Haven't had a problem using a MacBook with a projector. That said, the tricky part is usually in having the appropriate adapter for converting between the MacBook's DVI, Mini-DVI, Micro-DVI, or Thunderbolt and DVI or VGA on the projector. You'll end up getting a Thunderbolt to DVI and then end up getting a DVI to VGA to work with the projector.
Gosh, I wonder what they could do about that. Maybe if they opened some stores where people could see the stuff that they have, it might inspire them to buy.
Yeah I don't see the ROI on them other than brand recognition.
And that's not necessarily a bad thing.
What was the rationale behind Apple opening their own stores? Basically, Apple had a problem with...brand recognition. Pretty much everybody figured that Apple had gone out of business or had been bought out by Microsoft. Stores that sold Apple products, for the most part, did so poorly. They were usually stuck in a corner, the screens were messed up, and the salesmen very rarely suggested a Macintosh to customer (spiffs, lack of knowledge, etc.) Apple's idea with the stores was to create an environment where they could sell people on the benefits of a Macintosh computer, show the world that there was software available for them, etc. The idea was that even if the stores only broke even, it was still great marketing because it reminded everyone that Apple existed.
Microsoft has a similar problem at the moment. While you can go into any big box store and buy a computer with Windows 7 on it, where can you go to check out Windows 7? Consider the "Mojave Experiment," where people had a negative attitude about Windows Vista but they'd never used it. Gosh, if there was only some place where they could actually try it out. Have you ever used a Windows Phone 7? Wouldn't it be nice if there was someplace you could actually go to try one out? Again, if the stores only break even, if people walk away with a positive view of Microsoft, that is a good thing for them.
I've never really had problems with AT&T's network here in southern California. From what I've seen, it's noticeably faster than Verizon's 3G (and, with an iPhone, there's no 4G option) and I can probably count the number of dropped calls in two years on one hand.
That said, I did run into an interesting situation last weekend. I was downloading some data from the Internet using EDGE (test case) when I got back an error basically saying that my Internet connection had gone down. This had never happened using 3G. My only theory was that this area is one of those small holes in AT&T's coverage and I don't see this with 3G because I've usually finished my download before I enter this area. Still--it showed off a bug that I have to deal with.
Of course, I've heard some real horror stories with AT&T in places other than southern California, so your mileage may vary.
I was at the mall, huge line, probably 150 people to get into the Apple store. Not 50 feet away is an AT&T store, also selling them. No Line.
I went and bought one this morning at the AT&T store. The store opened at 8:00, I arrived at about 7:55 and there were probably about 20 people in line ahead of me. 45 minutes later, I had my new iPhone.
[...] the other power of Siri is the capability to understand questions like "Do I need a raincoat today?".
Which looks really impressive. Does it understand "Do I need my galoshes today?" "Should I grab my umbrella today?" "Is it supposed to rain today?" "Will I need to put my top up?" "What SPF sunscreen should I wear today, if any?" "Will I need a hat?" "Will I need a slicker?" "Should I wear my jacket?"
I can train my Mac to answer, "Do I need a raincoat today?" and "Do I need a jacket today?" pretty easily. Doesn't mean it understands the difference between a raincoat and a jacket or when I might wear one instead of the other.
Consider that, at least here in the US, the iPhone is available on the two leading mobile carriers (AT&T and Verizon) who have about 60% of the US market. The iPhone is selling more than any individual Android phone but not as much as Android phones as a whole.
So what you're saying is that these customers on AT&T and Verizon are being forced to buy Android phones even though they don't want to?
Yes. Apple would have to prove that jailbreaking the device caused the specific problem. For example, if your battery won't hold a charge after 9 months of use, it could be that the apps you were using ate the battery so fast that you had to charge it 3 times a day. If the screen is broken, it might be harder for Apple to prove this.
Of course, Apple can say, "We're not going to fix it because you jailbroke your phone. Go ahead and sue us." If you do, I'm sure they'll claim your phone as evidence and devote months and years to figuring out what happened with your phone (leaving you phone-less). So if you go to court and win (and figure that this will probably be small-claims court), Apple will certainly fix your now obsolete phone for free.
I tend to agree, though. Part of the issue with the Shuttle was that NASA was doing an accounting trick. The idea was that lots of companies want to put up satellites, so NASA would take them up for cheap and drop them off while we're up there. Since the Shuttle is going up anyway, if they can charge some money to defer the cost, that makes manned spaceflight cheaper.
The 4S has the same screen and case profile as the 4 but everything else is updated.
Agreed. The iPhone 4S is a brand new phone inside the case. Of course, what's inside that case is pretty much the same stuff that's been in Android phones for the last six months.
Don't get me wrong--I love Tesla. I wish I had $100,000 burning a hole in my pocket so I could buy a Tesla roadster (I love roadsters and have no interest in the Model S).
That said, Tesla has produced 1840 cars since 2008 and they plan to end the Tesla roadster production run with around 2500. Ford, on the other hand, probably produces over 4 million cars a year. Quite a difference.
Another good old Mac-type book is Tog on Interface. While many of the examples are old Mac-based, there's lots of interesting and useful information in there.
At the risk of being pedantic, can you have a solar system without planets? After all, I thought a solar system consists of a star and one or more planets.
And, while I'm being a jerk, should it be a "stellar system" as solar refers to the sun?
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Haven't had a problem using a MacBook with a projector. That said, the tricky part is usually in having the appropriate adapter for converting between the MacBook's DVI, Mini-DVI, Micro-DVI, or Thunderbolt and DVI or VGA on the projector. You'll end up getting a Thunderbolt to DVI and then end up getting a DVI to VGA to work with the projector.
So vote for Candidate C, D, or E. Last I checked, there were more than two options for president.
Make your own! Launch Terminal and type:
say -v Cellos "Droid"
The UI that PalmOS copied from Apple's Newton?
There would need to be a way to strongly restrict the ways that apps could hook in or else things could turn into a disaster quickly.
And if anybody can strongly restrict applications, it's Apple. I wouldn't worry about that part of it.
Damn. Beat me to it.
Best I can offer is a reference.
Too soon.
The Apple store on the other side of the hallway is packed, with nary a demo iPad or Mac unattended. Lots of people in the store.
...waiting for the Genius Bar.
Microsoft is not a "cool" brand.
Gosh, I wonder what they could do about that. Maybe if they opened some stores where people could see the stuff that they have, it might inspire them to buy.
Nah. That could never work.
Yeah I don't see the ROI on them other than brand recognition.
And that's not necessarily a bad thing.
What was the rationale behind Apple opening their own stores? Basically, Apple had a problem with...brand recognition. Pretty much everybody figured that Apple had gone out of business or had been bought out by Microsoft. Stores that sold Apple products, for the most part, did so poorly. They were usually stuck in a corner, the screens were messed up, and the salesmen very rarely suggested a Macintosh to customer (spiffs, lack of knowledge, etc.) Apple's idea with the stores was to create an environment where they could sell people on the benefits of a Macintosh computer, show the world that there was software available for them, etc. The idea was that even if the stores only broke even, it was still great marketing because it reminded everyone that Apple existed.
Microsoft has a similar problem at the moment. While you can go into any big box store and buy a computer with Windows 7 on it, where can you go to check out Windows 7? Consider the "Mojave Experiment," where people had a negative attitude about Windows Vista but they'd never used it. Gosh, if there was only some place where they could actually try it out. Have you ever used a Windows Phone 7? Wouldn't it be nice if there was someplace you could actually go to try one out? Again, if the stores only break even, if people walk away with a positive view of Microsoft, that is a good thing for them.
I've never really had problems with AT&T's network here in southern California. From what I've seen, it's noticeably faster than Verizon's 3G (and, with an iPhone, there's no 4G option) and I can probably count the number of dropped calls in two years on one hand.
That said, I did run into an interesting situation last weekend. I was downloading some data from the Internet using EDGE (test case) when I got back an error basically saying that my Internet connection had gone down. This had never happened using 3G. My only theory was that this area is one of those small holes in AT&T's coverage and I don't see this with 3G because I've usually finished my download before I enter this area. Still--it showed off a bug that I have to deal with.
Of course, I've heard some real horror stories with AT&T in places other than southern California, so your mileage may vary.
I was at the mall, huge line, probably 150 people to get into the Apple store. Not 50 feet away is an AT&T store, also selling them. No Line.
I went and bought one this morning at the AT&T store. The store opened at 8:00, I arrived at about 7:55 and there were probably about 20 people in line ahead of me. 45 minutes later, I had my new iPhone.
[...] the other power of Siri is the capability to understand questions like "Do I need a raincoat today?".
Which looks really impressive. Does it understand "Do I need my galoshes today?" "Should I grab my umbrella today?" "Is it supposed to rain today?" "Will I need to put my top up?" "What SPF sunscreen should I wear today, if any?" "Will I need a hat?" "Will I need a slicker?" "Should I wear my jacket?"
I can train my Mac to answer, "Do I need a raincoat today?" and "Do I need a jacket today?" pretty easily. Doesn't mean it understands the difference between a raincoat and a jacket or when I might wear one instead of the other.
Consider that, at least here in the US, the iPhone is available on the two leading mobile carriers (AT&T and Verizon) who have about 60% of the US market. The iPhone is selling more than any individual Android phone but not as much as Android phones as a whole.
So what you're saying is that these customers on AT&T and Verizon are being forced to buy Android phones even though they don't want to?
Well, if you read up on it...
Yes. Apple would have to prove that jailbreaking the device caused the specific problem. For example, if your battery won't hold a charge after 9 months of use, it could be that the apps you were using ate the battery so fast that you had to charge it 3 times a day. If the screen is broken, it might be harder for Apple to prove this.
Of course, Apple can say, "We're not going to fix it because you jailbroke your phone. Go ahead and sue us." If you do, I'm sure they'll claim your phone as evidence and devote months and years to figuring out what happened with your phone (leaving you phone-less). So if you go to court and win (and figure that this will probably be small-claims court), Apple will certainly fix your now obsolete phone for free.
According to the latest market-share statistics, most people prefer Android.
This works very well for the Russians, who can just park whatever they want on top of a disposable rocket.
Not necessarily.
I tend to agree, though. Part of the issue with the Shuttle was that NASA was doing an accounting trick. The idea was that lots of companies want to put up satellites, so NASA would take them up for cheap and drop them off while we're up there. Since the Shuttle is going up anyway, if they can charge some money to defer the cost, that makes manned spaceflight cheaper.
The 4S has the same screen and case profile as the 4 but everything else is updated.
Agreed. The iPhone 4S is a brand new phone inside the case. Of course, what's inside that case is pretty much the same stuff that's been in Android phones for the last six months.
The bigger question is whether or not there would be sound if the lander wasn't there.
Personally, I want them to put a loudspeaker on so I can yell at Mars.
Ok, I admit that it is a bit overkill for the average commuter...
Not on I-405 at rush hour...
(Note: "I-405" is translated for you non-LA residents. LA residents, replace it with "The 405" so that it will make sense.)
Don't get me wrong--I love Tesla. I wish I had $100,000 burning a hole in my pocket so I could buy a Tesla roadster (I love roadsters and have no interest in the Model S).
That said, Tesla has produced 1840 cars since 2008 and they plan to end the Tesla roadster production run with around 2500. Ford, on the other hand, probably produces over 4 million cars a year. Quite a difference.
Another good old Mac-type book is Tog on Interface. While many of the examples are old Mac-based, there's lots of interesting and useful information in there.
At the risk of being pedantic, can you have a solar system without planets? After all, I thought a solar system consists of a star and one or more planets.
And, while I'm being a jerk, should it be a "stellar system" as solar refers to the sun?
I believe these questions were already answered in that TV Show, Cavemen.
Of course, nobody watched it so we still don't know the answers.
Maybe it's easier in Europe?
Keep in mind that Apple is trying to block Samsung from selling the Galaxy 2 S here in the US.