I've been using OS X since 10.0.0 and never reboot into 9, but there are people in pre-press that won't be able to buy any of Apple's new machines until Quark updates its software.
From this C|Net article: "I don't want to sell StarOffice for OS X," [Tony Siress, Sun's senior director of desktop marketing solutions] said. "I want Apple to bundle it. I'll give them the code. I'd love it if I could get the team at Apple to do joint development and they distribute it at no cost--that it's their product. Nobody makes a product more beautiful on Apple than Apple." Perhaps Apple could rework AppleWorks to incorporate Sun's work.
PC Computing went downhill after they fired Penn Jillette from his back page after he said some anti-God things. I'm a Christian and I wasn't even insulted by it, but PC Computing was never the same after that.
C|Net has an article that almost mirrors what ThinkSecret is saying.
Personally, I'm happy with my PowerBook, so if the big news is getting 10.2 on August 5, I'll be happy.
From the article...
"But IDC analyst Roger Kay was unenthusiastic about the Jaguar release, contending that Apple's OS updates come too frequently. The company launched Mac OS X 10.0 in March 2001, followed by version 10.1 in September.
"OS X 10.1 didn't get its full shot at maturity before the release of the new system," Kay said. "From a tactical point of view, they're truncating one revenue stream to bring on another one. They didn't even fully extract the revenue from the first product."
Even worse, 10.1 was free. Apple maybe made a few bucks off the $20 shipping cost, but anyone could go to CompUSA or Microcenter (like I did) and get the upgrade CD for free.
And anyone that thinks that people are going to stick with 10.1 instead of paying to upgrade to 10.2 is crazy. I know that I will be first in line.
In Undercover Brother, there's a scene where they find out if UB has sold out by asking him what was on his girlfriend Julie's table when he kissed Rachel. So we're already there.:)
Now, repeat after me: That's not what costs $18 per CD! What costs $18 per CD is the audio engineer that was paid to mix the tracks in the studio where the music was recorded; the rental time for that studio space and hi quality recording, mixing and sampling equipment; the designer that was paid to create the artwork you see on the jewel-case inserts and on the CD face;...
Um, then why do tapes cost half as much. All the mumbo jumbo you mentioned is in the prep costs. CDs cost less than $1 each to make; tapes cost more than that. Now if tapes cost $20 when CDs cost $18, then your theory would make sense.
I completely believe this. I have a coworker that has a 3 year-old cup of coffee that he keeps on his desk. It's mighty furry. He jokes that it will cure cancer one day.:)
Argh! Now I know there is a head butt in AOTC! Please no spoilers please! Next thing you know someone is going to go around telling everyone that Yoda is Luke's uncle.
As a consumer, I'm simply not interested in any device that can be 'sued' out of existence. My VCR is ten years old, and will continue to work until the day it croaks. Even if VCRs are declared illegal tomorrow, it will sit in my house and function as long as I want.
Personally, I would not buy a device (like the Replay) that becomes a paperweight if Replay ends up on the wrong end of a lawsuit.
You can still do manual records using a ReplayTV, so if that day comes, your ReplayTV is now a VCR.
Ease of use. User Interface design. Stability. Longevity (Tivo will be around long after SonicBlue goes under in a pile of lawsuits).
I've heard nothing but problems from Replay users. Yeah, it has some nice features that distinguish it from Tivo, but at least the Tivo works reliably!
Huh? My ReplayTV 3030 is very easy to use., and it's cheaper in the long run. I bought it for $500 two years ago. A comparable Tivo was $400 back then, so at $10/mo, that Tivo after 2 years was ~$600, while the Replay is still $400.
This Replay vs. Tivo arguement reminds me of the Mac vs. PC arguements on TCO. It's interesting that once again, people are going for the model that is cheaper up front and not the one that saves them money over time.
I have an 8MB DiskOnKey keyring, and it worked great when transferring files between a friend's WinME laptop and my PowerBook running OS X. No drivers required (except for the aforementioned Win98) means no drivers required.:)
Personally I'd rather have a Firewire one instead. Transferring 1GB over USB would take quite a while.
I'm more excited about Apple's newly announced Final Cut Pro 3, which has a new OfflineRT format that offers over 40 minutes of footage per gigabyte. That's dramatically less than typical DV which stores only 5 min. per GB.
Hopefully Apple will release an updated iMovie so us non-FCP users can get the benefits of OfflineRT.
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Are there any plans for Bluetooth or SyncML support in future Danger products? I would really love to use something like this with iSync.
Try Carbon Copy Cloner. I used it when I replaced the hard drive on my PowerBook and everything was exactly how it was.
I've been using OS X since 10.0.0 and never reboot into 9, but there are people in pre-press that won't be able to buy any of Apple's new machines until Quark updates its software.
I was really hoping for iSync though, as I won't be able to really utilize iCal until the iSync beta is released later this month.
From this C|Net article: "I don't want to sell StarOffice for OS X," [Tony Siress, Sun's senior director of desktop marketing solutions] said. "I want Apple to bundle it. I'll give them the code. I'd love it if I could get the team at Apple to do joint development and they distribute it at no cost--that it's their product. Nobody makes a product more beautiful on Apple than Apple." Perhaps Apple could rework AppleWorks to incorporate Sun's work.
PC Computing went downhill after they fired Penn Jillette from his back page after he said some anti-God things. I'm a Christian and I wasn't even insulted by it, but PC Computing was never the same after that.
C|Net has an article that almost mirrors what ThinkSecret is saying. Personally, I'm happy with my PowerBook, so if the big news is getting 10.2 on August 5, I'll be happy.
"OS X 10.1 didn't get its full shot at maturity before the release of the new system," Kay said. "From a tactical point of view, they're truncating one revenue stream to bring on another one. They didn't even fully extract the revenue from the first product."
Even worse, 10.1 was free. Apple maybe made a few bucks off the $20 shipping cost, but anyone could go to CompUSA or Microcenter (like I did) and get the upgrade CD for free.
And anyone that thinks that people are going to stick with 10.1 instead of paying to upgrade to 10.2 is crazy. I know that I will be first in line.
Since this eclipse is at dusk, won't the damage be less since the sun isn't as bright?
In Undercover Brother, there's a scene where they find out if UB has sold out by asking him what was on his girlfriend Julie's table when he kissed Rachel. So we're already there. :)
Um, then why do tapes cost half as much. All the mumbo jumbo you mentioned is in the prep costs. CDs cost less than $1 each to make; tapes cost more than that. Now if tapes cost $20 when CDs cost $18, then your theory would make sense.
As opposed to Sony & Microsoft?
I completely believe this. I have a coworker that has a 3 year-old cup of coffee that he keeps on his desk. It's mighty furry. He jokes that it will cure cancer one day. :)
Argh! Now I know there is a head butt in AOTC! Please no spoilers please! Next thing you know someone is going to go around telling everyone that Yoda is Luke's uncle.
Personally, I would not buy a device (like the Replay) that becomes a paperweight if Replay ends up on the wrong end of a lawsuit.
You can still do manual records using a ReplayTV, so if that day comes, your ReplayTV is now a VCR.
I've heard nothing but problems from Replay users. Yeah, it has some nice features that distinguish it from Tivo, but at least the Tivo works reliably!
Huh? My ReplayTV 3030 is very easy to use., and it's cheaper in the long run. I bought it for $500 two years ago. A comparable Tivo was $400 back then, so at $10/mo, that Tivo after 2 years was ~$600, while the Replay is still $400.
This Replay vs. Tivo arguement reminds me of the Mac vs. PC arguements on TCO. It's interesting that once again, people are going for the model that is cheaper up front and not the one that saves them money over time.
With Photoshop 7 out and this, now Mac OS9 users have an even better reason to upgrade to OS X - "to save the Internet." :)
Check out Architosh for the latest news on bringing AutoCad to OS X.
Not yet anyway.
Why would I want clunky VHS tapes that need to be rewound when I can have thin DVDs that never need rewinding? No thanks.
Tell me where. Everywhere I go in Houston I see GameCube games but no consoles.
Oh I couldn't agree more -- I bought an iPod for my wife. :) My point was that USB was slow for large transfers.
Personally I'd rather have a Firewire one instead. Transferring 1GB over USB would take quite a while.
Hopefully Apple will release an updated iMovie so us non-FCP users can get the benefits of OfflineRT.