Skype, at least, for iPhone and iPod Touch works (only) on WiFi, and works very well. Compared to the poor AT&T coverage in many parts of downtown Atlanta, WiFi coverage could really cover the extra bases... provided one was not moving at high speeds.
This is the first usage of a non-intel or -AMD x86 CPU to run desktop OS X on non-Apple hardware. There are no known guides to running a VIA C7 variant, so if this guy's not bluffing and provides some info, this helps other ultraportables using the C7 to run OS X.
Regardless of the complete un-kosherness of running OS X on non-apple hardware, it has opened the gates for tons of free enthusiastic public user testing.
I have the Q6600, and SpeedStep causes it to wander between 1.6Ghz and 2.4Ghz depending on your load. One would think he'd be processing it on a full load all the time, but perhaps he's a patient guy or the software he was using wasn't written to be optimized for full hardware performance. Who knows.
Another reason for a new and improved protocol is the massive number of spammers and anti-piracy organizations that abuse the BitTorrent protocol, either to make money or to bust people who download infringing material. The new protocol will be designed with these potential problems in mind.
In the past three weeks, I have seen 10 shows, each costing $2, $3, or nothing at all, and had more creativity and rewarding experiences than what Madonna can give me. It's called independent music. After the show, you can thank the artists/bands personally, and give $10 DIRECTLY INTO THEIR HAND if you so desire. Go to your local mom and pop coffee shop, music store, art gallery, and look at the flyers on the wall. See who's playing.
And don't say it doesn't happen near you, I live in Indiana.
A true comparison: this should have been tried on a non-Apple Core Duo laptop running OS X. Core Duo is available from the likes of several OEM retailers in plain old Socket 478 variation, and on a variety of PC laptops with similar intel chipsets and graphics.
Yeah, way to go- put more raster in your vector with all those extra Illustrator effects that require more system resources when you're tweening them on the fly. Maybe this won't be an issue with Flash 8.0 and its accellerated rendering.
Importing Freehand files into Flash has always been seamless, smaller, and faster. I'm very much going to loathe the day when I have to use an originally incompatible software product to generate art assets into Flash.
It's interesting that you mention dreams. How many people fall asleep while watching TV; moreover: how many people have lucid dreams wherein they're interacting with daily objects?
"I had this dream where I just kept flipping channels, but on the coffeemaker, and the washing machine became a monster, so I turned on the sprinkler system to short it out..."
R.E.M.- but for user input of actual devices? Sounds like the first priority is detecting levels of conciousness so that they're aware of what they're controlling.
I'm has happy as any cross-platform gamer should be that nVidia has a new (and thriving), console bedfellow, but I have to be honest: knowing that the PS3 will have the same type of technology that's in the guts of my OEM high-end gaming rig seems to water down the mystical hype machine. In an age where it's common to hack apart consoles and use them as you see fit, I always feel that knowing what's within is, in a way, violating the experience between the controller and the screen.
What keeps me interested in technology is not the fact that I know every detail (including the limits) of what's inside, that's for the office. In the living room I want to give my noodle a break and let the game development magicians take hold of my imagination without comparing it to what's back in the office. I had new confidence in the fact that Sony was developing this all-mystical device with an equally seductive custom innards (Cell), and that there would be a period of a good 5 months after its release where I could revel in the magic of the device before knowing that your common high school tinkerer could download the latest bios hack for it and use it as a pr0n server.
I think I'll cover my ears about PS3 until its release.:)
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I'm using 64-bit "dog-shit" to do production work on 8GB of RAM with very near zero problems.
Skype, at least, for iPhone and iPod Touch works (only) on WiFi, and works very well. Compared to the poor AT&T coverage in many parts of downtown Atlanta, WiFi coverage could really cover the extra bases... provided one was not moving at high speeds.
This is the first usage of a non-intel or -AMD x86 CPU to run desktop OS X on non-Apple hardware. There are no known guides to running a VIA C7 variant, so if this guy's not bluffing and provides some info, this helps other ultraportables using the C7 to run OS X. Regardless of the complete un-kosherness of running OS X on non-apple hardware, it has opened the gates for tons of free enthusiastic public user testing.
I have the Q6600, and SpeedStep causes it to wander between 1.6Ghz and 2.4Ghz depending on your load. One would think he'd be processing it on a full load all the time, but perhaps he's a patient guy or the software he was using wasn't written to be optimized for full hardware performance. Who knows.
You want The Real Chow Baby, on Howell Mill Rd. I'm sorry GOOG411 didn't lead you to it.
Another reason for a new and improved protocol is the massive number of spammers and anti-piracy organizations that abuse the BitTorrent protocol, either to make money or to bust people who download infringing material. The new protocol will be designed with these potential problems in mind.
Given this, is it really wise to make a public protocol design page?
In the past three weeks, I have seen 10 shows, each costing $2, $3, or nothing at all, and had more creativity and rewarding experiences than what Madonna can give me. It's called independent music. After the show, you can thank the artists/bands personally, and give $10 DIRECTLY INTO THEIR HAND if you so desire. Go to your local mom and pop coffee shop, music store, art gallery, and look at the flyers on the wall. See who's playing. And don't say it doesn't happen near you, I live in Indiana.
A true comparison: this should have been tried on a non-Apple Core Duo laptop running OS X. Core Duo is available from the likes of several OEM retailers in plain old Socket 478 variation, and on a variety of PC laptops with similar intel chipsets and graphics.
Not to be confused with Cyrix's ill-fated Pentium clone "M-II" (M2) from yesteryear.
Jeeze, what a poor naming choice from AMD's standpoint.
Teriyaki and Fried Shrimp face plates for XBOX 360. Thanks for making me hungry with your analogy, jackass.
"I'm not trying to push you into the high cost option ... I'm saying the lower cost option doesn't exist." Link
Yeah, way to go- put more raster in your vector with all those extra Illustrator effects that require more system resources when you're tweening them on the fly. Maybe this won't be an issue with Flash 8.0 and its accellerated rendering. Importing Freehand files into Flash has always been seamless, smaller, and faster. I'm very much going to loathe the day when I have to use an originally incompatible software product to generate art assets into Flash.
I have a dream...
It's interesting that you mention dreams. How many people fall asleep while watching TV; moreover: how many people have lucid dreams wherein they're interacting with daily objects?
"I had this dream where I just kept flipping channels, but on the coffeemaker, and the washing machine became a monster, so I turned on the sprinkler system to short it out..." R.E.M.- but for user input of actual devices? Sounds like the first priority is detecting levels of conciousness so that they're aware of what they're controlling.
...that the aboriginals weren't just following the animals?
I'm has happy as any cross-platform gamer should be that nVidia has a new (and thriving), console bedfellow, but I have to be honest: knowing that the PS3 will have the same type of technology that's in the guts of my OEM high-end gaming rig seems to water down the mystical hype machine. In an age where it's common to hack apart consoles and use them as you see fit, I always feel that knowing what's within is, in a way, violating the experience between the controller and the screen. What keeps me interested in technology is not the fact that I know every detail (including the limits) of what's inside, that's for the office. In the living room I want to give my noodle a break and let the game development magicians take hold of my imagination without comparing it to what's back in the office. I had new confidence in the fact that Sony was developing this all-mystical device with an equally seductive custom innards (Cell), and that there would be a period of a good 5 months after its release where I could revel in the magic of the device before knowing that your common high school tinkerer could download the latest bios hack for it and use it as a pr0n server. I think I'll cover my ears about PS3 until its release. :)
Whoops! bad example. What I meant to say is this is now THIS.
The hyperlinks on the thumbnails in that article lead to the same thumbnails! Erase the "x" in the filename to see the larger image.
aka this is now this.