you can now find a roadmapt to Thunderbird their stand alone e-mail client. I guess this isn't off topic since the story is about the website update and not specifically Firefox.
I think what kills Macs for gamers is not the amount of games for Mac, but probably individual specific games themselves. For example Doom 3 for Mac may be great and all but all I really want is Mechwarrior 4, Civilisation 3, Morrowind, and Empire Earth. I mean there are tons of other games out there but I'm tied to those. I'm betting that for most people like list would include Counter-Strike/Day of Defeat/Half-Life, and Half Life 2. I mean how many people just play CS? Actually, come to think of it it might be in Apple's best interest to get Valve to port their engine to Mac since CS is a scary *HUGE* deal for a lot of people (yes I realise that it is unfeasible since Source is Direct X base IIRC). So the argument is not really about whether Mac has games, but whether Mac has the games people want.I'd be interested to be a list of the games people want by percentage and compare that to your availibility list.
Also another thing is that Mac ports come out later. People can't wait for games to come out and they don't want to wait longer. For example Doom 3 was huge and all the rage, but now most people I know have beat it (myself included) and are kinda bored of it. By the time it comes out for Mac it will be passe.
None the less, unless new versions of the games I mentioned come out soon and force me to upgrade my next computer will be a Mac.
I believe what you a referring to is a sequence from the documentary Trekkies. It's an interesting yet humourous watch. It also IMHO illustrates what ruined Star Trek for me so that I don't admit likingL people who just don't get it. People who memorize StarDates but fail to realize that it was just a vehicule for sharing hope and ideas about the future and thats what was really important to the series. That said as soon as I read the news thought of that clip.
I remember hearing about it a long time ago but I couldn't figure out it's purpose espcially considering the existence of BlueTooth. Well a quick google got me the official Zigbee and this interesting PDF. It has a nice over view.
Though whats with the name? It's quite unusual and far from catchy. Ity's funny because my dad's name is Zbigniew and for short he goes by "Zbig" and people *still* mangle it and one othe common things he gets is "Zigbee"
While I'm sure no one will read this anyway here it goes: I see a lot of people that make unreasonable requests that show that they have obviously missed the point somewhere along but there is one thing I think they could and should include. It would be nice if they put one or two PCMCIA slots on the thing. It wouldn't add too much to the size of it and it would give some expandibility without eating into the PowerMac's market I think. It would also be something to throw in the faces one of the most common complaints. It may eat into there blue-tooth and wireless module sales though.
I'm also moderately surprised --though I think it's no big deal-- that they only support 5.1 surround sound when Intel's new motherboards and laptops will support 7.1. I mean functionally it's not that big a difference considering how many people are willing to shell out for top-notch computer speakers but I'd think it be a source of pride for Apple.
The David Bowie song to which you are refering to as "Major Tom" is actually called "Space Oddity" from his 1969 album "Space Oddity" originally released as "Man of Words/Man of Music".
For instance, I'm very comfortable with virtual desktops in Gnome 2.6 and miss them terribly when I'm on a Windows
Well miss them no longer! From the Microsoft XP Power Toys Website you can download DeskMan which wil give you 4 virtual desktops and a cool composite screen not even available on Linux (AFAIK). Just install it, right click on the toolbar in the context menu Toolbars->Desktop Manager and there you go. Different backgrounds for each and key bindings too! All from your friends at Microsoft so that I don't think it qualifies as a "hack". (also I found some really cool PowerToys for my TabletPC).
I'm not saying this to apologise for Windows but for those who want their virtual desktops.
http://webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Diction ary&va=skeptical&x=15&y=9
So I wouldn't say I'm incorrect and this is Slashdot and meant to be a jovial harrassment that might pass for humour around geeks. Now one cares about spleling here and you might have noticed by mis-spleling of "spelling" in my post?
Whats realy pathetic is that in criticise his spelling I used terrible incoherent grammar: " No but can I call you a you a bad spleler? ".
Now it might not have been great but here we accept and mod up inane posts. Would you really have preferred a "In Soviet Russia imagine a cluster of skeptics."
Kudos to the fellow/fellowette who pointed out "sceptical" is valid in British spelling.
# Capacitive receivers will also be able to pick up local RF fields. The computer will be much more vulnerable to external interference than it was before.
# The computer will also radiate much more than it did before, creating more RFI and leaking information that might be crucial (like crypto keys).
Sorry, but can't both these problems be marginalized by adding some extra shielding to the case much like some modders already do with foam to minimize sound? Hell couldn't you combine both together? Or what about making server racks into Faraday cages? That would help except for the few times when you serfice them physically?
Islam is a religion. Islamic technology makes about as much sense and Christian or Buddhist technology you ignorant troll. And there is a lot of money in the Arab world from oil for opening new opurtunity. Recently the UAE has embarked on some of the world's most ambitious engineering projects.
...as far as the law is concerned. He could admit to it and you could have 10 different witness there at the scene of the crime with it all on video tape and I'm quite sure IANAL that you would still have to treat him like any other innocent person since he was found innocent in his criminal trial. Everything else doesn't matter in the eyes of the law.
But irregardless I fail to see what relevance your OJ annecdote has to do with blacklisting corporations.
I know this is stupid but I'm glad for the name change of the X-server that ever is using. Because it always seemed weird to be running XFree86 on a PPC It's nice that the new standard has an architecture neutral name. I'm assuming the 86 came from x86.
are their wireless equipped PDAs? I assume you could cook up some j2me app to client to a j2sdk app on your mac/pc to control your iTunes through native calls. I'm sure apple must ahve released some api for iTunes plug-ins or something. That way you could always carry around your remote with you.. your PDA! that way your remote also has a screen and costs nothing extra. Or why not use your cell phone instead? Also has screen and controls and j2me.
This may not be an answer to everyone as it requires already owning a device thats expensive but many people already own these and this could be a free (beer and speech) add-on that would be a welcome addition. Do I smell a SourceForge project in the making?
then use Windows Journal and don't have it try to correct your equations for you. THats what I dod for my math classes. ACtually this is why I bought a tablet instead of a PDA with a keyboard
If the explanation is accurate then I must say it's the only one that I understood and that intuitively makes sense to (as much as anythingthat touches GR ever does). If you haven't read it yet or just scrolled past it I suggest you give it a read.
but didn't the P4 introduce instructions that aren't supported by the P3? Specifically the SSE2? A cutting edge game would seem to make use of those instructions...
From your own link Unfortunately I don't have dates for either of these. However, Linux binaries will be available very soon after the PC game hits store shelves. There are no plans for boxed Linux games.
I'm pretty sure the way this works is you buy and install the regular Windows version and run it with the help of the Linux binaries. I remember reading something about UT2K4 being done like that, but I could be wrong I don't buy games (or play them really). The linux binaries might let you install the game itself or you might be able to use Wine. All and this means that there should be no need to reboot to Windows if you are willing to wait a bit for the Linux binaries to come out.... and considering you probably won't get your hands on the first batch that omes out this should be no problem.
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but what would happen if it evolved?
you can now find a roadmapt to Thunderbird their stand alone e-mail client. I guess this isn't off topic since the story is about the website update and not specifically Firefox.
Also another thing is that Mac ports come out later. People can't wait for games to come out and they don't want to wait longer. For example Doom 3 was huge and all the rage, but now most people I know have beat it (myself included) and are kinda bored of it. By the time it comes out for Mac it will be passe.
None the less, unless new versions of the games I mentioned come out soon and force me to upgrade my next computer will be a Mac.
I believe what you a referring to is a sequence from the documentary Trekkies. It's an interesting yet humourous watch. It also IMHO illustrates what ruined Star Trek for me so that I don't admit likingL people who just don't get it. People who memorize StarDates but fail to realize that it was just a vehicule for sharing hope and ideas about the future and thats what was really important to the series. That said as soon as I read the news thought of that clip.
No no no, it's just pining for the fjords. Just don't ask it for evidence... SCOs stun easily.
Though whats with the name? It's quite unusual and far from catchy. Ity's funny because my dad's name is Zbigniew and for short he goes by "Zbig" and people *still* mangle it and one othe common things he gets is "Zigbee"
While I'm sure no one will read this anyway here it goes: I see a lot of people that make unreasonable requests that show that they have obviously missed the point somewhere along but there is one thing I think they could and should include. It would be nice if they put one or two PCMCIA slots on the thing. It wouldn't add too much to the size of it and it would give some expandibility without eating into the PowerMac's market I think. It would also be something to throw in the faces one of the most common complaints. It may eat into there blue-tooth and wireless module sales though.
I'm also moderately surprised --though I think it's no big deal-- that they only support 5.1 surround sound when Intel's new motherboards and laptops will support 7.1. I mean functionally it's not that big a difference considering how many people are willing to shell out for top-notch computer speakers but I'd think it be a source of pride for Apple.
The David Bowie song to which you are refering to as "Major Tom" is actually called "Space Oddity" from his 1969 album "Space Oddity" originally released as "Man of Words/Man of Music".
For instance, I'm very comfortable with virtual desktops in Gnome 2.6 and miss them terribly when I'm on a Windows
Well miss them no longer! From the Microsoft XP Power Toys Website you can download DeskMan which wil give you 4 virtual desktops and a cool composite screen not even available on Linux (AFAIK). Just install it, right click on the toolbar in the context menu Toolbars->Desktop Manager and there you go. Different backgrounds for each and key bindings too! All from your friends at Microsoft so that I don't think it qualifies as a "hack". (also I found some really cool PowerToys for my TabletPC).
I'm not saying this to apologise for Windows but for those who want their virtual desktops.
http://webster.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Diction ary&va=skeptical&x=15&y=9
So I wouldn't say I'm incorrect and this is Slashdot and meant to be a jovial harrassment that might pass for humour around geeks. Now one cares about spleling here and you might have noticed by mis-spleling of "spelling" in my post?
Whats realy pathetic is that in criticise his spelling I used terrible incoherent grammar: " No but can I call you a you a bad spleler? ".
Now it might not have been great but here we accept and mod up inane posts. Would you really have preferred a "In Soviet Russia imagine a cluster of skeptics."
Kudos to the fellow/fellowette who pointed out "sceptical" is valid in British spelling.
No but can I call you a you a bad spleler? Class repeat after me: "skeptical", "s-k-e-p-t-i-c-a-l", "skeptical".
# Capacitive receivers will also be able to pick up local RF fields. The computer will be much more vulnerable to external interference than it was before. # The computer will also radiate much more than it did before, creating more RFI and leaking information that might be crucial (like crypto keys). Sorry, but can't both these problems be marginalized by adding some extra shielding to the case much like some modders already do with foam to minimize sound? Hell couldn't you combine both together? Or what about making server racks into Faraday cages? That would help except for the few times when you serfice them physically?
Islam is a religion. Islamic technology makes about as much sense and Christian or Buddhist technology you ignorant troll. And there is a lot of money in the Arab world from oil for opening new opurtunity. Recently the UAE has embarked on some of the world's most ambitious engineering projects.
Q: What do you call 10,000 on the bottom of the ocean?
A: A good start.
Why don't you ask Webster's Dictionary?
/. and for here it's good enough.
It ain't perfect english but then again this is only
...as far as the law is concerned. He could admit to it and you could have 10 different witness there at the scene of the crime with it all on video tape and I'm quite sure IANAL that you would still have to treat him like any other innocent person since he was found innocent in his criminal trial. Everything else doesn't matter in the eyes of the law. But irregardless I fail to see what relevance your OJ annecdote has to do with blacklisting corporations.
I know this is stupid but I'm glad for the name change of the X-server that ever is using. Because it always seemed weird to be running XFree86 on a PPC It's nice that the new standard has an architecture neutral name. I'm assuming the 86 came from x86.
do anybody know a good place to get that album? a torrent/ftp perhaps?
are their wireless equipped PDAs? I assume you could cook up some j2me app to client to a j2sdk app on your mac/pc to control your iTunes through native calls. I'm sure apple must ahve released some api for iTunes plug-ins or something. That way you could always carry around your remote with you.. your PDA! that way your remote also has a screen and costs nothing extra. Or why not use your cell phone instead? Also has screen and controls and j2me. This may not be an answer to everyone as it requires already owning a device thats expensive but many people already own these and this could be a free (beer and speech) add-on that would be a welcome addition. Do I smell a SourceForge project in the making?
then use Windows Journal and don't have it try to correct your equations for you. THats what I dod for my math classes. ACtually this is why I bought a tablet instead of a PDA with a keyboard
If the explanation is accurate then I must say it's the only one that I understood and that intuitively makes sense to (as much as anythingthat touches GR ever does). If you haven't read it yet or just scrolled past it I suggest you give it a read.
but didn't the P4 introduce instructions that aren't supported by the P3? Specifically the SSE2? A cutting edge game would seem to make use of those instructions...
From your own link Unfortunately I don't have dates for either of these. However, Linux binaries will be available very soon after the PC game hits store shelves. There are no plans for boxed Linux games. I'm pretty sure the way this works is you buy and install the regular Windows version and run it with the help of the Linux binaries. I remember reading something about UT2K4 being done like that, but I could be wrong I don't buy games (or play them really). The linux binaries might let you install the game itself or you might be able to use Wine. All and this means that there should be no need to reboot to Windows if you are willing to wait a bit for the Linux binaries to come out.... and considering you probably won't get your hands on the first batch that omes out this should be no problem.
it will ship with a Linux version so there is no need to resort to that... unless of course your other OS is actually still BeOS.
I believe this was a reference to South Park's Terence and Phillip. SP seems to look up to Canada's social progressiveness.