Realistically speaking a presentation shouldn't have a lot of content on the slides. A presentation should accentuate what you're talking about by listing the major talking points.
By placing entire paragraphs on a slide, or crowding one slide with too much information, you're dooming your audience to boredom by signaling their brains to turn off. Nobody wants to read that much, especially while someone is on 'the stage' speaking.
Steve Jobs' presentations always go over well because he knows how to make a good presentation. Little visual content, only there to accentuate what he is going to say. He keeps the flow steady, and pauses at the right time, like a radio announcer would, or a good comedian. Not to mention, he almost always has something good to say, and somehting up his sleeve.
Okay, I don't get this. Everytime I hear someone saying 'I would buy Apple' there's always a 'but' inserted in there.
First it's that you're used to Windows. Now that OS X makes it pretty, and makes things that used to be hard for a Mac to do compared to Windows (SMB nwtworking, and others), that argument has been largely dropped. Add in lack of spyware and virus' at the moment and you have a winner.
Then it was petty excuses like a multi-button mouse, when you can buy one for like $20 to $30 easy for a decent multi button mouse. That one subsided.
Then it's on to games. If you love games that freaking much buy a console (Xbox, GameCube, PS2). Not happy with that solution, buy a Mac and keep your PC. What's stopping you from taking on both platforms at once? If all you do is game with your computer, perhaps you should look at finding something more productive to do with your time. Pick a low impact sport and get in shape. Maybe a martial-art, since most dojo's now don't allow contact between the students because martial-arts are becoming so sport oriented and moving away from the arts of war. Games are good, but maybe you should re-evaluate your priorities.
There was the complaint about price as well. Apple dumped this complaint into a hole when they released the Mac mini in January for $499. Is it less powerful than you would like, probably. However, so is any Dell, HP, Lenovo/IBM, knockoff or homebrew you could build for that price. Face it, there will always be bigger better faster machines out there and you'll need to get on right away, because you just have to have it.
If you think you like something and want to try it out. TRY IT OUT! WHat are you waiting for? Making excuses? You'll never know which is better for you until you try it. Don't like it, sell it off to someone else who wants to try it.
Please explain to me exactly how this works.
I can't help but feel that anyone making excuses now, is going to be making excuses the entire way along, and that they'll never buy what they say they will when the time comes. Perpetual complainers are the bane of my existance.
[Mod me down if you like, my opinion is that of my own, we all have those idiots in our offices that complain that they would do this or do that if the process was easier, when in truth all they want is for everything to stay the same]
The Apple uses DDR (PC-2700) type RAM. And Apple Machines come standard with high density RAM. We all know that this improves efficiency, right?
If you didn't notice, a few key items were probably missed by EVERYONE here on Slashdot. The Apple has a 17" screen, and comes in as thinner, and weighs LESS than the Dell. The Apple has Gigabit networking build in. a DVI connector for those pretty flat panel displays Apple makes, FireWire (IEEE 1394) 800 and 400 on the same machine. It also has 802.11g (Airport Extreme) built into the machine. Not to mention that the Apple has a UNIX based system on it that's supported by Apple for a full year.
On top of that, it has better battery life, and an untouted feature here, the 17" Apple comes with a Backlit Keyboard which adjusts automatically to changing lighting conditions. I don't know about you, but I tend to code in the dark.
I think that the Apple provides a more desireable system here than the Dell. Even if I were to spend $600 more to upgrade the Dell, I don't think I would go for it. Maybe that's just me.
I seriously doubt that Apple will cancel these machines. From a review last fall (which I can't remember the link to), the Xserve has jumped Apple up to around 1% or 2% of the server market as a whole. Before the Xserve Apple had maybe.25%. The Xserve is being reviewed heavy in lots of companies all over the place. Maybe not yours. But maybe yours should look at it. I also haven't seen ONE poor review of the Xserve anywhere.
The Xserves have been a bit noisy (understatement), but they've been unparalelled server boxes at my office. We haven't had one of our 5 servers go down since we bought our first last May when it was introduced. And then our other 4 last September. We've rebooted for maybe 3 security updates and a couple of OS updates. That's about it. They're great.
It's not so much the specs (which agreeably are not bad), as much as it's about the ease of setup (less than 10 minutes including rack screws), and the UNLIMITED CLIENTS. People here on/. seem to miss this one. with Sun, MS, or another standard server OS based on *NIX you have to pay per-seat lincensing out the wazoo! UNLIMITED clients for an OS which is SUPPORTED is a phenominal deal.
I'd like to see these schools get adequate support. I know that a few Linux distros are supported by their teams, but what happens in a core dump? What will Mrs. Teacher do when she drops back to a command line? What commands does she throw?
Without proper training, this is bound to fail. I know all of the public schools in the state of Maine have iBooks for their 7th and 8th graders. It's been given quite a bit of praise under that program. While I'd LOVE to see Linux make it here, I don't think that it's ready yet.
actually Steve Jobs has noted this feature to be added to iTunes since MacWorld NewYork last July. This is a feature that MANY Mac users, including myself, have been waiting patiently for.
I'm not sure what the hold up is, but it's an important feature that Apple knows it's users with take advantage of, I'm sure they want to get it right. And I'm sure that some 3rd party plugin isn't the right way, when Apple has control over it's apps.
The plugins that Apple allows to be developed are additional Visualizers, and hardware plugins for new MP3 products, CD burners, and other items.
Ok, First of all Apple has higher class than this thing. Second, Steve would KILL Time for doing it. Third, Apple has been hyping this expo for the last week on their own website, and I personally feel it's a hoax. Here's why:
Macintosh rumor sites have been floating rumors of both iPhoto and of a flat panel iMac for months. This article clearly states that both are being released. Apple is not usually a company to release a product that looks like shit, but works well, with a software product that does something others don't.
Additionally, Apple always releases their software product to have multiple features that other products in the category do not. Whether you admit it or not, The iPod is cool, it really does embrace everything an MP3 player should be. Sure it's Mac only, but hell, can you blame them.
Also, anytime Apple does an interview, Jobs or someone else always makes sure that every product makes it into the spotlight and that all of it's features gets exploited royaly. This article barely mentioned any of the features that the iMac has or of iPhoto.
Lastly, Apple's own website earlier this week stated that this would be 'Beyond the rumor sites, way beyond." This is not beyond the rumor sites. It is simply playing to their tune, what they had already been saying.
Suck it up, this thing is a hoax.
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The iPod is an overpriced item, but it has some fairly unique features. It's really the first MP3 player in its size class that offers a reusable battery, how much money will you save with thet?, A lot is my guess.
Also though many feel thet FireWire (aka iLink, or IEEE 1394), is not held on most PC's should note that it can be obtained, and that many PC manufacturers have been including it on their chips for quite some time now, and those without it simply haven't kept up.
Additionally, the ability to recharge the battery via FireWire is absolutly ingenious. The iPod also makes sounds as you move through the menu hierachy.
The ability to have it double as a hard disc is not a new idea, but the fact they they used it says that they feel it should have more than just music options. Though I wish it would have wireless options, and/or at leat the ability to have visualizers on the unit (which would really set it apart), I feel that they left the option(s) out because it was not economically viable at the time.
The fact that Apple made it look sleek to fit its current designs isn't surprising. Neither is the fact that they have made it seamless to integrate into their iTunes product.
Apple can also play up the fact that you can take this unit anywhere and make a powerpoint presentation, play your music files, show your iMovie, or limitless other things, because the iPod (which is a really dumb name), as previously mentioned can double as a hard disc.
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Realistically speaking a presentation shouldn't have a lot of content on the slides. A presentation should accentuate what you're talking about by listing the major talking points. By placing entire paragraphs on a slide, or crowding one slide with too much information, you're dooming your audience to boredom by signaling their brains to turn off. Nobody wants to read that much, especially while someone is on 'the stage' speaking. Steve Jobs' presentations always go over well because he knows how to make a good presentation. Little visual content, only there to accentuate what he is going to say. He keeps the flow steady, and pauses at the right time, like a radio announcer would, or a good comedian. Not to mention, he almost always has something good to say, and somehting up his sleeve.
Okay, I don't get this. Everytime I hear someone saying 'I would buy Apple' there's always a 'but' inserted in there.
First it's that you're used to Windows. Now that OS X makes it pretty, and makes things that used to be hard for a Mac to do compared to Windows (SMB nwtworking, and others), that argument has been largely dropped. Add in lack of spyware and virus' at the moment and you have a winner.
Then it was petty excuses like a multi-button mouse, when you can buy one for like $20 to $30 easy for a decent multi button mouse. That one subsided.
Then it's on to games. If you love games that freaking much buy a console (Xbox, GameCube, PS2). Not happy with that solution, buy a Mac and keep your PC. What's stopping you from taking on both platforms at once? If all you do is game with your computer, perhaps you should look at finding something more productive to do with your time. Pick a low impact sport and get in shape. Maybe a martial-art, since most dojo's now don't allow contact between the students because martial-arts are becoming so sport oriented and moving away from the arts of war. Games are good, but maybe you should re-evaluate your priorities.
There was the complaint about price as well. Apple dumped this complaint into a hole when they released the Mac mini in January for $499. Is it less powerful than you would like, probably. However, so is any Dell, HP, Lenovo/IBM, knockoff or homebrew you could build for that price. Face it, there will always be bigger better faster machines out there and you'll need to get on right away, because you just have to have it.
If you think you like something and want to try it out. TRY IT OUT! WHat are you waiting for? Making excuses? You'll never know which is better for you until you try it. Don't like it, sell it off to someone else who wants to try it.
Please explain to me exactly how this works.
I can't help but feel that anyone making excuses now, is going to be making excuses the entire way along, and that they'll never buy what they say they will when the time comes. Perpetual complainers are the bane of my existance.
[Mod me down if you like, my opinion is that of my own, we all have those idiots in our offices that complain that they would do this or do that if the process was easier, when in truth all they want is for everything to stay the same]
The Apple uses DDR (PC-2700) type RAM. And Apple Machines come standard with high density RAM. We all know that this improves efficiency, right?
If you didn't notice, a few key items were probably missed by EVERYONE here on Slashdot. The Apple has a 17" screen, and comes in as thinner, and weighs LESS than the Dell. The Apple has Gigabit networking build in. a DVI connector for those pretty flat panel displays Apple makes, FireWire (IEEE 1394) 800 and 400 on the same machine. It also has 802.11g (Airport Extreme) built into the machine. Not to mention that the Apple has a UNIX based system on it that's supported by Apple for a full year.
On top of that, it has better battery life, and an untouted feature here, the 17" Apple comes with a Backlit Keyboard which adjusts automatically to changing lighting conditions. I don't know about you, but I tend to code in the dark.
I think that the Apple provides a more desireable system here than the Dell. Even if I were to spend $600 more to upgrade the Dell, I don't think I would go for it. Maybe that's just me.
BeOS didn't like to run well on VPC either. From any version of either BeOS or VPC that I've tried, including version 6 of VPC.
I seriously doubt that Apple will cancel these machines. From a review last fall (which I can't remember the link to), the Xserve has jumped Apple up to around 1% or 2% of the server market as a whole. Before the Xserve Apple had maybe .25%. The Xserve is being reviewed heavy in lots of companies all over the place. Maybe not yours. But maybe yours should look at it. I also haven't seen ONE poor review of the Xserve anywhere.
The Xserves have been a bit noisy (understatement), but they've been unparalelled server boxes at my office. We haven't had one of our 5 servers go down since we bought our first last May when it was introduced. And then our other 4 last September. We've rebooted for maybe 3 security updates and a couple of OS updates. That's about it. They're great.
It's not so much the specs (which agreeably are not bad), as much as it's about the ease of setup (less than 10 minutes including rack screws), and the UNLIMITED CLIENTS. People here on /. seem to miss this one. with Sun, MS, or another standard server OS based on *NIX you have to pay per-seat lincensing out the wazoo! UNLIMITED clients for an OS which is SUPPORTED is a phenominal deal.
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I'd like to see these schools get adequate support. I know that a few Linux distros are supported by their teams, but what happens in a core dump? What will Mrs. Teacher do when she drops back to a command line? What commands does she throw?
Without proper training, this is bound to fail. I know all of the public schools in the state of Maine have iBooks for their 7th and 8th graders. It's been given quite a bit of praise under that program. While I'd LOVE to see Linux make it here, I don't think that it's ready yet.
My $0.02
actually Steve Jobs has noted this feature to be added to iTunes since MacWorld NewYork last July. This is a feature that MANY Mac users, including myself, have been waiting patiently for.
I'm not sure what the hold up is, but it's an important feature that Apple knows it's users with take advantage of, I'm sure they want to get it right. And I'm sure that some 3rd party plugin isn't the right way, when Apple has control over it's apps.
The plugins that Apple allows to be developed are additional Visualizers, and hardware plugins for new MP3 products, CD burners, and other items.
The G5 Graphic has been crudely done, though I do like the specs, and they noted an includion of DDRam... DigitalVolume The Way It Should Be.
Ok, First of all Apple has higher class than this thing. Second, Steve would KILL Time for doing it. Third, Apple has been hyping this expo for the last week on their own website, and I personally feel it's a hoax. Here's why: Macintosh rumor sites have been floating rumors of both iPhoto and of a flat panel iMac for months. This article clearly states that both are being released. Apple is not usually a company to release a product that looks like shit, but works well, with a software product that does something others don't. Additionally, Apple always releases their software product to have multiple features that other products in the category do not. Whether you admit it or not, The iPod is cool, it really does embrace everything an MP3 player should be. Sure it's Mac only, but hell, can you blame them. Also, anytime Apple does an interview, Jobs or someone else always makes sure that every product makes it into the spotlight and that all of it's features gets exploited royaly. This article barely mentioned any of the features that the iMac has or of iPhoto. Lastly, Apple's own website earlier this week stated that this would be 'Beyond the rumor sites, way beyond." This is not beyond the rumor sites. It is simply playing to their tune, what they had already been saying. Suck it up, this thing is a hoax. DigitalVolume The Way It Should Be. DigitalVolume@Mac.com , I accept flames with coutesy, andc will respond with pure candor.
The iPod is an overpriced item, but it has some fairly unique features. It's really the first MP3 player in its size class that offers a reusable battery, how much money will you save with thet?, A lot is my guess.
Also though many feel thet FireWire (aka iLink, or IEEE 1394), is not held on most PC's should note that it can be obtained, and that many PC manufacturers have been including it on their chips for quite some time now, and those without it simply haven't kept up.
Additionally, the ability to recharge the battery via FireWire is absolutly ingenious. The iPod also makes sounds as you move through the menu hierachy.
The ability to have it double as a hard disc is not a new idea, but the fact they they used it says that they feel it should have more than just music options. Though I wish it would have wireless options, and/or at leat the ability to have visualizers on the unit (which would really set it apart), I feel that they left the option(s) out because it was not economically viable at the time.
The fact that Apple made it look sleek to fit its current designs isn't surprising. Neither is the fact that they have made it seamless to integrate into their iTunes product.
Apple can also play up the fact that you can take this unit anywhere and make a powerpoint presentation, play your music files, show your iMovie, or limitless other things, because the iPod (which is a really dumb name), as previously mentioned can double as a hard disc.
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The Way It Should Be.