That's why I use VitrtualBox, The ability to set up bridged and NAT'ed networks is easy and reliable.
With Xen or the like, there's quite a bit more that needs to be accounted for, and now that I think about it, multiple physical NICs may not be a bad idea for this one-box lab.
Reading 'cayenne8', I can't help but imagine a V8 Porsche, and because I'm a car guy, for good or bad, this shifts the focus of my comment toward resources, specifically what is available, versus what is acceptable or tolerable.
Let's say you're a one-man Lab, incorporating all the SA, Developer, and Midware functions into your 'play' with this environment. How much time will each environment spend heavily plowing into loads?
If your intent is to deploy RAC in a multitude of scenarios, in short order, with a minimum of intervention, you may be able to get away with $1500 to $2500 worth of NewEgg parts (think high throughput - RAID, Max. RAM, Short access times, etc.) and the virtualization technology of your choice. Personally, I find VirtualBox capable of everything I need as far as virtualization and deployment goes, however, you need to be able to leverage 'fencing', with likely puts you into VMWare territory.
Fortunately, VMWare Server is 'free', and CentOS and OpenSuSE support some of the more advanced features of HA on Linux. Then again, if we're looking at resources as a major factor, then Redhat and Novell might be worth looking at, as they both offer 60 to 90-day evaluation licenses for their Enterprise Linux products, which may offer a prettier and more 'honest' (per the documentation and common expectations) implementation of their respective HA features than the freely-available, and in some cases, in-flux versions of the same software.
You may be hell-bent on performance, however, and you may be looking for the ultimate grasp of technological perfection, as it exists at Sun Mar 22 17:29:59 EDT 2009. In this case, you may want to look at Xen, which is available on Solaris as their 'xVM' technology, as well as on various Linuxes and BSDs.
On the other hand, you may be a Mac guy, with a decked-out Octo-core Xeon Mac Pro, where you have the option of Parallels and Virtual PC and something else, in addition to Sun's VirtualBox mentioned above.
Ultimately, things to keep in mind may be shared disk requirements, fencing options, and VM disk and memory access.
YMMV
AMD: "We're not being entirely honest about our processor speeds... We're decided to use an external scale against which to measure our/actual/ CPU performance....(AMD) will market our new processors as having a "Performance Rating", which are not equal to, nor based directly upon the/physical/ oscillations of the chip itself. Instead we intend to include such factors as idle time (cut - Ed.)"
This is a concoction. My story, and their plan. Why, AMD?
HP is proposing an infrastructure solution to support the mission critical US Postal Service project that will modernize the existing USPS.com environment. USPS' objectives are to create a new USPS.com portal that will enhance user experience, provide flexibility to meet market needs, simplify operations and create a venue for additional revenue generation.
Oh yeah, Wal-Mart has apparently been struggling to keep someone on for their IBM/SLES deployment. This has been going on for a year now - a month or two at a time. They're not exactly small-time, either.
I don't know, it just sucks that the difference between Redhat and SuSE is so great when it comes to the number of active installations, and how stably they appear to be supported. Maybe it's because I've tried to specialize on SLES during the past few years (having worked on another couple of large-scale SLES deployments), and I'm exposed to all these reqs, but with what amounts to German vs. North Carolinian Engineering, (no offense intended), I'm confused and saddened by the fact that there aren't more SLES/SLED deployments.
Now, I hear tell about a Very Large, Three-year contract with the USPS to deploy Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise product. I haven't heard of any strict Microsoft involvement, but between HP's consultancy wing, and every major recruitment firm in the U.S., they are apparently having a heckuva time locating an individual with the desired level of competency in some of Novell's Linux deployment technologies, namely AutoYaST, particularly scaled to the level they are deploying at.
That aside, this is a deployment of significant scale and importance, and in my humble opinion, negates the claim of there not being a 'single large customer on Planet Earth to buy into Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server software', Good Sir.
I know, this is America, and there's no accounting for personal preference, and all, but...
Who wants a shoulder-bag anyway?
Know how to increase your chances of surviving a fall from extreme heights? Smack. A. Different. Part. Of. Your. Body. At. Each. Opportunity.
You're wondering, "What's this have to do with a shoulder bag, troll"?
Well, I have experimented with shoulder bags, messenger bags (Yecch), European Military surplus packs, purpose-built computer backpacks, and I have found *my* winner, and it has no fewer than four straps to secure your payload to your frame. Why is this good? Because the weight and strain is spread out across *both* shoulders, plus your sternum and hips.
I believe it's a "Spec-Ops" brand. Lightweight, padded, loaded with secure compartments, and slightly narrower than I am. This is extremely important when you are attempting to pass down a crowded plane aisle (yep - it also fits under the seat), or a bus. No swinging weight, no uneven gait, and very reasonably priced - I think I paid under $40 for it here: http://boulderarmystore.com/
With the n810 you can have the best of everything (almost):
- Full Debian installation, including GTK and KDE apps - Android - Newton OS via Einstein - Any platform where an emulator is available for ARM - Bluetooth, WiFi, Webcam, Skype, built-in GPS (lousy)
All in all, it sounds like the ultimate development package. The major downside is the speed. Application response is a good 10% slower than it should be. A second negative point might be the GPS performance, which is widely reported to be weak, which I can attest to first hand, It's kind of fragile, and doesn't respond well to gravity checks, but the slide-out keyboard and brilliant flip-out stand/finger sling make it usable in a wide variety of situations - standing at a bar, sitting down, plus it comes with a novel vehicle mount. I assume the developers counted on the use of the device in its fulle GPS capacity. No doubt, it would be awesome, but it's just not quite there..
Any copyright holder must make an effort to protect and defend their copyright.
If they turn their head completely, and allow anyone/everyone to do what they like, they lose the copyright.
Apple exists in the 'widget model' world. Everything is a potential monetizable entity, which, without copyright/patent protection, would just be another irrelevant concept.
NeXT was a hardware company that provided their own software.
NeXT began porting their hardware to other platforms, because it was more cost-effective to do so. Apple has basically done the same, however, they are making their own clones with their own mutations.
What Apple does *NOT* want to do, is get in the position NeXT was in in 1993, where the only move left was to start selling the software separate from the hardware, at a mch lower cost. The 'value-add' of providing hardware in addition to software as a way to pad the bottom line is a move that Steve likes. A whole lot.
Lenovo is neither a hardware nor a software company. They are a total solutions company. They focus on providing vertically integrated products that meet the customer's needs from the hardware all the way up to the software. That's why Thinkpad laptops have incredible hardware features like built-in digitizing tablets, incredible software features like multi-touch tablet support, AND incredible features like Rescue and Recovery: Just press the blue ThinkVantage button to get back lost data when you have operating system failure, that requires support from both software and hardware, as well as discrete GPU solutions, so you can upgrade your notebook's graphics capabilities.
They were so passionate, they sought to out-do Apple. This is probably what Apple fears - If someone is willing to use their nifty OS without a laser-engraved Power Button with which to start up the brushed aluminum, unibody device with the too-shiny screen, Apple loses.
Brown plastic and a lack of industrial 'design' is something Apple is against as much as anything.
To them, cheaper != better, unless it's made exquisitely elegant.
I doubt HP really has any interest in expanding their H-pux market.
I think they are counting the days until their longest-term support contract is satisfied.
Apple is looking at what they've been through to get through the hurdles of Intel > PPC > Intel, and the changes in hardware along the way.
Looking at Dell's experiment with Ubuntu, and what they had to do to provide support, I have to wonder how much easier something like Apple's Driver Kit (is that what it's called these days?) would make the Linux desktop effort, and that Apple hasn't really pushed Darwin as a way to work on creating and supporting the hardware layer.
If Apple opened up a hardware SDK with a few vendors (Toshiba? HP?) to handle select devices, and there was support "Per Platform" provided by the vendor and the community in a joint effort. Apple could back away, keep up the API, and continually sell OS licenses.
If Apple could sell their Server product on a wider variety of platforms, they might actually make use of all their R&D in that area. (Sun? Bull?)
No argument, just differing (from another dimension?) logic.
Say you are naming machines for an office, where Betty Sue may need to know (vaguely) what box does what. Give them all functional names. 'ColorPrinterWest', 'FileServerDallas'
Say you are naming machines for one project, for one customer, for half a rack's worth of machines, in one datacenter out of 5. Give them a damned coded name, so people know WTF they are, and WTF they do. Take a look at the names of some non-computer, IP-connected devices, like a switch. What would you name a switch? Maybe it's location, circuit, and basic type is the most functional name?
Look at server naming from that angle - it's not always about simplifying to that level, but rather encoding as much useful information as possible into sixteen characters.
This may read like flamebait, but Shuttleworth needs to invest in a magazine or newsletter. There's still a lot of misconception as to what Linux or Ubuntu is/isn't, and can/can't provide.
This printed matter needs to accompany Ubuntu, no matter what media or hardware it ships on, and should serve as a FAQ and HowTo.
I submit: --- Q: Can I use the 'Drivers and Manual' CD that came with my new 'X'? A: No.
Q: Can I buy 'PC' games at WalMart that work with Ubuntu without special tricks? A: No.
Q: Is Ubuntu a 'Generic' version of Windows? A: No.
Q: Is Ubuntu a platform supported by Verizon, Rogers, AT&T, Qwest, HP, IBM, Toshiba, Apple, Samsung, Sony, Brother, or Canon? A: No.
Q: Will Ubuntu save me money, trouble, or headaches? A: Yes, but only if you're agile-minded and not willing to pirate Windows.
First Computer was the 99/4A. Horrible, flimsy keyboard. Not much fun when entering pages of BASIC. You could sense the disconnect between the elements of a key.
Second, the Apple II. Required much effort and concentration for an eight year-old to hit the keycaps effectively. Made it feel "serious".
Third, the Commodore 64. I would argue that this keyboard is one of the better models of our time. Larger, slightly more concave key surface made it easier to focus on the screen, or what C= key combo to hit.
For my money, the modern Apple Keyboard is the best overall combination of action (rivaling the Model M), tactile response, key spacing, and key surface area. The action so good, I put up with exchanging 'clear' for 'NumLock', and the overwhelming filth that milky-white plastic attracts.
The down side is that they have figured out how to make such an ethereal typing contraption, that it succumbs to the scars of regular use so completely, that they cannot endure an appreciable percentage of abuse that the early ADB Extended Keyboard, the Model M, or the NeXT Non-ADB keyboard can.
If you beef up this minimalist chassis by putting a logic board, battery, and storage inside, you almost have what those early machines were.
A few layers of plastics and metals is not enough. That's the problem with the 'Chiclet' keyboard design, and those of 'toy' computers like the Adam. They weren't and aren't meant for aggressive or long-term usage.
The way Steve has typically fawned over 'Jony' and his creations makes me think that he and his accent will head Apple further down "Elegant Beauty" lane.
However - with the recent shift toward the iPhone and MobileMe, etc., there will probably be other players sharing the stage.
We all know Jonathan Ive, and we know "Fill Shiller" almost equally well.
Phil "The Shill" Schiller doesn't have the image that Jony has, nor the stage presence. He's good for a supporting role, as several other Apple people will probably appear at various times to represent their areas.
Steve's "Steveness" will hopefully splinter and take root in these individuals to some degree.
I am confident that he identified a protege somewhere between the introduction of the iPod and the death of OS9. That person is likely to make an appearance at the next Apple Special Event (Snow Leopard launch, perhaps?)
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That's why I use VitrtualBox, The ability to set up bridged and NAT'ed networks is easy and reliable.
With Xen or the like, there's quite a bit more that needs to be accounted for, and now that I think about it, multiple physical NICs may not be a bad idea for this one-box lab.
Reading 'cayenne8', I can't help but imagine a V8 Porsche, and because I'm a car guy, for good or bad, this shifts the focus of my comment toward resources, specifically what is available, versus what is acceptable or tolerable.
Let's say you're a one-man Lab, incorporating all the SA, Developer, and Midware functions into your 'play' with this environment. How much time will each environment spend heavily plowing into loads?
If your intent is to deploy RAC in a multitude of scenarios, in short order, with a minimum of intervention, you may be able to get away with $1500 to $2500 worth of NewEgg parts (think high throughput - RAID, Max. RAM, Short access times, etc.) and the virtualization technology of your choice. Personally, I find VirtualBox capable of everything I need as far as virtualization and deployment goes, however, you need to be able to leverage 'fencing', with likely puts you into VMWare territory.
Fortunately, VMWare Server is 'free', and CentOS and OpenSuSE support some of the more advanced features of HA on Linux. Then again, if we're looking at resources as a major factor, then Redhat and Novell might be worth looking at, as they both offer 60 to 90-day evaluation licenses for their Enterprise Linux products, which may offer a prettier and more 'honest' (per the documentation and common expectations) implementation of their respective HA features than the freely-available, and in some cases, in-flux versions of the same software.
As far as RAC goes, take a look at the requirements for RAC, per Oracle's installation guidelines,, and size/spec from there. I believe you can get away with 16GB - total, if you have the capability to size the VM's memory access, or otherwise configure the amount of addressable memory, or put uo with or hack Oracle's RAC installation pre-flight. There is also valuable documentation available on your chosen OS vendor's sit, which may even be Oracle, who knows..
You may be hell-bent on performance, however, and you may be looking for the ultimate grasp of technological perfection, as it exists at Sun Mar 22 17:29:59 EDT 2009. In this case, you may want to look at Xen, which is available on Solaris as their 'xVM' technology, as well as on various Linuxes and BSDs.
On the other hand, you may be a Mac guy, with a decked-out Octo-core Xeon Mac Pro, where you have the option of Parallels and Virtual PC and something else, in addition to Sun's VirtualBox mentioned above.
Ultimately, things to keep in mind may be shared disk requirements, fencing options, and VM disk and memory access.
YMMV
Thanks for the mplayer workaround..
Applications/MPlayer\ OSX.app/Contents/MacOS/MPlayer\ OSX rtsp://157.150.195.57:554/ondemand/specialevents/2009/se090317pm.rm?cloakport=80,554,7070
Offtopic, and I know this. Don't bother, you can't ding my karma any more..
Had to watch it again after I picked up the jazzy lounge riff..
Yes, it's the Krautrock great, 'CAN', performing "She Brings the Rain", providing yet another soundtrack!
WOO!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ufsWO476A
(ahem, sorry - a fan!)
AMD: "We're not being entirely honest about our processor speeds... We're decided to use an external scale against which to measure our /actual/ CPU performance. ...(AMD) will market our new processors as having a "Performance Rating", which are not equal to, nor based directly upon the /physical/ oscillations of the chip itself. Instead we intend to include such factors as idle time (cut - Ed.)"
This is a concoction. My story, and their plan. Why, AMD?
This from "Ninnie Labs"?
Found it:
http://www.foxoutdoor.com/detail.asp?bid=927&sctn=Bags+%26+Packs&cat=Backpacks
HP is proposing an infrastructure solution to support the mission critical US Postal Service project that will modernize the existing USPS.com environment. USPS' objectives are to create a new USPS.com portal that will enhance user experience, provide flexibility to meet market needs, simplify operations and create a venue for additional revenue generation.
Oh yeah, Wal-Mart has apparently been struggling to keep someone on for their IBM/SLES deployment. This has been going on for a year now - a month or two at a time. They're not exactly small-time, either.
I don't know, it just sucks that the difference between Redhat and SuSE is so great when it comes to the number of active installations, and how stably they appear to be supported. Maybe it's because I've tried to specialize on SLES during the past few years (having worked on another couple of large-scale SLES deployments), and I'm exposed to all these reqs, but with what amounts to German vs. North Carolinian Engineering, (no offense intended), I'm confused and saddened by the fact that there aren't more SLES/SLED deployments.
Now, I hear tell about a Very Large, Three-year contract with the USPS to deploy Novell's SuSE Linux Enterprise product. I haven't heard of any strict Microsoft involvement, but between HP's consultancy wing, and every major recruitment firm in the U.S., they are apparently having a heckuva time locating an individual with the desired level of competency in some of Novell's Linux deployment technologies, namely AutoYaST, particularly scaled to the level they are deploying at.
That aside, this is a deployment of significant scale and importance, and in my humble opinion, negates the claim of there not being a 'single large customer on Planet Earth to buy into Novell's Suse Linux Enterprise Server software', Good Sir.
I know, this is America, and there's no accounting for personal preference, and all, but...
Who wants a shoulder-bag anyway?
Know how to increase your chances of surviving a fall from extreme heights?
Smack. A. Different. Part. Of. Your. Body. At. Each. Opportunity.
You're wondering, "What's this have to do with a shoulder bag, troll"?
Well, I have experimented with shoulder bags, messenger bags (Yecch), European Military surplus packs, purpose-built computer backpacks, and I have found *my* winner, and it has no fewer than four straps to secure your payload to your frame. Why is this good? Because the weight and strain is spread out across *both* shoulders, plus your sternum and hips.
I believe it's a "Spec-Ops" brand. Lightweight, padded, loaded with secure compartments, and slightly narrower than I am. This is extremely important when you are attempting to pass down a crowded plane aisle (yep - it also fits under the seat), or a bus. No swinging weight, no uneven gait, and very reasonably priced - I think I paid under $40 for it here: http://boulderarmystore.com/
The n810 keyboard is pretty bad - the keys take serious effort to use, and the layout is counter-counter-intuitive.
I find it faster to use the on-screen job with my fingers than the keyboard, but I have fairly large digits.
Plus you can zoom back to 80% for really expansive sites, or in to 120% for narrow/small ones.
With the n810 you can have the best of everything (almost):
- Full Debian installation, including GTK and KDE apps
- Android
- Newton OS via Einstein
- Any platform where an emulator is available for ARM
- Bluetooth, WiFi, Webcam, Skype, built-in GPS (lousy)
All in all, it sounds like the ultimate development package. The major downside is the speed. Application response is a good 10% slower than it should be. A second negative point might be the GPS performance, which is widely reported to be weak, which I can attest to first hand, It's kind of fragile, and doesn't respond well to gravity checks, but the slide-out keyboard and brilliant flip-out stand/finger sling make it usable in a wide variety of situations - standing at a bar, sitting down, plus it comes with a novel vehicle mount. I assume the developers counted on the use of the device in its fulle GPS capacity. No doubt, it would be awesome, but it's just not quite there..
Fifteenthed.
All the DBA's I have worked with (as well as C programmers worth their salt) have tended to use ksh by default.
I think Oracle's documentation always uses korn, and maybe I have just worked with a bunch of old IBM'ers..
35 Seconds in VirtualBox ain't bad! I'm actually kind of surprised you didn't see more errors than you did.
If Ubuntu boots on that machine in 35 seconds, you should see how long Haiku takes on raw hardware (and take a look at bootchart).
One of BeOS's strongest points was it's lightning-fast boot time compared to Windows 95/98, and in fact, most Linux distributions at the time.
Any copyright holder must make an effort to protect and defend their copyright.
If they turn their head completely, and allow anyone/everyone to do what they like, they lose the copyright.
Apple exists in the 'widget model' world. Everything is a potential monetizable entity, which, without copyright/patent protection, would just be another irrelevant concept.
yes, now you can download that new hardware upgrade you've always wanted..
NeXT was a hardware company that provided their own software.
NeXT began porting their hardware to other platforms, because it was more cost-effective to do so. Apple has basically done the same, however, they are making their own clones with their own mutations.
What Apple does *NOT* want to do, is get in the position NeXT was in in 1993, where the only move left was to start selling the software separate from the hardware, at a mch lower cost. The 'value-add' of providing hardware in addition to software as a way to pad the bottom line is a move that Steve likes. A whole lot.
Lenovo is neither a hardware nor a software company. They are a total solutions company. They focus on providing vertically integrated products that meet the customer's needs from the hardware all the way up to the software. That's why Thinkpad laptops have incredible hardware features like built-in digitizing tablets, incredible software features like multi-touch tablet support, AND incredible features like Rescue and Recovery: Just press the blue ThinkVantage button to get back lost data when you have operating system failure, that requires support from both software and hardware, as well as discrete GPU solutions, so you can upgrade your notebook's graphics capabilities.
Fight Back for the Mac!
Power Computing was a rabid supporter and promoter of the Mac OS. : http://ifaq.wap.org/posters/fightback.gif
They were so passionate, they sought to out-do Apple. This is probably what Apple fears - If someone is willing to use their nifty OS without a laser-engraved Power Button with which to start up the brushed aluminum, unibody device with the too-shiny screen, Apple loses.
Brown plastic and a lack of industrial 'design' is something Apple is against as much as anything.
To them, cheaper != better, unless it's made exquisitely elegant.
I doubt HP really has any interest in expanding their H-pux market.
I think they are counting the days until their longest-term support contract is satisfied.
Apple is looking at what they've been through to get through the hurdles of Intel > PPC > Intel, and the changes in hardware along the way.
Looking at Dell's experiment with Ubuntu, and what they had to do to provide support, I have to wonder how much easier something like Apple's Driver Kit (is that what it's called these days?) would make the Linux desktop effort, and that Apple hasn't really pushed Darwin as a way to work on creating and supporting the hardware layer.
If Apple opened up a hardware SDK with a few vendors (Toshiba? HP?) to handle select devices, and there was support "Per Platform" provided by the vendor and the community in a joint effort. Apple could back away, keep up the API, and continually sell OS licenses.
If Apple could sell their Server product on a wider variety of platforms, they might actually make use of all their R&D in that area. (Sun? Bull?)
No argument, just differing (from another dimension?) logic.
Say you are naming machines for an office, where Betty Sue may need to know (vaguely) what box does what. Give them all functional names. 'ColorPrinterWest', 'FileServerDallas'
Say you are naming machines for one project, for one customer, for half a rack's worth of machines, in one datacenter out of 5. Give them a damned coded name, so people know WTF they are, and WTF they do. Take a look at the names of some non-computer, IP-connected devices, like a switch. What would you name a switch? Maybe it's location, circuit, and basic type is the most functional name?
Look at server naming from that angle - it's not always about simplifying to that level, but rather encoding as much useful information as possible into sixteen characters.
But seriously..
This may read like flamebait, but Shuttleworth needs to invest in a magazine or newsletter. There's still a lot of misconception as to what Linux or Ubuntu is/isn't, and can/can't provide.
This printed matter needs to accompany Ubuntu, no matter what media or hardware it ships on, and should serve as a FAQ and HowTo.
I submit:
---
Q: Can I use the 'Drivers and Manual' CD that came with my new 'X'?
A: No.
Q: Can I buy 'PC' games at WalMart that work with Ubuntu without special tricks?
A: No.
Q: Is Ubuntu a 'Generic' version of Windows?
A: No.
Q: Is Ubuntu a platform supported by Verizon, Rogers, AT&T, Qwest, HP, IBM, Toshiba, Apple, Samsung, Sony, Brother, or Canon?
A: No.
Q: Will Ubuntu save me money, trouble, or headaches?
A: Yes, but only if you're agile-minded and not willing to pirate Windows.
First Computer was the 99/4A. Horrible, flimsy keyboard. Not much fun when entering pages of BASIC. You could sense the disconnect between the elements of a key.
Second, the Apple II. Required much effort and concentration for an eight year-old to hit the keycaps effectively. Made it feel "serious".
Third, the Commodore 64. I would argue that this keyboard is one of the better models of our time. Larger, slightly more concave key surface made it easier to focus on the screen, or what C= key combo to hit.
For my money, the modern Apple Keyboard is the best overall combination of action (rivaling the Model M), tactile response, key spacing, and key surface area. The action so good, I put up with exchanging 'clear' for 'NumLock', and the overwhelming filth that milky-white plastic attracts.
The down side is that they have figured out how to make such an ethereal typing contraption, that it succumbs to the scars of regular use so completely, that they cannot endure an appreciable percentage of abuse that the early ADB Extended Keyboard, the Model M, or the NeXT Non-ADB keyboard can.
If you beef up this minimalist chassis by putting a logic board, battery, and storage inside, you almost have what those early machines were.
A few layers of plastics and metals is not enough. That's the problem with the 'Chiclet' keyboard design, and those of 'toy' computers like the Adam. They weren't and aren't meant for aggressive or long-term usage.
The way Steve has typically fawned over 'Jony' and his creations makes me think that he and his accent will head Apple further down "Elegant Beauty" lane.
However - with the recent shift toward the iPhone and MobileMe, etc., there will probably be other players sharing the stage.
We all know Jonathan Ive, and we know "Fill Shiller" almost equally well.
Phil "The Shill" Schiller doesn't have the image that Jony has, nor the stage presence. He's good for a supporting role, as several other Apple people will probably appear at various times to represent their areas.
Steve's "Steveness" will hopefully splinter and take root in these individuals to some degree.
I am confident that he identified a protege somewhere between the introduction of the iPod and the death of OS9. That person is likely to make an appearance at the next Apple Special Event (Snow Leopard launch, perhaps?)
What a hideous kludge!
I can't believe any Apple user would buy and use that thing in daylight without wearing a mask and/or holding their nose..