Unless you work for a handy university and are coming to get their unlimited release copy - then YOU don't have to pay a cent.
If you have access to OS X...
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If you have access to a machine running OS X, open the document you want to convert to PDF, click "print", then tab to "output options" and "save as pdf".
Voila, the cheapest way to save to PDF, because its free!
Yep. At this rate, they might even make the iPod a li'l bit cheaper, so more people can buy it, so they can make it cheaper, so more peope can buy it......until I can afford it.
Yes, it would be a nice thing, but the fundamental problem with such a notion is human nature, triggered by two things:
1. Email is untraceable, or very close to it, for the layman.
2. Given the choice between actually telling the truth to the recipients of 100+ million recipients - which often involves research, time and a little effort - or just offering An Improved Sex Life, its easy to predict what people will do.
My school uses a combination of several methods to stop students from doing "naughty" things, preventing us from downloading files (unless you add a "?" to the end of the filename, but don't tell them that), and from viewing porn, unfortunately.
The problem lies in the method of preventing us from viewing websites, a program called ContentKeeper. Unfortunately, either by mistake or design, this site is indiscriminate in its actions, blocking not only porn, but games, weather, "unsavoury" content, and, interestingly, Australian Government sites.
Nothing is more likely to stop students from working on the school network than viewing the website of an obscure island nation, as we well know.
So consider yourself lucky if you only miss parts of a page, because right now, I'm having difficulty viewing my daily dose of Australian politics.
At the risk of suggesting something fairly dramatic, the individual in question may have to resort to changing their phone number (which may be disastrous for a business, or merely an extreme annoyance for a home). First, some other possibilities:
1. Depending on the country, and phone company that we're dealing with, it may be possible to get the phone number(s) of the caller(s), and, while not blocking them, try to contact them. This could still be legit, despite first appearances.
2. Try changing phone company (if 1 doesn't work). Or, at least, ask different companies about the possibility of blocking certain phone numbers.
3. Finally, change phone number. This will certainly be extremely annoying for your friend, especially if they are running a business from home.
If you are able to work out who this fax-spammer _is_, you may be able to sue for stalking or some similar crime. Unfortuantely, the options would vary from country-to-country, and possibly state-to-state.
And yea, children, let us not forget Apple securing the sale of 20'000 iBooks to the public schools of Henrico Country, Virginia. That's one iBooks per student and another for each teacher.
Actually, maybe its just people in the know who buy Apples?
Put it this way: your average consumer would only usually be looking for price, compatibility, and performance.
On the other hand, organisations, or other people who rely on computers or who use them regularly for relatively nerdy purposes (software designers, or universities, in this case) would be looking beyond what your average person would see.
Perhaps that explains Apple's success in the educational market: for universities and schools, a little cost goes a long way, especially where multimedia is involved!
BTW - According to this article, most Sun Microsystems employess own macs, if not for work, but at home. Your average consumer either wouldn't have enough experience with a mac to make a good decision, or else wouldn't have the need for a mac in the first place. These guys are smart:)
This kind of thing is probably why Apple is one of the few computer companies making a profit these days: so many universities are changing, who needs the housewives' money?
If we're talking mindless viole- I mean, fun, lets nominate Soldier of Fortune II. Again, slow graphics, poor storyline, and plenty of gratuitous violence. Not worthy.
I would have to agree with the whole Splinter-Cell thing, but more because the flashy graphics won't even run on anything but the most chunky machines. Well, not really well.
Another worthy contender would have to be... well, the entire Rainbow Six series. All have the same flimsy plot, usually poor graphics (with the exception of Raven Shield), and crappy sound. Not worth the plastic they make the cd's out of.
i have to say, I am impressed with the idea of an arcade game controlling peoples' minds in a small town, but there are a few problems:
1. A guy comes and collects "data". Right. This would imply that they were doing research of some kind, and it's a fairly obvious thing to say that the best kind of data collection comes from a variety of sources. Thats why good polls are never conducted in a small area where there is a fairly predicatble response to questions. You would have to do this in a number of cities in order to collect reliable data.
2. Mind control in 1981? Using a computer game?! I wasn't aware that tetris could do that. thanks for the tip, though.
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I didn't say to pay for it specifically to create PDFs.
More to the point, its pretty depressing when people are willing to have raging rows over another's product choice.
Unless you work for a handy university and are coming to get their unlimited release copy - then YOU don't have to pay a cent.
If you have access to a machine running OS X, open the document you want to convert to PDF, click "print", then tab to "output options" and "save as pdf".
Voila, the cheapest way to save to PDF, because its free!
Yep. At this rate, they might even make the iPod a li'l bit cheaper, so more people can buy it, so they can make it cheaper, so more peope can buy it... ...until I can afford it.
Yes, it would be a nice thing, but the fundamental problem with such a notion is human nature, triggered by two things:
1. Email is untraceable, or very close to it, for the layman.
2. Given the choice between actually telling the truth to the recipients of 100+ million recipients - which often involves research, time and a little effort - or just offering An Improved Sex Life, its easy to predict what people will do.
Excellent!
You could start a course, "Padding Your Resume, 101: NDAs and The Truth".
I think its more fun just to harass the ignorant windows users whenever they go whithin 100m of an eMac. :)
Thanks anyway, 'preciated.
No can do :(
...running Jaguar... ...my favourite (and best) os...
:)
I'm a native mac-user on a series of Win98SE machines, and no knowledge of DOS.
On the other hand, If I do Graphic design, on a set of eMac's...
We'll see
My school uses a combination of several methods to stop students from doing "naughty" things, preventing us from downloading files (unless you add a "?" to the end of the filename, but don't tell them that), and from viewing porn, unfortunately.
The problem lies in the method of preventing us from viewing websites, a program called ContentKeeper. Unfortunately, either by mistake or design, this site is indiscriminate in its actions, blocking not only porn, but games, weather, "unsavoury" content, and, interestingly, Australian Government sites.
Nothing is more likely to stop students from working on the school network than viewing the website of an obscure island nation, as we well know.
So consider yourself lucky if you only miss parts of a page, because right now, I'm having difficulty viewing my daily dose of Australian politics.
At the risk of suggesting something fairly dramatic, the individual in question may have to resort to changing their phone number (which may be disastrous for a business, or merely an extreme annoyance for a home). First, some other possibilities:
1. Depending on the country, and phone company that we're dealing with, it may be possible to get the phone number(s) of the caller(s), and, while not blocking them, try to contact them. This could still be legit, despite first appearances.
2. Try changing phone company (if 1 doesn't work). Or, at least, ask different companies about the possibility of blocking certain phone numbers.
3. Finally, change phone number. This will certainly be extremely annoying for your friend, especially if they are running a business from home.
If you are able to work out who this fax-spammer _is_, you may be able to sue for stalking or some similar crime. Unfortuantely, the options would vary from country-to-country, and possibly state-to-state.
Not too shabby, from a sales point of view.
Put it this way: your average consumer would only usually be looking for price, compatibility, and performance.
On the other hand, organisations, or other people who rely on computers or who use them regularly for relatively nerdy purposes (software designers, or universities, in this case) would be looking beyond what your average person would see.
Perhaps that explains Apple's success in the educational market: for universities and schools, a little cost goes a long way, especially where multimedia is involved!
BTW - According to this article, most Sun Microsystems employess own macs, if not for work, but at home. Your average consumer either wouldn't have enough experience with a mac to make a good decision, or else wouldn't have the need for a mac in the first place. These guys are smart :)
This kind of thing is probably why Apple is one of the few computer companies making a profit these days: so many universities are changing, who needs the housewives' money?
If we're talking mindless viole- I mean, fun, lets nominate Soldier of Fortune II. Again, slow graphics, poor storyline, and plenty of gratuitous violence. Not worthy.
Another worthy contender would have to be... well, the entire Rainbow Six series. All have the same flimsy plot, usually poor graphics (with the exception of Raven Shield), and crappy sound. Not worth the plastic they make the cd's out of.
i have to say, I am impressed with the idea of an arcade game controlling peoples' minds in a small town, but there are a few problems: 1. A guy comes and collects "data". Right. This would imply that they were doing research of some kind, and it's a fairly obvious thing to say that the best kind of data collection comes from a variety of sources. Thats why good polls are never conducted in a small area where there is a fairly predicatble response to questions. You would have to do this in a number of cities in order to collect reliable data. 2. Mind control in 1981? Using a computer game?! I wasn't aware that tetris could do that. thanks for the tip, though.