Probably not worth replying, but oh well, here goes.
I just bit the bullet and got a 2TB Time Capsule. The first thing that struck me was that it came with no install CDs, unlike all the other prebuilt NAS solutions I've used in the past. I opened up Airport Utility (comes on OS X, download for Windows) and it saw my new Capsule right away over wireless. It asked for a password. It then asked how I wanted it to connect to the network--was it going to be a router or a bridge or just a NAS device? I told it to be a wireless bridge, and it asked me if I was replacing any hardware. I said yes, and it asked me which SSID. After I told it, it told me to disconnect the old wireless bridge I had, and then copied all of the old wifi settings from what was saved on my computer.
It auto-configured the wireless settings. My other devices didn't even notice a difference--they kept acting like it was the same exact network, no password re-entry required.
So, yes, I would have to say that this was, by far, the easiest time I have ever had adding something to my network. It's not a huge deal, because it's the type of thing you set once and never touch again, but it's easy enough that my parents could get one and install it themselves and have a working automatic backup solution. And yes, Time Machine works wonderfully, both over wifi and wired.
Not trying to be an Apple shill, there are many things they do that I'm not particularly fond of, but Time Capsule is one thing they got right.
I just signed up for G+ on my Google Apps account via an invite. A while back, I created a Google profile and put my Apps email address as the contact address. It often pesters me to create a Gmail account, but it's not that obnoxious, and it apparently lets me use G+.
That still says nothing about making your own bootable discs. It doesn't come on an optical disc anymore (as in, Apple won't sell it that way), but who says you can't put it on one? Nobody.
I really hope that webOS succeeds. From what I've seen (I haven't used a device yet), the interface puts Android and even iOS to shame. Unfortunately, I'm not willing (right now) to go out and buy a TouchPad when it's getting a rocky start like this. Sadly, I would imagine there are a lot of people in the same boat as me, and if we would all just jump ship things wouldn't be quite so rocky.
On the app front, it might be important to remember that the iPad launched with over 2000 iPad-specific apps--so the comparison is more valid than you would initially think. On the other hand, I can't think of any other tech product that launched with such support. The iPad has proved itself an anomaly rather than the norm in that regard. But that doesn't mean people won't make the comparison.
The best professors I've ever had didn't use PowerPoint, but rather wrote things on the board. It was great because they would only write down the critical information, rather than the glut you usually get with PP presentations. I've had good professors that use PowerPoint have their slides only show a general overview, while they went over stuff in more detail--on the board. And then I've had professors that read the PPT verbatim. The "best" of those also had the lecture notes available online, so you would just go in and zone out for 70 minutes, waking up only if they mentioned homework or a test.
And yet, administrators constantly recommended powerpoint to that first group of professors...
Doesn't placing traffic lights on roundabouts defeat the purpose?
I've only been to a few places where people used roundabouts correctly. Those few times, I liked them a bit more than a 4-way stop. Most of the time, though, people are complete idiots. Luckily, in my area, cities think they should use them but are still uncertain as to where to put them, so they install them in little-used residential streets. It means no traffic to bother with, but it also means I have to navigate a silly turn instead of going straight.
Other reason I dislike them is that they seem more wasteful than an ordinary intersection--they require more space and more materials, which costs more for little to no benefit. On the other hand, I suppose they could mean less pollution, since cars theoretically don't have to come to a full stop.
From what I've been able to gather from reading on forums:
Yes, you can burn it to a disc, or put it on a flash drive, or whatever you want. It also makes a restore partition on your drive by default (apparently some 650MB, but I'm not sure on that--seems like it would have to be bigger) from which you can reinstall OS X (or boot into Safari-only mode). Wish it wasn't mandatory, but I could see it being useful--and you can go and delete it if you want to.
And you can apparently go to an Apple Store for a super-fast download--but that's obviously not going to be an option for a lot of people, and if you're in an area where you can't get fast internet, you're probably nowhere near an Apple Store in the first place.
There are no USB ports on the Apple Wireless Keyboard. It also lacks a numerical pad, which is somewhat annoying. If it were only input devices I was trying to connect, I wouldn't care if the ports were on the back.
What makes this whole argument amazingly stupid is that you could have gone and bought a multi-button mouse for $10 and used it. It's not like the thing was hard-wired to the computer.
If you want to point to a modern Apple design flaw, look no further than the iMac: the USB ports are on the back for some ungodly reason.
People being upset over the Expose changes? I can see that, though it seems just like something that you need to get used to and not something that's actually bad.
People being upset over a completely optional feature? Yeah, I don't understand that. Full-screen apps is a feature that I am completely disinterested in for 90% of tasks (only things like photo or video manipulation really ever require 27" of screen real estate), but that just means I won't use it.
And there are those who would contend that the Xoom is a doorstop, or that tablets in general are doorstops. What's your point? There's always an inherent risk in buying something that you may not like it, particularly if you just go by the recommendation of others and aren't thorough in your own investigations. Sucks for your mom that she's not liking the iPad; why doesn't she sell it on eBay?
For the record, there are plenty of alternative browsers on the iPad that let you change the user-agent string.
Just checked out iCloud Communications' website (http://geticloud.com/)... From the looks of the front page, at least, they're in the VoIP market. How is that related to Apple's iCloud? (I would actually be happy if Apple had to ditch the iCloud name, but it won't happen. It would be nice to see them move away from iWhatever; it was annoying when they introduced the first iMac, and it's annoying now.)
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Probably not worth replying, but oh well, here goes.
I just bit the bullet and got a 2TB Time Capsule. The first thing that struck me was that it came with no install CDs, unlike all the other prebuilt NAS solutions I've used in the past. I opened up Airport Utility (comes on OS X, download for Windows) and it saw my new Capsule right away over wireless. It asked for a password. It then asked how I wanted it to connect to the network--was it going to be a router or a bridge or just a NAS device? I told it to be a wireless bridge, and it asked me if I was replacing any hardware. I said yes, and it asked me which SSID. After I told it, it told me to disconnect the old wireless bridge I had, and then copied all of the old wifi settings from what was saved on my computer.
It auto-configured the wireless settings. My other devices didn't even notice a difference--they kept acting like it was the same exact network, no password re-entry required.
So, yes, I would have to say that this was, by far, the easiest time I have ever had adding something to my network. It's not a huge deal, because it's the type of thing you set once and never touch again, but it's easy enough that my parents could get one and install it themselves and have a working automatic backup solution. And yes, Time Machine works wonderfully, both over wifi and wired.
Not trying to be an Apple shill, there are many things they do that I'm not particularly fond of, but Time Capsule is one thing they got right.
Sandforce drives do this, yes. As do probably some others.
I just signed up for G+ on my Google Apps account via an invite. A while back, I created a Google profile and put my Apps email address as the contact address. It often pesters me to create a Gmail account, but it's not that obnoxious, and it apparently lets me use G+.
An invite would be cool:
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TSA would like it if you were the Goatse guy. Much easier to search.
That still says nothing about making your own bootable discs. It doesn't come on an optical disc anymore (as in, Apple won't sell it that way), but who says you can't put it on one? Nobody.
No, the logical end is to give everyone who flies a sedative.
I really hope that webOS succeeds. From what I've seen (I haven't used a device yet), the interface puts Android and even iOS to shame. Unfortunately, I'm not willing (right now) to go out and buy a TouchPad when it's getting a rocky start like this. Sadly, I would imagine there are a lot of people in the same boat as me, and if we would all just jump ship things wouldn't be quite so rocky.
Seconded. I was astonished that the iPad (I have the original, not the new one) actually lived up to the battery claims.
On the app front, it might be important to remember that the iPad launched with over 2000 iPad-specific apps--so the comparison is more valid than you would initially think. On the other hand, I can't think of any other tech product that launched with such support. The iPad has proved itself an anomaly rather than the norm in that regard. But that doesn't mean people won't make the comparison.
Is that why they're releasing a new version this month?
I would like to use iPhoto, but the big feature it's missing for me is auto-discovery of pictures.
The best professors I've ever had didn't use PowerPoint, but rather wrote things on the board. It was great because they would only write down the critical information, rather than the glut you usually get with PP presentations. I've had good professors that use PowerPoint have their slides only show a general overview, while they went over stuff in more detail--on the board. And then I've had professors that read the PPT verbatim. The "best" of those also had the lecture notes available online, so you would just go in and zone out for 70 minutes, waking up only if they mentioned homework or a test.
And yet, administrators constantly recommended powerpoint to that first group of professors...
Doesn't placing traffic lights on roundabouts defeat the purpose?
I've only been to a few places where people used roundabouts correctly. Those few times, I liked them a bit more than a 4-way stop. Most of the time, though, people are complete idiots. Luckily, in my area, cities think they should use them but are still uncertain as to where to put them, so they install them in little-used residential streets. It means no traffic to bother with, but it also means I have to navigate a silly turn instead of going straight.
Other reason I dislike them is that they seem more wasteful than an ordinary intersection--they require more space and more materials, which costs more for little to no benefit. On the other hand, I suppose they could mean less pollution, since cars theoretically don't have to come to a full stop.
From what I've been able to gather from reading on forums:
Yes, you can burn it to a disc, or put it on a flash drive, or whatever you want. It also makes a restore partition on your drive by default (apparently some 650MB, but I'm not sure on that--seems like it would have to be bigger) from which you can reinstall OS X (or boot into Safari-only mode). Wish it wasn't mandatory, but I could see it being useful--and you can go and delete it if you want to.
And you can apparently go to an Apple Store for a super-fast download--but that's obviously not going to be an option for a lot of people, and if you're in an area where you can't get fast internet, you're probably nowhere near an Apple Store in the first place.
Windows 8, to me, looks like a perfect example of change for the sake of change.
There are no USB ports on the Apple Wireless Keyboard. It also lacks a numerical pad, which is somewhat annoying. If it were only input devices I was trying to connect, I wouldn't care if the ports were on the back.
And buried somewhere in all the complaining and misinformation that ensues, everyone forgets that it's not a car, but rather a teleportation device.
What makes this whole argument amazingly stupid is that you could have gone and bought a multi-button mouse for $10 and used it. It's not like the thing was hard-wired to the computer.
If you want to point to a modern Apple design flaw, look no further than the iMac: the USB ports are on the back for some ungodly reason.
People being upset over the Expose changes? I can see that, though it seems just like something that you need to get used to and not something that's actually bad.
People being upset over a completely optional feature? Yeah, I don't understand that. Full-screen apps is a feature that I am completely disinterested in for 90% of tasks (only things like photo or video manipulation really ever require 27" of screen real estate), but that just means I won't use it.
At least our money doesn't look like it was made by Parker Bros. :)
C++ is one more than C, so, you see, it's plural...
(Assuming C > 0)
And there are those who would contend that the Xoom is a doorstop, or that tablets in general are doorstops. What's your point? There's always an inherent risk in buying something that you may not like it, particularly if you just go by the recommendation of others and aren't thorough in your own investigations. Sucks for your mom that she's not liking the iPad; why doesn't she sell it on eBay?
For the record, there are plenty of alternative browsers on the iPad that let you change the user-agent string.
Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos!
Just checked out iCloud Communications' website (http://geticloud.com/)... From the looks of the front page, at least, they're in the VoIP market. How is that related to Apple's iCloud? (I would actually be happy if Apple had to ditch the iCloud name, but it won't happen. It would be nice to see them move away from iWhatever; it was annoying when they introduced the first iMac, and it's annoying now.)