Many people here on Slashdot seem to hate the ideas of capitalism. This may be partially due to the overwhelming "Open Source is King" feeling here. But whatever the next "big thing" is in technology you can bet that it will take a company like Apple to innovate it and wow the public with it, and to market it, package it, and call it a pretty name.
I think the most recent innovation in technology that we have seen push the edge of technology is Music/MP3 technology. Music is now cheap to "own", cheap to play (even if you buy an FM receiver or tape player from Walmart for $4.96), and finally: easy to organize.
At the time of the 1st iPod, it truly was somewhat of a miracle in size, ease of use, and connectivity. So, the iPod is at it's height of useable technology today. I think the next year will bring technology pushing the integration of audio and video in this way: ease of use, miniaturization, and storage capacity PLUS organization. It will be the way that a company like Apple (or Apple itself) can market this technology to the masses to gain acceptance.
Why do we need it right now? The burning speed is currently supported under the current ATA spec. Adding SATA would only add to the cost right now and not increase burning speeds at all.
Besides, a trend towards SATA would mean a move away from ATA, which means people would upgrade less component wise. I like standards. SATA added another standard to the long list. I wish everything were just firewire 800 samer connector interior as exterior, That way, we could have smaller enclosures, no confusion of what end to use, what cable to use, and with which device to use it. Making a cable ronded and sheilded (like 1394 cables are) would also cut down on clutter inside and outside a box!
I recently saw a History Channel show where they were showing how sci fi often becomes reality. (I believe it was the show Greatest Movie Gadgets)
They had an interview with Moller, inventor of the skycar. He's thge one that thinks we will all one day fly in car planes that vertically take off and use GPS to fly them safely.
Has anyone ever seen an interview with Moller and thought that you were looking at a con man? He has gotten over 200 billion (YES BILLION) over his lifetime in funding. All interviews with him just remind me of talking to Quixtar (AMway) rep.
Is it just me, or does anyone else think we will NEVER have flight cars? It would be too dangerous. Cars are confined to accidents (for the most part) to the road.
Unless some kind of anti gravity technology that doesn't require fuel and has a 99.9% of not failing (causing falling) I don't believe we will ever have "air cars". I don't see much potential for air cars over helicopters for anything beyond the military.
Sexy Pants said:bImagine 13 year old Jimmy saying saying to his friend, "My neighbor's got hallucigenia in his garage. Oh yeah, every once in a while he takes it out and we go on a trip!"
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And then the next door neighbor blows Jimmy's Dad's head off - just like in American Beauty.
Why this is good for someone like Apple...
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On Yahoo and eBay auctions I see people selling Apple Computer Manuals for $10 - $20.
First, this HAS to be a violation of copyright law.
Second, it is against NDA's to hand out Apple Part #'s. As a developer, I pay for the right to get Apple to mail me official documentation (more recently in PDF form on a CD)
eBay doesn't crack down on the sales of these manuals either, but they fall under the "CDR Duplication/copying" clause in the "Auctions That Aren't Allowed Section"
I would find it indefensible for someone to say that they are allowed, without consent, to print an Apple logo or even the Apple name in the Garamond or Lucida Font (and have it be associated with Apple Computer) on anything and sell it for a profit. (Where no licensing fees are given to Apple)
Further, the sale of these manuals promotes fraud. Many people buy these manuals for units that are still under warranty or AppleCare. AN INDIVIDUAL CAN NOT work on his own machine under warranty. (Even if qualified) Apple gives you specific things that you can upgrade or replace in a list called; "User Installable Parts" If a customer works on a unit, they will often not tell the tech they go to get it fixed with, under warranty. It is typically the case, that the "novice with the manuals such as this" has ruined the unit even further, or at the very least, cost more time in repair. Repair costs the service provider often has to eat.
Besides, most manuals are on the web.
http://home.wanadoo.nl/manual.man/manuals.html
I would hope that Apple uses this new law to end manual sales on eBay and Yahoo.
I agree, but disagree. While the iPod has definitely added to the bottomline and to the recognition of Apple design and ease of integration, it has yet to actually be the single contributing source to a profitable quarter. In all profitable quarters since the iPod introduction, Apple has always posted a bigger gan that net from iPod sales alone.
I think Apple's current roadmap and processor line is pretty impressive, especially now that it's backed by someone who actually can produce: IBM.
I do agree though that it's time for Apple to wow us again. I think it's time for Apple to give us a TIVO iPod with Color LCD. I can't fathom where there's innovation elsewhere that the mass public and not just Apple users want to see...
I have done something similar with yahoo auctions. At auction end I type the seller's name into my IM client. It registers that name under all IM clients.
I always request a phone number and email address if I pay by Paypal or PayDirect. If they don't give it to me and I can't validate it, I don't send the money.
I have sent money in the past; rather blindly. I have been able to catch two sellers by just pretending to be girls interested in them, through IM. I got their actual phone numbers and even got one ready to pick me up and meet me for a "date" LOL.
Of course it was a lot of hassle.
If you can catch a criminal at their own game - that's justice.
I wish eBay wouldn't have eliminated the contact information request without having a transaction with the othert party. Most sellers that cheat me on Yahoo, also have aliases identical on eBay.
If this unit is 20 GB, what hard drive is it using? I know iPods use PCMCIA hard drives, but this unit is smaller in length and width than a PCMCIA card. It also seems a little lighter than the iPod.
I also can't seem to find anywhere how well it handles files and if files can be streamed directly off the unit from ethernet or USB 2.0? In other words, can it go directly from the unit to say a laptop to show a DIVX movie and vice versa?
... that nothing can be trusted if it is reported on the web.
That's sort of ridiculous, seeing since the source is sometimes bias itself (Washington Post)
To me, knowledge is only truth if both sides to an extreme are presented. Meaning; one cannot understand Abortion rights unless one here's both sides; ProLife and ProAbortion.
The sentiment that web sources, just because they aren't written without journalistic/legal lingo and because that news isn't from "the usual outlets" (CNN,ABC,NBC,CBS, Time, etc) - are not credible or don't have a point even if errant in fact or fiction, doesn't make them ANY less credible.
Research integrity is what proves or disproves a point.
I have a website up about a con artist. He uses this same argument around the web in his "defense" saying, "Anonymous sources are the only ones bashing me.." AND "It seems like anything posted here in these forums is taken as gospel"
That's a relatively true statement, but if you are webmaster and have your email address on the interenet, if you sell on eBay, if buy the majority of things on the net, if you post in forums (even if you mask your address) - you get 100's.
I have a Mac and I love Mail.app........BUT.... I still have to go through my junk mail folder and individually read subject lines - occasionally an important mail that I need will slip into the junk mail box - doesn't matter how much you "train it"
Email newsletters or a deal that you want are the same way, they often get depositted into junk mail.
So spam stopper software isn't only half the equation - it's stopping spammers - mainly prosecuting them for false advertising. But, in disagreement with an article from yesterday, most spammers are NOT doing it for ther money, most deals are broken or fake links, it's just the "the new way of Hacking" that is legal and won't be prosecuted!!!
I still use a Mac SE30 as a print server and vintage program machine. I use a 20th Annivaersary Mac for financial/database work.
Se30 = almost 17 years old TAM = 6 years old
If in 3 years this can access the internet, great, if it can photoshop, great, if it can print to USB printers, great, if it can be adapted to new technologies, great.
My SE30 can do most everything this new iMac can, just not in color and not as fast. It's hardly obsolete.
Yes, and the "employee" worked on the iTunes Music Store and several websites notice similar code between the online management cues of Neflix Fanatic and iTunes Music Store.
This guy, had he released it as freeware or let someone else have it, would have been in the clear.
"So, for example, a PC at home could switch on lights/heating/whatever, or my gf would know I'm nearly home (so she can start dinner, or knows that I'll be there soon to take our daughter off her hands and/or will be able to go out soon, whatever)."
You can already do all of that (seriously) with a Sony Ericsson t610/t616 phone and an iMac
I disagree - homestarrunner started out as a personal website. You can see so in the archives section of the site. That site has developed into one of my favorite sites.
Many personal sites have potential.
Also, fan sites sometimes have unique perspectives or pictures. Most fan sites are personal sites.
My brother uses his personal site to display pics of his daughter, which otherwise, I'd never see.
I've been getting "botted" lately. It's where you'll get this message that says something like:
"I liked what sent me"
You reply and it says:
"So what are you up to?"
Based on your reply - it will "sense a mood" but the reply won't make any sense
Then it sends a link saying you've been talking to a bot - download it (link)
I think a way to stop some IM spam or SPIM, as this article is calling it, is to prevent URLs from IMs. That way, if someone were getting around it, you'd know. They'd have to spell it, like they do in personals ads.
"Visit my website at double u double u double u dot horny dot c.u.m"
I send this message, eventhough it probably does little good, if I suspect SPIM:
"Just to let you know - if you are an IM spammer... I have a new IM client called FIRE - it can send four viruses directly through IM if you respond. You are low life scum...otherwise hello.
I think Steve Jobs said at MacWorld Expo 2001 that Apple was the only company that... "makes the whole widget" therefore they can better optimize the software they create for the hardware they create because they know what the strengths and weaknesses are - the PC industry (I imagine the gaming industry is the same) is harder to control because you can't necessarily control the component structure.
The name Napster didn't seem like a catchy name to begin with. It also got associated with "song theft" or "Geek/Techie rights fighters"
The Napster of today isn't NEARLY as fast due to the fact it's no longer a peer to peer system. It can't even begin to compete (bandwidth wise) with Gnutella. On a 56k modem I can get a song of of LimeWire (which partially uses the Gnutella network) in about 3 to 3.5 minutes. On Napster, it takes about 8 minutes. Neither is a problem with broadband.
That said, I could also get a file that was cross platform compatible off the "old napster" - the new Napster can't be used effectively with Macs because of the DRM format chosen.
And yes, I'm aware WMP9 came out for X the other day, it still doesn't have the playlist management iTunes or even Audion has.
The name Napster didn't seem like a catchy name to begin with. It also got associated with "song theft" or "Geek/Techie rights fighters"
The Napster of today isn't NEARLY as fast due to the fact it's no longer a peer to peer system. It can't even begin to compete (bandwidth wise) with Gnutella. On a 56k modem I can get a song of of LimeWire (which partially uses the Gnutella network) in about 3 to 3.5 minutes. On Napster, it takes about 8 minutes. Neither is a problem with broadband.
That said, I could also get a file that was cross platform compatible of the "old napster" - the new Napster can be used effectively with Macs because of the DRM format chosen.
And yes, I am aware WMP9 came out for X the other day, it still doesn't have the playlist management iTunes or even Audion has.
But what if you could earn micropayments yourself by adding to the websites you visit. IE, on/. you might earn premium pageviews for high moderation. On eBay you might earn listing fee credit or some of their eBay Points if both parties use Paypal and post positive feedback.
I honestly think this will be incentive some day for the small voice to be heard and the small journalistic/news sites to make some server/staff support money.
I actually think that Micropayments should be very small 1 and 2 cents and then cashed out / payable only once say $5 were reached.
Would you pay to send email if it meant a drastic reduction in SPAM?
I have a program called MoonDock for my Dock in Mac OS X. I launched it and was surprised to see that there's no mention of the lunar eclipse tonight. Is there a program that has as equally accomplished interface and has good lunar data on it, that, also shows lunar eclipse information? (For the Mac)
And for that matter, can anyone tell me if Starry Night Pro is worth the purchase?
Tonight will be a good night to impress friends with my green laser pointer - yep couldn't resist the ThinkGeek Ad anymore.
No, the SOI is something different - it IS used in the G5's but G3's (750fx & Gx) used copper interconnects as well. It was the way that IBM figured out how to make the G3 so effiecient. The 900Mhz G3 is probably the coolest/best performing/per Mhz of any processor released in the past 3 years.
I was aware that IBM's copper on silicon insulator already acheived less leakage and less power consumption, also increasing power (per Mhz) in each cycle. G3's (for Apple Computers have had this for over 2 years) and G5's also have it.
Interesting how IBM has discovered that moving to metal for processors and away from metal for hard drives. (Newest Hitachi/IBM notebook drives use Pixie dust which is actually glass. The platters in these hard drives are also ferro impregnated glass platters)
But those little numbers bought the first 50% of online music so far AND MOST audio people have Macs AND there is little cost that would allow Mac Users to download. There are already several MP3 players for the Mac that would be compatible.
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Many people here on Slashdot seem to hate the ideas of capitalism. This may be partially due to the overwhelming "Open Source is King" feeling here. But whatever the next "big thing" is in technology you can bet that it will take a company like Apple to innovate it and wow the public with it, and to market it, package it, and call it a pretty name.
I think the most recent innovation in technology that we have seen push the edge of technology is Music/MP3 technology. Music is now cheap to "own", cheap to play (even if you buy an FM receiver or tape player from Walmart for $4.96), and finally: easy to organize.
At the time of the 1st iPod, it truly was somewhat of a miracle in size, ease of use, and connectivity. So, the iPod is at it's height of useable technology today. I think the next year will bring technology pushing the integration of audio and video in this way: ease of use, miniaturization, and storage capacity PLUS organization. It will be the way that a company like Apple (or Apple itself) can market this technology to the masses to gain acceptance.
Why do we need it right now? The burning speed is currently supported under the current ATA spec. Adding SATA would only add to the cost right now and not increase burning speeds at all. Besides, a trend towards SATA would mean a move away from ATA, which means people would upgrade less component wise. I like standards. SATA added another standard to the long list. I wish everything were just firewire 800 samer connector interior as exterior, That way, we could have smaller enclosures, no confusion of what end to use, what cable to use, and with which device to use it. Making a cable ronded and sheilded (like 1394 cables are) would also cut down on clutter inside and outside a box!
to have a safe "air car" system if we are to ever have such traffic in the sky. Maybe this is a step closer to that.
I recently saw a History Channel show where they were showing how sci fi often becomes reality. (I believe it was the show Greatest Movie Gadgets)
They had an interview with Moller, inventor of the skycar. He's thge one that thinks we will all one day fly in car planes that vertically take off and use GPS to fly them safely.
Has anyone ever seen an interview with Moller and thought that you were looking at a con man? He has gotten over 200 billion (YES BILLION) over his lifetime in funding. All interviews with him just remind me of talking to Quixtar (AMway) rep.
Is it just me, or does anyone else think we will NEVER have flight cars? It would be too dangerous. Cars are confined to accidents (for the most part) to the road.
Unless some kind of anti gravity technology that doesn't require fuel and has a 99.9% of not failing (causing falling) I don't believe we will ever have "air cars". I don't see much potential for air cars over helicopters for anything beyond the military.
And then the next door neighbor blows Jimmy's Dad's head off - just like in American Beauty.
First, this HAS to be a violation of copyright law.
Second, it is against NDA's to hand out Apple Part #'s. As a developer, I pay for the right to get Apple to mail me official documentation (more recently in PDF form on a CD)
eBay doesn't crack down on the sales of these manuals either, but they fall under the "CDR Duplication/copying" clause in the "Auctions That Aren't Allowed Section"
I would find it indefensible for someone to say that they are allowed, without consent, to print an Apple logo or even the Apple name in the Garamond or Lucida Font (and have it be associated with Apple Computer) on anything and sell it for a profit. (Where no licensing fees are given to Apple)
Further, the sale of these manuals promotes fraud. Many people buy these manuals for units that are still under warranty or AppleCare. AN INDIVIDUAL CAN NOT work on his own machine under warranty. (Even if qualified) Apple gives you specific things that you can upgrade or replace in a list called; "User Installable Parts" If a customer works on a unit, they will often not tell the tech they go to get it fixed with, under warranty. It is typically the case, that the "novice with the manuals such as this" has ruined the unit even further, or at the very least, cost more time in repair. Repair costs the service provider often has to eat.
Besides, most manuals are on the web.
http://home.wanadoo.nl/manual.man/manuals.html
I would hope that Apple uses this new law to end manual sales on eBay and Yahoo.
I think Apple's current roadmap and processor line is pretty impressive, especially now that it's backed by someone who actually can produce: IBM.
I do agree though that it's time for Apple to wow us again. I think it's time for Apple to give us a TIVO iPod with Color LCD. I can't fathom where there's innovation elsewhere that the mass public and not just Apple users want to see...
I have done something similar with yahoo auctions. At auction end I type the seller's name into my IM client. It registers that name under all IM clients.
I always request a phone number and email address if I pay by Paypal or PayDirect. If they don't give it to me and I can't validate it, I don't send the money.
I have sent money in the past; rather blindly. I have been able to catch two sellers by just pretending to be girls interested in them, through IM. I got their actual phone numbers and even got one ready to pick me up and meet me for a "date" LOL.
Of course it was a lot of hassle.
If you can catch a criminal at their own game - that's justice.
I wish eBay wouldn't have eliminated the contact information request without having a transaction with the othert party. Most sellers that cheat me on Yahoo, also have aliases identical on eBay.
I also can't seem to find anywhere how well it handles files and if files can be streamed directly off the unit from ethernet or USB 2.0? In other words, can it go directly from the unit to say a laptop to show a DIVX movie and vice versa?
That's sort of ridiculous, seeing since the source is sometimes bias itself (Washington Post)
To me, knowledge is only truth if both sides to an extreme are presented. Meaning; one cannot understand Abortion rights unless one here's both sides; ProLife and ProAbortion.
The sentiment that web sources, just because they aren't written without journalistic/legal lingo and because that news isn't from "the usual outlets" (CNN,ABC,NBC,CBS, Time, etc) - are not credible or don't have a point even if errant in fact or fiction, doesn't make them ANY less credible.
Research integrity is what proves or disproves a point.
I have a website up about a con artist. He uses this same argument around the web in his "defense" saying, "Anonymous sources are the only ones bashing me.." AND "It seems like anything posted here in these forums is taken as gospel"
That's a relatively true statement, but if you are webmaster and have your email address on the interenet, if you sell on eBay, if buy the majority of things on the net, if you post in forums (even if you mask your address) - you get 100's.
....BUT .... I still have to go through my junk mail folder and individually read subject lines - occasionally an important mail that I need will slip into the junk mail box - doesn't matter how much you "train it"
I have a Mac and I love Mail.app....
Email newsletters or a deal that you want are the same way, they often get depositted into junk mail.
So spam stopper software isn't only half the equation - it's stopping spammers - mainly prosecuting them for false advertising. But, in disagreement with an article from yesterday, most spammers are NOT doing it for ther money, most deals are broken or fake links, it's just the "the new way of Hacking" that is legal and won't be prosecuted!!!
My friend,
I still use a Mac SE30 as a print server and vintage program machine. I use a 20th Annivaersary Mac for financial/database work.
Se30 = almost 17 years old
TAM = 6 years old
If in 3 years this can access the internet, great, if it can photoshop, great, if it can print to USB printers, great, if it can be adapted to new technologies, great.
My SE30 can do most everything this new iMac can, just not in color and not as fast. It's hardly obsolete.
Yes, and the "employee" worked on the iTunes Music Store and several websites notice similar code between the online management cues of Neflix Fanatic and iTunes Music Store.
This guy, had he released it as freeware or let someone else have it, would have been in the clear.
You can already do all of that (seriously) with a Sony Ericsson t610/t616 phone and an iMac
Many personal sites have potential.
Also, fan sites sometimes have unique perspectives or pictures. Most fan sites are personal sites.
My brother uses his personal site to display pics of his daughter, which otherwise, I'd never see.
The MAJORITY of data at data recovery firms is done with simple DOS based utilities like those from here:
www.grc.com
I've been getting "botted" lately. It's where you'll get this message that says something like:
"I liked what sent me"
You reply and it says:
"So what are you up to?"
Based on your reply - it will "sense a mood" but the reply won't make any sense
Then it sends a link saying you've been talking to a bot - download it (link)
I think a way to stop some IM spam or SPIM, as this article is calling it, is to prevent URLs from IMs. That way, if someone were getting around it, you'd know. They'd have to spell it, like they do in personals ads.
"Visit my website at double u double u double u dot horny dot c.u.m"
I send this message, eventhough it probably does little good, if I suspect SPIM:
"Just to let you know - if you are an IM spammer ... I have a new IM client called FIRE - it can send four viruses directly through IM if you respond. You are low life scum...otherwise hello.
I think Steve Jobs said at MacWorld Expo 2001 that Apple was the only company that ... "makes the whole widget" therefore they can better optimize the software they create for the hardware they create because they know what the strengths and weaknesses are - the PC industry (I imagine the gaming industry is the same) is harder to control because you can't necessarily control the component structure.
The name Napster didn't seem like a catchy name to begin with. It also got associated with "song theft" or "Geek/Techie rights fighters"
The Napster of today isn't NEARLY as fast due to the fact it's no longer a peer to peer system. It can't even begin to compete (bandwidth wise) with Gnutella. On a 56k modem I can get a song of of LimeWire (which partially uses the Gnutella network) in about 3 to 3.5 minutes. On Napster, it takes about 8 minutes. Neither is a problem with broadband.
That said, I could also get a file that was cross platform compatible off the "old napster" - the new Napster can't be used effectively with Macs because of the DRM format chosen.
And yes, I'm aware WMP9 came out for X the other day, it still doesn't have the playlist management iTunes or even Audion has.
The name Napster didn't seem like a catchy name to begin with. It also got associated with "song theft" or "Geek/Techie rights fighters"
The Napster of today isn't NEARLY as fast due to the fact it's no longer a peer to peer system. It can't even begin to compete (bandwidth wise) with Gnutella. On a 56k modem I can get a song of of LimeWire (which partially uses the Gnutella network) in about 3 to 3.5 minutes. On Napster, it takes about 8 minutes. Neither is a problem with broadband.
That said, I could also get a file that was cross platform compatible of the "old napster" - the new Napster can be used effectively with Macs because of the DRM format chosen.
And yes, I am aware WMP9 came out for X the other day, it still doesn't have the playlist management iTunes or even Audion has.
But what if you could earn micropayments yourself by adding to the websites you visit. IE, on /. you might earn premium pageviews for high moderation. On eBay you might earn listing fee credit or some of their eBay Points if both parties use Paypal and post positive feedback.
I honestly think this will be incentive some day for the small voice to be heard and the small journalistic/news sites to make some server/staff support money.
I actually think that Micropayments should be very small 1 and 2 cents and then cashed out / payable only once say $5 were reached.
Would you pay to send email if it meant a drastic reduction in SPAM?
I have a program called MoonDock for my Dock in Mac OS X. I launched it and was surprised to see that there's no mention of the lunar eclipse tonight. Is there a program that has as equally accomplished interface and has good lunar data on it, that, also shows lunar eclipse information? (For the Mac)
And for that matter, can anyone tell me if Starry Night Pro is worth the purchase?
Tonight will be a good night to impress friends with my green laser pointer - yep couldn't resist the ThinkGeek Ad anymore.
No, the SOI is something different - it IS used in the G5's but G3's (750fx & Gx) used copper interconnects as well. It was the way that IBM figured out how to make the G3 so effiecient. The 900Mhz G3 is probably the coolest/best performing/per Mhz of any processor released in the past 3 years.
Interesting how IBM has discovered that moving to metal for processors and away from metal for hard drives. (Newest Hitachi/IBM notebook drives use Pixie dust which is actually glass. The platters in these hard drives are also ferro impregnated glass platters)
But those little numbers bought the first 50% of online music so far AND MOST audio people have Macs AND there is little cost that would allow Mac Users to download. There are already several MP3 players for the Mac that would be compatible.