Your entire post is insane as a basis for argument against mine. You call me retarded but you seem to be too dumb to understand that:
AC: While I called your post retarded, I don't recall resorting to an ad hominem attack.
#1) This is their job, most likely they'd get another if they hated it so much. They created their software so yes, they're gonna have the normal stuff like feature reqs. etc..DUH
I never made the assumption that they hated their jobs, and that was after spending several hours meeting with a majority of the engineering team in interviews and so on, so I don't see how you could make that leap of logic.
#2) I don't think it is a major feat, assuming they create it in the first place, to create the heuristics....DUH...if they were the ones to program it then of course they can find a way to stop/fix it.
From this point, I can only assume that you've never worked in software engineering (your sophmore Pascal project doesn't count), or if you do/have, that you're probably not very good at it. I'm too busy with regularly scheduled deliveries, status reports, and analysis meetings to go off and create work for myself - it cuts into my/. and Counter-Strike time.
I had the opportunity to interview with Symantec about 5 years ago, for the Norton Anti-Virus unit.
It's safe to say by your post that you haven't.
To post the assertion that these guys have anything to the propagation and dissemination of viruii is retarded - not only do they have to contend with regular build issues, feature requests, etc. - but they also have to keep up with the dozens of virii released into the wild on a weekly basis. The heuristics involved in developing the software necessary to *fix* an already infected (sometimes by multiple virii) is pretty impressive. There's no *good* reason why any of these engineers would intentionally create more work for themselves -- they don't need any.
Additionally, they aren't the only game in town as far as anti-virus software. They would be out of the fame in a New York minute if they were ever found to be involved in disseminating virii, intentionally or not.
Please turn off your computer and go back to your "X-Files" reruns.
P.S. - The coolest thing about the interview was when one of the Senior Engineers showed me the Quarantine Room, where they research different virii and repairing the damage.
One of the reasons why we don't use Chimera at work is the proxy password feature you mentioned, which is regarded as a "security" issue -- what it really comes down to is that our Networking staff doesn't want people who don't have internet access walking over to a cube with internet access and checking tubgirl.com (or whatever).
At the end of the day, all of these issues come down to a matter of context. For me, Chimera is my browser of choice on OS X not only because of tabs, but because I can save tab groups as shortcuts: I have a *news* tab, a *webmail* tab, a *mobile* tab, etc.
Yes it does. Don't assume that there aren't a few of us in Corporate I.T. land trying to use our Macs full-time instead of the crap Dells we're given.
There is no Outlook Exchange Client for OS X. It's not looking too good either: the Mac Exchange Client for the Classic Mac OS, although advertised as feature-compatible isn't entirely: there is some core functionality, like the abiltity to search within Calendar items, that is missing in the Mac version.
Having said that, there are a number of other options available:
1. Web access - although you can only view entries you "own"- kills the shared calendar concept.
2. Virtual PC. Pricey. A bit of a hassle to get set up on an NT domain (our admins don't like adding it...).
3. Citrix. Works great (I use the Java client instead of the OS X client) if you've got a Citrix install and an admin who's not a dickhead.
I think a Cocoa Evolution project would be good for OS X and for Evolution: I know it would give OS X considerably more credibility in the workplace.
"If you train kids on OS X, they'll be ready for any computing direction. If they go into a computer science field, it'll be an easy transition to a Unix or Linux box (not that they couldn't use a proprietary OS). If they become designers, audio engineers, or digital video specialists, they'll already know the most used OS. If they just want to be Sales Monkeys or gamers, well, they'll have to learn Windows."
Amen.
That's the most concise way of expression why I'm so happy with Apple.
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This works just fine -- I've been using this combination for weeks.
I have a shell on all the servers I'm accessing, though, so YMMV.
I haven't used Dreamweaver for ages, but you used to be able to specify BBEdit as your text editor. If you can still do that, then you should be good to go.
The following is taken from the release notes:
"Additions
The following major features have been added in BBEdit 7.0:
Integrated access to CVS (Concurrent Versions System) allows you to transparently work with source files from multiple repositories. [Mac OS X]"
I would also recommend taking a look at BBEdit's command-line integration. There's a whole section on it in the BBEdit User Manual.
Why would you not want people anticipating your products?
This has been a problem for Apple for years: People "in the know" would traditionally hold off on purchases of new Apple hardware until after the MacWorld keynotes: Desktops announcements would usually happen in San Francisco in January, Partnership/Software announcements during the Worldwide Devloper's Conference in May, and Macworld Tokyo or New York would bring in the laptop announcements.
For years I would wait until the second week of January before buying a new Mac, as I'd get the best deals. Now that I'm almost exclusively on a laptop, May/June seems to be the best time to buy -- last season's "op of the line laptop is usually about $1,000 cheaper after the summer speedbump release.
My understanding is that they're illegal in the United States.
I've actually been in a theater where the guy not only got a call, but sat in his seat talking on the phone for over two minutes before people actually started yelling at him.
I was also watching the release of Akira Kurosawa's "Ran" in a theater last year with a guy who had a colickly baby screaming throughout the first half-hour of the movie. He was kind enough to take the baby out right before he was lynched.
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AC: While I called your post retarded, I don't recall resorting to an ad hominem attack.
#1) This is their job, most likely they'd get another if they hated it so much. They created their software so yes, they're gonna have the normal stuff like feature reqs. etc..DUH
I never made the assumption that they hated their jobs, and that was after spending several hours meeting with a majority of the engineering team in interviews and so on, so I don't see how you could make that leap of logic.
#2) I don't think it is a major feat, assuming they create it in the first place, to create the heuristics....DUH...if they were the ones to program it then of course they can find a way to stop/fix it.
From this point, I can only assume that you've never worked in software engineering (your sophmore Pascal project doesn't count), or if you do/have, that you're probably not very good at it. I'm too busy with regularly scheduled deliveries, status reports, and analysis meetings to go off and create work for myself - it cuts into my /. and Counter-Strike time.
It's safe to say by your post that you haven't.
To post the assertion that these guys have anything to the propagation and dissemination of viruii is retarded - not only do they have to contend with regular build issues, feature requests, etc. - but they also have to keep up with the dozens of virii released into the wild on a weekly basis. The heuristics involved in developing the software necessary to *fix* an already infected (sometimes by multiple virii) is pretty impressive. There's no *good* reason why any of these engineers would intentionally create more work for themselves -- they don't need any.
Additionally, they aren't the only game in town as far as anti-virus software. They would be out of the fame in a New York minute if they were ever found to be involved in disseminating virii, intentionally or not.
Please turn off your computer and go back to your "X-Files" reruns.
P.S. - The coolest thing about the interview was when one of the Senior Engineers showed me the Quarantine Room, where they research different virii and repairing the damage.
Funny.
At the end of the day, all of these issues come down to a matter of context. For me, Chimera is my browser of choice on OS X not only because of tabs, but because I can save tab groups as shortcuts: I have a *news* tab, a *webmail* tab, a *mobile* tab, etc.
Very handy.
Having said that, there are a number of other options available:
1. Web access - although you can only view entries you "own"- kills the shared calendar concept.
2. Virtual PC. Pricey. A bit of a hassle to get set up on an NT domain (our admins don't like adding it...).
3. Citrix. Works great (I use the Java client instead of the OS X client) if you've got a Citrix install and an admin who's not a dickhead.
I think a Cocoa Evolution project would be good for OS X and for Evolution: I know it would give OS X considerably more credibility in the workplace.
Amen.
That's the most concise way of expression why I'm so happy with Apple.
I have a shell on all the servers I'm accessing, though, so YMMV.
I haven't used Dreamweaver for ages, but you used to be able to specify BBEdit as your text editor. If you can still do that, then you should be good to go.
The following is taken from the release notes:
"Additions
The following major features have been added in BBEdit 7.0:
Integrated access to CVS (Concurrent Versions System) allows you to transparently work with source files from multiple repositories. [Mac OS X]"
I would also recommend taking a look at BBEdit's command-line integration. There's a whole section on it in the BBEdit User Manual.
This has been a problem for Apple for years: People "in the know" would traditionally hold off on purchases of new Apple hardware until after the MacWorld keynotes: Desktops announcements would usually happen in San Francisco in January, Partnership/Software announcements during the Worldwide Devloper's Conference in May, and Macworld Tokyo or New York would bring in the laptop announcements.
For years I would wait until the second week of January before buying a new Mac, as I'd get the best deals. Now that I'm almost exclusively on a laptop, May/June seems to be the best time to buy -- last season's "op of the line laptop is usually about $1,000 cheaper after the summer speedbump release.
http://www.thinkmobile.com/Phones/Cell/Article/00/ 01/45/
My understanding is that they're illegal in the United States.
I've actually been in a theater where the guy not only got a call, but sat in his seat talking on the phone for over two minutes before people actually started yelling at him.
I was also watching the release of Akira Kurosawa's "Ran" in a theater last year with a guy who had a colickly baby screaming throughout the first half-hour of the movie. He was kind enough to take the baby out right before he was lynched.
But then again, I live in Los Angeles. YMMV.
Your iambic pentameter needs a little work. Keep trying.
http://www.apple.com/games/features
Count: Games for OSX: 132 Loki Games: 20
Loki Games is out of business.
A quick jaunt over to the Transgaming site and a search of the database of games supported gives the following results:
5 games with a rating of 5
7 games with a rating of 4 TOTAL: 12 Games
There were only 2 games listed that the Mac doesn't have: Grand Theft Auto 3 and Half-Life.
Transgaming's ratings are for usability -- Apple doesn't have (need) usability ratings.
I can only assume there are no ratings lower than 4 because of mathematically challenged winex fanbois such as yourself.
Try again.