wireless is pretty good at the moment ("wireless-g + bluetooth ought to be enough...").
so go away and don't come back until you standards people have something that will mean monitors don't need physical connections to computers.
that's the only thing I can think of at the moment that will actually allow a qualitative change in the power of wireless technology - everything else is just bigger-numbers-BS.
this story is quite a conincidence since just 10 mins earlier I downloaded the new version for my UIQ P900. it seems to be free. if not, I'll go back to the slightly older version that came with my phone, though the new freetype fonts are gorgeous.
this is just bitching about DRM for the sake of bitching.
no control whatsoever is not going to happen - Apple should be praised for its reasonable mesaures and all effort should be focused on defeating, for example, the retards who make PC games that won't run on PCs with legal CD copying software and/or hardware.
yeah right. who is going to fund having MULTIPLE computer terminals EVERYWHERE so that the system you describe will actually be feasible?
and even if public places comprised of row after row of terminals, what about when you're in a private place like a car or someone's house? or moving from one place to another?
looking at the same idea in a different system, which of the following statements is true? 1. there is a continual increase in the number of public telephones so that anyone at any place and time can access the phone network. or 2. the role of public telephones is decreasing since mobile phones are far more convenient, offer more features and come in many models which can be chosen accordng to personal preference.
yeah and if a guy steals your bank info that's fair play too - he worked harder at getting it than you worked at protecting it so he really deserves the money more than you do.
let's just get rid of all anti-fraud laws and let 'the market' decide!
are you taking the piss? I guess so. the problem with Americans (my assumption is you are) is that when you think "no one could the THAT stupid" you often turn out to be wrong.
>compare the OS X updates, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, to Windows SP upgrades, which are free, and are equivalent in terms of functionality upgrades
bwaaaaaaaahahahahhahahahahahahahaaaaaa !!!!!
I thought you were being serious until this point. so you're comparing MS finally releasing a firewall and pop-up blocker (and crappy ones at that) to an OSX.x release.
google-fu aside, you're saying I either have to download a 3rd party application or manually edit the registry to change a simple file browsing option?
I wish more companies would try this sort of thing instead of resorting to the usual "'sexy' woman having orgasm" type of adverts.
plus imo it's better to have something like this that isn't 100% about the product than to have something just about the product but full of lies and BS ("this car will make sexy women have orgasms!" etc.)
I do use XP. I don't use an LCD. I don't need remote desktop or user switching.
the 'feature' to automatically create an icon for movies REALLY pisses me off. is there a way to permanently disable it? I disable it per folder and delete the thumbs.db. but then if I move the folder the next time I open it I have to do it all over again. NO I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT WHILE YOU SLOWLY GENERATE LOTS OF BLACK ICONS. the preview in the sidebar is annoying too. I never use it but often I try to delete a file only to be told I can't because it's in use - Windows is accessing it to generate a useless preview.
as I said, the only reason I upgraded was because of bluetooth support (also ATI was about to drop driver support but I'm not so bothered about the latest drivers).
also if you insist on judging XP as a 2001 product, then you must also take its flaws from that time too - blaster etc.
anyway, the point is I feel a lot better about paying for 10.4 than I did about XP. from my own experiences Apple keeps getting better. with MS it's a one-step-forward-two-steps-back thing (security, DRM etc.). YMMV.
nooooooooooo! the new mail looks hideous. what's with the outlook clonage? what's with all the blank space?
Mac stuff tends to be shortcut key based which I love, so why have this appalling dumbed-down GUI? do the mailboxes slide away like the current mail? I hope so.
I find the updates ARE worth the asking price, having used mostly Windows in the past.
when MS 'upgrades' something it costs twice as much, has almost no new functionality, and is usually less secure.
consider the upgrade price for Windows XP and imo the only thing worth having was the bluetooth support.
I was pleased to find that Apple not only releases security updates but genuine improvements. I won't mind paying for 10.4 knowing I won't just get what it says on the box (which is great anyway), but probably some nice stuff between now and 10.5 too.
fuck off you prick. did you even read any of the articles (they were duped enough times)?
it had nothing to do with free speech or journalism. even if it had been in a national print newspaper, it was ILLEGALLY ACQUIRED INFORMATION. journalists have no right to be involved with criminal activities just because they claim to carry the banner of free speech.
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wireless is pretty good at the moment ("wireless-g + bluetooth ought to be enough...").
so go away and don't come back until you standards people have something that will mean monitors don't need physical connections to computers.
that's the only thing I can think of at the moment that will actually allow a qualitative change in the power of wireless technology - everything else is just bigger-numbers-BS.
this story is quite a conincidence since just 10 mins earlier I downloaded the new version for my UIQ P900. it seems to be free. if not, I'll go back to the slightly older version that came with my phone, though the new freetype fonts are gorgeous.
no, that award goes to you retarded coward.
only if you're running XP Starter Edition!
>If/when that happens, what will European Average Joe consumer reaction be?
something like trying to shout "aaaaaahahahahahahahahhaaaaa", and "yeeeessssssssss!!!" at the same time, leading to a kind of choking sound.
nothing.
this is just bitching about DRM for the sake of bitching.
no control whatsoever is not going to happen - Apple should be praised for its reasonable mesaures and all effort should be focused on defeating, for example, the retards who make PC games that won't run on PCs with legal CD copying software and/or hardware.
there was recently an 'observation' of dark matter so it does seem to be 'localised stuff' rather than just a calculation error due to variable c.
the difference being of course that the Big Bang theory is backed up by lots of evidence. whereas there isn't even one piece of evidence for God.
there are even several ideas about the initial cause of the Big Bang, but none for God.
God doesn't exist. get over it.
since tachyons were predicted FROM THEORY they make sense. they have never been seen though. theory says they could exist but not that they should.
yeah right. who is going to fund having MULTIPLE computer terminals EVERYWHERE so that the system you describe will actually be feasible?
and even if public places comprised of row after row of terminals, what about when you're in a private place like a car or someone's house? or moving from one place to another?
looking at the same idea in a different system, which of the following statements is true?
1. there is a continual increase in the number of public telephones so that anyone at any place and time can access the phone network.
or
2. the role of public telephones is decreasing since mobile phones are far more convenient, offer more features and come in many models which can be chosen accordng to personal preference.
>they may make OS issues totally irrelevant by supplying everything anyone needs over the web from their mega-server-farm
yeah, try that line again when 90% of their stuff isn't (USA + Windows only) and/or beta.
nice, thanks for the info
"There will be no singing and dancing Hobbits. The music will be in a very traditional mould and draw on ethnic traditions," assured Mr Wallace.
jeez, why not just make them normal-sized too if you don't give a fuck about what they're supposed to be like.
yeah and if a guy steals your bank info that's fair play too - he worked harder at getting it than you worked at protecting it so he really deserves the money more than you do.
let's just get rid of all anti-fraud laws and let 'the market' decide!
are you taking the piss? I guess so. the problem with Americans (my assumption is you are) is that when you think "no one could the THAT stupid" you often turn out to be wrong.
>compare the OS X updates, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, to Windows SP upgrades, which are free, and are equivalent in terms of functionality upgrades
.x release.
bwaaaaaaaahahahahhahahahahahahahaaaaaa !!!!!
I thought you were being serious until this point. so you're comparing MS finally releasing a firewall and pop-up blocker (and crappy ones at that) to an OSX
you cannot be serious.
>When you got to "fifth", did you actually say "fif-th"...
yes, but then I'm English and can pronounce things properly.
google-fu aside, you're saying I either have to download a 3rd party application or manually edit the registry to change a simple file browsing option?
I thought Windows was supposed to be easy.
yeah I think it's a very good advert.
I wish more companies would try this sort of thing instead of resorting to the usual "'sexy' woman having orgasm" type of adverts.
plus imo it's better to have something like this that isn't 100% about the product than to have something just about the product but full of lies and BS ("this car will make sexy women have orgasms!" etc.)
is the Honda one fixed?
how does the tyre accelerate uphill just as the left hand side of it goes out of shot?
hmmmm.....
I think you missed the "imo" in my post.
I do use XP. I don't use an LCD. I don't need remote desktop or user switching.
the 'feature' to automatically create an icon for movies REALLY pisses me off. is there a way to permanently disable it? I disable it per folder and delete the thumbs.db. but then if I move the folder the next time I open it I have to do it all over again. NO I DO NOT WANT TO WAIT WHILE YOU SLOWLY GENERATE LOTS OF BLACK ICONS. the preview in the sidebar is annoying too. I never use it but often I try to delete a file only to be told I can't because it's in use - Windows is accessing it to generate a useless preview.
as I said, the only reason I upgraded was because of bluetooth support (also ATI was about to drop driver support but I'm not so bothered about the latest drivers).
also if you insist on judging XP as a 2001 product, then you must also take its flaws from that time too - blaster etc.
anyway, the point is I feel a lot better about paying for 10.4 than I did about XP. from my own experiences Apple keeps getting better. with MS it's a one-step-forward-two-steps-back thing (security, DRM etc.). YMMV.
nooooooooooo! the new mail looks hideous. what's with the outlook clonage? what's with all the blank space?
Mac stuff tends to be shortcut key based which I love, so why have this appalling dumbed-down GUI? do the mailboxes slide away like the current mail? I hope so.
>and a handy program to read zip files
ME already had that.
I find the updates ARE worth the asking price, having used mostly Windows in the past.
when MS 'upgrades' something it costs twice as much, has almost no new functionality, and is usually less secure.
consider the upgrade price for Windows XP and imo the only thing worth having was the bluetooth support.
I was pleased to find that Apple not only releases security updates but genuine improvements. I won't mind paying for 10.4 knowing I won't just get what it says on the box (which is great anyway), but probably some nice stuff between now and 10.5 too.
fuck off you prick. did you even read any of the articles (they were duped enough times)?
it had nothing to do with free speech or journalism. even if it had been in a national print newspaper, it was ILLEGALLY ACQUIRED INFORMATION. journalists have no right to be involved with criminal activities just because they claim to carry the banner of free speech.