My laptop is an iBook G4 800 which already came with 10.3. My fiance's G3 400 Powermac went from 10.2 to 10.3 and got a speed boost.
If your iBook G3's video memory is below a certain amount (32 megs I think?), then you won't be able to take full advantage of the Quartz Extreme OpenGL rendering of the UI. Our G3 Powermac's video memory is below the amount and thus in the same boat. Although she isn't getting to enjoy Quartz Extreme, the system feels quicker.
In terms of other features, I would do a quick search on Google to see what changed in 10.2 vs. 10.3, but for me the biggest change was the addition of Expose.
Get a used, low-end G4 system. There's a guy in the Arstechnica Openforum selling a G4 Cube + Apple LCD combo right now actually. (No, it's not me, someone else).
Depends upon what you call point upgrades. The naming scheme for OS X goes like this: major versions go 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 (with 10.4 coming out next year). Those you pay for because of major system updates (ie Expose, Quartz Extreme, etc.) Point upgrades are like 10.3.1, 10.3.2, etc. Those are free and are pulled in via the System Update app.
I've got OS X 10.3 and might pass on 10.4 because the new features coming up don't interest me. But going from 10.2 to 10.3 was a major step in terms of system performance and features. Our old Blue & White G3 400 actually got faster when we upgraded to 10.3.
Since we're venting on crazy domains from real businesses, my monthly NJ EZ-Pass email statement also provides a link to the effect of: ezpass.[some obscure domain].com. One of these days I'm worried that someone will send a phish message and I'll think it's the real thing. Thanks EZ Pass...you bastards!
Root is turned off by default in OS X and everything is done with sudo (Ubuntu Linux does the same thing). An ordinary user of OS X does not need the root account (and OS X doesn't make it easy to activate the root account). To make any system changes on OS X (or Ubuntu), the admin user will have to enter his password. And, at least in OS X, a window comes up that explains which program is requesting sudo access.
You can plug the key into just one computer and have users on other computers download whatever important file you put on the key through their web browsers. That's a possible use, but admittedly still not as practical as sticking a file on an SMB share and being done with it.
I saw this company's print ad in Blender, and they're nice:)
A EULA is not a contract, especially if you never even get to see it until after you've already bought the software in a retail transaction. Putting a bunch of legalese in a window and having an "I Agree" button that has to be pressed to continue with the installation does not a contract make. Unless there is a real contract, the only thing you're bound by is copyright law which prevents you from distributing copies.
A couple examples of real software contracts I've run into:
MS site licences; Bloomberg service contracts (hardware+software combo); Thompson Financial data service.
To put this to bed, a child can walk into CompUSA and (game ratings aside) be allowed to purchase any piece of software he wants because the software is being sold in a retail transaction. The child can then go home and use the software. In my three examples of "real software contracts," a child would not be able to obtain, say, the Bloomberg software because you must first enter into a legally binding contract (which minors cannot do).
I wonder if you can get it to open that port on a network-accessible address. For example, get it to run on port 192.168.1.1:4664, which could be a W2K fileserver. Have it index the server's contents and then make the results available to everyone on the network by browsing over to 192.168.1.1:4664.
Of course, offering that ability would pretty much cannibalize the Google Appliance Server.
Of course as an appraiser, I know that to not be true. Just because something doesn't have a market it doesn't mean its worthless. In the case of a hypothetical family business there is no established market, yet it makes money and you surely would not give it away for free. In the case of an asset like the kernel, you'd probably have to look at the time spent developing it, times some sort of hourly rate.
If we in the US can grow a pair once again it could happen. A long, long time ago in the dawn of the movie era, the government forced apart movie studios and movie theaters, which were owned by the same company.
The student of course--he's the one interrupting the class. The professor wouldn't have to resort to doing anything if the student with the cell phones would stfu.
Who cares...it's not a valid contract. I've read all sorts of crazy things in EULAs and they don't mean shit. Hell, I've read lots of crazy things in *actual* multi-million dollar contracts and they don't mean shit.
If I buy a copy of OS X at the store for $130, I can do what I damn please because I purchased a product in a retail transaction. I did not enter into a contract. The only thing I cannot do (by law) is distribute copies.
If I'm paying thousands of dollars in tuition (and working my ass off to pay that tuition), I would be happy to have a professor that deals with assholes in such a manner. When someone is being disruptive in class and taking away from my educational experience, they need to be bitch-slapped. If you don't have basic manners by the time you reach college, you need some hard knocks for your own good before getting into the real world.
I'm pretty sure Google has flags in place to see if someone is setting up lots of accounts from one IP address. Something like that would get noticed rather quickly.
Having tried out their book search system I agree; they aren't using any sort of nefarious DRM system or hijacking the browser. Google is using a couple of tricks within the HTML/javascript framework. The inabilty to print the book page is only an "illusion" since the page really isn't served out to your browser in a traditional manner.
The Mac versions of Office always have the "year" label 1 year higher than the current Windows version. Office 97 (Windows) = Office 98 (Mac). Same for Office 2000/2001 and Office 2003/2004. Oh...and Office XP/v.X.
Just go to the Tools, Options menu in Firefox. Then Web Features. Click on the "Advanced" button for Javascript. Turn off "allow websites to resize windows." There is no step 5!
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Hemos shoots first!
"http://www.schnittberichte.com/sw.php..."
Am I the only one who initially thought that said "shit a brick?"
My laptop is an iBook G4 800 which already came with 10.3. My fiance's G3 400 Powermac went from 10.2 to 10.3 and got a speed boost.
If your iBook G3's video memory is below a certain amount (32 megs I think?), then you won't be able to take full advantage of the Quartz Extreme OpenGL rendering of the UI. Our G3 Powermac's video memory is below the amount and thus in the same boat. Although she isn't getting to enjoy Quartz Extreme, the system feels quicker.
In terms of other features, I would do a quick search on Google to see what changed in 10.2 vs. 10.3, but for me the biggest change was the addition of Expose.
Get a used, low-end G4 system. There's a guy in the Arstechnica Openforum selling a G4 Cube + Apple LCD combo right now actually. (No, it's not me, someone else).
Depends upon what you call point upgrades. The naming scheme for OS X goes like this: major versions go 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3 (with 10.4 coming out next year). Those you pay for because of major system updates (ie Expose, Quartz Extreme, etc.) Point upgrades are like 10.3.1, 10.3.2, etc. Those are free and are pulled in via the System Update app.
I've got OS X 10.3 and might pass on 10.4 because the new features coming up don't interest me. But going from 10.2 to 10.3 was a major step in terms of system performance and features. Our old Blue & White G3 400 actually got faster when we upgraded to 10.3.
Installing this program will take care of your spyware problems.
Since we're venting on crazy domains from real businesses, my monthly NJ EZ-Pass email statement also provides a link to the effect of: ezpass.[some obscure domain].com. One of these days I'm worried that someone will send a phish message and I'll think it's the real thing. Thanks EZ Pass...you bastards!
Root is turned off by default in OS X and everything is done with sudo (Ubuntu Linux does the same thing). An ordinary user of OS X does not need the root account (and OS X doesn't make it easy to activate the root account). To make any system changes on OS X (or Ubuntu), the admin user will have to enter his password. And, at least in OS X, a window comes up that explains which program is requesting sudo access.
That doesn't count...you had to be screaming. Try again with your caps lock on!
Samba doesn't play nice across subnets either.
You can plug the key into just one computer and have users on other computers download whatever important file you put on the key through their web browsers. That's a possible use, but admittedly still not as practical as sticking a file on an SMB share and being done with it.
:)
I saw this company's print ad in Blender, and they're nice
A EULA is not a contract, especially if you never even get to see it until after you've already bought the software in a retail transaction. Putting a bunch of legalese in a window and having an "I Agree" button that has to be pressed to continue with the installation does not a contract make. Unless there is a real contract, the only thing you're bound by is copyright law which prevents you from distributing copies.
A couple examples of real software contracts I've run into:
MS site licences; Bloomberg service contracts (hardware+software combo); Thompson Financial data service.
To put this to bed, a child can walk into CompUSA and (game ratings aside) be allowed to purchase any piece of software he wants because the software is being sold in a retail transaction. The child can then go home and use the software. In my three examples of "real software contracts," a child would not be able to obtain, say, the Bloomberg software because you must first enter into a legally binding contract (which minors cannot do).
Governor McGreevey...is that you???
I wonder if you can get it to open that port on a network-accessible address. For example, get it to run on port 192.168.1.1:4664, which could be a W2K fileserver. Have it index the server's contents and then make the results available to everyone on the network by browsing over to 192.168.1.1:4664.
Of course, offering that ability would pretty much cannibalize the Google Appliance Server.
"...Any man should be considered a mass murderer,..."
Yeah, think of all the dead kittens!
"...no trade, no market, no market price..."
Of course as an appraiser, I know that to not be true. Just because something doesn't have a market it doesn't mean its worthless. In the case of a hypothetical family business there is no established market, yet it makes money and you surely would not give it away for free. In the case of an asset like the kernel, you'd probably have to look at the time spent developing it, times some sort of hourly rate.
If we in the US can grow a pair once again it could happen. A long, long time ago in the dawn of the movie era, the government forced apart movie studios and movie theaters, which were owned by the same company.
The student of course--he's the one interrupting the class. The professor wouldn't have to resort to doing anything if the student with the cell phones would stfu.
Who cares...it's not a valid contract. I've read all sorts of crazy things in EULAs and they don't mean shit. Hell, I've read lots of crazy things in *actual* multi-million dollar contracts and they don't mean shit.
If I buy a copy of OS X at the store for $130, I can do what I damn please because I purchased a product in a retail transaction. I did not enter into a contract. The only thing I cannot do (by law) is distribute copies.
If I'm paying thousands of dollars in tuition (and working my ass off to pay that tuition), I would be happy to have a professor that deals with assholes in such a manner. When someone is being disruptive in class and taking away from my educational experience, they need to be bitch-slapped. If you don't have basic manners by the time you reach college, you need some hard knocks for your own good before getting into the real world.
/Queue Lisa Simspon:
"Hey, that crash test dummy is moving!"
I'm pretty sure Google has flags in place to see if someone is setting up lots of accounts from one IP address. Something like that would get noticed rather quickly.
Having tried out their book search system I agree; they aren't using any sort of nefarious DRM system or hijacking the browser. Google is using a couple of tricks within the HTML/javascript framework. The inabilty to print the book page is only an "illusion" since the page really isn't served out to your browser in a traditional manner.
The Mac versions of Office always have the "year" label 1 year higher than the current Windows version. Office 97 (Windows) = Office 98 (Mac). Same for Office 2000/2001 and Office 2003/2004. Oh...and Office XP/v.X.
Just go to the Tools, Options menu in Firefox. Then Web Features. Click on the "Advanced" button for Javascript. Turn off "allow websites to resize windows." There is no step 5!