I'm firmly a fan of both browsers actually. I go back and forth between the two all the time, but when I'm building a new Web page, I build it using SubEthaEdit, which renders using WebKit, so that means I build for Safari and fix for Mozilla and IE. At work, I'm stuck on a PC, so it's all Firefox, all the time, but I honestly only use it at home when I need the Web Developer plugin. If Camino plugins were easy to make, I'm sure we'd see tons. Unfortunately, what makes it Mac-like (lack of XUL) makes it hard. Oh well. Maybe in time, we'll have something like Web Developer for Camino.
Why unbundle Safari? Are you saying they shouldn't ship it with their machines and the OS? Uhhhhhh, why?
It's not tied into the OS in any way like IE on Windows, and you're free to use Firefox, Camino, Opera or any other browser.
I hate to be the guy to come out and say it, but I don't really mind DRM as long as it doesn't interfere with my user experience. I paid for my songs on iTunes, and I've rarely encountered any DRM restrictions that affected me. I wish I could just give them all to friends who wanted them, but let's face it, that's pushing the limits of fair use. And if I do want to share it, there are easy workarounds.
This goes for downloaded files, not physical media. If I buy a CD, I want to be able to do whatever I want to it, which includes sharing with friends. I've never made a habit out of sharing files, even back in the Napster days (Sorry, but I was a leech). Most of my file sharing is between me and my friends, and while I admit that it certainly pushes the limits of legality, it's the only "responsible" way to do things.
This watermarking idea just reeks of being absolutely unnecessary. People just need to learn to be more "responsible" about how they rip off music. I hate the record labels as much as the next guy, but I'm willing to work within the confines of a happy medium, and do most of my sharing via less (or is it more?) traditional means.
I don't see anything wrong with sharing TV shows that are freely broadcast over the airwaves, however. For most things, however, if you don't own the copyright, it's usually not yours to distribute.
What's my point? I really don't know. Try this: Steal all you want, just don't get caught, and don't let them force more of these silly things on all of us.
Governments need to get out of the business of telling people what content is good for them. They can't possibly hope to stop it, so why try? I know what I find offensive, and I won't waste my time on stuff that offends my tastes. When I have kids someday, I hope to teach them some sense of decency and the difference between right and wrong. I don't think there's any actual danger of kids going postal themselves just because they played a violent video game. Raise your kids right and it'll never be an issue, no matter what kind of video games they play.
Glad I'm not the only one to notice that. But you have to admit, it's also sad when jobs lose their jobs. Or maybe they employ 2,000 clones of Steve Jobs. These are the big questions we should be asking.
Somebody said this elsewhere on another site, but Pixar will be to Disney as NeXT was to Apple.
I expect very good things from now on from Disney. This will be their saving grace. And they're very lucky to have Steve Jobs on board now. I suspect he'll be CEO someday.
Every time one of my friend starts talking about WoW, or whenever I hear news like this, half of me says "wow, this is cool, I should play." And the other half of me says "thank God I that don't."
iTunes is neither malware nor spyware, and the people who claim it is are paranoid jackasses.
iTunes is doing this right in front of your face. I adamantly believe Apple should have included at least a dialog box at first launch of iTunes 6.02 informing users about the ministore, but I hardly consider it a breach of any sort of ethical barrier. The comparison to Gmail seem to be on the money... it's pretty much the same thing.
As sort of an aside, it's not a terrible feature, and it's not intrusive or nagging when you don't want it hanging around. I would have definitely preferred that there was at least a notification though.
The machine would run an operating system created by Google, not Microsoft's Windows, which is one reason it would be so cheap -- perhaps as little as a couple of hundred dollars.'"
Um, has anybody else ever seen a PC? They already sell for as little as a couple of hundred dollars.
I love how nobody at Slashdot seems to understand sourcing an article.
CNN has an article ------------ No. Nope. Wrong.
CNN is running an article. ------------ YES!
CNN is running a Reuters article. Learn to understand the god damn difference. This article is running on dozens of other sites out there, yet you just gave CNN credit for it. If I were one of these AP, Reuters, AFP, UPI, or [insert wire service here] writers, I'd be annoyed when nobody could figure out how to properly attribute my work.
Good question! I was being serious, in a snarky way. Changing sea levels and coatlines *do not* mean new oceans. I assume that when the Netherlands floods due to global warming (it's coming sooner or later), we'll call that an ocean too?
Oh, I know you can do it in Tiger, but it's still weak. The fact that Apple **FINALLY** included groups is all well and good, but I absolutely love how configurable Adium's list is. It puts all others to shame.
A good client will handle multiple protocols. A good client has a beautiful, well thought out interface (including the prefs) A good client does not have games. A good client does not have a stock ticker. A good client does not have a giant SUBMIT button (Everybody knows enter/return sends). A good client will let you organize/arrange your contact list to suit your needs (Sorry iChat -- yes, even in Tiger) A good client is extendable. A good client has a no-brains-needed logging feature. A good client plays well with others (Growl, baby) A good client has tabs (Nobody wants a dozen chat windows). A good client will not try to reinvent the wheel (Why does control+Z minimize the chat window in Gaim?) A good client will let me effortlessly send files (uhhhh....)
I'm thoroughly sold on Adium, but since I'm stuck on Windows at work, I use Gaim there, because it is the simplest. Trillian is extremely overrated. AIM is absolute adware garbage.
On the Mac side, only iChat lets me transfer files without issue (official AIM might, but I won't install it to find out).
Proteus and Fire are nice, but Adium is *nicer.* I won't fault anybody for trying the others, but I think it's worth anybody's time to give Adium a day or two to win them over.
Every time I read something like this, it makes me want to carjack someone's Infernus, back up over them with it, then go on a huge hooker shooting spree.
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I'm firmly a fan of both browsers actually. I go back and forth between the two all the time, but when I'm building a new Web page, I build it using SubEthaEdit, which renders using WebKit, so that means I build for Safari and fix for Mozilla and IE. At work, I'm stuck on a PC, so it's all Firefox, all the time, but I honestly only use it at home when I need the Web Developer plugin. If Camino plugins were easy to make, I'm sure we'd see tons. Unfortunately, what makes it Mac-like (lack of XUL) makes it hard. Oh well. Maybe in time, we'll have something like Web Developer for Camino.
Link to the test for those interested: Acid2
I know the Acid2 test doesn't tell the whole story, but Safari passes it. Opera 9 comes damn close. Mozilla browsers are a damn mess.
Why unbundle Safari? Are you saying they shouldn't ship it with their machines and the OS? Uhhhhhh, why? It's not tied into the OS in any way like IE on Windows, and you're free to use Firefox, Camino, Opera or any other browser.
I hate to be the guy to come out and say it, but I don't really mind DRM as long as it doesn't interfere with my user experience. I paid for my songs on iTunes, and I've rarely encountered any DRM restrictions that affected me. I wish I could just give them all to friends who wanted them, but let's face it, that's pushing the limits of fair use. And if I do want to share it, there are easy workarounds.
This goes for downloaded files, not physical media. If I buy a CD, I want to be able to do whatever I want to it, which includes sharing with friends. I've never made a habit out of sharing files, even back in the Napster days (Sorry, but I was a leech). Most of my file sharing is between me and my friends, and while I admit that it certainly pushes the limits of legality, it's the only "responsible" way to do things.
This watermarking idea just reeks of being absolutely unnecessary. People just need to learn to be more "responsible" about how they rip off music. I hate the record labels as much as the next guy, but I'm willing to work within the confines of a happy medium, and do most of my sharing via less (or is it more?) traditional means.
I don't see anything wrong with sharing TV shows that are freely broadcast over the airwaves, however. For most things, however, if you don't own the copyright, it's usually not yours to distribute.
What's my point? I really don't know. Try this: Steal all you want, just don't get caught, and don't let them force more of these silly things on all of us.
I propose a mandatory $.25 tax on questions at the end of Slashdot posts. Will anybody second the motion?
Governments need to get out of the business of telling people what content is good for them. They can't possibly hope to stop it, so why try? I know what I find offensive, and I won't waste my time on stuff that offends my tastes. When I have kids someday, I hope to teach them some sense of decency and the difference between right and wrong. I don't think there's any actual danger of kids going postal themselves just because they played a violent video game. Raise your kids right and it'll never be an issue, no matter what kind of video games they play.
Look, I don't care if it *can* technically be used as a verb, but "gift" is a fucking noun.
Glad I'm not the only one to notice that. But you have to admit, it's also sad when jobs lose their jobs. Or maybe they employ 2,000 clones of Steve Jobs. These are the big questions we should be asking.
Ha, my bad. I could have sworn it was TUAW or something. Apparently I'm having memory issues.
Somebody said this elsewhere on another site, but Pixar will be to Disney as NeXT was to Apple.
I expect very good things from now on from Disney. This will be their saving grace. And they're very lucky to have Steve Jobs on board now. I suspect he'll be CEO someday.
Every time one of my friend starts talking about WoW, or whenever I hear news like this, half of me says "wow, this is cool, I should play." And the other half of me says "thank God I that don't."
And this is presenting information based on what song is currently playing. It's not like it's searching my library. Fucking anonymous coward.
I always thought malware was MALicious.
Spies work in secret. So does SPYware.
iTunes is neither malware nor spyware, and the people who claim it is are paranoid jackasses.
iTunes is doing this right in front of your face. I adamantly believe Apple should have included at least a dialog box at first launch of iTunes 6.02 informing users about the ministore, but I hardly consider it a breach of any sort of ethical barrier. The comparison to Gmail seem to be on the money... it's pretty much the same thing.
As sort of an aside, it's not a terrible feature, and it's not intrusive or nagging when you don't want it hanging around. I would have definitely preferred that there was at least a notification though.
Not only is the name stupid, but it's downright creepy for some reason. Also, does it play on iPods? Oh, no? Then nice try.
The machine would run an operating system created by Google, not Microsoft's Windows, which is one reason it would be so cheap -- perhaps as little as a couple of hundred dollars.'"
Um, has anybody else ever seen a PC? They already sell for as little as a couple of hundred dollars.
I love how nobody at Slashdot seems to understand sourcing an article.
CNN has an article ------------ No. Nope. Wrong.
CNN is running an article. ------------ YES!
CNN is running a Reuters article. Learn to understand the god damn difference. This article is running on dozens of other sites out there, yet you just gave CNN credit for it. If I were one of these AP, Reuters, AFP, UPI, or [insert wire service here] writers, I'd be annoyed when nobody could figure out how to properly attribute my work.
This sounds really familiar...Oh yeah, it's the same damn story I submitted 5 minutes after the story broke on the AP wire and it got rejected. WTF?
Narwhal NOT Narwhale. Dumbass.
Good question! I was being serious, in a snarky way. Changing sea levels and coatlines *do not* mean new oceans. I assume that when the Netherlands floods due to global warming (it's coming sooner or later), we'll call that an ocean too?
This would be one pretty fecking small ocean. It sounds more like a natural bay or sea or something.
By this logic, I could take a piss on the sidewalk and say there's a new ocean forming in New Jersey.
Oh, I know you can do it in Tiger, but it's still weak. The fact that Apple **FINALLY** included groups is all well and good, but I absolutely love how configurable Adium's list is. It puts all others to shame.
A good client will handle multiple protocols.
A good client has a beautiful, well thought out interface (including the prefs)
A good client does not have games.
A good client does not have a stock ticker.
A good client does not have a giant SUBMIT button (Everybody knows enter/return sends).
A good client will let you organize/arrange your contact list to suit your needs (Sorry iChat -- yes, even in Tiger)
A good client is extendable.
A good client has a no-brains-needed logging feature.
A good client plays well with others (Growl, baby)
A good client has tabs (Nobody wants a dozen chat windows).
A good client will not try to reinvent the wheel (Why does control+Z minimize the chat window in Gaim?)
A good client will let me effortlessly send files (uhhhh....)
I'm thoroughly sold on Adium, but since I'm stuck on Windows at work, I use Gaim there, because it is the simplest. Trillian is extremely overrated. AIM is absolute adware garbage.
On the Mac side, only iChat lets me transfer files without issue (official AIM might, but I won't install it to find out).
Proteus and Fire are nice, but Adium is *nicer.* I won't fault anybody for trying the others, but I think it's worth anybody's time to give Adium a day or two to win them over.
only the hottest coffee will do!
Every time I read something like this, it makes me want to carjack someone's Infernus, back up over them with it, then go on a huge hooker shooting spree.