I hope that the transition to Intel will allow for the desktop models to be a little shorter in height. The G5 desktops are a bit taller than the average desktop, mac or otherwise, and it doesn't fit into standard size cases or PC shelves. I currently have a little rolling shelf that I got from IKEA in which I stashed my MDD G4. There are also CD holders on the side in which I can hold my software CDs. It's pretty convenient. Unfortunately the G5s are about 4 cm too high to fit in there. If I were to get a new G5, I would have to get a new shelf. Not that having to get new shelves would make or brake the purchase of a new Mac, but it is just one other thing to consider.
The summary of that is, "readily available fusion could happen soon, but don't count on it."
Kind of like how for the last 15 years people were saying that Macs would run on Intel, but don't count on it.
So by the end year I should have a Mr. Fusion powered engine on my Delorean/Time machine. Wohoo!
Will I get to use all my leftover Chuck E. Cheese tokens? What about my tickets from Skeeball? Can I trade those in for prizes still? This packrat mentality may have paid off after all.
That's how the keyboard is laid out in Germany (Perhaps other countries as well?) but I don't know why it is different or if it makes a difference in typing speed. On the French keyboard layout the first row starts with AZERTY. See here.
I live in Germany and one of my business contacts is very articulate and can explain anything when you talk to him in person. The emails I get from him are a different story. There is often no capitalization or commas and there are many spelling errors (Spellcheck bitte!).
In German all nouns are capitalized and, depending on where the verb is, a misplaced or absent comma can make a big difference in the meaning of a sentence. Some verbs are used as nouns and therefore should be capitalized as well. This can easily confuse a non-native German speaker like myself.
Sometimes I have to call him up and get a verbal translation.
Interactive map here. Flash based, it lets you change between different scenerios and see how the outcome would differ if certain states go one way or the other.
Rush Limbaugh and his chauffeur were out driving in the country and accidentally hit and killed a pig that had wandered out on a country road. Limbaugh told the chauffeur to drive up to the farm and apologize to the farmer.
They drove up to the farm, the chauffeur got out and knocked on the front door and was let in. He was in there for what seemed like hours. When the chauffeur came out, Limbaugh was confused about why his driver had been in there so long.
"Well, first the farmer shook my hand, then he offered me a beer, then his wife brought me some cookies, and his daughter showered me with kisses." explained the driver.
"What did you tell the farmer?" Limbaugh asked.
The chauffeur replied, "I told him I was Rush Limbaugh's driver and I'd just killed the pig."
Yeah. Troma films rock. And by rock I mean to horribly horribly suck. That's their schtick though, to suck. They suck so bad that they rock. Other horrendous titles are:
Cannibal: The Musical
The Toxic Avenger
Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD
Now when I search for "Hot German Honeys" I might get some relevant results.
Seriously though, in a perfect world it might be a cool thing, but this is the Internet, a nebulous constantly changing thingamabob. I'm afraid the German government might waste all kinds of money and resources trying to actually enforce this. It will probably be just as big a farce as the "Dosenpfand" (deposits on cans) program from last year.
iPhoto isn't so much a photo manipulation tool as a way to store and organize your pictures.
This is true. We import a lot of our images at work into iPhoto, pick our keepers and then bring them into Photoshop but the fact remains that iPhoto is the most unstable (poorly programed?) applications in the iLife suite. We have problems with it on every computer we use it on. I just downloaded and installed the update and it promptly crashed after I started the app. I know that those things happen every once in a while but it happens quite often with iPhoto. Open it up, click on a pic, wait and then crash. If it were more stable it would be great. Right now we are looking for alternatives.
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Exactly, besides it looks better than duct tape.
I hope that the transition to Intel will allow for the desktop models to be a little shorter in height. The G5 desktops are a bit taller than the average desktop, mac or otherwise, and it doesn't fit into standard size cases or PC shelves. I currently have a little rolling shelf that I got from IKEA in which I stashed my MDD G4. There are also CD holders on the side in which I can hold my software CDs. It's pretty convenient. Unfortunately the G5s are about 4 cm too high to fit in there. If I were to get a new G5, I would have to get a new shelf. Not that having to get new shelves would make or brake the purchase of a new Mac, but it is just one other thing to consider.
Kind of like how for the last 15 years people were saying that Macs would run on Intel, but don't count on it. So by the end year I should have a Mr. Fusion powered engine on my Delorean/Time machine. Wohoo!
Same here (OS X.3.9/Safari 1.3)
Rove little rover, rove like the wind!
Will I get to use all my leftover Chuck E. Cheese tokens? What about my tickets from Skeeball? Can I trade those in for prizes still? This packrat mentality may have paid off after all.
Then after that I can program my bathroom to clean itself.
Roads? Where we're going, we don't need roads.
I like their logo and theme song!
QUIET BOY! do ya want ta get sued?
That's how the keyboard is laid out in Germany (Perhaps other countries as well?) but I don't know why it is different or if it makes a difference in typing speed. On the French keyboard layout the first row starts with AZERTY. See here.
Is solar powered brain for idiot people
Care to volunteer?
In German all nouns are capitalized and, depending on where the verb is, a misplaced or absent comma can make a big difference in the meaning of a sentence. Some verbs are used as nouns and therefore should be capitalized as well. This can easily confuse a non-native German speaker like myself.
Sometimes I have to call him up and get a verbal translation.
I hear he's an excellent driver.
Interactive map here. Flash based, it lets you change between different scenerios and see how the outcome would differ if certain states go one way or the other.
Rush Limbaugh and his chauffeur were out driving in the country and accidentally hit and killed a pig that had wandered out on a country road. Limbaugh told the chauffeur to drive up to the farm and apologize to the farmer.
They drove up to the farm, the chauffeur got out and knocked on the front door and was let in. He was in there for what seemed like hours. When the chauffeur came out, Limbaugh was confused about why his driver had been in there so long.
"Well, first the farmer shook my hand, then he offered me a beer, then his wife brought me some cookies, and his daughter showered me with kisses." explained the driver.
"What did you tell the farmer?" Limbaugh asked.
The chauffeur replied, "I told him I was Rush Limbaugh's driver and I'd just killed the pig."
What happened to the good old days when nerds would use their ingenuity for normal things like scoring chicks?
Post-nuked just got nuked
if they let this sort of thing go on there. NSFW but if you are already slashdotting at work, you might as well click.
Cannibal: The Musical
The Toxic Avenger
Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD
Sooo Bad.
Look Kids! There's Big Ben!
Few people know that Germany produces some of the finest spiced honey in the world.
Ohhhh. That explains a few things then..
Seriously though, in a perfect world it might be a cool thing, but this is the Internet, a nebulous constantly changing thingamabob. I'm afraid the German government might waste all kinds of money and resources trying to actually enforce this. It will probably be just as big a farce as the "Dosenpfand" (deposits on cans) program from last year.
This is true. We import a lot of our images at work into iPhoto, pick our keepers and then bring them into Photoshop but the fact remains that iPhoto is the most unstable (poorly programed?) applications in the iLife suite. We have problems with it on every computer we use it on. I just downloaded and installed the update and it promptly crashed after I started the app. I know that those things happen every once in a while but it happens quite often with iPhoto. Open it up, click on a pic, wait and then crash. If it were more stable it would be great. Right now we are looking for alternatives.
I'd like to introduce you to Apple's legal team. Please assume the position.