I went to the Apple store last weekend and played with one. It really is a lot smaller than you'd think - barely bigger than my year-old MuVo, with about 30 times the capacity, and a hell of a lot cooler. Plus, I only have 4GB of music, so whenever I get money this is going to be one of my first purchases.
Anyone who either has small music libraries, or doesn't need their entire library with them at all times, will probably fall in love with these things. And if you wanted a bigger iPod to use as a backup hard drive, that's just silly, as a mere $100 can buy you a ~100 gig FW hard drive, if not more.
Once again, Apple has positioned their products nicely as "amateur" (iPod mini) and "hardcore" (bigger iPods) products. They should be viewed as such.
I can't be the only one thinking this....
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But their real goal is to detect and identify viruses.
Maybe they should license this technology to Microsoft?
I would guess that RTS games are slightly more popular than FPS's among females, but not by a lot. A lot of females don't feel the need to be dominating and have a lot of control, which is a big part of what RTS feeds on, and primarily a male trait. OTOH, RTS's don't rely on the bloodthirsty, lightning-quick-reflex, blood-pumping action that seems to attract men more than women.
That's assuming you don't use this trick. With the trick, you need to drink a mere 5,952 bottles.
Anyone know the average size of a human bladder so we can calculate the number of times one would have to piss in order to fill their iPod?
M$ has always given away WMP for no cost, other than owning a Windows licence.
Windows license not required. WMP for Mac is a free download. Granted, its only purpose is to give Macs compatibility with WMV files and it's a horrible version of the player, but it works.
(Slightly OT, but VideoLAN is better than WMP on either platform.)
It'll be interesting to see if M$ puts on their site, "Media PLayer 10.0 is a free download... unless you live in Europe and have Windows XP Lite."
It's already on another thread, but since it seems to need it over here:
"What systems would Slashdot readers suggest that could manage the ripped DVD files as a complete disk, and serve them up?"
I have seen maybe one response on this story that answers the question that actually got asked.
First: for the uneducated, a (laptop) 'clit' is the little red blob that sits in the middle of some laptops and controls the cursor like a joystick.
And second: I DESPISE the (laptop) clit. It's almost like using mouse keys, only you have to keep your finger more or less balanced on a quarter-inch ball of rubber. I for one am glad the clit is not widely used on laptops anymore.
For anyone who doesn't like the (laptop) clits, right-clicking on a trackpad is an excercise in frustration. Honestly, I've even played strategy games on my one-button trackpad and within about 15 minutes of adjusting to it, I could keep up with the others at the LAN party who were on a mouse. I could never do anything like that with a "normal", two-button pad or a clit.
We'll probably have to agree to disagree on this one. My logic is basically that, if you want a $400, $300, even $200 desktop, you can find one that will last you a number of months if not more. The same money will likely not buy you *any* laptop, or if it does, one that is probably too old for most people to use.
Like I said, I'm ok with agreeing to disagree here. I've been in too many drawn-out arguments on/. to care anymore.
Unfortunately, laptops will not last anywhere near as long as desktops dollar-for-dollar. While it probably would be more than two months before the G4's become anywhere near obsolete, $2500 is a lot to pay for something that might not be top-of-the-line in a month or two. Technically, you're both right - the grandparent will be better off waiting for the G5 book; most people will be happy buying a lower-priced G4 book after the G5's come out.
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I went to the Apple store last weekend and played with one. It really is a lot smaller than you'd think - barely bigger than my year-old MuVo, with about 30 times the capacity, and a hell of a lot cooler. Plus, I only have 4GB of music, so whenever I get money this is going to be one of my first purchases.
Anyone who either has small music libraries, or doesn't need their entire library with them at all times, will probably fall in love with these things. And if you wanted a bigger iPod to use as a backup hard drive, that's just silly, as a mere $100 can buy you a ~100 gig FW hard drive, if not more.
Once again, Apple has positioned their products nicely as "amateur" (iPod mini) and "hardcore" (bigger iPods) products. They should be viewed as such.
But their real goal is to detect and identify viruses.
Maybe they should license this technology to Microsoft?
IamGarageGuy 2: Never believe anything MS puts out on a press release.
Just a reminder.
I actually looked at the Mini's at the Apple Store the other day... they really are a lot smaller IRL than they look in most of the advertisements.
I would guess that RTS games are slightly more popular than FPS's among females, but not by a lot. A lot of females don't feel the need to be dominating and have a lot of control, which is a big part of what RTS feeds on, and primarily a male trait. OTOH, RTS's don't rely on the bloodthirsty, lightning-quick-reflex, blood-pumping action that seems to attract men more than women.
That's assuming you don't use this trick. With the trick, you need to drink a mere 5,952 bottles.
Anyone know the average size of a human bladder so we can calculate the number of times one would have to piss in order to fill their iPod?
Supporting Ogg does not imply dropping support for everything else.
It does if you intend to lower licensing fees (which is what the grandparent intended).
Two responses! Awesome.
M$ has always given away WMP for no cost, other than owning a Windows licence.
Windows license not required. WMP for Mac is a free download. Granted, its only purpose is to give Macs compatibility with WMV files and it's a horrible version of the player, but it works.
(Slightly OT, but VideoLAN is better than WMP on either platform.)
It'll be interesting to see if M$ puts on their site, "Media PLayer 10.0 is a free download... unless you live in Europe and have Windows XP Lite."
It's already on another thread, but since it seems to need it over here:
"What systems would Slashdot readers suggest that could manage the ripped DVD files as a complete disk, and serve them up?"
I have seen maybe one response on this story that answers the question that actually got asked.
Oh wait, wrong article, sorry.
No, no, you had the right one.
I cannot defend Apple's regular mice except to say that they look cooler.
Unfortunately, this is not really defensible either.
Fortunately, replacement mice work perfectly and are pretty cheap.
First: for the uneducated, a (laptop) 'clit' is the little red blob that sits in the middle of some laptops and controls the cursor like a joystick.
And second: I DESPISE the (laptop) clit. It's almost like using mouse keys, only you have to keep your finger more or less balanced on a quarter-inch ball of rubber. I for one am glad the clit is not widely used on laptops anymore.
For anyone who doesn't like the (laptop) clits, right-clicking on a trackpad is an excercise in frustration. Honestly, I've even played strategy games on my one-button trackpad and within about 15 minutes of adjusting to it, I could keep up with the others at the LAN party who were on a mouse. I could never do anything like that with a "normal", two-button pad or a clit.
Don't fend them off, send them my way! Us poor (rich?) Powerbook users don't get enough chicks. :-(
Although the smell would probably scare them off....
5) Apply duct tape. I can't believe you left out this *vital* step!
We'll probably have to agree to disagree on this one. My logic is basically that, if you want a $400, $300, even $200 desktop, you can find one that will last you a number of months if not more. The same money will likely not buy you *any* laptop, or if it does, one that is probably too old for most people to use. /. to care anymore.
Like I said, I'm ok with agreeing to disagree here. I've been in too many drawn-out arguments on
Unfortunately, laptops will not last anywhere near as long as desktops dollar-for-dollar. While it probably would be more than two months before the G4's become anywhere near obsolete, $2500 is a lot to pay for something that might not be top-of-the-line in a month or two. Technically, you're both right - the grandparent will be better off waiting for the G5 book; most people will be happy buying a lower-priced G4 book after the G5's come out.