While I am sure India would like to have a deterrant against China and Pakistan in a military context, satellites in India have been put to good use. Most of rural India can get accurate weather forecasts that helps them figure out when to plant, and harvest their crops. It also predicts weather patterns and climate changes. Television and other broadband communication is also possible. India has several satellites in orbit. The Geosynchronous satellites were all designed and made in India but were launched from French Guyana (typically) from a EU made rocket. With India getting better at making launch vehicles, they could build and launch satellites on their own as well as provide launch support for other countries. I am glad they are doing this and I am glad that gives hope and aspirations to generations of Indians. Remember, hope and aspirations count for a lot in the betterment of a country.
Even better, I bought a 37" 720p HANNspree HDTV with 3 HDMI inputs ATSC/QAM tuner for $699 free shipping from buy.com 2 weeks ago. For the price, this TV rocks!! At 37" unless you are using it as a computer monitor, 720p is plenty. It accepts 1080i and 1080p signals too and scales it to 1366x768. Looks great.
Almost all cell phones and Digital Audio players support AAC. AAC is the MP4 audio format and is open. MP3 is MPEG1- layer 3 format and is old. So, in addition to iPod and Zune, Sansa, Creative, PS3, PSP, etc all play AAC. So, what is the big deal!!
HP is not discontinuing their media center PCs (towers). Ironically, they are discontinuing their digital media center (looks like a A/V component). Personally, I did not buy any of them because I don't do microsoft, but compared to the towers, the media center looked pretty nice in an entertainment center setting. Google HP z556 and you will see what I mean. But they were quite expensive and that is why HP is discontinuing them (lack of demand). Sony has a competitor too. It is their XL2 and XL3. Check those out too. They are very expensive too.
Only CRTs do 1080i natively. All pixel based displays (LCD, plasma, LCoS, DLP) are all progressive natively. So, they are either 720p natively or 1080p natively. Some of them are close to 720p like 1366x768, 1024x768, etc. They are also very cheap compared to computer monitors. A 30" Dell LCD monitor is like $1300. A 30" LCD TV is like $500. TVs have better color fidelity but not as good a resolution as computer monitor.
Quicktime and iTunes are Cocoa apps now. Quicktime 7 was completely rewritten. So, I don't think there is any need for Carbon in the iPhone OS X. Also, based on the release date of the iPhone, I would assume that the code base for iPhone is Leopard and not Tiger, so the super secret features of Leopard may be incorporated into the iPhone OS X.
I work for a Fortune 10 company with more than 300k employees worldwide and we just switched to XP last year. A lot of my colleagues are still running Windows 2000. We just switched from Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2003. We are still running Office 2000.
We are generally 5 years behind what Microsoft releases.
While I agree that cable channels are dragging their feet offering HD shows, most network TV shows (primetime, late night) are all in pure HD (720p or 1080i). Take a look at the program guide for any day in any of the major networks (Fox, CBS, ABC, NBC). All primetime shows are in HD. Not just upconverted. Even the late night talk shows are in HD. Many sports programs are in HD. Even Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune are in HD (these are syndicated shows - not all stations show in HD, my local station does though!!).
I watch only network TV, so I get HD goodness now.
With people getting annoyed with.Mac outages, the $100 annual fee, etc. I propose that Apple outsource/partner.Mac services to google and may be google can reduce the annual fee or eliminate it. Then, google can write desktop equivalents for windows while Apple writes all the Mac desktop specific stuff (with google input). So, Picasa integrates with iTV on the PC side, iPhoto integrates with iTV on the Mac side, you get the idea. Now, that Apple is trying to expand beyond the mac market share, products like the iTV, any future iPods, iPhones should be able to integrate with Windows as well as Macs. Google can probably help with this. Content management works well for Google.
You are going to take a new computer like this with ultra high resolution and hook it up with S-video running at 640x480 interlaced!!! Yuck! Just use a mini DVI to DVI cable or a mini DVI to HDMI cable to hook up to a decent HD capable TV.
Get with the times....
I don't think that is true. I was told that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is going to support both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors of both x86 and PPC architectures. So, it will be a quad-architecture universal binary. Even the runtime libraries will have four different flavors. The kernel will have four different flavors. 32-bit apps will link with 32-bit runtime libraries, while 64-bit apps will link with 64-bit libraries. So, both 32-bit and 64-bit apps can happily run together. Overall, more RAM and more HD space will be needed. Unlike 64-bit windows, Mac OS X will be more compatible with mixed apps. Not too many people run 64-bit windows because of lack of apps and drivers. Leopard is not going to have that limitation.
Apple's supply chain is second to none now including Dell. The reason why Dell is in trouble is because others have caught up on their supply chain efficiencies. That is why HP is overtaking them now. Apple will not gain much in handing over hardware to Dell. Instead they will lose the uniqueness of Apple computers.
The only problem with your conclusions is that the rate at which the earth has warmed over the past 1 million years. It did not happen. Only in the last 100 years or so has it started warming really fast. It is only getting faster. So, you cannot completely attribute this to the solar cycle and other reasons. You have to plug in the human factor too. If the equations don't balance without human factor, however remote the possibility, we must be causing some form of change. While I don't know if this is in fact bad for us in the long run, we must acknowledge the possibility that we are in middle of this.
While it uses laptop CPU to control heat, the iMac uses full size hard drive (3.5"). That is why they are spec'd at 250GB instead of the usual 80-100GB laptop HDs.
Wrong!! The first PC OS to support dual displays out of the box was Windows 98 in 1998. The first Mac to support dual displays out of the box was the Mac II (1986). The Mac II had 10 Nubus slots and could theoretically support 10 displays. I remember the time when the Chicago Bulls had a Mac running 4D database and other simulation with 9 displays hooked up. This was a long time ago.
I have this Sony HD-DVR and love it. It suits me best because I don't subscribe to cable or satellite. I have OTA antenna and this box gets its program guide through the local PBS analog carrier wave. There are no monthly fees. The interface I was told is not as elegant as Tivo but it works. I bought this box for $499 and it is mine to keep - there are no monthly fees and this box has amazing HD quality. It also has a cable card slot if I want to get encrypted cable. It has a QAM tuner for unencrypted cable. However, Sony has canceled this model and they have not replaced it with a newer one. I think there was not a big market for this because most people that want a DVR got them through satellite company or cable company.
For me, this is not feasible because I don't want to subscribe for cable or satellite.
The only difference is that I have seen him progressive deteriorate. When I saw him at Macworld in Jan, he was significantly better. However, I saw him twice more and he looked worse. Now he is even worse. A cold/indigestion/short term illness does not do this.
He had a rare form of curable Pancreatic Cancer. He was operated on two years ago. One thing about cancer (no matter what type it is) - you cannot predict 100% that it won't come back. May be he is ill and may be they are preparing for other people to take over keynotes and other duties. I watched the keynote and he did not have the usual energy. He looked emaciated. His walk was terrible. He has not looked well in a while. He looked even worse back when he introduced the intel Mac Mini and the iPod HiFi.
FLOPS is not the plural of FLOP. FLOPS is FLoating point Operations Per Second. Man, it drives me nuts when clueless journalists think they can just call one petaflop. I know it sounds funny to say one petaflops, but that is exact what it is. Quit propagating erroneous acronyms - please.
Instead of us debating it I think we should just contact Tesla Motors at http://www.teslamotors.com/ to find out what the battery life curve is. I was under the impression that the batteries are easily disposable. Also it is about 2800 cells not 6000+. Also, remember, in addition to eliminating gas, there are no oil changes and disposal every 3000-5000 miles. The only oil in that is the tranmission fluid I believe. So, the environmental impact of changing oil also goes away with this car.
Don't fault the $90k price tag of the Tesla EV. It is a roadster meant to compete on driveablility merits against the likes of Porche, Ferrari, etc. It does 0 to 60 in under 4 seconds and has great braking and handling. It performs better than the competition even if you don't take into account the fact that it is a plugin electric. On top of that, it gets a range of 250 miles and costs the equivalent of 1 to 2 cents / mile. The batteries will last longer than 100k miles. So, treat this car as a fun to drive roadster for the wealthy yet green minded consumers. It is a start. Tesla has said they are already working on a sedan. However, since the sedan will be heavier and not enough space for the batteries, the range might be lower, but they are hoping that improved battery technology will close the gap. I have big hopes for companies like Tesla. Not everyone needs a vehicle that can drive across the country and just fill up on the way. Many people just commute.
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Well said, and I am an engineer and I find betterment entirely agreeable ;-)
While I am sure India would like to have a deterrant against China and Pakistan in a military context, satellites in India have been put to good use. Most of rural India can get accurate weather forecasts that helps them figure out when to plant, and harvest their crops. It also predicts weather patterns and climate changes. Television and other broadband communication is also possible. India has several satellites in orbit. The Geosynchronous satellites were all designed and made in India but were launched from French Guyana (typically) from a EU made rocket. With India getting better at making launch vehicles, they could build and launch satellites on their own as well as provide launch support for other countries. I am glad they are doing this and I am glad that gives hope and aspirations to generations of Indians. Remember, hope and aspirations count for a lot in the betterment of a country.
Even better, I bought a 37" 720p HANNspree HDTV with 3 HDMI inputs ATSC/QAM tuner for $699 free shipping from buy.com 2 weeks ago. For the price, this TV rocks!! At 37" unless you are using it as a computer monitor, 720p is plenty. It accepts 1080i and 1080p signals too and scales it to 1366x768. Looks great.
Almost all cell phones and Digital Audio players support AAC. AAC is the MP4 audio format and is open. MP3 is MPEG1- layer 3 format and is old. So, in addition to iPod and Zune, Sansa, Creative, PS3, PSP, etc all play AAC. So, what is the big deal!!
HP is not discontinuing their media center PCs (towers). Ironically, they are discontinuing their digital media center (looks like a A/V component). Personally, I did not buy any of them because I don't do microsoft, but compared to the towers, the media center looked pretty nice in an entertainment center setting. Google HP z556 and you will see what I mean. But they were quite expensive and that is why HP is discontinuing them (lack of demand). Sony has a competitor too. It is their XL2 and XL3. Check those out too. They are very expensive too.
May be tomorrow solider can be soldered if broken.
Only CRTs do 1080i natively. All pixel based displays (LCD, plasma, LCoS, DLP) are all progressive natively. So, they are either 720p natively or 1080p natively. Some of them are close to 720p like 1366x768, 1024x768, etc. They are also very cheap compared to computer monitors. A 30" Dell LCD monitor is like $1300. A 30" LCD TV is like $500. TVs have better color fidelity but not as good a resolution as computer monitor.
Kinda reminds me of Kirk/Spock attempting to take over USS reliant back from Khaaan.
Quicktime and iTunes are Cocoa apps now. Quicktime 7 was completely rewritten. So, I don't think there is any need for Carbon in the iPhone OS X. Also, based on the release date of the iPhone, I would assume that the code base for iPhone is Leopard and not Tiger, so the super secret features of Leopard may be incorporated into the iPhone OS X.
I work for a Fortune 10 company with more than 300k employees worldwide and we just switched to XP last year. A lot of my colleagues are still running Windows 2000. We just switched from Outlook 2000 to Outlook 2003. We are still running Office 2000. We are generally 5 years behind what Microsoft releases.
While I agree that cable channels are dragging their feet offering HD shows, most network TV shows (primetime, late night) are all in pure HD (720p or 1080i). Take a look at the program guide for any day in any of the major networks (Fox, CBS, ABC, NBC). All primetime shows are in HD. Not just upconverted. Even the late night talk shows are in HD. Many sports programs are in HD. Even Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune are in HD (these are syndicated shows - not all stations show in HD, my local station does though!!). I watch only network TV, so I get HD goodness now.
With people getting annoyed with .Mac outages, the $100 annual fee, etc. I propose that Apple outsource/partner .Mac services to google and may be google can reduce the annual fee or eliminate it. Then, google can write desktop equivalents for windows while Apple writes all the Mac desktop specific stuff (with google input). So, Picasa integrates with iTV on the PC side, iPhoto integrates with iTV on the Mac side, you get the idea. Now, that Apple is trying to expand beyond the mac market share, products like the iTV, any future iPods, iPhones should be able to integrate with Windows as well as Macs. Google can probably help with this. Content management works well for Google.
My employer (GE) just moved from Windows 2000 to XP!!
You are going to take a new computer like this with ultra high resolution and hook it up with S-video running at 640x480 interlaced!!! Yuck! Just use a mini DVI to DVI cable or a mini DVI to HDMI cable to hook up to a decent HD capable TV. Get with the times....
I don't think that is true. I was told that Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is going to support both 32-bit and 64-bit flavors of both x86 and PPC architectures. So, it will be a quad-architecture universal binary. Even the runtime libraries will have four different flavors. The kernel will have four different flavors. 32-bit apps will link with 32-bit runtime libraries, while 64-bit apps will link with 64-bit libraries. So, both 32-bit and 64-bit apps can happily run together. Overall, more RAM and more HD space will be needed. Unlike 64-bit windows, Mac OS X will be more compatible with mixed apps. Not too many people run 64-bit windows because of lack of apps and drivers. Leopard is not going to have that limitation.
Apple's supply chain is second to none now including Dell. The reason why Dell is in trouble is because others have caught up on their supply chain efficiencies. That is why HP is overtaking them now. Apple will not gain much in handing over hardware to Dell. Instead they will lose the uniqueness of Apple computers.
The only problem with your conclusions is that the rate at which the earth has warmed over the past 1 million years. It did not happen. Only in the last 100 years or so has it started warming really fast. It is only getting faster. So, you cannot completely attribute this to the solar cycle and other reasons. You have to plug in the human factor too. If the equations don't balance without human factor, however remote the possibility, we must be causing some form of change. While I don't know if this is in fact bad for us in the long run, we must acknowledge the possibility that we are in middle of this.
While it uses laptop CPU to control heat, the iMac uses full size hard drive (3.5"). That is why they are spec'd at 250GB instead of the usual 80-100GB laptop HDs.
Wrong!! The first PC OS to support dual displays out of the box was Windows 98 in 1998. The first Mac to support dual displays out of the box was the Mac II (1986). The Mac II had 10 Nubus slots and could theoretically support 10 displays. I remember the time when the Chicago Bulls had a Mac running 4D database and other simulation with 9 displays hooked up. This was a long time ago.
I have this Sony HD-DVR and love it. It suits me best because I don't subscribe to cable or satellite. I have OTA antenna and this box gets its program guide through the local PBS analog carrier wave. There are no monthly fees. The interface I was told is not as elegant as Tivo but it works. I bought this box for $499 and it is mine to keep - there are no monthly fees and this box has amazing HD quality. It also has a cable card slot if I want to get encrypted cable. It has a QAM tuner for unencrypted cable. However, Sony has canceled this model and they have not replaced it with a newer one. I think there was not a big market for this because most people that want a DVR got them through satellite company or cable company. For me, this is not feasible because I don't want to subscribe for cable or satellite.
The only difference is that I have seen him progressive deteriorate. When I saw him at Macworld in Jan, he was significantly better. However, I saw him twice more and he looked worse. Now he is even worse. A cold/indigestion/short term illness does not do this.
He had a rare form of curable Pancreatic Cancer. He was operated on two years ago. One thing about cancer (no matter what type it is) - you cannot predict 100% that it won't come back. May be he is ill and may be they are preparing for other people to take over keynotes and other duties. I watched the keynote and he did not have the usual energy. He looked emaciated. His walk was terrible. He has not looked well in a while. He looked even worse back when he introduced the intel Mac Mini and the iPod HiFi.
FLOPS is not the plural of FLOP. FLOPS is FLoating point Operations Per Second. Man, it drives me nuts when clueless journalists think they can just call one petaflop. I know it sounds funny to say one petaflops, but that is exact what it is. Quit propagating erroneous acronyms - please.
Instead of us debating it I think we should just contact Tesla Motors at http://www.teslamotors.com/ to find out what the battery life curve is. I was under the impression that the batteries are easily disposable. Also it is about 2800 cells not 6000+. Also, remember, in addition to eliminating gas, there are no oil changes and disposal every 3000-5000 miles. The only oil in that is the tranmission fluid I believe. So, the environmental impact of changing oil also goes away with this car.
Don't fault the $90k price tag of the Tesla EV. It is a roadster meant to compete on driveablility merits against the likes of Porche, Ferrari, etc. It does 0 to 60 in under 4 seconds and has great braking and handling. It performs better than the competition even if you don't take into account the fact that it is a plugin electric. On top of that, it gets a range of 250 miles and costs the equivalent of 1 to 2 cents / mile. The batteries will last longer than 100k miles. So, treat this car as a fun to drive roadster for the wealthy yet green minded consumers. It is a start. Tesla has said they are already working on a sedan. However, since the sedan will be heavier and not enough space for the batteries, the range might be lower, but they are hoping that improved battery technology will close the gap. I have big hopes for companies like Tesla. Not everyone needs a vehicle that can drive across the country and just fill up on the way. Many people just commute.