The latest version of iTunes is free, while old songs purchased under PlaysForSure that have to be repurchased in the Zune Marketplace are not. Also, iTunes 1.0 is 6+ years old (January 2001), and was OS 9 only. PlayForSure is not as old (I'm not sure the exact date, 2002-2003 maybe?), is compatible with Vista, and is still used by many retailers.
...And now as I belatedly read the product webpage, I see it's Mac OS X only. Sorry if that doesn't work for you =\
To anyone using OS X and looking for a solution to submitter's problem however, I highly recommend this software. Try before you buy, they give 150 hours of runtime for the app during trial.
Using a good PDF exporter (I'm on OS X, so look elsewhere for free & easy ways to do this on Windows), DEVONthink will pretty much keep everything organized like a digital filing cabinet.
'Course, the cheapest version costs $39.95, but I can attest to the fact that this software WORKS (I got it heavily discounted in the MacHeist 2006 bundle).
This is nothing new from Apple. I believe when iChat AV came out with Panther (10.3), users of Jaguar (10.2) could upgrade to it for $29. Apple wants you to buy the latest OS from them, but for certain things (iChat, now maybe BootCamp) you can purchase them separately for a previous OS.
A properly trained front-end employee will hand over an unsatisfied (and unruly) customer to a manager ASAP. A manager is specially trained to handle situations like that. The GP took the quick road to getting results - no cell store wants someone screaming about their service, they could lose potential customers. I've watched managers bend over backwards for someone who's screaming.
Besides, by working at a place where you deal with the public, you basically agree to be yelled at.
iBooks for awhile now (memory says since late 2004, I could be off) have had trackpads that supported scrolling. Using iScroll 2, you can enable the two-fingered-right-click, along with good customization of the scrolling.
I direct you to VLC or MPlayerOSX for the full-screen video (assuming you're not already aware of them). You could also write a simple AppleScript to enable it in QuickTime. Google "fullscreen QuickTime Mac OS X" should point you to a million and one ways to do this.
A fragile tablet PC with the "feature" of Etch-A-Sketch-style erasing? Sounds novel, but I can just imagine the tech support nightmare it would cause. What happens when it slips from the user's hands and the LCD cracks?
Mac StarCraft was released at least 4 months after Windows StarCraft. Same goes for the Brood War expansion pack.
I believe the same was true for WC, WC2 and Diablo, but don't quote me on that.
Another thing, those are all from Blizzard, who ports their games in-house. Epic used MacSoft for the Mac port (yes, Ryan ported it, and yes, Ryan works for Epic, but MacSoft is the publisher, and therefore the Mac demo had to go through them for quality testing first, and Ryan actually had to port the Linux client and server at the same time). So it's quite an accomplishment to get the demos for "the big three" all out on the same day.
I'm with Malleus here. I currently own a G4/450 with a Radeon 8500. Halo is definitely a stretch of my computer's abilities, but as long as I don't care about bells and whistles - I don't - I can play it just fine.
Likewise, JK2 and JKA both run well on my machine, with only a few hiccups noticeable, and then only in very demanding areas. A computer with more RAM (I've only 768) and a faster clock speed will handle all of these games much better than mine.
Hell, if you wanted to be able to game on your computer, what were you thinking when you bought an iMac?
Not if they took a step back to evaluate that position first.
Believe me, Microsoft is not going to miss your not buying of a piece of software created by one of their subsidies and then published through a company they have no stake in.
If any Mac user thinks he/she is hurting Microsoft by refusing to purchase Halo, then they're sadly mistaken. They have more of a potential of hurting Bungie, Gearbox, or MacSoft.
I just don't understand what the big deal with actually purchasing software is. Especially from a company like MacSoft or Bungie.
Sure, some Mac users are probably feeling miffed since Halo was originally planned solely for the Mac, and in the end the Mac was the last to receive it, but c'mon! Halo is an amazing game damnit, and well worth the $50.
Actually, Apple offered the battery refurbishing plan a week before he publicized his findings. They probably planned to offer this deal all along anyway, but were waiting until the minimum battery lifespan had been reached.
In response to your question though, I have not used the plan, although I have spoken to an Apple Genius at the local Apple Store about it, and it sounds like a deal to me.
...but pretty much any of Nokia's older phones are indestructable. I once accidentally dropped my 5160 out of my car window...while driving at around 35mph. I stopped, got out, went to pick it up, noticed the case was cracked ($20 for replacement), and the battery had fallen out, but the damn thing still worked fine after I reattached the battery.
About a week or so later I managed to step on it while wearing Timberland boots, and once again, the case cracked (another $20), but it still functioned perfectly.
Finally, just last week, in a fit of rage, my girlfriend threw it against the side of my house...the only side made of brick...and yet again, the case cracked...but the son of a bitch just kept on truckin'.
You could do that, however that degrades audio quality.
Although, if a slight decrease doesn't bother you, in Mac OS X with QuickTime 6.x, there's a little-known hole in QuickTime's java implementation that allows you to convert protected AAC files to AIFF files, and from there to your unprotected codec of choice. Saves you the trouble of burning and re-ripping.
Highly illegal though of course, as it violates the ToS for the iTMS.
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It might be if there were an iTunes Store in iTunes 1.0. The iTunes Store was introduced with iTunes 4.0.
But yes, music bought with iTunes 4.0 will still work with the new iPods.
Bad analogy...
The latest version of iTunes is free, while old songs purchased under PlaysForSure that have to be repurchased in the Zune Marketplace are not. Also, iTunes 1.0 is 6+ years old (January 2001), and was OS 9 only. PlayForSure is not as old (I'm not sure the exact date, 2002-2003 maybe?), is compatible with Vista, and is still used by many retailers.
...And now as I belatedly read the product webpage, I see it's Mac OS X only. Sorry if that doesn't work for you =\
To anyone using OS X and looking for a solution to submitter's problem however, I highly recommend this software. Try before you buy, they give 150 hours of runtime for the app during trial.
http://www.devon-technologies.com/products/devonth ink/
Using a good PDF exporter (I'm on OS X, so look elsewhere for free & easy ways to do this on Windows), DEVONthink will pretty much keep everything organized like a digital filing cabinet.
'Course, the cheapest version costs $39.95, but I can attest to the fact that this software WORKS (I got it heavily discounted in the MacHeist 2006 bundle).
Do they have to clog the tubes?
iChat AV was an integrated part of Panther, but Jaguar users could upgrade iChat to iChat AV for $29, since it was sold separately.
This is nothing new from Apple. I believe when iChat AV came out with Panther (10.3), users of Jaguar (10.2) could upgrade to it for $29. Apple wants you to buy the latest OS from them, but for certain things (iChat, now maybe BootCamp) you can purchase them separately for a previous OS.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/ext2fsx/
Works pretty well for most general purposes, and it finally supports writing.
Besides, by working at a place where you deal with the public, you basically agree to be yelled at.
iBooks for awhile now (memory says since late 2004, I could be off) have had trackpads that supported scrolling. Using iScroll 2, you can enable the two-fingered-right-click, along with good customization of the scrolling.
For the DC++, I direct you towards Shakespeer - http://shakespeer.sourceforge.net/.
Can't help you with the Calendar deal... I don't use iCal myself, so I'm not experienced with it.
A fragile tablet PC with the "feature" of Etch-A-Sketch-style erasing? Sounds novel, but I can just imagine the tech support nightmare it would cause. What happens when it slips from the user's hands and the LCD cracks?
There's usually something available.... if memory serves, you only pay $25.
I could just be talking out of my ass on that value though.
m4p is any music file you buy from iTMS. It's Apple's Protected AAC file extension.
You can convert anything iTunes can decode to anything iTunes can encode, with the exception of .m4p (iTMS) files.
Select any song in your library, Advanced - "Convert Selection to XXX" where XXX is your preferred converting method.
I routinely do it to lower those ridiculous 320kbps MP3s that seem to "crop up" everywhere...
Correction, Brood War was a simultaneous release.
I believe the same was true for WC, WC2 and Diablo, but don't quote me on that.
Another thing, those are all from Blizzard, who ports their games in-house. Epic used MacSoft for the Mac port (yes, Ryan ported it, and yes, Ryan works for Epic, but MacSoft is the publisher, and therefore the Mac demo had to go through them for quality testing first, and Ryan actually had to port the Linux client and server at the same time). So it's quite an accomplishment to get the demos for "the big three" all out on the same day.
Likewise, JK2 and JKA both run well on my machine, with only a few hiccups noticeable, and then only in very demanding areas. A computer with more RAM (I've only 768) and a faster clock speed will handle all of these games much better than mine.
Hell, if you wanted to be able to game on your computer, what were you thinking when you bought an iMac?
Believe me, Microsoft is not going to miss your not buying of a piece of software created by one of their subsidies and then published through a company they have no stake in.
If any Mac user thinks he/she is hurting Microsoft by refusing to purchase Halo, then they're sadly mistaken. They have more of a potential of hurting Bungie, Gearbox, or MacSoft.
Sure, some Mac users are probably feeling miffed since Halo was originally planned solely for the Mac, and in the end the Mac was the last to receive it, but c'mon! Halo is an amazing game damnit, and well worth the $50.
Ugh, it just does not make sense to me.
You're forgetting that Apple uses the iTMS to sell iPods (they make no/little actual profit from the store).
Perhaps the case will be the same with these "miniPods", or at least on the supposed low-end $99 model.
Actually, Apple offered the battery refurbishing plan a week before he publicized his findings. They probably planned to offer this deal all along anyway, but were waiting until the minimum battery lifespan had been reached.
In response to your question though, I have not used the plan, although I have spoken to an Apple Genius at the local Apple Store about it, and it sounds like a deal to me.
...but pretty much any of Nokia's older phones are indestructable. I once accidentally dropped my 5160 out of my car window...while driving at around 35mph. I stopped, got out, went to pick it up, noticed the case was cracked ($20 for replacement), and the battery had fallen out, but the damn thing still worked fine after I reattached the battery. About a week or so later I managed to step on it while wearing Timberland boots, and once again, the case cracked (another $20), but it still functioned perfectly. Finally, just last week, in a fit of rage, my girlfriend threw it against the side of my house...the only side made of brick...and yet again, the case cracked...but the son of a bitch just kept on truckin'.
You could do that, however that degrades audio quality.
Although, if a slight decrease doesn't bother you, in Mac OS X with QuickTime 6.x, there's a little-known hole in QuickTime's java implementation that allows you to convert protected AAC files to AIFF files, and from there to your unprotected codec of choice. Saves you the trouble of burning and re-ripping.
Highly illegal though of course, as it violates the ToS for the iTMS.
*chomp* iTunes for Windows will rip to AIFF, WAV, MP3, VBR MP3, or AAC (MP4/M4A). Same functionality as iTunes for Mac.