and one of the things that I hate about windows is that folders sort to the top of directory listings, it's like I have to go through the alphabet twice.
And I would be really upset if Apple changes the command key, I like it where it is, anyone that can't easily switch between Windows and OS X has some type of personal problem. I use VNC all day and have no trouble at all copying and pasting between my Mac and Windows boxes.
I suppose that the option to only display relevant files types would be nice, but I'd hope that it is just an option, not the standard. If I'm not mistaken I've even seen some applications do this.
And I also have no need for save buttons on tool bars, I rarely save anything by using the menu, it's almost always a command-s or I just wait to be done with the document. Most of the time if I'm creating anything I'm using the keyboard anyways, even with photoshop.
Site key uses 3 questions if you need to verify your identity, however it simply shows a picture of your choosing when you sign in allowing you to verify that the site is actually the BoA site that already has your information.
Personally I hate SiteKey, it causes me to go to an extra screen when I sign in to my online banking site. I wish that there was a way to deactivate it, or at least a way to eliminate the need to type my password in twice. Eh, I guess that it might get better.
. how about an integrated mouse in a laptop? it could snap on/off and you could use it on the side, then just have the cord retract and it would re-attach to the machine.
I believe that toshiba had this on their satellite laptops many many years ago, it really was more of a pain than it was worth IMO. You can always pick up an external mouse and throw it into your laptop bag.
That sounds like a good idea, I'll make sure to get in touch with you. But I do think that the option of a 2 day rental would be nice. I know that often times I'll rent a movie that everyone in the house wants to watch, but then someone will get stuck at work or school and won't be able to watch with me, so they end up watching it the next day.
And I can see people only getting about 5 per month, but I actually average 2/day at my household unless we go out of town so I'd say at least 30/month.
I think that this will actually discourage piracy. The problem that the music industry had was that they didn't expect mp3 to come about. Before mp3 it seemed that a 5 minutes song would need to be 20 megs or more to sound good. Three factors seemed to come into play when music piracy began to get really big, mp3 became widely adopted, broadband was becoming more common, and hard drive sizes were getting larger. All of those things happened relatively quickly and the music industry was caught without a game plan. I honestly don't pirate any music now that I have a legal source, it is worth $0.99 for me to know that the song I am getting is genuine and of good quality.
Now we are coming to a time where video codecs are shrinking the size of movies further and further without a big hit to the quality, hard disks are continuing to grow in size, and broadband connections are increasing in speed. While I doubt that this service will do very well in its first year, I see it as being something that most of us will use within the next 2-3 years. My broadband connection just got upgraded from 1.5megs to 6megs, a little faster and I'd gladly download all of my movies. I wouldn't even mind some DRM if there were a place to "rent" movies. I pay blockbuster $24 a month for unlimited rentals, I'd gladly pay that to a different company if I could download movies and play them with their special player.
I think that it has to do with the ease of use and Apple's tendency to just replace them with no hassle. I don't mind going through a few iPods as long as I don't have to pay for them, and these things do get a lot more use than my walkman ever did.
...Nextel offers unlimited everything for $200 a month, that's probably not too much more than the service for the two phones, plus it's much more convenient than having to go through Skype.
you might actually even be able to pick up a few old Macs off of e-bay for a few dollars and play the original Bolo, the game play on the original seems to be a lot more fun than the Windows version. Certain shots that work in the Mac version don't in WinBolo and the overall movement is somewhat different.
You could probably even pick up a few old Powerbooks for under $30 that could run bolo and an old switch could make a quick network
how else is one really supposed to organize music? I agree that the pictures that he presents do show a resemblance, but he moved a lot of the iTunes UI elements from their default locations to make the two images look so similar.
I'd challenge anyone to attempt to fit the information being presented into something that looks much different.
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But still, is there anything on the moon that we can use/do that would be cool, other than just developing the technology used to get there?
I think that the moon would be a good "jumping off point" for further exploration of our solar system. The reduced gravitational pull would probably making launching ships a little easier, plus if life as we know it is wiped out on earth we can always save humanity:)
I stopped playing CoH for about 4 months so I could concentrate on school last semester and couldn't believe that when I got back characters that had previously been really weak seemed invincible and characters that had been really strong were dropping like flies. And to make matters worse, about a week into my renewed subscription they went and changed everything all over again.
I wouldn't even be upset if they made the characters so specialized that they had trouble running solo missions, but I'd at least like my character class to be used in a manner that is in-line with their description.
He missed the boat on almost every question that he asked himself. Did he do any research at all for this article? There are obvious reasons that Apple didn't go with AMD, and even more reasons that they would not want to use the cell processor.
And I believe that even the low benchmarks that he mentioned were incorrectly performed using Rosetta.
OS X throws away most of the Apple HIG, and is a delightful mish-mash of styles. It's awful. It makes a delightful demo, what with the Lickability Factor up around 11. But after having used it for a year (and, mind you, I've been a raving fanboy myself, first of System 7, then of OS/2) I have to say "no thanks". OS X tries to play close to the Mac ideal, but fails miserably.
Although I do have to agree that the lickability factor is up around 11, I've found OS X to be a very intuitive interface. It's true that with OS X a lot of the previous HID guidelines were changed, I see that change as inevitable. Computing on the desktop is moving away from one file, one way to find it. I personally love the new organizational scheme that the finder uses, I like not having for click my way through the entire hierarchy every time I need to access a file. I know that the folder metaphor has been weakened, but I can't say that I miss it.
Also, Have you ever worked at a helpdesk? Working at a helpdesk is entirely involved around Getting the User Off The Phone so You Can Bill the Client. Which means telling them what they should do. Because what they want to do is long, rambling, pointless and usually impossible.
Yes I have supported 5000+ machines in a helpdesk role. I never tried to get a user of the phone, in fact, I would often end up staying late to finish up the last call of the day. I would take the time to find out exactly what the user wanted to do, I would determine if that was possible, and I would provide them with a solution. Sometimes, the user wouldn't get their way, but if at all possible I would help them out.
Thirdly, Have you ever bought a mac? The Mac has never been about "flexibility in pricing" it's been about "Making money on low volume by high margins". Fully expect Apple to charge not a penny less for Intel-based computers, and pocket the sweet, sweet profits.
Yes, I have purchased many Macs, I know that previously Macintosh pricing has been about making money on low volumes, but from what I see Apple is know trying to capture the bulk PC market, and they will need flexibility in pricing to do so. Just because Apple hasn't bothered with different price points in the past doesn't mean that they won't do so in the future.
All of your comments about the Macintosh platform seem to reflect an unwillingness to change, if you like Apple's HID guidelines so much in 1999 why aren't you still using OS 9? I personally love most of the new OS, I do have a few gripes, but look at those more as growing pains. Most of the things that I didn't like have either been changed in subsequent releases, or I realized that they were actually good.
I actually dealt with Earthlink before they "officially" supported Macintosh, it was awful trying to get my computer set up and all I needed were a couple PPP settings. I finally had to do just what you said and pretend to be using Windows. I'm glad that they've changed their policies.
Apple is much more than just a processor. What really differentiates Apple from the Windows world is the OS. Not to get into the argument about stability, OS X is much more intuitive and overall an easier to use operating system.
I don't think that you will come into a situation where a help desk would tell a user to switch into Windows or run VirtualPC because I doubt that Macs will ever come with those pieces of software installed. Working at a helpdesk is not about telling users what they should do, it's about helping them do what they want to do
I think that now that Apple is switching to Intel they will have more flexibility in pricing and will probably continue to grow their market share. I'd say that the prospects for Mac developers will be better than ever in the future. If you need another opinion check out this article.
I can see your point, and I personally have a similar experience to your brother's. I supported a large(5000+ machines) predominantly Windows network, but I had a Mac at home. Not only did I like the Mac beforehand, but the more support I did at work the less I wanted to do at home. I also bought a PC for my girlfriend so she could play the Sims and found the added benefit of CoH.
Although I do realize that a lot of more technically savvy people like to have multiple options when it comes to computing, I have never seen that in the "average" user. Before supporting the large network I performed in-home computer repair(for myself) and computer sales(for a storefront). Often times after having to return to the same residence 3 or more times during the course of a year for spyware and the like the people would ask me if I had the same problems to which I would reply, no I use a Mac at home. Then I would get two responses. One would be, I heard that Macs weren't good because of ___reason___, but tell me a little more I'm interested. The other would be, I wish that I could switch, but we use ___application___ at the office and I sometimes need to bring my work home with me.
I found that most often the "average" user buys a computer that lets them bring work home with them on occasion, or something that is similar to what they are used to at work. I personally find it easy to switch between multiple operating systems(except at the DOS prompt I always type ls instead of dir) and like the added functionality of having more than one type of computer, but I don't think that everyone can do that.
However, people who are forced to use windows based PC's at work would probably have one at home too. What is the nature of your website? If it is a business oriented site chances are that people in the business world would be more likely to access the site from home. I'm not talking about internal corporate users, just those people with corporate ties.
it's understandable, but to ease your transition you could always pick up a used mac on e-bay. I picked up a 12" iBook with Airport for $600 about 6 months ago.
If you really do want to switch doing it piece by piece might make more sense. Even getting a B&W G3 for $100 and integrating it into your home network would allow you to get the feel for the OS. Then as it comes time for you to purchase newer versions of the software that you need, just get the mac version.
I know that will still might be a cost issue, but from my experience, the time you save not dealing with problems is well worth it. I bought my girlfriend a PC last christmas and it seems to keep about a 50% uptime, even with all current patches, two spyware packages, and an anti-virus program. It seems that none of the security software can keep up with the security threats.
I think the biggest reason that this issue get so much coverage is the fact that PC users(not all, but many) have a distorted idea of what the mac does, and where it is useful.
I personally know a lot of people that want to switch to the mac, but think that it's only for graphics, or that macs are too slow. If respected people in the IT profession are seen switching to mac then home users won't be so afraid to do so.
On top of this many users that have done the research are holding off on switching because they think that it will take too long, but in this article it only took 2 days.
Just like you, I couldn't care less what platform people use, as long as the mac has enough of an audience to continue production, but I do like seeing articles like this until the mac gets more market share.
I surprised that we don't have the X-box Xtreme...on a side note whoever came up with the "You gotta eat" campaign ought to be fired, that has to be the most uncreative thing I've seen in years.
thanks everyone. I had a bunch of friends promise to give me one, but they all kept forgetting and it wasn't something I wanted to push. But I am happy to say that I now have a gmail account and am going to have a lot of fun trying it out.
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and one of the things that I hate about windows is that folders sort to the top of directory listings, it's like I have to go through the alphabet twice.
And I would be really upset if Apple changes the command key, I like it where it is, anyone that can't easily switch between Windows and OS X has some type of personal problem. I use VNC all day and have no trouble at all copying and pasting between my Mac and Windows boxes.
I suppose that the option to only display relevant files types would be nice, but I'd hope that it is just an option, not the standard. If I'm not mistaken I've even seen some applications do this.
And I also have no need for save buttons on tool bars, I rarely save anything by using the menu, it's almost always a command-s or I just wait to be done with the document. Most of the time if I'm creating anything I'm using the keyboard anyways, even with photoshop.
Personally I hate SiteKey, it causes me to go to an extra screen when I sign in to my online banking site. I wish that there was a way to deactivate it, or at least a way to eliminate the need to type my password in twice. Eh, I guess that it might get better.
I believe that toshiba had this on their satellite laptops many many years ago, it really was more of a pain than it was worth IMO. You can always pick up an external mouse and throw it into your laptop bag.
That sounds like a good idea, I'll make sure to get in touch with you. But I do think that the option of a 2 day rental would be nice. I know that often times I'll rent a movie that everyone in the house wants to watch, but then someone will get stuck at work or school and won't be able to watch with me, so they end up watching it the next day.
And I can see people only getting about 5 per month, but I actually average 2/day at my household unless we go out of town so I'd say at least 30/month.
I think that this will actually discourage piracy. The problem that the music industry had was that they didn't expect mp3 to come about. Before mp3 it seemed that a 5 minutes song would need to be 20 megs or more to sound good. Three factors seemed to come into play when music piracy began to get really big, mp3 became widely adopted, broadband was becoming more common, and hard drive sizes were getting larger. All of those things happened relatively quickly and the music industry was caught without a game plan. I honestly don't pirate any music now that I have a legal source, it is worth $0.99 for me to know that the song I am getting is genuine and of good quality.
Now we are coming to a time where video codecs are shrinking the size of movies further and further without a big hit to the quality, hard disks are continuing to grow in size, and broadband connections are increasing in speed. While I doubt that this service will do very well in its first year, I see it as being something that most of us will use within the next 2-3 years. My broadband connection just got upgraded from 1.5megs to 6megs, a little faster and I'd gladly download all of my movies. I wouldn't even mind some DRM if there were a place to "rent" movies. I pay blockbuster $24 a month for unlimited rentals, I'd gladly pay that to a different company if I could download movies and play them with their special player.
I think that it has to do with the ease of use and Apple's tendency to just replace them with no hassle. I don't mind going through a few iPods as long as I don't have to pay for them, and these things do get a lot more use than my walkman ever did.
...Nextel offers unlimited everything for $200 a month, that's probably not too much more than the service for the two phones, plus it's much more convenient than having to go through Skype.
you might actually even be able to pick up a few old Macs off of e-bay for a few dollars and play the original Bolo, the game play on the original seems to be a lot more fun than the Windows version. Certain shots that work in the Mac version don't in WinBolo and the overall movement is somewhat different.
You could probably even pick up a few old Powerbooks for under $30 that could run bolo and an old switch could make a quick network
how else is one really supposed to organize music? I agree that the pictures that he presents do show a resemblance, but he moved a lot of the iTunes UI elements from their default locations to make the two images look so similar.
I'd challenge anyone to attempt to fit the information being presented into something that looks much different.
I think that the moon would be a good "jumping off point" for further exploration of our solar system. The reduced gravitational pull would probably making launching ships a little easier, plus if life as we know it is wiped out on earth we can always save humanity :)
I stopped playing CoH for about 4 months so I could concentrate on school last semester and couldn't believe that when I got back characters that had previously been really weak seemed invincible and characters that had been really strong were dropping like flies. And to make matters worse, about a week into my renewed subscription they went and changed everything all over again.
I wouldn't even be upset if they made the characters so specialized that they had trouble running solo missions, but I'd at least like my character class to be used in a manner that is in-line with their description.
why would the file format be suspect? Wouldn't it make sense that an image of an Apple disk would be in an Apple format?
He missed the boat on almost every question that he asked himself. Did he do any research at all for this article? There are obvious reasons that Apple didn't go with AMD, and even more reasons that they would not want to use the cell processor.
And I believe that even the low benchmarks that he mentioned were incorrectly performed using Rosetta.
Although I do have to agree that the lickability factor is up around 11, I've found OS X to be a very intuitive interface. It's true that with OS X a lot of the previous HID guidelines were changed, I see that change as inevitable. Computing on the desktop is moving away from one file, one way to find it. I personally love the new organizational scheme that the finder uses, I like not having for click my way through the entire hierarchy every time I need to access a file. I know that the folder metaphor has been weakened, but I can't say that I miss it.
Also, Have you ever worked at a helpdesk? Working at a helpdesk is entirely involved around Getting the User Off The Phone so You Can Bill the Client. Which means telling them what they should do. Because what they want to do is long, rambling, pointless and usually impossible.
Yes I have supported 5000+ machines in a helpdesk role. I never tried to get a user of the phone, in fact, I would often end up staying late to finish up the last call of the day. I would take the time to find out exactly what the user wanted to do, I would determine if that was possible, and I would provide them with a solution. Sometimes, the user wouldn't get their way, but if at all possible I would help them out.
Thirdly, Have you ever bought a mac? The Mac has never been about "flexibility in pricing" it's been about "Making money on low volume by high margins". Fully expect Apple to charge not a penny less for Intel-based computers, and pocket the sweet, sweet profits.
Yes, I have purchased many Macs, I know that previously Macintosh pricing has been about making money on low volumes, but from what I see Apple is know trying to capture the bulk PC market, and they will need flexibility in pricing to do so. Just because Apple hasn't bothered with different price points in the past doesn't mean that they won't do so in the future.
All of your comments about the Macintosh platform seem to reflect an unwillingness to change, if you like Apple's HID guidelines so much in 1999 why aren't you still using OS 9? I personally love most of the new OS, I do have a few gripes, but look at those more as growing pains. Most of the things that I didn't like have either been changed in subsequent releases, or I realized that they were actually good.
I actually dealt with Earthlink before they "officially" supported Macintosh, it was awful trying to get my computer set up and all I needed were a couple PPP settings. I finally had to do just what you said and pretend to be using Windows. I'm glad that they've changed their policies.
Apple is much more than just a processor. What really differentiates Apple from the Windows world is the OS. Not to get into the argument about stability, OS X is much more intuitive and overall an easier to use operating system.
I don't think that you will come into a situation where a help desk would tell a user to switch into Windows or run VirtualPC because I doubt that Macs will ever come with those pieces of software installed. Working at a helpdesk is not about telling users what they should do, it's about helping them do what they want to do
I think that now that Apple is switching to Intel they will have more flexibility in pricing and will probably continue to grow their market share. I'd say that the prospects for Mac developers will be better than ever in the future. If you need another opinion check out this article.
Being that the bulk of OS X coding is Objective-C wouldn't it have made more sense to use something coded in plain C?
I can see your point, and I personally have a similar experience to your brother's. I supported a large(5000+ machines) predominantly Windows network, but I had a Mac at home. Not only did I like the Mac beforehand, but the more support I did at work the less I wanted to do at home. I also bought a PC for my girlfriend so she could play the Sims and found the added benefit of CoH.
Although I do realize that a lot of more technically savvy people like to have multiple options when it comes to computing, I have never seen that in the "average" user. Before supporting the large network I performed in-home computer repair(for myself) and computer sales(for a storefront). Often times after having to return to the same residence 3 or more times during the course of a year for spyware and the like the people would ask me if I had the same problems to which I would reply, no I use a Mac at home. Then I would get two responses. One would be, I heard that Macs weren't good because of ___reason___, but tell me a little more I'm interested. The other would be, I wish that I could switch, but we use ___application___ at the office and I sometimes need to bring my work home with me.
I found that most often the "average" user buys a computer that lets them bring work home with them on occasion, or something that is similar to what they are used to at work. I personally find it easy to switch between multiple operating systems(except at the DOS prompt I always type ls instead of dir) and like the added functionality of having more than one type of computer, but I don't think that everyone can do that.
However, people who are forced to use windows based PC's at work would probably have one at home too. What is the nature of your website? If it is a business oriented site chances are that people in the business world would be more likely to access the site from home. I'm not talking about internal corporate users, just those people with corporate ties.
Most business oriented computing is done on a Windows PC, so I could see how your numbers would be skewed.
It's my girlfriend's PC, I'm gonna go with #3...but surprisingly she can't mess up my mac
it's understandable, but to ease your transition you could always pick up a used mac on e-bay. I picked up a 12" iBook with Airport for $600 about 6 months ago.
If you really do want to switch doing it piece by piece might make more sense. Even getting a B&W G3 for $100 and integrating it into your home network would allow you to get the feel for the OS. Then as it comes time for you to purchase newer versions of the software that you need, just get the mac version.
I know that will still might be a cost issue, but from my experience, the time you save not dealing with problems is well worth it. I bought my girlfriend a PC last christmas and it seems to keep about a 50% uptime, even with all current patches, two spyware packages, and an anti-virus program. It seems that none of the security software can keep up with the security threats.
I think the biggest reason that this issue get so much coverage is the fact that PC users(not all, but many) have a distorted idea of what the mac does, and where it is useful.
I personally know a lot of people that want to switch to the mac, but think that it's only for graphics, or that macs are too slow. If respected people in the IT profession are seen switching to mac then home users won't be so afraid to do so.
On top of this many users that have done the research are holding off on switching because they think that it will take too long, but in this article it only took 2 days.
Just like you, I couldn't care less what platform people use, as long as the mac has enough of an audience to continue production, but I do like seeing articles like this until the mac gets more market share.
I surprised that we don't have the X-box Xtreme...on a side note whoever came up with the "You gotta eat" campaign ought to be fired, that has to be the most uncreative thing I've seen in years.
thanks everyone. I had a bunch of friends promise to give me one, but they all kept forgetting and it wasn't something I wanted to push. But I am happy to say that I now have a gmail account and am going to have a lot of fun trying it out.