Yep. I worked selling printers for Epson for a while. Even their good (consumer) archival paper is only rated 80-100 years, when using their good archival level printer (about $700 USD). Supposedly their cheaper printers would get 50-80 years when using archival photo paper and the normal inks.
Of course, that's their own ratings, so I dunno how accurate it is.
That's why I like eReader. You can write notes for the book, as if you put a sticky note in the book. They are DRM-ed, but it's by your credit card number used to purchase the book. You can give it to your friends... provided you give them the CC# as well.;)
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You've obviously never played any hentai dating sims.... er. Not that I know what those are. Really!
Ever since the walkman came out in the 1980s I didn't see the point of listening to music in the train or the bus, where you get distracted all the time.
Er... what exactly is distracting you? I usually used my music player specifically to block out all the stuff going on in the bus.
already have an mp3-player in my car, and an iBook that connects nicely to my stereo at home.
Well, do you go jogging/biking/exercising at the gym? Want to drown out the crowds at the local mall? Basically, think of any situation where you're not at home or in the car, and bored/unoccupied.
Got photos? You can always load those onto the iPod, to use as a digital wallet. With a couple accessories, you can then plug it into a TV/projector to show off a slideshow (complete with music).
It also doubles as a USB 2.0 hard drive. Do you carry around a keychain USB stick drive? The iPod can replace that, probably with more space to use too!
It also holds all your addresses and calendars from your iBook, which is probably easier than looking up contacts in a paper organizer. Especially since the nano is so much smaller than they are.
I hadn't messed with it in a long time. Looks like the new OS (Tiger) does that, but I believe back in 10.1 and 10.2 you were allowed to do exactly that. Toss a dot in front of the file/foldername and it promptly disappeared.
Now, when saving a file, you get warned if you put a dot in front of the filename but you're still allowed to. You're not allowed to, however, when making a folder from the Save dialog box. And it won't let you just rename a file from the Finder with a dot in front of it. Nice.
I don't use search features, I store e-mails in relevant folders. Gmail doesn't even have folders, just 'labels', which means they're not neatly stored. It also doesn't tell you how many e-mails you've got in each 'label'. For instance if you put messages from person 'x' into label 'y', It just says 'y' at the side of the screen, it doesn't actually tell you how many are in there. It only shows unread mails. I thought people raved about Google's interfaces? They're worse than others.
Curious. How often do you need to know how many total messages are in a folder? Especially at a glance? And it does show how many unread ones, as you said, which I would think is far more relevant.
As far as I'm aware there's no custom filters you can put on incoming mail like you could do with a proper e-mail client.
Er, yes, there are. Right at the top of the screen, next to the "Search the Web" button. Once you've specified the criteria and click "next," you can then do any number of things to the email.
The most common use is to apply a Label and then Archive the mail, which acts the same as shunting the mail into a folder in a traditional email app... except you can give your messages multiple Labels, so they show up in multiple "folders" at the same time.
Thus, I can have two Labels: "Game Company X" and "Receipts," and I can set up a Filter/Label combination that tags all my incoming receipts for purchases from Game Company X, so that they show up in both "folders". While normal newsletters and product support emails only get flagged "Game Company X," and receipts from other companies only get flagged "Receipts." And, say I purchased a download file from Game Company X, I could also have an "Attached Files" label, so that it gets Labeled both for having an attachment and for being from Game Company X. I can then see it in the Game Company X label, and in my general label for all the emails with attachments I've received to date.
I've found it quite flexible so far. If I didn't already have nearly half a gig of email archived on my hard drive, I'd switch to Gmail as my primary account.;)
You mean a Tamagotchi. They're still around, but usually on little keychain toys. Mostly aimed at young girls, so you see Bratz and other vapid subjects instead of animals.
It would be so sweet if they offered a Jabber server. That would help get Jabber services some more attention from mainstream users, and provide a much more reliable service than I've got from other servers. Especially if they have gateway support!
"Here, Timmy, we got you a laptop! Now, check your bookmarks and I'm sure you'll find them 'educational', if you know what I mean. If you have any questions, try a Google search. And no taking the laptop into the bathroom, mister!"
Which completely ignores my prior point. If the thing hadn't been so damn big, we could have used a fully reusable launch system, instead of the destroyed fuel tank they use now. It would have been reusable, if the demands had not been made which increased its size.
The only reason the current shuttle isn't cost-efficient is because it was built too big. When NASA was having trouble gaining support for a shuttle program, they asked the Air Force to move all their launch payloads to the new shuttle (ending the need for single-use rockets for such loads). The Air Force agreed, but only if the payload were doubled, and the shuttle were given more atmospheric maneuvering capabilities for more landing options. Both of which vastly increased the bulk of the shuttle and caused far heavier propulsion demands.
One can only hope that Sci-fi will pick it up if it does well in the Friday time slot. (And also that Fox lets them; isn't there some kind of legal crap there?)
Yep. Fox owns all the rights to Firefly on television, and likely won't give any other channel the rights to pick it up again without paying hordes of cash. Same thing happened with TNT and Babylon 5: Crusade: Sci-Fi wanted to pick it up, TNT demanded way too much money, so it didn't happen.
Don't get me wrong, I love my 12" Powerbook... but it's certainly not as sturdy as my old iBook was. If Apple puts out a widescreen iBook, without making it too much larger (and when they switch to Intel), I'm going to sell this Powerbook to finance my purchase.
I found one PDA that's great for video: the Tapwave Zodiac. Combined with TCPMP, which takes advantage of the Zodiac's ATI video chip, I can do full-screen 480x320 video at 30 FPS with a good quality MPEG-4 video.
The only drawback is that video takes up huge amounts of space on your SD cards, which are pricey. But, if you're willing to spring for 'em, there's two SD slots on the Zodiac, so you could buy a pair of cheaper cards instead of one large, expensive one.
I guess you were unaware that Quicktime includes an MPEG-4 codec? And, since it (ostensibly) shares the same standards as DivX and other MP4 files, they'll get similar quality at the same file sizes.
As for DRM, I'd expect it to be no different than the regular iTunes Music Store DRM.
Actually, I have a Rev. A 12" Powerbook. With 10.3, I normally would get 2.5 hours max, after turning down the screen to about 1/3 brightness, using the best battery setting on Energy Saver, etc.
Now, under 10.4, I get 3 to 3.5 hours by doing the same thing. And today, I managed to just squeak 4 hours out of it by staying in a very cool and bright room (no fan, screen brightness down to the last indicator).
If Pentium M laptops can regularly get 5 - 7 hours, I'll be snapping up an Intel-based iBook the minute they're announced.
You're still going to need thousands of cobalt shell bombs to create enough fallout material to do that. At which point, you might as well spend more time building regular nukes, which would be more effective at directly destroying human life and the ecosystem.
Van Allen Belt:The inner radiation belt extends over altitudes of 650-6,300 km (up to one Earth radius). This ring is most concentrated in the Earth's equatorial plane.... The outer radiation belt extends from an altitude of about 10,000-65,000 km and has its greatest intensity between 14,500-19,000 km.
Lagrange Point: There are actually five Lagrange points in the Earth-Sun system, which I'm assuming the parent article refers to.*
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Yep. I worked selling printers for Epson for a while. Even their good (consumer) archival paper is only rated 80-100 years, when using their good archival level printer (about $700 USD). Supposedly their cheaper printers would get 50-80 years when using archival photo paper and the normal inks.
Of course, that's their own ratings, so I dunno how accurate it is.
That's why I like eReader. You can write notes for the book, as if you put a sticky note in the book. They are DRM-ed, but it's by your credit card number used to purchase the book. You can give it to your friends... provided you give them the CC# as well. ;)
You've obviously never played any hentai dating sims. ... er. Not that I know what those are. Really!
Er... what exactly is distracting you? I usually used my music player specifically to block out all the stuff going on in the bus.
already have an mp3-player in my car, and an iBook that connects nicely to my stereo at home.
Well, do you go jogging/biking/exercising at the gym? Want to drown out the crowds at the local mall? Basically, think of any situation where you're not at home or in the car, and bored/unoccupied.
Got photos? You can always load those onto the iPod, to use as a digital wallet. With a couple accessories, you can then plug it into a TV/projector to show off a slideshow (complete with music).
It also doubles as a USB 2.0 hard drive. Do you carry around a keychain USB stick drive? The iPod can replace that, probably with more space to use too!
It also holds all your addresses and calendars from your iBook, which is probably easier than looking up contacts in a paper organizer. Especially since the nano is so much smaller than they are.
Does that help? :)
I hadn't messed with it in a long time. Looks like the new OS (Tiger) does that, but I believe back in 10.1 and 10.2 you were allowed to do exactly that. Toss a dot in front of the file/foldername and it promptly disappeared.
Now, when saving a file, you get warned if you put a dot in front of the filename but you're still allowed to. You're not allowed to, however, when making a folder from the Save dialog box. And it won't let you just rename a file from the Finder with a dot in front of it. Nice.
Let me guess: you started the folder name with a period, right?
Curious. How often do you need to know how many total messages are in a folder? Especially at a glance? And it does show how many unread ones, as you said, which I would think is far more relevant.
As far as I'm aware there's no custom filters you can put on incoming mail like you could do with a proper e-mail client.
Er, yes, there are. Right at the top of the screen, next to the "Search the Web" button. Once you've specified the criteria and click "next," you can then do any number of things to the email.
The most common use is to apply a Label and then Archive the mail, which acts the same as shunting the mail into a folder in a traditional email app... except you can give your messages multiple Labels, so they show up in multiple "folders" at the same time.
Thus, I can have two Labels: "Game Company X" and "Receipts," and I can set up a Filter/Label combination that tags all my incoming receipts for purchases from Game Company X, so that they show up in both "folders". While normal newsletters and product support emails only get flagged "Game Company X," and receipts from other companies only get flagged "Receipts." And, say I purchased a download file from Game Company X, I could also have an "Attached Files" label, so that it gets Labeled both for having an attachment and for being from Game Company X. I can then see it in the Game Company X label, and in my general label for all the emails with attachments I've received to date.
I've found it quite flexible so far. If I didn't already have nearly half a gig of email archived on my hard drive, I'd switch to Gmail as my primary account. ;)
And you obviously didn't see the latest Penny Arcade. ;)
It would be so sweet if they offered a Jabber server. That would help get Jabber services some more attention from mainstream users, and provide a much more reliable service than I've got from other servers. Especially if they have gateway support!
"Here, Timmy, we got you a laptop! Now, check your bookmarks and I'm sure you'll find them 'educational', if you know what I mean. If you have any questions, try a Google search. And no taking the laptop into the bathroom, mister!"
Which completely ignores my prior point. If the thing hadn't been so damn big, we could have used a fully reusable launch system, instead of the destroyed fuel tank they use now. It would have been reusable, if the demands had not been made which increased its size.
The only reason the current shuttle isn't cost-efficient is because it was built too big. When NASA was having trouble gaining support for a shuttle program, they asked the Air Force to move all their launch payloads to the new shuttle (ending the need for single-use rockets for such loads). The Air Force agreed, but only if the payload were doubled, and the shuttle were given more atmospheric maneuvering capabilities for more landing options. Both of which vastly increased the bulk of the shuttle and caused far heavier propulsion demands.
Apparently your castle isn't big enough.
Well, that's the power adapter. The iBook itself is still fine, right? ;)
Yep. Fox owns all the rights to Firefly on television, and likely won't give any other channel the rights to pick it up again without paying hordes of cash. Same thing happened with TNT and Babylon 5: Crusade: Sci-Fi wanted to pick it up, TNT demanded way too much money, so it didn't happen.
And bigger. And more expensive. And less durable.
Don't get me wrong, I love my 12" Powerbook... but it's certainly not as sturdy as my old iBook was. If Apple puts out a widescreen iBook, without making it too much larger (and when they switch to Intel), I'm going to sell this Powerbook to finance my purchase.
Dammit. I meant here.
You want gullible? Just read some of the threads on the forums here. Some of the most inane drivel I've seen in a long time.
The only drawback is that video takes up huge amounts of space on your SD cards, which are pricey. But, if you're willing to spring for 'em, there's two SD slots on the Zodiac, so you could buy a pair of cheaper cards instead of one large, expensive one.
I guess you were unaware that Quicktime includes an MPEG-4 codec? And, since it (ostensibly) shares the same standards as DivX and other MP4 files, they'll get similar quality at the same file sizes.
As for DRM, I'd expect it to be no different than the regular iTunes Music Store DRM.
Actually, I have a Rev. A 12" Powerbook. With 10.3, I normally would get 2.5 hours max, after turning down the screen to about 1/3 brightness, using the best battery setting on Energy Saver, etc.
Now, under 10.4, I get 3 to 3.5 hours by doing the same thing. And today, I managed to just squeak 4 hours out of it by staying in a very cool and bright room (no fan, screen brightness down to the last indicator).
If Pentium M laptops can regularly get 5 - 7 hours, I'll be snapping up an Intel-based iBook the minute they're announced.
I don't think being "cleaner" has anything to do with your quote...
You're still going to need thousands of cobalt shell bombs to create enough fallout material to do that. At which point, you might as well spend more time building regular nukes, which would be more effective at directly destroying human life and the ecosystem.
Van Allen Belt:The inner radiation belt extends over altitudes of 650-6,300 km (up to one Earth radius). This ring is most concentrated in the Earth's equatorial plane.... The outer radiation belt extends from an altitude of about 10,000-65,000 km and has its greatest intensity between 14,500-19,000 km.
Lagrange Point: There are actually five Lagrange points in the Earth-Sun system, which I'm assuming the parent article refers to.*
L1 and L2 are 1,500,000 km from the Earth, well outside both Van Allen Belts. L3 through L5 are even further away! Currently, NASA's SOHO observation satellite is at L1, and WMAP is at L2. (Source)
*There's five Lagrange points for any two bodies in direct orbit, including the Earth-Moon, Mars-Phobos, etc.
Wait for what?