Although I hold Alienware in high regard for making really fast gaming computers (that are arguably worth the premium price if you can't be bothered to build your own), I lose substantial respect for them when they allow their cool new technology to be represented by a marketing turd who couldn't be bothered to understand the history of what his company has done or what he's talking about. Buy a clue if you care to succeed. I want to like Alienware... I really do. TTFN.
Try and actually order a system from them and you'll lose all respect, and stop wanting to like them and instead hate them.
Worst company I have ever dealt with in any market, computers or otherwise. I pray they blow all their cash on this technology (doomed to fail, IMHO) and send themselves to their grave.
I have almost 10 GB of music on my pc. I only listen to about 50 of them on a regualr basis. Does anyone really need 60 GB of music.
Yes, I do. I listen to music off my iPod all day at work, on the drive to and from work (and anywhere else I drive, for that matter) and at home. I probably listen to around 8-10 hours of music a day, the more choices I have the better.
I've ripped less than half my CD's and I've nearly filled my 30GB model, with 60GB of storage I might almost fit all my CD's on it, which is what I'm aiming for!
You listening habits are not my listening habits, or anyone else's. Don't want a larger model? Don't buy it.
Renter starts computer. Renter logs onto Kazaa. Renter shares thousands of files off his/her iPod. RIAA traces back the IP. You get sued/extorted by the RIAA.
Just one of far too many potentially nasty scenarios. A quick mental benefit/risk analysis says, to me at least, it just isn't worth it.
I just wish they'd have finished Metallifizer 1.3. It would be nice to have a way to get rid of the brushed metal abomination in the finder without having to resort to a full theme.
I still have an old Alpha build from last year installed, and it works (except for a minor display issue) for now. But who knows how much longer it will work?
If this is for real, these guys live in a different world.
Yes, they're for real. Yes, they live in a different world, and they want to force the rest of us to live in it with them as they apparantly lack the basic motor skills necessary to TURN THE FRICKIN' CHANNEL when they find something they disapprove of.
The original Diablo had one (IMHO) critical thing going for it that Diablo II was sadly lacking, the ability to save any where, any time.
Diablo II was the last game I ever bought that had restricted saving. Too many times I got tired of playing after spending an hour tearing through some dungeon and still only being half way in, then having to decide between playing for another hour when I don't really want to or have to (more or less) start that dungeon over the next time I play.
Thus I will never again buy a game that won't let me save and quit playing whenever I want.
I used Mandrake a few months back for my first Linux install, and installation and (for the most part) configuration was a breeze.
The only trouble I had was with getting TwinView (dual monitors) working with my NVidia card. I got it eventually, but it took quite a few nights of scouring the web and trying a few dozen configurations to get it going.
Other than that, pretty much everything else auto-conifgured itself during the install. It took longer to download the ISO's than to get it installed and running (except the TwinView, that is.)
...I'd been thinking about kicking Safari to the curb in favor of Firefox for a while now anyway. Seems like a pretty good impetus to finally do so.
Not that I'm jerking any knees or anything, I'm just so used to using Firefox on Windows all day at work that I miss some of it's functionality when I get home. This gives me a convenient excuse to make the switch.:)
All these links from all the exciting E3 news today and I'm stuck at work all day and can't see any of them because of that damn SmartFilter blocking them all! Now I have to wait until I get home to check it all out.
Something like this would only be useful for someone who wants to experiment.
It could be fairly useful for web developers/designers in Windows-only shops who want to be able to test out Safari compatability for their site. It wouldn't have to be fast just to check that their markup renders correctly on a Mac.
Still, it would have to be at least a bit faster than 1/500th the host system, it would probably take OS X an hour just to boot at that rate!:)
Today, Far Cry has point saves (You can only save at certain points). Why would they do this on a PC game? Why do game designers force you to play something in one sitting?
And it's that lack of a quicksave function that has kept me from buying this. So, in this case, it's cost them at least one sale.
The last game I played that didn't have save-anywhere/anytime functionality was Diablo 2, and that game was the final straw with regard to restricted save ability.
I have read that a patch for Far Cry is forthcoming that will add save-anywhere, so once that happens I'll gladly drop the cash.:)
One of these days I'm really going to have to give Firefly a second chance. I was a huge fan of both Buffy and Angel, and the Fray comic Joss did, so it would stand to reason I *should* have liked Firefly.
But I didn't.
Mind you, I only saw the first three episodes (and I had to tape those since I'm pretty much never home on a Friday night,) but I really didn't care for what I saw. After the first three I just didn't bother to even try and tape them anymore.
Ah well, maybe one day if I see the DVD set on sale...
I'm glad to hear Camino is still alive as well, it used to be my browser of choice for OS X.
Unfortunately, a lack of updates and a (finally) usable release of Firefox for OS X has led me to dropping Camino and switching to Firefox & Safari (I kinda waffle back and forth between them.) But choice is always a good thing, so viva la Camino!
I'll second the comment on easier driver installation/configuration.
I just (finally) gave Linux a try two weeks ago and the installation itself went really well. With one exception, everything just configured itself and worked, automagically!
It was that one exception that was the problem though, that being getting TwinView (dual monitors) to work with my NVidia card. I just finally got it working last night, after several evenings of closing out KDE and editing my XFree config with Vi (this was after having to read up on how to even install the NVidia driver to begin with.) I figured it out eventually, but it was a very fruistrating experience.
With XP, I just checked one box in the display settings and it worked. With OS X, it just worked without me having to do anything. With Linux... grr.:-)
So what is your iPod giving you over the others apart from cool factor and a bigger hole in your wallet?
While the question wasn't directed at me, I can tell you what my iPod gives me over the two mentioned.
I use the iPod to have my entire music library with me at all times, so no matter what I'm in the mood for at any given moment I have it with me.
Currently that amounts to about 22GB, far more than the iRiver's measly 256MB and even more than the Karma's 20GB. Heck, by the end of the year (as I continue to rip old CD's that I haven't gotten around to, along with new purchases) I'll probably have maxed out my 30GB iPod and will have to move up to a 40GB model!
Oh yeah, neither mention Mac support either. So my iPod gives me that as well.:)
If there were a large-storage Mac-compatible player besides the iPod, I might consider it. Until then I'll stick with the iPod, fashion or hipness be damned.
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Although I hold Alienware in high regard for making really fast gaming computers (that are arguably worth the premium price if you can't be bothered to build your own), I lose substantial respect for them when they allow their cool new technology to be represented by a marketing turd who couldn't be bothered to understand the history of what his company has done or what he's talking about. Buy a clue if you care to succeed. I want to like Alienware... I really do. TTFN.
Try and actually order a system from them and you'll lose all respect, and stop wanting to like them and instead hate them.
Worst company I have ever dealt with in any market, computers or otherwise. I pray they blow all their cash on this technology (doomed to fail, IMHO) and send themselves to their grave.
WHAT MORE CAN YOU WANT?????
The ability to turn off pointless, cycle wasting eye candy in the OS?
A consistent UI design, instead of a mish-mash of brushed metal and Aqua? It's like Sybil designed the OS.
I wasn't aware there was a single, global government to step in here.
World Wide Web != United States Of America.
I have almost 10 GB of music on my pc. I only listen to about 50 of them on a regualr basis. Does anyone really need 60 GB of music.
Yes, I do. I listen to music off my iPod all day at work, on the drive to and from work (and anywhere else I drive, for that matter) and at home. I probably listen to around 8-10 hours of music a day, the more choices I have the better.
I've ripped less than half my CD's and I've nearly filled my 30GB model, with 60GB of storage I might almost fit all my CD's on it, which is what I'm aiming for!
You listening habits are not my listening habits, or anyone else's. Don't want a larger model? Don't buy it.
...a can of worms best left unopened.
Renter starts computer. Renter logs onto Kazaa. Renter shares thousands of files off his/her iPod. RIAA traces back the IP. You get sued/extorted by the RIAA.
Just one of far too many potentially nasty scenarios. A quick mental benefit/risk analysis says, to me at least, it just isn't worth it.
I just wish they'd have finished Metallifizer 1.3. It would be nice to have a way to get rid of the brushed metal abomination in the finder without having to resort to a full theme.
I still have an old Alpha build from last year installed, and it works (except for a minor display issue) for now. But who knows how much longer it will work?
If this is for real, these guys live in a different world.
Yes, they're for real. Yes, they live in a different world, and they want to force the rest of us to live in it with them as they apparantly lack the basic motor skills necessary to TURN THE FRICKIN' CHANNEL when they find something they disapprove of.
Keep on waiting for that Half-Life 2 ISBN number, it's probably never going to be released for the Mac. :(
The original Diablo had one (IMHO) critical thing going for it that Diablo II was sadly lacking, the ability to save any where, any time.
Diablo II was the last game I ever bought that had restricted saving. Too many times I got tired of playing after spending an hour tearing through some dungeon and still only being half way in, then having to decide between playing for another hour when I don't really want to or have to (more or less) start that dungeon over the next time I play.
Thus I will never again buy a game that won't let me save and quit playing whenever I want.
I used Mandrake a few months back for my first Linux install, and installation and (for the most part) configuration was a breeze.
The only trouble I had was with getting TwinView (dual monitors) working with my NVidia card. I got it eventually, but it took quite a few nights of scouring the web and trying a few dozen configurations to get it going.
Other than that, pretty much everything else auto-conifgured itself during the install. It took longer to download the ISO's than to get it installed and running (except the TwinView, that is.)
...I'd been thinking about kicking Safari to the curb in favor of Firefox for a while now anyway. Seems like a pretty good impetus to finally do so.
Not that I'm jerking any knees or anything, I'm just so used to using Firefox on Windows all day at work that I miss some of it's functionality when I get home. This gives me a convenient excuse to make the switch. :)
All these links from all the exciting E3 news today and I'm stuck at work all day and can't see any of them because of that damn SmartFilter blocking them all! Now I have to wait until I get home to check it all out.
Grrr...
Something like this would only be useful for someone who wants to experiment.
It could be fairly useful for web developers/designers in Windows-only shops who want to be able to test out Safari compatability for their site. It wouldn't have to be fast just to check that their markup renders correctly on a Mac.
Still, it would have to be at least a bit faster than 1/500th the host system, it would probably take OS X an hour just to boot at that rate! :)
I wouldn't buy their damaged products for 0.99, and I still won't buy them for 1.25. So, yeah, nothing's changed really. :)
Today, Far Cry has point saves (You can only save at certain points). Why would they do this on a PC game? Why do game designers force you to play something in one sitting?
And it's that lack of a quicksave function that has kept me from buying this. So, in this case, it's cost them at least one sale.
The last game I played that didn't have save-anywhere/anytime functionality was Diablo 2, and that game was the final straw with regard to restricted save ability.
I have read that a patch for Far Cry is forthcoming that will add save-anywhere, so once that happens I'll gladly drop the cash. :)
Heh, Robotron is still my favorite game of all time.
Challenging, but not impossible. Plus it's just so frenetic, you can never really relax. Always running, always shooting. Bliss. :)
One of these days (like, when I have a larger apartment) I'm going to break down and just buy one of the old Robotron cabinets.
One of these days I'm really going to have to give Firefly a second chance. I was a huge fan of both Buffy and Angel, and the Fray comic Joss did, so it would stand to reason I *should* have liked Firefly.
But I didn't.
Mind you, I only saw the first three episodes (and I had to tape those since I'm pretty much never home on a Friday night,) but I really didn't care for what I saw. After the first three I just didn't bother to even try and tape them anymore.
Ah well, maybe one day if I see the DVD set on sale...
Yeah, but how often does hollywood actually want to stay true to the story?
So, no Pamela Anderson then? Not that I consider her at all sexy, but you know some backroom marketing guy has already suggested it. :-)
Maybe they could cast Halle Berry and design a costume even more horrifying than her Catwoman kit!
I'm glad to hear Camino is still alive as well, it used to be my browser of choice for OS X.
Unfortunately, a lack of updates and a (finally) usable release of Firefox for OS X has led me to dropping Camino and switching to Firefox & Safari (I kinda waffle back and forth between them.) But choice is always a good thing, so viva la Camino!
I'll second the comment on easier driver installation/configuration.
I just (finally) gave Linux a try two weeks ago and the installation itself went really well. With one exception, everything just configured itself and worked, automagically!
It was that one exception that was the problem though, that being getting TwinView (dual monitors) to work with my NVidia card. I just finally got it working last night, after several evenings of closing out KDE and editing my XFree config with Vi (this was after having to read up on how to even install the NVidia driver to begin with.) I figured it out eventually, but it was a very fruistrating experience.
With XP, I just checked one box in the display settings and it worked. With OS X, it just worked without me having to do anything. With Linux... grr. :-)
I feel the same way about the candy interface on my Mac. :-)
It's improving slowly with each new release, but it's still a little too "lickable" for my tastes.
So what is your iPod giving you over the others apart from cool factor and a bigger hole in your wallet?
While the question wasn't directed at me, I can tell you what my iPod gives me over the two mentioned.
I use the iPod to have my entire music library with me at all times, so no matter what I'm in the mood for at any given moment I have it with me.
Currently that amounts to about 22GB, far more than the iRiver's measly 256MB and even more than the Karma's 20GB. Heck, by the end of the year (as I continue to rip old CD's that I haven't gotten around to, along with new purchases) I'll probably have maxed out my 30GB iPod and will have to move up to a 40GB model!
Oh yeah, neither mention Mac support either. So my iPod gives me that as well. :)
If there were a large-storage Mac-compatible player besides the iPod, I might consider it. Until then I'll stick with the iPod, fashion or hipness be damned.