Fresh starters may be more inclined to adopt faster, "cleaner" wireless, but the push will be moving people from 802.11b - having incompatible networks makes buying decisions harder...
Though some will probably opt for both, as many businesses use b, and won't want to spend the money to replace all the cards in all the laptops.
I wonder when Apple will produce 802.11a cards, and if they'll support a & b.
Our country was founded on civil liberty - we were unhappy with the situation our government was pressing upon us, and so we broke away. -- "Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
The original PowerBook G4 has no Velocity Engine on it, (PowerPC 7410) which meant it consumed less power and produced less heat. The newer TiBooks have the Velocity Engine (PowerPC 7450) which is the same processor used in the PowerMac G4.
The G4 Cube Apple made was a good start in that direction, as was the iMac.
With a central "convection column" we could put the processor low in the box (it would need a stand like the G4 Cube to allow airflow underneath) and position components around the column, we might be able to do it.
Of course, if you just want to leave out fans, and don't want to explore liquid cooling, you could use Peltier effect (Ars Technica has some details) coolers with heat sinks and the "convection column" or a heat distribution "tree" that spread heat out along sinks until it could be expelled along the case sides...
It's possible, it would just take more effort than many are interested in.
Of course, you could always pipe Central Air into your case...
Fans aren't that bad until you realize you can't hear as well as you used to. I work in the server closet alot (moving offices right now) and I sometimes grab a pair of earplugs.
The whine isn't bad until you realize you used to watch TV on 12, and now it's got to be 15.
In fact, our whole world (mine, anyway) is like this - far more noise than we were intended to hear regularly, and it slowly causes us to lose frequencies and ranges...
Do you find yourself trying to figure out what people said?
If you find it sad that kids can't remember a passage from shakespeare, find out how many songs they know the full lyrics to.
Dave Barry mentioned it once in his column - our minds get filled with trivial crap. Jingles, commercials, billboards, TV shows. Long ago people had less "info-noise" to consume their mental capacity, and they learned what was available. Now, we have more information than we could ever learn always available, so we learn the trivial crap and look up the rest.
Instead of knowing a single 1,000 line story, we remember 50 twenty-line songs.
Oxford recently relinquished the rule against split infinitives.
I could argue that I am adapting with the language, but it was merely a mistake.
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I will not dine with those who split infinitives.
The problems come not from the tools themselves, but the misuse.
If a calculator is used in place of learning, instead of in place of unneeded repetition, it harms the education. There were 8th grade students in my Middle School who couldn't multiply on paper because they were provided with calculators, as to not slow down the rest of the class.
If a spell-checker is used to correct the mistakes without the user realizing they are mistakes (this is why AutoCorrect is evil) then the user never learns, never corrects the behaviour. A student may rely on spell check instead of learning to proof-read. "John the ate hamburger alter noon non Sunday whiff Jane." This sentance is full of real words but means nothing.
The Internet as a reasearch tool is both good and bad. If the student has been taught how to identify good sources, then it speeds the research process, and does not hinder the report. If they have not been taught, they will take "Crazy Al's House of Historical Info" word for the "fact" that Paul Revere was a cross-dressing minister. The Internet has no Dewey Decimal system, and students have to be more alert when performing research online.
"L33T" speak, as the article calls it, has no such beneficial effects within the classroom. Shakespeare, Mark Twain, even Plato probably used local vernacular when talking with others and in their writings, but this is lazy short-hand. To compensate for the inability to type quickly, the unwillingness to practive, an impetuous attitude toward learning basic activities such as spelling, and an overall disinterest in anything but the moment, "L33T" is as pathetic a waste of time as in AlTeRnAtE CaPiTaLiZaTiOn. Further more, the failure to recognize the difference between social and structured situations shows a degredation in the quality of our "social graces" for which many fingers have already been pointed, not least at education and parenting.
Some chat typing can be considered onomatopoeic, such as "kewl" and "schweet", where the spelling more accurately describes the pronunciation of the word. This should still not be used outside of social chatting/dialogue, but it is a slightly different facet of the problem.
I went to disagree with you, but sadly, you are right in a way.
You cannot, however, give full credit to Microsoft for that. A fair share of the credit must indeed go to Apple for releasing AirPort - the first computer manufacturer to make it an option in all of their offerings. The iBook was first in September 1999, closely followed by the PowerMac G4 (AGP Graphics) the iMac (Slot Loading) and completing the lineup in Feb. 2000 with the PowerBook (FireWire). The Xserve doesn't offer AirPort, but then, it's a rackmount server.
Like many things in the computer industry (I sense strong opposition just ahead) Apple made it happen, Microsoft made it big.
I'm sure Microsoft's software will work better with it's own hardware - they'll see to it.
As they push into the hardware market, their offerings may become preferred for their functionality. You may have noticed this simplicity with the Microsoft IntelliMouse and Internet Keyboard. Plug them in and they are detected and function properly - drivers are pre-installed mostly.
If their hardware is easier to configure, more people may buy it, ultimately convincing Microsoft to produce their own line of computers. Because all parts are built and tested within the company, people will say "It Just Works"
But then there will be people complaining that Microsoft is just money grubbing bastards and want all the profits for themselves...
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I was thinking "totally inaccessible to each other", but wrote it wrong.
.5 Mbit instead of 1100...
You are correct, of course. Think of the Network Admin trying to figure out why their 802.11y is averaging
The upside is you can ensure that the business next door can't use your network if you use 802.11q and they use 802.11n
Think of it - 26 different businesses within 150 feet of each other, totally not interfering...
Of course, the Wireless Initiatives may suffer from lack of compatible access points.
Just a minor point. 802.11b is 2.4 GHz, actually.
Fresh starters may be more inclined to adopt faster, "cleaner" wireless, but the push will be moving people from 802.11b - having incompatible networks makes buying decisions harder...
Though some will probably opt for both, as many businesses use b, and won't want to spend the money to replace all the cards in all the laptops.
I wonder when Apple will produce 802.11a cards, and if they'll support a & b.
It would probably be easy on the monochrom side to put in an "Indi-Glo" style backlighting, but I don't know if it could be as easily done with color.
My friend and I have done that three times - all on Apple PowerBooks, all with no problems.
Without the commerical OS market the Linux you love would be nothing like what it is today.
Even if you don't like commercial software, you should admit that commercial isn't bad becuase it gave you many of the tools you know and love.
And I agree with MoneyT on the gaming issue. Have you never played DOOM or Quake?
If everyone else has to add something to get better performance, doesn't this tell you something?
Regardless, you can still install X on it if you want.
I would have sworn, but then swearing isn't a fact-based activity.
I should read the tech specs more carefully.
We should all go borrow a copies of various books that the government might have interest in tracking...
What would you think if you watched the stats and the borrowing of Mein Kampf went up 2000% in a month?
Of course, maybe their more concerned with The Catcher in the Rye...
Our country was founded on civil liberty - we were unhappy with the situation our government was pressing upon us, and so we broke away.
--
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness"
The original PowerBook G4 has no Velocity Engine on it, (PowerPC 7410) which meant it consumed less power and produced less heat. The newer TiBooks have the Velocity Engine (PowerPC 7450) which is the same processor used in the PowerMac G4.
Hence, "non laptop"
The G4 Cube Apple made was a good start in that direction, as was the iMac.
With a central "convection column" we could put the processor low in the box (it would need a stand like the G4 Cube to allow airflow underneath) and position components around the column, we might be able to do it.
Of course, if you just want to leave out fans, and don't want to explore liquid cooling, you could use Peltier effect (Ars Technica has some details) coolers with heat sinks and the "convection column" or a heat distribution "tree" that spread heat out along sinks until it could be expelled along the case sides...
It's possible, it would just take more effort than many are interested in.
Of course, you could always pipe Central Air into your case...
Fans aren't that bad until you realize you can't hear as well as you used to. I work in the server closet alot (moving offices right now) and I sometimes grab a pair of earplugs.
The whine isn't bad until you realize you used to watch TV on 12, and now it's got to be 15.
In fact, our whole world (mine, anyway) is like this - far more noise than we were intended to hear regularly, and it slowly causes us to lose frequencies and ranges...
Do you find yourself trying to figure out what people said?
Now that there is to be a commercial moon mission, you might be able to get a sticker there...
:)
While NASA would appreciate more funding, I don't think they want to scrape charred sticker remains off the shuttle after each mission.
Kids could. They just didn't.
If you find it sad that kids can't remember a passage from shakespeare, find out how many songs they know the full lyrics to.
Dave Barry mentioned it once in his column - our minds get filled with trivial crap. Jingles, commercials, billboards, TV shows. Long ago people had less "info-noise" to consume their mental capacity, and they learned what was available. Now, we have more information than we could ever learn always available, so we learn the trivial crap and look up the rest.
Instead of knowing a single 1,000 line story, we remember 50 twenty-line songs.
Oxford recently relinquished the rule against split infinitives. I could argue that I am adapting with the language, but it was merely a mistake. -- I will not dine with those who split infinitives.
Forget about the quad-card. I'm waiting for the Fiber Channel card... 32 TB SAN here I come!
And that Windows Xp doesn't have a server package yet...
If the local administrator password were changed, you could log on as the network administrator without issue.
If you want to see the real effects that this could have on society, I suggest you pay a visit to the Midstate Office Supply Accounts Receiveable Department.
Maybe in a few hundred years we will use English as a common language between planets, only by then it will be called Stark...
The problems come not from the tools themselves, but the misuse.
If a calculator is used in place of learning, instead of in place of unneeded repetition, it harms the education. There were 8th grade students in my Middle School who couldn't multiply on paper because they were provided with calculators, as to not slow down the rest of the class.
If a spell-checker is used to correct the mistakes without the user realizing they are mistakes (this is why AutoCorrect is evil) then the user never learns, never corrects the behaviour. A student may rely on spell check instead of learning to proof-read. "John the ate hamburger alter noon non Sunday whiff Jane." This sentance is full of real words but means nothing.
The Internet as a reasearch tool is both good and bad. If the student has been taught how to identify good sources, then it speeds the research process, and does not hinder the report. If they have not been taught, they will take "Crazy Al's House of Historical Info" word for the "fact" that Paul Revere was a cross-dressing minister. The Internet has no Dewey Decimal system, and students have to be more alert when performing research online.
"L33T" speak, as the article calls it, has no such beneficial effects within the classroom. Shakespeare, Mark Twain, even Plato probably used local vernacular when talking with others and in their writings, but this is lazy short-hand. To compensate for the inability to type quickly, the unwillingness to practive, an impetuous attitude toward learning basic activities such as spelling, and an overall disinterest in anything but the moment, "L33T" is as pathetic a waste of time as in AlTeRnAtE CaPiTaLiZaTiOn. Further more, the failure to recognize the difference between social and structured situations shows a degredation in the quality of our "social graces" for which many fingers have already been pointed, not least at education and parenting.
Some chat typing can be considered onomatopoeic, such as "kewl" and "schweet", where the spelling more accurately describes the pronunciation of the word. This should still not be used outside of social chatting/dialogue, but it is a slightly different facet of the problem.
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I'm too young to be this jaded.
Sorry about the self-disclaimer, but I wanted to clarify.
I don't mean Apple invented everything they "made happen" - only that they prepared the way for the popularity of many innovations.
GUI, Multimedia, networking, USB, FireWire, AirPort...
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Now back to your regularly scheduled ranting.
I went to disagree with you, but sadly, you are right in a way.
You cannot, however, give full credit to Microsoft for that. A fair share of the credit must indeed go to Apple for releasing AirPort - the first computer manufacturer to make it an option in all of their offerings. The iBook was first in September 1999, closely followed by the PowerMac G4 (AGP Graphics) the iMac (Slot Loading) and completing the lineup in Feb. 2000 with the PowerBook (FireWire). The Xserve doesn't offer AirPort, but then, it's a rackmount server.
Like many things in the computer industry (I sense strong opposition just ahead) Apple made it happen, Microsoft made it big.
I'm sure Microsoft's software will work better with it's own hardware - they'll see to it.
As they push into the hardware market, their offerings may become preferred for their functionality. You may have noticed this simplicity with the Microsoft IntelliMouse and Internet Keyboard. Plug them in and they are detected and function properly - drivers are pre-installed mostly.
If their hardware is easier to configure, more people may buy it, ultimately convincing Microsoft to produce their own line of computers. Because all parts are built and tested within the company, people will say "It Just Works"
But then there will be people complaining that Microsoft is just money grubbing bastards and want all the profits for themselves...