The power outlets are only available in business and first class; coach would have to be retrofitted to include them, a much higher investment than providing centralized methanol refueling services. As for charging for hours vs. instant refill, you're not always on a plane, and don't always have hours to wait for the laptop to charge. There are countless occasions when an instant refill would be more practical. Such a system would really make portable computers viable, and would finally free us from the grid.
Doubtful, but with a second filled battery, and significantly improved battery life, you should be fine until you land and can use canisters again. Also, if it caught on enough, I'm sure airlines would provide refueling services in-flight. It would be much more convenient to be able to instantly fill a battery with methanol rather than having to wait hours for it to charge. Also, methanol can be obtained from renewable sources, and the products of its use in a fuel cell are just carbon dioxide and water (vapor?); hopefully there's some kind of water management system built-in.
Do you realize how much data Apple's saved forcing people to use more reliable storage and transfer methods? Floppies should have died long before Apple rightly banished them, and should definitely not be used by anyone this day and age, unless you have some sick fondness for losing data. You can plug in and use an external floppy drive if you really must have one, but you'll be much better off using flash memory, hard drives, optical media, or electronic transfers, as they will be much more reliable and cost-effective. Only an idiot would use a floppy by choice these days.
They're PREVIEWING MacOS 10.4 Tiger, not releasing it, supposedly. Also, their G5s are seriously due for an update, after almost a year (if you don't count the change to the 1.8 GHz model). This would have happened sooner if IBM could produce the 90 nm chips faster, but c'est la vie...
Toshiba is the one boosting production to 800,000 units per month, not Apple. Apple only uses Toshiba drives in their iPods (non-mini).
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In the US, it's illegal to BE passed on the right. It is your duty to be as far right as possible (within reason). Too bad no one follows this rule, and you have to ride people's asses or just pass them on the right. Flash your lights at someone, and you're liable to get shot...
I'm a part of several independent software development projects (on the PR side, mostly), and can vouch that APE is a piece of shit, and should not be installed by anyone who cares about stability and data integrity. When users get crashing problems and send us their crash logs, APE modules are usually to blame. As such, we just tell our users that we won't support them as long as APE is installed, and get them to uninstall it whenever we see it active in logs users send us. We might even have to add code to our app to prevent it from running if APE tries to insert its threads in our app's memory. I sincerely hope that Apple makes this kind of software impossible by preventing arbitrary third party code from being inserted into apps' protected memory (with explicit exceptions for valid plug-ins, of course). I don't care what Unsanity says, they're full of crap. APE has got to be the #1 source of crashes on MacOS X. Congratulations, Unsanity, for millions of dollars worth of lost work and time. I say we get the torches and rope!
You need to first select the text to summarize, then you can go to the application menu, Services, and choose the Summarize option. This then launches the SummaryService, which then allows you to set the desired summary length and displays the summary accordingly.
That's the MacOS X drive, not MaOS. . . but I think I was understood. This fix only affects the general Mac help, application help is not affected, and will still work. Also, you might want to rename the Help directory back to "Help" before you apply Apple's eventual patch for this.
This is much more serious than the articles let on. This security vulnerability in MacOS X affects all web browsers. There's a non-malicious example of the seriousness of the problem here: http://bronosky.com/pub/AppleScript.htm Th at just runs a harmless script (/usr/bin/du; exit) which scrolls a bunch of text and looks scary, but it could easily have been a script to wipe your home directory, and you could have had some serious data loss (i.e. rm -rf ~/).
To fix the vulnerability, simply navigate to your MaOS X drive, go to the Library folder (not the one in your home folder, but the one in the root directory of your HD), and then to the Documentation folder, and rename the folder "Help" to something else (located at/Library/Documentation/Help). This will prevent people from linking to the script runner. This vulnerability is very serious, and doesn't even have to involve downloading a DMG. Once the "Help" folder is renamed, you won't be able to use the Mac Help center anymore, but at least you will not be at risk of having your data wiped by clicking on a link, or visiting a malicious site. DO THIS NOW!!!!!
It's not just dmgs that cause the problem. Check out the (fortunately harmless) site here: http://bronosky.com/pub/AppleScript.htm Th is is as serious and critical as they get, and it's not limited to any browser. They're all affected.
Avoid mouse drivers like the plague. Instead, the left, right and scroll buttons behave as expected natively, and then go to the Exposé system preference, and assign functions to the other buttons. You'll never look back. the only problem is that Exposé assigned to mouse buttons interferes with some games, and so you have to disable it before playing.
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AAC files from the ITMS are 48 kHz. You're resampling at 44.1 kHz when you burn to CD, thus losing some fidelity, definitely not the most ideal solution, and definitely not without some quality loss.
That's completely irrelevant, as they aren't challenging the C&D order. They've taken down the project at SF.net, and moved it offshore, where it should have been from the start. Case closed.
I'm afraid the answer was price fixing, but thanks for playing. DVDs have much less stringent price controls, so nothing prevents a retailer from undercutting their competition. The same is unfortunately untrue of music distribution. You're also forgetting that they do sell the same music several times to you. I've seen people with the same album on vinyl, cassette and CD, and they'll probably get whatever next format comes out. There's no excuse for price fixing, and the music industry needs to get bitch-slapped by the FTC in a major way.
How about you just not open any archived email attachments (.sit or.zip files) that you're not expecting? If the file is transferred bare, without being in a compressed archive, the resource fork is stripped, and the application is rendered inoperable. If you're downloading and opening.sit and.zip files you're not expecting, then you got what you deserved. The low marketshare of Macs practically assures that you won't really affect anyone but your own dumb self.
Ummm, no. The fix would be to ditch type and creator codes completely, though that would not be very practical. Apple will probably just make all type AAPL files have a.app file extension, to avoid confusion.
I agree. I like the new system a LOT more than the old PITA type and creator codes, that required ResEdit to fix. The OSX way is worlds better. It's not like there were no trojans for Classic MacOS, so it's really a straw man argument. The best defense in this case is that the resource fork will be removed if the MP3 is transferred naked (not in a compressed archive), rendering it non-functional as an executable application. When that happens, double-clicking on it will just launch iTunes, which will then choke on the garbled.mp3 file. I dunno about everyone else, but I sure as f**k ain't gonna download a.sit or.zip email attachment unless I'm expecting one from someone.
I have been using a MicroConnectors keyboard for a couple years, and I must say it's been very satisfying. The keys have great feel and action, they click nicely (pretty loudly for some), and it's laid out exactly like the AEK II, with power button and everything (that no longer works to power on Macs since the G5, but can still bring up the shut down dialog while the computer is running). They go for around $50 online, and come in different colors, though I believe some colors are discontinued, and pretty hard to find. Graphite color is still available, and looks fine. The only complaint I've had is that the power key is pretty flimsy, and it WILL break off after a while, though I never use it (leave my Mac on 24/7), so it's not an issue for me. The rest of the keys are sturdy, and this thing has taken a world of abuse over the years, and still works fine. I even had to get another one that's still in its wrapping, for the day when this one gives up the ghost. For a great feel that won't break the bank, MicroConnectors is definitely the best option available for us Mac users, and I've tried them all (you suck MacAlly!). Unfortunately, I haven't seen them in stores, so the only option is to get them online, without trying them first. Comparatively, the recent Apple ones are incredibly mushy, to the point of being a pain to use.
It's a photoshopped version of imagesfromApple'swebsite. It's not even that well done, as Apple would never put Application icons on an irregular background.
Conversely, there are many software titles for the Mac that aren't available for Windows (granted most are made by Apple themselves). Regardless, they are very well-designed, and really allow your typical non-tech user to do very complex things, like edit movies, master DVDs, make music, organize digital pictures, etc., etc. These titles aren't available for Windows, and so people interested in performing these tasks could do worse than getting a Mac. One area that is noticeable lacking where Windows excels (if you can use such a word in this case) is in the virus and worm department. To many users and businesses, this is a very huge factor in the value proposition. Once a user sits down with a machine and realizes they can do all these neat technical things on their computer, and get high-quality output, that computer becomes more valuable to them. As for businesses, if they find that by getting a G5, their workers are more productive, the computer has multiple nines uptime due to a stable OS and lack of viruses, then they might find it worth the minor extra up-front cost, as it is really insignificant when compared to the cost of maintenance personnel. If they can hire less support staff by using G5s instead of Dells, then they've saved a lot more money. The value/cost calculation is much more complicated than merely comparing purchase prices, as they are completely different OSs, thus have different values, and the actual cost is much more than just the purchase price of the box. When you have all the software you need on the Mac (except maybe some specialized business software and certain games), most people wouldn't even consider the difference in amount of software available for the various OSs as they've got everything they need either way.
If life begins in the testicles and ovaries of potential parents, then wouldn't there be something wrong with doing nothing about vasectomies though? Same with masturbation and birth control. What about abstaining from sex and letting the sperm and eggs die naturally? Surely, more potential humans die from not ever making it out of the testes or fallopian tubes than any other activity we engage in. Would you recommend harvesting every potential human reproductive cell and combining them in test tubes to make sure no potential humans are lost? Where are you going to draw the line? Do you really want a bunch of kids being born to parents incapable of raising them? You actually want to increase the amount of suffering in this World? You heartless bastard! Why don't you follow your way of thinking, don't get an abortion, and leave those that don't think like you to do as they please? Besides, life isn't that valuable, or we wouldn't be sending off our boys to die fighting the infidels (terrorists, whatever) in some far-off land every year or five. So many people have died in the name of God, that your argument is completely void. I think it's much better to avoid suffering on a huge scale than to avoid killing a fetus whose brain isn't developed enough to know that it's missing out on anything. Leave the poor people getting abortions alone, as they are going through enough stress as it is, and worry about your own problems.
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The power outlets are only available in business and first class; coach would have to be retrofitted to include them, a much higher investment than providing centralized methanol refueling services. As for charging for hours vs. instant refill, you're not always on a plane, and don't always have hours to wait for the laptop to charge. There are countless occasions when an instant refill would be more practical. Such a system would really make portable computers viable, and would finally free us from the grid.
Doubtful, but with a second filled battery, and significantly improved battery life, you should be fine until you land and can use canisters again. Also, if it caught on enough, I'm sure airlines would provide refueling services in-flight. It would be much more convenient to be able to instantly fill a battery with methanol rather than having to wait hours for it to charge. Also, methanol can be obtained from renewable sources, and the products of its use in a fuel cell are just carbon dioxide and water (vapor?); hopefully there's some kind of water management system built-in.
Do you realize how much data Apple's saved forcing people to use more reliable storage and transfer methods? Floppies should have died long before Apple rightly banished them, and should definitely not be used by anyone this day and age, unless you have some sick fondness for losing data. You can plug in and use an external floppy drive if you really must have one, but you'll be much better off using flash memory, hard drives, optical media, or electronic transfers, as they will be much more reliable and cost-effective. Only an idiot would use a floppy by choice these days.
They're PREVIEWING MacOS 10.4 Tiger, not releasing it, supposedly. Also, their G5s are seriously due for an update, after almost a year (if you don't count the change to the 1.8 GHz model). This would have happened sooner if IBM could produce the 90 nm chips faster, but c'est la vie...
Toshiba is the one boosting production to 800,000 units per month, not Apple. Apple only uses Toshiba drives in their iPods (non-mini).
In the US, it's illegal to BE passed on the right. It is your duty to be as far right as possible (within reason). Too bad no one follows this rule, and you have to ride people's asses or just pass them on the right. Flash your lights at someone, and you're liable to get shot...
I'm a part of several independent software development projects (on the PR side, mostly), and can vouch that APE is a piece of shit, and should not be installed by anyone who cares about stability and data integrity. When users get crashing problems and send us their crash logs, APE modules are usually to blame. As such, we just tell our users that we won't support them as long as APE is installed, and get them to uninstall it whenever we see it active in logs users send us. We might even have to add code to our app to prevent it from running if APE tries to insert its threads in our app's memory. I sincerely hope that Apple makes this kind of software impossible by preventing arbitrary third party code from being inserted into apps' protected memory (with explicit exceptions for valid plug-ins, of course). I don't care what Unsanity says, they're full of crap. APE has got to be the #1 source of crashes on MacOS X. Congratulations, Unsanity, for millions of dollars worth of lost work and time. I say we get the torches and rope!
That was Lowest common denominator, I believe . . . my bad.
Most common denominator . . . says it all.
You need to first select the text to summarize, then you can go to the application menu, Services, and choose the Summarize option. This then launches the SummaryService, which then allows you to set the desired summary length and displays the summary accordingly.
That's the MacOS X drive, not MaOS. . . but I think I was understood. This fix only affects the general Mac help, application help is not affected, and will still work. Also, you might want to rename the Help directory back to "Help" before you apply Apple's eventual patch for this.
This is much more serious than the articles let on. This security vulnerability in MacOS X affects all web browsers. There's a non-malicious example of the seriousness of the problem here:h at just runs a harmless script (/usr/bin/du; exit) which scrolls a bunch of text and looks scary, but it could easily have been a script to wipe your home directory, and you could have had some serious data loss (i.e. rm -rf ~/).
/Library/Documentation/Help). This will prevent people from linking to the script runner. This vulnerability is very serious, and doesn't even have to involve downloading a DMG. Once the "Help" folder is renamed, you won't be able to use the Mac Help center anymore, but at least you will not be at risk of having your data wiped by clicking on a link, or visiting a malicious site. DO THIS NOW!!!!!
http://bronosky.com/pub/AppleScript.htm
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To fix the vulnerability, simply navigate to your MaOS X drive, go to the Library folder (not the one in your home folder, but the one in the root directory of your HD), and then to the Documentation folder, and rename the folder "Help" to something else (located at
It's not just dmgs that cause the problem. Check out the (fortunately harmless) site here:h is is as serious and critical as they get, and it's not limited to any browser. They're all affected.
http://bronosky.com/pub/AppleScript.htm
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Avoid mouse drivers like the plague. Instead, the left, right and scroll buttons behave as expected natively, and then go to the Exposé system preference, and assign functions to the other buttons. You'll never look back. the only problem is that Exposé assigned to mouse buttons interferes with some games, and so you have to disable it before playing.
AAC files from the ITMS are 48 kHz. You're resampling at 44.1 kHz when you burn to CD, thus losing some fidelity, definitely not the most ideal solution, and definitely not without some quality loss.
That's completely irrelevant, as they aren't challenging the C&D order. They've taken down the project at SF.net, and moved it offshore, where it should have been from the start. Case closed.
I'm afraid the answer was price fixing, but thanks for playing. DVDs have much less stringent price controls, so nothing prevents a retailer from undercutting their competition. The same is unfortunately untrue of music distribution. You're also forgetting that they do sell the same music several times to you. I've seen people with the same album on vinyl, cassette and CD, and they'll probably get whatever next format comes out. There's no excuse for price fixing, and the music industry needs to get bitch-slapped by the FTC in a major way.
How about you just not open any archived email attachments (.sit or .zip files) that you're not expecting? If the file is transferred bare, without being in a compressed archive, the resource fork is stripped, and the application is rendered inoperable. If you're downloading and opening .sit and .zip files you're not expecting, then you got what you deserved. The low marketshare of Macs practically assures that you won't really affect anyone but your own dumb self.
Ummm, no. The fix would be to ditch type and creator codes completely, though that would not be very practical. Apple will probably just make all type AAPL files have a .app file extension, to avoid confusion.
I agree. I like the new system a LOT more than the old PITA type and creator codes, that required ResEdit to fix. The OSX way is worlds better. It's not like there were no trojans for Classic MacOS, so it's really a straw man argument. The best defense in this case is that the resource fork will be removed if the MP3 is transferred naked (not in a compressed archive), rendering it non-functional as an executable application. When that happens, double-clicking on it will just launch iTunes, which will then choke on the garbled .mp3 file. I dunno about everyone else, but I sure as f**k ain't gonna download a .sit or .zip email attachment unless I'm expecting one from someone.
I have been using a MicroConnectors keyboard for a couple years, and I must say it's been very satisfying. The keys have great feel and action, they click nicely (pretty loudly for some), and it's laid out exactly like the AEK II, with power button and everything (that no longer works to power on Macs since the G5, but can still bring up the shut down dialog while the computer is running). They go for around $50 online, and come in different colors, though I believe some colors are discontinued, and pretty hard to find. Graphite color is still available, and looks fine. The only complaint I've had is that the power key is pretty flimsy, and it WILL break off after a while, though I never use it (leave my Mac on 24/7), so it's not an issue for me. The rest of the keys are sturdy, and this thing has taken a world of abuse over the years, and still works fine. I even had to get another one that's still in its wrapping, for the day when this one gives up the ghost. For a great feel that won't break the bank, MicroConnectors is definitely the best option available for us Mac users, and I've tried them all (you suck MacAlly!). Unfortunately, I haven't seen them in stores, so the only option is to get them online, without trying them first. Comparatively, the recent Apple ones are incredibly mushy, to the point of being a pain to use.
Were you even reading what I said? I'm not going to dignify that rubbish with a retort. Dumbass.
It's a photoshopped version of images from Apple's website. It's not even that well done, as Apple would never put Application icons on an irregular background.
Conversely, there are many software titles for the Mac that aren't available for Windows (granted most are made by Apple themselves). Regardless, they are very well-designed, and really allow your typical non-tech user to do very complex things, like edit movies, master DVDs, make music, organize digital pictures, etc., etc. These titles aren't available for Windows, and so people interested in performing these tasks could do worse than getting a Mac. One area that is noticeable lacking where Windows excels (if you can use such a word in this case) is in the virus and worm department. To many users and businesses, this is a very huge factor in the value proposition. Once a user sits down with a machine and realizes they can do all these neat technical things on their computer, and get high-quality output, that computer becomes more valuable to them. As for businesses, if they find that by getting a G5, their workers are more productive, the computer has multiple nines uptime due to a stable OS and lack of viruses, then they might find it worth the minor extra up-front cost, as it is really insignificant when compared to the cost of maintenance personnel. If they can hire less support staff by using G5s instead of Dells, then they've saved a lot more money. The value/cost calculation is much more complicated than merely comparing purchase prices, as they are completely different OSs, thus have different values, and the actual cost is much more than just the purchase price of the box. When you have all the software you need on the Mac (except maybe some specialized business software and certain games), most people wouldn't even consider the difference in amount of software available for the various OSs as they've got everything they need either way.
If life begins in the testicles and ovaries of potential parents, then wouldn't there be something wrong with doing nothing about vasectomies though? Same with masturbation and birth control. What about abstaining from sex and letting the sperm and eggs die naturally? Surely, more potential humans die from not ever making it out of the testes or fallopian tubes than any other activity we engage in. Would you recommend harvesting every potential human reproductive cell and combining them in test tubes to make sure no potential humans are lost? Where are you going to draw the line? Do you really want a bunch of kids being born to parents incapable of raising them? You actually want to increase the amount of suffering in this World? You heartless bastard! Why don't you follow your way of thinking, don't get an abortion, and leave those that don't think like you to do as they please? Besides, life isn't that valuable, or we wouldn't be sending off our boys to die fighting the infidels (terrorists, whatever) in some far-off land every year or five. So many people have died in the name of God, that your argument is completely void. I think it's much better to avoid suffering on a huge scale than to avoid killing a fetus whose brain isn't developed enough to know that it's missing out on anything. Leave the poor people getting abortions alone, as they are going through enough stress as it is, and worry about your own problems.