johnnyturbouk
Apr 6, 06:31 PM
one of the big things that stopped me from moving over to mac in the past was office, and the ability to play games when i wanted
having only recently made the switch -no regrets
i purchased office for mac, then i purchased iwork and omg i prefer pages for an everyday word processor - office has become too complicated and user unfriendly - i only use itonce in a while for pro docs creation
having only recently made the switch -no regrets
i purchased office for mac, then i purchased iwork and omg i prefer pages for an everyday word processor - office has become too complicated and user unfriendly - i only use itonce in a while for pro docs creation
jdiamond
Oct 17, 12:20 PM
Apple really need to add better dual screen support. [ ... ]What they need to do is extend the menubar onto the second screen, and allow the option to have the "main" part of it, being the one with the App's menu items appear on the screen that the app is active on.
Also support for the dock to appear on a different screen to the menubar.
It would be very handy to have the menu items on one screen, and my menu icons and time (spotlight, bluetooth, time machine, etc.) on the other.
Uhhh... it already does this. At least since Leopard. When you pull up the display pref screen, physically grab the little menu on the screens you see and drag it to the display you want. Similarly, you can choose the position of the dock, which indirectly chosen which screen to put it on...
Also support for the dock to appear on a different screen to the menubar.
It would be very handy to have the menu items on one screen, and my menu icons and time (spotlight, bluetooth, time machine, etc.) on the other.
Uhhh... it already does this. At least since Leopard. When you pull up the display pref screen, physically grab the little menu on the screens you see and drag it to the display you want. Similarly, you can choose the position of the dock, which indirectly chosen which screen to put it on...
Beanoir
Apr 15, 06:02 PM
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/532.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.5 Mobile/8B117 Safari/6531.22.7)
I wasn't attempting to connect to the network, no harm was being done
Well tell the teacher/IT geek/whatever they are that then, don't get defensive and see what they say. I'm sure if they are reasonable they'll give you your netbook back, if not then go and pay a visit to the school head and explain you can't do your homework until you get your netbook back, and also that you promise not to use in school again (if thats the reason it was confiscated form you in the first place - rules are rules don't argue just accept)
Good luck
I wasn't attempting to connect to the network, no harm was being done
Well tell the teacher/IT geek/whatever they are that then, don't get defensive and see what they say. I'm sure if they are reasonable they'll give you your netbook back, if not then go and pay a visit to the school head and explain you can't do your homework until you get your netbook back, and also that you promise not to use in school again (if thats the reason it was confiscated form you in the first place - rules are rules don't argue just accept)
Good luck
wpotere
Apr 15, 06:32 AM
Probably should have checked to see if it was ok to bring a laptop to school in the first place. Most have pretty strict rules in this area.
Umbongo
Oct 25, 08:35 PM
The 750 MB option is welcoming. I wonder how much less is a hard drive over the net?
750GB drives can be had for under $400 if that is what you meant.
750GB drives can be had for under $400 if that is what you meant.
rdowns
Mar 17, 06:06 AM
Yes you are right, the husband is obviously guilty of attempted murder. I'm just saying that in this case the guy should be let go. Call me a monster who believes in eugenics, but people who are stupid pollute the gene pool don't deserve to exist. Someone who throws themselves on a car is, to use your termonology, prima facie guilty of being an idiot; and therefore does not deserve to exist and pollute the gene pool (in my belief system at least).
-Don
Stop polluting the forum gene pool with this tripe. Were I on a jury deliberating your post, I'd find you guilty of being an idiot.
-Don
Stop polluting the forum gene pool with this tripe. Were I on a jury deliberating your post, I'd find you guilty of being an idiot.
rprebel
Dec 31, 11:40 PM
Behold.
joe8232
Sep 12, 10:59 AM
When i click on the link for the quicktime stream it does say live stream paused. would this indicate that it is a live stream? What time is the event starting?
Don Kosak
Apr 12, 04:54 PM
I am loving the added competition in the video streaming space.
Makes people like Comcast and TimeWarner squirm. The Post-TV days are here, just like the Post-CD, Post-Newspaper and Post-Magazine before. All we needed was mature encoding, and enough bandwidth.
Apple needs to do this to continue growing as a media distribution king; they're tiny in all areas except music right now.
The consumer will win, not from Apple's "rock bottom" pro-sumer pricing ;), but because the competition will drive costs down and bring more content into the mix.
Makes people like Comcast and TimeWarner squirm. The Post-TV days are here, just like the Post-CD, Post-Newspaper and Post-Magazine before. All we needed was mature encoding, and enough bandwidth.
Apple needs to do this to continue growing as a media distribution king; they're tiny in all areas except music right now.
The consumer will win, not from Apple's "rock bottom" pro-sumer pricing ;), but because the competition will drive costs down and bring more content into the mix.
NightFox
Apr 11, 03:35 PM
There are already some apps that do this subtly using other techniques.
'Labyrinth LE' is one that I know of right now, but it's just a way to make it look cooler. The gameplay doesn't depend on it. I look forward to seeing others push the limits like this. That one works when you move the iPad...this head-tracking one has the advantage of being able to leave the iPad on a table while you only move your head.
Looks awesome!
iHologram (the paid app, not the unrelated free one) is an interesting proof-of-concept for a sensor-driven 3D effect that actually appears to extend out of the screen in the right environment, though again it doesn't monitor the viewing angle.
'Labyrinth LE' is one that I know of right now, but it's just a way to make it look cooler. The gameplay doesn't depend on it. I look forward to seeing others push the limits like this. That one works when you move the iPad...this head-tracking one has the advantage of being able to leave the iPad on a table while you only move your head.
Looks awesome!
iHologram (the paid app, not the unrelated free one) is an interesting proof-of-concept for a sensor-driven 3D effect that actually appears to extend out of the screen in the right environment, though again it doesn't monitor the viewing angle.
EagerDragon
Sep 5, 08:14 PM
Bring it on!!!!
Glen Quagmire
Jul 12, 10:19 AM
let me rephrase that: Articles in Wikipedia were about as accurate as articles in Britannica. AND the articles in Wikipedia were significantly longer than the ones in Britannica. In other words: Britannica and Wikipedia were about as accurate, but Wikipedia offered significantly more content.
Clear now?
Oh, most definitely.
Wikipedia: nice idea, shame about the execution. Its greatest strength (i.e. that anyone can alter its content) is also its greatest weakness. I know which of the I would choose, and it would *not* be Wikipedia.
Clear now?
Oh, most definitely.
Wikipedia: nice idea, shame about the execution. Its greatest strength (i.e. that anyone can alter its content) is also its greatest weakness. I know which of the I would choose, and it would *not* be Wikipedia.
fyrefly
Nov 13, 07:34 PM
I'm sure the Core2Duo lappys don't need this update 'cause they probably already have this firmware.
iSingandiDance
Apr 22, 02:07 PM
I was ecstatic upon reading the headline and then I thought about it.
Having a "cloud-based" service is more of a pain than an efficient practical vehicle, other than for those people who have and listen to an inordinate amount of music (or high-quality music). (But who is really going to listen to more than 8GB of music a week? Unless you are in the music business, listening to more than that amount of music in a week's time begs the questions: when do you get the time to communicate with friends and family, watch tv, or just listen to your own thoughts.) Really what we are dealing with isn't just a "cloud-based" service to vehicle music more seamlessly, but a steppingstone to something more grand.
Apple has been trying to do away with hardware altogether - progressively producing macs, phones, tablets, and music players that have been thinner and lighter. Maybe what we'll see in future iterations is a reformed OS that does away with the need for memory size because everything - music, movies, apps, and any other extraneous media - will be based in the cloud. So the rumor that a home button will be excluded in future devices may very well be true, since there will be no need to deal with frozen apps and crashing browsers - nothing will be stored locally.
Obviously something like this will have a lot of pitfalls. Namely, the fact that Apple will effectively take their need for propriety to a whole new level since they will have a control over everything that is stored on their server. Furthermore, the cloud-based model has its own limitations: will it be able to work underground, a mile high, and in those 3G-incompetent areas. Moreover, the trend of decreasing, yet costlier data plans will really throw a ratchet in such a plan. Still, if Apple can successfully implement such a service, it will be by choice that consumers jump on board and ditch their old hardware and ideals about how an operating system should work.
So, while a cloud-based service may not be the best idea for streaming music, it can definitely take on a life of its own if Apple proves that it can take "cloud-based" out of buzzword-dom into a realm of practicality never before seen.
For now, I'm more than good with Airplay and my 160GB classic.
Having a "cloud-based" service is more of a pain than an efficient practical vehicle, other than for those people who have and listen to an inordinate amount of music (or high-quality music). (But who is really going to listen to more than 8GB of music a week? Unless you are in the music business, listening to more than that amount of music in a week's time begs the questions: when do you get the time to communicate with friends and family, watch tv, or just listen to your own thoughts.) Really what we are dealing with isn't just a "cloud-based" service to vehicle music more seamlessly, but a steppingstone to something more grand.
Apple has been trying to do away with hardware altogether - progressively producing macs, phones, tablets, and music players that have been thinner and lighter. Maybe what we'll see in future iterations is a reformed OS that does away with the need for memory size because everything - music, movies, apps, and any other extraneous media - will be based in the cloud. So the rumor that a home button will be excluded in future devices may very well be true, since there will be no need to deal with frozen apps and crashing browsers - nothing will be stored locally.
Obviously something like this will have a lot of pitfalls. Namely, the fact that Apple will effectively take their need for propriety to a whole new level since they will have a control over everything that is stored on their server. Furthermore, the cloud-based model has its own limitations: will it be able to work underground, a mile high, and in those 3G-incompetent areas. Moreover, the trend of decreasing, yet costlier data plans will really throw a ratchet in such a plan. Still, if Apple can successfully implement such a service, it will be by choice that consumers jump on board and ditch their old hardware and ideals about how an operating system should work.
So, while a cloud-based service may not be the best idea for streaming music, it can definitely take on a life of its own if Apple proves that it can take "cloud-based" out of buzzword-dom into a realm of practicality never before seen.
For now, I'm more than good with Airplay and my 160GB classic.
H00513R
Apr 5, 03:43 PM
LOL that should be a federal offense!
R.Perez
Mar 16, 06:24 AM
Australia has affordable quality healthcare. Well, probably like the British healthcare. Is that quality?
Whether or not the UK has quality healthcare is up for debate. But what it does have is low cost and access.
In my personal experience, and according to WHO rankings, France has the best healthcare in the world.
Japan is ranked #10 according to the world health organization.
The US is ranked #37 :eek: Most of that has to do with poor access. The wealthy get the best care, arguably in the world. Sucks for the bottom 95% though.
Whether or not the UK has quality healthcare is up for debate. But what it does have is low cost and access.
In my personal experience, and according to WHO rankings, France has the best healthcare in the world.
Japan is ranked #10 according to the world health organization.
The US is ranked #37 :eek: Most of that has to do with poor access. The wealthy get the best care, arguably in the world. Sucks for the bottom 95% though.
coolbreeze06
Mar 26, 07:04 PM
Ordered my 32 gig wifi mid-day on release day, 3/11. Standard shipping Fed Ex - delivered on the 25th. Using it right now.
Nice! Two weeks exactly...Was the wait 2-3 weeks when you ordered it?
Nice! Two weeks exactly...Was the wait 2-3 weeks when you ordered it?
bousozoku
Nov 10, 10:25 PM
Has anyone installed a Copy of Leopard on there Computer and how do you like it so far also how stable is it
Speaking from previous betas of 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3, I can tell you that it's not fun to run a beta of Mac OS X. Sometimes, it's lucky when most things work. With 10.2, I had terrible times keeping Finder going.
Besides, when you're developing a product to make sure it's compliant with a new operating system release, who has time to have fun? (Thankfully, Apple doesn't change major things as much these days.)
Speaking from previous betas of 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3, I can tell you that it's not fun to run a beta of Mac OS X. Sometimes, it's lucky when most things work. With 10.2, I had terrible times keeping Finder going.
Besides, when you're developing a product to make sure it's compliant with a new operating system release, who has time to have fun? (Thankfully, Apple doesn't change major things as much these days.)
kdarling
Apr 29, 02:37 PM
Android is not a consistent platform. A huge chunk of that "market share" is running 1.6 and is not compatible with anything in the Market.
It would seem like that would be true, wouldn't it? But it's not.
There are a lot of apps compiled to be compatible back to 1.6 that are usable by the third world tablets you're apparently talking about. If an app doesn't need newer API features, and many apps don't, a dev's not going to limit their audience by needlessly marking it for a later version. That goes for both iOS and Android.
Of the tablets and phones made by members of the Open Handset Alliance that do have Market access built-in, 94% are on version 2.x.
Also note that when Google says there are over 350,000 Android activations each day, that's only for devices that use Google Services. Which leaves out all those ~$100 tablets you're referring to.
These comparison of a single device against a loose collection of largely incompatible devices is growing tiresome.
Not sure they're any more "incompatible" than an iPhone 4 running the latest iOS and an original iPhone running 3.x or older. At least all the Android devices support multitasking.
I made no mistakes. There is not a phone in the world that sold more then (sic) the Phone.
Which iPhone? There have been four distinct models. As for best selling phones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_mobile_phones):
Nokia 1100 .........(250 million)
Nokia 3210 .........(150 million)
Motorola RAZR V3 ...(130 million)
Nokia 3310/3330 ... (126 million)
iPhone 4 ...........( 30 million)
iPhone 3GS......... ( 30 million)
Samsung S5230 .... ( 30 million)
Nokia 2100 .........( 20 million)
iPhone 3G ..........( 15 million)
LG Chocolate .......( 15 million)
The original iPhone is down around 25th in that list, well below the Samsung Galaxy S, Blackberry Pearl, et al.
Still and all, it's done amazingly well. Congrats to Apple.
It would seem like that would be true, wouldn't it? But it's not.
There are a lot of apps compiled to be compatible back to 1.6 that are usable by the third world tablets you're apparently talking about. If an app doesn't need newer API features, and many apps don't, a dev's not going to limit their audience by needlessly marking it for a later version. That goes for both iOS and Android.
Of the tablets and phones made by members of the Open Handset Alliance that do have Market access built-in, 94% are on version 2.x.
Also note that when Google says there are over 350,000 Android activations each day, that's only for devices that use Google Services. Which leaves out all those ~$100 tablets you're referring to.
These comparison of a single device against a loose collection of largely incompatible devices is growing tiresome.
Not sure they're any more "incompatible" than an iPhone 4 running the latest iOS and an original iPhone running 3.x or older. At least all the Android devices support multitasking.
I made no mistakes. There is not a phone in the world that sold more then (sic) the Phone.
Which iPhone? There have been four distinct models. As for best selling phones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_best-selling_mobile_phones):
Nokia 1100 .........(250 million)
Nokia 3210 .........(150 million)
Motorola RAZR V3 ...(130 million)
Nokia 3310/3330 ... (126 million)
iPhone 4 ...........( 30 million)
iPhone 3GS......... ( 30 million)
Samsung S5230 .... ( 30 million)
Nokia 2100 .........( 20 million)
iPhone 3G ..........( 15 million)
LG Chocolate .......( 15 million)
The original iPhone is down around 25th in that list, well below the Samsung Galaxy S, Blackberry Pearl, et al.
Still and all, it's done amazingly well. Congrats to Apple.
amateurmacfreak
Oct 19, 05:30 PM
anyone wonder if google will google is planning to eat apple?
I love Google as much as I love Apple. A very, very close relationship between them wouldn't be bad at all in my mind.
I love Google as much as I love Apple. A very, very close relationship between them wouldn't be bad at all in my mind.
jav6454
Mar 7, 10:52 PM
I maxed out my 4GB late '08 system last night with three massive pictures opened in Photoshop at the same time.
I can easily max 4GB with just Safari, EW's Multisim and some Pages working. Trust me, I need the 8GB and my Collector's Edition MacBook will be happy to get this update.
I can easily max 4GB with just Safari, EW's Multisim and some Pages working. Trust me, I need the 8GB and my Collector's Edition MacBook will be happy to get this update.
Flowbee
Jan 5, 01:49 AM
3:00 at the marked horseshoe lounge sounds great to me. I think I can make that any day next week. Like vniow, it would help if people knew what day(s) they'll likely participate in this.
I like the idea of keeping a standing 3:00 meeting every day of the expo, since we'll all have different schedules. Some of us may show up on several days, just to see who else is there.
But if we want to set one BIG meeting that everybody should plan to attend, I suggest Wednesday, Jan. 10th, 3:00 at the horseshoe. By then, some of the craziness of the first day will have died down, and we'll all have had a chance to see the new stuff on display in the Apple booth, and around the exhibition halls.
Sound like a plan?
I like the idea of keeping a standing 3:00 meeting every day of the expo, since we'll all have different schedules. Some of us may show up on several days, just to see who else is there.
But if we want to set one BIG meeting that everybody should plan to attend, I suggest Wednesday, Jan. 10th, 3:00 at the horseshoe. By then, some of the craziness of the first day will have died down, and we'll all have had a chance to see the new stuff on display in the Apple booth, and around the exhibition halls.
Sound like a plan?
localoid
Dec 3, 12:14 PM
Perhaps, but do you think it'll stay this way? Electricity can be generated cleanly. I don't see why we need to put a stopper on progress elsewhere just because we have more work to do in how we generate electricity.
Despite "high hopes" for going green, the current reality of this is that about 45% of a U.S. Volt owners will be using a coal-powered car.
Do you folks actually believe that U.S. "coal barons" are willing to roll over and die? Anyone who believe that is naive. The coal industry is willing to spend millions or perhaps billions to defeat any bill that they see as being "anti-coal", which includes not only cap and trade but any environmental related bill that tightens regulations on mining or burning coal.
It's really very simple -- if the country's coal barons have their way, the use coal-generated power will increase, not decrease, in coming years. In most coal-producing states, it's extremely easy to whip-up support for coal -- they simply raise the "they want to take your jobs" issue.
Unfortunately, I live in the heart of Appalachia (http://blog.mywonderfulworld.org/2010/11/jessie-hodal---mountaintop-coal-mining-appalachia.html), where there are currently more signs and bumper stickers of the "Friends of Coal" kind than there are of the "Honk if you love Jesus" variety. This pro-coal group produces pro-coal literature (http://climateprogress.org/2009/11/07/let’s-learn-about-coal-industry-front-group-distributes-coloring-book-on-the-advantages-of-coal/) currently being used in the local K12 school system that "teaches" kids that coal is clean and cheap, and is an abundant energy source that shouldn't be abandoned.
Despite "high hopes" for going green, the current reality of this is that about 45% of a U.S. Volt owners will be using a coal-powered car.
Do you folks actually believe that U.S. "coal barons" are willing to roll over and die? Anyone who believe that is naive. The coal industry is willing to spend millions or perhaps billions to defeat any bill that they see as being "anti-coal", which includes not only cap and trade but any environmental related bill that tightens regulations on mining or burning coal.
It's really very simple -- if the country's coal barons have their way, the use coal-generated power will increase, not decrease, in coming years. In most coal-producing states, it's extremely easy to whip-up support for coal -- they simply raise the "they want to take your jobs" issue.
Unfortunately, I live in the heart of Appalachia (http://blog.mywonderfulworld.org/2010/11/jessie-hodal---mountaintop-coal-mining-appalachia.html), where there are currently more signs and bumper stickers of the "Friends of Coal" kind than there are of the "Honk if you love Jesus" variety. This pro-coal group produces pro-coal literature (http://climateprogress.org/2009/11/07/let’s-learn-about-coal-industry-front-group-distributes-coloring-book-on-the-advantages-of-coal/) currently being used in the local K12 school system that "teaches" kids that coal is clean and cheap, and is an abundant energy source that shouldn't be abandoned.
tbob32
Mar 29, 10:25 AM
If at first you don't succeed, sue, sue, again...
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