I actually have a PalmOS handheld at the moment. With an SD card, I could have wifi, and it has a bigger screen than most PocketPCs... but it still just seems too low-res for web browsing.
Figures. I get to moderate for the first time in weeks, and it's a topic I really need to comment on.;)
That said, just because Apple has a patent doesn't mean they're going to ever build the thing. Personally, though, I hope this turns out to be the announcement at WWDC. I'd love to have a tablet Mac, just for reading places like here on the couch. My laptop is nice, but not too comfortable... though the keyboard is more useful for chat or long replies.
It's certainly a niche design, so I could see Apple patenting a decent design that their engineers came up with even if they never build the product. That way, they can always change their mind later if the market really wants an Apple tablet.
Yes of course that's how it's done, but strangely Apple's help documentation states: You cannot remove widgets from the Widget Bar or change their order.
There's nothing strange about it. it just means you can't drag the items off of (or around in) the Widget Bar. That's different from taking the widget out of its folder completely.
Isn't there a system in the brain that keeps messages from getting from the motor cortex to actual muscles during dreams? We might eventually be able to hack into that system in some way, no?
That's pretty much the assumption in the Shadowrun RPG's "Matrix" system. When you jack in, a system called ASIST feeds all the sensory information to your brain, while something called an "RAS override" prevents you from flopping about or getting up to walk away (though a person can intentionally fight those systems, in case they need to move from their current spot a bit).
The difference is that, now, the RIAA has to go through the process of getting a subpeona and filing a lawsuit, rather than simply demanding the information and getting it. They've been relying on bullying tactics so far, intimidating their targets with threats of lawsuits, so they don't actually have to pay their own lawyers. This way, the RIAA companies actually have to put some effort (and money) into proving their accusations.
They've already mentioned the ability of others to write plugins. I'd expect at least a Jabber plugin PDQ for this, which would give you all the multi-system chatting you could want.
Except the guy working for Apple ("As Seen On TV") never said a darn thing about 75% at that point. He was talking in reply to the guy who stated the 75% figure.
He sure could. However, until he does so, it will show up on his credit as a non-payment of debt. That's why it was a bad idea to just throw those letters away. Not only did he skip his chance to correct that error on his credit, he also threw out any documentation he had about it!
Now, you said the apple stores have the cd's. So if they have them, why not put them on the shelfs?
Packaging.
If they produce one box with DVDs and one box with CDs, that's two different products to produce, pack, ship, track sales and take up shelf space. Combine this with the Family Pack, and you're up to four.
Under this current system, you walk into an Apple store with your DVD, pay the $10 and they hand you the CDs instead. Probably from behind the counter, rather than sitting on the shelf, where it also confuses the customers ("What? I wanted the DVD, not these CDs! Wrong package!"). See Full-Screen vs. Wide-Screen DVDs for examples of this confusion.
About November, they turned my delinquent account over to a collection agency who started sending me letters demanding that I pay up. I threw them away.
At some point the collection agency even doubled the amount they claimed I owed. I threw them away.
Now, that was not the best thing to do. That will show up as a non-payment on your credit rating. Admittedly a small one, but still a "refusal of payment."
Actually, it seems that most Nikon cameras still support standard RAW as well. It's only those two "high end" cameras that encrypt the white signal into the RAW data.
I'd say the problem right now is in testing such large drives. There's so much storage space, it may be difficult to tell when the drive is having trouble with a particular block, especially if the MTBF is larger than it used to be.
Apple simply has to implement a flash ROM update to make any of their iPods support OGG... but they haven't done it yet. I'm still not quite sure why, but they're holding off support for it so far.
I'd say this is the future. I've heard of a similar system already being put in place in Japan, where folks can simply point their cell phone at a vending machine, pay for their selection right on the screen and get what they wanted. No change, bills or card swiping, just a cell phone.
Eventually, smart cellphones will likely replace the wallet. Probably not for decades, but when it gets enough entrenched users and secure transaction modes, there will be little reason for plastic cards or paper cash.
Correct. Though, it turns out, you could sometimes punch a hole in the side of the low-density disks and format them to be high-density disks. It wasn't always reliable, but it worked with some of them.
But, yes, once a disk was formatted for high-density (1.44 MB), it would not read in a low-density (720 K) drive.
No, it wouldn't. IBM tried to do this with 2.88 MB floppies and that, well, flopped. People tried again with the LS120s and, again, it didn't take off.
Why? Because the new discs didn't work in the 1.44 MB drives, and folks didn't want to spring for new hardware. When folks didn't spring for the new drives, that meant you couldn't take your bigger floppies to work or the library and expect to use them.
I think it's best that the floppy drive is dead. USB ports are ubiquitous, and you can plug whatever you want into them: key drives, Zip drives, hard drives, flash card readers, etc. It's the ultimate in compatible media because whatever you buy, if it uses USB, it will work.
I've seen several Filemaker projects designed to do just that though. Hell, some of them use a POP3 plugin to actually download the mail straight into the database, without having to use a separate app.
Have you seen some of the comments here? I'm sure some people would love to be able to delete their posts after trolling or just making an ass of themselves, to get rid of the evidence.
Right. I'm just saying I've seen finalizing take more than 20 minutes, especially if you're using less than a full CD. I don't know why but it does. Yes, that seems to be a bug.:)
Still, it seems to work. Just takes a lot longer than it should.
You gave up too quick. Yes, finalizing takes a while... and then it has to verify the disc, which takes about half-again as long. I've yet to see it actually fail, though.
You're talking about interstate commerce. I'm talking about corporations setting up utilities in multiple states.
I suppose this is a good point of contention: is a cell phone system a form of interstate business, or a series of individual (though interdependent) services run by a single large corporation? I consider them the latter.
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I actually have a PalmOS handheld at the moment. With an SD card, I could have wifi, and it has a bigger screen than most PocketPCs... but it still just seems too low-res for web browsing.
Figures. I get to moderate for the first time in weeks, and it's a topic I really need to comment on. ;)
That said, just because Apple has a patent doesn't mean they're going to ever build the thing. Personally, though, I hope this turns out to be the announcement at WWDC. I'd love to have a tablet Mac, just for reading places like here on the couch. My laptop is nice, but not too comfortable... though the keyboard is more useful for chat or long replies.
It's certainly a niche design, so I could see Apple patenting a decent design that their engineers came up with even if they never build the product. That way, they can always change their mind later if the market really wants an Apple tablet.
There's nothing strange about it. it just means you can't drag the items off of (or around in) the Widget Bar. That's different from taking the widget out of its folder completely.
That's pretty much the assumption in the Shadowrun RPG's "Matrix" system. When you jack in, a system called ASIST feeds all the sensory information to your brain, while something called an "RAS override" prevents you from flopping about or getting up to walk away (though a person can intentionally fight those systems, in case they need to move from their current spot a bit).
The difference is that, now, the RIAA has to go through the process of getting a subpeona and filing a lawsuit, rather than simply demanding the information and getting it. They've been relying on bullying tactics so far, intimidating their targets with threats of lawsuits, so they don't actually have to pay their own lawyers. This way, the RIAA companies actually have to put some effort (and money) into proving their accusations.
They've already mentioned the ability of others to write plugins. I'd expect at least a Jabber plugin PDQ for this, which would give you all the multi-system chatting you could want.
Except the guy working for Apple ("As Seen On TV") never said a darn thing about 75% at that point. He was talking in reply to the guy who stated the 75% figure.
Do try to keep up, yourself.
He sure could. However, until he does so, it will show up on his credit as a non-payment of debt. That's why it was a bad idea to just throw those letters away. Not only did he skip his chance to correct that error on his credit, he also threw out any documentation he had about it!
Packaging.
If they produce one box with DVDs and one box with CDs, that's two different products to produce, pack, ship, track sales and take up shelf space. Combine this with the Family Pack, and you're up to four.
Under this current system, you walk into an Apple store with your DVD, pay the $10 and they hand you the CDs instead. Probably from behind the counter, rather than sitting on the shelf, where it also confuses the customers ("What? I wanted the DVD, not these CDs! Wrong package!"). See Full-Screen vs. Wide-Screen DVDs for examples of this confusion.
Overall, I think it makes sense for Apple.
75% of the mac population don't have dvd's
Care to cite that?
At some point the collection agency even doubled the amount they claimed I owed. I threw them away.
Now, that was not the best thing to do. That will show up as a non-payment on your credit rating. Admittedly a small one, but still a "refusal of payment."
Um... I was referring to Nikon's RAW format. Standard meaning "not-encrypted."
Actually, it seems that most Nikon cameras still support standard RAW as well. It's only those two "high end" cameras that encrypt the white signal into the RAW data.
I'd say the problem right now is in testing such large drives. There's so much storage space, it may be difficult to tell when the drive is having trouble with a particular block, especially if the MTBF is larger than it used to be.
Apple simply has to implement a flash ROM update to make any of their iPods support OGG... but they haven't done it yet. I'm still not quite sure why, but they're holding off support for it so far.
I'd say this is the future. I've heard of a similar system already being put in place in Japan, where folks can simply point their cell phone at a vending machine, pay for their selection right on the screen and get what they wanted. No change, bills or card swiping, just a cell phone.
Eventually, smart cellphones will likely replace the wallet. Probably not for decades, but when it gets enough entrenched users and secure transaction modes, there will be little reason for plastic cards or paper cash.
Correct. Though, it turns out, you could sometimes punch a hole in the side of the low-density disks and format them to be high-density disks. It wasn't always reliable, but it worked with some of them.
But, yes, once a disk was formatted for high-density (1.44 MB), it would not read in a low-density (720 K) drive.
No, it wouldn't. IBM tried to do this with 2.88 MB floppies and that, well, flopped. People tried again with the LS120s and, again, it didn't take off.
Why? Because the new discs didn't work in the 1.44 MB drives, and folks didn't want to spring for new hardware. When folks didn't spring for the new drives, that meant you couldn't take your bigger floppies to work or the library and expect to use them.
I think it's best that the floppy drive is dead. USB ports are ubiquitous, and you can plug whatever you want into them: key drives, Zip drives, hard drives, flash card readers, etc. It's the ultimate in compatible media because whatever you buy, if it uses USB, it will work.
Dammit, why didn't I think of that? I wish I had mod points right now!
Dude, I throw out those cards the next day. Especially the frilly ones from grandma.
Email, on the other hand, never goes away. I've got messages from just after the last non-backup hard drive crash I had (about 1998) to now.
FOSS? Not that I know of.
I've seen several Filemaker projects designed to do just that though. Hell, some of them use a POP3 plugin to actually download the mail straight into the database, without having to use a separate app.
Have you seen some of the comments here? I'm sure some people would love to be able to delete their posts after trolling or just making an ass of themselves, to get rid of the evidence.
I never wanted to be celebrated. I just don't want to be treated like a demon.
Still, it seems to work. Just takes a lot longer than it should.
You gave up too quick. Yes, finalizing takes a while... and then it has to verify the disc, which takes about half-again as long. I've yet to see it actually fail, though.
You're talking about interstate commerce. I'm talking about corporations setting up utilities in multiple states.
I suppose this is a good point of contention: is a cell phone system a form of interstate business, or a series of individual (though interdependent) services run by a single large corporation? I consider them the latter.