Well, maybe they don't include DVD-RAM because no one cares about it?
My powerbook came with a combo drive but I bought a Panasonic drive (UJ series) from Newegg for 100 bucks, and installed it as a "superdrive". The installation was painless, but you need some tiny screwdrivers. I needed a downloaded (free) driver update to get it working, though. The Panasonic drive supports DVD-RAM and even included a free 4.7GB disc. Why use it when DVD-R is 15 cents a pop now?
A bunch of radio stations in LA are running Super Bowl contests, but they can't use the term "Super Bowl". They have to call it The Big Game or something to that effect.
Has Google done anything new? Not really. Much like the early Microsoft, they simply take existing ideas and improve them. Google wasn't the first search engine. They weren't the first webmail provider. They weren't the first web site that searched Usenet (in MS fashion, they bought deja). Even Picasa, which they bought, is being transformed into a PC version of iPhoto.
Based on their past history, it wouldn't surpise me if they were to boldly attack Microsoft on browser, OS or even on an Office-type product.
"I would love to see something like this take place"
You've got to be kidding me. We need competition in this market, to drive down prices and increase the quality of service. Plus, with Sirius you get a no-ClearChannel service. Can't say the same about XM.
Again. Buy used. If it doesn't do anything new, you don't need a NEW one!
Oh, I almost forgot: STFU.
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I don't get it. You can already buy many, many phones that do nothing but make phone calls. Look at any provider's web page, and they're gonna have starter phones that don't have the new in-demand fancy features. (and that's why they sell them, because people want to buy them)
Hey, buy a used Motorola V66. It's a great phone, makes good calls and is inexpensive. You can still get all the accessories and batteries. Its small and has a metal casing, and it looks cool.
It amuses me that the web site with the most tech-savvy members continually finds new technologies "crap" and this attitude is modded up as insightful. Don't we want phones that do *more* things, that cost the same as our old shittier, bulkier phones?
At this point, it makes more sense for IBM to port their applications to OS X. Now that they supply the CPU for Apple's server hardware, there's a strong case to be made for this.
If WSAD were ever ported to OS X, my boss would be placing a nice order for xServes and powermacs on the Apple website.
The iBook and Powerbook *do* currently have the same class processor (G4). Powerbook has: Audio line-in, much better screen resolution, faster bus speed, backlit keyboard (not on the 12 incher though), internal bluetooth, firewire 800, etc. iBook is 1024 X 768 video and lacks a lot of nice features, but it's still a great laptop if you don't need all the bells and whistles.
You say the Mac mini is "kinda a crappy machine" but you give no reasons for it, so I'm gonna help you out. I currently have a Powerbook 867 with a 40 GB hard drive. I use the powerbook to edit video, record multitrack audio, make DVDs with DVD Studio Pro, etc.
Now, this Mac mini has a processor almost twice as fast, double the hard disk space, and DDR memory (my laptop uses SDRAM)... for 500 bucks. I would hardly call it a crappy machine. Your post makes no sense to me, but obviously a few people find you insightful.
Insightful? Well, no one's gonna disagree that efficient coding is better. Look at OS X Panther reviving 4 year old G3 macs. Today's PCs arent built to last 5 years. Power supplies go out, hard drives die.
People who downplay CPU speeds obviously don't encode video, record multitrack 96k audio, etc. There's nothing good to come from the PC industry ramping down hardware advances. Apps won't be rewritten. People will lose their jobs. On the contrary, most of us here on Slashdot benefit every day by the computer industry advancing with more and more powerful systems.
Oh, by the way, Windows XP runs just fine on a 1ghz CPU.
I look forward to it so i can use it to play back media off a memory stick. If it supports divx I'll be all over it. I already have a cybershot camera, it'll be interesting to see how they work together. I don't expect it will play MP3s, but perhaps someone will create a game shark type cart that will allow divx, mp3, and other useful screen-on-the-go type applications. Does it have wifi like the DS?
The USB connection will give you digital audio through the Pod XT ASIO driver (all free from Line 6). They have drivers for Windows and OS X. Never tried Linux. The Pod XT can become your sound card, so not only can you record the audio in Cubase, you can monitor all tracks through the Pod XT's headphone output.
There's no driver for Linux, but I can't blame Line 6 for that. I don't know of anyone doing serious multitrack recording using Linux. You use a Mac, or Windows 200/XP.
First, it's a stupid name. Otherwise, the Jesusonic device looks interesting. I use an incredible device called the Pod XT that makes life very easy for recording, noodling around, or juicing up the amp. One of the things I wished was a way for people to program their own effects/amp modeling algorithms and let people share (or sell) them.
This gadget looks like it could make it happen. As far as how it looks, I'm sure it's a prototype which will eventually be a slick, portable gadget. I look forward to it.
This rumor circulates before every MacWorld. Think it can happen? Stebe had Microsoft people demo the new Microsoft Office at a very recent MacWorld, during the keynote. It seemed Apple was trying hard to keep Microsoft happy - Apple desperately needs continued Office development to declare themselves a viable alternative to Windows desktops. No Office compatability, no dice.
No one's mentioned this, but recent tests show the 1.25 G4 eMac keeping up (very capably) to the new G5 iMac. Let's give the eMac a little more credit than a "thin client".
The xbox is not a crippled PC, it's a game console, and a damn good one at that. I'm not a Microsoft fanboy (I'm an OS X fanboy), but the xbox is the best console I've ever had, and I've had every major one for the last 10 years, including the Dreamcast. The hard drive kicks ass, mine is modded for the xbox media center, the games look great and optical out to dolby digital was easy with the advanced pack.
They're not going after Suprnovs, their going after the sites that host the trackers. And for god's sake, the tracker has a copy of the file, they call it a seed. It has to start from somewhere, doesn't it?
This reminds me of the time NPR interviewed the "In a World" guy. You know, the same guy that seems to narrate every single movie preview, many times starting with "In A World Where...". I'd like to listen to it, but my employer blocks streams from NPR. Some of you may be more fortunate.
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Well, maybe they don't include DVD-RAM because no one cares about it?
My powerbook came with a combo drive but I bought a Panasonic drive (UJ series) from Newegg for 100 bucks, and installed it as a "superdrive". The installation was painless, but you need some tiny screwdrivers. I needed a downloaded (free) driver update to get it working, though. The Panasonic drive supports DVD-RAM and even included a free 4.7GB disc. Why use it when DVD-R is 15 cents a pop now?
I did a double-take when I read this is "Microsoft's Longhorn Faces Antitrust Sodomy". I guess it would have been a funnier article.
A bunch of radio stations in LA are running Super Bowl contests, but they can't use the term "Super Bowl". They have to call it The Big Game or something to that effect.
What's up with that?
Isn't Google the new Microsoft?
Has Google done anything new? Not really. Much like the early Microsoft, they simply take existing ideas and improve them. Google wasn't the first search engine. They weren't the first webmail provider. They weren't the first web site that searched Usenet (in MS fashion, they bought deja). Even Picasa, which they bought, is being transformed into a PC version of iPhoto.
Based on their past history, it wouldn't surpise me if they were to boldly attack Microsoft on browser, OS or even on an Office-type product.
"I would love to see something like this take place"
You've got to be kidding me. We need competition in this market, to drive down prices and increase the quality of service. Plus, with Sirius you get a no-ClearChannel service. Can't say the same about XM.
Again. Buy used. If it doesn't do anything new, you don't need a NEW one!
Oh, I almost forgot: STFU.
I don't get it. You can already buy many, many phones that do nothing but make phone calls. Look at any provider's web page, and they're gonna have starter phones that don't have the new in-demand fancy features. (and that's why they sell them, because people want to buy them)
Hey, buy a used Motorola V66. It's a great phone, makes good calls and is inexpensive. You can still get all the accessories and batteries. Its small and has a metal casing, and it looks cool.
It amuses me that the web site with the most tech-savvy members continually finds new technologies "crap" and this attitude is modded up as insightful. Don't we want phones that do *more* things, that cost the same as our old shittier, bulkier phones?
At this point, it makes more sense for IBM to port their applications to OS X. Now that they supply the CPU for Apple's server hardware, there's a strong case to be made for this.
If WSAD were ever ported to OS X, my boss would be placing a nice order for xServes and powermacs on the Apple website.
The iBook and Powerbook *do* currently have the same class processor (G4). Powerbook has: Audio line-in, much better screen resolution, faster bus speed, backlit keyboard (not on the 12 incher though), internal bluetooth, firewire 800, etc. iBook is 1024 X 768 video and lacks a lot of nice features, but it's still a great laptop if you don't need all the bells and whistles.
Can my Powerbook be prompted to surf porn sites when the iSight catches me pulling down my pants?
You say the Mac mini is "kinda a crappy machine" but you give no reasons for it, so I'm gonna help you out. I currently have a Powerbook 867 with a 40 GB hard drive. I use the powerbook to edit video, record multitrack audio, make DVDs with DVD Studio Pro, etc.
Now, this Mac mini has a processor almost twice as fast, double the hard disk space, and DDR memory (my laptop uses SDRAM)... for 500 bucks. I would hardly call it a crappy machine. Your post makes no sense to me, but obviously a few people find you insightful.
I love this mini mac, but you need a usb keyboard mouse. Your Dell keyboard won't cut it. They do sell USB/PS2 adapters though...
Insightful? Well, no one's gonna disagree that efficient coding is better. Look at OS X Panther reviving 4 year old G3 macs. Today's PCs arent built to last 5 years. Power supplies go out, hard drives die.
People who downplay CPU speeds obviously don't encode video, record multitrack 96k audio, etc. There's nothing good to come from the PC industry ramping down hardware advances. Apps won't be rewritten. People will lose their jobs. On the contrary, most of us here on Slashdot benefit every day by the computer industry advancing with more and more powerful systems.
Oh, by the way, Windows XP runs just fine on a 1ghz CPU.
I look forward to it so i can use it to play back media off a memory stick. If it supports divx I'll be all over it. I already have a cybershot camera, it'll be interesting to see how they work together. I don't expect it will play MP3s, but perhaps someone will create a game shark type cart that will allow divx, mp3, and other useful screen-on-the-go type applications. Does it have wifi like the DS?
The USB connection will give you digital audio through the Pod XT ASIO driver (all free from Line 6). They have drivers for Windows and OS X. Never tried Linux. The Pod XT can become your sound card, so not only can you record the audio in Cubase, you can monitor all tracks through the Pod XT's headphone output.
/XP.
There's no driver for Linux, but I can't blame Line 6 for that. I don't know of anyone doing serious multitrack recording using Linux. You use a Mac, or Windows 200
First, it's a stupid name. Otherwise, the Jesusonic device looks interesting. I use an incredible device called the Pod XT that makes life very easy for recording, noodling around, or juicing up the amp. One of the things I wished was a way for people to program their own effects/amp modeling algorithms and let people share (or sell) them.
This gadget looks like it could make it happen. As far as how it looks, I'm sure it's a prototype which will eventually be a slick, portable gadget. I look forward to it.
This rumor circulates before every MacWorld. Think it can happen? Stebe had Microsoft people demo the new Microsoft Office at a very recent MacWorld, during the keynote. It seemed Apple was trying hard to keep Microsoft happy - Apple desperately needs continued Office development to declare themselves a viable alternative to Windows desktops. No Office compatability, no dice.
Apple's walking a tightrope with Microsoft.
Maybe not, but make sure not to upset RIAA artists The Smithereens. They might have a bad temper.
No Thanks. But, I do see a future for you in marketing.
No one's mentioned this, but recent tests show the 1.25 G4 eMac keeping up (very capably) to the new G5 iMac. Let's give the eMac a little more credit than a "thin client".
If the Xbox is a broken PC, then ReactOS is a broken Video Game.
The xbox is not a crippled PC, it's a game console, and a damn good one at that. I'm not a Microsoft fanboy (I'm an OS X fanboy), but the xbox is the best console I've ever had, and I've had every major one for the last 10 years, including the Dreamcast. The hard drive kicks ass, mine is modded for the xbox media center, the games look great and optical out to dolby digital was easy with the advanced pack.
They're not going after Suprnovs, their going after the sites that host the trackers. And for god's sake, the tracker has a copy of the file, they call it a seed. It has to start from somewhere, doesn't it?
This reminds me of the time NPR interviewed the "In a World" guy. You know, the same guy that seems to narrate every single movie preview, many times starting with "In A World Where ...". I'd like to listen to it, but my employer blocks streams from NPR. Some of you may be more fortunate.
It's a remote control, either wired-in or bluetooth for a next-gen ipod. Either that or just a plain hoax. Someone mod me up!