They make the app store less appealing to use since they clutter the place up.
It's clutter because of disorganization, not because there are too many {app type} apps.
Rather than removing these apps, they should really find a better way to categorize things. All your useful apps are clutter for the guy (or gal) looking for boob apps.
At this point, if I need an app, I Google some keywords with "iPhone app" until I find what I want, then manually search for the app by name in the app store. I can't find anything by browsing that app store mess.
What if the thing you need help with is installing drivers for your NIC? You can't access Google 'cause you don't got no internet!
I ran into this long ago when I tried installing Linux on my laptop. I was dual-booted and it was my only PC, so I had to reboot to windows, search the webs, reboot to Linux, try something, reboot to Windows, etc. A real pain in the arse.
Of course that was a long time ago and in think default drivers have gotten a lot better since then, but man those were tough times!
If I was going to put a free-to-use computer in, say, a mall, then I might do something like this. Could this be what Apple is planning to do? I mean, what better way to advertise your own hardware than to put one in every shop for people to use? People get more used to seeing them everywhere, so they buy one for their home. Plus, the bonus money from advertisers is nice, too.
If you have to attach your name to a document about yourself, you're probably a lot less likely to lie (depending on who you are). It makes sense to me that they'd want a name, but I'd definitely feel a little funny having all that stuff about me on the webs.
Then again, sites like peekyou already have way more information about me than I expected.
I'm like to fiddle with the guts of my computer as much as the next guy, but I also like to stack things on top of my computer case if I'm NOT fiddling with it. I would have preferred some sort of shelf-like top and the fan in the back.
From reading the forums where this was originally posted, I believe the problem is that the words are set to music. The words of the Koran are supposed to be read in silence.
Since/. news is not set to music, it's ok.
I always thought it was spelled "Citaborea", as in Aerobatic spelled backwards...
The wikipedia article says it's Airbatic spelled backwards, which... isn't even a word.
Anyone ever played The Kingdom of Loathing? It's sort of a cross between a text adventure and an MMO, with some writing that I'd put up there with The Hitchhiker's Guide in terms of humor.
I found out about it two weeks ago from an article in The Escapist, and I can't stop playing it.
And it's free (donations welcome, as it pays the developers' salaries).
For sure they should turn the damn thing on, but I'd be more worried for the people working near the LHC than anything else. I bet there will be some very interesting accidents due to, for example, the GIANT magnets they have to direct the particles around the collider. If those things aren't well shielded...
Everyone should just switch over to AT&T DSL. You can get 6.0 Mbps downstream for 35 bucks a month (I know, I know, if it's in your area...). But if we slowly start giving our money to companies besides Comcast, then eventually we won't have to deal with this crap (and waste our time discussing it) any more.
I made the switch to AT&T DSL, and guess what? I haven't had a service outage yet, and my ping kicks ass:D. With Comcast, I'd be down for a day about once every two or three weeks.
I played with the Novint Falcon at the GDC two weeks ago. It's a neat concept, but the problem is that you have to constantly hold your hand in midair to use it. It's tiring, and not really useful for anything more than a quick demo.
This controller, and controllers like the spaceball, make a lot more sense as far as being able to relax your arm while you use it.
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... We, as developers, will have to waste our time supporting these browser differences...
I'm puzzled by this as well. From the perspective of someone who creates video, the HTML5 case is:
"Encode your video in multiple formats to support all browsers"
versus the current case
"Encode your video for flash"
Without a plugin model for adding new video decoders, I can't see how HTML5 is a Flash killer. Flash is EASY. Am I missing something here?
I vote that they put the manual on GameFAQs.com with everything else. That would be pretty cool.
Ok guys. So when the next Joss Whedon series comes out, everyone tweet about how great it is.
They make the app store less appealing to use since they clutter the place up.
It's clutter because of disorganization, not because there are too many {app type} apps.
Rather than removing these apps, they should really find a better way to categorize things. All your useful apps are clutter for the guy (or gal) looking for boob apps.
At this point, if I need an app, I Google some keywords with "iPhone app" until I find what I want, then manually search for the app by name in the app store. I can't find anything by browsing that app store mess.
Once we diagnose 51 percent of them with something, doesn't that just make it "normal"?
What if the thing you need help with is installing drivers for your NIC? You can't access Google 'cause you don't got no internet!
I ran into this long ago when I tried installing Linux on my laptop. I was dual-booted and it was my only PC, so I had to reboot to windows, search the webs, reboot to Linux, try something, reboot to Windows, etc. A real pain in the arse.
Of course that was a long time ago and in think default drivers have gotten a lot better since then, but man those were tough times!
If I was going to put a free-to-use computer in, say, a mall, then I might do something like this. Could this be what Apple is planning to do? I mean, what better way to advertise your own hardware than to put one in every shop for people to use? People get more used to seeing them everywhere, so they buy one for their home. Plus, the bonus money from advertisers is nice, too.
Ok, so I can read a 1TB disc using a modified Blu-Ray player. I'm sure it would cost a lot more to be able to burn a 1TB disc, right?
If you have to attach your name to a document about yourself, you're probably a lot less likely to lie (depending on who you are). It makes sense to me that they'd want a name, but I'd definitely feel a little funny having all that stuff about me on the webs.
Then again, sites like peekyou already have way more information about me than I expected.
I'm like to fiddle with the guts of my computer as much as the next guy, but I also like to stack things on top of my computer case if I'm NOT fiddling with it. I would have preferred some sort of shelf-like top and the fan in the back.
From reading the forums where this was originally posted, I believe the problem is that the words are set to music. The words of the Koran are supposed to be read in silence. Since /. news is not set to music, it's ok.
When I was a kid I would just put a two by four on the ground and hit it with a hammer. Worms galore!
I guess a lot of things sound like a burrowing mole...
I always thought it was spelled "Citaborea", as in Aerobatic spelled backwards... The wikipedia article says it's Airbatic spelled backwards, which... isn't even a word.
Anyone ever played The Kingdom of Loathing? It's sort of a cross between a text adventure and an MMO, with some writing that I'd put up there with The Hitchhiker's Guide in terms of humor.
I found out about it two weeks ago from an article in The Escapist, and I can't stop playing it.
And it's free (donations welcome, as it pays the developers' salaries).
For sure they should turn the damn thing on, but I'd be more worried for the people working near the LHC than anything else. I bet there will be some very interesting accidents due to, for example, the GIANT magnets they have to direct the particles around the collider. If those things aren't well shielded...
Everyone should just switch over to AT&T DSL. You can get 6.0 Mbps downstream for 35 bucks a month (I know, I know, if it's in your area...). But if we slowly start giving our money to companies besides Comcast, then eventually we won't have to deal with this crap (and waste our time discussing it) any more. I made the switch to AT&T DSL, and guess what? I haven't had a service outage yet, and my ping kicks ass :D. With Comcast, I'd be down for a day about once every two or three weeks.
I played with the Novint Falcon at the GDC two weeks ago. It's a neat concept, but the problem is that you have to constantly hold your hand in midair to use it. It's tiring, and not really useful for anything more than a quick demo. This controller, and controllers like the spaceball, make a lot more sense as far as being able to relax your arm while you use it.
I bought one of these about 8 months ago. What's so great about this new one?