... So the developers should tell everyone without the tricked-out five grand systems to get lost?
Sounds like a dead-end street to me. There's a significant market out there (casual, rather than die-hard gamers) that doesn't want to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars to upgrade their systems to maximize the gaming experience (or to be able to play the newest games at all.) A parent who just spent $1000 on a stock Costco computer, for example, is not going to hand their kid another five hundred bucks so he can optimize it to play Half Life 2.
Legal experts said the 85-page filing includes language that could be interpreted as forcing companies to build back doors into everything from instant messaging and voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) programs to Microsoft's Xbox Live game service.
To avoid any potentially deadly misunderstandings, I'd advise you not to play a Counter-Strike "terrorist."
I know it's a pipe dream, but I wish there was a pay-by-the-channel cable/dish system. In my area (of L.A., mind you) the options start at $59/mo.+ for cable and $49+ for dish. Why can't I weed out the networks I never watch-- the Nickelodeons, PAX, the Family Channel, the Oxygens, the ESPNs, the dozens of Spanish-language channels, the thirty or so channels that seem to show nothing but WWII documentaries and "Trading Spaces" knockoffs... And just have a tidy package of the dozen or so channels I do want for $29?
It was those damn commercials a few years back... The ones with the gawky, squeaky-voiced kid with the glasses who had the report on space and bickered with the voice-over. I STILL want to punch him.
Pocket PC and Windows CE devices have been emulating PS1, GBA / GB, NES, Genesis, MAME, and many other consoles for a number of years now. Even PS1 runs incredibly fast due to the coding talent and dedication put in by various developers.
While this may be news for this specific platform and OS, emulating NES is very old hat when it comes to the world of PDAs in general.
Right, but you can't have a story about an Apple product's features without the obligatory line, "Let's see (Windows, Microsoft, etc.) do this!"
Did you also proceed to explain to her why it's a waste of money to buy all those fancy mall clothes, when a sweatshirt and a pair of Wal Mart jeans would cover her body just as well?
I don't want a G5 on my lap anyway. It'd make me feel guilty, having that much power in a small package while other people can't even get it in a PC tower.
I'm a Mac user. I love Macs. But I have to ask, why does the Mac press have to be so &$#% smug? Come on, guys, you're giving the rest of us a bad name.
... Not to mention, dual-monitor support is built right in.
Having a tiny notebook that's a breeze to carry around, that can be hooked up to a large screen with needed is pretty handy. Not that this is a Mac-only feature or anything.
Could be the end of the PIN, but I have the feeling it won't (at least for a long while.) Credit card fraud is a much, much bigger problem, but the banks invariably cover the victim's losses and call it the cost of doing business... In most cases they don't even try to investigate or prosecute the parties responsible.
Here's a tip, maybe it's obvious but it should be said:
When you see a listing on a job board, don't just e-mail them your resume... I guarantee, no one will notice yours among the hundreds they probably received (many of whom having no business applying for the position, but did so any because "e-mail's free, what could it hurt?")
CALL the company, try to drop it off in person or get a meeting... Even a resume sent by fax or regular mail will have a better chance of standing out.
Keep in mind, for better or worse, Craig's List is a free-for-all-- anyone can post a job, all you need is a (basically anonymous) e-mail address. For every legimate job there are dozens of shady ones-- like, "we're a startup company and we can't afford to pay you, but you'll get a percentage when the project is complete." I'm not saying it's not a great resource-- just pay attention, and be ready wade through a lot of crap.
On the other hand, it is a great tool if you're looking for a service, For example I had a short video that I needed to edit, and within a few hours of posting the ad I had lierally hundreds of applicants. It took quite a while to go through them all-- not because they were crappy, but because so many of them were ridiculously overqualified to work a two-afternoon, five-hundred-dollar job.
I used to think, "Man, what happened to music? There used to be so many great bands, and now they all suck."
Then I found my old collection of cassette tapes in my parents basement, all the 80's indie/alternapunk bands that I remember so fondly... Most of that stuff isn't so good either. But life was a lot more fun then, so the music seems a lot better.
Maybe I just hate modern bands because they're all younger, richer and having a lot more fun than me.
Wait I forgot the best part. The computer he bought has a 64-bit processer. I told him that he'd be better off switching to a Linux distro because Windows XP is still a 32-bit OS. He said, "What's Linux?"
AFAIK Pepsi buys the tunes from Apple for the standard $0.99... so it's Pepsi's problem, not Apples.
I have no idea how the profits break down... But I seriously doubt that Pepsi is paying full price per song.
I also have the feeling the record labels are getting paid all or near their usual fees. So I guess it boils down to who you want to screw over-- Pepsi and Apple by scamming the contest, or the RIAA by going back to Kazaa.
But the real question is, don't most of us have enough music yet? How many times have you listened to 99% of those 20, 40, even 100gb+ songs on your hard drive?
Just make sure you don't back up to another IBM 75GXP.
Releasing a faulty HD is inexcusable, and letting them off the hook with "you should have backed up" doesn't let them off the hook. Loss of data aside, a crashed system disk could easily cost you a day of productivity-- you have to buy and install a new drive, restore the OS, settings and applications, etc. And if you're having it repaired (because you don't want to void a warranty, because you don't want to pay to have it replaced) you'd better have a backup computer, too... You're porbably not going to see tthe one in the shop again for quite a while.
Yeah! (snort) Like my grampa, he said he bought a new computer. I said what brand? He said Windows! No matter how hard I tried to explain, he didn't understand that the make and OS are two different things! (snort, superior nerdy giggle)
I can't speak for the ease of working with diagrams, graphs or spreadsheets, but do use Photoshop ten hours a day and I can tell you that you get nowhere near the sensitivity and control with a tablet PC stylus as you get with the Wacom tablet. It may not be as compact a setup, but he was asking about the classroom environment (where I assume he'd have a desk), not something to take on the plane.
The tablet PC is a relatively new device, and it will get better... But I don't think it's there yet, and judging from the barrage of poor-to-lukewarm replies in this thread I don't think I'm the only one with that opinion (though to be fair, I only tested one Toshiba model for a few days.) A 4x5 Wacom tablet is a great (and cheap) way to add the handwriting capability he was asking about to a full-feature (non-tablet) notebook. Or desktop.
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It's true, Mac has had their share of problems recently. But "parts" in general are less dependable now than they were years ago. From RAM to hard drives to logic and graphics boards, they're much more complex than ever before. And at the same time, the cost of a new Mac has actually decreased-- don't forget that the 8500 you may have running in the corner, that's run without a problem since 1996 cost more than its G5 equivalent now (and that's with two years of Applecare included.)
The 12" iBook G4 with Applcare is about $1250-1300... I seem to remember paying at least 1 1/2 times that for a 5300 Powerbook (and don't get me started on the problems THAT thing had...)
Wacoms are nice. AFAIK they always include both a mouse and a pen, both "wireless" (in that the pad is the sensor, no wires attached to the mouse.) The Graphire is less than $100, and unless you're doing intricate Photoshop work you won't need anything more (and even the low-end Wacom makes Photoshop much, much easier)
But the main point is, for that additional $100 you can have the computer read handwriting just as well as any tablet PC-- and it may be easier to use, since you're writing on a flat surface instead of the screen. It's not exactly cutting-edge technology (I've been using them since 1995) but it works, and works well.
Now, if you have a few thousand to throw around, check out the new Cintiq-- a Wacom pad/LCD screen...
(http://www.wacom.com/lcdtablets/index.cfm)
If you really feel the need to input handwriting, OSX has a pretty good recognition feature called "Ink". A Wacom tablet (with a pen instead of a mouse) and an iBook could be worth considering...
Lots of people agree that the real reason of the Mac slow but sure descent into Hell is Job's elitist vision and its results, overpriced hardware, rumor cult(ure) at Apple, etc.
Why do people still claim Mac is on the verge of bankruptcy? According to some, they've been "on the verge of hell" since the late 80's. Correct me if I'm wrong, but they're doing much better now than they were in 1996...
Lilo and Stitch did pretty well. Actually, all of the once-a-year Disney features make money in the end, though they may not be box office smashes in the vein of the Lion King.
The Disney bar has been raised so high, of course, that their films aren't considered successes unless they're massive hits.
But Disney's cash cow right now IS their "cheesy home movies", the direct-to-video sequels that they make for a fraction of the feature budgets and sell in the tens to hundreds of millions. Never underestimate the market for video babysitters.
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Sounds like a dead-end street to me. There's a significant market out there (casual, rather than die-hard gamers) that doesn't want to spend hundreds or even thousands of dollars to upgrade their systems to maximize the gaming experience (or to be able to play the newest games at all.) A parent who just spent $1000 on a stock Costco computer, for example, is not going to hand their kid another five hundred bucks so he can optimize it to play Half Life 2.
To avoid any potentially deadly misunderstandings, I'd advise you not to play a Counter-Strike "terrorist."
I know it's a pipe dream, but I wish there was a pay-by-the-channel cable/dish system. In my area (of L.A., mind you) the options start at $59/mo.+ for cable and $49+ for dish. Why can't I weed out the networks I never watch-- the Nickelodeons, PAX, the Family Channel, the Oxygens, the ESPNs, the dozens of Spanish-language channels, the thirty or so channels that seem to show nothing but WWII documentaries and "Trading Spaces" knockoffs... And just have a tidy package of the dozen or so channels I do want for $29?
It was those damn commercials a few years back... The ones with the gawky, squeaky-voiced kid with the glasses who had the report on space and bickered with the voice-over. I STILL want to punch him.
While this may be news for this specific platform and OS, emulating NES is very old hat when it comes to the world of PDAs in general.
Right, but you can't have a story about an Apple product's features without the obligatory line, "Let's see (Windows, Microsoft, etc.) do this!"
Did you also proceed to explain to her why it's a waste of money to buy all those fancy mall clothes, when a sweatshirt and a pair of Wal Mart jeans would cover her body just as well?
I'm a Mac user. I love Macs. But I have to ask, why does the Mac press have to be so &$#% smug? Come on, guys, you're giving the rest of us a bad name.
Having a tiny notebook that's a breeze to carry around, that can be hooked up to a large screen with needed is pretty handy. Not that this is a Mac-only feature or anything.
Could be the end of the PIN, but I have the feeling it won't (at least for a long while.) Credit card fraud is a much, much bigger problem, but the banks invariably cover the victim's losses and call it the cost of doing business... In most cases they don't even try to investigate or prosecute the parties responsible.
I don't know who this guy "Anonymous Coward" is, but he certtainly likes to stir up trouble...!
When you see a listing on a job board, don't just e-mail them your resume... I guarantee, no one will notice yours among the hundreds they probably received (many of whom having no business applying for the position, but did so any because "e-mail's free, what could it hurt?")
CALL the company, try to drop it off in person or get a meeting... Even a resume sent by fax or regular mail will have a better chance of standing out.
Keep in mind, for better or worse, Craig's List is a free-for-all-- anyone can post a job, all you need is a (basically anonymous) e-mail address. For every legimate job there are dozens of shady ones-- like, "we're a startup company and we can't afford to pay you, but you'll get a percentage when the project is complete." I'm not saying it's not a great resource-- just pay attention, and be ready wade through a lot of crap.
On the other hand, it is a great tool if you're looking for a service, For example I had a short video that I needed to edit, and within a few hours of posting the ad I had lierally hundreds of applicants. It took quite a while to go through them all-- not because they were crappy, but because so many of them were ridiculously overqualified to work a two-afternoon, five-hundred-dollar job.
I used to think, "Man, what happened to music? There used to be so many great bands, and now they all suck."
Then I found my old collection of cassette tapes in my parents basement, all the 80's indie/alternapunk bands that I remember so fondly... Most of that stuff isn't so good either. But life was a lot more fun then, so the music seems a lot better.
Maybe I just hate modern bands because they're all younger, richer and having a lot more fun than me.
Word to the wise... If you want to keep that girlfriend, stop shouting at the movie screen.
That kind of thing tends to be a dealbreaker in relationships.
Wait I forgot the best part. The computer he bought has a 64-bit processer. I told him that he'd be better off switching to a Linux distro because Windows XP is still a 32-bit OS. He said, "What's Linux?"
Idiot.(second, longer, nerdier giggle)
AFAIK Pepsi buys the tunes from Apple for the standard $0.99... so it's Pepsi's problem, not Apples.
I have no idea how the profits break down... But I seriously doubt that Pepsi is paying full price per song. I also have the feeling the record labels are getting paid all or near their usual fees. So I guess it boils down to who you want to screw over-- Pepsi and Apple by scamming the contest, or the RIAA by going back to Kazaa.
But the real question is, don't most of us have enough music yet? How many times have you listened to 99% of those 20, 40, even 100gb+ songs on your hard drive?
Just make sure you don't back up to another IBM 75GXP.
Releasing a faulty HD is inexcusable, and letting them off the hook with "you should have backed up" doesn't let them off the hook. Loss of data aside, a crashed system disk could easily cost you a day of productivity-- you have to buy and install a new drive, restore the OS, settings and applications, etc. And if you're having it repaired (because you don't want to void a warranty, because you don't want to pay to have it replaced) you'd better have a backup computer, too... You're porbably not going to see tthe one in the shop again for quite a while.
Yeah! (snort) Like my grampa, he said he bought a new computer. I said what brand? He said Windows! No matter how hard I tried to explain, he didn't understand that the make and OS are two different things! (snort, superior nerdy giggle)
Possibly the Standells, The Kingsmen, The Troggs and a consortium of other "Garage Bands"?
I can't speak for the ease of working with diagrams, graphs or spreadsheets, but do use Photoshop ten hours a day and I can tell you that you get nowhere near the sensitivity and control with a tablet PC stylus as you get with the Wacom tablet. It may not be as compact a setup, but he was asking about the classroom environment (where I assume he'd have a desk), not something to take on the plane.
The tablet PC is a relatively new device, and it will get better... But I don't think it's there yet, and judging from the barrage of poor-to-lukewarm replies in this thread I don't think I'm the only one with that opinion (though to be fair, I only tested one Toshiba model for a few days.) A 4x5 Wacom tablet is a great (and cheap) way to add the handwriting capability he was asking about to a full-feature (non-tablet) notebook. Or desktop.
It's true, Mac has had their share of problems recently. But "parts" in general are less dependable now than they were years ago. From RAM to hard drives to logic and graphics boards, they're much more complex than ever before. And at the same time, the cost of a new Mac has actually decreased-- don't forget that the 8500 you may have running in the corner, that's run without a problem since 1996 cost more than its G5 equivalent now (and that's with two years of Applecare included.) The 12" iBook G4 with Applcare is about $1250-1300... I seem to remember paying at least 1 1/2 times that for a 5300 Powerbook (and don't get me started on the problems THAT thing had...)
Wacoms are nice. AFAIK they always include both a mouse and a pen, both "wireless" (in that the pad is the sensor, no wires attached to the mouse.) The Graphire is less than $100, and unless you're doing intricate Photoshop work you won't need anything more (and even the low-end Wacom makes Photoshop much, much easier)
But the main point is, for that additional $100 you can have the computer read handwriting just as well as any tablet PC-- and it may be easier to use, since you're writing on a flat surface instead of the screen. It's not exactly cutting-edge technology (I've been using them since 1995) but it works, and works well.
Now, if you have a few thousand to throw around, check out the new Cintiq-- a Wacom pad/LCD screen... (http://www.wacom.com/lcdtablets/index.cfm)
If you really feel the need to input handwriting, OSX has a pretty good recognition feature called "Ink". A Wacom tablet (with a pen instead of a mouse) and an iBook could be worth considering...
Lots of people agree that the real reason of the Mac slow but sure descent into Hell is Job's elitist vision and its results, overpriced hardware, rumor cult(ure) at Apple, etc.
Why do people still claim Mac is on the verge of bankruptcy? According to some, they've been "on the verge of hell" since the late 80's. Correct me if I'm wrong, but they're doing much better now than they were in 1996...
Lilo and Stitch did pretty well. Actually, all of the once-a-year Disney features make money in the end, though they may not be box office smashes in the vein of the Lion King. The Disney bar has been raised so high, of course, that their films aren't considered successes unless they're massive hits.
But Disney's cash cow right now IS their "cheesy home movies", the direct-to-video sequels that they make for a fraction of the feature budgets and sell in the tens to hundreds of millions. Never underestimate the market for video babysitters.