...the apps. I run NetBSD on my server at home, my primary desktop machine is Win2000. I need to be able to use Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator or Freehand, and Dreamweaver. Although GIMP isn't bad, it's still not as good as Photoshop. I'm not even sure if there are OSS work-alikes for Illustrator or Freehand. And yes, I could run all those on a Mac--which I would actually prefer. But the reason for that is simple too: money. I'm already set-up with PC hardware, and I can't currently afford to make the switch.
Although I think this is a very cool display, I have to wonder: How is this really different from the on-fog projections I've seen in the past? To me, making a semi-flat, semi-motionless wall of fog and projecting something onto it is not a new idea, nor is it a new method of implementing an old idea.
The JVC XV-S500BK and XV-S502SL (they're the same player, but the 500BK is black and the 502SL is silver) will let you skip non-skippable areas. As a bonus, it also plays VCD, SVCD and MP3. It will display JPEG's on a CD, but very slowly. It will supposedly play PAL discs on NTSC televisions, but I haven't gotten around to testing this yet. There isn't yet a regionless hack for it. But my fingers are crossed. You can pick it up for ~$180 at any retail shop. Sometimes online for less.
Even if you decide not to use WMP, it's still installed on your system (if you're using 98, 2000, XP); which means that you're still bound by the EULA (the one that was in place when you last installed your OS or updated WMP).
Here I am, in Washington, set to see the ultimate rock show in 9 days. The day after my birthday, in fact.
I missed them when they were here in 2000, and I was literally shaking with joy to be able to afford tickets this time.
This sucks.
Yet another of the worlds finest musicians is lost.
Man. This really sucks.
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...the apps. I run NetBSD on my server at home, my primary desktop machine is Win2000. I need to be able to use Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator or Freehand, and Dreamweaver. Although GIMP isn't bad, it's still not as good as Photoshop. I'm not even sure if there are OSS work-alikes for Illustrator or Freehand. And yes, I could run all those on a Mac--which I would actually prefer. But the reason for that is simple too: money. I'm already set-up with PC hardware, and I can't currently afford to make the switch.
Although I think this is a very cool display, I have to wonder: How is this really different from the on-fog projections I've seen in the past? To me, making a semi-flat, semi-motionless wall of fog and projecting something onto it is not a new idea, nor is it a new method of implementing an old idea.
You hook up another "old ass computer" with an AppleTalk cable.
The JVC XV-S500BK and XV-S502SL (they're the same player, but the 500BK is black and the 502SL is silver) will let you skip non-skippable areas. As a bonus, it also plays VCD, SVCD and MP3. It will display JPEG's on a CD, but very slowly. It will supposedly play PAL discs on NTSC televisions, but I haven't gotten around to testing this yet. There isn't yet a regionless hack for it. But my fingers are crossed. You can pick it up for ~$180 at any retail shop. Sometimes online for less.
You can't "just say no."
Even if you decide not to use WMP, it's still installed on your system (if you're using 98, 2000, XP); which means that you're still bound by the EULA (the one that was in place when you last installed your OS or updated WMP).
Here I am, in Washington, set to see the ultimate rock show in 9 days. The day after my birthday, in fact. I missed them when they were here in 2000, and I was literally shaking with joy to be able to afford tickets this time. This sucks. Yet another of the worlds finest musicians is lost. Man. This really sucks.