They all cover Apple so heavily because its products are making waves, even with the glass ceiling imposed by Microsoft. When Apple succeeds, it's a feel-good story, because the better team is winning, despite how dirty the other team is playing. It gives the masses hope that something better is coming.
Quote: "With no Microsoft-centric frame of reference, Microsoft cannot look good."
Of course it can, in the same way Apple does: by making better products, which empower and enable, rather than taking up people's valuable time with administrative tasks. There's no unfairness here; if anything, there's evidence of a natural balancing force at work.
And there's nothing stopping Microsoft from using its power to change the world for the better. They certainly could, with over 90% of the market in their control; they simply choose not to.
It's certainly not funny, it's downright true. The ability to cheaply produce and distribute cheaply and discreetly to the masses makes DVD even more attractive to the pornographer than the huge Hollywood movie studio. Many a format has been spurred into the mainstream by this phenomenon.
Everybody knows Cohaagen won't start the reactor because it makes air. Why would you want to go to Mars anyway? I think you'd be much happier with one of our Saturn cruises.
I, for one, know that I've been lax in introducing the Firefox browser to my IE-using brethren of late. That could be, however, due to the fact that everyone's sick of hearing about how great Firefox is, from me and others in my group.
I wonder how many others are in the same boat. We're in the browser business where I work, and our product managers have expressed a certain weariness with the hardcore Firefox crowd, simply referring to them as "the Jihad".
I'm glad there's been such a great effort to make this possible... it just makes it much more likely that Apple will employ stricter measures to stop it in a production release. Never seen so many people jump to the conclusion that the desire to keep the OS platform specific is EVIL... not that there might be a reason for it or anything.
Patent applications that cover much of EVERYTHING have been submitted by Microsoft. It's what they do. Submit patents, and make bad versions of good ideas. Call me when there's news.
Steve Jobs' *other* computers, the black, magnesium, sometimes-cubical NeXT systems, had 2-button mice. Apple brought the NeXT OS to the Mac, but not the mouse to drive it.
I can't wait to give one of these a shot; I hope it can replace my Logitech at home. It's not all about buttons... the Logitech's shape is so damned comfortable.
Nintendo has decided that their next-generation "Revolution" console will not support HD resolutions, sticking with tried-and-true 480i/480p. Their reasoning is a bit different... they feel that HD adoption is not currently sufficient to justify the added expense of supporting the 720/1080 resolutions.
They have a point: while a fairly good video board can drive complex 480p graphics at a consistent 60 fps, it takes a much pricier board to deliver the quality gamers demand at 720/1080 without dropping to 30 fps, or below. I envision that, in 2-3 years' time, should HD sweep the nation, Nintendo could conceivably release an upgraded Revolution with HD support. What I don't know is whether or not those high-end consumers will be willing to spend the dough. A trade-in deal might help smooth such a transition.
At any rate, this seems to be Microsoft's plan, regarding disc media type. If it works for them, it will likely work for Nintendo, especially since the gamer's initial investment is bound to be much lower with the Revolution that with the XBox 360.
...seems to now be managed by her. Even though I brought the DVR home, and probably have a better understand of everything it can do, she's jumped all over the series recording functions, as well as occasionally browsing the Guide to find stuff she thinks we'd like. I'm fine with letting her have fun with the software; we wind up with a lot of good stuff to watch. And it's all about the hardware anyway, right?:D
Just from a high-level perspective, it's a mistake to believe that IBM will continue to dominate Intel in chip sophistication and performance. Honestly, you don't think Intel's got some hot stuff they'd like to put in a desktop, but can't right now? Intel, like any other company, has its secrets.
As far as desktop chip manufacturing goes, I'd have to give Intel the trophy for best performer overall. Compared to Intel's track record, IBM's entry into modern desktop processors is far more recent, and not as solid, especially where cost, quantity, and build quality are concerned.
In the end, as I see it, IBM makes processors that can cure cancer, and save the world. Intel makes processors that can run my desktop computer really well, really fast, and fairly inexpensively.
The term "Computer" has been used as the "root" of the Mac OS X Finder since version 10.0. Also, assuming the "my" drop is universal, Windows'll now have "Pictures", "Documents", and "Music". How unique.
I know that these terms are really generic, and Apple holds no rights to the usage of them without the word "My" preceding them, but it's just par for the course. Thank God "Program Files" isn't a place most users go, or Microsoft might rename it to "Applications".
"'This is not the home of the future,' says Cynthia Crossley, who is in charge of Microsoft's Windows operating system in the UK. 'All the technology can be bought off-the-shelf and fits subtly into your home.'"...and all you need is an IT staff of five to keep it all running. I forsee some pretty interesting results coming from hacked bread recipies.
Meanwhile, Apple has wireless home audio distribution working perfectly, installable in seconds, and usable by mere mortals. It's called Airport Express, and also provides remote printing and inherently extends the coverage of your wireless network.
Too bad most people will never know about it... gotta love Apple marketing.
The problem I've always had with Tivo is that, with the way I prefer to connect my A/V components, Tivo can not record anything but Basic Cable. It cannot view, nor record, digital cable programming.
So, when Time Warner rolled out the Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8000 (and now, 8300) DVR boxes, complete with dual tuners, I knew that I'd found the device for me. One device can record two digital programs simultaneously, while watching a third. No IR transmitters, no headaches of any kind.
Now, I'll be the last to sugest that the Explorer 8000's interface is better than Tivo. Quite the opposite in fact. But the integration of the DVR and Cable Box outweighs the negatives. Also, the Passport (the Explorer's UI) interface is getting much faster and more intuitive.
In addition, TWC is currently rolling out the Explorer 8300, which can allow multi-room viewing. You only need one Explorer 8300 DVR box, and then you can watch programs recorded on the 8300 from any Explorer 2000 (or better) terminal in the home. No ethernet, no wireless, just the same ol' coax that's already installed.
Integration wins. Even with CableCard and other such innovations empowering newer TVs and DVRs, Tivo will have a VERY hard time holding up to the infrastructure of a large cable company, especially Time Warner.
If I could mod you up further, I would. Lack of a central groupware server powering these apps is a gross oversight. I've been saying the same thing about Apple's iCal product since it was released... An "iCal Server" product would make a great addition to the whole Mac OS X Server package.
It's not that Apple has made them look silly, it's that Sony has done a poor job of masking that fact. Apple has been making Windows look silly in many ways for decades... hasn't made much of a dent in Microsoft yet.
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Just a nit... the browser that comes with Mac OS X - Safari - doesn't use the Gecko Rendering Engine. It uses KHTML.
Otherwise, well stated.
They all cover Apple so heavily because its products are making waves, even with the glass ceiling imposed by Microsoft. When Apple succeeds, it's a feel-good story, because the better team is winning, despite how dirty the other team is playing. It gives the masses hope that something better is coming.
Quote: "With no Microsoft-centric frame of reference, Microsoft cannot look good."
Of course it can, in the same way Apple does: by making better products, which empower and enable, rather than taking up people's valuable time with administrative tasks. There's no unfairness here; if anything, there's evidence of a natural balancing force at work.
And there's nothing stopping Microsoft from using its power to change the world for the better. They certainly could, with over 90% of the market in their control; they simply choose not to.
I owe the author much for introducing me to this site. The entire thing is a wellspring of humor. I shall never want again.
And of course it's fake, you 'tards.
It's certainly not funny, it's downright true. The ability to cheaply produce and distribute cheaply and discreetly to the masses makes DVD even more attractive to the pornographer than the huge Hollywood movie studio. Many a format has been spurred into the mainstream by this phenomenon.
Everybody knows Cohaagen won't start the reactor because it makes air. Why would you want to go to Mars anyway? I think you'd be much happier with one of our Saturn cruises.
I, for one, know that I've been lax in introducing the Firefox browser to my IE-using brethren of late. That could be, however, due to the fact that everyone's sick of hearing about how great Firefox is, from me and others in my group.
I wonder how many others are in the same boat. We're in the browser business where I work, and our product managers have expressed a certain weariness with the hardcore Firefox crowd, simply referring to them as "the Jihad".
I'm glad there's been such a great effort to make this possible... it just makes it much more likely that Apple will employ stricter measures to stop it in a production release. Never seen so many people jump to the conclusion that the desire to keep the OS platform specific is EVIL... not that there might be a reason for it or anything.
Patent applications that cover much of EVERYTHING have been submitted by Microsoft. It's what they do. Submit patents, and make bad versions of good ideas. Call me when there's news.
Maybe if we can find exploits in Avalon and the other core pieces of the OS, we can keep them from shipping the whole damned thing! :)
Steve Jobs' *other* computers, the black, magnesium, sometimes-cubical NeXT systems, had 2-button mice. Apple brought the NeXT OS to the Mac, but not the mouse to drive it.
I can't wait to give one of these a shot; I hope it can replace my Logitech at home. It's not all about buttons... the Logitech's shape is so damned comfortable.
Nintendo has decided that their next-generation "Revolution" console will not support HD resolutions, sticking with tried-and-true 480i/480p. Their reasoning is a bit different... they feel that HD adoption is not currently sufficient to justify the added expense of supporting the 720/1080 resolutions.
They have a point: while a fairly good video board can drive complex 480p graphics at a consistent 60 fps, it takes a much pricier board to deliver the quality gamers demand at 720/1080 without dropping to 30 fps, or below. I envision that, in 2-3 years' time, should HD sweep the nation, Nintendo could conceivably release an upgraded Revolution with HD support. What I don't know is whether or not those high-end consumers will be willing to spend the dough. A trade-in deal might help smooth such a transition.
At any rate, this seems to be Microsoft's plan, regarding disc media type. If it works for them, it will likely work for Nintendo, especially since the gamer's initial investment is bound to be much lower with the Revolution that with the XBox 360.
...seems to now be managed by her. Even though I brought the DVR home, and probably have a better understand of everything it can do, she's jumped all over the series recording functions, as well as occasionally browsing the Guide to find stuff she thinks we'd like. I'm fine with letting her have fun with the software; we wind up with a lot of good stuff to watch. And it's all about the hardware anyway, right? :D
Wouldn't that be "RED HOT PW4N"?
Just from a high-level perspective, it's a mistake to believe that IBM will continue to dominate Intel in chip sophistication and performance. Honestly, you don't think Intel's got some hot stuff they'd like to put in a desktop, but can't right now? Intel, like any other company, has its secrets.
As far as desktop chip manufacturing goes, I'd have to give Intel the trophy for best performer overall. Compared to Intel's track record, IBM's entry into modern desktop processors is far more recent, and not as solid, especially where cost, quantity, and build quality are concerned.
In the end, as I see it, IBM makes processors that can cure cancer, and save the world. Intel makes processors that can run my desktop computer really well, really fast, and fairly inexpensively.
The term "Computer" has been used as the "root" of the Mac OS X Finder since version 10.0. Also, assuming the "my" drop is universal, Windows'll now have "Pictures", "Documents", and "Music". How unique.
I know that these terms are really generic, and Apple holds no rights to the usage of them without the word "My" preceding them, but it's just par for the course. Thank God "Program Files" isn't a place most users go, or Microsoft might rename it to "Applications".
"'This is not the home of the future,' says Cynthia Crossley, who is in charge of Microsoft's Windows operating system in the UK. 'All the technology can be bought off-the-shelf and fits subtly into your home.'" ...and all you need is an IT staff of five to keep it all running. I forsee some pretty interesting results coming from hacked bread recipies.
Meanwhile, Apple has wireless home audio distribution working perfectly, installable in seconds, and usable by mere mortals. It's called Airport Express, and also provides remote printing and inherently extends the coverage of your wireless network.
Too bad most people will never know about it... gotta love Apple marketing.
Isn't that what SpaceWorld is for anyway? That's definitely one grand old Nintendo tradition that NEEDS to be revived for this console launch.
The problem I've always had with Tivo is that, with the way I prefer to connect my A/V components, Tivo can not record anything but Basic Cable. It cannot view, nor record, digital cable programming.
So, when Time Warner rolled out the Scientific Atlanta Explorer 8000 (and now, 8300) DVR boxes, complete with dual tuners, I knew that I'd found the device for me. One device can record two digital programs simultaneously, while watching a third. No IR transmitters, no headaches of any kind.
Now, I'll be the last to sugest that the Explorer 8000's interface is better than Tivo. Quite the opposite in fact. But the integration of the DVR and Cable Box outweighs the negatives. Also, the Passport (the Explorer's UI) interface is getting much faster and more intuitive.
In addition, TWC is currently rolling out the Explorer 8300, which can allow multi-room viewing. You only need one Explorer 8300 DVR box, and then you can watch programs recorded on the 8300 from any Explorer 2000 (or better) terminal in the home. No ethernet, no wireless, just the same ol' coax that's already installed.
Integration wins. Even with CableCard and other such innovations empowering newer TVs and DVRs, Tivo will have a VERY hard time holding up to the infrastructure of a large cable company, especially Time Warner.
...to use the new cover sheet on their 10-K report. Did SCO get that memo?
Seems that this is the same way a Magna Doodle works... dark substance becomes visible when pulled through an opaque barrier.
If I could mod you up further, I would. Lack of a central groupware server powering these apps is a gross oversight. I've been saying the same thing about Apple's iCal product since it was released... An "iCal Server" product would make a great addition to the whole Mac OS X Server package.
It's not that Apple has made them look silly, it's that Sony has done a poor job of masking that fact. Apple has been making Windows look silly in many ways for decades... hasn't made much of a dent in Microsoft yet.
The Password Manager in Firefox is great, but on the Mac, the KeyChain should be used instead.
Or maybe "Mac Style for the Dell Pile".
Except that the Nintendo DS is 1.0 as well, and only seems to have some minor issues with the lower screen in rare cases (fogginess).
The PSP's a rush job, plain and simple. I KNOW they can do better... I'd swear by most any Sony product if I know it's done right.