Wake me up when there's a real independent review of the state-of-the art on both systems.
According to the article, "Apple engaged VeriTest to perform the benchmarks." That doesn't necessarily mean that the results are independent, but I would imagine that it helped.
The problem with this and all other 'in 24 hours' is that they don't come with the 24 pack of red bull needed to keep reading the bastard for a full day.
Exactly. It's about time we started using those matrix-esque head jacks... Then we can start saying things like, "Whoa... I know Applescript."
I'm right there with you... Personally I have had a hard time finding even the motivation to learn Applescript, when I already have bash and perl at my side. I guess I'm just getting lazy...
And just to piss everyone off I'll even throw Apple under the bus and point out that the "New and Improved" finder under 10.3 really looks like crap.
I have read that the Finder in 10.3 can be made to look just like the Finder in 10.2, if one desires it. The only difference is that it will be metallic instead of aqua, which should be fixable by editing the application settings with Interface Builder (included free in the Apple developer tools), or using a third-party metal UI removing utility (such as Metallifizer).
One great change to the new finder I've read about is that it is more spatial -- this should make Ars Technica's John Siracusa much happier, and our experiences with Finder better as well.
Some of you may already know that there exists an ISO standard for brewing the ideal cup of tea. It is ISO 3103 (which is also a British Standard -- BS 6008), and is available for download here.
Also, one of my pet ideas is that it people here in the U.S. prefer coffee over tea simply because of a boycott that started when the Boston tea party happened. Sadly, it looks as if there has been an anti-tea sentiment here ever since.
I've been hoping for a long time that companies are monitoring my slashdot posts, and then offer me a job based on my geek status... The only problem with the idea is that so far it isn't working.:^(
It ocurred to me that I NEVER shut my PowerBook down... never.
Is that a Mac user type thing or what?
I think it is... Most PC laptop users I know try the sleep function on their laptops, only to find that it crashes half the time, and/or it takes ten seconds to load up. Mac laptop users easily grow very accustomed to the sleep feature working like a charm. I'm glad to be part of the latter.
Great post! It's all starting to make sense... Apple is following Pirsig's lead. Being "insanely great" reminds me (literally and figuratively) too much of Phaedrus. I see the light, and it's blindingly bright...
I'm curious -- did your employers provide a logical reason why you couldn't use "minimize entropy" as your job description? Do your employers like to make a mess of things?:^)
I've always wondered what would happen if you charged up a UPS and then plugged it into itself... Has anyone here tried such a thing, or know what would happen?
The instant I heard about this, I started to wonder if there is a graphical ping utility, that has some preset locations built into it (so you could essentially watch over the U.S., or whatever country you want). I imagine it resembling something like a system ping monitor for a local network, but graphical and obviously much larger scale. Does anyone know if something like this exists?
My second thought was that this whole situation eerily reminds me of the movie Canadian Bacon...
Ah yes, those were the days... I was able to get Windows 3.11, DOS 6, a tiny DOS communications program called Lync, and a text editor all on a 1.44MB floppy with Stacker. It can be done, with lots and lots of patience. Windows was able to open Program Manager off the floppy, but that was it.:^)
The disk has since developed bad sectors, and is unusable -- I really wish I had made a backup of it, just for amusement and nostalgia purposes.
Snapple used to have an ad campaign where they said, "We're happy to be number 3." (with #1 and #2 being Coke and Pepsi, respectively)... It seems that with an Apple/Sun merger, the same statement may hold true.:^)
I bought a Powerbook G4 in December of 2002, and decided not to get AppleCare with it. So far it has taken one not-so-elegant dive onto hard ground from 1m high, without any problems (all ports and drives still work fine, display is still perfect). At the time of purchase, I had the opinion that if these computers are as good as everyone says they are, the warranty shouldn't be necessary. For the most part, I still believe this to be true even now.
Oh my god -- black smoke just started coming out of my laptop!!! It's getting real hot all of the sudden! The capacitors are melting! AAARRRGH!!!!!! (Just kidding)
A friend of mine had a cat who spilled a glass of milk onto her iBook... Needless to say, the unit appeared to be beyond repair under warranty. She took it to Apple and they repaired it for free -- all it needed was a new hard drive.
We are going to have no idea whatsoever what Joe Average will want from a set of computer classes.
I have to disagree with this -- being the resident geek, I find that many lay people consult me with questions about how to buy and operate computers. I am sure other uber-geeks here have the same guru status among their mortal friends.
You can also have classes like "Excel Basic" and an "Excel Advanced", which would be pretty effective in sorting out people based on experience levels.
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Hey, with the G5, maybe Bochs will finally run fast! [ducks for cover]
Does anyone remember Hard Hat Mack? That is the only game I know of that involves an auger... :^)
I just verified the $2499 you mentioned -- this price includes the $99 student membership fee.
I'm right there with you... Personally I have had a hard time finding even the motivation to learn Applescript, when I already have bash and perl at my side. I guess I'm just getting lazy...
One great change to the new finder I've read about is that it is more spatial -- this should make Ars Technica's John Siracusa much happier, and our experiences with Finder better as well.
Some of you may already know that there exists an ISO standard for brewing the ideal cup of tea. It is ISO 3103 (which is also a British Standard -- BS 6008), and is available for download here.
Also, one of my pet ideas is that it people here in the U.S. prefer coffee over tea simply because of a boycott that started when the Boston tea party happened. Sadly, it looks as if there has been an anti-tea sentiment here ever since.
I've been hoping for a long time that companies are monitoring my slashdot posts, and then offer me a job based on my geek status... The only problem with the idea is that so far it isn't working. :^(
Well, we can always hopelessly try, right?
Great post! It's all starting to make sense... Apple is following Pirsig's lead. Being "insanely great" reminds me (literally and figuratively) too much of Phaedrus. I see the light, and it's blindingly bright...
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Note: in order to understand this post, you must first read Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Hahaha! That's the funniest post I've read in a long time. I must admit that I am a bit of a Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance nut myself.
I'm curious -- did your employers provide a logical reason why you couldn't use "minimize entropy" as your job description? Do your employers like to make a mess of things? :^)
I've always wondered what would happen if you charged up a UPS and then plugged it into itself... Has anyone here tried such a thing, or know what would happen?
The instant I heard about this, I started to wonder if there is a graphical ping utility, that has some preset locations built into it (so you could essentially watch over the U.S., or whatever country you want). I imagine it resembling something like a system ping monitor for a local network, but graphical and obviously much larger scale. Does anyone know if something like this exists?
My second thought was that this whole situation eerily reminds me of the movie Canadian Bacon...
Ah yes, those were the days... I was able to get Windows 3.11, DOS 6, a tiny DOS communications program called Lync, and a text editor all on a 1.44MB floppy with Stacker. It can be done, with lots and lots of patience. Windows was able to open Program Manager off the floppy, but that was it. :^)
The disk has since developed bad sectors, and is unusable -- I really wish I had made a backup of it, just for amusement and nostalgia purposes.
Snapple used to have an ad campaign where they said, "We're happy to be number 3." (with #1 and #2 being Coke and Pepsi, respectively)... It seems that with an Apple/Sun merger, the same statement may hold true. :^)
I agree, it was a careless decision. :^)
I bought a Powerbook G4 in December of 2002, and decided not to get AppleCare with it. So far it has taken one not-so-elegant dive onto hard ground from 1m high, without any problems (all ports and drives still work fine, display is still perfect). At the time of purchase, I had the opinion that if these computers are as good as everyone says they are, the warranty shouldn't be necessary. For the most part, I still believe this to be true even now.
Oh my god -- black smoke just started coming out of my laptop!!! It's getting real hot all of the sudden! The capacitors are melting! AAARRRGH!!!!!! (Just kidding)
A friend of mine had a cat who spilled a glass of milk onto her iBook... Needless to say, the unit appeared to be beyond repair under warranty. She took it to Apple and they repaired it for free -- all it needed was a new hard drive.
You can also have classes like "Excel Basic" and an "Excel Advanced", which would be pretty effective in sorting out people based on experience levels.