I shot a simple video last halloween with my friend's kids (as you do) which I edited in iMovie 2 on my iBook 800.
The major reason I wanted to upgrade to iMovie3 was the audio volume levels so I upgraded once it came out for download (incidentally didn't Jobs say that it would be available on the 25th Jan?)
I loaded in the old project and hit play - unwatchable jerky playback and choppy audio. I actually had to export the movie just to be able to show it to people at a party the other night.
All you do is supply a cached copy of the entire web with the browser, then when on a dialup, all it does it look at the site URL and serve the page up from the cache.
I looked at this thread and thought "here we go" expecting a huge flame war... but it's not - seriously weird huh? Where are the death threats from Mac users? (NOT a troll, I have been threatened with death by Mac users - true.)
Not until you realise that this story isn't on apple.slashdot.org. Had it been so, all posts that were not mac positive would be modded as flamebait, troll or offtopic. This is a personal observation based on personal experience.
BTW I own an iBook which I recently bought. My attitute to Apple has changed recently I must admit, however I have not threatened to "kick someone's ass" or kill them for critisising my choice.
I work in an office that has something called "CAT5e" cable. I hear that it can be used for computers as well as telephones! What equipment do I need to make a "network" that doesn't involve spending any money. Also if anyone could tell me what I can do with my "network" once I've built it as I dont know.
Obviously they will thrive in zero g and, coupled with strange cosmic radiation that they will inveriably encounter, will grow to enourmous size and intelligence and eventually invade the earth!
If you need a great machine that doesn't make a sound you don't want, get a Mac.
I second this. I was one of the unfortunates who splashed out on a then new iBook three weeks ago, expanded it with Airport and 512Mb Apple RAM upgrade only to find out about the new models. Doh.
Thing is I never realised how loud my PC is until I started using the iBook for my correspondence.
Anyone want to buy an immaculate three week old 640Mb/Airport/iBook/800/12.1/DVD/CD-R in the UK?
I can't understand why there's such total hostility toward the idea that anyone should dare to be able to make money from his creative works.
I have no problem with this whatsoever, hence my suggestion to charge a small fee and leave the expiration. My problem is this: Libraries buy books that are printed and bound and this incurs a cost - naturally they pay for that cost along with extra which goes to the publisher and author(s). Due to this cost, there is a natural limit to the amount of copies that can be held at one time (not to mention physical shelf space), which obviously restricts the amount of books available to the public. If you want to read a popular book, you have to wait.
Now take the ebook - literally costs nothing to produce a hundred or a thousand "copies". Obviously you dont want people keeping a copy forever for free, so let it expire. The publisher must make their money after all otherwise there is no incentive to produce books.
I dont know about you, but I find it immensly irritating to go to a library only to find that the books you want are already out. I dont want to read them in a week or two I want them now and I would pay a small fee for that. Often desired books are out of print and it isn't as simple as "if you want it that badly buy a copy". I think that charging a small fee (like, say 50c or a dollar) for each temporary ebook view would be a good idea (perhaps have a limited number of *free* copies to encourage business and provide access to the unfortunate).
To deny access to a book purely because a database says that there are too many copies in circulation I feel defeats the object of what a library is about and will annoy people who would gladly pay.
It almost feels like a paper version of record companies attempting to stop electronic distribution of music. Imagine going to an online music pay per download site and clicking to download a song: "Sorry, we only published 5000 copies". The concept is ridiculous.
If even one library freely gives away a book
in electronic form then anyone interested will
be able to download a read it. Sounds good?
Maybe, except that now all ineterested readers
can get the book for free and the author goes
hungry.
Fair comment, which is why the expiration will be important, however what is the point of making people wait for something that doesn't exist to be returned?
Oh sorry you cant download this ebook because someone else has not returned it? Stupid.
The point of a library is to provide books for people to read. It's not to provide books, even electronic ones, that people can keep forever for free. If you want to keep it longer than a couple of weeks, you can go out and buy your own damn copy.
I agree totally, which is why the expiration problem is not an issue. Restricting access to the book just because someone else happens to have it "booked out" is downright stupid when there are no costs involved.
Alternatively simply charge people a small fee to check it out but restricting access to the book when it is totally feasible to allow access is pointless.
"only a limited number of each eBook will be available, and after a preset number of days, the eBook will lock out the current reader so another patron can check it out."
That must be one of the most idiotic things I have ever hear in my life. The whole point of a library is to provide books for people to read - not restrict access to them. They have multiple (physical) copies (which cost money) so that more than one person can read a book at the same time. The only reason that a physical copy is not purchased for every person who uses the library is due to cost - it would obviously not be feasible for the library. Now an electronic alternative is available that could service every reader simultaneously and what do they do? Cripple it.
Yet another classic example of a perfect use of technology being crippled in the name of greed.
I suppose I better start working on my auto-book-renew script.
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I just installed it remotely via command line software update.
It hasnt come back up.
Crap. Looks like I'm going to work early.
Would be nice if when you use software update on the Mac there is a link to the inevitable /. story.
Who needs it when /. announces all Apple updates?
/. gfx appear to be broken in safari now.
Incidentally the apple
You must have seen this one.
Working on the fact that women cost time and money:
money = root(Evil)
Therefore:
Money^2 = Evil
Time = Money
Time * Money = Evil
Women = Time * Money
Therefore:
Women = Evil
I shot a simple video last halloween with my friend's kids (as you do) which I edited in iMovie 2 on my iBook 800.
The major reason I wanted to upgrade to iMovie3 was the audio volume levels so I upgraded once it came out for download (incidentally didn't Jobs say that it would be available on the 25th Jan?)
I loaded in the old project and hit play - unwatchable jerky playback and choppy audio. I actually had to export the movie just to be able to show it to people at a party the other night.
Very disappointing.
It's the sound of serveradmins everywhere dropping one after reading this story!
;)
See? Remote admin IS useful!
Are you certain that the AP has a reliable power source?
Does anyone in your local area use WiFi? Try changing the channel the AP uses.
Do I get my prize now?
All you do is supply a cached copy of the entire web with the browser, then when on a dialup, all it does it look at the site URL and serve the page up from the cache.
Easy!
Simply enter abuse@real.com into any email address fields during Real Player setup - that way they spam themselves.
Of course you could always use abuse@fbi.gov...
Kind of gives a whole new meaning to Blue Screen of Death.
Publish naked pictures of convicted crackers on the web with handle and real name.
If that doesn't act as a deterrent I don't know what will...
I looked at this thread and thought "here we go" expecting a huge flame war... but it's not - seriously weird huh? Where are the death threats from Mac users? (NOT a troll, I have been threatened with death by Mac users - true.)
Not until you realise that this story isn't on apple.slashdot.org. Had it been so, all posts that were not mac positive would be modded as flamebait, troll or offtopic. This is a personal observation based on personal experience.
BTW I own an iBook which I recently bought. My attitute to Apple has changed recently I must admit, however I have not threatened to "kick someone's ass" or kill them for critisising my choice.
I was at Radio Shack last year, and the guy behind the counter was foaming at the mouth over that microsoft game. It was kind of scary.
I think anyone would foam at the mouth when ask to pay $70 for M$ Flight Simulator...
I assume Apple won't prosecute others for creating the files
He also said that the file format was open and that they want people to create their own files or apps that read and write to Keynote files.
And what does this update do? Set fire to your Mac?
I work in an office that has something called "CAT5e" cable. I hear that it can be used for computers as well as telephones! What equipment do I need to make a "network" that doesn't involve spending any money. Also if anyone could tell me what I can do with my "network" once I've built it as I dont know.
I did try googling but I just got funny looks.
Well, yes, but a DOT net has very small ones.
Is that NetBIAS?
Out of all the things to send into space!
Obviously they will thrive in zero g and, coupled with strange cosmic radiation that they will inveriably encounter, will grow to enourmous size and intelligence and eventually invade the earth!
Couldn't send something cute could they - oh no.
It's probably been sitting in the /. "Pending" list for 5 years...
If you need a great machine that doesn't make a sound you don't want, get a Mac.
I second this. I was one of the unfortunates who splashed out on a then new iBook three weeks ago, expanded it with Airport and 512Mb Apple RAM upgrade only to find out about the new models. Doh.
Thing is I never realised how loud my PC is until I started using the iBook for my correspondence.
Anyone want to buy an immaculate three week old 640Mb/Airport/iBook/800/12.1/DVD/CD-R in the UK?
I can't understand why there's such total hostility toward the idea that anyone should dare to be able to make money from his creative works.
I have no problem with this whatsoever, hence my suggestion to charge a small fee and leave the expiration. My problem is this: Libraries buy books that are printed and bound and this incurs a cost - naturally they pay for that cost along with extra which goes to the publisher and author(s). Due to this cost, there is a natural limit to the amount of copies that can be held at one time (not to mention physical shelf space), which obviously restricts the amount of books available to the public. If you want to read a popular book, you have to wait.
Now take the ebook - literally costs nothing to produce a hundred or a thousand "copies". Obviously you dont want people keeping a copy forever for free, so let it expire. The publisher must make their money after all otherwise there is no incentive to produce books.
I dont know about you, but I find it immensly irritating to go to a library only to find that the books you want are already out. I dont want to read them in a week or two I want them now and I would pay a small fee for that. Often desired books are out of print and it isn't as simple as "if you want it that badly buy a copy". I think that charging a small fee (like, say 50c or a dollar) for each temporary ebook view would be a good idea (perhaps have a limited number of *free* copies to encourage business and provide access to the unfortunate).
To deny access to a book purely because a database says that there are too many copies in circulation I feel defeats the object of what a library is about and will annoy people who would gladly pay.
It almost feels like a paper version of record companies attempting to stop electronic distribution of music. Imagine going to an online music pay per download site and clicking to download a song: "Sorry, we only published 5000 copies". The concept is ridiculous.
If even one library freely gives away a book in electronic form then anyone interested will be able to download a read it. Sounds good? Maybe, except that now all ineterested readers can get the book for free and the author goes hungry.
Fair comment, which is why the expiration will be important, however what is the point of making people wait for something that doesn't exist to be returned?
Oh sorry you cant download this ebook because someone else has not returned it? Stupid.
The point of a library is to provide books for people to read. It's not to provide books, even electronic ones, that people can keep forever for free. If you want to keep it longer than a couple of weeks, you can go out and buy your own damn copy.
I agree totally, which is why the expiration problem is not an issue. Restricting access to the book just because someone else happens to have it "booked out" is downright stupid when there are no costs involved.
Alternatively simply charge people a small fee to check it out but restricting access to the book when it is totally feasible to allow access is pointless.
"only a limited number of each eBook will be available, and after a preset number of days, the eBook will lock out the current reader so another patron can check it out."
That must be one of the most idiotic things I have ever hear in my life. The whole point of a library is to provide books for people to read - not restrict access to them. They have multiple (physical) copies (which cost money) so that more than one person can read a book at the same time. The only reason that a physical copy is not purchased for every person who uses the library is due to cost - it would obviously not be feasible for the library. Now an electronic alternative is available that could service every reader simultaneously and what do they do? Cripple it.
Yet another classic example of a perfect use of technology being crippled in the name of greed.
I suppose I better start working on my auto-book-renew script.