Ah, but think of the perfectness of this! Microsoft could buy Redhat which (mostly) sells support. All Microsoft CSRs could then replace the existing Redhat ones and simply say to everyone who phones, "perhaps Linux isn't the solution that would best suit your needs. Consider Windows Server 2003,....."
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On the whole, the real comparison you should be making (or at least keeping in mind) is that of the Dreamcast. It was a fantastic console, but it was also the first, and one has to wonder how many people will hold off on the 360 until they see what the PS3 and Revo will be like.
The system with the best graphics might not always win, but keep in mind Sony has the asian markets that will eat up the PS3 more than the 360. And truth be told, it's all about the games. With all the emphasis on more power, better graphics, I think that gameplay is getting left as an afterthought nowadays.
Is Microsoft about to do in the living room with the Xbox 360 what it did in the office with Windows?
I hope not. Every office I've worked in has invested heavily in Microsoft Office products, and it's not uncommon to hear profanity-laden comments about Word headers and footers, or some silly idiosyncracy of Outlook. The last thing I need is to come home and have my living room be a den of annoyance.
Also, full-frame 1080i playback of H.264 files via Quicktime requires a dual-G5 tower. Do you really think the iPod will match that kind of processing power anytime soon?
Well I know I haven't seen the specs for the purported iPod Video.:) I'm only theorizing of course, which is all any of us can do.
Enter H.264 (or whatever), the newest codec added to the Quicktime arsenal. Have you seen video encoded with this? There are test files available for download at the quicktime site that have been encoded with full high definition. Check it out here, it's pretty spiffy and the filesize is shockingly low.
It's interesting. I scoffed a bit at the iPod photo, thinking to myself as you do that the form factor does not match the content it's designed to handle. And really it isn't -- who wants to look at photos on a tiny screen like that? Until you factor in the ability to hook it up to a TV or a projector, which suddenly allows it to be a hand-held slideshow presenter.
I imagine the same thing is in mind for the iPodVideo. The form factor makes it nearly useless to play video from itself, but when you consider the ability to play it in on any video source? Suddenly the thought of ripping dvds with iTunes and having the iPod carry around my videos to play wherever I want sounds pretty neat.
That's not to say I'd buy one, thought. Admittedly I don't have a use for the iPod photo and thus I haven't even considered spending that wad of cash on it. Given the meager sales Apple has been seeing for it, I'm not alone. I imagine the price point for the iPod Video would be far higher than the Photo one, and the market for it will be even smaller. They should really be careful with this one. Just my 2 cents.
There's nothing wrong with that. In my opinion, while this isn't a direct competition to iTunes (doesn't work with the iPod, different model overall), it does add competition to the online sales of music as a whole. The best part about that is, I could easily see Apple adopting similar subscription models in the future, in addition to their "pay once and own the file" method now.
Specs for consoles always seem large before they're released. I remember when they announced the specifications for the PS2 and X-Box, it all sounded impressive enough at the time, but a year or so later? Not quite so earth shattering.
It's pretty good. There's not a HUGE variety of things to do, basically its focus is on combat. There's no crafting, just lots of questing and beating-up of criminals. Personally, I found that once I tired of beating things up there wasn't much else to hold my interest. But that's just me.:)
If it's the moment that's supposed to be effective, what difference does it make if one actor is CG'd out for another? And besides which, what was the big emotional involvement in that scene? Two generations of dead guys smiling approvingly at the fourth generation that didn't manage to fuck up?
Don't forget, Mace "Bad Mother Fucker" Windu is NOT going to go down without a fight. You just know that's not going to play out like the "Han Shoots First" thing...
I have a feeling that will be worth the price of admission alone.
She's too much of a prude to do nudie scenes, so this won't happen... YET. Wait until her career falls apart, then wait patiently for the day she does her stint in Hustler.
I've tried commenting mine through iPhoto, adding keywords in iPhoto, and using the new "spotlight comments" feature in Finder. For me, the spotlight comments ended up being the only way I could get spotlight to find it, but that particular item is pure metadata on the file itself, not through the iPhoto application where I've been annotating my photos so far. Hopefully the patch fixes, this.:)
100% is realistic, there isn't a story on Slashdot that EVERYBODY wants to read.
The point is that this site will always be one where news is interspersed with rumors, opinions, etc. That is what Slashdot is. This particular posting isn't inconsequential if you're someone like myself who has had issues with the latest OS (not showstopper ones mind you, but issues nonetheless).
100% of the stories posted on Slashdot don't belong on Slashdot, depending on your perspective. For instance, I don't give a flying fuck about most of the *nix stories posted here, so I:
a) don't read them
b) sure as hell don't post in them about how they don't belong on Slashdot
Now I do this because even though from my perspective I come here for other types of geek news and errata, other people do come here for those types of information. In case you didn't realize, there's a handy feature found in your user profile on Slashdot that allows you to remove items from being shown on your homepage (example: Apple-related news). Give it a try.
In the "Welcome to Tiger" booklet that comes with OSX, there's a shot of Tiger's spotlight search bringing back results showing documents, images, settings, etc. Under the photos, they focus on a section where you can blow out the details of individual photos and see the metadata used by the search to find it. Clearly shown in the sample (and indeed demoed by Steve Jobs himself at various keynotes) are the keywords assigned to the photos in the iPhoto software. This has never been searchable on my system, even after a rebuild and repair of permissions by the install disc. Some people are reporting this is fine, while others are having the exact same problem.
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Ah, but think of the perfectness of this! Microsoft could buy Redhat which (mostly) sells support. All Microsoft CSRs could then replace the existing Redhat ones and simply say to everyone who phones, "perhaps Linux isn't the solution that would best suit your needs. Consider Windows Server 2003, ....."
You might not have a say in the matter.
On the whole, the real comparison you should be making (or at least keeping in mind) is that of the Dreamcast. It was a fantastic console, but it was also the first, and one has to wonder how many people will hold off on the 360 until they see what the PS3 and Revo will be like.
The system with the best graphics might not always win, but keep in mind Sony has the asian markets that will eat up the PS3 more than the 360. And truth be told, it's all about the games. With all the emphasis on more power, better graphics, I think that gameplay is getting left as an afterthought nowadays.
Is Microsoft about to do in the living room with the Xbox 360 what it did in the office with Windows?
I hope not. Every office I've worked in has invested heavily in Microsoft Office products, and it's not uncommon to hear profanity-laden comments about Word headers and footers, or some silly idiosyncracy of Outlook. The last thing I need is to come home and have my living room be a den of annoyance.
Also, full-frame 1080i playback of H.264 files via Quicktime requires a dual-G5 tower. Do you really think the iPod will match that kind of processing power anytime soon?
:) I'm only theorizing of course, which is all any of us can do.
Well I know I haven't seen the specs for the purported iPod Video.
Enter H.264 (or whatever), the newest codec added to the Quicktime arsenal. Have you seen video encoded with this? There are test files available for download at the quicktime site that have been encoded with full high definition. Check it out here, it's pretty spiffy and the filesize is shockingly low.
It's interesting. I scoffed a bit at the iPod photo, thinking to myself as you do that the form factor does not match the content it's designed to handle. And really it isn't -- who wants to look at photos on a tiny screen like that? Until you factor in the ability to hook it up to a TV or a projector, which suddenly allows it to be a hand-held slideshow presenter.
I imagine the same thing is in mind for the iPodVideo. The form factor makes it nearly useless to play video from itself, but when you consider the ability to play it in on any video source? Suddenly the thought of ripping dvds with iTunes and having the iPod carry around my videos to play wherever I want sounds pretty neat.
That's not to say I'd buy one, thought. Admittedly I don't have a use for the iPod photo and thus I haven't even considered spending that wad of cash on it. Given the meager sales Apple has been seeing for it, I'm not alone. I imagine the price point for the iPod Video would be far higher than the Photo one, and the market for it will be even smaller. They should really be careful with this one. Just my 2 cents.
Heh, a self referencing sig, eh? :) And thanks. Thought it was a decent enough Trek quote, sig worthy at least. :)
Imagine if you will, the legal 69 that would occur if TigerDirect changed its slogan to "TigerDirect. We're GRRREEEAT!"
This little publicity stunt already backfired with bad press, rather than free brand exposure.
Surprise! All that "bad press" you speak off is free brand exposure.
I don't know. Why did you read it?
There's nothing wrong with that. In my opinion, while this isn't a direct competition to iTunes (doesn't work with the iPod, different model overall), it does add competition to the online sales of music as a whole. The best part about that is, I could easily see Apple adopting similar subscription models in the future, in addition to their "pay once and own the file" method now.
Specs for consoles always seem large before they're released. I remember when they announced the specifications for the PS2 and X-Box, it all sounded impressive enough at the time, but a year or so later? Not quite so earth shattering.
It's pretty good. There's not a HUGE variety of things to do, basically its focus is on combat. There's no crafting, just lots of questing and beating-up of criminals. Personally, I found that once I tired of beating things up there wasn't much else to hold my interest. But that's just me. :)
Here's a link to my own impressions of the game after giving it a fair amount of my time.
If it's the moment that's supposed to be effective, what difference does it make if one actor is CG'd out for another? And besides which, what was the big emotional involvement in that scene? Two generations of dead guys smiling approvingly at the fourth generation that didn't manage to fuck up?
His pre-fight conversations with the Jedi council should end with "We should have fucking shotguns for this..."
Don't forget, Mace "Bad Mother Fucker" Windu is NOT going to go down without a fight. You just know that's not going to play out like the "Han Shoots First" thing...
I have a feeling that will be worth the price of admission alone.
Looking at another man appearing for less than one minute in a science fiction movie is one of your fondest childhood memories?
She's too much of a prude to do nudie scenes, so this won't happen... YET. Wait until her career falls apart, then wait patiently for the day she does her stint in Hustler.
Uh... no. Sorry. One half-decent thrid movie does not make the shit that was the other two shine.
That's not what's being implied.
I've tried commenting mine through iPhoto, adding keywords in iPhoto, and using the new "spotlight comments" feature in Finder. For me, the spotlight comments ended up being the only way I could get spotlight to find it, but that particular item is pure metadata on the file itself, not through the iPhoto application where I've been annotating my photos so far. Hopefully the patch fixes, this. :)
100% is realistic, there isn't a story on Slashdot that EVERYBODY wants to read.
The point is that this site will always be one where news is interspersed with rumors, opinions, etc. That is what Slashdot is. This particular posting isn't inconsequential if you're someone like myself who has had issues with the latest OS (not showstopper ones mind you, but issues nonetheless).
100% of the stories posted on Slashdot don't belong on Slashdot, depending on your perspective. For instance, I don't give a flying fuck about most of the *nix stories posted here, so I:
a) don't read them
b) sure as hell don't post in them about how they don't belong on Slashdot
Now I do this because even though from my perspective I come here for other types of geek news and errata, other people do come here for those types of information. In case you didn't realize, there's a handy feature found in your user profile on Slashdot that allows you to remove items from being shown on your homepage (example: Apple-related news). Give it a try.
Here's another example.
In the "Welcome to Tiger" booklet that comes with OSX, there's a shot of Tiger's spotlight search bringing back results showing documents, images, settings, etc. Under the photos, they focus on a section where you can blow out the details of individual photos and see the metadata used by the search to find it. Clearly shown in the sample (and indeed demoed by Steve Jobs himself at various keynotes) are the keywords assigned to the photos in the iPhoto software. This has never been searchable on my system, even after a rebuild and repair of permissions by the install disc. Some people are reporting this is fine, while others are having the exact same problem.