I know all the new JavaScript engine is supposedly much "faster", but I don't see it in normal use. Compared to Google Chrome, Firefox 3.1 is dog slow and I don't understand why? I only have a 4 add-ons, including adblock plus. I use firefox on 3 different computers, and they are all much slower compared to Chrome. Every time I use Chrome I am shocked how the pages render instantly... I would switch if Adblock for Chrome were available and a few other features I love in Firefox.
..but I've been using XP for 7 years now, and it's far from being crap. It's the most stable OS I've ever used, second only to the Mac OS.
Guess you never used Windows 2000? That is still by far the best OS ever made by MS. It was stable, fast, not bloatware. Everything an OS should be, which is enable applications to run well and not try to replace things at the OS level which should be separate applications.
If it wasn't for the superior USB support in XP (which MS could easily have added to Win2k) I would never have upgraded.
Apple initially proposed something similar for the iPhone in lieu of a true SDK. Most people here on slashdot said it wouldn't be enough, and they were right. I don't know if Apple proposed it as a temporary stopgap while they worked on a true SDK or if they got enough feedback and changed their minds. History repeating itself.
Wrong.
WebOs apps run on the actual device and are native to the device (the apps just use Javascript and HTML as their "language"). Apple originally proposed "apps" that were actually web pages formatted to look nicely (and have a bit more functionality) when viewed on the iPhone. However, they were still web sites that had no real access to the hardware of the viewer. WebOs apps will have access to the hardware layer, run locally, etc...
In my experience with Lenovo/IBM the "F11" button directs machine to a hidden partition on your disk. When you "converted to dual boot" you likely removed that partition. As to why the F11 prompt disappeared that is strange as that should be a part of your BIOS...unless your manufacturer placed something in the root of your drive...
Once Google chrome has adblock (I don't want to use the DNS based solution) and adds ability to password protect my passwords I will likely switch.
Chrome is just soooo much faster than Firefox. I don't know why as Chrome's Javascript engine isn't any significant difference in speed from Firefox 3.1b2
Check out Jungle Disk. Not expensive, great Mac client, and based on the Amazon S3. The premium/pro software version is really great as it has bit level file updating.
My Mozy backup for everything else is just under 300GB and I'm on DSL. If I were on FIOS, I'd have no qualms about backing up the full 2TB.
Good luck with Mozy. Try to do a simulated catastrophic recovery some time, most people report they don't work properly or well. Their Mac client is especially bad. Do yourself a favor, get a different provider...
It's disappointing that Slashdot mods rated GP as a flamebait. I think the point is right. This country is in an awful state and $160 million is ridiculous.
Much like Edison Electric didn't fold when he died. Or Ford Motor Company hasn't rolled over and died. You can go on ad nauseam with examples. I do not know why this continues to be such a big deal.
Because last time Apple went without it's founder it went in the sh*thole.
There really is a simple way around this - and it is what I've done - I've got data 25 years old and it's still relatively easily manipulated with a little work. I've found floppy disks are relatively resilient, and old hard drives seem to keep their data for a long time. I've got a computer, display, keyboard, and associated peripherals stored for every generation of data that I kept: 1.I have a Commodore 64 with floppy drive and cassette drive stored in a box with the floppy disks and cassettes from that generation (late 70s/early 80s). 2.I have an IBM PC/XT with keyboard, a 5 1/4" floppy, 3 1/2" floppy, internal 20MB hard drive, and CGA monitor stored in a box with a load of 5 1/4" floppies filled with data from that generation (Mid 80s). 3.I have an IBM RS/6000 with display, keyboard, and mouse and internal 500MB hard drive loaded with all my docs and projects from that generation (early 90s). 4.I have a Pentium 2/300 PC * 15" monitor with windows 98, CD R/W drive, 3 1/2" floppy drive, and USB ports - and a crapload of CD's and 3 1/2" floppies full of stuff from that generation (Mid/late 90s).
When the current generation looks like it's going to be moving on, I'll put away a Core 2 Duo system with 1 TB of hard drive full of stuff with the different OS's I used loaded on it with boot manager (Ubuntu, XP, FreeBSD), a crapload of USB keys full of documents, along with burned DVDs etc. That'll take care of the "'00" generation.
The answer lies in not only archiving your data "of the generation" but the essential equipment needed to access it. I may have a heck of a time moving data off of my Commodore 64 - but I can at least see it and access it - I believe I stored a modem with it - so at worse I could set up a terminal server that it could dial into and dump data to. All the other systems I'm pretty sure I could recover stuff from - even if the PC/XT does have an MFM hard drive, etc.
I have data 18+ years old . You're approach is admirable, but why not just move your data forward with technology?
When floppies started dieing, hard drives got large enough so I moved all data off the floppies to hard drives and optical media. When word processing software I used started dieing, I moved all my documents or obtained converters to MS Word format. Also, I don't archive music and movies. I do archive pictures etc.
I believe the best approach is just keep your data moving forward & current and not in some archaic format. This means I have 3 redundant copies of all my data on hard drives using a current OS.
Granted I don't archive "silly things" like music which I can re-create; but rather just personal data (i.e. personal documents, pictures, personal videos) so the total quantity of data after 18+ years is only about 13gb.
Its not really that cheap, and not that simple to use for personal backups. Unless you are willing to write your own backup scripts, its going to be a headache.
Querying S3 for a list of stored files is *very* slow, and you only get 1k results per query. This means you have to index what files you put in S3 in a local db. This allows you to ask the db what files are there (and how to grab them).
If you only have a few files you can use the S3 browser extension for Firefox (or one of a many file system mounting, ftp simulating, etc tools). Just keep in mind the 1k file limit per query and box things in folders of no more than 1k items. Otherwise you will have a very slow browsing experience.
I have around 120 GB of family photos and purchased mp3s that I would like to store. To store 120 GB at.15 per gigabyte/month for 1 year would cost me: $216 (at $18 a month).
We use it where I work, with great success, but it would be much to much work for me for a personal backup system.
Considering the cost, I would go with a consumer targeted app (there are LOTS of them). A number of them charge a flat flee for "unlimited" storage. Beware of how you interface them. Some support windows only.
In the Star Trek universe, the Deflector Dish on the front of the ship projects force fields to sweep larger particles and objects away from the ship. (Think of it like a space-age cow-pusher.) The Bussard collectors then use their own fields to pull in the Stellar Hydrogen for fuel. On top of that, the Enterprise is actually traveling at a small fraction of c. The warp field magnifies the distance traveled by warping space. The end result is that particles colliding with the ship would hit with a force more in line with when the ship is under impulse power.
Wow, you just really scared me.:)
You know, "It's just a TV show!"
--- William Shatner
Consider this. Is a DRM-free H.264/AAC mp4 file more convenient, or is a DRM-laden disc that you can play in your car, computer, PS3, portable system, or friend's house by carrying around a 16 gram disc? I suspect for geeks it's the former, but for most consumers it's the latter, and it's really just about making players ubiquitous. The odd player out is, of course, the iPod. It's the one thing that is both ubiquitous and doesn't favor the disc. If the Blu-Ray consortium came to some agreement with Apple there it would go a long way towards gaining acceptance.
People said the same thing about MP3 and ACC. Jump forward a few years after their initial release and the device support for these formats was plentiful! First CD players that handled Mp3, then car stereos, then dvd/cd players, etc (get the picture). Heck the Zune even supports ACC now.
I suspect the video formats will follow the same course...
I'm so glad to live in Europe. The utterly retarded US mobile phone market never ceases to amaze me. But, since I don't know anything about programming, let me ask a stupid question: can you in principle port Android to any modern phone out there, or are there hardware requirements?
There are a lot of negatives in the U.S. cell market (mainly with the handsets sucking and all the handset crippling). However, there is one clear winner, the cost of cell phone plans is FAR cheaper than in Europe. Yes, incoming calls might be "free" in Europe, but YIKES the caller pays a lot per minute and the receiver still has a more expensive plan.
I used to think the European cell systems were better, until I saw how much these folks charge versus what the user gets for this charge. The Europeans can't even implement continental wide calling without calling it "roaming" (uh, Orange is in every country) and charging roaming fees which the USA got rid of 10 years ago. I believe the EU is getting involved to finally end this...
In any case, there is no clear winner. Both systems have their pluses and minuses.
An external adapter would still require somewhere to plug into. The MacBook doesn't have an ExpressCard slot like the MBPro does.
The only ports available are 2xUSB2 and Gigabit Ethernet. USB2 can't keep up with FW400 (even though the theoretical max is slightly higher) and doesn't transfer in the realtime mode needed by DV cams. There is talk of Firewire over Ethernet, but there is no known compatible adapter.
If the Ethernet adapter in the MacBook supports this (but possibly not until Snow Leopard is released, then come out and say so now. That would likely shut a number of people up.
I was planning on switching to a MacBook because the video card in the old one wouldn't work properly with Blender (Apple's OpenGL problems, as the same card works with Win/Linux and Blender)... but the lack of a FW400 port means I can't hook in my DV camera, and using iMovie/iDVD was one of the reasons to want to switch to a Mac to begin with.
Having to capture on another computer and then move the video to the Mac means having to have a system around specifically for when I want to capture. Not very elegant at all. Now, I'm thinking I'll probably get a ThinkPad.
Then get the referb prior gen Macbook Pro for about $1350 from the referb store.
But sadly, there is no BBQ. Apple pushed FW on us as a superior solution and championed it, encouraging us to adopt it. We do. Then they drop it, leaving us with a load of FW enabled devices. Is that not clear enough to you? Hence the outrage. HENCE!
It's still available in the $999 Macbook and the Macbook Pro. If it is so important to you get one of those...
For at least 3 years now it's been obvious that Firewire (while supposedly better than USB) was not getting the market uptake of USB and was only being used by either performance zealots and video cameras. If you kept buying Firewire devices in spite of clear market dominance of USB you have only yourself to blame.
As for video cameras, who cares. They are using flash memory so who cares about Firewire for them now (and of course USB 3 is coming as well).
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I know all the new JavaScript engine is supposedly much "faster", but I don't see it in normal use.
Compared to Google Chrome, Firefox 3.1 is dog slow and I don't understand why? I only have a 4 add-ons, including adblock plus. I use firefox on 3 different computers, and they are all much slower compared to Chrome. Every time I use Chrome I am shocked how the pages render instantly... I would switch if Adblock for Chrome were available and a few other features I love in Firefox.
More and more the amount of work to run Windows is becoming less and less appealing.
OSx86, OS X, and Linux are getting very tempting
..but I've been using XP for 7 years now, and it's far from being crap. It's the most stable OS I've ever used, second only to the Mac OS.
Guess you never used Windows 2000?
That is still by far the best OS ever made by MS. It was stable, fast, not bloatware. Everything an OS should be, which is enable applications to run well and not try to replace things at the OS level which should be separate applications.
If it wasn't for the superior USB support in XP (which MS could easily have added to Win2k) I would never have upgraded.
Check out dropbox. It syncs files, built in encryption, platform independent.
http://www.dropbox.com/
http://www.getdropbox.com/
Check out dropbox. It syncs files, built in encryption, platform independent.
http://www.dropbox.com/
Wrong.
WebOs apps run on the actual device and are native to the device (the apps just use Javascript and HTML as their "language"). Apple originally proposed "apps" that were actually web pages formatted to look nicely (and have a bit more functionality) when viewed on the iPhone. However, they were still web sites that had no real access to the hardware of the viewer. WebOs apps will have access to the hardware layer, run locally, etc...
In case you hadn't heard, the new Palm WebOs is creating quite a buzz that Palm may finally be back...
In my experience with Lenovo/IBM the "F11" button directs machine to a hidden partition on your disk. When you "converted to dual boot" you likely removed that partition. As to why the F11 prompt disappeared that is strange as that should be a part of your BIOS...unless your manufacturer placed something in the root of your drive...
Do what I did, pay the Apple tax and buy her a Macbook. Now applecare takes ALL of her questions no matter how basic or crazy.
Best money I ever spent!
Once Google chrome has adblock (I don't want to use the DNS based solution) and adds ability to password protect my passwords I will likely switch.
Chrome is just soooo much faster than Firefox. I don't know why as Chrome's Javascript engine isn't any significant difference in speed from Firefox 3.1b2
Check out Jungle Disk. Not expensive, great Mac client, and based on the Amazon S3. The premium/pro software version is really great as it has bit level file updating.
http://www.jungledisk.com/
My Mozy backup for everything else is just under 300GB and I'm on DSL. If I were on FIOS, I'd have no qualms about backing up the full 2TB.
Good luck with Mozy. Try to do a simulated catastrophic recovery some time, most people report they don't work properly or well. Their Mac client is especially bad. Do yourself a favor, get a different provider...
Why should he be denied what the previous guy in office, who helped get us to this mess, got?
It's also paid for by private funds - not tax dollars.
It also generates revenue (tourism dollars, media ad buys, etc)
It also makes people happy to see the president they elect take the oath
It also lets the world know there is a new sheriff in town.
Wrong, it is only PARTLY paid for by private funds,MOST is from public.
This inauguration is 100+ MILLION more than any other. Obama is hardly getting less than the previous guy.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/14/barack-obama-inauguration-cost
It's disappointing that Slashdot mods rated GP as a flamebait. I think the point is right. This country is in an awful state and $160 million is ridiculous.
Bought the NEW 3 platter seagate 1tb from Newegg. 3 out of 3 died within one week.
Though, this might be because of Newegg's TERRIBLE shipping procedure
Much like Edison Electric didn't fold when he died. Or Ford Motor Company hasn't rolled over and died. You can go on ad nauseam with examples. I do not know why this continues to be such a big deal.
Because last time Apple went without it's founder it went in the sh*thole.
There really is a simple way around this - and it is what I've done - I've got data 25 years old and it's still relatively easily manipulated with a little work. I've found floppy disks are relatively resilient, and old hard drives seem to keep their data for a long time. I've got a computer, display, keyboard, and associated peripherals stored for every generation of data that I kept:
1.I have a Commodore 64 with floppy drive and cassette drive stored in a box with the floppy disks and cassettes from that generation (late 70s/early 80s).
2.I have an IBM PC/XT with keyboard, a 5 1/4" floppy, 3 1/2" floppy, internal 20MB hard drive, and CGA monitor stored in a box with a load of 5 1/4" floppies filled with data from that generation (Mid 80s).
3.I have an IBM RS/6000 with display, keyboard, and mouse and internal 500MB hard drive loaded with all my docs and projects from that generation (early 90s).
4.I have a Pentium 2/300 PC * 15" monitor with windows 98, CD R/W drive, 3 1/2" floppy drive, and USB ports - and a crapload of CD's and 3 1/2" floppies full of stuff from that generation (Mid/late 90s).
When the current generation looks like it's going to be moving on, I'll put away a Core 2 Duo system with 1 TB of hard drive full of stuff with the different OS's I used loaded on it with boot manager (Ubuntu, XP, FreeBSD), a crapload of USB keys full of documents, along with burned DVDs etc. That'll take care of the "'00" generation.
The answer lies in not only archiving your data "of the generation" but the essential equipment needed to access it. I may have a heck of a time moving data off of my Commodore 64 - but I can at least see it and access it - I believe I stored a modem with it - so at worse I could set up a terminal server that it could dial into and dump data to. All the other systems I'm pretty sure I could recover stuff from - even if the PC/XT does have an MFM hard drive, etc.
I have data 18+ years old . You're approach is admirable, but why not just move your data forward with technology?
When floppies started dieing, hard drives got large enough so I moved all data off the floppies to hard drives and optical media. When word processing software I used started dieing, I moved all my documents or obtained converters to MS Word format. Also, I don't archive music and movies. I do archive pictures etc.
I believe the best approach is just keep your data moving forward & current and not in some archaic format. This means I have 3 redundant copies of all my data on hard drives using a current OS.
Granted I don't archive "silly things" like music which I can re-create; but rather just personal data (i.e. personal documents, pictures, personal videos) so the total quantity of data after 18+ years is only about 13gb.
Its not really that cheap, and not that simple to use for personal backups. Unless you are willing to write your own backup scripts, its going to be a headache.
Querying S3 for a list of stored files is *very* slow, and you only get 1k results per query. This means you have to index what files you put in S3 in a local db. This allows you to ask the db what files are there (and how to grab them).
If you only have a few files you can use the S3 browser extension for Firefox (or one of a many file system mounting, ftp simulating, etc tools). Just keep in mind the 1k file limit per query and box things in folders of no more than 1k items. Otherwise you will have a very slow browsing experience.
I have around 120 GB of family photos and purchased mp3s that I would like to store. To store 120 GB at .15 per gigabyte/month for 1 year would cost me: $216 (at $18 a month).
We use it where I work, with great success, but it would be much to much work for me for a personal backup system.
Considering the cost, I would go with a consumer targeted app (there are LOTS of them). A number of them charge a flat flee for "unlimited" storage. Beware of how you interface them. Some support windows only.
Try Jungle Disk http://www.jungledisk.com/ . It makes S3 easy to use...
Seriously, they need this for what real reason other than some cash to ICANN?
In the Star Trek universe, the Deflector Dish on the front of the ship projects force fields to sweep larger particles and objects away from the ship. (Think of it like a space-age cow-pusher.) The Bussard collectors then use their own fields to pull in the Stellar Hydrogen for fuel. On top of that, the Enterprise is actually traveling at a small fraction of c. The warp field magnifies the distance traveled by warping space. The end result is that particles colliding with the ship would hit with a force more in line with when the ship is under impulse power.
Wow, you just really scared me. :)
You know, "It's just a TV show!"
--- William Shatner
more importantly, things turned out ok for him
http://www.michaelrighi.com/2007/09/20/success/
Consider this. Is a DRM-free H.264/AAC mp4 file more convenient, or is a DRM-laden disc that you can play in your car, computer, PS3, portable system, or friend's house by carrying around a 16 gram disc? I suspect for geeks it's the former, but for most consumers it's the latter, and it's really just about making players ubiquitous. The odd player out is, of course, the iPod. It's the one thing that is both ubiquitous and doesn't favor the disc. If the Blu-Ray consortium came to some agreement with Apple there it would go a long way towards gaining acceptance.
People said the same thing about MP3 and ACC. Jump forward a few years after their initial release and the device support for these formats was plentiful! First CD players that handled Mp3, then car stereos, then dvd/cd players, etc (get the picture). Heck the Zune even supports ACC now.
I suspect the video formats will follow the same course...
I'm so glad to live in Europe. The utterly retarded US mobile phone market never ceases to amaze me. But, since I don't know anything about programming, let me ask a stupid question: can you in principle port Android to any modern phone out there, or are there hardware requirements?
There are a lot of negatives in the U.S. cell market (mainly with the handsets sucking and all the handset crippling). However, there is one clear winner, the cost of cell phone plans is FAR cheaper than in Europe. Yes, incoming calls might be "free" in Europe, but YIKES the caller pays a lot per minute and the receiver still has a more expensive plan.
I used to think the European cell systems were better, until I saw how much these folks charge versus what the user gets for this charge. The Europeans can't even implement continental wide calling without calling it "roaming" (uh, Orange is in every country) and charging roaming fees which the USA got rid of 10 years ago. I believe the EU is getting involved to finally end this...
In any case, there is no clear winner. Both systems have their pluses and minuses.
Then get the referb prior gen Macbook Pro for about $1350 from the referb store. Still better than the new Macbook.
An external adapter would still require somewhere to plug into. The MacBook doesn't have an ExpressCard slot like the MBPro does.
The only ports available are 2xUSB2 and Gigabit Ethernet. USB2 can't keep up with FW400 (even though the theoretical max is slightly higher) and doesn't transfer in the realtime mode needed by DV cams. There is talk of Firewire over Ethernet, but there is no known compatible adapter.
If the Ethernet adapter in the MacBook supports this (but possibly not until Snow Leopard is released, then come out and say so now. That would likely shut a number of people up.
I was planning on switching to a MacBook because the video card in the old one wouldn't work properly with Blender (Apple's OpenGL problems, as the same card works with Win/Linux and Blender) ... but the lack of a FW400 port means I can't hook in my DV camera, and using iMovie/iDVD was one of the reasons to want to switch to a Mac to begin with.
Having to capture on another computer and then move the video to the Mac means having to have a system around specifically for when I want to capture. Not very elegant at all. Now, I'm thinking I'll probably get a ThinkPad.
Then get the referb prior gen Macbook Pro for about $1350 from the referb store.
problem solved.
But sadly, there is no BBQ. Apple pushed FW on us as a superior solution and championed it, encouraging us to adopt it. We do. Then they drop it, leaving us with a load of FW enabled devices. Is that not clear enough to you? Hence the outrage. HENCE!
It's still available in the $999 Macbook and the Macbook Pro. If it is so important to you get one of those...
For at least 3 years now it's been obvious that Firewire (while supposedly better than USB) was not getting the market uptake of USB and was only being used by either performance zealots and video cameras. If you kept buying Firewire devices in spite of clear market dominance of USB you have only yourself to blame.
As for video cameras, who cares. They are using flash memory so who cares about Firewire for them now (and of course USB 3 is coming as well).