In the case of the iBook it is because when you desktop span, you diasble quartz extreme as the video ram must be shared between both displys.
Without quartz extreme, the GUI is much much slower and less responsive. Thus Apple choosing to disable the screen spanning option and keeping the performance of the laptop as advertised.
NOTE: all linux commands start with a %, this is the terminal stop symbol, and should not be typed. On some computers, this will show up as a # or some other symbol. (ie, at [root@host/root]# you would type dd.... instead of %dd....)
Now, the first step, is to grab an image of the partition designated for the os (from a US machine). This can be done as stated above. A HOST IS STILL NEEDED, as well as a firmware "donor" so to speak. (or even just someone willing to send me a US gen 3 ipod to copy the os off of, but this is a last resort).
Now, the next step is to downlaod this image onto the "/" directory of the linux/unix box (still unsure if osX works).
The commands are as follows, it is imparative that you wait for each step to finish before starting the next one. It is also recommended that you backup your music/ipod data, as one of the steps includes erasing it entirely.
Before starting, make sure you completely understand the goings on, as well as read ahead. Make sure at the terminal, before you start, that you are in the "\" directory: ie at [root@host/root]#, type cd../../../../ to get you all the way to the bottom directory. Good luck!
1) % dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1M count=10 -this step erases the ipod completely, basically killing any way the ipod has of saving a region.
2) % rmmod sbp2 && insmod sbp2 -mounts and unmounts the ipod, refreshing it as it will
3) -this step reformats the ipod into the partitions needed
% fdisk/dev/sda n [make new partition] p [primary] 1 [first partition] [just press enter -- default first sector is 1] 5S [5 sectors -- big enough to hold 32MB]
n [make new partition] p [primary] 2 [second partition] [just press enter -- default first sector is 6] [just press enter -- default size uses all remaining space]
t [modify type] 1 [first partition] 0 [first partition has no filesystem; ignore warning]
t [modify type] 2 [second partition] b [second partition is FAT32, this can be formatted back to hpfs later]
p [show partition map]
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System/dev/sda1 1 5 40131 0 Empty/dev/sda2 6 3647 29254365 b Win95 FAT32
w [commit changes to disk]
8) now that the ipod is erased, as well as repartitioned, we will finally copy the new firmware over to the ipod. with this command % dd if=backup_firmware of=/dev/sda1
9) mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n "My iPod"/dev/sda2 finally, we format the second partition for Fat32.
10) for macites: now, in mac OS, format the ipod with the default system program to HFS+ (AKA HPFS). 11) (for all) have either itunes or something similar to itunes (ephpod for windows users) rebuild the file structure, which basically just adds some files. Alternatively, you can copy all hidden/visable files over before hand, and just copy them back.
12) thats it! Copy your songs over, and enjoy limitless sound!
Browse at a lower threshold, show the newest comments first. I know this is offtopic, but if you look you can always find interesting comments added later that would be otherwise missed.
Sure there's lots of people that love Quark, Don't want to change, etc, but I think a lot of them haven't really used InDesign.
I work in a large Design/Pre-press house and we made a full switch to InDesign from Quark over 12 months ago and haven't loked back.
I have yet to find a designer who has really USED InDesign go back to Quark, Even all Quark 6's new features are ones InDesign have had for nearly 12 months.
It's really funny to think that with all the changes and advancements in the design and grahic arts industries that some people allow themselves to become so entrenched and unadaptable.
It's the nature of the beast. Remember Letraset, Typesetting machines and manual paste ups? It's only been 10 years and now, we've got pdf, direct to plate and digital presses.
Times change, people's workflows must change too, it's important not to allow existing workflows and setups limit the possibilities
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"Paul G. Allen, a billionaire businessman and co-founder of Microsoft, is planning to build a "cultural project" in Seattle that will seek to draw visitors into the science-fiction experience."
Maybe he feels guilty for all the years he's failed to provide any culture thanks to his co-founding of Microsoft
Why don't you just buy an iBook. It seems to be your benchmark, so why isn't it suitable? Linux runs quite nicely on it and it has everything you have listed as a requirement.
Am I missing something? It's hard to get a better laptop for the money.
- Space Invaders- that scroll wheel is a perfect input device for more games.
- use of firewire to connect ipod to Playstation 2's i.link port. Hard drive and use in conjuction with Playstation DIVX player. Also could be used with Playstation Linux
- Finally, with an mplayer port and a hacked firewire cable that could give video out (or audio and video through the audio out) you would have a mean DIVX player. Hook it up to any tv or monitor and enjoy 20gigs of movies!
There's plenty of possibilities for added functionality for the iPod, some i'd like to see are:
Couple of things I can suggest:
- Space Invaders- that scroll wheel is a perfect input device for more games.
- use of firewire to connect ipod to Playstation 2's i.link port. Hard drive and use in conjuction with Playstation DIVX player. Also could be used with Playstation Linux
- Finally, with an mplayer port and a hacked firewire cable that could give video out (or audio and video through the audio out) you would have a mean DIVX player. Hook it up to any tv or monitor and enjoy 20gigs of movies!
I'm currently wear continous wear lenses and have been doing so for 3 years. Every month I just take them out before I go to bed and put in a new set when I wake up. Absolutely brilliant, never had any problems. I'm in Australia, so i'm not sure about availability elsewhere
In the end, even if you do get the patent, it doesn't matter if you don't have the moeny to defend it.
Many a patent-holding inventor has still been ripped off and been unable to defend themselves in a lengthy lagal battle against a violator.
If you are planing on developing your invention, then it may be better to save patenting it until after you are well advanced - this way you aren't wasting the patent's time until it is in the marketplace.
If you are planning on trying to sell the invention, theny you can always prepare everthing, but don't file until the last minute.
For example, develop your invention, do the searches and prepare the patent, and then try to sell it. All you need to do is wait until the day after your meeting with whatever company you go to first and then file the application.
They won't have time to do so themselves, and you've given yourself more time.
Also, don't pay the full amount straight away. In Australia, you can apply for a provisional patent for 1 year, and pay for the examination and full patent 12 months afterwards, I bel;ieve the US has something similiar.
In this case, you get the company you are selling the invention to to pay for the full patent, as well as the invention, then it's their job to protect it.
If you haven't been able to sell your invention after 12 months, maybe you need to decide whether it is actually worth it do go on with it. Ideas and inventions are a dime a dozen and only a few make it, you might be better off investing that effort into a different idea.
Personalised email accounts for teachers and students.
Filtered Internet access.
Web facilities for individuals, schools and colleges.
Student discussion groups.
Remote access from any location.
24 hour technical support.
The filtering and web access is nothing new, with almost all schools in Australia already having something like that.
The interesting thing here is not the censorship but the fact that all the students in the entire state will have email addresses. This could significantly change the way a lot of services in a school operate. Just like in a university or corporation, messages, overdue notices, feedback on assessment and reminders could all be easily send electronically. Students will have the opportunity to communicate with their teachers, ask questions, etc without having to get the teacher's attention when it may not be convenient.
I think that this project, properly implemented could have far ranging possibilites for improving communication in schools.
Yes and no.
It was originally released with exactly the same content as everywhere else (Oct/Nov 2001 I think).
I have one of those original copies. However, it was later banned, as has been reported.
Of course, just because it was banned didn't make it impossible to obtain. Stores were left to sell whatever stock they had of the game, but were unable to obtain any more copies.
It has only just been re-released and AFAIK it has had some of the offensive elements removed.... Damm!
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They have been available in Australia for about 2 months now and have been completely sold out.
Apparently they will have stock for CHRISTMAS and the shortage is worldwide.
Amazing considering it has only been released in Europe and Australia, etc.
In the case of the iBook it is because when you desktop span, you diasble quartz extreme as the video ram must be shared between both displys. Without quartz extreme, the GUI is much much slower and less responsive. Thus Apple choosing to disable the screen spanning option and keeping the performance of the laptop as advertised.
The instructions:
/root]# you would type dd .... instead of %dd ....)
/root]#, type cd ../../../../ to get you all the way to the bottom directory. Good luck!
/dev/sda
/dev/sda1 1 5 40131 0 Empty /dev/sda2 6 3647 29254365 b Win95 FAT32
/dev/sda2
NOTE: all linux commands start with a %, this is the terminal stop symbol, and should not be typed. On some computers, this will show up as a # or some other symbol. (ie, at [root@host
Now, the first step, is to grab an image of the partition designated for the os (from a US machine). This can be done as stated above. A HOST IS STILL NEEDED, as well as a firmware "donor" so to speak. (or even just someone willing to send me a US gen 3 ipod to copy the os off of, but this is a last resort).
Now, the next step is to downlaod this image onto the "/" directory of the linux/unix box (still unsure if osX works).
The commands are as follows, it is imparative that you wait for each step to finish before starting the next one. It is also recommended that you backup your music/ipod data, as one of the steps includes erasing it entirely.
Before starting, make sure you completely understand the goings on, as well as read ahead. Make sure at the terminal, before you start, that you are in the "\" directory: ie at [root@host
1) % dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=1M count=10
-this step erases the ipod completely, basically killing any way the ipod has of saving a region.
2) % rmmod sbp2 && insmod sbp2
-mounts and unmounts the ipod, refreshing it as it will
3)
-this step reformats the ipod into the partitions needed
% fdisk
n [make new partition]
p [primary]
1 [first partition]
[just press enter -- default first sector is 1]
5S [5 sectors -- big enough to hold 32MB]
n [make new partition]
p [primary]
2 [second partition]
[just press enter -- default first sector is 6]
[just press enter -- default size uses all remaining space]
t [modify type]
1 [first partition]
0 [first partition has no filesystem; ignore warning]
t [modify type]
2 [second partition]
b [second partition is FAT32, this can be formatted back to hpfs later]
p [show partition map]
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
w [commit changes to disk]
8) now that the ipod is erased, as well as repartitioned, we will finally copy the new firmware over to the ipod.
with this command
% dd if=backup_firmware of=/dev/sda1
9) mkfs.vfat -F 32 -n "My iPod"
finally, we format the second partition for Fat32.
10) for macites: now, in mac OS, format the ipod with the default system program to HFS+ (AKA HPFS).
11) (for all) have either itunes or something similar to itunes (ephpod for windows users) rebuild the file structure, which basically just adds some files. Alternatively, you can copy all hidden/visable files over before hand, and just copy them back.
12) thats it! Copy your songs over, and enjoy limitless sound!
Well, this is the method apparently:
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Solution to the EU Volume Limitation!
E.U. iPod sound limitation here's the solution
OK guys, here's the ultimate solution to your European iPod sound limitation problem. It worked sweetly on mine, only 5 minutes ago.
Go to TinkerTool (a small utility u can download at download.com) and tell it to display hidden files and folders.
Double click the iPod icon on the desktop.
Go to folder (iPod_control->device)
There you'll find a file named "Limit".
Send it to trash, and empty trash.
Unmount the iPod and voila, no more worries. Just watch for your ears coz now you'll get the maximum ur baby can give.
Not one comment actually discussing the article and how to do it. In fact, the article no longer exists. So slashdotters, no mirrors? No karmawhoring?
How do we remove that volume cap? I have my ipod in my car and the extra input volume makes a big diference into my stereo
Browse at a lower threshold, show the newest comments first. I know this is offtopic, but if you look you can always find interesting comments added later that would be otherwise missed.
Sure there's lots of people that love Quark, Don't want to change, etc, but I think a lot of them haven't really used InDesign.
I work in a large Design/Pre-press house and we made a full switch to InDesign from Quark over 12 months ago and haven't loked back.
I have yet to find a designer who has really USED InDesign go back to Quark, Even all Quark 6's new features are ones InDesign have had for nearly 12 months.
It's really funny to think that with all the changes and advancements in the design and grahic arts industries that some people allow themselves to become so entrenched and unadaptable.
It's the nature of the beast. Remember Letraset, Typesetting machines and manual paste ups? It's only been 10 years and now, we've got pdf, direct to plate and digital presses.
Times change, people's workflows must change too, it's important not to allow existing workflows and setups limit the possibilities
there's a space in the url, try: http://www.tvdsb.on.ca/banting/ICE3M/unit6/floppy/ floppy.html
"Paul G. Allen, a billionaire businessman and co-founder of Microsoft, is planning to build a "cultural project" in Seattle that will seek to draw visitors into the science-fiction experience."
Maybe he feels guilty for all the years he's failed to provide any culture thanks to his co-founding of Microsoft
Why don't you just buy an iBook. It seems to be your benchmark, so why isn't it suitable? Linux runs quite nicely on it and it has everything you have listed as a requirement.
Am I missing something? It's hard to get a better laptop for the money.
Couple of things I can suggest:
- Space Invaders- that scroll wheel is a perfect input device for more games.
- use of firewire to connect ipod to Playstation 2's i.link port. Hard drive and use in conjuction with Playstation DIVX player. Also could be used with Playstation Linux
- Finally, with an mplayer port and a hacked firewire cable that could give video out (or audio and video through the audio out) you would have a mean DIVX player. Hook it up to any tv or monitor and enjoy 20gigs of movies!
There's plenty of possibilities for added functionality for the iPod, some i'd like to see are: Couple of things I can suggest: - Space Invaders- that scroll wheel is a perfect input device for more games. - use of firewire to connect ipod to Playstation 2's i.link port. Hard drive and use in conjuction with Playstation DIVX player. Also could be used with Playstation Linux - Finally, with an mplayer port and a hacked firewire cable that could give video out (or audio and video through the audio out) you would have a mean DIVX player. Hook it up to any tv or monitor and enjoy 20gigs of movies!
I'm currently wear continous wear lenses and have been doing so for 3 years. Every month I just take them out before I go to bed and put in a new set when I wake up. Absolutely brilliant, never had any problems. I'm in Australia, so i'm not sure about availability elsewhere
Bastard.
In the end, even if you do get the patent, it doesn't matter if you don't have the moeny to defend it.
Many a patent-holding inventor has still been ripped off and been unable to defend themselves in a lengthy lagal battle against a violator.
If you are planing on developing your invention, then it may be better to save patenting it until after you are well advanced - this way you aren't wasting the patent's time until it is in the marketplace.
If you are planning on trying to sell the invention, theny you can always prepare everthing, but don't file until the last minute.
For example, develop your invention, do the searches and prepare the patent, and then try to sell it. All you need to do is wait until the day after your meeting with whatever company you go to first and then file the application.
They won't have time to do so themselves, and you've given yourself more time.
Also, don't pay the full amount straight away. In Australia, you can apply for a provisional patent for 1 year, and pay for the examination and full patent 12 months afterwards, I bel;ieve the US has something similiar.
In this case, you get the company you are selling the invention to to pay for the full patent, as well as the invention, then it's their job to protect it.
If you haven't been able to sell your invention after 12 months, maybe you need to decide whether it is actually worth it do go on with it. Ideas and inventions are a dime a dozen and only a few make it, you might be better off investing that effort into a different idea.
If you have a modchip in your playstation that will allow you to play import games, you will be able to use this software.
- Personalised email accounts for teachers and students.
- Filtered Internet access.
- Web facilities for individuals, schools and colleges.
Student discussion groups.
- Remote access from any location.
24 hour technical support.
The filtering and web access is nothing new, with almost all schools in Australia already having something like that.The interesting thing here is not the censorship but the fact that all the students in the entire state will have email addresses. This could significantly change the way a lot of services in a school operate. Just like in a university or corporation, messages, overdue notices, feedback on assessment and reminders could all be easily send electronically. Students will have the opportunity to communicate with their teachers, ask questions, etc without having to get the teacher's attention when it may not be convenient.
I think that this project, properly implemented could have far ranging possibilites for improving communication in schools.
For more info, the NSW Education Department's page about the topic is located at: http://www.dse.nsw.edu.au/direction/e_classroom/i
Yes and no. It was originally released with exactly the same content as everywhere else (Oct/Nov 2001 I think). I have one of those original copies. However, it was later banned, as has been reported. Of course, just because it was banned didn't make it impossible to obtain. Stores were left to sell whatever stock they had of the game, but were unable to obtain any more copies. It has only just been re-released and AFAIK it has had some of the offensive elements removed. ... Damm!