Oh, wait, what's that? we're in a recession? Could it be because people didn't want to do the work they were paid for?
Actually, I think it's because we've got a moronic, illegitimate President who's too busy playing war games in Iraq to care about things at home, and too eager to dole out more tax breaks for his billionare buddies to note that he's sending the country straight down the crapper. But that's probably just me, since I actually follow the news.
Shrek was funny, but its "hip" humor will be drawing embarassed winces in a few years. Monsters Inc. will still be enjoyable twenty years down the road.
Of course Microsoft has a vision for computing. Bill Gates said it himself -- "A computer on every desktop."
...running Microsoft software. Doesn't matter if it's bloated, buggy, useless, condescending, or a blatant rip-off, as long as you're running it and it has the MS logo on it, Bill's vision is met.
Well, since Windows Media Player is a steaming pile of shit on the Mac, maybe it just shows that neither company can write multimedia players for the competition.
By that logic, if I go to Sam Goody's and buy a CD, the store should give me a discount on the gasoline I used to drive there, and depreciation/wear-and-tear on my car, right?
Who said Apple was opposed to DRM? They've supported Quicktime streams that cannot be saved for a while now.
It seems that what Apple is opposed to is excessively restrictive DRM. E.g., DRM that makes it a hassle for you to get your "fair use" out of the stuff. The new iTunes Music Store is an example of this -- honest users won't have any big roadblocks in their way, while determined pirates will find various hassles they'll have to work around. It's a compromise, not a one-sided solution.
Okay, am I the only person who's wondering why Apple is posting this job ad at all? I would have believed that iTunes for Windows would have been started months ago...
Ignore the online SBC instructions; I don't think they've been upgraded for MacOS X yet. When I got my SBC DSL service last year, I simply called up their tech support number and told them I was using MacOS X. They fed me the various DNS addresses and other stuff, and I was running with PPPoE inside of ten minutes.
I took DennisZeMenace's MP3, then ran it through Apple's Quicktime Pro and speeded it up by 5/6ths (50 MHz vs. 60 MHz). The new MP3 sounds much closer to the original in tempo, though it's slightly higher pitched. Send me email at rjung@mac.com if you want a copy.
The/Library and ~/Library folders are comparable to what used to be in the "System Folder" as well, except better organized with support for multiple users and system-wide preferences.
And I agree, the MacOS X directory organization is equal to or better than what it was in MacOS 9. The only people I hear complaining about this issue are the folks who insist on the privileges to stick files in obscure places, even though they'd never use that feature to begin with.
If someone's managing a massive music library for professional purposes, I would imagine there are more robust alternatives for the task than a free consumer-ware program like iTunes.
You're forgetting that our screwdrivers don't fit the screws the other 95% of the world uses. So we have to have our own screws made just for us.
Yeah, it's a bitch when I use my Mac and go on the internet -- I can only access Mac-compatable sites, and can't visit the other 95% that are written for Windows or Linux. Email's also a bitch, because everyone knows that it's all incompatable, and a Mac user can't send mail to a Windows user, or vice-versa. And don't get me started on JPEGs, MP3s, PDFs, or text files.
At least Apple was good enough to let my version of Appleworks read and write MS Word and MS Excel documents. And that new Keynote program of theirs imports and exports Powerpoint. Now if only Steve Jobs can get off his lazy ass and start making a Mac-compatable version of the internet.
"In fact, the amount of relearning required to go from
True, but you're overlooking the fact that, prior to MacOS X, the "learning delta" between different releases of the MacOS was practically nil -- e.g., the user interaction between OS releases was small enough to be nonexistent, for a period of over fifteen years. In contrast, the differences between different versions of Windows oveer the same period was comparably greater (think DOS to Windows 3.1, and Windows 3.1 to windows 95 in particular), and occurred more frequently than what happened on the Mac side.
Yes, there's a big jump to go from MacOS 9.2 to MacOS X, but that's only because Apple wasted the fifteen years before MacOS X sitting on their ass with the same architecture and UI. The gap between MS-DOS and Windows XP is just as great (or, arguably, even greater), but you don't notice it because Microsoft broke it up into smaller pieces, which you've adjusted to every few years.
Anything with an "i" at the start of the name is not expandable, except for adding more RAM or an Airport (802.11) card.
That said, you can get external TV tuner boxes for the Macs -- most of the ones I've seen use USB, but there may be a few Firewire (IEEE 1394) options as well.
"Game companies such as Sega, Taito, and Eidos have already expressed support for it."
Don't get too excited about this, folks -- after all, based on initial announcements, even the Atari Lynx and the Atari Jaguar got support from big-name companies like Konami, Taito, and Electronic Arts (as the author of the FAQs for those systems, I ought to know). "Support" at this stage is nothing more than a codeword meaning "we'll be there if it takes off, but with an option to ignore it if it sinks." Sega gets a partial pass on this prediction, since they've got announced games for it already, but don't count your Soul Reavers until they hatch (or whatever it is soul reavers do)
Then again, Nokia is a mite bigger (and more competent) than Atari was during the Tramiel era...
I've only been toying with iMovie 3.0.1 (no current video projects, sorry), and for the most part, it's fine for me. I'm running a stock G3 450MHz iMac DV+ with 386MB of RAM.
Some of the functions are a bit slower -- the Ken Burns effect, while neat, takes a while to render -- but nothing has caused any crashes or been a showstopper. Titles, effects, and transitions are all as expected. I had a problem getting iMovie to recognize my iPhoto library for a while, but that was due to me using multiple iPhoto libraries, and I can't blame Apple for that. Haven't noticed any sync problems, though maybe that won't appear until I work on a larger video project.
My only concern so far are the scattered reports that iMovie 3 won't export to digital/analog converter boxes -- I've got a Sony converter for the job, and if iMovie 3 borks with it, I'm hosed. But to be fair, Apple has been historically good at responding to major showstopper bugs in their software, and I wouldn't be surprised if iMovie 3.1 shows up in a week or three to address the avalanche of complaints.
I'm using Safari, and I miss the tabbed browsing from Chimera, but I'm coping anyway -- because as neat as Chimera's tabbed browsing is, Safari's faster and more stable, and those mean more to me than tabs do.
Still happily chugging away on my ol' 450 MHz G3 iMac. I'd like a new computer, but I definitely don't need one.
As others have said, Mac users tend to take forever before they buy a new computer. That's why I always take those "computer marketshare" stats with a big grain of salt, since they only count the number of new boxes Apple/IBM/Dell/Compaq sell in each quarter. Since Mac owners don't update their stuff as frequently as Windows folks do, the Apple userbase looks smaller as a result.
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Oh, wait, what's that? we're in a recession? Could it be because people didn't want to do the work they were paid for?
Actually, I think it's because we've got a moronic, illegitimate President who's too busy playing war games in Iraq to care about things at home, and too eager to dole out more tax breaks for his billionare buddies to note that he's sending the country straight down the crapper. But that's probably just me, since I actually follow the news.
Shrek was funny, but its "hip" humor will be drawing embarassed winces in a few years. Monsters Inc. will still be enjoyable twenty years down the road.
Of course Microsoft has a vision for computing. Bill Gates said it himself -- "A computer on every desktop."
...running Microsoft software. Doesn't matter if it's bloated, buggy, useless, condescending, or a blatant rip-off, as long as you're running it and it has the MS logo on it, Bill's vision is met.
Well, since Windows Media Player is a steaming pile of shit on the Mac, maybe it just shows that neither company can write multimedia players for the competition.
By that logic, if I go to Sam Goody's and buy a CD, the store should give me a discount on the gasoline I used to drive there, and depreciation/wear-and-tear on my car, right?
Apple may exaggerate, but they're not allowed to lie.
1. Copy the files over.
2. On the old Mac, "deauthorize" it to play the stuff you bought.
3. On the new Mac, play one of the songs. Then "authorize" the new Mac to play your stuff.
Seems fair enough.
Who said Apple was opposed to DRM? They've supported Quicktime streams that cannot be saved for a while now.
It seems that what Apple is opposed to is excessively restrictive DRM. E.g., DRM that makes it a hassle for you to get your "fair use" out of the stuff. The new iTunes Music Store is an example of this -- honest users won't have any big roadblocks in their way, while determined pirates will find various hassles they'll have to work around. It's a compromise, not a one-sided solution.
Okay, am I the only person who's wondering why Apple is posting this job ad at all? I would have believed that iTunes for Windows would have been started months ago...
Ignore the online SBC instructions; I don't think they've been upgraded for MacOS X yet. When I got my SBC DSL service last year, I simply called up their tech support number and told them I was using MacOS X. They fed me the various DNS addresses and other stuff, and I was running with PPPoE inside of ten minutes.
And get rid of that Enternet crap, it be nasty.
I took DennisZeMenace's MP3, then ran it through Apple's Quicktime Pro and speeded it up by 5/6ths (50 MHz vs. 60 MHz). The new MP3 sounds much closer to the original in tempo, though it's slightly higher pitched. Send me email at rjung@mac.com if you want a copy.
The /Library and ~/Library folders are comparable to what used to be in the "System Folder" as well, except better organized with support for multiple users and system-wide preferences.
And I agree, the MacOS X directory organization is equal to or better than what it was in MacOS 9. The only people I hear complaining about this issue are the folks who insist on the privileges to stick files in obscure places, even though they'd never use that feature to begin with.
This is the third plug for this book in this article already. Who's spamming /., and can we shoot them?
Yeah, whereas even the Mac zealots will ding Steve Jobs when Apple screws up. Just look at the dot-Mac fiasco as an example.
If someone's managing a massive music library for professional purposes, I would imagine there are more robust alternatives for the task than a free consumer-ware program like iTunes.
You're forgetting that our screwdrivers don't fit the screws the other 95% of the world uses. So we have to have our own screws made just for us.
Yeah, it's a bitch when I use my Mac and go on the internet -- I can only access Mac-compatable sites, and can't visit the other 95% that are written for Windows or Linux. Email's also a bitch, because everyone knows that it's all incompatable, and a Mac user can't send mail to a Windows user, or vice-versa. And don't get me started on JPEGs, MP3s, PDFs, or text files.
At least Apple was good enough to let my version of Appleworks read and write MS Word and MS Excel documents. And that new Keynote program of theirs imports and exports Powerpoint. Now if only Steve Jobs can get off his lazy ass and start making a Mac-compatable version of the internet.
"In fact, the amount of relearning required to go from
True, but you're overlooking the fact that, prior to MacOS X, the "learning delta" between different releases of the MacOS was practically nil -- e.g., the user interaction between OS releases was small enough to be nonexistent, for a period of over fifteen years. In contrast, the differences between different versions of Windows oveer the same period was comparably greater (think DOS to Windows 3.1, and Windows 3.1 to windows 95 in particular), and occurred more frequently than what happened on the Mac side.
Yes, there's a big jump to go from MacOS 9.2 to MacOS X, but that's only because Apple wasted the fifteen years before MacOS X sitting on their ass with the same architecture and UI. The gap between MS-DOS and Windows XP is just as great (or, arguably, even greater), but you don't notice it because Microsoft broke it up into smaller pieces, which you've adjusted to every few years.
Anything with an "i" at the start of the name is not expandable, except for adding more RAM or an Airport (802.11) card.
That said, you can get external TV tuner boxes for the Macs -- most of the ones I've seen use USB, but there may be a few Firewire (IEEE 1394) options as well.
"Game companies such as Sega, Taito, and Eidos have already expressed support for it."
Don't get too excited about this, folks -- after all, based on initial announcements, even the Atari Lynx and the Atari Jaguar got support from big-name companies like Konami, Taito, and Electronic Arts (as the author of the FAQs for those systems, I ought to know). "Support" at this stage is nothing more than a codeword meaning "we'll be there if it takes off, but with an option to ignore it if it sinks." Sega gets a partial pass on this prediction, since they've got announced games for it already, but don't count your Soul Reavers until they hatch (or whatever it is soul reavers do)
Then again, Nokia is a mite bigger (and more competent) than Atari was during the Tramiel era...
That's "Shall we play a game," bub. You lose five geek points.
I've only been toying with iMovie 3.0.1 (no current video projects, sorry), and for the most part, it's fine for me. I'm running a stock G3 450MHz iMac DV+ with 386MB of RAM.
Some of the functions are a bit slower -- the Ken Burns effect, while neat, takes a while to render -- but nothing has caused any crashes or been a showstopper. Titles, effects, and transitions are all as expected. I had a problem getting iMovie to recognize my iPhoto library for a while, but that was due to me using multiple iPhoto libraries, and I can't blame Apple for that. Haven't noticed any sync problems, though maybe that won't appear until I work on a larger video project.
My only concern so far are the scattered reports that iMovie 3 won't export to digital/analog converter boxes -- I've got a Sony converter for the job, and if iMovie 3 borks with it, I'm hosed. But to be fair, Apple has been historically good at responding to major showstopper bugs in their software, and I wouldn't be surprised if iMovie 3.1 shows up in a week or three to address the avalanche of complaints.
I'm using Safari, and I miss the tabbed browsing from Chimera, but I'm coping anyway -- because as neat as Chimera's tabbed browsing is, Safari's faster and more stable, and those mean more to me than tabs do.
Still happily chugging away on my ol' 450 MHz G3 iMac. I'd like a new computer, but I definitely don't need one.
As others have said, Mac users tend to take forever before they buy a new computer. That's why I always take those "computer marketshare" stats with a big grain of salt, since they only count the number of new boxes Apple/IBM/Dell/Compaq sell in each quarter. Since Mac owners don't update their stuff as frequently as Windows folks do, the Apple userbase looks smaller as a result.
Given how butt-ugly the site is, I seriously doubt it was created by a Mac user. A Windows user perpetuating a joke sounds more plausible...
Only maybe 5% of the world will have anything to do with it, the rest will mock americans for being behind the times but boy will it look good.
Have you picked up a newspaper lately? We're already there.