yeah, great, just what i want to do, constantly wipe fingerprints off of my glossy screen.
also, i dont want to replace my 30" lcd with a 30" touchscreen. and if i did, i dont think i would want to lay it down flat. however, my arms would probably get tired with the screen mounted in front of me. geesh.
i like apple's approach with the wide multitouch, touchpad. much easier to keep clean.
Oh wait, I booted up my macbook about 3 months ago. I hate waiting the 20 or 30 seconds it takes to boot. So, I never "turn" it off and rarely reboot. When I am done, I simply close the lid. When I need it again, I open it up and start working. For the PC guys, no I dont have to wait for the screen to light up and some bar to cruise across my screen. The mac sleeps and awakens as quickly as as I close or open the screen.
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Well only if its a 3 legged calimari. (First Wire) The AC adapter. (Second Wire) The ADC monitor, which gets its dc power through the video card, one less power cord on your desk. This monitor also has a pair of usb ports. (Third Wire) Harman Kardon Speakers.
That is 3 wires hanging under the cube and not very rat-nest like. The keyboard daisy chains off the monitor. The mouse daisy chains off the keyboard. The keyboard has 2 usb ports as well. This leaves 1 unused usb on the monitor and 1 unused usb port on the keyboard; you could connect a printer or flash drive here. No need for wired ethernet, you can use an airport card.
I would say this is avery clutter free design, as far as wires go. The inside of the cube is very tight, but hidden from view.
Overall, the cube worked nicely on my desk. Very small footprint and clutter free. The clear ADC monitor was a definite conversation piece, but I later replaced it with a cinema display. The cinema display also has a pair of USB ports and gets its power thru the video card.
And while you squint and go blind trying to browse the web on a 3" screen, I bluetooth to my 1X EVDO cell phone on my 13" Macbook. I hate browsing the web on postage stamp screens. Its one of the biggest reasons I carry my laptop everywhere.
I think this is a feature. I HATE dealing with morons on cell phones while driving. Most people have enough trouble navigating a 4000lb piece of equipment without the extra interference of a damn cell phone. If you need to make a call pull over to the side of the road, complete your call, resume driving and pay attention to the road.
BTW, I was almost sideswiped by an idiot on a cell phone today.
Exactly......from the article:
"For your average administrator or manager who is very comfortable with Windows 95, 98 and XP, it might be a little bit of a leap," he [Halamka] adds."
It depends on how you use the dock. I have the dock set to the smallest setting with magnification and auto hide. I prefer more screen real estate and less clutter. I use command-tab to scroll thru my open programs. This allows for me to move more quickly thru my programs and the command q quits the program. I find this is much faster than mousing to bottom of my screen. I almost use the dock exclusively to launch programs and nothing more. I dont find the subtle glow to inhibit my productivity. However your mileage will vary.
So I said all of that to say this, it is a personal preference thing and hopefully there will be settings to address these preferences.
The part that makes you think, my laptop is not my mp3 player. BTW, are you upset at the DMV if someone steals your wallet and they get your photo, address and DL number, because your Driver's License is not encrypted? If someone steals your car.... are you more upset that the thief gets your name, address, and insurance numbers off of the unencrypted papers in the glove box, or are you more upset about losing the car?
Please.
Yeah right, because, if someone steals my laptop, my biggest concern would be my name and email address embedded in my iTunes music (Tongue-in-cheek). Please!
I have a hard time selling computers with Vista loaded. Most customers react the same way when playing with Vista; eye rolls, sighs and shoulder shrugs.
Here1 Here! As the owner of a Mac capable of running 64 bit windows, I couldnt care less, if M$ announced it was getting out of the OS market entirley.
But isnt that conforming to the non conformist? It reminds me of the South Park Dance Comp. episode where the kid was such a non conformorist that he would not join the non conformists.
I do not think that we can be certain of any trend when we have a very small set of collected data in relation to the size of this phenomenon (both here on Earth and within our Solar System) Do a google search and there are scientists writing papers about Global warming on Mars, Jupiter, Titan, and perhaps more if I cared to keep looking.
Perhaps our Sun is going through a different phase? Solar flares have been on the extreme end of the scale in the last few ears.
My gut feeling is this is larger trend not yet understood. However, for political parties and their minions, this is a hot button issue. It is bad enough when politics get mixed into science, and worse when we are dealing with something so large and complicated as weather changes on a solar system scale. We can barely predict weather now, so I think it is rather smug for some of these groups to be so certain of themselves.
Yes, I believe things are warming up here, but why? How? What will be the outcome? Who knows. All we can do is collect more data and leave politics out of the equation.
My.02 cents.
OK Windows-Loving, Apple/Linux-Hating, Users Defend This. Wow, I cannot wait to see what sort of secret communicating Vista does. I guess we will have to wait to find out that Vista ties in directly with the NSA?
Exactly, that is how it has been for XP machines that I have installed as well.
However, on any installation of OS 10.3 or 10.4 DVD's play with no problems..no codec to install..it just works. I guess Apple is not too cheap to pay for CSS, unlike the other software giant.
Now the RIAA wants to discriminate against physcially challenged individuals? What will the RIAA be required to do for people without hands, fingers, eyes, etc.?
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i prefer u.s. letter size.
I welcome the return of the Mesozoic temperatures. A worldwide reptile paradise.
Maybe their version of an app store will be as wildly popular as their ipod killing zune.
yeah, great, just what i want to do, constantly wipe fingerprints off of my glossy screen. also, i dont want to replace my 30" lcd with a 30" touchscreen. and if i did, i dont think i would want to lay it down flat. however, my arms would probably get tired with the screen mounted in front of me. geesh. i like apple's approach with the wide multitouch, touchpad. much easier to keep clean.
mine is bigger than yours.
This is like asking why books have chapters. Or websites have sections? Or why your house has rooms?
Oh wait, I booted up my macbook about 3 months ago. I hate waiting the 20 or 30 seconds it takes to boot. So, I never "turn" it off and rarely reboot. When I am done, I simply close the lid. When I need it again, I open it up and start working. For the PC guys, no I dont have to wait for the screen to light up and some bar to cruise across my screen. The mac sleeps and awakens as quickly as as I close or open the screen.
Well only if its a 3 legged calimari. (First Wire) The AC adapter. (Second Wire) The ADC monitor, which gets its dc power through the video card, one less power cord on your desk. This monitor also has a pair of usb ports. (Third Wire) Harman Kardon Speakers. That is 3 wires hanging under the cube and not very rat-nest like. The keyboard daisy chains off the monitor. The mouse daisy chains off the keyboard. The keyboard has 2 usb ports as well. This leaves 1 unused usb on the monitor and 1 unused usb port on the keyboard; you could connect a printer or flash drive here. No need for wired ethernet, you can use an airport card. I would say this is avery clutter free design, as far as wires go. The inside of the cube is very tight, but hidden from view. Overall, the cube worked nicely on my desk. Very small footprint and clutter free. The clear ADC monitor was a definite conversation piece, but I later replaced it with a cinema display. The cinema display also has a pair of USB ports and gets its power thru the video card.
And while you squint and go blind trying to browse the web on a 3" screen, I bluetooth to my 1X EVDO cell phone on my 13" Macbook. I hate browsing the web on postage stamp screens. Its one of the biggest reasons I carry my laptop everywhere.
I think this is a feature. I HATE dealing with morons on cell phones while driving. Most people have enough trouble navigating a 4000lb piece of equipment without the extra interference of a damn cell phone. If you need to make a call pull over to the side of the road, complete your call, resume driving and pay attention to the road. BTW, I was almost sideswiped by an idiot on a cell phone today.
Exactly......from the article: "For your average administrator or manager who is very comfortable with Windows 95, 98 and XP, it might be a little bit of a leap," he [Halamka] adds."
It depends on how you use the dock. I have the dock set to the smallest setting with magnification and auto hide. I prefer more screen real estate and less clutter. I use command-tab to scroll thru my open programs. This allows for me to move more quickly thru my programs and the command q quits the program. I find this is much faster than mousing to bottom of my screen. I almost use the dock exclusively to launch programs and nothing more. I dont find the subtle glow to inhibit my productivity. However your mileage will vary. So I said all of that to say this, it is a personal preference thing and hopefully there will be settings to address these preferences.
Then you havent tried camino? I love camino. Ad/pop up block, flash block, etc. It is light and quick. Very quick.
The part that makes you think, my laptop is not my mp3 player. BTW, are you upset at the DMV if someone steals your wallet and they get your photo, address and DL number, because your Driver's License is not encrypted? If someone steals your car.... are you more upset that the thief gets your name, address, and insurance numbers off of the unencrypted papers in the glove box, or are you more upset about losing the car? Please.
Yeah right, because, if someone steals my laptop, my biggest concern would be my name and email address embedded in my iTunes music (Tongue-in-cheek). Please!
I have a hard time selling computers with Vista loaded. Most customers react the same way when playing with Vista; eye rolls, sighs and shoulder shrugs.
Here1 Here! As the owner of a Mac capable of running 64 bit windows, I couldnt care less, if M$ announced it was getting out of the OS market entirley.
But isnt that conforming to the non conformist? It reminds me of the South Park Dance Comp. episode where the kid was such a non conformorist that he would not join the non conformists.
I do not think that we can be certain of any trend when we have a very small set of collected data in relation to the size of this phenomenon (both here on Earth and within our Solar System) Do a google search and there are scientists writing papers about Global warming on Mars, Jupiter, Titan, and perhaps more if I cared to keep looking. Perhaps our Sun is going through a different phase? Solar flares have been on the extreme end of the scale in the last few ears. My gut feeling is this is larger trend not yet understood. However, for political parties and their minions, this is a hot button issue. It is bad enough when politics get mixed into science, and worse when we are dealing with something so large and complicated as weather changes on a solar system scale. We can barely predict weather now, so I think it is rather smug for some of these groups to be so certain of themselves. Yes, I believe things are warming up here, but why? How? What will be the outcome? Who knows. All we can do is collect more data and leave politics out of the equation. My .02 cents.
How well does this work over plastic gas lines, like those installed underground for new construction?
OK Windows-Loving, Apple/Linux-Hating, Users Defend This. Wow, I cannot wait to see what sort of secret communicating Vista does. I guess we will have to wait to find out that Vista ties in directly with the NSA?
However, on any installation of OS 10.3 or 10.4 DVD's play with no problems..no codec to install..it just works. I guess Apple is not too cheap to pay for CSS, unlike the other software giant.
Now the RIAA wants to discriminate against physcially challenged individuals? What will the RIAA be required to do for people without hands, fingers, eyes, etc.?
I guess this law will help halt spam from foreign servers as well, because people in other countries respect our laws.
or perhaps a nice system from Qwest