By extension, would it then also be lame that you'd have to install some other third-party app on Windows XP to get the trackpad to act like it does on MacOS X?
Yes, it would be lame.. but you don't have to. The trackpad on OSX is braindead. In order to get the trackpad on XP to act like OSX you'd just turn off all the features.
My two powerbooks have 60GB of disk each. That's more than enough space for editing a couple of hours of video in Final Cut Pro 4 using OfflineRT.
You're doing video on a powerbook harddrive?! You know that Apple uses 4200 and 5400 RPM harddrives in it's laptops. That's way too slow to do video capturing of any decent quality.
It's a different way of working; not necessarily better or worse. For me, it feels right.
Control clicking can be argued one way or another (I personally hate it, especially since the ctl key on my powerbook is so damn sketchy). But I don't know how any mac user can live without a scrollwheel.
Having to install SideTrack in order to get my powerbook's trackpad to act like it does by default on XP is pretty lame.
I don't see how Napster (Roxio) is making any money on this. Apple breaks even with the iTunes Music Store, and they just use it as a vehicle for selling iPods.
So because Apple hasn't figured out a way to keep its costs down, no one can?
The fact is, because Apple uses iTMS specifically to sell more iPods, they don't have a lot of incentive to make iTMS profitable. This doesn't mean that another company couldn't.
Just look at all the failed search engines. Just because Altavista couldn't figure out a way to make searching profitable, doesn't mean other search engines (google) couldn't.
why would I want to have 700 items in my folder where I put my programs when I don't use most of them?
That's why OSX's dock is flawed in my opinion. I've never browsed into/usr/bin, I don't have to. I install an App and it get's categorized in my menu.
Why do you have to hunt down apps on your harddrive to run them? Because OSX's dock sucks at the one thing it is meant to do, organize your applications.
My guess is that many applications use self-modifying code as part of their anti-piracy/anti-reverse-engineering protection.
They also use it to keep the.exe size down. All those pklite-style programs that crunch down the.exe basically just compress the exe and have a loader that unzips it in memory.
There's obviously some mods here with a sense of humor.
The point is, bluetooth doesn't live up to what it originally promised. Look behind your TV and tell me that bluetooth could be used to solve that mess of cables.
The parent asked why bother with wireless USB when we have bluetooth.
I say it's because bluetooth doesn't have the ability to fix the problem of having a gamecube, a dvd player, a vcr, a TiVo, and a stereo all hooked up together in a giant mess of cables. Wireless USB does. It's high bandwidth (400Mb/s) wireless.
It can be used to have TiVo wirelessly send a video stream to your TV and an audio stream to your stereo.
Jesus people, think outside the box. Wireless USB isn't going to be used to sync your PDA to your Phone.. it's going to be used in ways that no other wireless is currently capable of being used.
Apple by it's nature seems to be a good indicator of what's in.
ADB was never "in":)
I wouldn't call bluetooth dead, but what Intel has developed is pretty amazing. When I first heard about bluetooth I had visions of getting rid of the cord nightmare behind my TV cabinet. Put a DVD player near my TV, and plug it into the wall, and have it wirelessly send a signal to my TV and my Reciever. Unfortunately, bluetooth doesn't have the bandwidth for this.
Bluetooth will be used for cellphones and keyboards, and what intel is developing will be used for cdburners, dvd players, etc.
so that you can get effects and changes in sound that are impossible on a normal guitar tuning headstock
It's not impossible, just really really hard. I saw Adrian Legg open for 3G, he would hit a note and while it's ringing, change the tuning of his guitar. The result is what sounds like an impossible bend on an acoustic guitar.
They sue people for whom they basically have an open and shut case, and then offer to settle for much less, and she is upset?
It's not an open and shut case. I would argue that the RIAA has no standing what-so-ever. They are NOT the copyright holders.. they're an industry group.
(Sorry, pet peeve for those who complain about the fact that a computer, designed+marketed to be EASY TO USE, comes out of the box with only one mouse button but is perfectly capable of using a fancier one if your heart desires).
The hockey puck wasn't hated because it only had one mouse button. It was hated because it wasn't easy to use. It will go down in history as the worst designed mouse ever.
Hate to say it, but you're right. Look at the few apps that Apple has written for the x86, (iTunes and Quicktime). Both are memory hogs and buggy. Apple has no ability at all to write software for the x86.
OSX is already a ram hog.. porting it to x86 would only make it worse.
How much of the national debt was accumulated during Democrat controlled congresses and the interest on said debt? Let us all know when you come up with that number. I have a feeling I won't be hearing back from you in a long long time.
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It wasn't a concert, it was an orchestral version of The Last Time and the sample was barely audible.
Barely audible? It was practically the only thing in the song.
By extension, would it then also be lame that you'd have to install some other third-party app on Windows XP to get the trackpad to act like it does on MacOS X?
Yes, it would be lame.. but you don't have to. The trackpad on OSX is braindead. In order to get the trackpad on XP to act like OSX you'd just turn off all the features.
My two powerbooks have 60GB of disk each. That's more than enough space for editing a couple of hours of video in Final Cut Pro 4 using OfflineRT.
You're doing video on a powerbook harddrive?! You know that Apple uses 4200 and 5400 RPM harddrives in it's laptops. That's way too slow to do video capturing of any decent quality.
It's a different way of working; not necessarily better or worse. For me, it feels right.
Control clicking can be argued one way or another (I personally hate it, especially since the ctl key on my powerbook is so damn sketchy). But I don't know how any mac user can live without a scrollwheel.
Having to install SideTrack in order to get my powerbook's trackpad to act like it does by default on XP is pretty lame.
What version of MacOS was your professor using? You never just see "scrolling text" take over the GUI.
If OS X kernel panics, the screen dims and you get a message in multiple languages saying a reboot is necessary.
Wrong. I've seen Jaguar do both the multi-language kernel panic as well as the text over the gui kernel panic.
And I should know, my powerbook kernel panics at least every other day (i suspect it's because I'm not using high priced Apple ram)
I don't see how Napster (Roxio) is making any money on this. Apple breaks even with the iTunes Music Store, and they just use it as a vehicle for selling iPods.
So because Apple hasn't figured out a way to keep its costs down, no one can?
The fact is, because Apple uses iTMS specifically to sell more iPods, they don't have a lot of incentive to make iTMS profitable. This doesn't mean that another company couldn't.
Just look at all the failed search engines. Just because Altavista couldn't figure out a way to make searching profitable, doesn't mean other search engines (google) couldn't.
why would I want to have 700 items in my folder where I put my programs when I don't use most of them?
/usr/bin, I don't have to. I install an App and it get's categorized in my menu.
That's why OSX's dock is flawed in my opinion. I've never browsed into
Why do you have to hunt down apps on your harddrive to run them? Because OSX's dock sucks at the one thing it is meant to do, organize your applications.
What is wrong with paying a few bucks to replace a brand new mouse that came with the system you just paid a couple of thousand dollars for?
Oh? You know how to replace the trackpad on a powerbook?
My guess is that many applications use self-modifying code as part of their anti-piracy/anti-reverse-engineering protection.
.exe size down. All those pklite-style programs that crunch down the .exe basically just compress the exe and have a loader that unzips it in memory.
They also use it to keep the
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There's obviously some mods here with a sense of humor.
The point is, bluetooth doesn't live up to what it originally promised. Look behind your TV and tell me that bluetooth could be used to solve that mess of cables.
The parent asked why bother with wireless USB when we have bluetooth.
I say it's because bluetooth doesn't have the ability to fix the problem of having a gamecube, a dvd player, a vcr, a TiVo, and a stereo all hooked up together in a giant mess of cables. Wireless USB does. It's high bandwidth (400Mb/s) wireless.
It can be used to have TiVo wirelessly send a video stream to your TV and an audio stream to your stereo.
Jesus people, think outside the box. Wireless USB isn't going to be used to sync your PDA to your Phone.. it's going to be used in ways that no other wireless is currently capable of being used.
Ummm.. don't we already have something for that called Bluetooth? Hrm.
That's like looking at DSL and saying "don't we already have 14.4k modems?"
Bluetooth is slower than crap, making it useless for anything more advanced than syncing your addressbook.
evidence regarding EMF as a health risk?
Strangely, anyone asked about the health risks associated with EMF simply say "Unbelievable, OH!"
Quick, everybody, which was a better game, River City Ransom or Civilization? Fallout or Quake? Castlevania or Dance Dance Revolution?
A. River City Ransom
B. Fallout
C. Castlevania.
What do I win?
Also, Wi-Fi was priced in the $700+ per base station range till Apple introduced it for $300.
Well that's certainly not true. I bought an AP for $300 before the Airport was even announced.
Apple by it's nature seems to be a good indicator of what's in.
:)
ADB was never "in"
I wouldn't call bluetooth dead, but what Intel has developed is pretty amazing. When I first heard about bluetooth I had visions of getting rid of the cord nightmare behind my TV cabinet. Put a DVD player near my TV, and plug it into the wall, and have it wirelessly send a signal to my TV and my Reciever. Unfortunately, bluetooth doesn't have the bandwidth for this.
Bluetooth will be used for cellphones and keyboards, and what intel is developing will be used for cdburners, dvd players, etc.
You mean he's producing something that's not 90% CG?
Yeah, it's 100% CG.. if CG means "Concentrated Grapes".
so that you can get effects and changes in sound that are impossible on a normal guitar tuning headstock
It's not impossible, just really really hard. I saw Adrian Legg open for 3G, he would hit a note and while it's ringing, change the tuning of his guitar. The result is what sounds like an impossible bend on an acoustic guitar.
They sue people for whom they basically have an open and shut case, and then offer to settle for much less, and she is upset?
It's not an open and shut case. I would argue that the RIAA has no standing what-so-ever. They are NOT the copyright holders.. they're an industry group.
I drink Pepsi like water, and friends give me their caps at school, so I'm already over the 200 cap limit. Really.
Maybe Pepsi should be giving away a free diabetes exam instead.
your-really-long-dept-name-breaks-my-fucking-brows er-asshole
Apple's got like $5 billion in cash lying around, Microsoft has $50 billion or so last I heard
A little more perspective: Nintendo has $10 billion in cash.
The $4.8 billion isn't just sitting in the bank, it's being used. It's called a capital budget, and much of it has probably been earmarked.
How much do you think it costs Apple to run a business for a year? Those costs come out of capital, straight out of that $4.8 billion.
(Sorry, pet peeve for those who complain about the fact that a computer, designed+marketed to be EASY TO USE, comes out of the box with only one mouse button but is perfectly capable of using a fancier one if your heart desires).
The hockey puck wasn't hated because it only had one mouse button. It was hated because it wasn't easy to use. It will go down in history as the worst designed mouse ever.
Mac OS X for x86 would suck.
Hate to say it, but you're right. Look at the few apps that Apple has written for the x86, (iTunes and Quicktime). Both are memory hogs and buggy. Apple has no ability at all to write software for the x86.
OSX is already a ram hog.. porting it to x86 would only make it worse.
How much of the national debt was accumulated during Democrat controlled congresses and the interest on said debt? Let us all know when you come up with that number. I have a feeling I won't be hearing back from you in a long long time.
$0. We had a surplus when GW took over.