Well, it's no fair that you have voice recognition or something on your computer so you can start the application without clicking.
I guess its true that the Macintosh's voice recognition capabilities are far better than Windows'. But, that isn't what I was referring to. You can setup iTunes to rip & eject a CD when it is inserted. You can also setup iTunes to start when a CD is inserted. Therefore, all you need to do to rip a CD and have it ejected after it's done is to insert a CD. Zero clicks.
Windows is simply missing hundreds of obvious features. Tabbed browsing in IE.... These are basic functionalities that should be part of the os.
Tabbed browsing isn't a basic functionality that should belong to the OS. In fact, it doesn't in Mac OS X. It belongs to Safari only. Expose is the type of functionality that should belong to the OS and thank goodness it does in 10.3.
I do agree that this is basically Apple moving their app-switching visualization from the Dock to a temporary location in the middle of the screen.
I'd be a little more concerned about Apple not helping out the little guy if the little guy weren't embedding spyware into their application. That's the widespread rumor -- and the reason I decided not to register LiteSwitch X and to drag it to my trash.
And they think this is going to help further the adoption of HDTV? I already have an HDTV set. I'm damn sure not going to buy a new one thats compliant with this Digital Restrictions Management and I'm sure there are many more in the same boat.
Well, it looks to me that iTunes for Windows uses standard windows widgets about as much as Windows Media Player, so I don't think it's a valid complaint.
Since AOL feels free to ruin the environment by doing so, then we should fine them to make up for the burden put upon us to clean it up. When I say we, I mean we the people -- as in our government should do this.
The Mac OS doesn't have a lame "maximize" feature. iTunes uses the zoom feature built into the Mac OS to switch between the full display and its mini-window. It's perfectly acceptable with the HIG. Windows users would have whined it it didn't work there, too.
You can turn off Quicktime from the System Tray icon. iTunes needs Quicktime to run, though.
The 10 burn limit for playlists was a settlement Apple had to use to get the RIAA on board. It should only apply to playlists with AAC Protected files in them.
I bought six songs from iTMS last week were I usually buy zero. I got the Sarah Mclaughlin EP and a song I heard on the Comedian soundtrack. I'm a Mac user.
I'll buy them. They're perfect for the discs I use in my car's changer. I don't listen to them for more than half a year before I tire of the mixes. They're also perfect for doing daily, weekly, monthly backups.
I wouldn't use them on anything I wanted to be able to use again in 10 years, but that occasion is rare.
Hopefully AOL will start using them for the discs they send out.
Of course, maybe I'm one of the few responsible people on the planet...
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How is he harassing them if he hasn't contacted them?
Are you a prof? I think I remember a "Robins" professor in the MIS department when I went there.
AAC doesn't stand for Apple Audio Codec or anything like that. It's Advanced Audio Codec and it's from Dolby Labs and the MPEG Group.
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Thank goodness iTunes Music Store isn't like that. It's one identical license for all songs on the service for both Macintosh and Windows users.
I'm sure they got lots of extra special support to offset the MSRP purchase price.
MSN Explorer is still in development for the Mac.
No, I wouldn't. However, when I asked, Proteron didn't feel like unsubstantiating it either.
I do agree that this is basically Apple moving their app-switching visualization from the Dock to a temporary location in the middle of the screen.
I'd be a little more concerned about Apple not helping out the little guy if the little guy weren't embedding spyware into their application. That's the widespread rumor -- and the reason I decided not to register LiteSwitch X and to drag it to my trash.
It probably uses Keychain which I believe is a Kerberos client. Panther isn't out yet, so I'm not sure.
Unfortunately, yes.
Apple's RAM prices in these new iBooks are actually pretty reasonable. It's $50 more for 384MB and $150 more for 640MB total.
And they think this is going to help further the adoption of HDTV? I already have an HDTV set. I'm damn sure not going to buy a new one thats compliant with this Digital Restrictions Management and I'm sure there are many more in the same boat.
Well, it looks to me that iTunes for Windows uses standard windows widgets about as much as Windows Media Player, so I don't think it's a valid complaint.
Since AOL feels free to ruin the environment by doing so, then we should fine them to make up for the burden put upon us to clean it up. When I say we, I mean we the people -- as in our government should do this.
Maybe that would make them reconsider.
The Mac OS doesn't have a lame "maximize" feature. iTunes uses the zoom feature built into the Mac OS to switch between the full display and its mini-window. It's perfectly acceptable with the HIG. Windows users would have whined it it didn't work there, too.
You can turn off Quicktime from the System Tray icon. iTunes needs Quicktime to run, though.
The 10 burn limit for playlists was a settlement Apple had to use to get the RIAA on board. It should only apply to playlists with AAC Protected files in them.
With 70% of the music download market when they only serviced the Mac community, I'd say iTunes is already at the top. :)
Although, I do agree with you. Probably at least 500,000 of the songs sold in those days since the iTunes for Windows release were from Windows users.
I bought six songs from iTMS last week were I usually buy zero. I got the Sarah Mclaughlin EP and a song I heard on the Comedian soundtrack. I'm a Mac user.
I'll buy them. They're perfect for the discs I use in my car's changer. I don't listen to them for more than half a year before I tire of the mixes. They're also perfect for doing daily, weekly, monthly backups.
I wouldn't use them on anything I wanted to be able to use again in 10 years, but that occasion is rare.
Hopefully AOL will start using them for the discs they send out.
Of course, maybe I'm one of the few responsible people on the planet...
My iBook with 384MB of RAM seems to do fine.