He mentioned in the keynote that the proximity sensor turns the display (and thus, the buttons) off when you hold the phone to your ear, therefore alleviating any accidental button-touching.
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All I hear:
"Boohoo, I have an OS with problems and you don't. I'm jealous. Boohoo..."
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Or he could just get a Mac and really use it like a washing machine without having to worry about all the stuff you just listed.
You act like it's his fault for not knowing how to keep badware off of his computer rather than Microsoft's fault for making it so damn easy to get infected.
All that really matters is who can release an implementation first.
Actually, I would consider who implements it *best* to be the what matters the most. In this case, Time Machine looks like an excellent implementation of a versioning-type system, just as Spaces looks to bring Virtual Desktops to consumers who would never use/need/understand what virtual desktops are all about (let alone how to install/configure them).
Remember, OS X is developed with the consumer and professional both in mind, so all these features we've been using for years will be most likely be stupidly easy to use for once.
Because I'm buying an HD-video camera this summer for video and now I can watch them on my HDTV, which is impossible to do in true-HD with a DVDs or any other method.
Remember, Apple's all come with HD-video editing software;)
Woohoo....Do you realize that us "geeks" are the only people that care about Ogg Vorbis? Obviously Samsung isn't going after the geek demographic.
On a side note, I played with the Z5 at Best Buy last week and absolutely hated it compared to my iPod. The interface was awful (too many colors, too much animation, etc) and the pad didn't work at all like I would've expected it to.
For multiple-Mac owners like myself, the best features of the new Mini are being overlooked every time.
Yeah, it's faster. Cool.
Yeah, it's the same size. More Cool
Front Row w/Bonjour? Native HD output? Awesome!!
Being able to access the media on my non-Mac Mini systems (15" PB G4 and soon 20" iMac) is great news to me. Especially now that Apple is offering a "subscription" to the Daily Show and Colbert Report, which I'm sure will spread to other shows soon. Now I can download them to one of my systems in the office and watch them in the front room on my HDTV. Neat.
To maintain public confidence in its operating system, Jobs & Co. should consider hiring a security czar
Huh? Most of the "public" I know doesn't have any lack of confidence in OS X and hasn't even heard all the latest "scares" of OS X's security. In fact, I'd venture to guess that most of the "public" knows nothing about OS X being more secure than Windows (as it isn't really an advertised fact) and think that viruses/trojans/worms, etc, are just a part of computing.
Also while they have FrontRow, there is still no tuner, no DVR software to support a tuner in FrontRow, and no component HDTV out.
Call me crazy but I'd much rather have the DVI out the MacMini has (which all HDTVs support) than component out.
Have you actually done any research on the topic? Two or three years ago, when they were "cool" according to you, they sold under 5.5 million iPods in 2003 and 2004. However, in Q1 2006 they sold over 14 million iPods....sure sounds like it's going stale to me....
Think of it this way. These companies are giving away free e-mail service. Sure, there's pop-up ads and banners all over the place, but will the blind actually follow the ads/banners? No.
So basically, you want a company offering a free service to go out of their way, spend thousands of dollars and man-hours to create a system for the blind that won't benefit their company? Sure, it would be nice if humanity was that kind, but its not.
Remove the test altogether and let spammers have their way with free email accounts? If anything, why not create an e-mail service just for the blind that requires some other type of verification that they can use, but will still stop spammers?
Honestly, I don't see what the big deal is. Some things just aren't meant to be used by the blind.
What's next? Will they sue Ford or GM because the speedometer of car isn't audible?
Of course they'll treat you good. You buy hundreds of computers from them.
Try calling them as a normal joe-blow-consumer that actually had to work to buy your first PC.
Yup, it's a sad sad day when college graduates in America are losing jobs to those overseas (particularly India).
I was doing Tech Support for Dell for awhile (I know, I know....it paid) and during that time they started outsourcing most of their tech support and customer service to call centers in India. I can't even count how many customers I talked to that were hung up on, or couldn't understand the person, etc etc etc.
It might have saved them a few bucks, but it goes to show these companies don't really care about their customers.
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He mentioned in the keynote that the proximity sensor turns the display (and thus, the buttons) off when you hold the phone to your ear, therefore alleviating any accidental button-touching.
All I hear:
"Boohoo, I have an OS with problems and you don't. I'm jealous. Boohoo..."
Or he could just get a Mac and really use it like a washing machine without having to worry about all the stuff you just listed.
You act like it's his fault for not knowing how to keep badware off of his computer rather than Microsoft's fault for making it so damn easy to get infected.
Such as the new Intel Mac Mini that comes with Front Row w/Bonjour. I believed all along that was a huge announcement that was largely overlooked.
:)
Now I can download movies onto my Mac in the office and play them on my Mac in the TV room
Take off your tinfoil hat and use your head next time you want to post something like this comment.
Yep, I'm on here too :)
Usually just for the Apple stuff though.
Actually, I would consider who implements it *best* to be the what matters the most. In this case, Time Machine looks like an excellent implementation of a versioning-type system, just as Spaces looks to bring Virtual Desktops to consumers who would never use/need/understand what virtual desktops are all about (let alone how to install/configure them).
Remember, OS X is developed with the consumer and professional both in mind, so all these features we've been using for years will be most likely be stupidly easy to use for once.
BMW is right there with ya. The 2007 models will use their LCD screens and iDrive controller as an iPod interface/controller.
Because I'm buying an HD-video camera this summer for video and now I can watch them on my HDTV, which is impossible to do in true-HD with a DVDs or any other method.
;)
Remember, Apple's all come with HD-video editing software
Woohoo....Do you realize that us "geeks" are the only people that care about Ogg Vorbis? Obviously Samsung isn't going after the geek demographic.
On a side note, I played with the Z5 at Best Buy last week and absolutely hated it compared to my iPod. The interface was awful (too many colors, too much animation, etc) and the pad didn't work at all like I would've expected it to.
For multiple-Mac owners like myself, the best features of the new Mini are being overlooked every time.
Yeah, it's faster. Cool.
Yeah, it's the same size. More Cool
Front Row w/Bonjour? Native HD output? Awesome!!
Being able to access the media on my non-Mac Mini systems (15" PB G4 and soon 20" iMac) is great news to me. Especially now that Apple is offering a "subscription" to the Daily Show and Colbert Report, which I'm sure will spread to other shows soon. Now I can download them to one of my systems in the office and watch them in the front room on my HDTV. Neat.
To maintain public confidence in its operating system, Jobs & Co. should consider hiring a security czar
Huh? Most of the "public" I know doesn't have any lack of confidence in OS X and hasn't even heard all the latest "scares" of OS X's security. In fact, I'd venture to guess that most of the "public" knows nothing about OS X being more secure than Windows (as it isn't really an advertised fact) and think that viruses/trojans/worms, etc, are just a part of computing.
Also while they have FrontRow, there is still no tuner, no DVR software to support a tuner in FrontRow, and no component HDTV out. Call me crazy but I'd much rather have the DVI out the MacMini has (which all HDTVs support) than component out.
iPod is going Stale?
Have you actually done any research on the topic? Two or three years ago, when they were "cool" according to you, they sold under 5.5 million iPods in 2003 and 2004. However, in Q1 2006 they sold over 14 million iPods....sure sounds like it's going stale to me....
I'm also thinking about the operation now. May I ask where you had yours done?
I would definitely classify this as a dangerous task us humans don't want to do. Good lookin' out!
No problem.
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I'll find Microsoft's phone number for you, and you can convince them
Think of it this way. These companies are giving away free e-mail service. Sure, there's pop-up ads and banners all over the place, but will the blind actually follow the ads/banners? No.
So basically, you want a company offering a free service to go out of their way, spend thousands of dollars and man-hours to create a system for the blind that won't benefit their company? Sure, it would be nice if humanity was that kind, but its not.
So what would you prefer to do as a solution?
Remove the test altogether and let spammers have their way with free email accounts? If anything, why not create an e-mail service just for the blind that requires some other type of verification that they can use, but will still stop spammers?
Honestly, I don't see what the big deal is. Some things just aren't meant to be used by the blind. What's next? Will they sue Ford or GM because the speedometer of car isn't audible?
With how quick he was to sue Sprint, I wouldn't be surprised to find out that he had some kind of plan to do this.
Why would he opt-in one month, opt-out the next, and then sue 2-days later the second he gets another piece of spam?
Seems awfully orchestrated to me.
Of course they'll treat you good. You buy hundreds of computers from them. Try calling them as a normal joe-blow-consumer that actually had to work to buy your first PC.
Yup, it's a sad sad day when college graduates in America are losing jobs to those overseas (particularly India). I was doing Tech Support for Dell for awhile (I know, I know....it paid) and during that time they started outsourcing most of their tech support and customer service to call centers in India. I can't even count how many customers I talked to that were hung up on, or couldn't understand the person, etc etc etc. It might have saved them a few bucks, but it goes to show these companies don't really care about their customers.
So, should the German programmers remain silent or come out and help his case out?