I think the talk about 'Hypercard-like' is confusing the issue. RunRev apparently gives you a Hypercard-like authoring interface on the desktop that can spit out native iPhone OS apps. Jobs at the shareholder meeting appears to be talking about an iPad app that provides Hypercard-like authoring interface on the device itself, which can be used for making interactive documents that are viewed via that app. Very different propositions.
This is a great example of the kind of consumer confusion that I think we're likely to see once there are both 'MacBook Pro's and 'MacBook's on the market. Great naming scheme, Apple!
Let's see, what do we have here... a kind of glorified text editor full of cryptic key commands that you have to memorise before you can get anything done, and with a few hooks into a web browser and other apps to give it the vague semblance of an operating system.
1. We made a contraption!
2. We posted it's existance on Slashdot
3. 10,229,033 people clicked on the link
4. The server erupted into white-hot flame for the finale
If we're nitpicking, wouldn't it be even better to define the plane as being normal to the line connecting the center of the earth to the position of the aircraft?
I know the comment was a joke, but in case anyone's interested, the update apparently fixes an issue where the Stickies app would access the hard drive every five minutes, even when idle.
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Is your enjoyment of them related to the image on the front somehow?
Yes. I wouldn't be seen dead reading anything other than the adult version of the Harry Potter books. It obviously makes it far more respectable.
The large number of people who don't have oriental language sets installed on their browser is a bit sad
Personally, I think the large number of anime geeks who don't speak Japanese but do have Japanese language sets installed on their browser is a bit sad.
How many books do you own where the pictures move?
I just meant that the idea of "moving pictures with colour" is not exactly an unfamiliar one (in the general sense of TV and film), so I wondered why the writer thought it needed qualifying with "Harry-Potter--esque". I didn't realise there was some specific thing in Harry Potter about animated books.
In his enthusiasm, Ukita lets slip that flexible electronic paper which can handle Harry Potter-esque moving images and colour is in the research and development labs and may be just two to three years away.
Having not read any Harry Potter, I may well be missing something obvious, but what is so 'Harry-Potter--esque' about 'moving images and colour'? Why not just say "can handle moving images and colour"? I'm pretty certain we had them before Harry Potter came along.
Or is it just a desperate attempt to interest people in the article?
Why not just make the interface default to showing a minimum of three 'parent' spaces, expanding as necessary? The actual data behind the interface can remain efficient and normalised as it should be.
E.g.1 If there is only one parent record, then only save one parent record, but the interface still shows two additional empty spaces.
E.g.2 If there are four parent records, the interface expands to show the additional parent record.
The problem with trying to impress the non-techy types is that they usually have a very poor idea of what is achievable using standard technology. I know that in the past when I have showed off my high-speed college internet connection to such people by, for instance, streaming video, the usual response is along the lines of, "So what? My TV can do that."
Unless you know something about how data-intensive digital video is, and have experience with the usual video quality achievable over the internet, a simple 'streaming video' demo, even if it is multiple streams at ridiculous quality, has the potential to bomb.
IMHO.
Having said all that, this was a few years ago, so maybe the average person these days has a better idea about how hard video is over networks. But given the technical knowledge of the average internet user, I would not hold my breath.
I want a bunch of these RFID tags, and a handheld scanner to keep at home. I'd put one on my wallet, one on my cellphone, one on my glasses, one on every remote control, etc.
Then, when I can't find one of the above items (which happens, like, every 15 minutes), I can just whip out my scanner and track the blighter down. No more hunting for keys when you're going out! No more losing remote controls in the couch!
Okay, so I actually have no idea if RFID scanners are capable of this or not. But it's a neat idea, no?
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I think the talk about 'Hypercard-like' is confusing the issue. RunRev apparently gives you a Hypercard-like authoring interface on the desktop that can spit out native iPhone OS apps. Jobs at the shareholder meeting appears to be talking about an iPad app that provides Hypercard-like authoring interface on the device itself, which can be used for making interactive documents that are viewed via that app. Very different propositions.
This is a great example of the kind of consumer confusion that I think we're likely to see once there are both 'MacBook Pro's and 'MacBook's on the market. Great naming scheme, Apple!
Man, it's crazy but we have this thing where I work. Uh, what do you call those things again?
Paychecks?
Let's see, what do we have here... a kind of glorified text editor full of cryptic key commands that you have to memorise before you can get anything done, and with a few hooks into a web browser and other apps to give it the vague semblance of an operating system.
Yes, yes, I think we've seen this before.
1. We made a contraption!
2. We posted it's existance on Slashdot
3. 10,229,033 people clicked on the link
4. The server erupted into white-hot flame for the finale
5. ???
6. Profit!
Use the centre of mass? Which would amount to basically the same thing as using the local gravitational field as you suggested.
If we're nitpicking, wouldn't it be even better to define the plane as being normal to the line connecting the center of the earth to the position of the aircraft?
I know the comment was a joke, but in case anyone's interested, the update apparently fixes an issue where the Stickies app would access the hard drive every five minutes, even when idle.
Is your enjoyment of them related to the image on the front somehow?
Yes. I wouldn't be seen dead reading anything other than the adult version of the Harry Potter books. It obviously makes it far more respectable.
The large number of people who don't have oriental language sets installed on their browser is a bit sad
Personally, I think the large number of anime geeks who don't speak Japanese but do have Japanese language sets installed on their browser is a bit sad.
Just kidding. I have them installed too! ^_^
Still using IE? Most modern browsers have a text zoom that works even with font sizes specified in pixels.
Whoops. You're right. Thanks hard-mac and prockcore. Mod grandparent down. ;)
This'll teach me to try and read tech articles in the early hours of the morning...
The heap overflow vulnerability mentioned here only applies to the Windows version of the Quicktime player, not the Mac OS version.
See here (section IV), or here, or here.
How many books do you own where the pictures move?
I just meant that the idea of "moving pictures with colour" is not exactly an unfamiliar one (in the general sense of TV and film), so I wondered why the writer thought it needed qualifying with "Harry-Potter--esque". I didn't realise there was some specific thing in Harry Potter about animated books.
Thanks, that makes sense now. That'll teach me not to keep up with my pop culture references!
In his enthusiasm, Ukita lets slip that flexible electronic paper which can handle Harry Potter-esque moving images and colour is in the research and development labs and may be just two to three years away.
Having not read any Harry Potter, I may well be missing something obvious, but what is so 'Harry-Potter--esque' about 'moving images and colour'? Why not just say "can handle moving images and colour"? I'm pretty certain we had them before Harry Potter came along.
Or is it just a desperate attempt to interest people in the article?
Leaving the house was the best thing that ever happened to me. ... Humans have human needs.
You do know they make indoor toilets now, right?
Why not just make the interface default to showing a minimum of three 'parent' spaces, expanding as necessary? The actual data behind the interface can remain efficient and normalised as it should be.
E.g.1 If there is only one parent record, then only save one parent record, but the interface still shows two additional empty spaces.
E.g.2 If there are four parent records, the interface expands to show the additional parent record.
Can you say sensualization?
Yes, I can, but that's something I do with my girlfriend, not with a bunch of lawyers.
The problem with trying to impress the non-techy types is that they usually have a very poor idea of what is achievable using standard technology. I know that in the past when I have showed off my high-speed college internet connection to such people by, for instance, streaming video, the usual response is along the lines of, "So what? My TV can do that."
Unless you know something about how data-intensive digital video is, and have experience with the usual video quality achievable over the internet, a simple 'streaming video' demo, even if it is multiple streams at ridiculous quality, has the potential to bomb.
IMHO.
Having said all that, this was a few years ago, so maybe the average person these days has a better idea about how hard video is over networks. But given the technical knowledge of the average internet user, I would not hold my breath.
You should hang yourself, man. I mean, c'mon, ten seconds!? You must be getting old.
Funny. I would pronounce that as
Like Ha-be-as ess dub-ell-you ee
making for a grand total of nine syllables.
I'm keen to find out what this strange new one-syllable pronounciation of the letter w is.
I want a bunch of these RFID tags, and a handheld scanner to keep at home. I'd put one on my wallet, one on my cellphone, one on my glasses, one on every remote control, etc.
Then, when I can't find one of the above items (which happens, like, every 15 minutes), I can just whip out my scanner and track the blighter down. No more hunting for keys when you're going out! No more losing remote controls in the couch!
Okay, so I actually have no idea if RFID scanners are capable of this or not. But it's a neat idea, no?
In British, it's "cafe", pronounced "KAFF", and it's where you go to get a big mug of tea, and a heart-stopping plate of fried breakfast.
And there won't be any internet access, lemme tell ya.