I think that if they want a portable game machine to be successful, they need to do some thing about the button configuration on the N-Gage. Having the games' controls right in the middle of the number pad is very confusing to me. When I tried it at my cellular store, I had to keep looking at the number pad to make sure that I was hitting the right buttons.
My solution would be to make the buttons more like that of a traditional portable system: only 4-6 buttons arranged like you could find on a regular game pad. Then, make the screen itself touch-sensitive and use that to display the number pad when you need to make a call. Problem solved for me and not to mention other avenues of development opened up with a touch screen (add a stylus and you could have a decent PDA, too)
It's possible that due to the shear number of orders and demand for the Mini, Apple can capitalize on it to get better prices from their suppliers and therefore lower costs for them and pass it on to the customer.
Everyone knows that people play games on their mobile phones. Only thing is that n-gage can play much better games.
I could care less if my phone plays games. I care far more about using it to make phone calls. The only extra utility that I use on my current phone is the built-in calculator.
I have lots of pockets and a Gameboy SP serves me quite well if I ever feel the need to play games on the go with the added benefit of actual good games and smaller price tag.
Nokia is going to pull through on this one.
Doubtful since Nokia just let a bunch of their N-Gage staff go. A smart company trims the fat when it becomes unprofitable for too long.
It's about time someone thought of doing something like this. Heck, if it catches on, you could probably set this up as a vending type of machine. Imagine going down to the "Quick-E-Mart" at 3AM andpurchasing a copy of an imaging program to help work on the report due first thing in the morning.
Of course, I think that there needs to be some valid way to register or prove that you actually did purchase this software since something like this may cause more piracy and/or fraud.
French fries. Most fast food chains buy potatoes for less than 50 cents a pound and then turn around and sell it for almost more than 10 times that amount per pound.
Fast food companies have quite the raquet going...
but some of us Mac folk don't want EVERYONE to make the switch. If they did, OS X would no longer be the cool, esoteric, artsy operating system that it is.
And what exactly would change in your "cool, esoteric, artsy operating system" if more people decided to use it? It's your kind of thinking that turns more people away from Macs than you know.
Did I have to buy a Mac for the work that I do? Yes. Did my friend have to buy one for his type of work? No, but he did anyways. Why? Because he found that he enjoyed OS X more than 2000/XP. He still gets his work done and has a more pleasurable working experience for himself at the same time.
It's snobbery from people like you that give all of us a bad name.
What on Earth is keeping Apple and/or other vendors from offering trade-in incentives? Why can I not trade in my two boxed Photoshop-for-PC copies and receive Photoshop 7 for Mac OS X?
Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't you be taking that up with your respective software companies and not with Apple? You already own the license to these pieces of software so I would think that most software venders wouldn't have a problem with you purchasing an upgrade/cross-grade for Mac for the price of an upgrade. It costs the same to you no matter which version you purchase and all they really care about is you buying your upgrade from them. Call/write your software venders and see what they would do for you. They would rather keep you as a loyal customer rather than lose you.
FYI, Quark 5.0 has been released for almost half a year now. You're thinking of the (possibly) soon-to-be released Quark Xpress version 6.0 which will be fully carbonized and (maybe) ready for OS X. Only time will tell on this one...:)
You should be able to right click on the download link and select "download link to disk" or "save to disk" (not quite sure what the wording is on the windows side), It will give you a save dialog box so you can place it where you want on disk and you should be all set. Hope this helps.
Over the course of production of a movie, do you tend to stick to only one particular software title or do you tend to maximize the strengths of more than one to help achieve the director's/your vision(s)?
Which program do you feel is the most modular and flexible of all that you use?
Lastly, what are your feelings on Apple's recent buyout of NothingReal, the makers of high-end compositing software Shake? Do you feel that it is going to affect your industry in a positive or negative way?
Great! All 4 bluetooth users can take advantage of it.
Just take a look at what Apple did for USB. Bluetooth is still in it's early stages of adoption and is getting some pretty big name supporters to back it up. Just think about it, not many were using USB when it was first introduced until Apple lit a fire under it's ass. Personally, this is some technology that I could really use myself, and with Apple behind it now in a major way it could grow to proportions to where, yes, even you Mr. AC couldn't think of what you did when you didn't have it.
True, but as a guy, how many more "Do you ever get that not-so-fresh feeling" and "Tampax (TM) can get you through your heaviest days" commercials can you stand to watch in one sitting? Maybe they could make a filter for gender-targeted commercials?
Slashdot Mirror
I think that if they want a portable game machine to be successful, they need to do some thing about the button configuration on the N-Gage. Having the games' controls right in the middle of the number pad is very confusing to me. When I tried it at my cellular store, I had to keep looking at the number pad to make sure that I was hitting the right buttons.
My solution would be to make the buttons more like that of a traditional portable system: only 4-6 buttons arranged like you could find on a regular game pad. Then, make the screen itself touch-sensitive and use that to display the number pad when you need to make a call. Problem solved for me and not to mention other avenues of development opened up with a touch screen (add a stylus and you could have a decent PDA, too)
It's possible that due to the shear number of orders and demand for the Mini, Apple can capitalize on it to get better prices from their suppliers and therefore lower costs for them and pass it on to the customer.
Everyone knows that people play games on their mobile phones. Only thing is that n-gage can play much better games.
I could care less if my phone plays games. I care far more about using it to make phone calls. The only extra utility that I use on my current phone is the built-in calculator.
I have lots of pockets and a Gameboy SP serves me quite well if I ever feel the need to play games on the go with the added benefit of actual good games and smaller price tag.
Nokia is going to pull through on this one.
Doubtful since Nokia just let a bunch of their N-Gage staff go. A smart company trims the fat when it becomes unprofitable for too long.
Could it be that Aspyr/id only made the Doom3 client for Mac with 64 bit code? Would that be the reason to require a "G5 or better"?
This reminds me more of the 10th anniversary MacIntosh. Could this be similar, maybe a 20th anniversary Mac, and not the new iMac?
So when are we going to see the MathBlaster Quake mod? :-D
You've just been had by the classic Power Mac Problems Troll.
The Computer Psychic!
It's about time someone thought of doing something like this. Heck, if it catches on, you could probably set this up as a vending type of machine. Imagine going down to the "Quick-E-Mart" at 3AM andpurchasing a copy of an imaging program to help work on the report due first thing in the morning.
Of course, I think that there needs to be some valid way to register or prove that you actually did purchase this software since something like this may cause more piracy and/or fraud.
Modded as Flamebait? I guess some mod out there didn't get the reference.
*sigh*
French fries. Most fast food chains buy potatoes for less than 50 cents a pound and then turn around and sell it for almost more than 10 times that amount per pound.
Fast food companies have quite the raquet going...
but some of us Mac folk don't want EVERYONE to make the switch. If they did, OS X would no longer be the cool, esoteric, artsy operating system that it is.
And what exactly would change in your "cool, esoteric, artsy operating system" if more people decided to use it? It's your kind of thinking that turns more people away from Macs than you know.
Did I have to buy a Mac for the work that I do? Yes. Did my friend have to buy one for his type of work? No, but he did anyways. Why? Because he found that he enjoyed OS X more than 2000/XP. He still gets his work done and has a more pleasurable working experience for himself at the same time.
It's snobbery from people like you that give all of us a bad name.
What on Earth is keeping Apple and/or other vendors from offering trade-in incentives? Why can I not trade in my two boxed Photoshop-for-PC copies and receive Photoshop 7 for Mac OS X?
Maybe it's just me, but shouldn't you be taking that up with your respective software companies and not with Apple? You already own the license to these pieces of software so I would think that most software venders wouldn't have a problem with you purchasing an upgrade/cross-grade for Mac for the price of an upgrade. It costs the same to you no matter which version you purchase and all they really care about is you buying your upgrade from them. Call/write your software venders and see what they would do for you. They would rather keep you as a loyal customer rather than lose you.
The Bastard Operator From HELL!!!!
FYI, Quark 5.0 has been released for almost half a year now. You're thinking of the (possibly) soon-to-be released Quark Xpress version 6.0 which will be fully carbonized and (maybe) ready for OS X. Only time will tell on this one... :)
You know when you've become a geek icon when you've become a reference in Fox Trot
You should be able to right click on the download link and select "download link to disk" or "save to disk" (not quite sure what the wording is on the windows side), It will give you a save dialog box so you can place it where you want on disk and you should be all set. Hope this helps.
So I click on the story's link and this is what I see. Interesting, indeed.
Targeted advertising at its best
Over the course of production of a movie, do you tend to stick to only one particular software title or do you tend to maximize the strengths of more than one to help achieve the director's/your vision(s)?
Which program do you feel is the most modular and flexible of all that you use?
Lastly, what are your feelings on Apple's recent buyout of NothingReal, the makers of high-end compositing software Shake? Do you feel that it is going to affect your industry in a positive or negative way?
Great! All 4 bluetooth users can take advantage of it.
Just take a look at what Apple did for USB. Bluetooth is still in it's early stages of adoption and is getting some pretty big name supporters to back it up. Just think about it, not many were using USB when it was first introduced until Apple lit a fire under it's ass. Personally, this is some technology that I could really use myself, and with Apple behind it now in a major way it could grow to proportions to where, yes, even you Mr. AC couldn't think of what you did when you didn't have it.
Office Space is to us cubicle workers as Saving Private Ryan is to our WWII vets.
What would happen if you opened up the Mac and hit the hardware reset switch on the motherboard? Will this bypass this new password protection?
True, but as a guy, how many more "Do you ever get that not-so-fresh feeling" and "Tampax (TM) can get you through your heaviest days" commercials can you stand to watch in one sitting? Maybe they could make a filter for gender-targeted commercials?
-VRROOOOOOOM!!! SCREEEECH!!
**16 YEAR OLD DRIVE-THROUGH ATTENDANT** - "Welcome to Exxon/McDonalds drive-through, may I take your order?"
**DRIVER** - "Uh, yeah. 5 gallons of fryer grease, please."
**DRIVE-THROUGH ATTENDANT** - "Would you like to add a burger and shake for only 2 dollars more?"
So when's the first MathBlaster Quake Mod coming? ;)