Thus they become part of the language. See "Google" or more recently, "AJAX".
Ahh.. AJAX. Yet another word we can live without. You realize that acronym was invented for an existing set of technologies by a company called Adaptive Path in order to sell conference passes? (Even though the first Asynchronous Javascript & XML application was created by Microsoft, and popularised by Google with Google Maps).
Yes, but no S/PDIF! What the hell are they thinking?! I've never bought an Apple, but I probably will when the release a mini with a freakin' TOSLINK port.
Seriously, I'm no Apple fan, but everything they're doing with respect to the mini just *screams* home media device. And from their strategy with the ipod, you can bet that they'll slowly integrate the most-requested features into the actual product, and leave the less-requested features available as addons from third parties. If there's one thing Apple knows how to do, it's doing market research.
I wonder how much Dell paid Nvidia for this one. I mean, there must be plenty of manufacturers they could have picked, especially ones much more known for being gaming-oriented companies (Alienware, or Falcon Northwest).
Except the mac mini is specifically lacking everything it needs to completely own the home theatre space - quality A/V outputs.
The DVI output on the mac mini is a high quality output which is found on a wide variety of modern TVs. If your TV doesn't have that, Apple sells a DVI->Svideo adapter for the mac mini. Apple's competing on this front, they're just weirdly silent about it.
I think the real battle here is between the xbox and the mac mini. The Windows Media center PC is nothing more than an expensive distraction. Microsoft's real wedge into the home media center space is the xbox. We saw this towards the end of the XBOX 1's lifetime, but it's all the more apparent with the XBOX 360's capabilities. Apple, of course, realizes this, and has positioned the mac mini and its iTunes offerings (and now Front Row) accordingly.
Yeah! That's even better. You could plug it in to charge it while you were using it. That way, when you store it in the PC slot, you won't have the USB cable dangling around.
Sounds like a winner. Someone should patent that ASAP!
How about a standard appearing soon? Does anyone else get frustrated carrying around 9 chargers for trips? My most powerful charger is a 2A 6V charger for an older PDA -- works fine, takes up little room, works internationally. 2A and 6V should be enough for anything, why bother with all the standards?
Well, using ziplinq mini cables can cut down on the charger clutter, and if that solution doesn't suit you, you can get a multi-output charger from radio shack that's really good.
My comment was a pithy pop-culture reference intended to generate a laugh response, commonly known as "a joke" among the higher-level anthropoid species.
In this context, the choice of language was perfectly cromulent.
The lack of splits is why the price of any individual share is so high; but it doesn't excuse the inflated total capitalization. According to the market, Google is worth 132.5 billion dollars; but is it really worth more than IBM or Coca-Cola, and almost three times as much as Disney?
I see your point. I'm not sure that they are worth 132 billion dollars, no.
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Thus they become part of the language. See "Google" or more recently, "AJAX".
Ahh.. AJAX. Yet another word we can live without. You realize that acronym was invented for an existing set of technologies by a company called Adaptive Path in order to sell conference passes? (Even though the first Asynchronous Javascript & XML application was created by Microsoft, and popularised by Google with Google Maps).
What can we expect from those who expound on academic freedom so much? I would think a lot better than this but well it seems that may not be so.
I don't know if you realize it, but Marquette University is a religious school. So intolerance of certain ideas is expected.
The case received wide attention, starting with local talk radio, the local daily paper and reverberated through the blogsphere.
Can we just lose the word "blogosphere?" Thanks. The English language thanks you in advance.
Those flames look like Mike Lavalle's work. I wonder if he had anything to do with it?
Except that it's a Western Dig. hdd, so you're already sacrificing data integrity.
You think they're bad? Maxtor makes Western Digital drives look like a Formation ToughDisk.
Yes, but no S/PDIF! What the hell are they thinking?! I've never bought an Apple, but I probably will when the release a mini with a freakin' TOSLINK port.
Is $35 too expensive?
Seriously, I'm no Apple fan, but everything they're doing with respect to the mini just *screams* home media device. And from their strategy with the ipod, you can bet that they'll slowly integrate the most-requested features into the actual product, and leave the less-requested features available as addons from third parties. If there's one thing Apple knows how to do, it's doing market research.
I wonder how much Dell paid Nvidia for this one. I mean, there must be plenty of manufacturers they could have picked, especially ones much more known for being gaming-oriented companies (Alienware, or Falcon Northwest).
The mac mini runs Front Row just fine.
It's really becoming more and more apparent what Apple's strategy in this area is, they just haven't admitted as much.
Except the mac mini is specifically lacking everything it needs to completely own the home theatre space - quality A/V outputs.
The DVI output on the mac mini is a high quality output which is found on a wide variety of modern TVs. If your TV doesn't have that, Apple sells a DVI->Svideo adapter for the mac mini. Apple's competing on this front, they're just weirdly silent about it.
I think the real battle here is between the xbox and the mac mini. The Windows Media center PC is nothing more than an expensive distraction. Microsoft's real wedge into the home media center space is the xbox. We saw this towards the end of the XBOX 1's lifetime, but it's all the more apparent with the XBOX 360's capabilities. Apple, of course, realizes this, and has positioned the mac mini and its iTunes offerings (and now Front Row) accordingly.
nearly unlimited funding probably helps too
The old technology axiom applies:
High Speed, Low Cost, High Quality.
Pick 2 out of 3.
my favorite rounding algorithm is pi(r)^2.
And coming soon, the first OEM Hard drive where you can literally see your data go bad.
Yeah! That's even better. You could plug it in to charge it while you were using it. That way, when you store it in the PC slot, you won't have the USB cable dangling around.
Sounds like a winner. Someone should patent that ASAP!
A small USB cable would have made much more sense to charge the mouse than using the PC slot...
A wireless mouse, that charges via a USB cable during use?
Your ideas intrigue me, and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
Well, regardless, it's time someone had the courage to stand up and say: "I'm against those things that everybody hates."
How about a standard appearing soon? Does anyone else get frustrated carrying around 9 chargers for trips? My most powerful charger is a 2A 6V charger for an older PDA -- works fine, takes up little room, works internationally. 2A and 6V should be enough for anything, why bother with all the standards?
Well, using ziplinq mini cables can cut down on the charger clutter, and if that solution doesn't suit you, you can get a multi-output charger from radio shack that's really good.
The look of this thing reminds me of the Shinza MAPP mouse by Masamune Shiro.
My comment was a pithy pop-culture reference intended to generate a laugh response, commonly known as "a joke" among the higher-level anthropoid species.
In this context, the choice of language was perfectly cromulent.
The lack of splits is why the price of any individual share is so high; but it doesn't excuse the inflated total capitalization. According to the market, Google is worth 132.5 billion dollars; but is it really worth more than IBM or Coca-Cola, and almost three times as much as Disney?
I see your point. I'm not sure that they are worth 132 billion dollars, no.
$600 a share? That's freaking ridiculous. Google, I like some of the stuff you're doing, but you're going to crash, and you're going to crash hard.
Maybe, maybe not. Part of the reason it's so high is because Google refuses to split, a la Warren Buffett. This has its benefits, (for example, a higher level of institutional vs retail ownership)
Bill Gates gave an interview at the Consumer Electronics Show, claiming that IBM is the rival company Microsoft has their sights set on.
Sounds like Microsft needs to buy some glasses.
You're right of course, my apologies. I guess God isn't prepared to save his mass-murdering posterior, so it's up to science! I vote for mechaSharon
In the future, everyone votes for mechaSharon. That is, until he's defeated by Richard Nixon in the year 3000.
I wish they could just resurrect shows on Cartoon Network. Unfortunately, that's unpossible.
fixed that for you.
Gratefully, she does omit the, "Bite my shiny metal ass."
What's your daughter doing with a shiny metal ass?