Beginning this summer, the iTunes software and a desktop icon guiding users to the music site will be preloaded on HP Pavilion, Media Center and Compaq Presario desktop and notebook consumer PCs.
You're lucky enough to work in a big enough city to have a Micro Anvika.
All we have in my city is AM Micro who aren't really geared up for showing anything or selling to regular people, and only really come into their own when one spills a beer over the keyboard or something that PC World can't satisfy.
PS. Your sig, is that an Alan quote?
.. this puts Apple much closer to the Free Software Movement in terms of patching, than Microsoft.
It's pretty impressive..
Tip for any fellow 10.3 users out there...
In System Preferences > Software Update > Turn on 'Download Important Updates in the Background' - particularly handy if you leave your machine turned on at night.
It took them 3 months to ship me on a working, PowerBook 17 inch, because the Courier company kept stealing them.
When I asked Apple if they'd give me ANY form of compensation, they said they couldn't - I asked if I could have an iPod - no. A copy of Office, no. A copy of Keynote, no... finally asked about 'a QT Pro key' and was told no again.
I recommend everyone avoid the UK and Ireland Apple Store, and shop elsewhere... but not Jigsaw24, cause their website has a gaping security hole, which I've reported, but they hadn't fixed last time I looked.
>The phone's major problem is inability to save vcards that are SMS'ed to you.
They are saved to the phone memory, not to the SIM card. If you change your address book to use the phone's memory, they should work.
1. Agreed. There should be a 'Install' icon, with a little computer icon, a la InstallShield on Windows. 2. I've not used it for a while, which is why I forget which it was. 3. See Point 1.
Like I said though, Knoppix is pretty simple. A readme file on the desktop could handle this for now, at least.
I don't think we're talking about stupid people, but people need to learn somehow. For example, $JoeAverageWindowsUser should be able to use GNU/Linux to a fair degree of competency in a short period of time, including installing it.
If he can do this on a Macintosh, why shouldn't he be able to do this on a GNU/Linux system?
Just to clarify, I don't think it is elitist in the slightest, but some people seem to have the attitude that if you can't do X and Y without a hitch, you're not worthy of GNU/Linux.
And if I hear one more RH person say "Well, just select 'everything' on install, then Up2date doesn't have dependicy problems" I'm gonna kick them in the kneecap...
never heard that one before, but I did once know a guy who'd built up a few CD-Rs full of Windows DLL files he'd copy onto every Windows using friends PC.
You think so? I think it's quite sad that there are people like you still around.
Why must GNU/Linux be some elitist thing? I like to think that Free Software can give users a real choice, and also bring together users who previously could not afford to use a computer - for example, affordable/no-cost screen reader technology could bring hundreds and thousands of people with sight problems to the table. Currently, their only real option seems to be paying an inordinate amount for a product on Microsoft Windows that doesn't even do the job particularly well. Wouldn't it be nice to empower those people? I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who are more than capable of becoming fantastic programmers, but until they can afford to get access to technology, they won't have that chance.
For your information, I'm making the case for new users to be able to install it. I myself had very few problems getting it to install, once I got over the hurdle of setting up the NIC.
I'm guessing here that like Red-Hat, and other distros that have fancy GUI installs, they will also need a curses-based text installer for people who prefer graphical installs, or for people who need a text install for whatever reason.
I think Bruce Perens made the case for a text-based interface being more accessible for users in need of assistive technology, for example:- Blind users.
Knoppix is pretty simple to install onto the Hard Disk too:-
Boot Knoppix
Alt-F2 (maybe Ctrl+Alt-F2)
Type knx-hdinstall
Knoppix for older Macintosh computers would seem like the next logical step - ones that can't run OS X, or run OS X poorly... good time for it, especially as Apple just had to pay out for misrepresenting OS X as functional on older hardware.
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Prices start at around 22GBP a month, although pay-as-you-go DSL is also available for people who might not use all the bandwidth, but want the speed.
Taken from Apple press release...
Beginning this summer, the iTunes software and a desktop icon guiding users to the music site will be preloaded on HP Pavilion, Media Center and Compaq Presario desktop and notebook consumer PCs.
Looks okay in Safari, I think
You're lucky enough to work in a big enough city to have a Micro Anvika. All we have in my city is AM Micro who aren't really geared up for showing anything or selling to regular people, and only really come into their own when one spills a beer over the keyboard or something that PC World can't satisfy. PS. Your sig, is that an Alan quote?
download Honda Cog video
I don't think it's illegal in the UK anymore, as I've been adverts for Burger King where they've mentioned McDonalds.
I personally love the idea of Coke being able to say "Pepsi, it's crap" or something in an ad.
.. this puts Apple much closer to the Free Software Movement in terms of patching, than Microsoft.
It's pretty impressive..
Tip for any fellow 10.3 users out there...
In System Preferences > Software Update > Turn on 'Download Important Updates in the Background' - particularly handy if you leave your machine turned on at night.
It took them 3 months to ship me on a working, PowerBook 17 inch, because the Courier company kept stealing them.
When I asked Apple if they'd give me ANY form of compensation, they said they couldn't - I asked if I could have an iPod - no. A copy of Office, no. A copy of Keynote, no... finally asked about 'a QT Pro key' and was told no again.
I recommend everyone avoid the UK and Ireland Apple Store, and shop elsewhere... but not Jigsaw24, cause their website has a gaping security hole, which I've reported, but they hadn't fixed last time I looked.
They ought to give away the QuickTime Pro Key with new hardware anyway.
If I spent two grand plus on a PowerBook, should I really need to pay a few quid extra just to play a movie file full screen?
Actually, Windows NT was made for PPC.
FAQ
I want the moon on a stick too.
What you giving us this for? Give it to Stewart Lee, he's the one who wants it.
>The phone's major problem is inability to save vcards that are SMS'ed to you. They are saved to the phone memory, not to the SIM card. If you change your address book to use the phone's memory, they should work.
I'm a subscriber... and I live in the UK.
1. Agreed. There should be a 'Install' icon, with a little computer icon, a la InstallShield on Windows.
2. I've not used it for a while, which is why I forget which it was.
3. See Point 1.
Like I said though, Knoppix is pretty simple. A readme file on the desktop could handle this for now, at least.
I don't think we're talking about stupid people, but people need to learn somehow. For example, $JoeAverageWindowsUser should be able to use GNU/Linux to a fair degree of competency in a short period of time, including installing it.
If he can do this on a Macintosh, why shouldn't he be able to do this on a GNU/Linux system?
I'm with you on this.
Just to clarify, I don't think it is elitist in the slightest, but some people seem to have the attitude that if you can't do X and Y without a hitch, you're not worthy of GNU/Linux.
That's just a stupid way to think IMO.
"I stand corrected" said the man in the orthopedic shoes.
I'll give Mepis a go.
And if I hear one more RH person say "Well, just select 'everything' on install, then Up2date doesn't have dependicy problems" I'm gonna kick them in the kneecap...
never heard that one before, but I did once know a guy who'd built up a few CD-Rs full of Windows DLL files he'd copy onto every Windows using friends PC.
You think so? I think it's quite sad that there are people like you still around.
Why must GNU/Linux be some elitist thing? I like to think that Free Software can give users a real choice, and also bring together users who previously could not afford to use a computer - for example, affordable/no-cost screen reader technology could bring hundreds and thousands of people with sight problems to the table. Currently, their only real option seems to be paying an inordinate amount for a product on Microsoft Windows that doesn't even do the job particularly well. Wouldn't it be nice to empower those people? I'm sure there are plenty of people out there who are more than capable of becoming fantastic programmers, but until they can afford to get access to technology, they won't have that chance.
For your information, I'm making the case for new users to be able to install it. I myself had very few problems getting it to install, once I got over the hurdle of setting up the NIC.
I'm guessing here that like Red-Hat, and other distros that have fancy GUI installs, they will also need a curses-based text installer for people who prefer graphical installs, or for people who need a text install for whatever reason.
I think Bruce Perens made the case for a text-based interface being more accessible for users in need of assistive technology, for example:- Blind users.
Knoppix is pretty simple to install onto the Hard Disk too:-
- Boot Knoppix
- Alt-F2 (maybe Ctrl+Alt-F2)
- Type knx-hdinstall
Knoppix for older Macintosh computers would seem like the next logical step - ones that can't run OS X, or run OS X poorly... good time for it, especially as Apple just had to pay out for misrepresenting OS X as functional on older hardware.aptitude for me, doesn't seem simple enough... too much going on, but I will try it :)
yast is almost too nice to use, both in X and CLI.
I don't mind emacs, it's now my editor of choice, after I sat through the tutorial one rainy weekend.
Glad I'm not the only person who doesn't like dselect though.
I usually apt-get, even on my Macintosh where I could be using Fink
I personally find dselect pretty quirky and awkward to use.
What we need is a tool with the power of dselect, but with an interface akin to something like yast on SuSE.