What true American would call Denmark "well-known"?
Well, any self-respecting geek who ever grew up playing with, or stillplayswithLego knows that it is from Denmark. Slashdot even has an icon for it. So there.
What about playback? Which apps would you recommend? I know about VLC as well as some nice replacement icons for the application. However, it wouldn't play back on a program I got got a coopy gor Movie Jukebox, which I would like it to. If quicktime could handle it already, then there would be support for it across the board.
They haven't said anything new about Tiger that they didn't already mention last year, to my knowledge. I wish they would just release Quicktime 7 already, so users could work with H.264 without having to wait for Tiger.
I can't honestly imagine that he really has that much of an influence over what happens to Windows on a software level.
FTA; Gates created a new position for himself entitled "Chief Software Architect", so you've most likely hit the nail on the head. It seems like Gates now focuses on what happens on the software level, leaving all the other things like antitrust lawsuits to Ballmer. That's also probably why Microsoft has been patenting so many frivolous things lately. He seems to have a knack for the legalese side of things, and rather than coming up with exclusionary contracts for business dealings, he is now working on controlling intellectual property.
Many DVDs of North American movies are released as region 1
Many DVDs like Japanese Anime that originate from Region 2 (Japan...) make their way into Region 1 releases, but not into other regions subsequently. This is one example I've come across in trying to get ahold of DVD titles. This is disappointing for someone who likes Anime, and who is not in Regions 1 or 2.
It seems like Apple is making strategic moves with their hardware design, and this is one. For people who already have monitors, keyboards, and mice, this would be a very appealing and an easy way for Apple to get them onto OS X. But it seems like Apple didn't realise they were also making something that would fit the HTPC market as well, since they didn't include digital out. An AirPort Express could be used for that, but there is a minute delay in the audio output of AirPort Express units so they would only work well with iTunes, and not the DVD Player.
There is another minor flaw in the design; they also should have added one more USB port to it for a printer in order for it to function as a regular computer, without having to add USB hubs. However, I suppose an AirPort Express could be used for that too, since it provides a USB port for a printer, but this product should be able to stand on it's own.
But I have had constant problems with my Airport express and finally decided to just stop using it in favour of a direct rather than wireless broadband connection. I don't know what the problems are, I just find it the network goes down and I have to reset and re-configure the unit from scratch every time. Sometimes it runs smoothly for long stretches, other times it seems like I have to keep fiddling with it for ages to get it to simply work.
Since it is their first generation of the Mac mini, I'm sure it will go through the necessary changes, just as the iPod did. The first iPod had a physically rotating scroll wheel, while the subsequent model ended up with a non-moving touch-sensitive surface scroll wheel, then the docking base station, clickwheel, etc. I was wondering if besides being used as an HTPC, if it eventually gets digital out, could it simultaneously fill the role of a video game console as well. All the games available on the Mac would be playable in the home theatre.
Xcode has something called AppleScript Studio which seems like Apple's answer to Visual Basic. Despite the fact that it is a great tool for rapid application development, it doesn't seem to be widely promoted and there doesn't seem to be many books out there specifically on it. There is only one book on Amazon.com at the moment, and for some reason it hasn't been released, even though I ordered a copy months ago. I found an interesting page a while back, describing how it could be used to make weblog application with the combined features of a simple word processor and FTP program very easily, which is why I became interested in it in the first place.
Which isn't exactly a bad thing. Many DVDs are released as region 1 before they are released for other regions, if they are released for other regions at all. I think region 1 DVDs have the widest selection.
I think a patent will cost you about $20K, if you hire patent attorneys, and take 3-5 years.
Then how is it that large corporations seem to be able to patent things almost immediately? I know that deeper pockets allow them to get things done faster on their side, but how do they get it through the patent office so quickly?
Many inventions happen at a lower level than you think... I just keep my mouth shut and file them away in the event I think they're worth doing so some day.
I'm under the impression that acquiring a patent is a lengthy and costly process for the individual especially if they aren't familiar with the legal processes for doing so, even when they consult patent attorneys and such. If you finally decided to pursue a bunch of inventions you had filed away, how could you avoid this? Are there firms that help individuals create their own patent portfolios with the speed and efficiency that large corporations obtain them, without preoccupying the inventor with all the legal procedures?
I don't even think a violet LED (do we even have those yet?) would be nearly as l33t.
Yes. Actually, Nakamura was also responsible for white LEDs and I believe ultraviolet LEDs as well. White LEDs are blue LEDs with a special coating and the ultraviolet LEDs can work like blacklights.
How does he manage that? It seems like only large corporations can afford to build large patent portfolios while individuals must struggle, spending too much time and money just to get individual patents granted and enforced. If he creates an invention without patenting it, what prevents others besides the party he has a contract with from using it?
... but why would the MacWorld Expo be using Windows Server 2003 rather than Mac OS X Server? It's not like they don't have the contacts to do so, and it kind of defeats the the whole purpose of the expo which is to promote the Macintosh.
What about bluetooth headsets or speakerphone functions? Does this problem affect all who use mobile phones, or only when the mobile must be held up to the ear? 3G videoconferencing mobile phones don't work that way when using video, nor does the use of SMS messaging and other on-screen functions. Are headsets better, or just wireless bluetooth ones?
Could the MiniMac revive the idea of the set top box?
I was wondering if it was also a way of getting into the video game console market quietly. Granted, the Mac isn't a huge gaming platform, and this is a bit too pricey to be used solely as a video game console. But being able to hook this thing up to a television enables it to double as a set top box like you said, and it also enables you to play all the current Mac games on it as well. Actually, in combination with products from Gyration, this could easily work as a set top box. The audio doesn't seem up to par for living room entertainment centres, though.
The winner will be the one that is most resistant to sticky fingers marks.
I believe that will be Blu-Ray, since TDK developed a special coating for it.
'...Hard as I tried, I could not make a single mark on the disc with the scourer. And the ink simply wiped off.' The coating is apparently responsible for Blu-Ray's new caddy-less form factor.
The sufferers of the illness usually die young and yet the disease is not eliminated from the gene pool by natural selection. This is because carriers are relatively resistant to malaria. Carriers of the allele have an unsymptomatic condition called sickle cell trait. Since the gene is incompletely recessive, carriers have a few sickle red blood cells at all times, not enough to cause symptoms, but enough to give resistance to malaria. Because of this, heterozygotes have a higher fitness than either of the homozyogotes. This is known as heterozygote advantage.
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What true American would call Denmark "well-known"?
Well, any self-respecting geek who ever grew up playing with, or still plays with Lego knows that it is from Denmark. Slashdot even has an icon for it. So there.
Anyone notice a similarity between the Lady Justice and Janet Jackson controversies? Coincidence? I think not!
Actually, if you look at the bottom of the page on the iPod Shuffle, it says...
What about playback? Which apps would you recommend? I know about VLC as well as some nice replacement icons for the application. However, it wouldn't play back on a program I got got a coopy gor Movie Jukebox, which I would like it to. If quicktime could handle it already, then there would be support for it across the board.
They haven't said anything new about Tiger that they didn't already mention last year, to my knowledge. I wish they would just release Quicktime 7 already, so users could work with H.264 without having to wait for Tiger.
I can't honestly imagine that he really has that much of an influence over what happens to Windows on a software level.
FTA; Gates created a new position for himself entitled "Chief Software Architect", so you've most likely hit the nail on the head. It seems like Gates now focuses on what happens on the software level, leaving all the other things like antitrust lawsuits to Ballmer. That's also probably why Microsoft has been patenting so many frivolous things lately. He seems to have a knack for the legalese side of things, and rather than coming up with exclusionary contracts for business dealings, he is now working on controlling intellectual property.
Many DVDs of North American movies are released as region 1
Many DVDs like Japanese Anime that originate from Region 2 (Japan...) make their way into Region 1 releases, but not into other regions subsequently. This is one example I've come across in trying to get ahold of DVD titles. This is disappointing for someone who likes Anime, and who is not in Regions 1 or 2.
It seems like Apple is making strategic moves with their hardware design, and this is one. For people who already have monitors, keyboards, and mice, this would be a very appealing and an easy way for Apple to get them onto OS X. But it seems like Apple didn't realise they were also making something that would fit the HTPC market as well, since they didn't include digital out. An AirPort Express could be used for that, but there is a minute delay in the audio output of AirPort Express units so they would only work well with iTunes, and not the DVD Player.
There is another minor flaw in the design; they also should have added one more USB port to it for a printer in order for it to function as a regular computer, without having to add USB hubs. However, I suppose an AirPort Express could be used for that too, since it provides a USB port for a printer, but this product should be able to stand on it's own.
But I have had constant problems with my Airport express and finally decided to just stop using it in favour of a direct rather than wireless broadband connection. I don't know what the problems are, I just find it the network goes down and I have to reset and re-configure the unit from scratch every time. Sometimes it runs smoothly for long stretches, other times it seems like I have to keep fiddling with it for ages to get it to simply work.
Since it is their first generation of the Mac mini, I'm sure it will go through the necessary changes, just as the iPod did. The first iPod had a physically rotating scroll wheel, while the subsequent model ended up with a non-moving touch-sensitive surface scroll wheel, then the docking base station, clickwheel, etc. I was wondering if besides being used as an HTPC, if it eventually gets digital out, could it simultaneously fill the role of a video game console as well. All the games available on the Mac would be playable in the home theatre.
Xcode has something called AppleScript Studio which seems like Apple's answer to Visual Basic. Despite the fact that it is a great tool for rapid application development, it doesn't seem to be widely promoted and there doesn't seem to be many books out there specifically on it. There is only one book on Amazon.com at the moment, and for some reason it hasn't been released, even though I ordered a copy months ago. I found an interesting page a while back, describing how it could be used to make weblog application with the combined features of a simple word processor and FTP program very easily, which is why I became interested in it in the first place.
because then he'd have to buy region 1 dvd's
Which isn't exactly a bad thing. Many DVDs are released as region 1 before they are released for other regions, if they are released for other regions at all. I think region 1 DVDs have the widest selection.
Yeah, I bet it will be a flop.
I think a patent will cost you about $20K, if you hire patent attorneys, and take 3-5 years.
Then how is it that large corporations seem to be able to patent things almost immediately? I know that deeper pockets allow them to get things done faster on their side, but how do they get it through the patent office so quickly?
Many inventions happen at a lower level than you think... I just keep my mouth shut and file them away in the event I think they're worth doing so some day.
I'm under the impression that acquiring a patent is a lengthy and costly process for the individual especially if they aren't familiar with the legal processes for doing so, even when they consult patent attorneys and such. If you finally decided to pursue a bunch of inventions you had filed away, how could you avoid this? Are there firms that help individuals create their own patent portfolios with the speed and efficiency that large corporations obtain them, without preoccupying the inventor with all the legal procedures?
I don't even think a violet LED (do we even have those yet?) would be nearly as l33t.
Yes. Actually, Nakamura was also responsible for white LEDs and I believe ultraviolet LEDs as well. White LEDs are blue LEDs with a special coating and the ultraviolet LEDs can work like blacklights.
so this guy got $200 Million
He only got 8.1 million. The 200 million was the initial amount, but the company appealed it.
He is his only employee
How does he manage that? It seems like only large corporations can afford to build large patent portfolios while individuals must struggle, spending too much time and money just to get individual patents granted and enforced. If he creates an invention without patenting it, what prevents others besides the party he has a contract with from using it?
Netcraft confirms you are dead.
... but why would the MacWorld Expo be using Windows Server 2003 rather than Mac OS X Server? It's not like they don't have the contacts to do so, and it kind of defeats the the whole purpose of the expo which is to promote the Macintosh.
What about bluetooth headsets or speakerphone functions? Does this problem affect all who use mobile phones, or only when the mobile must be held up to the ear? 3G videoconferencing mobile phones don't work that way when using video, nor does the use of SMS messaging and other on-screen functions. Are headsets better, or just wireless bluetooth ones?
Could the MiniMac revive the idea of the set top box?
I was wondering if it was also a way of getting into the video game console market quietly. Granted, the Mac isn't a huge gaming platform, and this is a bit too pricey to be used solely as a video game console. But being able to hook this thing up to a television enables it to double as a set top box like you said, and it also enables you to play all the current Mac games on it as well. Actually, in combination with products from Gyration, this could easily work as a set top box. The audio doesn't seem up to par for living room entertainment centres, though.
Just add a little starvation to Big Brother and maybe it would get interesting :)
You're not producing any TV shows with actors, sets, or sufficiently large budgets any time soon, are you?
The popularity of "reality TV" could cross over into peercasting. The major media outlet business model for that genre could be affected.
The winner will be the one that is most resistant to sticky fingers marks.
I believe that will be Blu-Ray, since TDK developed a special coating for it.
I'm not sure I'd call such a mutation a "defect".
It has been linked to a greater vulnerability to Hepatitis C, which there is still no vaccine for.
It has its problems but it also makes you immune to Tse-Tse flies.
I thought it made people immune to malaria.