What a lot of folks are overlooking is the fact that Apple smacked iCommune not because it was allowing P2P sharing, but because (supposedly) the development of iCommune violated the license agreement for the iTunes SDK -- which, apparently, has some sort of "you cannot use this SDK to develop apps" clause.
Seems to me the easy solution would be to check the terms of the agreement. If there is such a clause that the iCommune folks broke, then there's nothing to see here. If, however, Apple doesn't have such a clause in the agreement, then we can bring out the packs of rabid Mac-bashers.
We are obviously willing to give up our freedoms b/c of that bearded fuck w/limp and a cammo jacket...
Funny, I don't see any bearded person handing down these pronouncements from the Department of Homeland Security.
Yes, Osama was the bearded fuck who guided jet planes into the WTC and started this mess, but be honest -- the erosion of Americans' civil liberties and rights in the 15 months since have been guided by the Supreme Court-appointed poser sitting in the White House right now, and his team of right-wing extremist croneys. They're simply using the bearded fuck as an excuse for their actions.
You're right, though, that too many people are giving President Ripper free rein on this mess. Vote him out of office in '04!
Because Microsoft leadership is a bunch of arrogant pricks who think that they're oh-so-brilliantly superior to the rest of the world, and thus believe they can pull a stunt like this and get away with it.
Remember the doctored MS videotape in the antitrust trial that "proved" removing IE from Windows would seriously impact its peerformance? Same thing -- Microsoft figures, "hey, you're all morons, you'll believe whatever we tell you," and they get caught with their shorts down when a thinking audience shreds their efforts.
Of course, it must work to some degree -- those Winlot zombies trolling the boards aren't being created out of thin air...
Mercedes is currently running an ongoing ad campaign about how their new Mercedes are "not what you'd expect" and "more affordable than you think." Guess it's not just Apple going for the Ford and Hyundai crowd.
As mentioned in a reply to your message on MacSlash, you can simply create a multi-hour event in one day, then drag the start time so it spans past midnight. Bass-ackwards, but hey.
recently I've been learning to use MacOS 7.5.3 in a Basilisk II emulator assuming that would help acclimate me to an OS X Quartz environment. (I'm coming from a very stong DOS/Windows background and fairly strong bash/Linux/X11 background.)Am I wrong?
Yes. That MacOS 7.5.3 knowledge won't do you much good with MacOS X. It's like learning to use Windows 3.1 before moving to Windows XP.
That said, people who say they need to boot in MacOS 9 to do maintenance on MacOS X are smokin' something. Most MacOS X maintenance can be done from the GUI, and there's always Terminal for the heavy-duty stuff.
Wow, someone who's going to let his multi-thousand-dollar computer purchasing decision be decided by a $25 mouse.
And you may be interested to know that, while Apple may ship a one-button mouse as standard, MacOS X has support for multiplue buttons and scroll wheels all over the place. Heck, 10.2's Mouse preferences even has a control for scroll wheel acceleration...
On the Mac, you hold down Option and click "Minimize" in one of the windows.
In fact, on the Mac, you can hold down Option and use the window widgets to close and maximize all of the application's windows, as well. Rather convenient when you have 20 Photoshop files open that you want to close without quitting Photoshop...
To give credit to Apple, the window-control widgets in MacOS X are spaced apart, so you're not likely to press one by mistake. Compared to Windows' jammedUpNextToEachOther mess, X is better by far.
How many home users truly need pre-emptive multitasking?
This is a joke, right? I'm listening to streaming music over the internet and surfing sites with my browser, while iMovie is exporting my latest home video to a file, PhotoShop is running a series of filters on this kewl new picture I've drawn, and I'm printing out a news article I want to read later. No servers here, but damn straight I better have pre-emptive multitasking for all that.
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Worse than what we have now? But you can't have an IQ less than zero!
Government help? Not with the Bush II Administration firmly in Microsoft's back pocket.
What a lot of folks are overlooking is the fact that Apple smacked iCommune not because it was allowing P2P sharing, but because (supposedly) the development of iCommune violated the license agreement for the iTunes SDK -- which, apparently, has some sort of "you cannot use this SDK to develop apps" clause.
Seems to me the easy solution would be to check the terms of the agreement. If there is such a clause that the iCommune folks broke, then there's nothing to see here. If, however, Apple doesn't have such a clause in the agreement, then we can bring out the packs of rabid Mac-bashers.
Problem is that the stupid people outnumber the intelligent people.
We are obviously willing to give up our freedoms b/c of that bearded fuck w/limp and a cammo jacket...
Funny, I don't see any bearded person handing down these pronouncements from the Department of Homeland Security.
Yes, Osama was the bearded fuck who guided jet planes into the WTC and started this mess, but be honest -- the erosion of Americans' civil liberties and rights in the 15 months since have been guided by the Supreme Court-appointed poser sitting in the White House right now, and his team of right-wing extremist croneys. They're simply using the bearded fuck as an excuse for their actions.
You're right, though, that too many people are giving President Ripper free rein on this mess. Vote him out of office in '04!
ok, yes, fine, os 9 is a horrendous excuse for an operating system, but it was an enjoyable one nonetheless.
I had lots of enjoyable computing experiences with my old Atari 800, but I wouldn't want to use it as my everyday computer in this day and age.
Why did MS do something this dumb?
Because Microsoft leadership is a bunch of arrogant pricks who think that they're oh-so-brilliantly superior to the rest of the world, and thus believe they can pull a stunt like this and get away with it.
Remember the doctored MS videotape in the antitrust trial that "proved" removing IE from Windows would seriously impact its peerformance? Same thing -- Microsoft figures, "hey, you're all morons, you'll believe whatever we tell you," and they get caught with their shorts down when a thinking audience shreds their efforts.
Of course, it must work to some degree -- those Winlot zombies trolling the boards aren't being created out of thin air...
Anyone too stupid to be unable to adjust to a keyboard with the control key somewhere else deserves nothing but contempt for being an inflexible fool.
And whining about a keyboard layout as a reason not to switch computers merely shows how truly pathetic you must be.
So just out of curiousity, Mr. Troll Flamebait, what Taiwainese company's stuff is Apple rebadging?
Isn't "MS Community" a euphemism for "warez h4xx0rz"?
Mercedes is currently running an ongoing ad campaign about how their new Mercedes are "not what you'd expect" and "more affordable than you think." Guess it's not just Apple going for the Ford and Hyundai crowd.
At any rate, it's Apple's default sync behavior that screwed me.
You're using unsupported software with an iPod for an unsupported platform (Windows), and you think Apple screwed you? Wow, talk about delusional...
As mentioned in a reply to your message on MacSlash, you can simply create a multi-hour event in one day, then drag the start time so it spans past midnight. Bass-ackwards, but hey.
recently I've been learning to use MacOS 7.5.3 in a Basilisk II emulator assuming that would help acclimate me to an OS X Quartz environment. (I'm coming from a very stong DOS/Windows background and fairly strong bash/Linux/X11 background.)Am I wrong?
Yes. That MacOS 7.5.3 knowledge won't do you much good with MacOS X. It's like learning to use Windows 3.1 before moving to Windows XP.
That said, people who say they need to boot in MacOS 9 to do maintenance on MacOS X are smokin' something. Most MacOS X maintenance can be done from the GUI, and there's always Terminal for the heavy-duty stuff.
Actually, MacOS 9.2 is included as part of the Jaguar install -- you can install it on a clean disk and it'll be there.
The only thing Apple doesn't give you with 10.2 is a separate MacOS 9 CD, which is what you'd pay $20 for.
Add to the list: Connectix Virtual Game Station (not a game in itself, but an emulator, so there nyahh.
Remove from the list: Virtual PC, since version 5 runs under X.
I believe there's a freeware program to let you execute commands with sudo-like privileges out there. Check VersionTracker.
I believe Xerox eventually sold their shares and received a huge profit, too.
We're talking about GUIs on Macs, not Windows XP.
It lets you store email addresses and AIM buddy names, which are "i"nternet-based.
Wow, someone who's going to let his multi-thousand-dollar computer purchasing decision be decided by a $25 mouse.
And you may be interested to know that, while Apple may ship a one-button mouse as standard, MacOS X has support for multiplue buttons and scroll wheels all over the place. Heck, 10.2's Mouse preferences even has a control for scroll wheel acceleration...
By your reasoning, a car with fourteen different accelerators would be vastly superior to a car with one.
On the Mac, you hold down Option and click "Minimize" in one of the windows.
In fact, on the Mac, you can hold down Option and use the window widgets to close and maximize all of the application's windows, as well. Rather convenient when you have 20 Photoshop files open that you want to close without quitting Photoshop...
To give credit to Apple, the window-control widgets in MacOS X are spaced apart, so you're not likely to press one by mistake. Compared to Windows' jammedUpNextToEachOther mess, X is better by far.
How many home users truly need pre-emptive multitasking?
This is a joke, right? I'm listening to streaming music over the internet and surfing sites with my browser, while iMovie is exporting my latest home video to a file, PhotoShop is running a series of filters on this kewl new picture I've drawn, and I'm printing out a news article I want to read later. No servers here, but damn straight I better have pre-emptive multitasking for all that.