My G5 Dual has been shipped. I just did a Fedex track on it... It's currently sitting in Sacramento.:(
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Telstar 4 is Down
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Quote: "Does the internet still work?"
Has it ever?
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Telstar 4 DID affect my place of work. CBS backup had to be moved to Telstar 6 and WSI was moved as well. Just some of the digital data that flows into our building that doesn't go over the Internet. Do you think we would really rely on Sprint to get all of that data. They have enough trouble with our two T1 lines and the phone system here. You want every story to be about Windows patches? Telco is a lot more interesting. Adverage? We're talking Slashdot here!!!
Quote: "I was on a Mac forum talking about how I didn't think..."
OK. You are basing your opinion of all Apple users based on one discussion board? Shall I base my opinion of all computer users on the thoughtful posts of Slashdot? Give me an effin' break.
That's actually a different form factor called CTTX. Coffee Table Technology Extended. It even has a special surface that keeps rings from forming when you leave a beverage on top of it.
Quote: "No wonder Mac users have gotten such a bad reputation..."
And you're making me fall in love with Windows, all over again.
There was a poll question here on/. just a week or so ago. I waxed poetic on the wonder that is the key. I use a Macintosh and a Wacom tabet for all of my work use. (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects & Lightwave) I have three buttons... The tip and two barrel switches. The tip is a single click and the first barrel switch is a double click. I've never used the second barrel switch in nine years. My left hand is always sitting on the keyboard with my thumb just above the Command key. My pinky is ready to hit Control and my middle finger is on Option. It is in my opinion, the fastest way to use Photoshop. Now, when I'm at home, I just use a two button mouse. The great thing is, that when I use a system with a single button mouse, I'm not lacking any functions. On Windows, some things have to be accessed via the Right click. If the Right click menu isn't duplicated in the drop-down menus then THAT is poor interface design. I actually think that Amiga did the two button mouse thing better anyway.
Back in the day, a bunch of us on the Fidonet Amiga Echo would go on for days about what Commodore should do for marketing. "They should make a TV commercial that says...". I've been working in television for years and I've learned one thing... make it simple. If you start droning on about X, Y and Z you will loose the viewer. The G5 ad is one of the few commercials that make me turn around. I hear that "thwamp" of the guy hitting the tree and wonder what the heck is going on. (The TV in my office is almost behind me) Also, the use of music in Apple ads is very effective and I love the Pods United spot. I'm curious as to how involved Apple Creative was in the making of that spot.
When you responded to that e-mail you received on that pill that can make your penis larger, I was able to get your credit card number and order that G5 I was wanting. Thanks! Oh, and let me know how it goes with the medication.
My family moved to the Fort Myers area in 1979. Back then, (For most of the 80's) during the summer months, the power would be interrupted just about every day. I remember visiting my brother at a video production house in Atlanta just a few years ago. They didn't have a UPS supply for the building, just a "power conditioner". Here in Florida, television stations have huge UPS systems and diesel generators, and they are in use on an almost daily basis!!! Kudos to the power companies though, Even though we have electrical storms throughout the summer, the power is not interrupted nearly as often.
OS X 10.3 eh? Ahhh you're a developer, I see. Then you should be able to figure out that problem on your own. Wait, I thought you owned a PowerMac 9600 and were trying to copy a 500MB file. Ohhh now I see, your just a stupid AC that doesn't know jack about Macs! My mistake. Sorry about that.
I hear the G6 is going to have a cartridge port for the voice synthisizer and the mouse is replaced with a 8-way pad controller. At least you get more than one button.:)
Question: If Intellivision was the Apple of Consoles, Was Atari the Commodore of colsoles... even though Atari was bought by the guy that started Commodore? I'm getting confused.
"Of course we must ask... who's sadder, the sad-sack who builds the PC in the Amiga case or the sad-sack who voluntarily reads about it and then writes a diatribe about how it is a pointless waste of time and money"
Gosh, you seem to be awfully bitter about the whole thing. I think someone needs a hug.
I once met the late Jay Miner of Amiga fame who was one of the chip designers at Atari for the 800 and the VCS (2600). I had to shake his hand and thank him for the Atari as it was my first computer. What a super cool guy. I used to log onto his BBS in California all the way from Florida. A lot of my money went toward paying long distance phone bills back in those days.
Well... I have an older iPod too. Does your iPod not do something that was advertised BEFORE you bought it?........ Well?......... That's what I thought.
I've had my 10GB iPod for about 9 months and I've been very happy with it. That is not to say that a different player/portable HD would not be a good choice for someone. There is just a certain "coolness" factor with the iPod. That not gloating, I just enjoy holding the thing. It is a piece of art.
I also understand the frustration of some. I used to be a serious Amiga freek. I have tens of thousands of dollars of Amiga hardware that in it's day was not respected by others. Perhaps someone has a good review on the net of the different players?
The U-Matic format is over 30 years old and it's chroma bandwidth is not that much better than VHS. (U-Matic 1971 - VHS 1977) If you want to bump VHS to a Pro format, you would be better off finding a used oxide Betacam deck. The Engineers at my station gave me four of them! Also, 1" Type-C machines are really cheap on E-Bay. I'd love to have an Ampex VPR-3. The best 1" machine ever made!
I'm currently moving some things to DVD-R with my PowerMac, Final Cut Pro, and iMovie. If you want to move to another tape format and don't want to use a computer, try a MiniDV deck. JVC makes one that uses the larger cassettes for over 200 minutes of recording time.
Sadly, I haven't seen a Quadruplex machine in 14 years. The RCA TCR-100 is the coolest machine ever built!:)
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My G5 Dual has been shipped. I just did a Fedex track on it... It's currently sitting in Sacramento. :(
Quote: "Does the internet still work?"
Has it ever?
Slashdot: News for nerds. Stuff that matters.
Telstar 4 DID affect my place of work. CBS backup had to be moved to Telstar 6 and WSI was moved as well. Just some of the digital data that flows into our building that doesn't go over the Internet. Do you think we would really rely on Sprint to get all of that data. They have enough trouble with our two T1 lines and the phone system here. You want every story to be about Windows patches? Telco is a lot more interesting.
Adverage? We're talking Slashdot here!!!
Quote: "I was on a Mac forum talking about how I didn't think..."
OK. You are basing your opinion of all Apple users based on one discussion board? Shall I base my opinion of all computer users on the thoughtful posts of Slashdot? Give me an effin' break.
I like how you yell at someone to RTFA, but you can't be bothered to RTFD.
24 Pin power connector. Does that sound like any ATX PSW you know?
All I need now is someone telling me that Macs suck because they can always put a new motherboard in their old case. HA!
That's actually a different form factor called CTTX.
Coffee Table Technology Extended. It even has a special surface that keeps rings from forming when you leave a beverage on top of it.
Quote: "No wonder Mac users have gotten such a bad reputation..."
/. just a week or so ago. I waxed poetic on the wonder that is the key. I use a Macintosh and a Wacom tabet for all of my work use. (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects & Lightwave) I have three buttons... The tip and two barrel switches. The tip is a single click and the first barrel switch is a double click. I've never used the second barrel switch in nine years. My left hand is always sitting on the keyboard with my thumb just above the Command key. My pinky is ready to hit Control and my middle finger is on Option. It is in my opinion, the fastest way to use Photoshop. Now, when I'm at home, I just use a two button mouse. The great thing is, that when I use a system with a single button mouse, I'm not lacking any functions. On Windows, some things have to be accessed via the Right click. If the Right click menu isn't duplicated in the drop-down menus then THAT is poor interface design. I actually think that Amiga did the two button mouse thing better anyway.
And you're making me fall in love with Windows, all over again.
There was a poll question here on
If he skips the Mach 3 and just uses the foamy shave cream, he can look like a "mad dog". :)
Back in the day, a bunch of us on the Fidonet Amiga Echo would go on for days about what Commodore should do for marketing. "They should make a TV commercial that says...". I've been working in television for years and I've learned one thing... make it simple. If you start droning on about X, Y and Z you will loose the viewer. The G5 ad is one of the few commercials that make me turn around. I hear that "thwamp" of the guy hitting the tree and wonder what the heck is going on. (The TV in my office is almost behind me) Also, the use of music in Apple ads is very effective and I love the Pods United spot. I'm curious as to how involved Apple Creative was in the making of that spot.
When you responded to that e-mail you received on that pill that can make your penis larger, I was able to get your credit card number and order that G5 I was wanting. Thanks! Oh, and let me know how it goes with the medication.
You are basing the quality of the entire line of Sony products on a TV you got in the mail? Perhaps you should have talked to the SHIPPER? INSURANCE?
:)
Sony doesn't get everything right, but they have a ton of experience with CCD sensors and I've had a great time with my DSC F707 camera.
I also really liked the BVP-5 with the BVV-5 dockable recorder. A fine professional BetacamSP recorder.
My family moved to the Fort Myers area in 1979. Back then, (For most of the 80's) during the summer months, the power would be interrupted just about every day. I remember visiting my brother at a video production house in Atlanta just a few years ago. They didn't have a UPS supply for the building, just a "power conditioner". Here in Florida, television stations have huge UPS systems and diesel generators, and they are in use on an almost daily basis!!! Kudos to the power companies though, Even though we have electrical storms throughout the summer, the power is not interrupted nearly as often.
Why does the porridge bird lay it's egg in the air? I'm still wondering?
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its right click on task bar.
uncheck the 'lock taskbar' option.
drag bar to top of screen.
right click task bar.
check the 'lock taskbar' option"
Ummmm, how many button presses is that?
Oh, and by-the-way, Mac OS 9.x had the option to encrypt files.
OS X 10.3 eh? Ahhh you're a developer, I see. Then you should be able to figure out that problem on your own. Wait, I thought you owned a PowerMac 9600 and were trying to copy a 500MB file. Ohhh now I see, your just a stupid AC that doesn't know jack about Macs! My mistake. Sorry about that.
I hear the G6 is going to have a cartridge port for the voice synthisizer and the mouse is replaced with a 8-way pad controller. At least you get more than one button. :)
Question: If Intellivision was the Apple of Consoles, Was Atari the Commodore of colsoles... even though Atari was bought by the guy that started Commodore? I'm getting confused.
"Of course we must ask... who's sadder, the sad-sack who builds the PC in the Amiga case or the sad-sack who voluntarily reads about it and then writes a diatribe about how it is a pointless waste of time and money"
Gosh, you seem to be awfully bitter about the whole thing. I think someone needs a hug.
I once met the late Jay Miner of Amiga fame who was one of the chip designers at Atari for the 800 and the VCS (2600). I had to shake his hand and thank him for the Atari as it was my first computer. What a super cool guy. I used to log onto his BBS in California all the way from Florida. A lot of my money went toward paying long distance phone bills back in those days.
I have a couple of functional ones, spare parts, and the Fuji logo covering the apple on my G4 tower. :)
God, I need to get a life.
Quote: "I am an anti-Apple slut"
Oh, come on. Join us!
Well... I have an older iPod too. Does your iPod not do something that was advertised BEFORE you bought it?........ Well?......... That's what I thought.
it's == its
I've had my 10GB iPod for about 9 months and I've been very happy with it. That is not to say that a different player/portable HD would not be a good choice for someone. There is just a certain "coolness" factor with the iPod. That not gloating, I just enjoy holding the thing. It is a piece of art.
I also understand the frustration of some. I used to be a serious Amiga freek. I have tens of thousands of dollars of Amiga hardware that in it's day was not respected by others. Perhaps someone has a good review on the net of the different players?
The U-Matic format is over 30 years old and it's chroma bandwidth is not that much better than VHS. (U-Matic 1971 - VHS 1977) If you want to bump VHS to a Pro format, you would be better off finding a used oxide Betacam deck. The Engineers at my station gave me four of them! Also, 1" Type-C machines are really cheap on E-Bay. I'd love to have an Ampex VPR-3. The best 1" machine ever made!
:)
I'm currently moving some things to DVD-R with my PowerMac, Final Cut Pro, and iMovie. If you want to move to another tape format and don't want to use a computer, try a MiniDV deck. JVC makes one that uses the larger cassettes for over 200 minutes of recording time.
Sadly, I haven't seen a Quadruplex machine in 14 years. The RCA TCR-100 is the coolest machine ever built!
It's not your Mac.
No, it will be the Iraqi Information Minister saying... "There are no Windows user within 100 miles of here!"