshiba PDR-M70 3 megapixel digicam. It allows one to manually control both the shutter speed and F-stop. It can leave the shutter open for up to a minute. It works pretty well, but the longer exposures do suffer from a bit of CCD noise.
Most other decent "prosumer" digicams can do the same thing. There are also digital SLR's like this 11 megapixelCanon EOS-1 DS that are simply incredible. Check out the sample photos (3.5MB JPEGs) to see what I'm taking about. It's better than (most) film!
I was walking through Circuit City the other day and passed something that sounded really good. It turned out to be a Sony SACD/DVD "system in a box." I found the improved sound quality immediately apparent...everything sounded really "warm."
I bought my first DVD player soon after that. It's a Sony SACD/DVD player with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. I bought it 'cause my receiver (an older Harman/Kardon) doesn't have digital surround sound inputs, but does have an analog 5.1 channel input.
What's cool about this is that I can connect the DVD/SACD player's 5.1-channel outputs to the receiver's 5.1-channel inputs and listen to SACD's in full, glorious surround sound.
I haven't bought any SACD's yet, but it did come with a sampler disc, and there's a subtle, but noticeable difference. (My $300 speakers probably aren't good enough to get the full benefit.)
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Why turn it off? I find it easier to just put the durn thing to sleep.
It goes to sleep almost instantly and wakes up in just a few seconds. I average around 30 days of uptime before a restart (usually to install a software update).
I've been using OS X on a G4/450 (dual processor) since it came out. The first couple of versions were slow. For example, iTunes encoded at 1-2x in 10.0. Now, under 10.2, it rips/encodes at 12-14x.
I've never used an OS with such good multitasking. I can have LimeWire downloading, an iMovie rendering, and responsive web browsing all at the same time (granted, I do have 704MB of RAM).
With 10.2, application speed and overall performance is great, but it still gives an impression of slowness. Little things like brief delays before a window opens or closes do a lot to make the machine seem slow.
My G4 perked up a lot after upgrading to 10.2, but nowhere near as much as the Dual 1 GHz G4 we have at the office. Its video card is supported by Quartz Extreme; my old Rage 128 isn't.
Please forgive me if I seem a bit ignorant, but I honestly don't understand where this guy is coming from.
I mean, none of the companies listed in the story are exclusively web-based. Nothing is stopping him from visiting a traditional brick-and-mortar store or calling the company's toll-free number to place an order.
And Claire's? I guess I can kind of see where he's coming from with the airlines and bookstore, but why the hell would a blind man want to purchase cute little earrings and hairclips from Claire's? Internet shopping is probably more convenient for persons with disabilites (as it is for all of us). But the stores have already spent countless dollars making their brick-and-mortar facilities ADA-compliant, what with all the elevators, ramps, special restroom facilities, minimum aisle widths, etc.
And wouldn't it be more productive to simply ask nicely to have the website updated? Immediately going to litigation rarely solves anything....sounds like this dude has an axe to grind.
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You could always boot from a floppy, erase the HDD, and do a fresh OS install.
I tried an earlier version of Acquisition before I got DSL and it didn't work too well. This new version seems to work great, and Cocoa makes it an order of magnitude faster (more responsive) than LimeWire.
If you have impaired vision, Mac OS X provides a range of options to help you see what's on screen. The fantastic display option "Zoom" uses the Quartz rendering and compositing engine to magnify the contents of your screen. Quartz makes graphics and type smooth, providing a high-quality experience.
"Palladium" is entirely an opt-in solution; systems will ship with the "Palladium" hardware and software features turned off. The user of the system can choose to simply stay with this default setting, leaving all "Palladium"-related capabilities (hardware and software) disabled.
Turning "Palladium" completely off includes turning it off in hardware, which prevents any software from turning it back on. Users have the ultimate control over their systems and their information; "Palladium" does not entail any global requirements.
If you're concerned about cost and speed, lasers are the way to go.
Period.
I bought a Lexmark Optra E310 laser printer about three years ago. I printed about 4,000 heavy-coverage pages over that time and only recently had to replace the $90 toner cartridge. My previous inkjet was using two or three $35 black ink cartridges per year. It connects via USB, and reliably cranks out 8ppm (its rated speed) on all but the most graphic-intensive documents 'cause it actually has a built-in 66 MHz processor. (I added 32MB of RAM which helped tremendously with full-page high-res images.) It has a built-in PostScript emulator which really comes in handy for me 'cause I have a Mac.
On the other hand, my uncle just bought an Epson C80 inkjet ($150) for his business. It is rated at 20ppm IIRC, and will print at that speed but only in draft mode, when the output looks pretty bad. It's not a problem for him, 'cause he mostly prints invoices and checks. However, to get output comparable to my laser, he has to use Epson's special paper ($$$) and switch it to "720dpi Text Mode" which slows output to around 2-3ppm.
It's truly amazing to watch this thing run in draft mode, though. The swath (printing width) of the black printhead is almost 2". It makes about 5 passes back and forth and the page is done! It really is faster than most laser printers I've used.
I just graduated with a degree in Printing Management, and that's not what we were taught (at least in the US--I'm ignorant of Canadian law).
It is okay to give copies of your fonts to another user. However, the other user may ONLY use your fonts to output your document files. He is expressly forbidden from using your fonts on other, unrelated projects and is expected to deactivate your fonts when not working on your documents. (However this rarely happens in the real world.)
It is unreasonable to assume that every mom-and-pop print shop and weekly newspaper has purchased a license of the $10,000 (IIRC) Adobe Type Library.
I don't understand why the other type foundries don't fully embrace PDF. If anything it would cut down on font piracy, as folders of fonts would no longer have to be shuttled back and forth between users. Also, AFAIK there's no way to extract a font from a PDF.
I just graduated with a B.S. in Printing Management. Here's what we were taught.
In traditional print media, it is okay to give copies of your fonts to another user (read: a printer or service bureau). However, the other user may ONLY use your fonts to output your document files (Quark, PageMaker, InDesign, etc.) The other user is expressly forbidden from using your fonts on other, unrelated projects.
When they are finished working on your document, they are supposed to remove the fonts from their fonts folder, or if they frequently handle your documents, use a Suitcase program to "switch on" your fonts when necessary. But most people are lazy and this rarely happens in the real world.
I honestly don't see why the type foundries would have a problem with PDF's. The concept is similar to the traditional printing workflow except that separate folders of fonts no longer need to be supplied to the printer or service bureau.
You'd think they'd realize this and embrace it as it cuts down on font "piracy." AFAIK there's no way to extract fonts from a PDF.
I was aware of most of the info you posted, but when I read that some people had gained quasi-functionality with PCI-based cards I wanted to see if anybody'd tried it on an AGP card.
I was gonna upgrade my display card but got confused and gave up after reading conflicting reports on xlr8yourmac about using AGP 4x cards in 2x machines.
Does anybody know if a GeForce 4MX from a dual-gig G4 will work in my computer? We are going to upgrade the card in a cmptr at work (for dual displays) and won't have a use for the old one.
Some of the more legit spammers will provide a number you can fax back a request to have your number removed from the database.
Others don't provide a fax number, only a 1 (800) number for you to call to place your order (right!). When I get one of these, I set the fax machine to auto-dial the number and let it redial for a couple hours or so (but only if it's an 800 number).:)
I'm a big Counting Crows fan--have been since about '95.
Anyway, they're coming out with a new CD in about a month. I've preordered the CD from Amazon, but the 49kbps stream of the album they provide (to purchasers) just isn't cutting it. I tried searching LimeWire for songs from the album and, to my dismay, found several of the looping MP3's.
I then visited the Counting Crows Forum to see what was going on. To my surprise, many fans boasted that they were hosting the looping files. These "hardcore" fans didn't want Everyday Joes downloading the songs...their rationale is that if someone is a "True Fan" they should have to really search for the MP3's (as they did).
I bought Toast 5 Titanium and it came with a nifty program called iView Multimedia. Basically it is iPhone on steroids and allows you control everything, whereas iPhoto goes the idiot-proof route.
Try iView. It really is better, and there is an OS X native version available now.
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The easy was is to use one of those "printer driver" fax programs. Just go to File -> Print, pull the customer's fax number out of the address book and fire the invoices away.
They work great, save paper, and the text is more readable.
I just compared the ad that I downloaded on August 18th with the current one they're showing.
They're the same.
I have a Toshiba PDR-M70 3 megapixel digicam. It allows one to manually control both the shutter speed and F-stop. It can leave the shutter open for up to a minute. It works pretty well, but the longer exposures do suffer from a bit of CCD noise.
Most other decent "prosumer" digicams can do the same thing. There are also digital SLR's like this 11 megapixel Canon EOS-1 DS that are simply incredible. Check out the sample photos (3.5MB JPEGs) to see what I'm taking about. It's better than (most) film!
I was walking through Circuit City the other day and passed something that sounded really good. It turned out to be a Sony SACD/DVD "system in a box." I found the improved sound quality immediately apparent...everything sounded really "warm."
I bought my first DVD player soon after that. It's a Sony SACD/DVD player with a built-in Dolby Digital decoder. I bought it 'cause my receiver (an older Harman/Kardon) doesn't have digital surround sound inputs, but does have an analog 5.1 channel input.
What's cool about this is that I can connect the DVD/SACD player's 5.1-channel outputs to the receiver's 5.1-channel inputs and listen to SACD's in full, glorious surround sound.
I haven't bought any SACD's yet, but it did come with a sampler disc, and there's a subtle, but noticeable difference. (My $300 speakers probably aren't good enough to get the full benefit.)
Why turn it off? I find it easier to just put the durn thing to sleep.
It goes to sleep almost instantly and wakes up in just a few seconds. I average around 30 days of uptime before a restart (usually to install a software update).
I've been using OS X on a G4/450 (dual processor) since it came out. The first couple of versions were slow. For example, iTunes encoded at 1-2x in 10.0. Now, under 10.2, it rips/encodes at 12-14x.
I've never used an OS with such good multitasking. I can have LimeWire downloading, an iMovie rendering, and responsive web browsing all at the same time (granted, I do have 704MB of RAM).
With 10.2, application speed and overall performance is great, but it still gives an impression of slowness. Little things like brief delays before a window opens or closes do a lot to make the machine seem slow.
My G4 perked up a lot after upgrading to 10.2, but nowhere near as much as the Dual 1 GHz G4 we have at the office. Its video card is supported by Quartz Extreme; my old Rage 128 isn't.
And therefore won't be accepted by the printing industry. PDF IS PostScript (just ripped to the screen) and outputs properly to most imagesetters.
Anybody who knows anything will tell you that printers hate to receive anything built in a Microsoft program.
Please forgive me if I seem a bit ignorant, but I honestly don't understand where this guy is coming from.
I mean, none of the companies listed in the story are exclusively web-based. Nothing is stopping him from visiting a traditional brick-and-mortar store or calling the company's toll-free number to place an order.
And Claire's? I guess I can kind of see where he's coming from with the airlines and bookstore, but why the hell would a blind man want to purchase cute little earrings and hairclips from Claire's?
Internet shopping is probably more convenient for persons with disabilites (as it is for all of us). But the stores have already spent countless dollars making their brick-and-mortar facilities ADA-compliant, what with all the elevators, ramps, special restroom facilities, minimum aisle widths, etc.
And wouldn't it be more productive to simply ask nicely to have the website updated? Immediately going to litigation rarely solves anything....sounds like this dude has an axe to grind.
You could always boot from a floppy, erase the HDD, and do a fresh OS install.
Awesome, thanks...I'd forgotten 'bout this.
I tried an earlier version of Acquisition before I got DSL and it didn't work too well. This new version seems to work great, and Cocoa makes it an order of magnitude faster (more responsive) than LimeWire.
That's what I use and I'm not happy with it.
I thought KaZaA was independent of the Gnutella network used by LimeWire et al.
My sister has KaZaA Lite on her Windows box and I can find a HELLUVA lot more stuff on it than I can on my Mac with LimeWire.
I also like its Napster-like "browse host" feature.
Has anyone released a version that runs on Macs (either OS 9 or OS X)?
I've searched but haven't found anything.
They have a secret site that will only (easily) launch from the link provided from within a Flash file on the CD.
You can download high-quality 192kbps MP3's from the Secret Site.
I've noticed the same thing after I spent a whole day scanning pictures last week. When I got outside I noticed the amounts of detail in the trees.
:)
We've got pathetic lives, huh?
I haven't tried it, 'cause I don't have 10.2 yet, but it looks like Jaguar can do it...
From Apple's site:
If you have impaired vision, Mac OS X provides a range of options to help you see what's on screen. The fantastic display option "Zoom" uses the Quartz rendering and compositing engine to magnify the contents of your screen. Quartz makes graphics and type smooth, providing a high-quality experience.
Though I have my doubts, obviously.
From the article:
"Palladium" is entirely an opt-in solution; systems will ship with the "Palladium" hardware and software features turned off. The user of the system can choose to simply stay with this default setting, leaving all "Palladium"-related capabilities (hardware and software) disabled.
Turning "Palladium" completely off includes turning it off in hardware, which prevents any software from turning it back on. Users have the ultimate control over their systems and their information; "Palladium" does not entail any global requirements.
If you're concerned about cost and speed, lasers are the way to go.
Period.
I bought a Lexmark Optra E310 laser printer about three years ago. I printed about 4,000 heavy-coverage pages over that time and only recently had to replace the $90 toner cartridge. My previous inkjet was using two or three $35 black ink cartridges per year. It connects via USB, and reliably cranks out 8ppm (its rated speed) on all but the most graphic-intensive documents 'cause it actually has a built-in 66 MHz processor. (I added 32MB of RAM which helped tremendously with full-page high-res images.) It has a built-in PostScript emulator which really comes in handy for me 'cause I have a Mac.
On the other hand, my uncle just bought an Epson C80 inkjet ($150) for his business. It is rated at 20ppm IIRC, and will print at that speed but only in draft mode, when the output looks pretty bad. It's not a problem for him, 'cause he mostly prints invoices and checks. However, to get output comparable to my laser, he has to use Epson's special paper ($$$) and switch it to "720dpi Text Mode" which slows output to around 2-3ppm.
It's truly amazing to watch this thing run in draft mode, though. The swath (printing width) of the black printhead is almost 2". It makes about 5 passes back and forth and the page is done! It really is faster than most laser printers I've used.
Actually, that's illegal.
I just graduated with a degree in Printing Management, and that's not what we were taught (at least in the US--I'm ignorant of Canadian law).
It is okay to give copies of your fonts to another user. However, the other user may ONLY use your fonts to output your document files. He is expressly forbidden from using your fonts on other, unrelated projects and is expected to deactivate your fonts when not working on your documents. (However this rarely happens in the real world.)
It is unreasonable to assume that every mom-and-pop print shop and weekly newspaper has purchased a license of the $10,000 (IIRC) Adobe Type Library.
I don't understand why the other type foundries don't fully embrace PDF. If anything it would cut down on font piracy, as folders of fonts would no longer have to be shuttled back and forth between users. Also, AFAIK there's no way to extract a font from a PDF.
That's correct.
I just graduated with a B.S. in Printing Management. Here's what we were taught.
In traditional print media, it is okay to give copies of your fonts to another user (read: a printer or service bureau). However, the other user may ONLY use your fonts to output your document files (Quark, PageMaker, InDesign, etc.) The other user is expressly forbidden from using your fonts on other, unrelated projects.
When they are finished working on your document, they are supposed to remove the fonts from their fonts folder, or if they frequently handle your documents, use a Suitcase program to "switch on" your fonts when necessary. But most people are lazy and this rarely happens in the real world.
I honestly don't see why the type foundries would have a problem with PDF's. The concept is similar to the traditional printing workflow except that separate folders of fonts no longer need to be supplied to the printer or service bureau.
You'd think they'd realize this and embrace it as it cuts down on font "piracy." AFAIK there's no way to extract fonts from a PDF.
If you check www.apple.com (instead of just apple.com) you'll see that they're running Mac OS X.
Apple advertises this at the bottom of most of their webpages.
Thanks.
I was aware of most of the info you posted, but when I read that some people had gained quasi-functionality with PCI-based cards I wanted to see if anybody'd tried it on an AGP card.
I was gonna upgrade my display card but got confused and gave up after reading conflicting reports on xlr8yourmac about using AGP 4x cards in 2x machines.
Does anybody know if a GeForce 4MX from a dual-gig G4 will work in my computer? We are going to upgrade the card in a cmptr at work (for dual displays) and won't have a use for the old one.
I've gotta non-supported Rage 128 Pro in my Dual 450.
Some of the more legit spammers will provide a number you can fax back a request to have your number removed from the database.
:)
Others don't provide a fax number, only a 1 (800) number for you to call to place your order (right!). When I get one of these, I set the fax machine to auto-dial the number and let it redial for a couple hours or so (but only if it's an 800 number).
I'm a big Counting Crows fan--have been since about '95.
Anyway, they're coming out with a new CD in about a month. I've preordered the CD from Amazon, but the 49kbps stream of the album they provide (to purchasers) just isn't cutting it. I tried searching LimeWire for songs from the album and, to my dismay, found several of the looping MP3's.
I then visited the Counting Crows Forum to see what was going on. To my surprise, many fans boasted that they were hosting the looping files. These "hardcore" fans didn't want Everyday Joes downloading the songs...their rationale is that if someone is a "True Fan" they should have to really search for the MP3's (as they did).
Boggles the mind.
I bought Toast 5 Titanium and it came with a nifty program called iView Multimedia. Basically it is iPhone on steroids and allows you control everything, whereas iPhoto goes the idiot-proof route.
Try iView. It really is better, and there is an OS X native version available now.