Maybe I missed the boat, but how exactly did they make BSD proprietary? Last time I checked you can get darwin for the x86 platform (and PPC too obviously) for free and modify it as you please. At any rate, it's hardly threatening, as you have plenty of other options for this kind of OS and platform unlike with Microsoft Windows versions.
While I can understand that people want to play games and such, I don't get why you'd want to boot into windows on these new macs. Anybody who wants to play games that badly more than likely already has a windows system to game on, and with the price of PC hardware through the floor lately, it would seem a waste to spend the extra money on an Apple computer only to install windows on it. Since I made the switch to OS X, I haven't missed windows, and anything that I've needed a replacement for apps I used in windows, I've found elsewhere. So other than the "I did it just to do it" aspect, what is the point?
I used to be kinda smug, and security was one of my key points when switching to OS X instead of Windows. I follow common sense rules, and have my machine pretty much locked down. One evening a friend brought over his windows laptop and connected to the network. Upon connecting, his firewall told him that a trojan was trying to access his computer. Being that there were only two computers on the network (his windows laptop and my powerbook) I (wrongly) assumed his firewall was misinterpreting my powerbooks attempts to look for shares on his computer. Well, after he left I went and downloaded ClamAV and did a scan. Sure enough, it found a trojan of some sort sitting on my hard drive. Ever since then, I run a scan once a week, just to be on the safe side. Anything can happy to anyone no matter how cautious you are. Granted I do play around on usenet a lot, so it wasn't totally shocking to me that I would eventually end up finding something. I think as long as other mac users don't become complacent, the mac community as a whole will be more secure, regardless of their knowlege/experience with computers.
Could this be a way of implimenting some sort of tracking system for the criminal element in South Korea? By signing up for this system, you're basically letting the government know yuou're ignorant of the law, and that you're more than likely going to break the law.
An even better idea, "Here's my phone number, just in case I do something wrong, you guys can let me know." Can't imagine anyone would ever abuse that system.
If you're not the first one to own a song, you're going to have to pay the penalty for not being as cool as the other kids. Great.....
Beyond that, it seems like you get paid more if the music is good, because you sell more of it. If only a few people like a song, dosen't make it good or bad. This is art, and it's subjective. Don't punish both the artist and the fans by decreasing the value of the music, or price them out of the market altogether (respectively).
Another thing I see, is that if the price goes up with the popularity of a song, wouldn't that just encourage people to pirate the more popular music even more. I mean "hey, that guy only paid fifty cents. Why should I have to paya dollar?!?"
Uh.... I don't know what OS you run, but none of those things you mentioned are required to run OS X (though they are pretty nifty to play with). The base of "Tiger" is open, and apparently people seem to forget about the included Xcode package that comes with every copy of OS X, that allows you to develop, tinker with, and compile applications of your own or someone else's design. Like someone else has mentioned, it even includes an X11 package and you do have the ability to run OSS apps of your choosing. From what I've done with my powerbook, I'd say that I haven't come across an application I've wanted to try/use that I couldn't compile. Heck, you can even run OpenOffice on it if you choose.
Applications do not equal Operating System. Please try to keep up.:)
I agree that this is just a frivolous lawsuit. I'd be interested in knowing what kind of monetary damages these people incurred by having their iPod Nano scratched up (as mentioned in the linked article) other than what they spent on the nano.
Also, I used to own a Sony Ericsson t675, that when I bought it, the salesman also had one, and I noticed how scratched up his was. Knowing that this phone would be prone to scratching, to the point that the screen might get cloudy, I took care to not put it in the same pocket as my keys, change, pocketknife etc... I think that anyone complaining about their nano being scratched should use some common sense. Metal scratches plastic. My aforementioned phone came with a microfiber cleaning cloth. So did my oakleys. Both being prone to scratches and so I took care to treat them with the reverence that the price I paid for them deserves. If I owned a Nano, I would certainly do the same.
I think if apple should do anything more than replace these nanos, it is that they should print warnings in the manuals about what to clean these with (and perhaps provide a microfiber bag ala Oakly) and send people a link to www.iskin.com (which I've had an iSkin for my 40gig 3rd gen for over 2 years now, nary a scratch on it).
BTW, I've got a scratch on my powerbook (why aluminum damnit?) and my apple bluetooth keyboard is kinda gummed up from cig ash that sometimes falls into it (YOU SHOULDA SEALED THIS THING, APPLE, DIDN'T YOU KNOW I SMOKE?!?!!?). Can I sue apple and end up owning stock as well as get my money back?
In all seriousness though, this really breaks my heart, to see a company on it's way to making a relative comeback, be so ridiculously attacked for something so frivolous as an MP3 player that gets scratched up.
I'm no expert about Tesla, though I just read an interesting book about him, and the impression I got was that he was working on a less violent method of wireless transmission of electricity using induction similar to this but on a larger scale. I could be wrong, but would love to know more about this, if you have any information to share or pointers to resources for reading about.
BTW the book is entitled "Tesla : Man out of Time" ISBN 0-88029-419-1 if anyone else is interested.
You obviously read as well as you type. I specifically pointed out that the US attempted to PREVENT anyone else implimenting a similar GPS system, thereby forcing them to use the US or resort to the compass. You can't have it both ways: you can't say "you don't have to use ours" AND "You can't make your own".
Well, exactly what did stop alternate systems from being implimented? I don't recall reading about the US threatening missile strikes against sites planning to launch their own satellites...
Don't like it, use a compass.
Don't like American hosting of DNS Root servers? Use a BBS.
BTW, what country are you from, I'd like to know so that I might have a chuckle at your expense as well.
Cheers.
You are correct. Funded and started this network and maintains it, through tax dollars, and from AMERICAN consumers buying services from commercial vendors (taxes on both)to use this network here in america.
The US has shown a very causual attitude to switching off GPS when it suits it. Doing so is a life-threatening action for many people. How can the rest of the world trust the US with the Internet when it shows such disregard for the realities of global structures? They even opposed the rest of us building a backup system rather than, for example, saying "If you don't like our rules you're free to make your own system."
GPS is not the internet. But since you bring it up, GPS is another American (MILITARY) invention that while we may share usage of it with the rest of the world, the rest of the world is certainly not entitled to it. In fact, if you don't like the fact that it can be turned off by the American Government, then DO NOT USE IT. Anybody who has put themself in a situation intentionally, that could harm their life, had better damn well know how to use a map and compass. By your line of thinking, maybe Duracell should give out free batteries. It'd be a tragedy if the batteries went out on someone's GPS unit, that could seriously affect their life. Not building a backup system for GPS, is another thing, that I really don't know much about, and that more than likely goes back to politics and is merely just a way to maintain military superiority. I cannot agree with you against that, as locking out other nations from GPS during a time of war, leads to greater protection for me as an American, and our allies as a whole. Obviously you have enough sense to realize this.
America has been the most generous country this world has ever seen. An earlier poster had pointed out how much money the US gives to UN humanitarian causes, as well as other food and medical supplies, hardly counted in money. So what if we are behind on our "dues." Perhaps we should start TAXING the UN for the Property (real estate) they take up in NYC?
Yes, in vain, I would ask, "Where is the support of the UN for the United States, in our time of tragedy and need after the past two hurricanes?" I haven't heard anything about anyone specifically from the UN offering any sort of support, in the name of the UN. Quite honestly, I don't think it's even needed, because as a country we are self sufficient, and have the means to take care of our own. We do not need to turn to the UN for support as other countries (who may or may not) have their greedy hands into the motivation for trying to put root servers outside our borders.
In a broader sense, I think that history will ultimately tell the tale of America and show us to be good stewards of invention, and how our wealth has always overflowed and been shared for the common good of man, and not just ourselves.
RLD
I think one of the main arguments for turning this over, is an example of how some countries were initially blind to who "owns" the internet in the first place. Brazil could still continue on collecting taxes online without being part of the larger internet community as a whole, that is obvious. But to me it shows some sort of incompetence to put your national revenue stream onto a platform that you don't own. At any time the ICANN and US could say "screw you, we're taking our ball and going home," then *poof* no more internet and there would be a massive scramble to get something in place to prevent a financial crisis in this instance. Basically, american tax dollars funded and built this network, other countries were invited into it voluntarily, and are not being forced to stay into this network. It is of course in the interests of the people to stay on the network for educational and humanitarian reasons. I don't think that the US has shown any cause or reason (shutting people out) that the UN or EU has any standing to present this to anyone. As an American, I would honestly like to know, "what has the UN done for the USA?" Then I would, in the same vain ask, "What has the USA done for teh UN?"
I think that, while the article makes some good observations (as well as the posters in this thread), what is missing are talks of a third party. Something like Java. Isn't Wal-Mart selling java based computers now? Granted something like this is in it's infancy but in this industry, things tend to move rather swiftly, and I don't think it's unreasonable to think that a platform independant development platform that already has deep roots in the web, could totally overtake Microsoft and Google if implemented and properly brought to market. It seems to me that it would offer a fair balance for anyone, from disconnected users, connected users, and advanced users alike. I think something along these lines is what will really be the killer for Microsoft, and any possibility of a Google OS. If not Java, something equally capable will come along out of the blue and take the world by storm.
Too, I'd like to remind you that Windows Vista is only in Beta 1. Lots of things are going to change, and many, many features will be added by Beta 2 and beyond. This stands in sharp contrast to Apple's approach with Tiger. If you go back and look at the WWDC 2004 keynote video, you'll see Steve Jobs demo virtually every single major new feature in Tiger. A year later, when the product actually shipped, little had changed and nothing major was added. This isn't how Microsoft works. Beta 1 is a minor subset of the overall functionality we're going to see in the final Windows Vista product.
Umm.. To me, it's a good thing that a year before release, features were demonstrated. That shows to me, that Apple took their time to completely make sure EVERYTHING works and didn't add in things closesr to release time and back themselves into a corner saying "oh well, we'll just release a patch and fix it later..." (not that apple hasn't had to patch software from time to time, and not to say that Tiger was perfect exactly out of the box).
The fact that Microsoft is only at beta 1 at this point after this much time, is fine, but if there are missing pieces from it, how can it really considered to be a good beta candidate?
Unlike with Spotlight, Vista Beta 1's searches are not instantaneous, but this is by design and is arguably a better choice. In Spotlight, as you start typing a search, the search results begin appearing (Figure), which can be both annoying and counterproductive when the first few letters of your search include common letters or words (like "the"). In Vista Beta 1, you need to hit Enter to launch the search (or click the Search button).
I don't agree with this line of thought at all. Having used Tiger since the day it was released, and having had spotlight remind me where I put what, having the results pop up as I start typing makes things easier and saves ME time sorting through what could possibly be thousands of results. The more you type, the more the search gets narrowed down, or you can change the search "on the fly" using backspace. In the "Vista" method, if something about your search is wrong, you have to do it all over again, possibly running 2 or more searches to find what you're looking for.
Don't get me wrong: Search is important. But it's only part of the story. The system we are delivering won't force you to search for your data."
Well, if you "lost" your data, and you can't find it by type or any other 'normal' form of searching, then exactly how is Windows supposed to know what yo're looking for or what context the data is stored in? i.e. "Will it read my mind?" This sounds sneakily to me of saying "Windows will come with folders called 'my documents' which will store your documents, 'my pictures' which will store your photos, and 'my music' to store your music. If you can't find it in the search, click an icon and these folders will come up for you to look through." Absolutely revolutionary.
When it comes to things like this, hav ing a "smart folder" isn't really a good solution, in my opinion. A better solution, would be to change how people use computers, through maybe teaching them basic practices of making a default download folder for their web browser, etc, which was hinted at with "my documents" in windows, but why people should use it never really caught on. I keep a seperate folder for all my downloads, or send them right to my desktop in plain sight, to be sorted out later by hand. And as long as I've used any computer I'm pretty confident in saying that I've never "lost" anything from my desktop. At least not anything hidden away from me. I however am not your average everyday user either.
(Tiger does however have a hard-to-find "Spotlight Comments" section the Get Info box for any document in which you can add keywords or phrases as desired.)
Highlighting a file and pressing apple+i is not hard or hard to find.
This is possible because you can easily add and edit m
"Daniel Perry is a two-bit fucktard who plainly doesn't understand what the Internet is all about. He spreads lies, deceit, and only wants to sue people for their hard-earned money while he accepts fat checks from his clients. What a worm, that guy."
That is a libelous statement (or is it slander, I forget which is printed, and which is spoken) but the main point I do remember from my high school journalism class, is that if the words "It is my opinion;" "I think that;" or any other verbage that plainly states it's an opinion, changes the position of the statement altogether. Opinions when noted as such, are protected free speech. When you boldly make an opinion, and express it as if it were fact, then you are in fact in a position to be acted against by "Daniel Perry" in a court of law, and your only defense is to prove your statement true in a court of law. IANAL
iSight is a fun toy, and good for confrencing and maybe seeing a girl naked on the other side of the country, I don't think it'd be that great for recording your favorite stripper's 4 hour set.
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Maybe I missed the boat, but how exactly did they make BSD proprietary? Last time I checked you can get darwin for the x86 platform (and PPC too obviously) for free and modify it as you please. At any rate, it's hardly threatening, as you have plenty of other options for this kind of OS and platform unlike with Microsoft Windows versions.
While I can understand that people want to play games and such, I don't get why you'd want to boot into windows on these new macs. Anybody who wants to play games that badly more than likely already has a windows system to game on, and with the price of PC hardware through the floor lately, it would seem a waste to spend the extra money on an Apple computer only to install windows on it. Since I made the switch to OS X, I haven't missed windows, and anything that I've needed a replacement for apps I used in windows, I've found elsewhere. So other than the "I did it just to do it" aspect, what is the point?
I used to be kinda smug, and security was one of my key points when switching to OS X instead of Windows. I follow common sense rules, and have my machine pretty much locked down. One evening a friend brought over his windows laptop and connected to the network. Upon connecting, his firewall told him that a trojan was trying to access his computer. Being that there were only two computers on the network (his windows laptop and my powerbook) I (wrongly) assumed his firewall was misinterpreting my powerbooks attempts to look for shares on his computer. Well, after he left I went and downloaded ClamAV and did a scan. Sure enough, it found a trojan of some sort sitting on my hard drive. Ever since then, I run a scan once a week, just to be on the safe side. Anything can happy to anyone no matter how cautious you are. Granted I do play around on usenet a lot, so it wasn't totally shocking to me that I would eventually end up finding something.
I think as long as other mac users don't become complacent, the mac community as a whole will be more secure, regardless of their knowlege/experience with computers.
I'm glad it's "your" computer instead of infected machines. I was worried for a moment.
Could this be a way of implimenting some sort of tracking system for the criminal element in South Korea? By signing up for this system, you're basically letting the government know yuou're ignorant of the law, and that you're more than likely going to break the law.
An even better idea, "Here's my phone number, just in case I do something wrong, you guys can let me know." Can't imagine anyone would ever abuse that system.
you sir are a silly silly man. :P
switching it from suck, to blow.
Spaceballs rules btw.
If you're not the first one to own a song, you're going to have to pay the penalty for not being as cool as the other kids. Great.....
Beyond that, it seems like you get paid more if the music is good, because you sell more of it. If only a few people like a song, dosen't make it good or bad. This is art, and it's subjective. Don't punish both the artist and the fans by decreasing the value of the music, or price them out of the market altogether (respectively).
Another thing I see, is that if the price goes up with the popularity of a song, wouldn't that just encourage people to pirate the more popular music even more. I mean "hey, that guy only paid fifty cents. Why should I have to paya dollar?!?"
Just my two cents. Care to boost my share?
"These beings will stop at nothing to get to the bottom of your colon!"
Could be worse. They could be trying to get to the top of it.
Uh.... I don't know what OS you run, but none of those things you mentioned are required to run OS X (though they are pretty nifty to play with). The base of "Tiger" is open, and apparently people seem to forget about the included Xcode package that comes with every copy of OS X, that allows you to develop, tinker with, and compile applications of your own or someone else's design. Like someone else has mentioned, it even includes an X11 package and you do have the ability to run OSS apps of your choosing. From what I've done with my powerbook, I'd say that I haven't come across an application I've wanted to try/use that I couldn't compile. Heck, you can even run OpenOffice on it if you choose.
:)
Applications do not equal Operating System. Please try to keep up.
I agree that this is just a frivolous lawsuit. I'd be interested in knowing what kind of monetary damages these people incurred by having their iPod Nano scratched up (as mentioned in the linked article) other than what they spent on the nano.
Also, I used to own a Sony Ericsson t675, that when I bought it, the salesman also had one, and I noticed how scratched up his was. Knowing that this phone would be prone to scratching, to the point that the screen might get cloudy, I took care to not put it in the same pocket as my keys, change, pocketknife etc... I think that anyone complaining about their nano being scratched should use some common sense. Metal scratches plastic. My aforementioned phone came with a microfiber cleaning cloth. So did my oakleys. Both being prone to scratches and so I took care to treat them with the reverence that the price I paid for them deserves. If I owned a Nano, I would certainly do the same.
I think if apple should do anything more than replace these nanos, it is that they should print warnings in the manuals about what to clean these with (and perhaps provide a microfiber bag ala Oakly) and send people a link to www.iskin.com (which I've had an iSkin for my 40gig 3rd gen for over 2 years now, nary a scratch on it).
BTW, I've got a scratch on my powerbook (why aluminum damnit?) and my apple bluetooth keyboard is kinda gummed up from cig ash that sometimes falls into it (YOU SHOULDA SEALED THIS THING, APPLE, DIDN'T YOU KNOW I SMOKE?!?!!?).
Can I sue apple and end up owning stock as well as get my money back?
In all seriousness though, this really breaks my heart, to see a company on it's way to making a relative comeback, be so ridiculously attacked for something so frivolous as an MP3 player that gets scratched up.
could you reccommend some other books that might be better?
Thanks
Rick
I'm no expert about Tesla, though I just read an interesting book about him, and the impression I got was that he was working on a less violent method of wireless transmission of electricity using induction similar to this but on a larger scale. I could be wrong, but would love to know more about this, if you have any information to share or pointers to resources for reading about.
BTW the book is entitled "Tesla : Man out of Time" ISBN 0-88029-419-1 if anyone else is interested.
This is probably how Tesla would have charged his iPod.
You obviously read as well as you type. I specifically pointed out that the US attempted to PREVENT anyone else implimenting a similar GPS system, thereby forcing them to use the US or resort to the compass. You can't have it both ways: you can't say "you don't have to use ours" AND "You can't make your own". Well, exactly what did stop alternate systems from being implimented? I don't recall reading about the US threatening missile strikes against sites planning to launch their own satellites... Don't like it, use a compass. Don't like American hosting of DNS Root servers? Use a BBS. BTW, what country are you from, I'd like to know so that I might have a chuckle at your expense as well. Cheers.
You are correct. Funded and started this network and maintains it, through tax dollars, and from AMERICAN consumers buying services from commercial vendors (taxes on both)to use this network here in america. The US has shown a very causual attitude to switching off GPS when it suits it. Doing so is a life-threatening action for many people. How can the rest of the world trust the US with the Internet when it shows such disregard for the realities of global structures? They even opposed the rest of us building a backup system rather than, for example, saying "If you don't like our rules you're free to make your own system." GPS is not the internet. But since you bring it up, GPS is another American (MILITARY) invention that while we may share usage of it with the rest of the world, the rest of the world is certainly not entitled to it. In fact, if you don't like the fact that it can be turned off by the American Government, then DO NOT USE IT. Anybody who has put themself in a situation intentionally, that could harm their life, had better damn well know how to use a map and compass. By your line of thinking, maybe Duracell should give out free batteries. It'd be a tragedy if the batteries went out on someone's GPS unit, that could seriously affect their life. Not building a backup system for GPS, is another thing, that I really don't know much about, and that more than likely goes back to politics and is merely just a way to maintain military superiority. I cannot agree with you against that, as locking out other nations from GPS during a time of war, leads to greater protection for me as an American, and our allies as a whole. Obviously you have enough sense to realize this. America has been the most generous country this world has ever seen. An earlier poster had pointed out how much money the US gives to UN humanitarian causes, as well as other food and medical supplies, hardly counted in money. So what if we are behind on our "dues." Perhaps we should start TAXING the UN for the Property (real estate) they take up in NYC? Yes, in vain, I would ask, "Where is the support of the UN for the United States, in our time of tragedy and need after the past two hurricanes?" I haven't heard anything about anyone specifically from the UN offering any sort of support, in the name of the UN. Quite honestly, I don't think it's even needed, because as a country we are self sufficient, and have the means to take care of our own. We do not need to turn to the UN for support as other countries (who may or may not) have their greedy hands into the motivation for trying to put root servers outside our borders. In a broader sense, I think that history will ultimately tell the tale of America and show us to be good stewards of invention, and how our wealth has always overflowed and been shared for the common good of man, and not just ourselves. RLD
I think one of the main arguments for turning this over, is an example of how some countries were initially blind to who "owns" the internet in the first place. Brazil could still continue on collecting taxes online without being part of the larger internet community as a whole, that is obvious. But to me it shows some sort of incompetence to put your national revenue stream onto a platform that you don't own. At any time the ICANN and US could say "screw you, we're taking our ball and going home," then *poof* no more internet and there would be a massive scramble to get something in place to prevent a financial crisis in this instance.
Basically, american tax dollars funded and built this network, other countries were invited into it voluntarily, and are not being forced to stay into this network. It is of course in the interests of the people to stay on the network for educational and humanitarian reasons. I don't think that the US has shown any cause or reason (shutting people out) that the UN or EU has any standing to present this to anyone.
As an American, I would honestly like to know, "what has the UN done for the USA?" Then I would, in the same vain ask, "What has the USA done for teh UN?"
or take away the horse's weed... But where's the fun in that?
You can have my internets when you pry it from my cold dead server....
I think that, while the article makes some good observations (as well as the posters in this thread), what is missing are talks of a third party. Something like Java. Isn't Wal-Mart selling java based computers now? Granted something like this is in it's infancy but in this industry, things tend to move rather swiftly, and I don't think it's unreasonable to think that a platform independant development platform that already has deep roots in the web, could totally overtake Microsoft and Google if implemented and properly brought to market.
It seems to me that it would offer a fair balance for anyone, from disconnected users, connected users, and advanced users alike.
I think something along these lines is what will really be the killer for Microsoft, and any possibility of a Google OS.
If not Java, something equally capable will come along out of the blue and take the world by storm.
yeah, but you know what they say "I read it on the internets, it must be true." ;)
Too, I'd like to remind you that Windows Vista is only in Beta 1. Lots of things are going to change, and many, many features will be added by Beta 2 and beyond. This stands in sharp contrast to Apple's approach with Tiger. If you go back and look at the WWDC 2004 keynote video, you'll see Steve Jobs demo virtually every single major new feature in Tiger. A year later, when the product actually shipped, little had changed and nothing major was added. This isn't how Microsoft works. Beta 1 is a minor subset of the overall functionality we're going to see in the final Windows Vista product.
Umm.. To me, it's a good thing that a year before release, features were demonstrated. That shows to me, that Apple took their time to completely make sure EVERYTHING works and didn't add in things closesr to release time and back themselves into a corner saying "oh well, we'll just release a patch and fix it later..." (not that apple hasn't had to patch software from time to time, and not to say that Tiger was perfect exactly out of the box).
The fact that Microsoft is only at beta 1 at this point after this much time, is fine, but if there are missing pieces from it, how can it really considered to be a good beta candidate?
Unlike with Spotlight, Vista Beta 1's searches are not instantaneous, but this is by design and is arguably a better choice. In Spotlight, as you start typing a search, the search results begin appearing (Figure), which can be both annoying and counterproductive when the first few letters of your search include common letters or words (like "the"). In Vista Beta 1, you need to hit Enter to launch the search (or click the Search button).
I don't agree with this line of thought at all. Having used Tiger since the day it was released, and having had spotlight remind me where I put what, having the results pop up as I start typing makes things easier and saves ME time sorting through what could possibly be thousands of results. The more you type, the more the search gets narrowed down, or you can change the search "on the fly" using backspace. In the "Vista" method, if something about your search is wrong, you have to do it all over again, possibly running 2 or more searches to find what you're looking for.
Don't get me wrong: Search is important. But it's only part of the story. The system we are delivering won't force you to search for your data."
Well, if you "lost" your data, and you can't find it by type or any other 'normal' form of searching, then exactly how is Windows supposed to know what yo're looking for or what context the data is stored in? i.e. "Will it read my mind?" This sounds sneakily to me of saying "Windows will come with folders called 'my documents' which will store your documents, 'my pictures' which will store your photos, and 'my music' to store your music. If you can't find it in the search, click an icon and these folders will come up for you to look through." Absolutely revolutionary. When it comes to things like this, hav ing a "smart folder" isn't really a good solution, in my opinion. A better solution, would be to change how people use computers, through maybe teaching them basic practices of making a default download folder for their web browser, etc, which was hinted at with "my documents" in windows, but why people should use it never really caught on. I keep a seperate folder for all my downloads, or send them right to my desktop in plain sight, to be sorted out later by hand. And as long as I've used any computer I'm pretty confident in saying that I've never "lost" anything from my desktop. At least not anything hidden away from me. I however am not your average everyday user either.
(Tiger does however have a hard-to-find "Spotlight Comments" section the Get Info box for any document in which you can add keywords or phrases as desired.)
Highlighting a file and pressing apple+i is not hard or hard to find.
This is possible because you can easily add and edit m
"Daniel Perry is a two-bit fucktard who plainly doesn't understand what the Internet is all about. He spreads lies, deceit, and only wants to sue people for their hard-earned money while he accepts fat checks from his clients. What a worm, that guy." That is a libelous statement (or is it slander, I forget which is printed, and which is spoken) but the main point I do remember from my high school journalism class, is that if the words "It is my opinion;" "I think that;" or any other verbage that plainly states it's an opinion, changes the position of the statement altogether. Opinions when noted as such, are protected free speech. When you boldly make an opinion, and express it as if it were fact, then you are in fact in a position to be acted against by "Daniel Perry" in a court of law, and your only defense is to prove your statement true in a court of law. IANAL
Is this the second or third seal?
iSight is a fun toy, and good for confrencing and maybe seeing a girl naked on the other side of the country, I don't think it'd be that great for recording your favorite stripper's 4 hour set.