I swapped my 6gb drive out with a 20gb and it works fine.
The only downside is when the Jukebox starts up, it takes a couple minutes to create its database file (why this couldn't be cached in the flash mem, I don't know).
The Nomad Jukebox isn't perfect, but it's one of the better hard disk-based players out there.
This is happening more and more with web sites that hold your personal info. Very few sites give you the option to remove your info from their database ("Cancel Your Account").
In a way it's an end of innocence... we have given our names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses freely in the hopes of having a convenient place to order (or bid on, or sell) items online, and now that info is being abused.
What's the solution? Change your real info on those sites to bogus info (preferably to the mailing address of someone you don't like... *grin*).
since Quake 3 has been brought into the conversation...
Its becomming more and more clear that linux needs a standard distro. Like it or not, this is one of the strengths of windows. People are tired of software saying thinks like --it works with linux but with debian you have to do this and with slackware you have to do something else to get it to work.
I remember a quote from J. Carmack in his.plan file (which is unfortunately gone now), where he stated why the Q3Test was released for Mac OS first: because the hardware was "predictable" and there was only one OpenGL implementation n the platform, so it made for an ideal test environment.
My point being: while that doesn't always translate to shipping commercial software, I think it says something about the value of a standard platform or "reference" platform.
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I hope this puts an end to Rambus, their patents, and their royalties very, very soon. I sure hope someone's had the foresight to keep MRAM patents out of the grubby little hands of Rambus.
When the 680x0 was to be replaced by the PowerPC, Apple had to make some hard choices when it came to their software and how it ran.
Now, I'm not sure if this is quite the same situation, since the PPC and 68k are completely different instruction sets.
But what is similar is that Microsoft will have to make a choice: how do you want your software to run slower today? Apple decided that 68k emulation was the best road to take (giving birth to FAT applications).
Only in the last 2 years or so has PPC-native software truly matured. It was a long, hard road, and Microsoft and Intel have to realize there's no way around it.
Having AMD in the mix makes things that much more interesting...
I'd like to see your little Java Invaders game. If Sun had a problem with the name of it, just change it. Or would that have wounded your little Taco pride?
I've been developing in Java since its introduction in '95, and it's clear that you have no idea what you're talking about.
The main problem with java is it's insecure code methods. They aren't usually used so you might not run into them
I would like to see an example of said "insecure code methods". A method in Java is not 'secure' or 'unsecure'. If you are referring to accessor and mutator methods that are declared 'public', it is up to the programmer to ensure that proper access to private data is implemented.
If you're faulting Java for accessor methods, then you might as well fault all of OO languages (Smalltalk, C++, etc.).
Basically the sandbox approach works fine until you start to abstract it.
What do you mean by 'abstract it'? Explain yourself, please.
The sandbox is a 'safe' place to run untrusted code so it does not damage the rest of your system. If the sandbox is poorly implemented, then yes, there is a risk. This is the fault of the developer, not the Java language.
Flame me if you will but this is the reason that Amercian Express got hacked last year.
Excuse me? Care to provide a link to a story on said hacking?
The next time you post on a subject you have no knowledge of, don't throw jargon around. It only exposes your ignorance.
I noted that in one of the screenshots on ZDNet, this Whistler is labelled as Win2K "Personal". So, if I'm not mistaken, Microsoft's marketing department has come up with the following brands of Windows:
Windows Me (the OS that will screw you, to me it sounds like an imperative: "Windows me, please!")
Windows 2000 Personal (the OS you can confide in)
Windows 2000 Professional (the OS you can type your Big Important Documents on)
Windows 2000 Server (the OS you can actually run a web server on)
Windows 2000 Advanced Server (when a plain 'ol server just ain't good enough)
It's enough to drive any tech support or admin mad.
And I think it's totally unnecessary. I can only hope that Apple will not go beyond Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server.
C'mon, what red-blooded American male technophile with a keen sense of penis envy wouldn't buy a 1-Ghz CPU? Then they can go to their office, harrumph, hitch up their pants and proclaim to their co-workers in a loud, booming voice that they have the latest, greatest hardware on their desk at home.
Of course, if you really want to be the big stud on the block, get a dual processor 1-Ghz machine. Then the chicks will just *flock* to your doorstep.
Moore's Law is getting blown out of proportion. Personally, I think it sucks if my system bus runs at 10-13% of my CPU speed. When someone comes out with a 1-Ghz motherboard, then I'll get excited. I'd rather see these companies working more towards widening bandwidth to memory or some other more beneficial pursuit. Intel's made enough of a mockery of Rambus already.
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I swapped my 6gb drive out with a 20gb and it works fine.
The only downside is when the Jukebox starts up, it takes a couple minutes to create its database file (why this couldn't be cached in the flash mem, I don't know).
The Nomad Jukebox isn't perfect, but it's one of the better hard disk-based players out there.
In a way it's an end of innocence... we have given our names, mailing addresses, phone numbers, and e-mail addresses freely in the hopes of having a convenient place to order (or bid on, or sell) items online, and now that info is being abused.
What's the solution? Change your real info on those sites to bogus info (preferably to the mailing address of someone you don't like... *grin*).
So I would guess that's why the logo is a rendered sphere...
A sphere is (arguably) one of the simplest geometric shapes to render, and there's just something about those checkered textures...
Its becomming more and more clear that linux needs a standard distro. Like it or not, this is one of the strengths of windows. People are tired of software saying thinks like --it works with linux but with debian you have to do this and with slackware you have to do something else to get it to work.
I remember a quote from J. Carmack in his .plan file (which is unfortunately gone now), where he stated why the Q3Test was released for Mac OS first: because the hardware was "predictable" and there was only one OpenGL implementation n the platform, so it made for an ideal test environment.
My point being: while that doesn't always translate to shipping commercial software, I think it says something about the value of a standard platform or "reference" platform.
note: this is not Mac evangelism.
oh, wait...
I hope this puts an end to Rambus, their patents, and their royalties very, very soon. I sure hope someone's had the foresight to keep MRAM patents out of the grubby little hands of Rambus.
Now, I'm not sure if this is quite the same situation, since the PPC and 68k are completely different instruction sets.
But what is similar is that Microsoft will have to make a choice: how do you want your software to run slower today? Apple decided that 68k emulation was the best road to take (giving birth to FAT applications).
Only in the last 2 years or so has PPC-native software truly matured. It was a long, hard road, and Microsoft and Intel have to realize there's no way around it.
Having AMD in the mix makes things that much more interesting...
If your code looks anything like the Invaders game in the Black Art of Java Game Programming, I will laugh my ass off.
well said. Mod that man up!
The main problem with java is it's insecure code methods. They aren't usually used so you might not run into them
I would like to see an example of said "insecure code methods". A method in Java is not 'secure' or 'unsecure'. If you are referring to accessor and mutator methods that are declared 'public', it is up to the programmer to ensure that proper access to private data is implemented.
If you're faulting Java for accessor methods, then you might as well fault all of OO languages (Smalltalk, C++, etc.).
Basically the sandbox approach works fine until you start to abstract it.
What do you mean by 'abstract it'? Explain yourself, please.
The sandbox is a 'safe' place to run untrusted code so it does not damage the rest of your system. If the sandbox is poorly implemented, then yes, there is a risk. This is the fault of the developer, not the Java language.
Flame me if you will but this is the reason that Amercian Express got hacked last year.
Excuse me? Care to provide a link to a story on said hacking?
The next time you post on a subject you have no knowledge of, don't throw jargon around. It only exposes your ignorance.
The annoucement claims that they'll distributed.net will continue on with non-profit biz as usual, but that could change at anytime.
The field of for-pay dist. computing is going to see some competition in the near future, methinks.
It's enough to drive any tech support or admin mad.
And I think it's totally unnecessary. I can only hope that Apple will not go beyond Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server.
Java implementation has existed for a while
Enjoy!
Check it out, get a copy, and tell me what you think.
C'mon, what red-blooded American male technophile with a keen sense of penis envy wouldn't buy a 1-Ghz CPU? Then they can go to their office, harrumph, hitch up their pants and proclaim to their co-workers in a loud, booming voice that they have the latest, greatest hardware on their desk at home.
Of course, if you really want to be the big stud on the block, get a dual processor 1-Ghz machine. Then the chicks will just *flock* to your doorstep.
Moore's Law is getting blown out of proportion. Personally, I think it sucks if my system bus runs at 10-13% of my CPU speed. When someone comes out with a 1-Ghz motherboard, then I'll get excited. I'd rather see these companies working more towards widening bandwidth to memory or some other more beneficial pursuit. Intel's made enough of a mockery of Rambus already.
** Programmers that do not comprehend the Tao are always running out of time and space for their programs. Programmers that comprehend the Tao always have enough time and space to accomplish their goals. How could it be otherwise? **