zedsdead
Apr 19, 07:43 PM
There is a good chance the Mini will updated in the next few weeks, so if you can wait, it will be worth it.
Applecare can be purchased up to a year later, but if bought right a way, it is easier because it auto enrolls.
Buy RAM from newegg or macsales.com.
The difference between those two chips is not much, but given that the Core2Duo chip is so outdated, I would get as much horsepower as possible.
Applecare can be purchased up to a year later, but if bought right a way, it is easier because it auto enrolls.
Buy RAM from newegg or macsales.com.
The difference between those two chips is not much, but given that the Core2Duo chip is so outdated, I would get as much horsepower as possible.
burningbright
Mar 3, 03:39 PM
Impressive-looking architecture! Am a bit wary though. Alright, the photographer presumably was looking for the cleanest, most spectacular photos, but from them it looks like the functionality of the place is subordinated to the looks...
It looks like its idea of relating to context is allowing views of nearby tall buildings, instead of knitting into a functioning neighbourhood. The approaches look devoid of activity bar walking, and the unchanging view would make walking there feel further than it actually is, because the size of the opera house is the obvious reference point for progress, and it will 'get bigger' very slowly. There doesn't seem to be any activity en route to justify going there unless for a performance. I fear the space around it will be pretty dead.
I'm also a bit dubious about forcing pedestrians along a massive detour around the lake so they don't spoil the precious reflection. How big a problem it is depends upon how important the destinations that the path links are, the quality of alternate routes, and how prepared opera-goers are to take big detours for the sake of a fine reflection!
Ah well, this is only an opinion based on the linked photos, which were presumably taken by a photographer with a particular story he/she wants to tell. I hope my fears are baseless! It's certainly a spectacular building.
It looks like its idea of relating to context is allowing views of nearby tall buildings, instead of knitting into a functioning neighbourhood. The approaches look devoid of activity bar walking, and the unchanging view would make walking there feel further than it actually is, because the size of the opera house is the obvious reference point for progress, and it will 'get bigger' very slowly. There doesn't seem to be any activity en route to justify going there unless for a performance. I fear the space around it will be pretty dead.
I'm also a bit dubious about forcing pedestrians along a massive detour around the lake so they don't spoil the precious reflection. How big a problem it is depends upon how important the destinations that the path links are, the quality of alternate routes, and how prepared opera-goers are to take big detours for the sake of a fine reflection!
Ah well, this is only an opinion based on the linked photos, which were presumably taken by a photographer with a particular story he/she wants to tell. I hope my fears are baseless! It's certainly a spectacular building.
r6girl
Feb 4, 02:17 PM
i'm just happy to say that i got a friend to switch from pc's to macs. i met up with one of my girlfriends at lake tahoe over new year's, and whipped out my powerbook to show her some pictures in iphoto. she took it and played around with it afterward while we were watching tv. she mentioned she was looking for a new laptop, and i gave her a brief demo and sales pitch about why i loved my powerbook so much and recommended them to her. she didn't seem too thrilled, so i didn't push it. but after she got back home, she calls me up (while i'm at the macworld expo, of all places) and asks me for the specs on my powerbook so she could take it to stores to compare to pc laptops as she shopped. i sent her a long e-mail that day with more info about my mac and tried to point out that there wouldn't be an "apples to apples" :D comparison with pc's, and included a spec sheet downloaded from the apple site. i encouraged her to go to an apple store and check one out, and told her about the educational discount as well. next thing i know, she sends me an e-mail saying she ordered a BTO 12" powerbook! now, i am completely jealous (she has the rev. b model with an 80 gb hard drive and 1 gb of RAM, where i have a rev. a model). and she is loving her pb! despite my jeaousy, i am happy that she's enjoying it so far. now i just have my fingers crossed that she doesn't have any issues with it, or else my reputation is going to be shot!
just had to share...
marianne
just had to share...
marianne
Coleman2010
Apr 17, 08:29 PM
Crap. I'm screwed. I upgraded mine and it was never on my Mac since I downloaded it right to my iPad :(. Does anyone have the v 1.0 they could send my so I can install it after I remove the other?
I have it. But the DRM has to be removed.
I have it. But the DRM has to be removed.
uaaerospace
Sep 18, 08:51 AM
I like it. One thing that you might consider changing is set the default for both applications to more info. It took me a second (could just that be I'm slow) to figure out what was going on. Nice clean look though. Reminds me of Apple design. ;)
hotwire132002
Nov 13, 06:26 PM
Your best bet is probably an open-source calendar script (http://sourceforge.net/search/?type_of_search=soft&exact=1&forum_id=0&group_id=0&atid=0&words=php+calendar&Search=Search) - take a look at those and see if anything comes close.
I'd guess you wouldn't find too many broadcasting specific ones given that most folks in broadcasting are for profit and that the public access/community stations are pretty limited in resources.
Thanks for the suggestion! We ended up tweaking an open-source calendar, and the system seems to work well for me. Hopefully the rest of the folks at the station will like it too. If not, you'll hear from me here. :)
I'd guess you wouldn't find too many broadcasting specific ones given that most folks in broadcasting are for profit and that the public access/community stations are pretty limited in resources.
Thanks for the suggestion! We ended up tweaking an open-source calendar, and the system seems to work well for me. Hopefully the rest of the folks at the station will like it too. If not, you'll hear from me here. :)
shadowfax
Jun 30, 04:42 PM
i'd have gone for a 15 inch tibook myself, man, but if you don't need the portability, that eMac is a pretty decent hoss at 1 GHz with that load of RAM. got the 1 Gig on my Tibook myself, it really makes things snappy. VP6 is going to make windows really easy for you to let go of though, i hear it's slow as molasses. and i do mean mole asses.
DeuceDeuce
Jun 23, 12:33 PM
Anyway, is there any way to get a warranty for this item?
What he said...
What he said...
vniow
Nov 1, 10:06 PM
Wow you took all that time to reply to a dead topic that everybody else ignored for over a day?
FYI, it's not just a different manufacturer, the newer drive burns CDs faster and does DVD-RAM also.
FYI, it's not just a different manufacturer, the newer drive burns CDs faster and does DVD-RAM also.
toddybody
Apr 15, 11:14 AM
Convenience is the key. Everyone carries their cell phone with them so it's way more convenient to pull it out and play a casual game than a separate portable game device.
I think it's going to kill devices like the DS as the games get better and the smart phone platforms more powerful. It's not going to happen tomorrow, but portable game systems days are numbered.
I absolutely agree, with the exception that portable game systems will be forgotten entirely. Theres a HUGE market for pre-cellphone owning kids who love their portable games. It's much more likely for a parent to buy their 7 year old a DS, than an iPod touch or iPhone...I certainly would want to limit their access to games alone.
I think it's going to kill devices like the DS as the games get better and the smart phone platforms more powerful. It's not going to happen tomorrow, but portable game systems days are numbered.
I absolutely agree, with the exception that portable game systems will be forgotten entirely. Theres a HUGE market for pre-cellphone owning kids who love their portable games. It's much more likely for a parent to buy their 7 year old a DS, than an iPod touch or iPhone...I certainly would want to limit their access to games alone.
kanshira
Apr 9, 05:16 AM
hey peps... i came across this:
http://aleptu.com/jailbreak-ipad-4-3-1-07192066.html
ipad 2 jailbreak instructions... is it reliable? (can't find a date on page...may be aprils fool)
http://aleptu.com/jailbreak-ipad-4-3-1-07192066.html
ipad 2 jailbreak instructions... is it reliable? (can't find a date on page...may be aprils fool)
kingcrowing
Nov 25, 06:21 PM
I think I'm selling my 12" iBook next week, and I'm getting a new iMac next week as well, so I'm thinking I want to get a new laptop, and the 17" powerbook is what I'd like. It dosent need to have all the high end specs, 256MB/512MB is fine, 40GB-60GB is also fine, It does need to be in complete working order, no dead pixels, and no cosmetic issues though, I will entertain all offers though. on ebay the go for around $1000-$1300, I'd like to pay somewhere in that range, depending on the specs. I wont be able to buy anything untill at the earliest, next week when I get my iMac and sell my iBook, but I'd just like to see if anyone here has one they might be interested in selling, thanks a lot
OutThere
Dec 24, 04:06 PM
My 12" PowerBook's hard drive whirs softly (audible from typing distance), but doesn't make any of the clicking sounds that my iBook used to make...my iBook made pretty pronounced grinding sounds when the hard drive was being heavily accessed. My iMac G3 couldn't be used if my roommate was asleep as the hard drive noises could wake a mountain.
The only time hard drive noise is bad is if it sounds like the hard drive is grating or grinding, or can't get going. This happened when my external hard drive had a head crash...it made a screeching, grinding noise, turned off, and when I turned it back on it made this weak clanking sound and wouldn't spin up.
I don't think you have anything to worry about.
The only time hard drive noise is bad is if it sounds like the hard drive is grating or grinding, or can't get going. This happened when my external hard drive had a head crash...it made a screeching, grinding noise, turned off, and when I turned it back on it made this weak clanking sound and wouldn't spin up.
I don't think you have anything to worry about.
jacollins
Mar 11, 05:42 PM
Oaks Mall - Report I heard was 10 people in line around 10:30am. Around 200 in line at 3:40pm (Pacific time). Buddy at work's brother is in line.
When I was there for the i4, the Apple guy's wouldn't say how many i4's they had, but that they had "enough". I think it turned out to be 800+. I'm assuming (dangerous I know) that they'll have at least that many iPad 2's there.
When I was there for the i4, the Apple guy's wouldn't say how many i4's they had, but that they had "enough". I think it turned out to be 800+. I'm assuming (dangerous I know) that they'll have at least that many iPad 2's there.
ScientistRyan
May 1, 07:27 PM
ShareTool by yazsoft will allow all your bonjour services to work through your VPN just as they do locally. This is the solution I use, and it works perfectly, even itunes home sharing works. This is the only solution I could find as from what I can tell Apple has designed bonjour to not work over VPN.
http://www.yazsoft.com/products/sharetool/
http://www.yazsoft.com/products/sharetool/
tolby
Sep 13, 07:11 AM
OF course you do - need to repurchase. Do you really expect Apple to give away higher resolution content to those that already have the 320x versions?
If so, you need a reality check. Really.
You have posed a question and not provided an answer, merely a remark questioning my understanding of reality.
I provided a response to a member's question - do you need to repurchase? The answer is, for me at least, yes. I suggested, perhaps too forcefully, that I did not appreciate this requirement.
This is a very 'real' issue. If broadband uptake and speeds continue to rise, and consumer acceptance of digital media increases, than higher quality content will be more readily demanded and easier to supply. However, if quality enhancements are too quick, and a consumer must repurchase his or her entire collection (or favourite parts of) too regularly than disatisfaction is felt. It is felt in the frustration of having to spend more time and money re-downloading something that a consumer perceives he or she already owns.
How can Apple avoid this. One is communication of value. The problem with this approach is that it is very subjective - a consumer could heavily discount the quality enhancement when compared to the additional time and money spent. In other words, a consumer values his or her time and money more than the quality. Another is discounting; that is, offering discounts to those customers who already own the pre iTunes 7.0 versions. This is still subjective, but offers a consumer something tangible (dollars saved).
If so, you need a reality check. Really.
You have posed a question and not provided an answer, merely a remark questioning my understanding of reality.
I provided a response to a member's question - do you need to repurchase? The answer is, for me at least, yes. I suggested, perhaps too forcefully, that I did not appreciate this requirement.
This is a very 'real' issue. If broadband uptake and speeds continue to rise, and consumer acceptance of digital media increases, than higher quality content will be more readily demanded and easier to supply. However, if quality enhancements are too quick, and a consumer must repurchase his or her entire collection (or favourite parts of) too regularly than disatisfaction is felt. It is felt in the frustration of having to spend more time and money re-downloading something that a consumer perceives he or she already owns.
How can Apple avoid this. One is communication of value. The problem with this approach is that it is very subjective - a consumer could heavily discount the quality enhancement when compared to the additional time and money spent. In other words, a consumer values his or her time and money more than the quality. Another is discounting; that is, offering discounts to those customers who already own the pre iTunes 7.0 versions. This is still subjective, but offers a consumer something tangible (dollars saved).
dashrendar
Apr 14, 02:05 PM
I wish...........
Hattig
Oct 12, 07:30 AM
And in Perl, you can run this directly from Mac OS X Terminal:
perl -e '$j = 0.2; $k = 6; for ($i = 0; $i < 30; $i++) { $j = $k * $j - 1; print $j . " "; }'
It is just one of a handful of ways that show that if you don't think when you program a function then you can end up with something that doesn't work simply because of limitations within floating point units within computers today. One solution is to use decimal mathematics for decimal numbers (the other being to think about your algorithm to increase numerical accuracy). This is quite slow (relatively) on processors without decimal hardware, however the forthcoming Power6 does incorporate a decimal mathematics unit, that can handle 36 digit numbers according to the new IEEE 754R standard:
http://www.tecchannel.de/imgserver/bdb/350900/350948/E7C7E6358A45FECA368A6D5724976899_1000x700.jpg
Java includes a decimal mathematics class:
import java.math.BigDecimal;
public class Decimal
{
amor de lejos
perl -e '$j = 0.2; $k = 6; for ($i = 0; $i < 30; $i++) { $j = $k * $j - 1; print $j . " "; }'
It is just one of a handful of ways that show that if you don't think when you program a function then you can end up with something that doesn't work simply because of limitations within floating point units within computers today. One solution is to use decimal mathematics for decimal numbers (the other being to think about your algorithm to increase numerical accuracy). This is quite slow (relatively) on processors without decimal hardware, however the forthcoming Power6 does incorporate a decimal mathematics unit, that can handle 36 digit numbers according to the new IEEE 754R standard:
http://www.tecchannel.de/imgserver/bdb/350900/350948/E7C7E6358A45FECA368A6D5724976899_1000x700.jpg
Java includes a decimal mathematics class:
import java.math.BigDecimal;
public class Decimal
{
patrick0brien
Jul 1, 11:24 AM
-massie
'Painfully Slow' a relative term of course, but is correct in the fact that you will always get faster performance from native hardware.
That being said, I thin going to '98 is a good idea. Not as much Eye Candy to emulate. You probably won't feel much speed issues if you are using Excel, or Word, though those are available in OS X BTW.
But if you wish games - not a good idea. That truly is painful, and not what VPC was designed for.
Personally, I only find the need to use a PC for a few Apps like Summation, Carpe Diem, TrialMax (Legal apps), and MS Project (though FastTrack 8 is OS X native)
What softwares do you need VPC to run?
'Painfully Slow' a relative term of course, but is correct in the fact that you will always get faster performance from native hardware.
That being said, I thin going to '98 is a good idea. Not as much Eye Candy to emulate. You probably won't feel much speed issues if you are using Excel, or Word, though those are available in OS X BTW.
But if you wish games - not a good idea. That truly is painful, and not what VPC was designed for.
Personally, I only find the need to use a PC for a few Apps like Summation, Carpe Diem, TrialMax (Legal apps), and MS Project (though FastTrack 8 is OS X native)
What softwares do you need VPC to run?
dp84
Nov 1, 09:48 AM
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Norouzi
Feb 9, 10:48 PM
Hi everyone - being a newbie the following:
Just installed a bigger and faster new HD in the mini - is there any way to start the OS installation without a wired keybd? (i.e pressing 'c' ) all I get now is some DVD churning sounds and a grey screen telling me to restart the machine.
If there is no way - how would I go about ejecting the darned DVD out of the mini without taking everything apart?
hoping for some good answers.
If you have an unformated hard drive in there then the Mini should automatically boot from the DVD, no key press required. The Mini should look for any available bootable OS's on startup and lacking it's default, choose one.
Are you getting a Kernel Panic screen on boot? A gray screen telling you to restart your computer by pressing the power button in multiple languages? If so then something is amiss, because unless something has changed in the last few years, without a bootable OS the mini should just flash a circle with a line through it (no idea what the symbol is called, but like a No Smoking sign without a cigarette in it).
Are you trying to start up from the Restore DVD that came with the Mini or a retail Snow Leopard DVD?
Just installed a bigger and faster new HD in the mini - is there any way to start the OS installation without a wired keybd? (i.e pressing 'c' ) all I get now is some DVD churning sounds and a grey screen telling me to restart the machine.
If there is no way - how would I go about ejecting the darned DVD out of the mini without taking everything apart?
hoping for some good answers.
If you have an unformated hard drive in there then the Mini should automatically boot from the DVD, no key press required. The Mini should look for any available bootable OS's on startup and lacking it's default, choose one.
Are you getting a Kernel Panic screen on boot? A gray screen telling you to restart your computer by pressing the power button in multiple languages? If so then something is amiss, because unless something has changed in the last few years, without a bootable OS the mini should just flash a circle with a line through it (no idea what the symbol is called, but like a No Smoking sign without a cigarette in it).
Are you trying to start up from the Restore DVD that came with the Mini or a retail Snow Leopard DVD?
SilentPanda
Aug 23, 10:51 AM
So now I'm pissed. I used to work on papers at home and save them on my iDisk and access them for further editing and printing at school. But I can't access my iDisk from the PC's (they have network drive mapping locked up). Plus I'm just angry in general about them getting rid of all the Macs.
You should be able to access your files (and you can password protect it too) from you .Mac homepage... still stinks you can't map to a network drive (and that the iMac's are stowed away)... but that should work for ya.
You should be able to access your files (and you can password protect it too) from you .Mac homepage... still stinks you can't map to a network drive (and that the iMac's are stowed away)... but that should work for ya.
avit
Sep 7, 04:51 PM
I think a hard case would have higher protection.
i had a hard case before and my ipod fell from my loft bed (not even close to 2 metres), and fell apart and my ipod was dead.
i had a hard case before and my ipod fell from my loft bed (not even close to 2 metres), and fell apart and my ipod was dead.
maclaptop
Apr 24, 08:51 PM
I agree
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