Actually I have always expanded the taskbar to 2 lines in windows, which makes it roughly the same size as the Dock. And both the taskbar and dock have an auto-hide feature, which essentially makes them take up no real estate.
At least you can put program windows under the Dock in OS X.
Is anyone else still trying to figure out why this wasn't posted under Apple-related news? I monitor the regular/. feed as well as a specific apple-related feed, and if I hadn't signed on at just the right time to notice this one flying by in the main feed, I would have completely missed it.
iMovie: Very limited and don't work as "fast" as Apple makes it seem. Making your 10 minute youtube clip can easily take an hour even if it's rather simple. I wouldn't be surprised if there existed a similar but better free alternative. Still the iLife application I use because it's the only one I have and it work.
You obviously haven't done much film editing. iMovie is quite basic, but it is still efficient. Final cut is exponentially better, however, if you need anything remotely advanced. If you think an hour for your 10 minutes clip is bad, try 9+ hours for a 3 minute music video. Also, Being forced to work with Windows Movie Maker would make almost anyone cry when they saw iMovie (iLife is preinstalled on 'legit' macs)
Garageband: I've got the impression some people actually like this! I don't have a MIDI keyboard or such so I wouldn't know. There is some application for making audio which also runs on Linux which is supposed to be rather cheap and work good, I have no idea what the name was.
Garageband is also quite basic, but it is still incredible that they include this kind of software with their computers. It is also forwards compatible with Apple's flagship audio software Logic.
And the linux software you are referring to is Ardour.
Personally I feel the Apple applications (and computers) would be so much more interesting if.mac was free.
*cough* there's no such thing as.Mac!! *cough* Apple got rid of it months ago *cough* heard of a thing called MobileMe? *cough*
If the phone was locked when it was called, it will show a 'slide to unlok' message, and after the call is over, the phone will automatically lock itself again.
If the phone is unlocked (or presumably at the unlock screen) when it was called, it will show an 'answer call' button (no slider) and after the call ends, it will go back to whatever screen it was on at the time of the call, which in this case would be the unlock screen.
Because apple designed the machines, and designed their software specifically to run on them. The only reason they dont want other companies using their software is because it dilutes the user base, makes technical support much more difficult, and greatly degrades system stability, and therefore the reputation of OS X and Apple itself.
OS X retail copies, while they may be intended as upgrades, are still retail copies. The only restrictions you'll ever find atm on an OS X install, is on the machine-specific OS install discs that come with a specific machine. For example, if you buy a 20" iMac, it will come with a grey OS restore disc that specifically says it is only for that type of computer. If you try to use that disc on, say a mac mini, or any other type of mac (or computer for that matter) it will not work.
The retail copies have no such restrictions, however. They don't even need a product key, and certainly no 'genuine advantage' BS.
It seems Apple just plain trusts their users more than MS. They are even phasing out the DRM in the iTunes store (while simultaneously upping the bitrate to boot!)
Very true, and probably accurate, as when the climate restabilizes it will probably be different than the way it was before, similar to how the top will be in a different position after it comes to rest (and really will have different behavior all together)
And put it towards future Windows 7 PR campaigns. With the way Vista has affected Microsoft's image, when win 7 comes out, it's likely going to be difficult to convince consumer's that it really IS a better os... we promise this time!!!
Well with the intel macs, and the ability now to run windows natively on any model, it really just becomes an issue of design and support. This is especially so when comparing laptops. Apple generally (emphasis on generally) designs their products very well, and they are usually solidly built. So you have a choice between a notably cheaper windows laptop, with equally notably cheaper construction, poor customer support, and the ability to run windows or linux, or an apple laptop with a higher cost, but solid construction (*generally*), superior customer support, and the ability to run windows, linux, or os x. Seems to me that the only legitimate reason to go with a pc is the cost (main factor for the majority of users)
As much as I'd love to see that, I still don't think Linux is quite ready for the GP yet. It has definitely made some leaps and bounds in the past couple of years tho, and hopefully by the end of the decade a popular desktop distro like ubuntu will have some gp appeal.
The problem is that users learn to ignore the pop-ups, and they happen so often that most users can't even tell if it's because of their own actions, or those of a malicious attack. Because of this, the messages serve no real security purpose, since even if someone were to maliciously try to abuse someone's computer, the user would probably just dismiss all of the pop-ups without a second thought.
Also, most of the 'security' pop-up windows are not from other programs requiring administrator rights, the majority of them come from the operating system itself, for example you have to go through a couple of them just to open the device manager.
I've actually seen a picture of a first class seat on an airplane with tv screens in the back of the headrests - the system was still booting when they got on the flight, and you could see the linux startup sequence, complete with tux sitting at the top of the screen.
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.... psssst, who wants to tell him that it was just a joke...
Or Apple + z for the old guys
And the 9-year wait just happens to end right on the brink of the first official G-phone release? Hm, coincidence?
Actually I have always expanded the taskbar to 2 lines in windows, which makes it roughly the same size as the Dock. And both the taskbar and dock have an auto-hide feature, which essentially makes them take up no real estate.
At least you can put program windows under the Dock in OS X.
It is still a major contributing factor to the Dock itself, and most users familiar with os x turn it on immediately.
apparently someone fixed it now. Thanks guys.
Is anyone else still trying to figure out why this wasn't posted under Apple-related news? I monitor the regular /. feed as well as a specific apple-related feed, and if I hadn't signed on at just the right time to notice this one flying by in the main feed, I would have completely missed it.
iPhoto: Suck.
.mac was free.
.Mac!! *cough* Apple got rid of it months ago *cough* heard of a thing called MobileMe? *cough*
Agreed.
iMovie: Very limited and don't work as "fast" as Apple makes it seem. Making your 10 minute youtube clip can easily take an hour even if it's rather simple. I wouldn't be surprised if there existed a similar but better free alternative. Still the iLife application I use because it's the only one I have and it work.
You obviously haven't done much film editing. iMovie is quite basic, but it is still efficient. Final cut is exponentially better, however, if you need anything remotely advanced. If you think an hour for your 10 minutes clip is bad, try 9+ hours for a 3 minute music video. Also, Being forced to work with Windows Movie Maker would make almost anyone cry when they saw iMovie (iLife is preinstalled on 'legit' macs)
Garageband: I've got the impression some people actually like this! I don't have a MIDI keyboard or such so I wouldn't know. There is some application for making audio which also runs on Linux which is supposed to be rather cheap and work good, I have no idea what the name was.
Garageband is also quite basic, but it is still incredible that they include this kind of software with their computers. It is also forwards compatible with Apple's flagship audio software Logic.
And the linux software you are referring to is Ardour.
Personally I feel the Apple applications (and computers) would be so much more interesting if
*cough* there's no such thing as
Holy shit, you didn't read a word of any other comments or of TFA at all?! It displays info when the screen is unlocked, dumbass.
>> I haven't seen it anywhere in any OS or operating environment, and in that case it is innovation.
>Again no. Don't mistake not done before for innovative either.
Actually, innovation is something that hasn't been done before, by definition:
"Innovative - being or producing something like nothing done or experienced or created before"
"innovative." WordNet® 3.0. Princeton University. 19 Sep. 2008. http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/innovative>.
If the phone was locked when it was called, it will show a 'slide to unlok' message, and after the call is over, the phone will automatically lock itself again.
If the phone is unlocked (or presumably at the unlock screen) when it was called, it will show an 'answer call' button (no slider) and after the call ends, it will go back to whatever screen it was on at the time of the call, which in this case would be the unlock screen.
Fail.
Because apple designed the machines, and designed their software specifically to run on them. The only reason they dont want other companies using their software is because it dilutes the user base, makes technical support much more difficult, and greatly degrades system stability, and therefore the reputation of OS X and Apple itself.
OS X retail copies, while they may be intended as upgrades, are still retail copies. The only restrictions you'll ever find atm on an OS X install, is on the machine-specific OS install discs that come with a specific machine. For example, if you buy a 20" iMac, it will come with a grey OS restore disc that specifically says it is only for that type of computer. If you try to use that disc on, say a mac mini, or any other type of mac (or computer for that matter) it will not work.
The retail copies have no such restrictions, however. They don't even need a product key, and certainly no 'genuine advantage' BS.
It seems Apple just plain trusts their users more than MS. They are even phasing out the DRM in the iTunes store (while simultaneously upping the bitrate to boot!)
Very true, and probably accurate, as when the climate restabilizes it will probably be different than the way it was before, similar to how the top will be in a different position after it comes to rest (and really will have different behavior all together)
Reminds me of all of the propaganda that goes by on your screen during phase 2 of the xp install, lol.
And put it towards future Windows 7 PR campaigns. With the way Vista has affected Microsoft's image, when win 7 comes out, it's likely going to be difficult to convince consumer's that it really IS a better os ... we promise this time!!!
Well with the intel macs, and the ability now to run windows natively on any model, it really just becomes an issue of design and support. This is especially so when comparing laptops. Apple generally (emphasis on generally) designs their products very well, and they are usually solidly built. So you have a choice between a notably cheaper windows laptop, with equally notably cheaper construction, poor customer support, and the ability to run windows or linux, or an apple laptop with a higher cost, but solid construction (*generally*), superior customer support, and the ability to run windows, linux, or os x. Seems to me that the only legitimate reason to go with a pc is the cost (main factor for the majority of users)
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As much as I'd love to see that, I still don't think Linux is quite ready for the GP yet. It has definitely made some leaps and bounds in the past couple of years tho, and hopefully by the end of the decade a popular desktop distro like ubuntu will have some gp appeal.
Or his post could have just been dry sarcasm?
Doesn't exactly help the stigma of Microsoft copying Apple does it?
The problem is that users learn to ignore the pop-ups, and they happen so often that most users can't even tell if it's because of their own actions, or those of a malicious attack. Because of this, the messages serve no real security purpose, since even if someone were to maliciously try to abuse someone's computer, the user would probably just dismiss all of the pop-ups without a second thought. Also, most of the 'security' pop-up windows are not from other programs requiring administrator rights, the majority of them come from the operating system itself, for example you have to go through a couple of them just to open the device manager.
I've actually seen a picture of a first class seat on an airplane with tv screens in the back of the headrests - the system was still booting when they got on the flight, and you could see the linux startup sequence, complete with tux sitting at the top of the screen.