Bluetooth works great on my powerbook. Connected to my BT keyboard mouse and printer and phone I have exactly ONE cord coming out of my notebook when I am at work or at home and have full connectivity.
You should look around, there are a lot bluetooth devices out there that "just work" with the powerbook.
While off topic I would have to strongly disagree with your assessment that MS Software fits in with OS X at all. While it may look like it meshes with the OS it is glaringly obvious that it was a half hearted attempt if you try and actually use the software.
Given the choice I would rather have a program that says "I am not going to follow the OS' guidelines" rather than one that appears to on the surface until you attempt to use it.
But you also have the other side of the coin. A large group of people who cannot afford an iPod or refuse to purchase on who start knocking it just to justify their own purchase of a cheaper unit that is not as well made or has a poor interface.
Seems like the universe balances itself out quite nicely.
And don't forget the other minor detail. When the dialog pops up that asks for your password it also displays the details of what is going to happen when you give it the password.
Granted no one can protect a computer from a dumb user but this comes pretty close.
I purchased a gift card earlier this week and they did not charge me any sales tax on the card.
However when the person I gave the card to used it, they charged her sales tax on her purchases.
Do a search around the net. There are a couple of plug-ins that allow iTunes on the Mac to play Ogg. I am sure the windows version will not be very far behind.
Have you tried clicking on the big eye in the upper right hand corner when you are in your library? I prefer the way that itunes navigates in browse mode compared to MM.
That day is today if you own a powerbook or a G5. Sitting here at my desk my PB has one cord attached to it. The powercord. Everything else is connected via bluetooth. That includes my printer, my keyboard and my mouse.
Why the hell would you need to keep AppleTalk up on your network?!?
I have a 12" powerbook myself and have the ONLY mac in the entire company. There was nothing, absolutely nothing, special that had to be done to the network for my Mac to work correctly. I plugged it in and it worked. Simple as that. I have access to everything in the network that everyone else does (thankfully we do not use Exchange).
Sounds like someone is trying to spread some FUD to me.
A few months ago I switched from a Linux machine to a Mac. I do development in a PC dominated environment and we are using all of the above except JBoss. The only thing I can say to describe the experience is heaven. Developing in Java on my little powerbook has been nothing but pure joy since I set it up. Since I had NEVER used a mac before it took me a few hours to get it running "just right". Most of that time was a reeducation on my part and nothing that was lacking on the Mac.
If you decide to switch to a Mac for your development machine I am betting you will be grinning from ear to ear from that day forward.
While I do not have experience with JBoss on my Mac yet, I can tell you that Apple's JDK seems quite snappy and since Apple sees fit to include jikes with their development install, compiles are very swift. I can only imagine how instantaneous they will be on a G5.
Minor tip. If those novell machines do not have a DNS entry then just add them to your/etc/hosts file and your mac will find them by whatever name you give. Makes life just a little bit easier.
Who said it had to be OSS? Locking yourself into ANY one vendor is nuts.
I can remember back when business owners couldn't be bothered to learn how to use a computer themselves and would rather have an assistant do all that "techno stuff" for them. I now know quite a few of them that are out of jobs and cannot get a job because they are suddenly lack experience in crucial areas.
The world of technology is a lot bigger than just one company no matter how big that company is. Tying yourself to any one company is just a bad business mistake. Keeping your options open is the smarter move.
As for OSS, I seriously doubt it is going to just disappear if one person stops using it. That is contrary to the way the system works. Not to mention all of the big companies that are supporting it. To me, I would rather use software that is supported by MULTIPLE very large companies rather than roll the dice with one company who continues to get themselves in more and more trouble.
But hey, its all just opinion. Enjoy your comfy box, I don't think I would feel as comfortable trusting MS.
Not everyone is in IT I would agree. But just imagine if MS went away tomorrow, where would you be?
Even non-IT people can benefit from learning other tools besides MS.
Sun makes workstations not desktops. Hairsplitting? yep, but there you are.
G5s are not only on sale (have been on sale since their announcement) but they are already in the stores and in peoples homes. So yes, they are the world's first 64bit desktop computer.
I think it is going to give it a very nice boost along with the bump on the processor. Overall this Rev. B of the 12 PB is going to be a nice machine. ALMOST makes me think about giving up my Rev. A
I have the MS mouse hooked up to my PB right now. The other complaint about the mouse is that it is hard to "wake up". Reminds me of the old wireless mice from Logitech that took seconds to wake up. You would think it would be easier to detect movement on these things.
Hoepfully with the Apple mouse becomes available next week it will have a more sensitive low power mode.
I have had my 12" pb for months now and have not had any problems with the keys touching the screen. There are little "spacers" on the LCD that are there to keep this from happening so I believe this problem has been solved.
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Bluetooth works great on my powerbook. Connected to my BT keyboard mouse and printer and phone I have exactly ONE cord coming out of my notebook when I am at work or at home and have full connectivity.
You should look around, there are a lot bluetooth devices out there that "just work" with the powerbook.
Given the choice I would rather have a program that says "I am not going to follow the OS' guidelines" rather than one that appears to on the surface until you attempt to use it.
Seems like the universe balances itself out quite nicely.
Maybe your thinking of a windows upgrade?
Two different things entirely.
Granted no one can protect a computer from a dumb user but this comes pretty close.
You didn't lose any security. You never had it since the hole was always there.
I love it. Now if I only had the talent to draw something like that.
No. The only way to do it is to download the itunes software for free.
I purchased a gift card earlier this week and they did not charge me any sales tax on the card. However when the person I gave the card to used it, they charged her sales tax on her purchases.
Here is one example of a Itunes Ogg Vorbis decoder.
Have you tried clicking on the big eye in the upper right hand corner when you are in your library? I prefer the way that itunes navigates in browse mode compared to MM.
There is an ogg plugin for the Mac version. Give it a little time and I am sure one will pop up for the windows version.
First Mouse was made by MS, had a hard time waking up but other than that rock solid.
New mouse and keyboard are made by Apple. Work great, naturally.
Printer is connected via Bluetooth PM-300 USB Printer Module and works great.
And we know already that Apple's bluetooth adapter plays very well with cell phones...
The future is now.
I have a 12" powerbook myself and have the ONLY mac in the entire company. There was nothing, absolutely nothing, special that had to be done to the network for my Mac to work correctly. I plugged it in and it worked. Simple as that. I have access to everything in the network that everyone else does (thankfully we do not use Exchange).
Sounds like someone is trying to spread some FUD to me.
A few months ago I switched from a Linux machine to a Mac. I do development in a PC dominated environment and we are using all of the above except JBoss. The only thing I can say to describe the experience is heaven. Developing in Java on my little powerbook has been nothing but pure joy since I set it up. Since I had NEVER used a mac before it took me a few hours to get it running "just right". Most of that time was a reeducation on my part and nothing that was lacking on the Mac.
If you decide to switch to a Mac for your development machine I am betting you will be grinning from ear to ear from that day forward.
While I do not have experience with JBoss on my Mac yet, I can tell you that Apple's JDK seems quite snappy and since Apple sees fit to include jikes with their development install, compiles are very swift. I can only imagine how instantaneous they will be on a G5.
Minor tip. If those novell machines do not have a DNS entry then just add them to your /etc/hosts file and your mac will find them by whatever name you give. Makes life just a little bit easier.
Who said it had to be OSS? Locking yourself into ANY one vendor is nuts. I can remember back when business owners couldn't be bothered to learn how to use a computer themselves and would rather have an assistant do all that "techno stuff" for them. I now know quite a few of them that are out of jobs and cannot get a job because they are suddenly lack experience in crucial areas. The world of technology is a lot bigger than just one company no matter how big that company is. Tying yourself to any one company is just a bad business mistake. Keeping your options open is the smarter move. As for OSS, I seriously doubt it is going to just disappear if one person stops using it. That is contrary to the way the system works. Not to mention all of the big companies that are supporting it. To me, I would rather use software that is supported by MULTIPLE very large companies rather than roll the dice with one company who continues to get themselves in more and more trouble. But hey, its all just opinion. Enjoy your comfy box, I don't think I would feel as comfortable trusting MS.
Not everyone is in IT I would agree. But just imagine if MS went away tomorrow, where would you be? Even non-IT people can benefit from learning other tools besides MS.
Might want to start investing in your own future and learn another OS. Otherwise your time might be as valuable as an Amiga operator...
G5s are not only on sale (have been on sale since their announcement) but they are already in the stores and in peoples homes. So yes, they are the world's first 64bit desktop computer.
Now go put your make-up on you clown.
I think it is going to give it a very nice boost along with the bump on the processor. Overall this Rev. B of the 12 PB is going to be a nice machine. ALMOST makes me think about giving up my Rev. A
I have the MS mouse hooked up to my PB right now. The other complaint about the mouse is that it is hard to "wake up". Reminds me of the old wireless mice from Logitech that took seconds to wake up. You would think it would be easier to detect movement on these things. Hoepfully with the Apple mouse becomes available next week it will have a more sensitive low power mode.
I have had my 12" pb for months now and have not had any problems with the keys touching the screen. There are little "spacers" on the LCD that are there to keep this from happening so I believe this problem has been solved.