This argument is backwards. You mean on PCs, which have a darker, flatter gamma than Macs, which have a corrected gamma which tends to make things brighter. THe text would be harder to read on a Mac, not on a PC.
In either case, it still looks like crap.
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That's IA64, which is for the Itanic, not the Opteron/Athlon 64.
$999 for the 800MHz model doesn't seem to bad for me, but I woudl go for the 900MHz model and then buy a 512MB stick of RAM from a third party (Apple rapes for RAM).
Indeed, the Internet Keyboard Pro has been discontinued.
I would say that its action is quiet, but it's not like having a genuine machine gun keyboard. I've been dealing with it, but I miss firm action.
Also, the letters seem to be wearing off with heavy use - just like they did on my HP keyboard before it. It appears that they're just decals as opposed to etchings.
I'd say it's a solid keyboard for the price ($20 US when I got it two years ago).
My MS Internet Keyboard Pro has two USB ports. I believe the MS Office keyboard and the Natural Elite are the only keyboards MS makes with USB ports these days.
Plus, with USB keyboards, you never have to worry about using up all your lines as you would with a PS/2 keyboard - great for games where you press more than one key at once.
There is an actual Outlook for Mac, but it only runs in OS 9 and is only an Exchange client. Not like hte Outlook PIM on the PC. That's what Entourage is for.
This product is EOL, essentially. Exchange functions should be found in the next version of Entourage.
The majority of Windows users probably use Winamp over WMP, use Office/OO/SO over Wordpad, Photoshop/PSP over Paint, and more importantly, Mozilla/etc over IE.
LOL. No. The majority of Windows users do not use Mozilla over IE. Many of them have never even heard of Mozilla. Paint is useless, and nobody uses it. I'm not even sure how many Windows users know about Wordpad. WMP is also a very popular media player - The only computers I see with Winamp these days are ones that I use, and that's not a lot.
While I agree with your general concept, this is a nerd thing. Modern OSes need this sort of stuff just because we expect more of them.
"Oh, puhlease. Nobody in the Mac community referred to it as the brain-deadness of the 68k series until the marketing fax from Apple told them it was time to."
Considering that Steve wasn't in charge at the time, Spindler was.
The 68K had serious scaling problems (gee, where have we seen this before?) and it was holding the platform back compared to Intel processors.
...that Objective-C isn't in there? I'm sure there are reasons to hate it, but it's the language of choice for Cocoa in Mac OS X (and is probably a better extension to C than C++ could ever be).
"I believe in using the best tool for the job. Laptops are a good tool for many applications, but taking notes in class ain't one of them."
If it's not math notes, I find that using OmniOutliner on my TiBook is a fantastic way to take notes. I can barely read my own handwriting (bad eyes for one and I have to really concentrate to write well, otherwise it just turns to scribbles, and by that time I'm lagging behind), and being able to print the notes is really handy too.
But yes, math and equations are best done with a pen and some tree slices.:)
"My 13 year-old son spends an inordinate amount of time in school studying and practicing for a thing called a TAKS test here in Texas. You have to pass it or you don't graduate to the next grade (that's the intention, anyway). What skill, exactly, is he learning? As far as I can tell, the skill is "how to take the TAKS test" -- something very useful in the post-school world, I'm sure."
Here in Massachusetts, we have a very similar thing called the MCAS (rearrange the letters and get SCAM!), and as of this year it is a binding requirement for graduating high school in this state. These exams are pointless, having taken it myself a few years back and acing the math section and doing very well on the English, Science, and History sections. These exams are indicators of economic status, nothing more, nothing less (though I don;t have a very privileged background, I'm not dirt poor either).
The exams are for "accountability," but accountability for what, exactly? The idea is that they are going to use these scores to show where to throw money in the school system. It sounds like it would work, but money can't solve every problem.
New York started this with the Regents (I think, someone care to correct me?), and it's been a terrible trend ever since. "High Stakes exams" are a travesty and they reflect nothing you experience in the real world or in college/university.
They can't swap them amongst each other, because they're DRMed, which would require burning to CD and re-ripping (or using the Toast AIFF converter) to subjugate the rather weak protection.
Yeah, it's possible, but it's more of a hassle than just everyone buying it.
I'm very glad that this person is catching flak for not mentioning Samus Aran. Samus is the original Video Game Asskicking Gal (TM) and I don't know how anyone could write an article about women in video games without her.
He was a good friend of Steve Wozniak, and was one of his biggest influences. Capt. Crunch most definitely had an impact on personal computing by influencing Woz, but not as much as this article is claiming.
Well, happy 30th anniversary to them! PARC has provided us with far more than just the GUI, though that is what it is most notable for. PARC has churned out a lot of innovations and I hope it continues as long as Xerox is willing to fund it (which is in their best interest, IMO, a lot of IP comes out of it).
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This argument is backwards. You mean on PCs, which have a darker, flatter gamma than Macs, which have a corrected gamma which tends to make things brighter. THe text would be harder to read on a Mac, not on a PC. In either case, it still looks like crap.
That's IA64, which is for the Itanic, not the Opteron/Athlon 64.
*Homer observes Ralph's alcohol-powered car.*
;)
Homer: Alcohol powered car, eh?
*flash to Homer at an alcohol pump.*
HOMER *puming into the car*: Some for you.
HOMER *puming into his mouth*: Some for me!
HOMER *drooling*: Oohhhh...
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In short, fuel up your laptop with a shot of vodka. Great idea.
I was going to post something of similar sentiment, but since you've beaten me to it... if I had mod points, you'd definitely get some.
$999 for the 800MHz model doesn't seem to bad for me, but I woudl go for the 900MHz model and then buy a 512MB stick of RAM from a third party (Apple rapes for RAM).
Indeed, the Internet Keyboard Pro has been discontinued.
I would say that its action is quiet, but it's not like having a genuine machine gun keyboard. I've been dealing with it, but I miss firm action.
Also, the letters seem to be wearing off with heavy use - just like they did on my HP keyboard before it. It appears that they're just decals as opposed to etchings.
I'd say it's a solid keyboard for the price ($20 US when I got it two years ago).
My MS Internet Keyboard Pro has two USB ports. I believe the MS Office keyboard and the Natural Elite are the only keyboards MS makes with USB ports these days. Plus, with USB keyboards, you never have to worry about using up all your lines as you would with a PS/2 keyboard - great for games where you press more than one key at once.
There is an actual Outlook for Mac, but it only runs in OS 9 and is only an Exchange client. Not like hte Outlook PIM on the PC. That's what Entourage is for. This product is EOL, essentially. Exchange functions should be found in the next version of Entourage.
The next verison of Entourage, due this summer, is supposed to have Exchange support.
LOL. No. The majority of Windows users do not use Mozilla over IE. Many of them have never even heard of Mozilla. Paint is useless, and nobody uses it. I'm not even sure how many Windows users know about Wordpad. WMP is also a very popular media player - The only computers I see with Winamp these days are ones that I use, and that's not a lot.
While I agree with your general concept, this is a nerd thing. Modern OSes need this sort of stuff just because we expect more of them.
USB 2.0 is 480mbps. The 800mbps you're saying is probably confusion with FW 800.
"Oh, puhlease. Nobody in the Mac community referred to it as the brain-deadness of the 68k series until the marketing fax from Apple told them it was time to."
Considering that Steve wasn't in charge at the time, Spindler was.
The 68K had serious scaling problems (gee, where have we seen this before?) and it was holding the platform back compared to Intel processors.
...that Objective-C isn't in there? I'm sure there are reasons to hate it, but it's the language of choice for Cocoa in Mac OS X (and is probably a better extension to C than C++ could ever be).
"I believe in using the best tool for the job. Laptops are a good tool for many applications, but taking notes in class ain't one of them." If it's not math notes, I find that using OmniOutliner on my TiBook is a fantastic way to take notes. I can barely read my own handwriting (bad eyes for one and I have to really concentrate to write well, otherwise it just turns to scribbles, and by that time I'm lagging behind), and being able to print the notes is really handy too. But yes, math and equations are best done with a pen and some tree slices. :)
"My 13 year-old son spends an inordinate amount of time in school studying and practicing for a thing called a TAKS test here in Texas. You have to pass it or you don't graduate to the next grade (that's the intention, anyway). What skill, exactly, is he learning? As far as I can tell, the skill is "how to take the TAKS test" -- something very useful in the post-school world, I'm sure."
Here in Massachusetts, we have a very similar thing called the MCAS (rearrange the letters and get SCAM!), and as of this year it is a binding requirement for graduating high school in this state. These exams are pointless, having taken it myself a few years back and acing the math section and doing very well on the English, Science, and History sections. These exams are indicators of economic status, nothing more, nothing less (though I don;t have a very privileged background, I'm not dirt poor either).
The exams are for "accountability," but accountability for what, exactly? The idea is that they are going to use these scores to show where to throw money in the school system. It sounds like it would work, but money can't solve every problem.
New York started this with the Regents (I think, someone care to correct me?), and it's been a terrible trend ever since. "High Stakes exams" are a travesty and they reflect nothing you experience in the real world or in college/university.
They can't swap them amongst each other, because they're DRMed, which would require burning to CD and re-ripping (or using the Toast AIFF converter) to subjugate the rather weak protection. Yeah, it's possible, but it's more of a hassle than just everyone buying it.
You need some reading comprehension skills. He meant that in ADDITION to IE.
Gargamel is the bad guy from the Smurfs. Had a cat named Asrael. Was very evil, but a coward at heart.
Have you played SpyHunter for PS2? A bit on the short side (only 14 missions), but a very challenging and fun game to blow stuff up in.
I'm very glad that this person is catching flak for not mentioning Samus Aran. Samus is the original Video Game Asskicking Gal (TM) and I don't know how anyone could write an article about women in video games without her.
He was a good friend of Steve Wozniak, and was one of his biggest influences. Capt. Crunch most definitely had an impact on personal computing by influencing Woz, but not as much as this article is claiming.
Well, you know, it is still in beta. As in, not finished?
Well, happy 30th anniversary to them! PARC has provided us with far more than just the GUI, though that is what it is most notable for. PARC has churned out a lot of innovations and I hope it continues as long as Xerox is willing to fund it (which is in their best interest, IMO, a lot of IP comes out of it).
VPC 6 was released before the buyout.
They can't. NeXT had the recycler years before Win95 had the recycle bin.