presumably if you're using a non-encrypted swap partition, there's lots of data left in there after you close your browser.
Since private-mode Safari appeared in Mac OS X 10.4, more commonly known as Tiger, and which also features encrypted virtual memory*, I don't really see the problem.
* I can't remember if it defaults to enabled or disabled in a fresh install, but it is trivial to enable for the security conscious.
Boot Camp is only intended for Windows XP. At least officially, and at least for now. While I'd expect Apple to support Windows Vista once it's left beta I don't expect them to put much effort into supporting Windows 2000.
I don't think any of Apple's programmers use the list view. Seriously, bugs in the list view were introduced in Tiger that still haven't been fixed seven point releases later.
How many times do we have to tell you? Don't buy first-gen Apple hardware!
Because people can always afford to wait another x months for a new machine, right? Sometimes a yellowing, battery-swelling, overheating MacBook is better than something with a G4 in it.
It's not so easy, removing features, even if they are unsafe. Tends to make your users whine. It's going to take a real disaster before the open 'safe' files option is removed.
Apple tried to make Mac OS more attractive for game developers, back when it was still Mac OS and not Mac OS X. There was a set of libraries called Game Sprockets to help game developers with things like controller support and 3d sound, but the project was killed in the switch to Mac OS X. Right now there things like OpenGL that can be used for games, but nothing specialized for games.
Big companies like Blizzard can afford to have a small Mac unit, and some companies actually care about developing cross platform products. But most Windows shops would rather stick with DirectX and ignore small markets like Mac OS X and Linux. In those cases it doesn't matter much how easy or difficult it is to develop games for the Mac -- the barrier to entry is compatibility.
I've kept the icons on my desktop arranged by kind for months in Tiger. The only time the positioning acts up is when I have more icons than fit on the desktop. Which is a good sign it's time to start archiving stuff.
Those you can turn off. Just set the Finder to use 32x32 pixel icons. icns resources generally contain several versions of an icon, 128x128, 48x48, 32x32, and 16x16 pixels. If you use one of the small versions then the system won't waste time scaling the icon, or memory holding a big bitmap. I doubt you'll see much gain though.
But it's not in Apple's interest to let you turn off too much of the eye-candy. They want Mac OS to have its distinct look, and they are are in the business of trying to sell you newer hardware.
And I think even Joe Sixpack knows that if you have to get a third party hack to make your OS boot, the company is not going to support you.
I think you're giving Joe Sixpack too much credit. He's just as likely to tell all his friends Mac OS X is shit because he had to use a third party hack (not that he would those words) to make the OS boot. And then bitch loudly because he feels he is entitled to support for his computar because he paid for the OS dammit!
In the old days Mac OS used to distinguish aliases from normal files and folders by showing their names in italics. That was a very good thing, but unfortunately it has been replaced by a tiny Windows-style arrow in the icon's bottom left corner instead. On the other hand, there was never an easy way to tell applications from documents or folders at a glance which always bothered me, not so much because of the threat of trojans as because you don't want to accidentally launch another program which just happened to look like a text document (curse those readmes) when you only have 10 MB of RAM.
Anyway, back to the present. A simple, welcome solution, would be to just show the names of applications in bold text. That would be helpful to power user and novice alike, and it would probably also look good.
The fact of the matter is, it does not fit the psychy of the average virus writer to go after Mac
The thing about averages is that not everyone conforms to them. You'd expect at least a few of these virus writers at the outer end of the bell curve to aim for the Mac, wouldn't you?
Most Mac users use a Mac so that they don't HAVE to be technical, so writing a virus is out of their scope in the first place
Of the big OSes the one with the highest concentration of technical users would be Linux, right? Funny how we don't see many viruses for Linux either.
When exactly did Apple threaten Real with legal action? Sure, Real have told their shareholders that there is a risk that Apple might sue them, but that's all I've heard about.
That man simply does not know the word "iTunes" and was substituting "iPod" for "iTunes Music Store."
"We are selling our songs through iPod, but we don't have a share of iPod's revenue," he said.
No, it really sounds like he want a part of the iPod profits. To claim that they don't have a share of the profits from the music store would be more of a lie than I'd expect even from a representative of the music industry.
There is, as I'm sure you already know, a difference between a C program you wrote in class and an OS. The reason your C program gets better when you rewrite it is because you now have a clear view of what it should look and work like. When it comes to a behemoth like Windows, no one understands the system fully. So even if we have all these people who understand parts of the system rewriting their parts, plenty of design errors can still persist in the way the system is modularized and put together.
... that they would do something like this to their customers. Then I remembered that this is Microsoft, and that I'm not going to buy (or pirate) a copy of Windows Vista in any flavor anyway.
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* I can't remember if it defaults to enabled or disabled in a fresh install, but it is trivial to enable for the security conscious.
Boot Camp is only intended for Windows XP. At least officially, and at least for now. While I'd expect Apple to support Windows Vista once it's left beta I don't expect them to put much effort into supporting Windows 2000.
I don't think any of Apple's programmers use the list view. Seriously, bugs in the list view were introduced in Tiger that still haven't been fixed seven point releases later.
It's not so easy, removing features, even if they are unsafe. Tends to make your users whine. It's going to take a real disaster before the open 'safe' files option is removed.
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Apple tried to make Mac OS more attractive for game developers, back when it was still Mac OS and not Mac OS X. There was a set of libraries called Game Sprockets to help game developers with things like controller support and 3d sound, but the project was killed in the switch to Mac OS X. Right now there things like OpenGL that can be used for games, but nothing specialized for games.
Big companies like Blizzard can afford to have a small Mac unit, and some companies actually care about developing cross platform products. But most Windows shops would rather stick with DirectX and ignore small markets like Mac OS X and Linux. In those cases it doesn't matter much how easy or difficult it is to develop games for the Mac -- the barrier to entry is compatibility.
I've kept the icons on my desktop arranged by kind for months in Tiger. The only time the positioning acts up is when I have more icons than fit on the desktop. Which is a good sign it's time to start archiving stuff.
Mac OS X is not running under emulation. The Intel version is capable of running PPC binaries through Rosetta, but the OS itself is native.
But it's not in Apple's interest to let you turn off too much of the eye-candy. They want Mac OS to have its distinct look, and they are are in the business of trying to sell you newer hardware.
It is, but I felt he asked for it.
That's interesting. I was not aware that Sorensen had allowed Apple to gain such a stranglehold on their own technology.
QuickTime uses an open format.
Because the maker of your main player has chosen not to support the QuickTime format.
Ditto.
If the ban is on selling, then in the short term, wouldn't this increase the amount of old electronics people are willing to give you to take apart?
And I think even Joe Sixpack knows that if you have to get a third party hack to make your OS boot, the company is not going to support you.
I think you're giving Joe Sixpack too much credit. He's just as likely to tell all his friends Mac OS X is shit because he had to use a third party hack (not that he would those words) to make the OS boot. And then bitch loudly because he feels he is entitled to support for his computar because he paid for the OS dammit!
In the old days Mac OS used to distinguish aliases from normal files and folders by showing their names in italics. That was a very good thing, but unfortunately it has been replaced by a tiny Windows-style arrow in the icon's bottom left corner instead. On the other hand, there was never an easy way to tell applications from documents or folders at a glance which always bothered me, not so much because of the threat of trojans as because you don't want to accidentally launch another program which just happened to look like a text document (curse those readmes) when you only have 10 MB of RAM.
Anyway, back to the present. A simple, welcome solution, would be to just show the names of applications in bold text. That would be helpful to power user and novice alike, and it would probably also look good.
The fact of the matter is, it does not fit the psychy of the average virus writer to go after Mac
The thing about averages is that not everyone conforms to them. You'd expect at least a few of these virus writers at the outer end of the bell curve to aim for the Mac, wouldn't you?
Most Mac users use a Mac so that they don't HAVE to be technical, so writing a virus is out of their scope in the first place
Of the big OSes the one with the highest concentration of technical users would be Linux, right? Funny how we don't see many viruses for Linux either.
So, is there a profile of a Mac virus writer???
Judging by the amount of viruses out for Mac OS X he's one lazy fucker.
Maybe they'll call it TowerMac instead? ;)
You want to run Photoshop on an iBook?
When exactly did Apple threaten Real with legal action? Sure, Real have told their shareholders that there is a risk that Apple might sue them, but that's all I've heard about.
That man simply does not know the word "iTunes" and was substituting "iPod" for "iTunes Music Store."
"We are selling our songs through iPod, but we don't have a share of iPod's revenue," he said.
No, it really sounds like he want a part of the iPod profits. To claim that they don't have a share of the profits from the music store would be more of a lie than I'd expect even from a representative of the music industry.
There is, as I'm sure you already know, a difference between a C program you wrote in class and an OS. The reason your C program gets better when you rewrite it is because you now have a clear view of what it should look and work like. When it comes to a behemoth like Windows, no one understands the system fully. So even if we have all these people who understand parts of the system rewriting their parts, plenty of design errors can still persist in the way the system is modularized and put together.
So what should they do then? I have no idea.
GMail threads mail more reliably and more usably than any other mail client I've ever used, web-based or not
But sometimes it does get things wrong, and GMail doesn't offer any way for you to add messages to a conversation manually. Very annoying.
... that they would do something like this to their customers. Then I remembered that this is Microsoft, and that I'm not going to buy (or pirate) a copy of Windows Vista in any flavor anyway.
What will the fact that someone else got an "absurd" patent before they did show Apple, except that they have to be quicker about getting patents?