Also: what about the menu bar at the top? Upper right-hand corner: close window..
The menubar is not at the top (in Windows), it is about 20 pixels away from the top. The top contains the 90%-of-it-is-worthless titlebar.
And the top right corner is not reliable enough to use for close window, especially in XP - when an application decides to make itself as big as the screen, instead of maximizing. XP's little rounded corners mean you'll click air. Or worse - click the close button of the application behind it.
They don't drown you with k00L Gr4f1X. They have to rely on playability instead of glitz.
The PSP tries to do exactly that, and this is where it fails - most handheld buyers want gameplay. If they want eye candy, they won't be looking at a 2 inch screen.
Nintendo is doing so well in the handheld arena because they realize it's about gameplay, games, battery life, variety - NOT extra polygons.
The DS was a huge experiment for Nintendo. The touch screen, dual screen, microphone, etc. Most of thee experiments turned out well; just because the dual screens haven't been used to their full advantage doesn't mean it was a "gimmick" - at worst, a failed experiment.
Someone has clearly stolen Paul Thurrott's password and is using it to post articles to his site. First he likes the Mac mini, now a boycott of IE? What happened to the blind Microsoft apologist I loved to hate pre-2005?
Nice try, but how about running up to an Apple store and using it before you make snap judgments.
I'm doing that right now, and I'll report: this mouse feels just like the old Apple mouse as far as clicking is concerned - it still ravels, it still "clicks" even without the aid of the speaker. Sqeezing the mouse activates Expose (configurable, of couse), and pressing down on the ball causes the entire mouse to travel just like the two "real" buttons-that-arent-buttons.
My only gripe is that the side buttons (which I might add only act as one button) require quite a bit of unnatural squeezing force - but I suspect this is only because I'm not used to it. Only time will tell whether that's an issue in the future.
But every time Microsoft makes it a little harder to update, the cost of updating is still less than a complte migration to another OS. Would Linux save money in the long run? Probably. But very few people are that farsighted, and take these decisions one at a time - and taken individually, "stick with what you have now" will win every time.
If you want to kill a frog, don't put it in a pot of boiling water, it'll jump out. Put it in lukewarm water, and slowly warm it so it doesn't notice.
Then again if the vPod is as open as the iPod is (calm down, ogg users) then Apple stands to gain almost nothing in the way of being a new contect provider.
Wanna bet? By your logic, iTunes should be selling its fourteenth song right now - not its half billionth.
There would only be one obstacle to the feature film on iPod system - lack of a wireless remote. This is where a Bluetooth iPod and a $50 BT remote accessory would come in handy.
I've played with the different Windows programs Google offers (Picasa, Google Earth) and I must say I am damn impressed. In a world of ugly widgets and blaring blue start bars, those programs are *beautiful* - I normally use OS X, and they'd be beautiful even by Mac standards. They're amazing programs to boot (well, GE is, Picasa is only "pretty good").
And that's why Google is not yet evil ^^ although they have copyrighted the world....
They already pay them for radio broadcast but to put it into an MP3 and distribute it over the net allows anyone to edit it out and literally steal the song.
Because recording radio broadcasts to audiocassette is impossible?
(I'm not knocking you, I'm knocking inconsistent copyright logic)
It's as legal as filesharing over P2P - as in, without permission, it's not.
Many podcasts have followed Adam Curry's lead and are playing independent music. And (surprise!) most of it is at least as good as anything played on the radio, and a helluva lot more interesting because you never hear the same song twice....or twenty times. And THAT is completely legal.
Adam discussed this in his Gnomedex keynote, and it's something you ought to listen to. You can get it here, but I think it's running a bit slow. What with iTunes and all.
Secondly, things like zero-travel buttons and trackpads all too often prove far too sensitive
Have you actually used this mouse? My understanding was not that the buttons were zero-travel, but rather that the case flexed to allow them to travel. (Granted, I haven't used it either)
And since when do trackpads prove too sensitive? I've never felt that way about any trackpad.... well, I take that back. I feel that way about the crappy trackpads they put in most Windows laptops, but Apple's trackpads are flawless. Again, have you used it, or is that just a generalization? I want to give this mouse a spin.
Because the Shuffle is the first thing that would pop into one's mind as being smaller and cheaper.
The number of people who care about OGG support is outweighed (probably by a factor of a few hundred) by the number of people who care about iTMS AAC support.
Or the fact that OS X is not open source....that's ok also, cause it's apple -- funny how many people abandon their ideals or principals so easily.
If it isn't part of your Open Source Ideals and Principles (TM) to work alongside Closed Source Evil Products (TM), then you'll be in for a shock when you get out in to the real world that's filled with lemmings and control freaks.
(I should note that Apple's control-freak-ness is a double-edged sword with both good and bad attributes)
Interestingly, in Tiger Apple has added a "Primary Mouse Button: ( )Left ( ) Right" option to its Mouse preference pane. Undoubtedly, this is due to the Mac mini, where they encourage users to "BYODKM" (bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse). Alternately, for the rumormongers, this could be indication they plan on releasing their own two-button mouse soon;-)
This is probably also the reasoning for Tiger's new ability to change the modifier keys (i.e. to put alt and option in their proper locations on a windows keyboard).
And in this sense we then have the anti-Trek: Stargate. Throughout the series, there have been very few occasions where super-powerful races or technologies are discovered and then forgotten, and there are usually good reasons for it when they do (they can't blow up a sun whenever they want because they don't want to waste their gates, they can't time travel often due to the risk of breaking history, etc.) Stargate rocks. ^_^
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Also: what about the menu bar at the top? Upper right-hand corner: close window..
The menubar is not at the top (in Windows), it is about 20 pixels away from the top. The top contains the 90%-of-it-is-worthless titlebar.
And the top right corner is not reliable enough to use for close window, especially in XP - when an application decides to make itself as big as the screen, instead of maximizing. XP's little rounded corners mean you'll click air. Or worse - click the close button of the application behind it.
True. Eye candy is expensive.
They don't drown you with k00L Gr4f1X. They have to rely on playability instead of glitz.
The PSP tries to do exactly that, and this is where it fails - most handheld buyers want gameplay. If they want eye candy, they won't be looking at a 2 inch screen.
Nintendo is doing so well in the handheld arena because they realize it's about gameplay, games, battery life, variety - NOT extra polygons.
Realistically, the more people on the internet, the more money for google.
That may be the single smartest sentence I've read since I first heard about Google's fiber purchases a few weeks ago.
Well done, sir.
The DS was a huge experiment for Nintendo. The touch screen, dual screen, microphone, etc. Most of thee experiments turned out well; just because the dual screens haven't been used to their full advantage doesn't mean it was a "gimmick" - at worst, a failed experiment.
Someone has clearly stolen Paul Thurrott's password and is using it to post articles to his site. First he likes the Mac mini, now a boycott of IE? What happened to the blind Microsoft apologist I loved to hate pre-2005?
Most likely, it'll be oming out within the next few weeks - they probably had issues with stuff like the battery.
No wireless. Fewer buttons than a Logitech. Lame.
Nice try, but how about running up to an Apple store and using it before you make snap judgments.
I'm doing that right now, and I'll report: this mouse feels just like the old Apple mouse as far as clicking is concerned - it still ravels, it still "clicks" even without the aid of the speaker. Sqeezing the mouse activates Expose (configurable, of couse), and pressing down on the ball causes the entire mouse to travel just like the two "real" buttons-that-arent-buttons.
My only gripe is that the side buttons (which I might add only act as one button) require quite a bit of unnatural squeezing force - but I suspect this is only because I'm not used to it. Only time will tell whether that's an issue in the future.
What are you talking about? They just got one!
Granted, it's mostly used up...
But every time Microsoft makes it a little harder to update, the cost of updating is still less than a complte migration to another OS. Would Linux save money in the long run? Probably. But very few people are that farsighted, and take these decisions one at a time - and taken individually, "stick with what you have now" will win every time.
If you want to kill a frog, don't put it in a pot of boiling water, it'll jump out. Put it in lukewarm water, and slowly warm it so it doesn't notice.
Then again if the vPod is as open as the iPod is (calm down, ogg users) then Apple stands to gain almost nothing in the way of being a new contect provider.
Wanna bet? By your logic, iTunes should be selling its fourteenth song right now - not its half billionth.
There would only be one obstacle to the feature film on iPod system - lack of a wireless remote. This is where a Bluetooth iPod and a $50 BT remote accessory would come in handy.
I've played with the different Windows programs Google offers (Picasa, Google Earth) and I must say I am damn impressed. In a world of ugly widgets and blaring blue start bars, those programs are *beautiful* - I normally use OS X, and they'd be beautiful even by Mac standards. They're amazing programs to boot (well, GE is, Picasa is only "pretty good").
And that's why Google is not yet evil ^^ although they have copyrighted the world....
What's next? A Sith Lord running for President?
Well, no, but we do have one that ran for Pope a bit ago.
They already pay them for radio broadcast but to put it into an MP3 and distribute it over the net allows anyone to edit it out and literally steal the song.
Because recording radio broadcasts to audiocassette is impossible?
(I'm not knocking you, I'm knocking inconsistent copyright logic)
It's as legal as filesharing over P2P - as in, without permission, it's not.
Many podcasts have followed Adam Curry's lead and are playing independent music. And (surprise!) most of it is at least as good as anything played on the radio, and a helluva lot more interesting because you never hear the same song twice....or twenty times. And THAT is completely legal.
Adam discussed this in his Gnomedex keynote, and it's something you ought to listen to. You can get it here, but I think it's running a bit slow. What with iTunes and all.
although between M$ Office and Open Office, I find myself wondering why they're even bothering...
MS Office is made by Microsoft, and Apple wants to get out from MS's foot.
Open Office sucks horribly (at least on Mac). Even NeoOffice, which sucks slightly less, still looks and feels like a throwback to windows 95.
Neither of them really feel like they "belong" on OS X.
Secondly, things like zero-travel buttons and trackpads all too often prove far too sensitive
Have you actually used this mouse? My understanding was not that the buttons were zero-travel, but rather that the case flexed to allow them to travel. (Granted, I haven't used it either)
And since when do trackpads prove too sensitive? I've never felt that way about any trackpad.... well, I take that back. I feel that way about the crappy trackpads they put in most Windows laptops, but Apple's trackpads are flawless. Again, have you used it, or is that just a generalization? I want to give this mouse a spin.
Why compare it to the Shuffle.
Because the Shuffle is the first thing that would pop into one's mind as being smaller and cheaper.
The number of people who care about OGG support is outweighed (probably by a factor of a few hundred) by the number of people who care about iTMS AAC support.
Or the fact that OS X is not open source....that's ok also, cause it's apple -- funny how many people abandon their ideals or principals so easily.
If it isn't part of your Open Source Ideals and Principles (TM) to work alongside Closed Source Evil Products (TM), then you'll be in for a shock when you get out in to the real world that's filled with lemmings and control freaks.
(I should note that Apple's control-freak-ness is a double-edged sword with both good and bad attributes)
I can't check my email with a console, nor can I surf the latest chatter slashdot.
What's this I hear about the PSP having a web browser?
Your point is taken, but you picked 2 bad examples.
Well, what would you do?
;-)
I'd buy an XServe.
Interestingly, in Tiger Apple has added a "Primary Mouse Button: ( )Left ( ) Right" option to its Mouse preference pane. Undoubtedly, this is due to the Mac mini, where they encourage users to "BYODKM" (bring your own display, keyboard, and mouse). Alternately, for the rumormongers, this could be indication they plan on releasing their own two-button mouse soon ;-)
This is probably also the reasoning for Tiger's new ability to change the modifier keys (i.e. to put alt and option in their proper locations on a windows keyboard).
And in this sense we then have the anti-Trek: Stargate. Throughout the series, there have been very few occasions where super-powerful races or technologies are discovered and then forgotten, and there are usually good reasons for it when they do (they can't blow up a sun whenever they want because they don't want to waste their gates, they can't time travel often due to the risk of breaking history, etc.) Stargate rocks. ^_^
Yeah. And soccer is just 22 guys running after a ball. What a stupid game.
;-)
Glad we agree.