My Canon cameras offer the same facility, and until I sold my 20D I didn't realise it was still set up with my notice and postcode of 3+ years ago...:)
Err, Windows Update? The Windows Catalogue lets you download all updates for a particular OS into a directory for offline installation. They aren't *that* far behind...
Likewise here, but this is a macbook with GMA950. I think the Mac Pros have it though - I'm sure the menus look different - so maybe it is something to do with the graphics hardware as you say. Or I suck and forgot that I changed something from the command line that I can't remember!:)
2K and XP were better in this respect too. Anyway, since you mentioned "laptop" I suspect this is a new dual-core laptop you bought which came with Vista installed - so the improved responsiveness is going to be partly, if not totally, down to the second processor. Unless you haven't got a dual-core machine in which case I'll look like an ass.
I said that a new mac came with iLife and Quicktime. I apparently made a balls up on the fact that Quicktime and iTunes come with OSX though.
iLife being fundamental to providing functionality is a bit off though. You could argue any PC manufacturers bundled apps are fundamental to providing that functionality out of the box too. In the context of comparing the base operating systems its a bit unfair to include iLife but exclude whatever equivalent suites Sony / Dell / HP /... might include "out of the box", no?
The same applies to other operating systems too then. OSX comes with very little out of the box. New Macs usually come with iLife and some with iWork (or at least a trial) pre-installed - ie third party software. Mine even came with a 30 day trial of Office 2004. A stock installation of OSX doesn't include Quicktime or the like either. I guess you could argue the same with a linux distribution like RHEL or Debian if you wanted - virtually nothing is installed in the most basic install option.
Or good bands that have been forced into a recording contract which forces a release schedule on them, resulting in one or two good tracks and a whole load of rubbish (or tracks that have potential but need a lot more work, or combining with one or more other tracks/ideas to be pulled off successfully).
Ho humm. I'll stick with jazz:)
Why would a company want to spend precious developer time modifying someone elses software which has little or nothing to do with their core business? It makes more sense to spend money buying a solution in and use your developers to write the things they are supposed to be writing .
Besides, if I make modifications to an application for internal use, I'm going to have to make those changes for every release. The chances are those changes would not be accepted into the core source tree in a form that made them immediately useful to me even if I submitted them, so in the next release I'd still have to spend effort altering things to do what I want.
Yeah, there were loads of really stable digital colour cameras of a suitable size to fit on the probe back in 1973. IIRC the cameras do have colour filters though, so photos could be combined to give a colour image if needed.
And people would do this because... ? Their current scheme is good because people want to use that kind of service, and ultimately pay for it (which I guess allows them to pay someone to transcribe the text). This is much more valuable because the recordings will contain proper, off-the-cuff conversational speech (if a little contrived because of the circumstance). Models trained on call-home data etc invariably fail when given real world tasks, so hopefully this would work well.
To wit - my preference for a Delete key instead of dragging files to a trash icon is not a weakness on my part, it's a more than reasonable preference. Regardless of all the keyboard options and such, there are many times when I simply prefer to press Delete.
Is it really too hard to press command-delete? I don't think I have EVER dragged stuff to the trash to delete it.
Likewise, but I do miss having the two buttons below too - eg it is now impossible to do anything that requires both mouse buttons pressed together without an external mouse (or at least I've yet to find a way)
My first laptop was mains powered, with an 8088 cpu (I think). Can't for the life of me remember what brand it was (and it wasn't really a laptop, you'd almost break your knees, but it did follow the form of a modern laptop pretty much. kind of like a big version of the Toshiba T1000/T1200 which I had later).
I am the director and keyboard player of a function band (corporate parties, weddings, funerals, etc), and we are increasingly being asked to play iPods through the PA system during the breaks. Traditionally we would play CDs, usually of our own choosing but sometimes of the clients.
We have a fairly good PA system (all active Mackie gear, active subs, Soundcraft desk) and the iPods sound absolutely awful through the PA compared to the CD. Presumably this is the perceptual codec, with funny phase issues in the room based on your location to the two speakers and the shape of the room (the problems are less if we downmix to mono, so some of this holds true).
FLAC is definitely the way to go - I'm just not sure I can be bothered to re-rip my collection for home or car use though.
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My Canon cameras offer the same facility, and until I sold my 20D I didn't realise it was still set up with my notice and postcode of 3+ years ago... :)
Err, Windows Update? The Windows Catalogue lets you download all updates for a particular OS into a directory for offline installation. They aren't *that* far behind...
Likewise here, but this is a macbook with GMA950. I think the Mac Pros have it though - I'm sure the menus look different - so maybe it is something to do with the graphics hardware as you say. Or I suck and forgot that I changed something from the command line that I can't remember! :)
2K and XP were better in this respect too. Anyway, since you mentioned "laptop" I suspect this is a new dual-core laptop you bought which came with Vista installed - so the improved responsiveness is going to be partly, if not totally, down to the second processor. Unless you haven't got a dual-core machine in which case I'll look like an ass.
I said that a new mac came with iLife and Quicktime. I apparently made a balls up on the fact that Quicktime and iTunes come with OSX though.
... might include "out of the box", no?
iLife being fundamental to providing functionality is a bit off though. You could argue any PC manufacturers bundled apps are fundamental to providing that functionality out of the box too. In the context of comparing the base operating systems its a bit unfair to include iLife but exclude whatever equivalent suites Sony / Dell / HP /
My university nearly did the same thing when I was a student. Linux wasn't in the code of connection.
The same applies to other operating systems too then. OSX comes with very little out of the box. New Macs usually come with iLife and some with iWork (or at least a trial) pre-installed - ie third party software. Mine even came with a 30 day trial of Office 2004. A stock installation of OSX doesn't include Quicktime or the like either. I guess you could argue the same with a linux distribution like RHEL or Debian if you wanted - virtually nothing is installed in the most basic install option.
Stallman did not invent the free software concept. He may have adapted it for the highly commercialised world, but he definitely didn't invent it.
Ah, the advantages of a free and open source of software!
Since when did CO2 burn?
Please open your mind a little. This has, potentially, implications for possibilities of life elsewhere than on Earth...
I don't. I was merely clarifying the concern of grandparent.
Launchpad. Show me the source!
Or good bands that have been forced into a recording contract which forces a release schedule on them, resulting in one or two good tracks and a whole load of rubbish (or tracks that have potential but need a lot more work, or combining with one or more other tracks/ideas to be pulled off successfully). Ho humm. I'll stick with jazz :)
Why would a company want to spend precious developer time modifying someone elses software which has little or nothing to do with their core business? It makes more sense to spend money buying a solution in and use your developers to write the things they are supposed to be writing .
Besides, if I make modifications to an application for internal use, I'm going to have to make those changes for every release. The chances are those changes would not be accepted into the core source tree in a form that made them immediately useful to me even if I submitted them, so in the next release I'd still have to spend effort altering things to do what I want.
Environment?
Yeah, there were loads of really stable digital colour cameras of a suitable size to fit on the probe back in 1973. IIRC the cameras do have colour filters though, so photos could be combined to give a colour image if needed.
What weird timezone are you in? It was posted at 19:01 (UTC makes the world go round) ;-)
The macbook airline power adapter will run the macbook but not charge it, so presumably the air has a similar set up.
I have a Dell 15" with 1920x1200 - a D800, about 2 years old. Great machine!
And people would do this because ... ? Their current scheme is good because people want to use that kind of service, and ultimately pay for it (which I guess allows them to pay someone to transcribe the text). This is much more valuable because the recordings will contain proper, off-the-cuff conversational speech (if a little contrived because of the circumstance). Models trained on call-home data etc invariably fail when given real world tasks, so hopefully this would work well.
Is it really too hard to press command-delete? I don't think I have EVER dragged stuff to the trash to delete it.
Likewise, but I do miss having the two buttons below too - eg it is now impossible to do anything that requires both mouse buttons pressed together without an external mouse (or at least I've yet to find a way)
My first laptop was mains powered, with an 8088 cpu (I think). Can't for the life of me remember what brand it was (and it wasn't really a laptop, you'd almost break your knees, but it did follow the form of a modern laptop pretty much. kind of like a big version of the Toshiba T1000/T1200 which I had later).
I am the director and keyboard player of a function band (corporate parties, weddings, funerals, etc), and we are increasingly being asked to play iPods through the PA system during the breaks. Traditionally we would play CDs, usually of our own choosing but sometimes of the clients.
We have a fairly good PA system (all active Mackie gear, active subs, Soundcraft desk) and the iPods sound absolutely awful through the PA compared to the CD. Presumably this is the perceptual codec, with funny phase issues in the room based on your location to the two speakers and the shape of the room (the problems are less if we downmix to mono, so some of this holds true).
FLAC is definitely the way to go - I'm just not sure I can be bothered to re-rip my collection for home or car use though.