On another note, there is DRM of a sort in the iPod
"DRM" on iPod mainly consists in a hidden "iPod_Control" directory, invisible in the Finder. Open the terminal, type cd/Volumes/iPod and there are all your files, ready for copying/moving to any computer.
I think Apple set this kind of *very* weak protection just in order to be able to say to RIAA "look, we protect it, if the customers crack the protection, it's not our fault, enforce them instead of us" and still allow the users to do as they like. Which is a pretty solid moral position, in my opinion.
If Apple is ever to enter the music downloading business (I have some doubts), I bet they'll just stick to this kind of loose protections and let users free to determine whether they want to act legally or not. (well, I hope at least)
Thanks for the info... According to their FAQ, VPC has lost this ability, which is a shame (and, if they were able to implement OpenGL/Glide support in Mac OS 8 or 9, why couldn't they on OS X?) I'd like to play Counterstrike on a macintosh, that's for sure...:/
VPC has been very optimized (in general and for the G4) and runs at a usable speed. Hell, it can even utilize OpenGL and Glide cards directly, making some (older, but still) PC-only games run somewhat decently.
I'm curious about this: Connectix's FAQ (http://www.connectix.com/downloadcenter/pdf/vpcm6 _FAQ_eng-intl.pdf) page states that hardware 3D acceleration is not supported in VPC 6. Which card are you able to use? To run which games? I've tried Sudden Strike 2 on a Dual GhZ G4. It runs OK, somewhat choppy, but I think multiplayer (with hundreds of units on the map) maps would be unplayable. Tried worms world party, but there is a bug with mouse management that makes it unplayable.
"DV Backup 0.2" does this easily on OS X (versiontracker.com/macosx/) It's probably a cool and unexpensive (since you can erase the DV tape once done) to backup your data, in case of format / OS change for example.
Yes... Toshiba Satellites (a few years ago, at least) were known for their ruggedness. Every NGO / United Nations office in countries like Ethiopia, Albania, Burma, etc (where you'd better have some solid hardware because if it fails, the repair shop is a thousand kilometers away) would use Toshiba Satellites...
I'm in Paris, France, and I've yet to see anybody use this "Moneo" stuff.
Shops, groceries, stores, etc... don't want to use the system because it is 1/ costly to install (card reader/connection with the bank) 2/ costly to use (a percentage of the transaction goes to Moneo)
Customers don't understand the benefits of this card. What's the point, except eliminating the petty cash in our pockets? The credit/debit card has a point: you don't need to carry huge amount of cash around, which is unsafe. But who cares about losing / being stolen 10 euros? Also, customers don't use it because very few businesses use it (incidentally, businesses don't use it because there are not enough customers equipped with the card:-)
Newspapers and consumer associations complain that all common transactions will be spied on (for example if the police asks to the bank to disclose your last transactions)
Anyway: the only transactions banks don't control yet are cash transactions. This is why they're trying to release this non-sense.
This stuff might catch on one day; but I really doubt it.
Rumor sites say that the iPod's firmware include CD-RW burning features (through FireWire?), DVD playback and other features; mainly because Apple developped the iPod with other "iThings" in mind; and therefore developped a common platform for all of this hardware.
Using the web to manage highway traffic and weather conditions? So now the creators of Code-red and other worms, (not to mention microsoft servers' developers) will start to claim not only big DDoS's and network messes, but also, ROADKILLS! Nice...
I can see the ads for Norton Anti-Virus 22: lets you protect your data, your computer, your car and your life from evildoers! "Merci Johnson!"
The WHOLE POINT of putting a scientific base in the south pole is to access data you only find in remote places that are not affected by human activity (fresh ice that "keeps samples" of the earth's atmosphere in the air bubbles, etc etc).
So if they start to trash the south pole with a road, heavy machinery (diesel engines) to build it and more supplies for the scientists to consume, then the whole point of the camp disappears. Otherwise, well, they'd just have set it up in New Jersey or something...
But well; I guess they have a point with this fiber-optic internet connection stuff there: more porn for those solitary, frustrated south-pole-scientists! Yay!
Now, what a coincidence: the picture shown on that guy's computer (the movies are slashdotted anyway...) resemble... wow, a flying saucer! The same shapes that have been used in all the hoaxes from the last fourty years! Now I'm convinced.
Slashdot Mirror
[...]nothing that would lead anybody to think I'm using anything other than a regular PC. No blue screens [...]
:)
Isn't that a contradiction?
On another note, there is DRM of a sort in the iPod
/Volumes/iPod and there are all your files, ready for copying/moving to any computer.
.exe and resources + another volume containing the AIFF files and named after the album):
"DRM" on iPod mainly consists in a hidden "iPod_Control" directory, invisible in the Finder. Open the terminal, type cd
I think Apple set this kind of *very* weak protection just in order to be able to say to RIAA "look, we protect it, if the customers crack the protection, it's not our fault, enforce them instead of us" and still allow the users to do as they like. Which is a pretty solid moral position, in my opinion.
If Apple is ever to enter the music downloading business (I have some doubts), I bet they'll just stick to this kind of loose protections and let users free to determine whether they want to act legally or not. (well, I hope at least)
BTW (from now on the post is offtopic: stop reading!), I have ripped some CD's protected by "Copy Controlled ©" scheme (when played, the CD mounts a 1,25 GB "audio CD" containing a windows
Put the CD in the tray, open iTunes, press "Import", that's it. Bizarrely enough, ripping them is slower (4x vs. 10-22x on standard CD's) but it works just fine (G4/SuperDrive(DVR 104)/OS X 10.2.4).
Anybody knows anything about those "Copy Controlled" CDs? I thought one was supposed to hide the external track with tape or a marker pencil?
Thanks for the info... According to their FAQ, VPC has lost this ability, which is a shame (and, if they were able to implement OpenGL/Glide support in Mac OS 8 or 9, why couldn't they on OS X?) I'd like to play Counterstrike on a macintosh, that's for sure... :/
VPC has been very optimized (in general and for the G4) and runs at a usable speed. Hell, it can even utilize OpenGL and Glide cards directly, making some (older, but still) PC-only games run somewhat decently.
6 _FAQ_eng-intl.pdf) page states that hardware 3D acceleration is not supported in VPC 6. Which card are you able to use? To run which games?
I'm curious about this: Connectix's FAQ (http://www.connectix.com/downloadcenter/pdf/vpcm
I've tried Sudden Strike 2 on a Dual GhZ G4. It runs OK, somewhat choppy, but I think multiplayer (with hundreds of units on the map) maps would be unplayable. Tried worms world party, but there is a bug with mouse management that makes it unplayable.
Sure is a good thing that MS isn't abusing their monopoly position in the computer markets.
:)
Halo for Macintosh (and PC's, by the way). Need I say more?
"DV Backup 0.2" does this easily on OS X (versiontracker.com/macosx/) It's probably a cool and unexpensive (since you can erase the DV tape once done) to backup your data, in case of format / OS change for example.
Yes... Toshiba Satellites (a few years ago, at least) were known for their ruggedness. Every NGO / United Nations office in countries like Ethiopia, Albania, Burma, etc (where you'd better have some solid hardware because if it fails, the repair shop is a thousand kilometers away) would use Toshiba Satellites...
No... The noise issue has been fixed in the new models. Only the august 2002 models are concerned. And not even all of them, apparently...
El Ganzo Loco
I'm in Paris, France, and I've yet to see anybody use this "Moneo" stuff.
:-)
Shops, groceries, stores, etc... don't want to use the system because it is 1/ costly to install (card reader/connection with the bank) 2/ costly to use (a percentage of the transaction goes to Moneo)
Customers don't understand the benefits of this card. What's the point, except eliminating the petty cash in our pockets?
The credit/debit card has a point: you don't need to carry huge amount of cash around, which is unsafe. But who cares about losing / being stolen 10 euros?
Also, customers don't use it because very few businesses use it (incidentally, businesses don't use it because there are not enough customers equipped with the card
Newspapers and consumer associations complain that all common transactions will be spied on (for example if the police asks to the bank to disclose your last transactions)
Anyway: the only transactions banks don't control yet are cash transactions. This is why they're trying to release this non-sense.
This stuff might catch on one day; but I really doubt it.
Rumor sites say that the iPod's firmware include CD-RW burning features (through FireWire?), DVD playback and other features; mainly because Apple developped the iPod with other "iThings" in mind; and therefore developped a common platform for all of this hardware.
"Have you seen that Microsoft movie editor? It may not be that buggy but is so minimalistic is totally unsuable"
:-)
Well... Perhaps you're right: it is the only application ever produced by Microsoft that nobody will sue them for
El Ganzo Loco
Well... Maybe the military in Albania still use it.
"no crazy cooling issues"
'You kidding or something? Have you only heard the noise those stupid G4 dualprocessor towers make?
Using the web to manage highway traffic and weather conditions?
So now the creators of Code-red and other worms, (not to mention microsoft servers' developers) will start to claim not only big DDoS's and network messes, but also, ROADKILLS! Nice...
I can see the ads for Norton Anti-Virus 22: lets you protect your data, your computer, your car and your life from evildoers! "Merci Johnson!"
The WHOLE POINT of putting a scientific base in the south pole is to access data you only find in remote places that are not affected by human activity (fresh ice that "keeps samples" of the earth's atmosphere in the air bubbles, etc etc). So if they start to trash the south pole with a road, heavy machinery (diesel engines) to build it and more supplies for the scientists to consume, then the whole point of the camp disappears. Otherwise, well, they'd just have set it up in New Jersey or something... But well; I guess they have a point with this fiber-optic internet connection stuff there: more porn for those solitary, frustrated south-pole-scientists! Yay!
"1. You are an ignoramus
2. It's misspelled"
3. ????
4. Profit!
Now, what a coincidence: the picture shown on that guy's computer (the movies are slashdotted anyway...) resemble... wow, a flying saucer! The same shapes that have been used in all the hoaxes from the last fourty years! Now I'm convinced.