"The other side of the story is that a number of Mac sites have been publicizing the online vote side of this and exhorting the faithful to cast a ballot."
Wasn't that big a problem I guess. Those Windows folks all the time tell me how Apples marketshare doesn't matter.
"Anyone who listens to AAC audio will want to upgrade to iTunes 4.0.1, since it fixes a playback problem that existed in version 4.0.[...]
Before installing version 4.0.1, simply drag the iTunes application icon out of the Applications folder and into a different folder. Then install the 4.0.1 update.
When you want Internet sharing, simply launch version 4.0."
I wonder if people haven't learned anything from history. If Microsoft says something will be ready in 2 years, well... I would at least add another 12 months to that. (Or be prepared to never here again of it) And this presentation coming from Microsoft I wouldn't be surprised if it ran on a Mac.
Regarding Extremetech's article: How extreme can their IT knowledge be if some forum member (!) has to enlighten them on that "Apple has being up and running with their Quartz Compositor engine in OS X, which is now hardware accelerated as Quartz Extreme in Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar), and that MS is once again playing catch-up and acting as if it's new stuff." Hiding under stones much?
Besides: The public beta of Mac OS X came out September 2000 and Quartz was demo'd to the public half a year before that by Steve Jobs. So implementing wiggly windows takes MS 5 years. More like 6 (see above)...
I believe you are mistaken. The Soundscan system tracks barcodes as they are scanned by record stores.
Interesting. Maybe I'm getting old. OK, I'm definetely getting old, but OTOH I'm not sure if they don't still do it the old way over here in good ol Germany...
Assuming you buy from a reputable vendor, the only time you have hardware problems with a PC is if you do upgrades manually, or if something breaks (rare).
Really don't want to flame or anything, but having worked at a support desk I really wonder why the parent wasn't modded +5 Funny... What is a "reputable vendor"? Surely not Dell and co...
Those figures usually only relate to sales to stores and chains. It doesn't mean that people actually bought that many CDs. Eminem could sell 10 million CDs to stores, but if no customer would get them they would eventually end up in the bargain bin. He would have nontheless gained his gold/platinum/whatsover status...
In closing... maybe Spymac itself will die a quick death. Most Mac users recognize that it's rumor predictions are consistently way off base, the content is juvenile, and overall, it is just plain bad.
Spymac, just as macwhispers, is just another venture for Jack Campbell to sell his crap from macmice/MacTable.
"The only problem is that to do this, you need to have a supported drive."
Take a look at/System/Library/Frameworks/DiscRecording.framework/Versions/A/Resources/DevicePlugIns/
I have an unsupported Samsung CD-RW. I just opened the SamsungCDR.device-plugin with an hex editor and changed the model description I found there to my model. Use the model description that Toast shows or use any UNIX tool you like.
Make a backup of the changed file, bcz with some system updates it got reset.
I think Steve should buy Vivendis game section first. Should be a bargain compared to Universal Music:) Imagine Computergames first on the Mac... Ahh, the good ol' days of Myst or the amazing QuickDraw 3D stuff in "Alone in the Dark".
Good list. And what amazes me is that it needs a/. thread to come up with that list.
Most of those apps could be found at google without much effort. And if all fails this page has sorted lists with all Software that runs under Mac OS X.
uhm... no.
XDarwin is an xserver for Darwin wich is the open source part of Mac OS X. And if your Mac doesn't have a Pentium processor or you run Darwin on a (IBM-compatible) PC it should be difficult to get wine running.
Yes, it sometimes feels slow to me, but:...
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Yes, Mac OS X sometimes feels slow on my machine (iMac with 400 Mhz G3 and 8 MB VRAM). Example: Browsing. If I installed Linux (optimized, no out-of-the-box SuSE PPC), Mozilla would outshine my Chimera here (which renders pages fastest on Mac OS X as far as I can tell). Also, any browser under Mac OS 9 would be faster. Same goes for scrolling in most apps or clicking on a button where I have to wait sometimes. So, I know it's not only the hardware but also the OS that makes my computing experience slower on this machine. I don't want to get into why I don't install Linux here.
Now I could use Mac OS 9.0.4 and Photoshop 5.5. Clicking on a button would mean instant reaction. Why do I use Mac OS X and Photoshop 7? Because Mac OS X lets me do stuff I couldn't possibly do on Mac OS 9 or earlier. And in a way I couldn't possibly do. If I had as many apps open in Mac OS 9, as many up- and downloads progressing, I'm very sure my iMac wouldn't be useable at all anymore. Scrolling wouldn't be slow but not happening. Hell, I'm running an FTP server and really use my DSL line. In Mac OS 9 I had to go for a coffee break just to scan pictures.
What I want to say is: Yes, Mac OS X feels slow sometimes but I never thought to go back for a minute:) And when I'm big I'll get a G4 and Quartz extreme compliant GPU.
Oh, yes: I know Linux (in fact worked with it), compared the speed and even was a Windows user a few years ago. So I guess I can compare some stuff.
They *try* to look like Aqua, but if used Mac OS X longer than a day you should notice the difference:)
And for LimeWire: Yes, it is awfully slow, but I use another Java App on Mac OS X: CrushFTP and FTP server. And I'm just happy with it's performance. I guess Java is not the problem, the programmers are.
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Q: Does MOL run on the AmigaOne hardware (or in general, on non-Apple hardware)?
A: It does. MOL runs on any PowerPC hardware (except 601-based systems). However, the EULA of MacOS prohibits its usage on non-Apple hardware (it is of course perfectly legal to use MOL to boot a second Linux thoiugh).
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Wasn't that big a problem I guess. Those Windows folks all the time tell me how Apples marketshare doesn't matter.
Than why in hell did MS start to make an operating system?
Oh... sorry, you meant building a monopoly...
"Anyone who listens to AAC audio will want to upgrade to iTunes 4.0.1, since it fixes a playback problem that existed in version 4.0.[...]
Before installing version 4.0.1, simply drag the iTunes application icon out of the Applications folder and into a different folder. Then install the 4.0.1 update.
When you want Internet sharing, simply launch version 4.0."
See? Even hacking on a Mac is sooo easy :)
www.levenez.com/unix/
No, seriously, check it out. Best *nix genealogical tree I know of.
Be kind, rewind? The public beta of course was pre 10.0. Jaguar is 10.2. I'm pretty sure what you're talking about is instead Quartz extreme?!
This is the developers site complete with screenshots.
And this presentation coming from Microsoft I wouldn't be surprised if it ran on a Mac.
Regarding Extremetech's article: How extreme can their IT knowledge be if some forum member (!) has to enlighten them on that "Apple has being up and running with their Quartz Compositor engine in OS X, which is now hardware accelerated as Quartz Extreme in Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar), and that MS is once again playing catch-up and acting as if it's new stuff." Hiding under stones much?
Besides: The public beta of Mac OS X came out September 2000 and Quartz was demo'd to the public half a year before that by Steve Jobs. So implementing wiggly windows takes MS 5 years. More like 6 (see above)...
Interesting. Maybe I'm getting old. OK, I'm definetely getting old, but OTOH I'm not sure if they don't still do it the old way over here in good ol Germany...
What is Billboard using anyway?
Really don't want to flame or anything, but having worked at a support desk I really wonder why the parent wasn't modded +5 Funny... What is a "reputable vendor"? Surely not Dell and co...
Those figures usually only relate to sales to stores and chains. It doesn't mean that people actually bought that many CDs. Eminem could sell 10 million CDs to stores, but if no customer would get them they would eventually end up in the bargain bin. He would have nontheless gained his gold/platinum/whatsover status...
Read here.
I would really like to see newspages like
"The only problem is that to do this, you need to have a supported drive."
/System/Library/Frameworks/DiscRecording.framework /Versions/A/Resources/DevicePlugIns/
Take a look at
I have an unsupported Samsung CD-RW. I just opened the SamsungCDR.device-plugin with an hex editor and changed the model description I found there to my model. Use the model description that Toast shows or use any UNIX tool you like.
Make a backup of the changed file, bcz with some system updates it got reset.
www.macrumors.com seems to have a link to the webcast. I won't post it directly, if you want to watch you'll have to click a little ;)
I think Steve should buy Vivendis game section first. Should be a bargain compared to Universal Music :) Imagine Computergames first on the Mac... Ahh, the good ol' days of Myst or the amazing QuickDraw 3D stuff in "Alone in the Dark".
Most of those apps could be found at google without much effort. And if all fails this page has sorted lists with all Software that runs under Mac OS X.
uhm... no. XDarwin is an xserver for Darwin wich is the open source part of Mac OS X. And if your Mac doesn't have a Pentium processor or you run Darwin on a (IBM-compatible) PC it should be difficult to get wine running.
Yes, Mac OS X sometimes feels slow on my machine (iMac with 400 Mhz G3 and 8 MB VRAM). Example: Browsing. If I installed Linux (optimized, no out-of-the-box SuSE PPC), Mozilla would outshine my Chimera here (which renders pages fastest on Mac OS X as far as I can tell). Also, any browser under Mac OS 9 would be faster. Same goes for scrolling in most apps or clicking on a button where I have to wait sometimes. So, I know it's not only the hardware but also the OS that makes my computing experience slower on this machine. I don't want to get into why I don't install Linux here.
:) And when I'm big I'll get a G4 and Quartz extreme compliant GPU.
Now I could use Mac OS 9.0.4 and Photoshop 5.5. Clicking on a button would mean instant reaction. Why do I use Mac OS X and Photoshop 7? Because Mac OS X lets me do stuff I couldn't possibly do on Mac OS 9 or earlier. And in a way I couldn't possibly do. If I had as many apps open in Mac OS 9, as many up- and downloads progressing, I'm very sure my iMac wouldn't be useable at all anymore. Scrolling wouldn't be slow but not happening. Hell, I'm running an FTP server and really use my DSL line. In Mac OS 9 I had to go for a coffee break just to scan pictures.
What I want to say is: Yes, Mac OS X feels slow sometimes but I never thought to go back for a minute
Oh, yes: I know Linux (in fact worked with it), compared the speed and even was a Windows user a few years ago. So I guess I can compare some stuff.
They *try* to look like Aqua, but if used Mac OS X longer than a day you should notice the difference :)
And for LimeWire: Yes, it is awfully slow, but I use another Java App on Mac OS X: CrushFTP and FTP server. And I'm just happy with it's performance. I guess Java is not the problem, the programmers are.
Very likely. They have their own CPU unit. Just saw some job openings for it on their site a year ago or so.
Well, that's why it's called GigaProcessor ***UltraLight***. So I guess, unlike the Power4, it's smaller, runs cooler and consumes far less power.
From MOL FAQ:
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Q: Does MOL run on the AmigaOne hardware (or in general, on non-Apple hardware)?
A: It does. MOL runs on any PowerPC hardware (except 601-based systems). However, the EULA of MacOS prohibits its usage on non-Apple hardware (it is of course perfectly legal to use MOL to boot a second Linux thoiugh).
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So, I guess they are on the save side.
Care to eleborate on that subject? Or did you never use MOL?
Let me add: If you run into problems compiling your app try Fink http://fink.sourceforge.net/
MOL with Mac OS X only runs on Macs.
"iMac laptop": It's "iBook" moron ;)