Inkwell: The best handwriting recognition in the world (from Newton) comes to OS X
I sure hope they fixed it up a bit first...
There was a really funny T-Shirt about Newtons messing up handwriting...
Rather than misquoting, does anyone know what I'm talking about who can share?
The distinct implication (can you actually say "distinct implication"?) here was that while pixar is currently just programming storyboard programs in cocoa, that they would be making the move over to using OS X for more serious stuff in the future.
I can't imagine that it would be too difficult for pixar to port their current rendering software over to OS X... plus it would be a great advantage for pixar (having the connection through steve jobs to apple), as they would almost be guaranteed apple's top notch technology. (or is this a false assumption?).
While the depth to which pixar will be using macs is unclear, I'm just glad that they're starting to make the transition: OS X has great potential, and I think we'll see the hardware catch up sometime soon. (holding my breath...) This would yield a very powerful OS on top of a very strong hardware setup.
If by revolutionary you mean taking the same code, and slapping on top some more elegant/ugly graphics, maybe.
OS X was written completely from scratch (well, those parts that apple wrote...).
You can not dare say that Windows XP was...
whoa now, let me get this straight -
someone would willfully give microsoft their passwords, credit cards, online bank login, or social security number???
judging by microsoft's past (and current) string of software vulnerabilities, i wouldn't give them any of my information if i were you.
Wow. A couple second search revealed that we were both wrong: AppleWorks for Windows still does exist. It has just moved from the consumer section of their line to the education section.
"Best of all, AppleWorks 6.2 now runs on both Macs and Windows." -apple
Are you going to be mad at them for not producing Appleworks for Windows?
Appleworks for Windows was around for a while before Apple sacked the project. Microsoft's monopoly [and much more comprehensive product] made this market a very poor one for Apple to compete in.
Apple isn't completely against making windows software... just look at QuickTime. (Win 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP Compatible).
Other than that, though, you raise some very good points.
I, and probably many others, submitted this story when it first came out weeks ago.
I'm guessing that it didn't really seem interesting to whoever was moderating submissions that day.
Can't blame them though.
OpenOffice is free*. that's a much lower price than appleworks * not as in beer
I think if apple put their efforts towards OpenOffice as an Appleworks replacement, things would be much better. With my B&W G3, I didn't get ANY word processing/office productivity tools... (other than simpletext)
plus, it's not as though Apple hasn't done stuff like that before (BLAST).
About "keyboard cables, mouse cables":
If bluetooth is going to serve as wireless USB... Why wouldn't it support mice and keyboards?
In addition, there are many wireless keyboards and mice available out on the market.
About "monitor cables, power cables":
I feel your pain there... I don't dare go behind my system anymore...
The ADC connector, however, replaces the usual USB, power, and video cables from the computer to the monitor with just one wire. Too bad I don't have one of those monitors:-)
I don't mean to sound trollish, but the Apple Bluetooth Technology Preview (version 1.0.0) was released on 4/01/02, a couple days ago.
This isn't really news.
Update went smoothly on my B&W G3, which was also running 10.1.3.
I've changed a lot of the configs, so I really don't think that has much to do with it.
The only thing the installer didn't do was restart Apache, but that's fine because it gave me an opportunity to be graceful:-)
I really didn't support the "new iMac flavors" when they started to be produced in patterns that cause dizzyness:-)
I really think that the new iMacs show a bit more design maturity in apple's consumer lines.
This change has actually been occurring across almost all of apple's lines:
Tangerine and Blueberry iBooks --> White (and less clunky) iBooks
G3 [wallstreet] Powerbook --> Titanium Powerbook
Fruity iMacs --> Flat Panel G4 iMacs
The obvious exception to this, however, is the professional line, which has maintained the same form factor since the Blue & White G3 Era. HMMMMM...
Hmmm...
I always thought it was the computer owner's job to do the case mods....
If every computer manufacturer made case mods, don't you think that we'd end up with a market full of hard drive windows and neon lighting?
Apple targets generally three computer markets: Consumer, "prosumer", and Professional.
I really can not see them adding iHotRod or iFlourescentTubing to their computer line.
(Don't get me wrong, I REALLY LIKE case mods, I just really don't think that it's the manufacturer's job to supply them. Plus, find me one person who modified a Titanium Powerbook, and I'll be astonished. That is a beautiful machine.) -braxton
Microsoft REALLY has not been famous for code security. I'm sure some would debate that with me, but I would rather not get into that/too much/.
If Microsoft consistently develops insecure programs with major security holes, why should we trust them to develop a very secure application framework?
There is already one documented virus for the.NET framework. I believe it's documented on their virus alerts page.
I really am not pinning any blame here on Ximian. It's really cool that there are such avid people in the community that would like to port programs (and frameworks) over to OS X...
I just question whether or not.NET is really needed/wanted on Mac OS X at this time. -braxton
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There was a really funny T-Shirt about Newtons messing up handwriting...
Rather than misquoting, does anyone know what I'm talking about who can share?
I can't imagine that it would be too difficult for pixar to port their current rendering software over to OS X... plus it would be a great advantage for pixar (having the connection through steve jobs to apple), as they would almost be guaranteed apple's top notch technology. (or is this a false assumption?).
While the depth to which pixar will be using macs is unclear, I'm just glad that they're starting to make the transition: OS X has great potential, and I think we'll see the hardware catch up sometime soon. (holding my breath...) This would yield a very powerful OS on top of a very strong hardware setup.
If by revolutionary you mean taking the same code, and slapping on top some more elegant/ugly graphics, maybe.
OS X was written completely from scratch (well, those parts that apple wrote...).
You can not dare say that Windows XP was...
It has links to a lot of papers on the topic, including the one Wesley Felter posted.
someone would willfully give microsoft their passwords, credit cards, online bank login, or social security number???
judging by microsoft's past (and current) string of software vulnerabilities, i wouldn't give them any of my information if i were you.
i smell a board game...
I'm sure a lot of high-level executives are under a bit of fire now!
"Best of all, AppleWorks 6.2 now runs on both Macs and Windows." -apple
Appleworks for Windows was around for a while before Apple sacked the project. Microsoft's monopoly [and much more comprehensive product] made this market a very poor one for Apple to compete in.
Apple isn't completely against making windows software... just look at QuickTime.
(Win 95/98/NT/ME/2000/XP Compatible).
Other than that, though, you raise some very good points.
whoops!
that sure does put a twist on it.
thanks for the correction.
By my calculations, Darwin is using FreeBSD 4.4.
I, and probably many others, submitted this story when it first came out weeks ago.
I'm guessing that it didn't really seem interesting to whoever was moderating submissions that day.
Can't blame them though.
OpenOffice is free*. that's a much lower price than appleworks
* not as in beer
I think if apple put their efforts towards OpenOffice as an Appleworks replacement, things would be much better.
With my B&W G3, I didn't get ANY word processing/office productivity tools... (other than simpletext)
plus, it's not as though Apple hasn't done stuff like that before (BLAST).
i believe we were both picking nits, so to speak :-)
If bluetooth is going to serve as wireless USB... Why wouldn't it support mice and keyboards?
In addition, there are many wireless keyboards and mice available out on the market.
About "monitor cables, power cables": :-)
I feel your pain there... I don't dare go behind my system anymore...
The ADC connector, however, replaces the usual USB, power, and video cables from the computer to the monitor with just one wire. Too bad I don't have one of those monitors
I don't mean to sound trollish, but the Apple Bluetooth Technology Preview (version 1.0.0) was released on 4/01/02, a couple days ago.
This isn't really news.
Update went smoothly on my B&W G3, which was also running 10.1.3. :-)
I've changed a lot of the configs, so I really don't think that has much to do with it.
The only thing the installer didn't do was restart Apache, but that's fine because it gave me an opportunity to be graceful
I really think that the new iMacs show a bit more design maturity in apple's consumer lines.
This change has actually been occurring across almost all of apple's lines:
- Tangerine and Blueberry iBooks --> White (and less clunky) iBooks
- G3 [wallstreet] Powerbook --> Titanium Powerbook
- Fruity iMacs --> Flat Panel G4 iMacs
The obvious exception to this, however, is the professional line, which has maintained the same form factor since the Blue & White G3 Era. HMMMMM...Hmmm...
I always thought it was the computer owner's job to do the case mods....
If every computer manufacturer made case mods, don't you think that we'd end up with a market full of hard drive windows and neon lighting?
Apple targets generally three computer markets: Consumer, "prosumer", and Professional.
I really can not see them adding iHotRod or iFlourescentTubing to their computer line.
(Don't get me wrong, I REALLY LIKE case mods, I just really don't think that it's the manufacturer's job to supply them. Plus, find me one person who modified a Titanium Powerbook, and I'll be astonished. That is a beautiful machine.)
-braxton
Here's my logic:
- A search for microsoft security on versiontracker.com yields such results as: Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Incorrect VBScript Handling Can Allow Web Pages to Read Local Files Q318089
- Microsoft REALLY has not been famous for code security. I'm sure some would debate that with me, but I would rather not get into that
/too much/.
- If Microsoft consistently develops insecure programs with major security holes, why should we trust them to develop a very secure application framework?
- There is already one documented virus for the
.NET framework. I believe it's documented on their virus alerts page.
I really am not pinning any blame here on Ximian. It's really cool that there are such avid people in the community that would like to port programs (and frameworks) over to OS X...I just question whether or not
-braxton
I, myself, could never justify installing the port on my computers (or any I maintain).
Aren't we all supposed to be minimizing potential vulnerabilities?
just my opinion.
-braxton
I, myself, don't have an iPod, but it has been said that the music is located in an invisible folder on the iPod.
Why not just write some perl code to create playlists from a list of datafiles?
Their "proprietary format" for datafiles can't be too obscure of a format.
For reference sake:
/Applications/iTunes.app/Contents/Frameworks/iPodS upport.framework/Versions/A/iPodSupport