Actually, a local news reporter covered his own home burning down. He said it was better to know than be left in limbo. One of my friends lives in his neighborhood.
Well, I know that TiVos automatically update themselves. Plus, as they run Linux, it should work pretty well. Nobody ever sets the clock on their VCRs anyway, at least not after the first blackout. And most embedded systems like routers and stuff can have a firmware upgrade to fix their date/time issues. Granted, there are a number of doohickies that don't have patching processes but I don't think the mall directory kiosk will be too badly affected. ATMs on the other hand...
Actually, I just carry my PowerBook + charger. The data cables for iPods charge (don't have to sync them) and my Shuffle goes right in. My camera uses AA batteries. Mouse is USB powered. Could have gotten the "charge via USB, connected by BT" option.
My PowerBook is a universal charger already! (When plugged into the wall, the FireWire and USB ports remain charged while asleep)
Sorry, didn't see the 'server marketshare' part. My mistake.
However, quite a few computer labs in various schools that I know of use Macs. My aunt, a teacher, has a few Macs in her lab. She has two Windows boxes, however they do not work... I doubt they ever will again, but that's a different matter. This site at the bottom has an interesting note on marketshare, and this article has some notes on sales vs. percent-in-use.
You are correct about server marketshare, and I'm sorry for that.
You are apparently clueless as well. Macs have retained an approximate 5% marketshare for many years, however they are often not counted. Why? Because 10 year old Macs running in classrooms are often not counted as "New computers bought" that are used to create marketshare. If 1,000,000 computers are bought a year, and 900,000 of them running Windows, but only 100,000 new Macs are bought, Windows will seem to have a much higher marketshare. This is further distorted by the fact that Windows computers have to be replaced more often that Macintosh computers do. Linux and *BSD and other operating systems fit into here as well, but I'm not going to do that complex math.
And after each update, the MD5 sums would change. Could be quite annoying, especially with all the different combinations of patches and the files they modify.
Apple benefits from the hard work of the folks at Berkeley and KDE, then adds some polish, calls it innovation. 'cepting they wouldn't be where there are now had it not been for open-source. And by the way, if you search the Slash archive, you'll see Apple is not exactly a self-respecting member of the open source community. They see far, by sitting on the shoulders of giants. But don't contribute anything back, unless they get their hands slap. Read up on Safari's roots in KDE's KHTML.
Root hard drive/Library/Documentation/Acknowledgments.rtf
30 pages of thank-yous. And Apple is pretty good about open-source... WebKit, heck even Apple Darwin! http://developer.apple.com/darwin/ Pretty hard to call that 'evil to open source' in my eyes.
Also, Apple did not steal the GUI from Xerox. Xerox created a GUI where you have a bunch of CLI windows, not much more. Apple ran with it. A team of engineers were invited to tour Xerox's labs for a million shares of Apple stock or so, which was a lot for the company that had created the Apple// and made "home computer" a reality.
Under OS X Panther and Tiger (10.3 and 10.4) you don't need to either. It is built into the OS and not the file system. This allows frequently used files to be placed at the outer rim of the hard drive (where it spins the fastest) and less-frequently used files to be moved away from this "Hot File Cluster" area.
The filesystem is just one part in preventing fragmentation.
(Note to mods: this isn't damning ReiserFS, but informing others about other methods of preventing fragmentation. Don't kill me. Thanks)
Weren't worms originally designed to spread across a computer network to do a good task? And one of the early attacks was a worm modified to execute malicious code?
In the olden days, a network of 100 computers could easily benefit from a worm warning users about something, repairing files, etc. etc. etc. But now... a 1,000,000 computer network could have issues with a good worm. Traffic, incorrect execution, accidents, etc.
Perhaps you should get out now and see the wave of the future: iTunes Music Store. Maybe iTunes won't be it, but that is the way everything is going. I saw a CD for $10 at one store, $12 at another, and $15 at a third. On iTunes I bought the 2 tracks that were worth something, and saved $8-$13 depending on how you look at it. Much rather buy the good tracks than buy all of the bad ones and get the 2 good ones packaged in there for quite a bit more.
Uh... are you talking about the "Export Library" menu option? Because that just copies the iTunes Library.xml file to wherever you want it to. Good for when you are migrating to a new computer and need to retain song information, but doesn't copy the songs themselves. Granted it isn't hard to drag the "iTunes Music Library" folder to a DVD/CD/Hard Drive/Network Drive but still, iTunes does not have a "Backup" option in the menu.
This causes quite a bit of confusion among users... Apple should get some feedback on that, actually.
The problem with Ogg, I think, is that it takes more CPU power to decode than the other formats. I did some playing with it on my system (1.33 GHz PowerBook G4, 768MB RAM) and found that Ogg Vorbis required ~4% more CPU power than a 128kbps AAC. That's a small difference on a high-end G4, but for an iPod it would be too much. (The Ogg decoder may not fit into the cache alloted, either, on the iPod) Perhaps the next-gen iPods will gain a speed boost and thus the ability to play Ogg files because iTunes won't play something that the iPods cannot support.
There was a Quicktime plugin for Ogg Vorbis, but it broke under QT 7 and Tiger. Ah well. Apple is probably aware of the people that want Ogg Vorbis and will implement it in due time-- as in, when they can offer the best experience possible to the end user.
No, the plan is to sell $2 sticky covers to create coasters for drinks! Watch the movie, take it out, and schmooze with your friends, all for under $10! (drinks not included)
Make a 3MB disk image, AES-128 encrypted image, drag n' drop data to it. Copy to USB drives, and then email the 3MB images (however many you have) to yourself
Not just an MP3 player, but rather, an MP3 player that seamlessly synchronizes with your music to play it how you want to play it. The iPod is a part of the whole experience. So yes, it does just play music, but it does so with amazing ease. And that's why an iPod is different than a Dell DJ.
Family pack, $199. That's 5 computers with extra stability, extra features, extra everything. I never had a problem with Tiger, neither did the other 4 computers. GCC 4.0 and Xcode 2 are also great features for programmers.
Yes, it is worth $129... or $39.8 for each computer in the family pack. That's practically giving it away!
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Actually, a local news reporter covered his own home burning down. He said it was better to know than be left in limbo. One of my friends lives in his neighborhood.
Well, I know that TiVos automatically update themselves. Plus, as they run Linux, it should work pretty well. Nobody ever sets the clock on their VCRs anyway, at least not after the first blackout. And most embedded systems like routers and stuff can have a firmware upgrade to fix their date/time issues. Granted, there are a number of doohickies that don't have patching processes but I don't think the mall directory kiosk will be too badly affected. ATMs on the other hand...
"I hope the board content is archived somewhere and made available for research and not destroyed."
These aren't AOL's message boards, y'know.
My PowerBook is a universal charger already! (When plugged into the wall, the FireWire and USB ports remain charged while asleep)
Like Windows "Vista" or Windows "eXPerience" is any better? Puhleeeaze...
You are correct about server marketshare, and I'm sorry for that.
You are apparently clueless as well. Macs have retained an approximate 5% marketshare for many years, however they are often not counted. Why? Because 10 year old Macs running in classrooms are often not counted as "New computers bought" that are used to create marketshare. If 1,000,000 computers are bought a year, and 900,000 of them running Windows, but only 100,000 new Macs are bought, Windows will seem to have a much higher marketshare. This is further distorted by the fact that Windows computers have to be replaced more often that Macintosh computers do.
Linux and *BSD and other operating systems fit into here as well, but I'm not going to do that complex math.
I was just hoping that Active Death moved out of prototype and was implemented in the Xbox 360... oh well...
Hehe! And he sounds like he actually means it, too! Isn't the government cute?
Yeah, but you can't play Solitare on your SUV. You need a 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 with HT to do that kind of tricky stuff.
And after each update, the MD5 sums would change. Could be quite annoying, especially with all the different combinations of patches and the files they modify.
I pressed every key on the keyboard at any given time given the limits of time, space, and the 3rd dimension. Am I not understanding something?
"laid into" doesn't mean "had sex with" in this context.
Root hard drive/Library/Documentation/Acknowledgments.rtf
30 pages of thank-yous. And Apple is pretty good about open-source... WebKit, heck even Apple Darwin!
http://developer.apple.com/darwin/ Pretty hard to call that 'evil to open source' in my eyes.
Also, Apple did not steal the GUI from Xerox. Xerox created a GUI where you have a bunch of CLI windows, not much more. Apple ran with it. A team of engineers were invited to tour Xerox's labs for a million shares of Apple stock or so, which was a lot for the company that had created the Apple // and made "home computer" a reality.
The filesystem is just one part in preventing fragmentation.
(Note to mods: this isn't damning ReiserFS, but informing others about other methods of preventing fragmentation. Don't kill me. Thanks)
In the olden days, a network of 100 computers could easily benefit from a worm warning users about something, repairing files, etc. etc. etc. But now... a 1,000,000 computer network could have issues with a good worm. Traffic, incorrect execution, accidents, etc.
Perhaps you should get out now and see the wave of the future: iTunes Music Store. Maybe iTunes won't be it, but that is the way everything is going. I saw a CD for $10 at one store, $12 at another, and $15 at a third. On iTunes I bought the 2 tracks that were worth something, and saved $8-$13 depending on how you look at it. Much rather buy the good tracks than buy all of the bad ones and get the 2 good ones packaged in there for quite a bit more.
This causes quite a bit of confusion among users... Apple should get some feedback on that, actually.
There was a Quicktime plugin for Ogg Vorbis, but it broke under QT 7 and Tiger. Ah well. Apple is probably aware of the people that want Ogg Vorbis and will implement it in due time-- as in, when they can offer the best experience possible to the end user.
The lawyers are friggin' geniuses! Sony has to sue THEMSELVES! Double paychecks while the lawsuit unfolds for having to do twice the work. AMAZING!
No, the plan is to sell $2 sticky covers to create coasters for drinks! Watch the movie, take it out, and schmooze with your friends, all for under $10! (drinks not included)
Make a 3MB disk image, AES-128 encrypted image, drag n' drop data to it. Copy to USB drives, and then email the 3MB images (however many you have) to yourself
Because they could earn interest on their money, and the bank provided security?
Not just an MP3 player, but rather, an MP3 player that seamlessly synchronizes with your music to play it how you want to play it. The iPod is a part of the whole experience. So yes, it does just play music, but it does so with amazing ease. And that's why an iPod is different than a Dell DJ.
Yes, it is worth $129... or $39.8 for each computer in the family pack. That's practically giving it away!