APPLe they are not known fro doing high quality CE software with the exception of iPhoto
You must be kidding -- even the dyed-in-the-wool Macolytes admit that iPhoto is the weakest of Apple's iApps. As good as you think iPhoto is, the truth is that the others are even better. iMovie alone is almost worth the purchase of a new Mac, and spanks the living daylights out of anything comparable on the Windows side of the fence.
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Tactless brute, you are
To justify rape with spam.
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Back in the days of the original PC keyboard layout, I explained to a one-armed co-worker that you needed to do a ctrl-alt-delete to reboot - A task that required him to use a pencil in his mouth for the final button. He was not pleased. Four letter words were heard throughout the office whenever the PC locked up. He would NOT enjoy using a system with a single mouse button.
So tell him to turn on Easy Access, or whatever Apple's "disability-assisting" software thingie is. In your friend's case, he can just presses the Control key once, and it stays "held" so he can use the mouse to send right-click signals to the computer.
Geez, bitching because someone wants to make things easy and consistent for newbies. How original. I imagine you go to auto dealerships and grouse that you can't put the accelerator on the left because you drive better that way, eh?
Best answer is probably "the chip is good, the OS is immature." After all, we're talking v.1.1.5 of a new OS; it's going to take Apple some time before they get to the level of optimization and maturity that 10+ years of Windows (or even MacOS Classic) has reached.
Support for this comes from the early reports of the upcoming 10.2 "Jaguar" release; even without "Quartz Extreme" hardware acceleration, the OS is supposed to be noticably faster and more responsive, thanks in large part to optimizations, improved code, and the new gcc compiler they're using.
Yeah, Apple should really make sure their stores (real and virtual) are only stocked with software that can either run natively in X or work in Classic. It's a bit odd for Jobs to talk about the death of MacOS 9 and then visit a store in Soho that has 9-only titles in it.
Sure, but that's only because Microsoft subsidizes those costs by installing spyware and DMR-lockout code along with those "bug fixes." Then they sell your personal info to the spammers, and the next thing you know, your mailbox is flodded with junk mail about Norwegian bestiality rape anime hentai videos or somesuch.
"I'm not even pissed about the Jaguar price gouge or the cost of.mac anymore, I'm pissed about the new rumor that Apple's folding all the iApps into.mac! iMovie is mentioned specifically on Spymac and elsewhere."
Trusting SpyMac automatically proves you're an idiot.
And the only place with even less cred than SpyMac is MacOS Rumors...
I'm using 10.1 now on a daily basis, and it sure looks complete to me. I'm doing everything I was doing under MacOS 9 without a hiccup.
Sure, MacOS X 10.2 has a bunch of bug fixes, but it also has a lot of new stuff that's of value to me. Saying 10.2 is a "upgrade" for an "incomplete" 10.1 is like saying Star Wars was "incomplete" and couldn't be enjoyed until the other two movies came out.
"The problem is, I don't think there's a practical way for Apple to give a discount to people who bought 10 already."
Four words: Dated. Cash. Register. Receipt.
If Steve Jobs had said, "Jaguar costs $129 for the full retail version, or $59 if you bought a new Mac or MacOS X 10.1 after March of this year," there would be a lot fewer people upset.
Speaking for myself, I'm a bit upset because I bought MacOS X 10.1 two weeks before the Expo. I had expected to use my up-to-date coupons to upgrade to Jaguar, but Steve Jobs dashed those hopes. Fortunately, Amazon is giving me a break where Apple doesn't, so I'm not too upset.
I agree that Jaguar is worth the price; I just think not giving some slack to recent new-buyers is a bit of a bruiser.
Yes, Apple's software plays well with other Apple software, but where is it that Apple's software doesn't play well with other folks' software? 'cause I've been using Macs for over a decade now, and I still don't see it.
Got it in one. Linux on the dektop will never happen until the Linux community rallies behind a Steve-Jobs-like dictator who will hand down the Holy Tablets from Mount Sinai and make fast, decisive decisions about the ten million variants in the entire Linux software-space. Say whatever you want about Jobs and Gates, but the reason they're making things work (as in "working," not necessarily as in "working well") is because the buck stops with them.
Linux is big with the geek crowd, and many companies like them because they work as cheap servers, but sticking Linux on Joe Sixpack's desktop (or, worse, his grandmother's) is going to require a lot more than just tweaking KDE or Gnone (or whining about Microsoft, however enjoyable that may be).
Until the Linux community gets a real leader for both the users and the developers, Linux is going to remain little more than an intellectual curiousity. And unfortunately, organizing open-source developers is about as feasible as herding a million cats.
I think you can get iPhoto plugins that will let you generate iPhoto web pages to general-purpose HTML, which you can then upload to your web host of choice. Check Versiontracker.com for details.
I've got a library with 2,000 pictures in it. I need a good picture for a Mother's Day card for my wife. Let's look for all the pictures with my wife and my kid in 'em.
Click on "Wife" tag. Click on "Son" tag.
Okay, that's about fifty of them. The thumbnails are a little small, let's scale 'em up a tad.
I believe the dispute in question was with Quicktime -- Apple had some sort of conclusive proof (identical code?) that portions of Windows Media Player were lifted from Apple's Quicktime stuff. But instead of going to court and dragging it out for years, Jobs opted for the high-profile "MS support deal," to give Apple a then-much-needed show of confidence.
The only Mac-oriented forum I've come across that is neither reflexively Mac-bashing nor reflexively Steve-gushing is the Mac openforum over at Ars Technica.
Sure, you'll get rumor speculation and general Q&A, but if you want detailed analysis of XServe benchmarks versus Sun servers, they'll have it, too. Certainly spanks the typical MacAddict or MacNN nonsense.
You need a dedicated program for your baseball card collection? How big of a clueless geek are you? Just grab a free database app (like, say, Appleworks) and go.
Maybe the reason Mac users don't need baseball-card-collecting programs is because they're smart enough to realize they don't need one.
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I thought 10.1 was a free upgrade?
APPLe they are not known fro doing high quality CE software with the exception of iPhoto
You must be kidding -- even the dyed-in-the-wool Macolytes admit that iPhoto is the weakest of Apple's iApps. As good as you think iPhoto is, the truth is that the others are even better. iMovie alone is almost worth the purchase of a new Mac, and spanks the living daylights out of anything comparable on the Windows side of the fence.
Tactless brute, you are
To justify rape with spam.
Holocause jokes next?
How about a Linux vs. Windows vs. MacOS X installation three-way bout?
Aren't all Microsoft mice just rebranded HP mice?
Back in the days of the original PC keyboard layout, I explained to a one-armed co-worker that you needed to do a ctrl-alt-delete to reboot - A task that required him to use a pencil in his mouth for the final button. He was not pleased. Four letter words were heard throughout the office whenever the PC locked up. He would NOT enjoy using a system with a single mouse button.
So tell him to turn on Easy Access, or whatever Apple's "disability-assisting" software thingie is. In your friend's case, he can just presses the Control key once, and it stays "held" so he can use the mouse to send right-click signals to the computer.
Geez, bitching because someone wants to make things easy and consistent for newbies. How original. I imagine you go to auto dealerships and grouse that you can't put the accelerator on the left because you drive better that way, eh?
Best answer is probably "the chip is good, the OS is immature." After all, we're talking v.1.1.5 of a new OS; it's going to take Apple some time before they get to the level of optimization and maturity that 10+ years of Windows (or even MacOS Classic) has reached.
Support for this comes from the early reports of the upcoming 10.2 "Jaguar" release; even without "Quartz Extreme" hardware acceleration, the OS is supposed to be noticably faster and more responsive, thanks in large part to optimizations, improved code, and the new gcc compiler they're using.
Give 'em time.
Yeah, Apple should really make sure their stores (real and virtual) are only stocked with software that can either run natively in X or work in Classic. It's a bit odd for Jobs to talk about the death of MacOS 9 and then visit a store in Soho that has 9-only titles in it.
Apple is an interesting company, that does interesting things, led by an interesting CEO.
If it wasn't for the illegal monopoly (and the ensuing fortune that came with it), nobody would give Bill Gates the time of day.
"Bug fixes on Windows have always been free!!!"
Sure, but that's only because Microsoft subsidizes those costs by installing spyware and DMR-lockout code along with those "bug fixes." Then they sell your personal info to the spammers, and the next thing you know, your mailbox is flodded with junk mail about Norwegian bestiality rape anime hentai videos or somesuch.
"I'm not even pissed about the Jaguar price gouge or the cost of .mac anymore, I'm pissed about the new rumor that Apple's folding all the iApps into .mac! iMovie is mentioned specifically on Spymac and elsewhere."
Trusting SpyMac automatically proves you're an idiot.
And the only place with even less cred than SpyMac is MacOS Rumors...I'm using 10.1 now on a daily basis, and it sure looks complete to me. I'm doing everything I was doing under MacOS 9 without a hiccup.
Sure, MacOS X 10.2 has a bunch of bug fixes, but it also has a lot of new stuff that's of value to me. Saying 10.2 is a "upgrade" for an "incomplete" 10.1 is like saying Star Wars was "incomplete" and couldn't be enjoyed until the other two movies came out.
"The problem is, I don't think there's a practical way for Apple to give a discount to people who bought 10 already."
Four words: Dated. Cash. Register. Receipt.
If Steve Jobs had said, "Jaguar costs $129 for the full retail version, or $59 if you bought a new Mac or MacOS X 10.1 after March of this year," there would be a lot fewer people upset.
Speaking for myself, I'm a bit upset because I bought MacOS X 10.1 two weeks before the Expo. I had expected to use my up-to-date coupons to upgrade to Jaguar, but Steve Jobs dashed those hopes. Fortunately, Amazon is giving me a break where Apple doesn't, so I'm not too upset.
I agree that Jaguar is worth the price; I just think not giving some slack to recent new-buyers is a bit of a bruiser.
Hey, iMovie is easy to use, but even it won't turn crap into gems.
Yes, Apple's software plays well with other Apple software, but where is it that Apple's software doesn't play well with other folks' software? 'cause I've been using Macs for over a decade now, and I still don't see it.
Got it in one. Linux on the dektop will never happen until the Linux community rallies behind a Steve-Jobs-like dictator who will hand down the Holy Tablets from Mount Sinai and make fast, decisive decisions about the ten million variants in the entire Linux software-space. Say whatever you want about Jobs and Gates, but the reason they're making things work (as in "working," not necessarily as in "working well") is because the buck stops with them.
Linux is big with the geek crowd, and many companies like them because they work as cheap servers, but sticking Linux on Joe Sixpack's desktop (or, worse, his grandmother's) is going to require a lot more than just tweaking KDE or Gnone (or whining about Microsoft, however enjoyable that may be).
Until the Linux community gets a real leader for both the users and the developers, Linux is going to remain little more than an intellectual curiousity. And unfortunately, organizing open-source developers is about as feasible as herding a million cats.
According to MacFixIt, it's fixed.
iTunes 3 sucks CPU when you first run it to adjust the volume of your MP3s. After that, it's well-behaved.
Yeah, but it's only free web-access mail. POP and IMAP (which is what iTools, er, .mac, uses) costs $$$.
I think you can get iPhoto plugins that will let you generate iPhoto web pages to general-purpose HTML, which you can then upload to your web host of choice. Check Versiontracker.com for details.
I've got a library with 2,000 pictures in it. I need a good picture for a Mother's Day card for my wife. Let's look for all the pictures with my wife and my kid in 'em.
Click on "Wife" tag. Click on "Son" tag.
Okay, that's about fifty of them. The thumbnails are a little small, let's scale 'em up a tad.
Drag dynamic thumbnail slider
Ah, that one, from the beach! Perfect.
Total time: 48 seconds
I believe the dispute in question was with Quicktime -- Apple had some sort of conclusive proof (identical code?) that portions of Windows Media Player were lifted from Apple's Quicktime stuff. But instead of going to court and dragging it out for years, Jobs opted for the high-profile "MS support deal," to give Apple a then-much-needed show of confidence.
The only Mac-oriented forum I've come across that is neither reflexively Mac-bashing nor reflexively Steve-gushing is the Mac openforum over at Ars Technica.
Sure, you'll get rumor speculation and general Q&A, but if you want detailed analysis of XServe benchmarks versus Sun servers, they'll have it, too. Certainly spanks the typical MacAddict or MacNN nonsense.
You need a dedicated program for your baseball card collection? How big of a clueless geek are you? Just grab a free database app (like, say, Appleworks) and go.
Maybe the reason Mac users don't need baseball-card-collecting programs is because they're smart enough to realize they don't need one.