Wikipedia mentions that Diablo was released on Nov. 30, 1996 for Mac OS, and Dec. 31 1996 for Windows. Just clearing up the fact that it was not Windows-only.
Really? I was under the impression that they did just that with the first iPad. There were no ~10" tablets in "Android land" at that price at the time.
Good points, I'm leery of putting much effort into Google+ simply for that reason, though I have high hopes for the service. Didn't use Buzz or Wave much but I will miss iGoogle a bit once it's gone.
I'm just hoping they will be selling unprotected h264 mp4s by the time I want to replace my AVIs. I never expected it to happen with music, so I'll just keep bugging Amazon and Apple.
The Today Show video mentioned in TFS states clearly that the statute has run out; that it's only 5 years. Thanks for the correction, no need to berate anyone.
You say 'walled garden' as if it's a bad thing for regular users. You and I can jailbreak if we want full portable computer functionality. The way it is now: stock iPhone means no malware, stock Android means you can get malware since Google doesn't check any apps unless they get complaints, and by then lots of damage has already been done. So, iOS walled garden=good for regular users, Android apps-from-anywhere=malware=fine for us, but not for regular people.
As far as I remember, those were laptop-sized drives. The iPod used the smaller 1.8" ones. I should have been more clear. It was the whole reason it was as small as a deck of cards, and if we're being honest, the Nomad wasn't shirt pocket-sized. But yes, the Nomad did have a 6 GB hard drive-based monstrosity available in 2000.
The first MP3 player that had a faster connection than USB 1.1 to transfer your music?
Nomad and iRiver both had them before the iPod, and the Nomad even had wifi.
And what was this "faster" connection you mention? Serial port? USB 2 wasn't available on anything at that point. Remember, wifi at the time was 802.11b. 802.11g was just on its way, and certainly wasn't in any Nomad or iRiver product in 2001. The very first iPod had firewire, and the wifi and USB connections on the others couldn't come close for transfer and charging speed.
It wasn't Apple's innovation? The first MP3 player with a hard drive? The first MP3 player that had a faster connection than USB 1.1 to transfer your music? You say the scroll wheel interface was genius, yet that doesn't count as an innovation?
the same way as nVidia, Samsung and Ti have been doing
It's clear (battery life tests and real-world use) that Apple has done a far better job of getting those components to work together than Samsung or any other competitor. It would seem that it's not as simple as you make it out to be to "merge them and add some memory" if all these competing tablets can't run for more than a few hours vs. iPad's 10+.
an iPad can't take SD cards, which naturally require power to operate
You are sorely mistaken about SD support. Apple sells a box with 2 adapters, USB and SD, with no power source required other than the iPad's internal battery. In other words, the iPad supports SD.
Hopefully you're not spreading this lie elsewhere.
There is a reason the iPad 2 only has a 1024x768 screen, rather than the 1280x1024 or higher on similarly priced competing models
What is the reason, in your carefully considered opinion?
How do I install it without the subsequent "java not found" error messages appearing every time it is launched? (Without installing java on the computer?)
so Jobs very plainly is not at all interested in maintaining free and open standards on the web.
So HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are not free and open standards? Because that's all I see Jobs pushing. (ignoring the fact that both H264 and Flash video are not ideal nor free video solutions)
Cocoa and the App Store have nothing to do with developing web apps, and there are no Apple restrictions on web content for iPhone OS. If I want a porn HTML5 app with offline storage and a boob home screen icon, I can do it very simply. No SDK needed, no need for Apple's approval.
That said, I would like to have the option for Flash. I would keep it turned off unless needed, the same way I do on my laptop, but I agree that it should be my choice. However, most users aren't knowledgable enough to know that it should be left off unless needed, and will blame the resulting slowdowns and browser crashes on Apple and not Flash, which is what has been happening on OS X for some time now.
Session restore? SafariStand works great, and brings a whole raft of other features as well, such as click-to-play Flash. Ad-blocking? I use SafariBlock with Rick752's EasyList. Both are free.
I can't comment on your issue with Safari's memory usage, as I haven't experienced the same problem.
I don't think it can be changed afterward, but when you sign up for a yahoo email account setting your country to Canada and choosing a yahoo.ca or ymail.com address gives you POP access without fees. My yahoo.com address asks for payment to enable this feature.
CoconutIdentityCard, an app that tells you when and where your Mac or iPod was manufactured, says my MBP was made between January and July 2007 in Shanghai. I wish it was more specific about the date, so I'd have a better idea if my machine is affected.
At any rate, I've been having some repeated video issues with external monitors as of late; a CRT recognized as an LCD and only able to match internal LCD's resolutions, regardless of mirroring settings, and a BSON (nothingness) when disconnecting from DVI, necessitating a hard power-off. I was (and still kind of am) really hoping it wouldn't be affected, as I don't have a worthy backup machine to use while this is in the shop. It's a 15" 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo with the 256 MB GeForce 8600M GT.
At least it's still within the included first-year AppleCare. It's possible this could be handled like the issue of the failing logic boards in iBooks, when Apple replaced the logic board if it was within a certain serial number range, regardless of warranty coverage. Hopefully all affected MacBook Pro owners will get the same treatment.
DVDs are either 4.7 or 8.something GB, but aren't popularly shared/stored that way. They're re-compressed down to ~700MB or ~1.4GB. What makes you think people are/will be sharing direct Blu-Ray rips? I figure 30GB of HD will end up being around 3 to 6GB in size once re-compressed, and perhaps even less.
the next time you hear about Apple trying to kill off Netflix
Source. Please point me to where you have heard "about Apple trying to kill off Netflix"
Their plan is mostly clear, and it doesn't seem to include trying to directly eliminate Netflix, at least not by methods we've seen them kill off other things such as the Creative, Dell, Sony, MS, and whoever else's MP3 players, each one having been touted in the press as 'The iPod Killer'. Apple uses H.264 to bring HD video sizes down to manageable numbers. Their stuff prevails when the masses decide it's what they want, and other products/services prevail when the masses decide the same. It's not a conspiracy.
Slashdot Mirror
Downloaded newest version (v2.92) from their site, installed, still shows as v2.84
But in the app's About window it shows the correct version number. Strange.
Maybe it's the Mac *demo* that was released first. To correct my earlier post, the Windows version of the full game did indeed come first.
Actually, the Mac version did come out first, followed by the Windows version. It's no typo.
There was no Windows-only time period for Diablo sales.
Wikipedia mentions that Diablo was released on Nov. 30, 1996 for Mac OS, and Dec. 31 1996 for Windows.
Just clearing up the fact that it was not Windows-only.
Really? I was under the impression that they did just that with the first iPad. There were no ~10" tablets in "Android land" at that price at the time.
"Tablet PC makers shaken up by iPad pricing - Surprised by iPad's low $499 price tag"
Apple iPad: The Low-Price Leader?
Apple iPad Cheaper than Notebook Vendors Would Like
Good points, I'm leery of putting much effort into Google+ simply for that reason, though I have high hopes for the service. Didn't use Buzz or Wave much but I will miss iGoogle a bit once it's gone.
I'm just hoping they will be selling unprotected h264 mp4s by the time I want to replace my AVIs. I never expected it to happen with music, so I'll just keep bugging Amazon and Apple.
Because it's bundled into a simple-to-use package that will have free lifetime updates and comes with all the benefits of surfing on iOS?
I'm satisfied with Atomic & Knowtilus, each of which I got on sale for 99 cents a while back. Use appshopper to find deals.
Correct, you simply have to do a relatively quick factory restore before you hand it over, and even that is rarely enforced.
Hope they can pull it off. Mint is a pleasure to use, for the most part.
The Today Show video mentioned in TFS states clearly that the statute has run out; that it's only 5 years. Thanks for the correction, no need to berate anyone.
This is my main problem with the service.
You say 'walled garden' as if it's a bad thing for regular users. You and I can jailbreak if we want full portable computer functionality.
The way it is now: stock iPhone means no malware, stock Android means you can get malware since Google doesn't check any apps unless they get complaints, and by then lots of damage has already been done.
So, iOS walled garden=good for regular users, Android apps-from-anywhere=malware=fine for us, but not for regular people.
The first MP3 player with a hard drive?
Nomad
As far as I remember, those were laptop-sized drives. The iPod used the smaller 1.8" ones. I should have been more clear. It was the whole reason it was as small as a deck of cards, and if we're being honest, the Nomad wasn't shirt pocket-sized. But yes, the Nomad did have a 6 GB hard drive-based monstrosity available in 2000.
The first MP3 player that had a faster connection than USB 1.1 to transfer your music?
Nomad and iRiver both had them before the iPod, and the Nomad even had wifi.
And what was this "faster" connection you mention? Serial port? USB 2 wasn't available on anything at that point. Remember, wifi at the time was 802.11b. 802.11g was just on its way, and certainly wasn't in any Nomad or iRiver product in 2001. The very first iPod had firewire, and the wifi and USB connections on the others couldn't come close for transfer and charging speed.
It wasn't Apple's innovation? The first MP3 player with a hard drive? The first MP3 player that had a faster connection than USB 1.1 to transfer your music? You say the scroll wheel interface was genius, yet that doesn't count as an innovation?
Very convincing.
It's clear (battery life tests and real-world use) that Apple has done a far better job of getting those components to work together than Samsung or any other competitor. It would seem that it's not as simple as you make it out to be to "merge them and add some memory" if all these competing tablets can't run for more than a few hours vs. iPad's 10+.
You are sorely mistaken about SD support. Apple sells a box with 2 adapters, USB and SD, with no power source required other than the iPad's internal battery. In other words, the iPad supports SD.
Hopefully you're not spreading this lie elsewhere.
What is the reason, in your carefully considered opinion?
I see the autocorrect isn't working so well.
How do I install it without the subsequent "java not found" error messages appearing every time it is launched? (Without installing java on the computer?)
So HTML, CSS, and JavaScript are not free and open standards? Because that's all I see Jobs pushing. (ignoring the fact that both H264 and Flash video are not ideal nor free video solutions)
Cocoa and the App Store have nothing to do with developing web apps, and there are no Apple restrictions on web content for iPhone OS. If I want a porn HTML5 app with offline storage and a boob home screen icon, I can do it very simply. No SDK needed, no need for Apple's approval.
That said, I would like to have the option for Flash. I would keep it turned off unless needed, the same way I do on my laptop, but I agree that it should be my choice. However, most users aren't knowledgable enough to know that it should be left off unless needed, and will blame the resulting slowdowns and browser crashes on Apple and not Flash, which is what has been happening on OS X for some time now.
Chromium uses WebKit as well.
Session restore? SafariStand works great, and brings a whole raft of other features as well, such as click-to-play Flash.
Ad-blocking? I use SafariBlock with Rick752's EasyList.
Both are free.
I can't comment on your issue with Safari's memory usage, as I haven't experienced the same problem.
I don't think it can be changed afterward, but when you sign up for a yahoo email account setting your country to Canada and choosing a yahoo.ca or ymail.com address gives you POP access without fees. My yahoo.com address asks for payment to enable this feature.
CoconutIdentityCard, an app that tells you when and where your Mac or iPod was manufactured, says my MBP was made between January and July 2007 in Shanghai. I wish it was more specific about the date, so I'd have a better idea if my machine is affected.
At any rate, I've been having some repeated video issues with external monitors as of late; a CRT recognized as an LCD and only able to match internal LCD's resolutions, regardless of mirroring settings, and a BSON (nothingness) when disconnecting from DVI, necessitating a hard power-off. I was (and still kind of am) really hoping it wouldn't be affected, as I don't have a worthy backup machine to use while this is in the shop. It's a 15" 2.4 GHz Core 2 Duo with the 256 MB GeForce 8600M GT.
At least it's still within the included first-year AppleCare. It's possible this could be handled like the issue of the failing logic boards in iBooks, when Apple replaced the logic board if it was within a certain serial number range, regardless of warranty coverage. Hopefully all affected MacBook Pro owners will get the same treatment.
DVDs are either 4.7 or 8.something GB, but aren't popularly shared/stored that way. They're re-compressed down to ~700MB or ~1.4GB. What makes you think people are/will be sharing direct Blu-Ray rips? I figure 30GB of HD will end up being around 3 to 6GB in size once re-compressed, and perhaps even less.
Source. Please point me to where you have heard "about Apple trying to kill off Netflix"
Their plan is mostly clear, and it doesn't seem to include trying to directly eliminate Netflix, at least not by methods we've seen them kill off other things such as the Creative, Dell, Sony, MS, and whoever else's MP3 players, each one having been touted in the press as 'The iPod Killer'. Apple uses H.264 to bring HD video sizes down to manageable numbers. Their stuff prevails when the masses decide it's what they want, and other products/services prevail when the masses decide the same. It's not a conspiracy.
like what?