Qwest offers 1.5Mbps/1Mbps DSL for $34.99, so unless you're getting 9Mbps/6Mbps(which I really doubt), then Comcast isn't 6x faster than Qwest.
They also offer naked DSL(DSL without phone), as has been reported on Slashdot several times before, so that thing about the 911 call, good for you. You could do the same thing if you had Qwest.
You can get your own hosting from many hosting companies for And most DSL providers(like Qwest) don't have monthly download limits. Comcast does.
I am not at all surprised that we trust Google more than the U.S. Government. When you ask Google a question, you generally get an accurate, consistent answer.
iDisk is only one part of Apple's subscription service(.mac).
Along with the 100MB of storage, it includes hosting, several commercial applications, and several discounts on software and subscription..mac also lets you access your bookmarks from any computer with internet access.
I was one of the annoying Mac people from about the time of Mac OS 7 to the time of OS 9. There's no way OS X is less usable than OS 9. There were definitely a few things better about OS 9: most notably the windows would always open where you closed them and the Control Panels were organized much better than OS X's System Preferences.
As for XP, the UI is worse than Windows 98. There's no doubt that it looks nicer, but the way it behaves is dumb. There are many X11 desktop environments that work better.
I don't buy Macs for the looks. If I wanted looks, I would make a custom case out of an odd household device. If I wanted to be different, I could be different enough running Linux. I buy and use Macs because the less I have to think about how to do what I'm doing, the better. Apple makes things very similar between different programs, and that makes it easy to use different programs. When I launch a program I've never seen, I already know the exact location of the application's preferences, and I have a good idea of the location of application's menus.
They must have just announced that policy, because the copy of OS X I received in June, the G5 I received last month, and the iBook that I just received on Friday all showed up with the latest version of IE for Mac installed.
He didn't give them a spine transplant, though. They pussied out and went with the safe bet.
Kerry may be a hero for saving people's lives, but that alone shouldn't qualify someone to be the President.
The thing about Howard Dean is that he seems to care. He seems to care, and he was the only Democratic candidate out there who both seemed to care and seemed to believe that he could win. Instead, the people voted for Kerry.
What happened to all of those people who, when polled, said they planned to vote for Dean? It seems like they went out and voted for Kerry just because that's what they believed their neighbors were going to do. That's not a good way to win, and it's not a good way to run a country.
It's great to have "get out the vote" programs, but those programs all seem to be missing one important thing: Unless you've really looked into all of the candidates, you shouldn't be voting, because an uninformed vote is a hundred times worse than no vote at all.
It's fine if you believe that, but I use Windows-based computers every day. When I was first learning to program, I learned how on Windows computers. I also used to do Windows tech support.
When I talked about how Microsoft doesn't have a standard for keyboard shortcuts, I wasn't saying that they don't have standard keyboard shortcuts. They do have standard shortcuts, but those shortcuts don't always follow the same pattern.
The OS X dock came from NeXTStep, from the company NeXT, which Apple bought/merged with a few years ago. NeXTStep's dock debuted in 1989, and many people actually claim that Microsoft copied the taskbar from them. Apple did not copy the dock from Windows.
As for maximization, Mac OS windows maximize just enough to show everything in the window, but Microsoft's maximize to fill the full screen. When you click the maximize button a second time, they do return to the indeterminate size, but at that point, they are no longer maximized.
Most Mac users are forced to use Windows at work. I am a college student going for a degree in Networking, and I use Windows every day.
It's not that Macs are more effective; Windows users can probably be very effective after enough repetition. The difference is that Apple tries to take out the need for additional movement and memorization.
For instance, Microsoft puts icons on the left, directly behind where most Windows open, so you have to minimize or hide those windows to access your icons. Apple puts icons on the right and in the dock, so when you have a window open, you can still double-click on your icons.
Microsoft maximizes windows to full-screen. Apple maximizes windows just large enough so that you can see everything in the window, so that you can still get to things behind the window.
Microsoft doesn't have a standard for keyboard shortcuts(alt-f4/tab to quit/switch apps, ctrl-x/c/v/z for cut/copy/paste). Apple does have a standard for keyboard shortcuts(apple-q/x/c/v/z/,/h/tab for quit/cut/copy/paste/undo/preferences/hide/switch apps).
Microsoft has application preferences in some weird menu generally named "Options" somewhere off to the right, and Preferences isn't generally named anything. Apple has application preferences in the exact same place on the screen regardless of application:
Mouse to 1 inch right from the upper left corner.
Click and mouse one inch down.
Click on "Preferences".
You're probably very effective on Windows, but(and I know I'll get flamed for this), Using a Mac requires less thinking. With the Mac OS, Apple has always tried to make an operating system that gets out of your way and lets you do your work, and they've done a pretty good job.
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Except for Netscape and Mozilla proper, which browsers follow this tradition?
43-29=14
Who modded that up? Have some respect; the guy's probably in a lot of pain.
They also offer naked DSL(DSL without phone), as has been reported on Slashdot several times before, so that thing about the 911 call, good for you. You could do the same thing if you had Qwest.
You can get your own hosting from many hosting companies for And most DSL providers(like Qwest) don't have monthly download limits. Comcast does.
I am not at all surprised that we trust Google more than the U.S. Government. When you ask Google a question, you generally get an accurate, consistent answer.
That explains a lot...
Along with the 100MB of storage, it includes hosting, several commercial applications, and several discounts on software and subscription. .mac also lets you access your bookmarks from any computer with internet access.
Ever hear the phrase nickeled-and-dimed to death? Well a quarter is more than a nickel and a dime.
"Years to come" ends when analog broadcasts stop. You'll probably get a few years, sure, but I wouldn't say "years to come".
He could have used html and rtf.
"Press #### to talk to matt." And anyone who doesn't?
As for XP, the UI is worse than Windows 98. There's no doubt that it looks nicer, but the way it behaves is dumb. There are many X11 desktop environments that work better.
I don't buy Macs for the looks. If I wanted looks, I would make a custom case out of an odd household device. If I wanted to be different, I could be different enough running Linux. I buy and use Macs because the less I have to think about how to do what I'm doing, the better. Apple makes things very similar between different programs, and that makes it easy to use different programs. When I launch a program I've never seen, I already know the exact location of the application's preferences, and I have a good idea of the location of application's menus.
They must have just announced that policy, because the copy of OS X I received in June, the G5 I received last month, and the iBook that I just received on Friday all showed up with the latest version of IE for Mac installed.
Everyone on the internet should quit linking to Ziff-Davis.
Have you checked ebay for 802.11a devices recently? You can get a card for $10 and an access point for ~$25.
-and surprisingly, I am. I checked. The phrase "Fuck Disney" appeared nowhere on this page before this post.
hence the "Not on Gentoo, you insensitive clod!"
The real question, though: Is it karma whoring when you post AC?
-except that Rio Rancho beat them by over a month by launching June 26...
I would be scared to meet the person who considers "Damn Colby Jack... I just hate it so much!!" to be a troll.
You can get X11 for OS X here.
Kerry may be a hero for saving people's lives, but that alone shouldn't qualify someone to be the President.
The thing about Howard Dean is that he seems to care. He seems to care, and he was the only Democratic candidate out there who both seemed to care and seemed to believe that he could win. Instead, the people voted for Kerry.
What happened to all of those people who, when polled, said they planned to vote for Dean? It seems like they went out and voted for Kerry just because that's what they believed their neighbors were going to do. That's not a good way to win, and it's not a good way to run a country.
It's great to have "get out the vote" programs, but those programs all seem to be missing one important thing: Unless you've really looked into all of the candidates, you shouldn't be voting, because an uninformed vote is a hundred times worse than no vote at all.
When I talked about how Microsoft doesn't have a standard for keyboard shortcuts, I wasn't saying that they don't have standard keyboard shortcuts. They do have standard shortcuts, but those shortcuts don't always follow the same pattern.
The OS X dock came from NeXTStep, from the company NeXT, which Apple bought/merged with a few years ago. NeXTStep's dock debuted in 1989, and many people actually claim that Microsoft copied the taskbar from them. Apple did not copy the dock from Windows.
As for maximization, Mac OS windows maximize just enough to show everything in the window, but Microsoft's maximize to fill the full screen. When you click the maximize button a second time, they do return to the indeterminate size, but at that point, they are no longer maximized.
It's not that Macs are more effective; Windows users can probably be very effective after enough repetition. The difference is that Apple tries to take out the need for additional movement and memorization.
For instance, Microsoft puts icons on the left, directly behind where most Windows open, so you have to minimize or hide those windows to access your icons. Apple puts icons on the right and in the dock, so when you have a window open, you can still double-click on your icons.
Microsoft maximizes windows to full-screen. Apple maximizes windows just large enough so that you can see everything in the window, so that you can still get to things behind the window.
Microsoft doesn't have a standard for keyboard shortcuts(alt-f4/tab to quit/switch apps, ctrl-x/c/v/z for cut/copy/paste).
Apple does have a standard for keyboard shortcuts(apple-q/x/c/v/z/,/h/tab for quit/cut/copy/paste/undo/preferences/hide/switch apps).
Microsoft has application preferences in some weird menu generally named "Options" somewhere off to the right, and Preferences isn't generally named anything. Apple has application preferences in the exact same place on the screen regardless of application:
You're probably very effective on Windows, but(and I know I'll get flamed for this), Using a Mac requires less thinking. With the Mac OS, Apple has always tried to make an operating system that gets out of your way and lets you do your work, and they've done a pretty good job.
Wouldn't that be "In Soviet Russia, you blow the cataclysm to smitherenes!"