So true. UI "innovations" in apps that greatly diverge from the system default are almost always more hassle than help. Even Final Cut and old versions of Logic were annoying, especially at first. This is using Mac OS X as a frame of reference, though. I think that OS X open/save dialog boxes are quite well designed. I would prefer that they were slightly smaller, with the ability to create favorites in the dialog box, but other than that they perform admirably.
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*is this word even used anymore? I can't remember the last time I actually saw it employed...
It's amazing how quickly storage increases and prices go down. On the other hand, it's interesting to keep in mind that as amazing as an iPod nano would be in 1985, the invention of paper was the single biggest leap in storage density we've ever seen.
I just can't believe this is the best use of funds. Something tells me that the orphans in Africa and child prostitutes in Cambodia are in greater need than any child is of a laptop.
Only if you take that sentence out of context. If you read the whole post (as well as the follow-up) I hope you'll see that this wasn't what I meant at all. I was simply listing some groups that are often stereotyped, not saying that I support the labels that are often applied to them.
I meant to add 'et cetera' to that list of religions; of course, all people are subject to that kind of defensive behavior. It's interesting, though, that the concept of giving preference to the other person is a central teaching of Jesus Christ. I wish more Christians (I myself as one) would live that out more often. Things would be different around here if that were the case.
this sort of "turning off" of logic happens to all people, not just politicians. Start a conversation about religion, and you'll see what I mean. I don't just mean fundamentalist Christians, either; atheists, agnostics, muslims (mac users?) are just as likely to get defensive if you start criticizing something they hold to be true. The key here is to place more value on the person that you're talking to than on yourself. If the other person knows/feels that, your conversation has the potential to be the civil, enlightening discourse that we really want.
Pixar trailers have never been very good, at least not in the 'traditional' way. Some movies (star wars ep. i-iii, matrix rev and reloaded...) pack every decent shot into a 59 second trailer. Pixar actually concentrates more on the movie than the trailer. That says something about them as a company.
the SATA II spec is quite a bit different from the original SATA. SATA II adds port multiplication, hot plugging, native command queuing, external enclosures, and port selection. Also, with a theoretical peak of 3Gbps, it's twice as fast as the old SATA. here is a decent article with more explanation.
Favorites, bookmarks.....take your pick. I am referring to Safari's automatic assignment of hot-keys to bookmarks in the Bookmarks Bar. For instance, Slashdot is the first bookmark in my bookmark bar; if I want to go to slashdot, command+1 takes me there. My local weather is the 5th entry: command+5 takes me there. I've become addicted to this as a way to navigate quickly through sites I visit every day. It would be better if Safari would let me assign these hot-keys to any bookmark, so I wouldn't have to use the bookmark bar at all, but that's just a personal preference.
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It seems that the web browser landscape has been pretty tranquil for quite some time. Firefox 1.5 and Safari 2.0 both seemed like fairly inconsequential updates. For Firefox, I want hot-key accessible favorites like I have in Safari. For Safari, I want type-ahead searching. The first to give me that will have my browser vote....at least for now.
I would agree; the permanent absence of FW800 is news (even though that missed the headline). I just bought a triple-interface HD in hopes that my next 12" Power(Mac?)Book would sport FW800. The studio I work at is outfitted with FW800, and there is a very significant real-world difference between it and the older spec.
the article says that the technology is "100 times faster than Bluetooth". 721Kbps x 100=72Mbps. Not as fast as a full-blown hi-speed wireless USB, but a good deal better than Bluetooth, even (the currently available) Bluetooth 2.0 Enhanced Data Rate, which is 3Mbps.
Apple has included Bluetooth 2.0+EDR in their laptops for some time now.
Only if you are concerned with spending more money for slower technology for the sake of bragging rights....or just simply can't stand any wires at all.
I know you were trying to be humorous, but Alzheimer's is hardly a tasteful target; it is a serious disease that is a source of extreme pain for many people. Please be more conscious next time when attempting to crack a joke.
Very good point; I was just about to say the same thing. I attend a small private college with exceptional faculty and (as a general rule) exceptional students. Small class size helps; one of my classes last semester had only six students. Of course, there are other obvious benefits of a larger school. Still, A few of my friends who recently returned from studying abroad in Europe have expressed a huge appreciation of our faculty here, saying that the classroom culture overseas is a far cry from what we enjoy here.
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So true. UI "innovations" in apps that greatly diverge from the system default are almost always more hassle than help. Even Final Cut and old versions of Logic were annoying, especially at first. This is using Mac OS X as a frame of reference, though. I think that OS X open/save dialog boxes are quite well designed. I would prefer that they were slightly smaller, with the ability to create favorites in the dialog box, but other than that they perform admirably.
whatever happened to a sense of humor on slashdot?
Thank you.
*is this word even used anymore? I can't remember the last time I actually saw it employed...
Until you remember that Firefox, preferred browser of Those-That-Care the world over, is based on Mozilla, which came from Netscape....
Sure, "Netscape" isn't a household name any longer, but I'd say that it's far from "the trash heap of history."
Interesting points, nonetheless. You can't legislate morality.
It's amazing how quickly storage increases and prices go down. On the other hand, it's interesting to keep in mind that as amazing as an iPod nano would be in 1985, the invention of paper was the single biggest leap in storage density we've ever seen.
I just can't believe this is the best use of funds. Something tells me that the orphans in Africa and child prostitutes in Cambodia are in greater need than any child is of a laptop.
Only if you take that sentence out of context. If you read the whole post (as well as the follow-up) I hope you'll see that this wasn't what I meant at all. I was simply listing some groups that are often stereotyped, not saying that I support the labels that are often applied to them.
I meant to add 'et cetera' to that list of religions; of course, all people are subject to that kind of defensive behavior. It's interesting, though, that the concept of giving preference to the other person is a central teaching of Jesus Christ. I wish more Christians (I myself as one) would live that out more often. Things would be different around here if that were the case.
this sort of "turning off" of logic happens to all people, not just politicians. Start a conversation about religion, and you'll see what I mean. I don't just mean fundamentalist Christians, either; atheists, agnostics, muslims (mac users?) are just as likely to get defensive if you start criticizing something they hold to be true. The key here is to place more value on the person that you're talking to than on yourself. If the other person knows/feels that, your conversation has the potential to be the civil, enlightening discourse that we really want.
p.s. the Incredibles? Incredible.
it means Geri and the Genie go head-to-head in the next short...
the SATA II spec is quite a bit different from the original SATA. SATA II adds port multiplication, hot plugging, native command queuing, external enclosures, and port selection. Also, with a theoretical peak of 3Gbps, it's twice as fast as the old SATA. here is a decent article with more explanation.
Favorites, bookmarks.....take your pick. I am referring to Safari's automatic assignment of hot-keys to bookmarks in the Bookmarks Bar. For instance, Slashdot is the first bookmark in my bookmark bar; if I want to go to slashdot, command+1 takes me there. My local weather is the 5th entry: command+5 takes me there. I've become addicted to this as a way to navigate quickly through sites I visit every day. It would be better if Safari would let me assign these hot-keys to any bookmark, so I wouldn't have to use the bookmark bar at all, but that's just a personal preference.
It seems that the web browser landscape has been pretty tranquil for quite some time. Firefox 1.5 and Safari 2.0 both seemed like fairly inconsequential updates. For Firefox, I want hot-key accessible favorites like I have in Safari. For Safari, I want type-ahead searching. The first to give me that will have my browser vote....at least for now.
sigh.
Apple has included Bluetooth 2.0+EDR in their laptops for some time now.
Only if you are concerned with spending more money for slower technology for the sake of bragging rights....or just simply can't stand any wires at all.
is that the malicious act of plugging SCSI devices into a co-workers computer on the sly? ;-)
I know you were trying to be humorous, but Alzheimer's is hardly a tasteful target; it is a serious disease that is a source of extreme pain for many people. Please be more conscious next time when attempting to crack a joke.
it goes both ways.