First, this article is a little misinformed. His obvious reference to Vista does not reflect the fact that there will be 3 home versions and one will come without Aero for people with systems that are underpar. However, that version should have all the sercurity and search enhancements. Now, OS X has been using eye-candy for years with minimal system specs. I had bouncing icons, expose, and genie effect running on a 6 year old Powerbook. So, it isn't the resource hog as he paints it. Apples use of eye-candy at the very least has function. Bouncing icons may seem silly but it lets me know that the computer is responding to my request I can stop clicking. Expose is pure genius for window management and is necessary to quickly navigate with a small display. I am not so sure about the hit games either. Games take over the screen so I am pretty sure that the gpu is not rendering the OS but focusing on the game. Memory may be tied up some but it so cheap these days that adding more won't break the bank.
While on the subject of memory, ever notice how Apple overcharges fpr memory. I'll pay $60 for RAM from crucial and Apple will charge $150 for the same one. When I install the memory, I dumbfounded to see that the memory I am installing and the ones already there from the factory are made by the same company. This whole thing has vexed me for years because they could put more RAM in and not affect the price of the system (but their bottom line).
I have been shopping around for a notebook for a family member. I found that Lenovo and Apple have the highest price dual core. Dell is of course the lowest. But looking at the specs, the lower price ones tend to have GMA or ATI Hypermemory GPU, slower memory, and are pretty bulky. Apple does put in the best stuff available at the launch. I would even venture to guess that the Macbooks are gaming quality.
I agree with you. It is my job for the moment to be appraise of all operating systems OSX, Linux, and Windows. Though I gringe at the sight of Windows booting an iMac. I accept it as a necessary evil.
They focus on security, hire student workers, and their software is used by giants like IBM, HP, Apple, Microsoft, and Redhat. Let us not mention governments' need for advances in cybersecurity. Now, all they need is 100K a year. Apply for a grant you lazy bastards. Yes, you have to answer to a lot a bosses and they will expect some results. Bite the bullet and write the reports! I work in science and that is how we put food on the table. I sure those companies and the government would fund advances in cybersecurity plus train students so that there are future developers with security expertise in the work force. I don't want to here some bullshit about freedom, money is not free.
CS grants are not out the government realm. From what I know about OpenBSD and OpenSSH, those projects focus on improving security for networked computers which work can be used by any entity free of charge. Since the government via Homeland Security insists that cybersecurity be increased, I don't think that funding the projects through a grant would be a farfetched idea. But I don't think I have to write my congressman, these guys need to apply for a grant from DARPA or HS. They will have to do reports but nothing in life is for free. Has other open source projects applied for grants?
Thanks for the insightful suggestions, but they illustrate my point. Ubuntu has to do better job at automating the hardware configuration. It recognized my wired network card and had them ready to go on boot up, but failed to detect my wireless. The driver is open sourced, it is a ubitquitous 3com card , and the wpa supplicant is also available open source. My particular computer relies on the wireless network and since the installation requires a network connection, this stuff should be part of the installer. Then, Ubuntu inability to drive my display was also a failing. I don't really understand the whole philosophy of not using manufacturers drivers at the onset. Why use a hack driver when ATI and Nvidia provide the drivers? I paid for the card and I want the manufacturer's driver. I don't give a rat's ass about open source or proprietary. If for some reason you don't like the manufacturer driver, shouldn't you go through the trouble of switching it instead of the average Linux newbie. Ubuntu should standardize on one kernel and slow down the release cycle ( not Debian slow but enough for them to work out usability bugs) and maybe institute a beta and alpha program. Use the manufacturer's drivers by default unless there is a technical reason not to use it. The priority should be to increase usability comparable to OSX or Windows. I believe the OS market needs more alternatives. There is no offering Linux as an alternative unless any novice can pop in cd and have a fully functional system at the end of installation.
I absolutely agree to what you are saying!!! I gave ubuntu another try this weekend. The first try ended when I couldn't get wireless networking to work a year ago. One year later, I still can't get wireless networking to work. The drivers are available but have to be compile for my current kernel. Then, wpa support has to be compiled as well. Then, I have to edit in command line the conf file in/etc using vi. Let's not talk about the hoops I had to jump through to get ati driver working. Doom3 is still jumpy and I can't get it to drive my Apple Cinema Display. All this is cumbersome to do because the root account is disable by default so I can't use the gui and must type sudo before each command in the cli. Really, do we really believe that many people welcome the opportunity to go through that on their weekends? Now with Windows, all I needed to do was put the CD in my drive, install the drivers, and plug in the device. Granted, wpa was no walk in the park but it was doable in an 1 hour. Apple was easiest by far because it already comes with wireless and only asks for type of encryption and the pasword. Done in 1 min !!!
The second she mentioned command-line was when Automatix died as an easy to use tool for the average. My sister can't even configure networking in Windows or update her virus scan, yet she is suppose to bring up the command-line. Ok, I have been reading slashdot for years and Linux has been over-optimistically touted as the alternative to Windows year after year. Yet, we are in 2006 and Linux is still just a hacker OS. What is the hold up? Ease of use by itself won't bring users but Linux has to claim that before it even tries. Oh well, better luck next time
That is the key word here. It is a "joint" effort between our armed service and those of our allies to develop this plane. So, the plane is technically is our (US and allies) plane and not our (US only) plane. So, our allies should get all the information requested about the thing. I would expect that that is the arrangement? There is little information about what this software controls. I would assume it controls just about everything from weapons to radar to avonics to HUD. I understand why they want the source as a matter of national defense. They have the right to control or modify the planes as they see fit after purchase. Without the software, it may be impossible. I don't see a legitimate reason to withhold it. If we can't trust our allies, why did we invite them to help?
It's just plain silly to use religion to try to manipulate politics this way
Its fun. Americans are just so damn gullible. It is like taking candy from a baby. Ever wonder why there is a trade deficit? Only Americans can spend more money than they make on shit they don't need. The democrats should get in on this game.
I thought I was I going stupid there for a moment. I read the article and it had nothing with the slashdot title. If anything, it seem to praise Apple. But I realized from post, it wasn't I going stupid- it was Zonk. Zonk, you need to buck up man and pay attention!!!
I can't even count the many divisions Sony has. They got hands in gaming, tv, computers, cell phones, movies, and music. All this diversity means they can they hit in one area and still be profitable. It is equivalent to telling me that Microsoft is losing money on the Xbox. But, one thing that always concerns me is why do they have such a hard time getting all those division to work together. Apple started their foray into music with iTunes on Mac OS 9 with a market share of 2.3%. Now they have everything integrated well from the OS to the computers to the music players to iTunes Store and are the undisputed leader. But, Sony had all those divisions years ago and couldn't pull it together and offer more. It is a shame they are now playing catch up.
If the picture of the women in the photo booth demo is the reviewer, the damn she is CUTE!!!.
Hello from my bedroom, where all the magic happens.
I, for one, welcome our new Pr0nCam overlords.
I love where her mind is. If she is reading this, my name is Hank. I love long walks on the beach. I am into exercising, science, and computers. Though I am geek, I am considered cool amongst other geeks. Also, I am tall, dark, and handsome.
If it has to be a Wintel laptop, I always recommend a Thinkpad. The are one of the few laptop vendors that try to pack as much power they can in a small frame. The computers are alway reliable and well built. I have not bought since the Lenovo takeover but it appears that they have not change anything from the IBM designs.
Hey, what Dell laptop are you comparing. The bargain basement B130 costs $700 and uses a celeron and doesn't even offer bluetooth. You can't really compare them to desktops either because Dell doesn't offer a desktop built out of laptop components. The mini is unique amongst desktops and media centers sold today.
I am not very fond the Intel graphics either, but I anticipated this when Apple said it was going Intel. From my research on building a gaming computer, you can find a Gpu with dedicated graphics for about $60 retail. I sure Apple could put it in without adding to much to the retail price or at least offer it as an add on. It looks promising that they can release a core solo iBook at about the $799 price point.
How does Aero fare with intel on-board graphics and shared memory? A lot of computers ranging from the low-end to the mid-range use this system. I wondering how I should plan future computer purchases. I don't have good feeling about this.
Glad to see someone step and demand more openness from this administration. Circumventing established protocols with regard to obtaining warrants and violating Americans constitutional rights is a travesty. With this administration track record on disinformation to the American public and general incompetence. We need more information so we can judge accurately the actions of this administration. This is suppose to be a democracy. It is a shame that Congress has decided to waive its right to oversight on decisions to preserve a partisan line.
Yeah, I believe that if there was a mass mgration to Linux. There would be a conflict between geeks who want ultimate configurability and a non-techies who want a simple interfaces. If they still use the word newbie at help forums, then we have a ways to go to prepare user base with the people start accepting Linux.
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First, this article is a little misinformed. His obvious reference to Vista does not reflect the fact that there will be 3 home versions and one will come without Aero for people with systems that are underpar. However, that version should have all the sercurity and search enhancements. Now, OS X has been using eye-candy for years with minimal system specs. I had bouncing icons, expose, and genie effect running on a 6 year old Powerbook. So, it isn't the resource hog as he paints it. Apples use of eye-candy at the very least has function. Bouncing icons may seem silly but it lets me know that the computer is responding to my request I can stop clicking. Expose is pure genius for window management and is necessary to quickly navigate with a small display. I am not so sure about the hit games either. Games take over the screen so I am pretty sure that the gpu is not rendering the OS but focusing on the game. Memory may be tied up some but it so cheap these days that adding more won't break the bank.
Oh yeah, thanks for that bit of info
While on the subject of memory, ever notice how Apple overcharges fpr memory. I'll pay $60 for RAM from crucial and Apple will charge $150 for the same one. When I install the memory, I dumbfounded to see that the memory I am installing and the ones already there from the factory are made by the same company. This whole thing has vexed me for years because they could put more RAM in and not affect the price of the system (but their bottom line).
would even venture to guess that the Macbooks are gaming quality
That is if the video drivers ever start working!! Just out of curiousity, what errors were feedbacked when ATI's catalyst drivers were tried?
I have been shopping around for a notebook for a family member. I found that Lenovo and Apple have the highest price dual core. Dell is of course the lowest. But looking at the specs, the lower price ones tend to have GMA or ATI Hypermemory GPU, slower memory, and are pretty bulky. Apple does put in the best stuff available at the launch. I would even venture to guess that the Macbooks are gaming quality.
I agree with you. It is my job for the moment to be appraise of all operating systems OSX, Linux, and Windows. Though I gringe at the sight of Windows booting an iMac. I accept it as a necessary evil.
They focus on security, hire student workers, and their software is used by giants like IBM, HP, Apple, Microsoft, and Redhat. Let us not mention governments' need for advances in cybersecurity. Now, all they need is 100K a year. Apply for a grant you lazy bastards. Yes, you have to answer to a lot a bosses and they will expect some results. Bite the bullet and write the reports! I work in science and that is how we put food on the table. I sure those companies and the government would fund advances in cybersecurity plus train students so that there are future developers with security expertise in the work force. I don't want to here some bullshit about freedom, money is not free.
CS grants are not out the government realm. From what I know about OpenBSD and OpenSSH, those projects focus on improving security for networked computers which work can be used by any entity free of charge. Since the government via Homeland Security insists that cybersecurity be increased, I don't think that funding the projects through a grant would be a farfetched idea. But I don't think I have to write my congressman, these guys need to apply for a grant from DARPA or HS. They will have to do reports but nothing in life is for free. Has other open source projects applied for grants?
Thanks for the insightful suggestions, but they illustrate my point. Ubuntu has to do better job at automating the hardware configuration. It recognized my wired network card and had them ready to go on boot up, but failed to detect my wireless. The driver is open sourced, it is a ubitquitous 3com card , and the wpa supplicant is also available open source. My particular computer relies on the wireless network and since the installation requires a network connection, this stuff should be part of the installer. Then, Ubuntu inability to drive my display was also a failing. I don't really understand the whole philosophy of not using manufacturers drivers at the onset. Why use a hack driver when ATI and Nvidia provide the drivers? I paid for the card and I want the manufacturer's driver. I don't give a rat's ass about open source or proprietary. If for some reason you don't like the manufacturer driver, shouldn't you go through the trouble of switching it instead of the average Linux newbie. Ubuntu should standardize on one kernel and slow down the release cycle ( not Debian slow but enough for them to work out usability bugs) and maybe institute a beta and alpha program. Use the manufacturer's drivers by default unless there is a technical reason not to use it. The priority should be to increase usability comparable to OSX or Windows. I believe the OS market needs more alternatives. There is no offering Linux as an alternative unless any novice can pop in cd and have a fully functional system at the end of installation.
I absolutely agree to what you are saying!!! I gave ubuntu another try this weekend. The first try ended when I couldn't get wireless networking to work a year ago. One year later, I still can't get wireless networking to work. The drivers are available but have to be compile for my current kernel. Then, wpa support has to be compiled as well. Then, I have to edit in command line the conf file in /etc using vi. Let's not talk about the hoops I had to jump through to get ati driver working. Doom3 is still jumpy and I can't get it to drive my Apple Cinema Display. All this is cumbersome to do because the root account is disable by default so I can't use the gui and must type sudo before each command in the cli. Really, do we really believe that many people welcome the opportunity to go through that on their weekends? Now with Windows, all I needed to do was put the CD in my drive, install the drivers, and plug in the device. Granted, wpa was no walk in the park but it was doable in an 1 hour. Apple was easiest by far because it already comes with wireless and only asks for type of encryption and the pasword. Done in 1 min !!!
The second she mentioned command-line was when Automatix died as an easy to use tool for the average. My sister can't even configure networking in Windows or update her virus scan, yet she is suppose to bring up the command-line. Ok, I have been reading slashdot for years and Linux has been over-optimistically touted as the alternative to Windows year after year. Yet, we are in 2006 and Linux is still just a hacker OS. What is the hold up? Ease of use by itself won't bring users but Linux has to claim that before it even tries. Oh well, better luck next time
That is the key word here. It is a "joint" effort between our armed service and those of our allies to develop this plane. So, the plane is technically is our (US and allies) plane and not our (US only) plane. So, our allies should get all the information requested about the thing. I would expect that that is the arrangement? There is little information about what this software controls. I would assume it controls just about everything from weapons to radar to avonics to HUD. I understand why they want the source as a matter of national defense. They have the right to control or modify the planes as they see fit after purchase. Without the software, it may be impossible. I don't see a legitimate reason to withhold it. If we can't trust our allies, why did we invite them to help?
I need a shredder!!!
It's just plain silly to use religion to try to manipulate politics this way
Its fun. Americans are just so damn gullible. It is like taking candy from a baby. Ever wonder why there is a trade deficit? Only Americans can spend more money than they make on shit they don't need. The democrats should get in on this game.
Oh damn, you caught me! MULTITASKING! See what happens when you type your mind instead of speaking your mind. Regardless, Zonk, YOU'RE FIRED!!!
(a) get out more, (b) have more sex
Top of my to do list just as soon has I stop posting on slashdot.
I thought I was I going stupid there for a moment. I read the article and it had nothing with the slashdot title. If anything, it seem to praise Apple. But I realized from post, it wasn't I going stupid- it was Zonk. Zonk, you need to buck up man and pay attention!!!
I can't even count the many divisions Sony has. They got hands in gaming, tv, computers, cell phones, movies, and music. All this diversity means they can they hit in one area and still be profitable. It is equivalent to telling me that Microsoft is losing money on the Xbox. But, one thing that always concerns me is why do they have such a hard time getting all those division to work together. Apple started their foray into music with iTunes on Mac OS 9 with a market share of 2.3%. Now they have everything integrated well from the OS to the computers to the music players to iTunes Store and are the undisputed leader. But, Sony had all those divisions years ago and couldn't pull it together and offer more. It is a shame they are now playing catch up.
If the picture of the women in the photo booth demo is the reviewer, the damn she is CUTE!!!.
Hello from my bedroom, where all the magic happens.
I, for one, welcome our new Pr0nCam overlords.
I love where her mind is. If she is reading this, my name is Hank. I love long walks on the beach. I am into exercising, science, and computers. Though I am geek, I am considered cool amongst other geeks. Also, I am tall, dark, and handsome.
PS: The review was great- so in depth.
If it has to be a Wintel laptop, I always recommend a Thinkpad. The are one of the few laptop vendors that try to pack as much power they can in a small frame. The computers are alway reliable and well built. I have not bought since the Lenovo takeover but it appears that they have not change anything from the IBM designs.
Hey, what Dell laptop are you comparing. The bargain basement B130 costs $700 and uses a celeron and doesn't even offer bluetooth. You can't really compare them to desktops either because Dell doesn't offer a desktop built out of laptop components. The mini is unique amongst desktops and media centers sold today.
I am not very fond the Intel graphics either, but I anticipated this when Apple said it was going Intel. From my research on building a gaming computer, you can find a Gpu with dedicated graphics for about $60 retail. I sure Apple could put it in without adding to much to the retail price or at least offer it as an add on. It looks promising that they can release a core solo iBook at about the $799 price point.
How does Aero fare with intel on-board graphics and shared memory? A lot of computers ranging from the low-end to the mid-range use this system. I wondering how I should plan future computer purchases. I don't have good feeling about this.
Glad to see someone step and demand more openness from this administration. Circumventing established protocols with regard to obtaining warrants and violating Americans constitutional rights is a travesty. With this administration track record on disinformation to the American public and general incompetence. We need more information so we can judge accurately the actions of this administration. This is suppose to be a democracy. It is a shame that Congress has decided to waive its right to oversight on decisions to preserve a partisan line.
Yeah, I believe that if there was a mass mgration to Linux. There would be a conflict between geeks who want ultimate configurability and a non-techies who want a simple interfaces. If they still use the word newbie at help forums, then we have a ways to go to prepare user base with the people start accepting Linux.