Do these people really expect that Apple will release every year a new, ground breaking product?
Especially when in this particular year they've managed to move their entire product line to a completely different CPU architecture. Now that's done, I expect they're going to have more time for the one more things that really get people excited.
I know it's an essential part of the whole "keep 'em fat, stupid, scared and easily-trackable" agenda the US/UK governments have going, but I find it hard to believe the USA (especially!) is actually making it easier to identify its tourists and overseas personnel.
Presumably it's part of this "war on tourism" that I keep hearing Bush talking about.
Just out of curiosity...any developers want to comment on the efficiency of the proposed method? I mean...wouldn't that eat up a LOT of time to sort through the code and see what is useable and what isn't? And in that timeframe...wouldn't it have been quicker just to have the developer write the code himself?
I'd have thought so, yes. I've spent longer reviewing code from allegedly-qualified subcontractors to get it even close to production quality than it would have taken to write in the first place, so trying to do the same with well-meaning beginners would be a nightmare.
Not to say non-programmers shouldn't give it a go, of course – I expect that's how most of us got started.
The "looking over your shoulder" problem is more difficult to deal with than you might think. More than once I've had issues with users stalking up behind me and reading my screen before I even knew they were there.
Looking at the new iPod's specs, it seems that only USB (2.0, unless you're really patient) is supported, meaning that no current-model iPods now have a FireWire interface.
Macs suck. Who would actually write code for them? And in conclusion: "Recent study shows Mac users are often more educated than Pc users" that's because any idiot can use a PC but it takes an art degree to use a mac:D
No, not a lot of new ideas here. No, not patent worthy in my estimation.
That being said, I do believe there is a market for a web services aggregator like this model
You've hit the nail on the head there. "A market". Not "an ideal opportunity for a new monopoly".
Wow.. So it looks like they finally fixed this security bug where the password could be discovered in the swap. Anyone know how to turn this feature on?
There's a "use secure virtual memory" checkbox in the security preference pane.
WINE will run on a Mac. This is *HUGE*. Imagine running any Windows software, at native speeds, with OpenGL support, on Mac OS X.
I think you've hit the nail on the head there. Imagine Apple going to enterprise customers and sell them secure, virus-free (touch wood) Macs, then being able to answer the inevitable "but what about XYZ app that's only available for Windows?" with a "No problem, you can still run that at full speed, with no extra cost". For applications that won't run under WINE, there'll still be Virtual PC and the like, but without the performance hit.
Who knows, perhaps they've even got an Aqua-flavoured WINE port in the works to be bundled with Leopard.
The only worry is that we might miss out on a few Mac ports because the developers think running the Windows version running in a compatibility layer will be good enough.
The stream is encrypted the entire length of the data path until it hits the electronics driving the LCD screen. Each server has a key built in, supposedly impossible to recover without destroying the system. Each film to be distributed is encrypted with both a master key, and the private half of the projector's key.
How many people actually know someone that is a competent driver that has had this happen?
I had my (purely mechanical) throttle stick open once, but it took about two seconds to realise what was going on and switch the ignition off.
I've heard people in these situations before saying "but I couldn't cut the engine, otherwise the servo brakes/power steering wouldn't work!". Right, so driving for miles at full throttle is far better than taking a few extra yards to stop.
For example, the fact that there is a market for shoelaces does not mean there is a market for shoes that have their laces missing. Common sense dictates that it would be misguided for regulators to require shoes to be sold in such a manner, even if this would create greater opportunities for companies that sell shoelaces.
But unless I've missed something, there's no monopoly supplier of shoes. Owning 95% of a market places special obligations on a company that don't apply to those with a smaller market share.
Anyway it's a poor analogy, because shoelaces are only available separately because they're effectively a service item, like car tyres or fountain pen cartridges. I'm no great fan of WMP, but I'll concede that it's unlikely to need replacing because it's worn out.
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Presumably it's part of this "war on tourism" that I keep hearing Bush talking about.
I'd have thought so, yes. I've spent longer reviewing code from allegedly-qualified subcontractors to get it even close to production quality than it would have taken to write in the first place, so trying to do the same with well-meaning beginners would be a nightmare.
Not to say non-programmers shouldn't give it a go, of course – I expect that's how most of us got started.
Parental controls - I honestly don't know if OS X has anything like this
It does.
Looking at the new iPod's specs, it seems that only USB (2.0, unless you're really patient) is supported, meaning that no current-model iPods now have a FireWire interface.
I think you've hit the nail on the head there. Imagine Apple going to enterprise customers and sell them secure, virus-free (touch wood) Macs, then being able to answer the inevitable "but what about XYZ app that's only available for Windows?" with a "No problem, you can still run that at full speed, with no extra cost". For applications that won't run under WINE, there'll still be Virtual PC and the like, but without the performance hit.
Who knows, perhaps they've even got an Aqua-flavoured WINE port in the works to be bundled with Leopard.
The only worry is that we might miss out on a few Mac ports because the developers think running the Windows version running in a compatibility layer will be good enough.
I've heard people in these situations before saying "but I couldn't cut the engine, otherwise the servo brakes/power steering wouldn't work!". Right, so driving for miles at full throttle is far better than taking a few extra yards to stop.
Anyway it's a poor analogy, because shoelaces are only available separately because they're effectively a service item, like car tyres or fountain pen cartridges. I'm no great fan of WMP, but I'll concede that it's unlikely to need replacing because it's worn out.
...before the server gets dash-dotted?