Mark me as redundant, but haven't people learned already that first-gen Apple products are suspect to major flaws? (Even though iteration-wise, this is the 4th iteration of the iPhone, of course, realistically this is a Apple product with brand new hardware and design, akin to going from the PPC Powerbooks to the Intel Macbooks).
Obviously, the old geezers are just trying to look for Country Kitchen Buffet. So, just shut down those buffet restaurants and those Toyota's will fix themselves (at the expense of the elderly).
Just to point out, all initial Google products are marked Beta and are almost guaranteed to be invite only, examples being Gmail, Wave, Voice, etc. However, I doubt Google would mark their phone "Nexus One Beta", even though the "Beta" moniker reflects the phone perfectly. Of course, with this Google Beta product, I don't think you can get your friend to send you an invite.
replace the multitudinous connector types with a single connector (FireWire, USB, Display interface)
Really, the only replacement Apple/Intel is doing with Light Peak is the FireWire interface, which Apple originally backed, as those other 2 mentioned (USB2, USB3, Display=DVI,HDMI,DisplayPort), will be around for some time.
I like what I am seeing with Light Peak, but then again, I also liked what I was seeing when FireWire came out. Hopefully Light Peak will be the USB FireWire never became.
Now did they forget to mention the $10 Windows 7 Ultimate that Best Buy Geek Squads were getting for badmouthing Linux? But in this case, since it is treason rather than blasphemy, my guess is that Windows 7 comes free for any defectors.
Can't Google come up with a better that differentiate their products, like "Cyborg OS" or "Goobuntu"? Because now, whenever a conversation involving Chrome comes up, we would have to ask "the OS, the browser, or Element 24?"
I have been sticking with my RF Receiver mice (Logitech VX Rev / VX Nano / G7), even though I have most branded Bluetooth mice available, including Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse, Razer Bluetooth Notebook Mouse, and the Logitech V450 bluetooth (I might have got the model number on this one here).
Anyways, after using the wireless mouse with just simple RF Receivers dedicated for that purpose, I never went back to BT Mouses, just because the tracking is usually shitty. The pairing is a pain in the ass (and no, you don't pair it only once, if you lose the connection the computer failed to pair on boot, you will have to pair it again). The latency with the bluetooth connection is unbearable (there is a definite, but minimal lag from mouse to pointer when compared to RF mouses). And no, I am not even judging bluetooth mouses to gaming standards here.
With good branded RF Mouses, connection is like wired mices, plug in the receiver and go. Lose a connection? Unplug receiver, plug receiver, continue productivity. Tracking is generally better than its bluetooth counterparts, and any mouse movement generally gives immediate feedback.
And ok, Bluetooth mouses look better overall and does not take up an USB port. But usability and ease of use suffers in turn.
The majority of iPhone users I know goes into the App Store / Cydia / Installer, sees something interesting, looks whether or not it is free, and if free checks if the phone has enough space, and if so download said app, rinse and repeat. The same pattern goes for apps that are not free, with the exception that the process becomes more conservative and stingy. It is actually by seeing this trend that I know that iPhone 2.0 only supports 9 pages of apps!
In response to the article about apps being used only 1% after it has been installed, doesn't that work the same way in Windows as well? Notable examples off the top of my head is Photoshop, which I can see most people actually have a copy installed on their machine, yet the same user probably really only uses Paint.
Yeah, I tried installing 128-bit Linux with a setup consisting of 2 AMD64's, but all I got was a 65-bit OS.
On the serious side, I've been running 64-bit Linux without any problems. The transition from 32-bit Linux to 64-bit Linux was transparent. I can't say the same for the transition from 32-bit Vista to 64-bit Vista though, mostly due to video codec problems.
Obviously so that nobody else can buy a P.A. Semi chip (which is a low-powered version of the PowerPC 970), build the Powerbook G5 that Apple and IBM can't build, and basically telling Apple, "how do you like them apples?"
Isn't the bottleneck mostly I/O in this case, rather than CPU, since the said operation requires very little floating point operation, which is what the TOP500 is essentially all about.
I might be totally off the mark here, but is anyone forgetting about Seadragon - http://labs.live.com/seadragon.aspx? I mean, I know it's developed as part of Live, but the idea of Seadragon (or similar) working in an Windows OS is enough to stick it up Mac's Expose, no? Certainly Microsoft did not acquire Seadragon so that they can screw it up, right? Oh wait...
I always went to download the CD first, then install it for fear that the internet may fail. I was surprised to find out that even after installing from CD, and while I explicitly told the installer to "NOT GET UPDATED LIBRARIES FROM THE NET", it still does so anyways. Fine...I'll wait, as my broadbands only picking up Ubuntu at a measly 20-40 kb/s (I figure its due to everyone trying to get it). That failed, as the installer crapped out.
Therefore, I installed it by booting it up from the CD, wiped out my hard drive, and installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu. Got everything seemingly working. So I went and performed the usual Nvidia driver installation (apt-get), and on the next boot, the OS cannot boot into the GUI as it cannot detect my video card anymore.
Enough. Went back to Dapper, which was effortless. From what I understand, Dapper is being supported longer than Edgy (for 3 years), way longer than Edgy. I'll see how Fiesty Fawn turns out.
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Sorry wrong link above, but to reiterate, I believe it is the MEMS autofocus that is supposed to be the killer feature.
MEMS http://www.nikonmetrology.com/en_US/Applications/Electronics/MEMS
Mark me as redundant, but haven't people learned already that first-gen Apple products are suspect to major flaws? (Even though iteration-wise, this is the 4th iteration of the iPhone, of course, realistically this is a Apple product with brand new hardware and design, akin to going from the PPC Powerbooks to the Intel Macbooks).
Obviously, the old geezers are just trying to look for Country Kitchen Buffet. So, just shut down those buffet restaurants and those Toyota's will fix themselves (at the expense of the elderly).
Just to point out, all initial Google products are marked Beta and are almost guaranteed to be invite only, examples being Gmail, Wave, Voice, etc. However, I doubt Google would mark their phone "Nexus One Beta", even though the "Beta" moniker reflects the phone perfectly. Of course, with this Google Beta product, I don't think you can get your friend to send you an invite.
replace the multitudinous connector types with a single connector (FireWire, USB, Display interface)
Really, the only replacement Apple/Intel is doing with Light Peak is the FireWire interface, which Apple originally backed, as those other 2 mentioned (USB2, USB3, Display=DVI,HDMI,DisplayPort), will be around for some time. I like what I am seeing with Light Peak, but then again, I also liked what I was seeing when FireWire came out. Hopefully Light Peak will be the USB FireWire never became.
Now did they forget to mention the $10 Windows 7 Ultimate that Best Buy Geek Squads were getting for badmouthing Linux? But in this case, since it is treason rather than blasphemy, my guess is that Windows 7 comes free for any defectors.
Let's see how the talk show host respond to "Freax", as Linus used to call it.
Can't Google come up with a better that differentiate their products, like "Cyborg OS" or "Goobuntu"? Because now, whenever a conversation involving Chrome comes up, we would have to ask "the OS, the browser, or Element 24?"
I am willing to bet the primary language used for writing new apps on Chrome OS would be Java, given what Google did with the Android SDK.
More like "there is no cow level"
I have been sticking with my RF Receiver mice (Logitech VX Rev / VX Nano / G7), even though I have most branded Bluetooth mice available, including Apple Wireless Mighty Mouse, Razer Bluetooth Notebook Mouse, and the Logitech V450 bluetooth (I might have got the model number on this one here).
Anyways, after using the wireless mouse with just simple RF Receivers dedicated for that purpose, I never went back to BT Mouses, just because the tracking is usually shitty. The pairing is a pain in the ass (and no, you don't pair it only once, if you lose the connection the computer failed to pair on boot, you will have to pair it again). The latency with the bluetooth connection is unbearable (there is a definite, but minimal lag from mouse to pointer when compared to RF mouses). And no, I am not even judging bluetooth mouses to gaming standards here.
With good branded RF Mouses, connection is like wired mices, plug in the receiver and go. Lose a connection? Unplug receiver, plug receiver, continue productivity. Tracking is generally better than its bluetooth counterparts, and any mouse movement generally gives immediate feedback.
And ok, Bluetooth mouses look better overall and does not take up an USB port. But usability and ease of use suffers in turn.
The majority of iPhone users I know goes into the App Store / Cydia / Installer, sees something interesting, looks whether or not it is free, and if free checks if the phone has enough space, and if so download said app, rinse and repeat. The same pattern goes for apps that are not free, with the exception that the process becomes more conservative and stingy. It is actually by seeing this trend that I know that iPhone 2.0 only supports 9 pages of apps!
In response to the article about apps being used only 1% after it has been installed, doesn't that work the same way in Windows as well? Notable examples off the top of my head is Photoshop, which I can see most people actually have a copy installed on their machine, yet the same user probably really only uses Paint.
Didn't the Brits hear about what happened to the USS Yorktown when they tried Windows as a naval solution. God save the Queen, please.
Yeah, I tried installing 128-bit Linux with a setup consisting of 2 AMD64's, but all I got was a 65-bit OS.
On the serious side, I've been running 64-bit Linux without any problems. The transition from 32-bit Linux to 64-bit Linux was transparent. I can't say the same for the transition from 32-bit Vista to 64-bit Vista though, mostly due to video codec problems.
Knock Knock Dr. Evil...all that work for 3 MILS? I mean, all AIG and eventually the Big 3 had to do was give some bjs and guaranteed 30 BILS, right?
Nonetheless, thank god this ordeal is over, so I can finally get my copy of United Linux
Built-in copy protection is a bag-of-hurt.
Sincerely,
Mac Fan who wants Blu-ray
Obviously so that nobody else can buy a P.A. Semi chip (which is a low-powered version of the PowerPC 970), build the Powerbook G5 that Apple and IBM can't build, and basically telling Apple, "how do you like them apples?"
BUT, with the umlimited number of passports he wields, he can get his hands on as much cell phones as he possibly wants.
Isn't the master code the only leverage he has with whoever the virus writer's dealing with? Without it or giving out easily he is as good as dead.
Isn't the bottleneck mostly I/O in this case, rather than CPU, since the said operation requires very little floating point operation, which is what the TOP500 is essentially all about.
Seeing as how both ODF and UOF is based upon open standards (based on Wikipedia), what advantages does UOF offer over ODF?
I might be totally off the mark here, but is anyone forgetting about Seadragon - http://labs.live.com/seadragon.aspx? I mean, I know it's developed as part of Live, but the idea of Seadragon (or similar) working in an Windows OS is enough to stick it up Mac's Expose, no? Certainly Microsoft did not acquire Seadragon so that they can screw it up, right? Oh wait...
I thought it was Google who would bring balance to the Force, not leave it in Darkness.
I always went to download the CD first, then install it for fear that the internet may fail. I was surprised to find out that even after installing from CD, and while I explicitly told the installer to "NOT GET UPDATED LIBRARIES FROM THE NET", it still does so anyways. Fine...I'll wait, as my broadbands only picking up Ubuntu at a measly 20-40 kb/s (I figure its due to everyone trying to get it). That failed, as the installer crapped out. Therefore, I installed it by booting it up from the CD, wiped out my hard drive, and installed a fresh copy of Ubuntu. Got everything seemingly working. So I went and performed the usual Nvidia driver installation (apt-get), and on the next boot, the OS cannot boot into the GUI as it cannot detect my video card anymore. Enough. Went back to Dapper, which was effortless. From what I understand, Dapper is being supported longer than Edgy (for 3 years), way longer than Edgy. I'll see how Fiesty Fawn turns out.