redshift1
Nov 14, 12:26 AM
Quincy Jones' daughter, Rashida Jones! I recognized her from The Office. :)
Very exotic, I was curious about the ethnicity well now I know. Thanks
Very exotic, I was curious about the ethnicity well now I know. Thanks
ddrueckhammer
Oct 8, 02:53 PM
I worked for a couple of years in the cell phone industry for a company that acts as an intermediary between cell phone companies for various products. As part of my job, I had to deal with various escalations departments for all of the carriers and found that T-mobile actually had pretty good customer service. Maybe not the best but certainly not the worst.
Personally, I use T-mobile now and get a few more dropped calls than if I were using Verizon but they are also cheaper and have much nicer phones because they support GSM. I think that they are a solid choice if you live in top 100 markets but if not they just don't have the coverage. I really hope that they can expand their market to become competitive with Cingular and Verizon. Competition is always a good thing and I think that they would probably make a good partner for Apple.
Personally, I use T-mobile now and get a few more dropped calls than if I were using Verizon but they are also cheaper and have much nicer phones because they support GSM. I think that they are a solid choice if you live in top 100 markets but if not they just don't have the coverage. I really hope that they can expand their market to become competitive with Cingular and Verizon. Competition is always a good thing and I think that they would probably make a good partner for Apple.
dlsife
Mar 15, 05:01 PM
Thanks. To clarify, I'm not running surround (5.1). I just listen to music on 2.1 speakers. So, my question is simply whether there's any sound card difference between the mini and the iMac.
NAG
Apr 15, 03:39 PM
Yadda yadda
About the 3D, yeah we're definitely agreeing here. No real gain, more work. Cost/benefit doesn't pan out.
As far as the second thing, I wasn't referencing you. Whoops. Sorry. :o Should have quoted them. Anyway, I agree that virtual sticks aren't the devil (unlike cursors controlled by dpads). Still, I think there has to be a better way for some of the interactions and that they're mostly being used as kludges (again, basically agreeing).
About the 3D, yeah we're definitely agreeing here. No real gain, more work. Cost/benefit doesn't pan out.
As far as the second thing, I wasn't referencing you. Whoops. Sorry. :o Should have quoted them. Anyway, I agree that virtual sticks aren't the devil (unlike cursors controlled by dpads). Still, I think there has to be a better way for some of the interactions and that they're mostly being used as kludges (again, basically agreeing).
PlaceofDis
Sep 11, 09:41 AM
i was in class when the first plane hit, but we were unaware that anything had happened. while walking back to my dorm room, one of my friends had a radio and was listening and said that the pentagon had been bombed or something like that had happened, they weren't quite sure. i was just like wtf? about five minutes later i got to my room, flipped on the tv, woke my roommate and started waking everyone on the floor. and we just sat there for the rest of the day. the remained of classes were cancelled.
kevin2223
May 7, 01:43 AM
There is a very slim chance anything goes wrong with the iMac by installing RAM. If anything, you could always re-install the Apple-supplied RAM and have them service it - they would not be able to reject your warranty. I could only see them voiding the warranty if you physically damaged the computer when upgrading, and there is a very slim chance of that. After all, 8 pages of the iMac manual are dedicated to helping a user add more memory.
Little benefit to buying RAM from Apple as you can get more for a cheaper price (like OWC). Most include a lifetime warranty.
As per the AppleCare Agreement: "An AirPort Extreme Card, an AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme Base Station, Time Capsule, an Apple-branded DVI to ADC display adapter, Apple RAM modules and MacBook Air SuperDrive are also covered under APP if used with the compatible Covered Equipment and originally purchased by you up to two years before your Mac purchase or during the term of your APP."
Little benefit to buying RAM from Apple as you can get more for a cheaper price (like OWC). Most include a lifetime warranty.
As per the AppleCare Agreement: "An AirPort Extreme Card, an AirPort Express or AirPort Extreme Base Station, Time Capsule, an Apple-branded DVI to ADC display adapter, Apple RAM modules and MacBook Air SuperDrive are also covered under APP if used with the compatible Covered Equipment and originally purchased by you up to two years before your Mac purchase or during the term of your APP."
Dippo
Apr 19, 10:41 PM
I used to always use Opera on Windows, but I use Firefox now.
If only Firefox had Fast Forward and Rewind like Opera, then it would be great...
I might check out Opera8 if I find time.
If only Firefox had Fast Forward and Rewind like Opera, then it would be great...
I might check out Opera8 if I find time.
Rower_CPU
Dec 31, 03:17 AM
Originally posted by Mr.Hey
So now that MR is being discussed around the net you guys/gals decided to redesign the site huh? :D....looks very nice :). And congrats on all the press you're getting.
Got some links to what folks are saying?
So now that MR is being discussed around the net you guys/gals decided to redesign the site huh? :D....looks very nice :). And congrats on all the press you're getting.
Got some links to what folks are saying?
mi5moav
Oct 4, 09:18 AM
Yes, this would work well with Apple QuickCam video camera tag first/tag next/tag last approach. I would then be able to video tape my vacations import to iphoto/imovie and it would pop up and then allow others QuickCam users to see and interact ala youtube for Apple... very cool, nice find.
GGJstudios
May 4, 07:12 PM
Do a PRAM and and an SMC reset and see how she acts.
PRAM/NVRAM has nothing to do with fans, power, or the OP's issues. SMC does.
PRAM/NVRAM has nothing to do with fans, power, or the OP's issues. SMC does.
Tomorrow
Oct 31, 07:03 PM
Something like this (http://www.pelican.com/cases_detail_storm.php?Case=iM2050) will keep it well-protected. You might even say it's the best for protection.
Chase R
Nov 4, 07:26 PM
mine...
http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=258776&d=1288899197
Mind sharing the link? Cool looking background.
Oh, and what font are you using for your GeekTool scripts?
http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=258776&d=1288899197
Mind sharing the link? Cool looking background.
Oh, and what font are you using for your GeekTool scripts?
QuarterSwede
Nov 6, 06:33 PM
I think people are forgetting one very nice thing about res independent UI's. Sure you can scale them up for huge monitors but you can also scale them down for smaller monitors (12" PB for instance). Try it with your browser text. Scale it down all the way (Command+Shift+minus in Safari) in the browser and you can see a heck of a lot more and it still looks good. Sure you'll still be using the same pixel density but it is possible to give you more space to work with by scaling down the OS size. This is very exciting for a 12" PB user.
WhatAmI
Apr 29, 12:59 AM
toph2toast, check the official thread (http://macthemes.net/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16809773)
thefunkymunky
Oct 26, 08:02 AM
Anyone else know why the scroll bar in the diagram is on the left? Should'nt it be on the right hand side of the screen?:confused:
roland.g
Oct 26, 09:56 AM
Bring it on. I need something new to replace my 3G 40GB iPod (last of the black and white screen). I wish the new iPods had a setting for that, so you could make all the menus black and white and only have photo and video play in color.
Anyway getting a black 2G Nano next month. But that's for the gym and snowboarding!!! And wouldn't you know it, it's snowing today!
Anyway getting a black 2G Nano next month. But that's for the gym and snowboarding!!! And wouldn't you know it, it's snowing today!
themacthinker
Oct 26, 11:39 PM
I really can't wait for this marvel.
It is quite nice the hear the coming features. However I find that it kinda kills a little bit the wow effect and the Apple culture when people always try to find out what the next apple's products look like.
It is quite nice the hear the coming features. However I find that it kinda kills a little bit the wow effect and the Apple culture when people always try to find out what the next apple's products look like.
lokerd
Mar 24, 11:16 AM
Any news if this will help the case for iPad 1 on 4.3?
MrMac'n'Cheese
Apr 19, 09:43 PM
We have an Apple Store in Holyoke Mass and there is also an Apple independent Authorized retail store and service center in Northampton called Yes Computers (http://www.yescomputers.com/Yes_Computers/Home.html). It is a great store and I have bought things there over the last few years.
This weekend they had an overnight break in. Check out Masslive.com story here (http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/04/northampton_police_seek_help_i_1.html)
here is a link to the video that is off the thieves making off with the goods.
http://bcove.me/zmdp0uuu
I hope they catch these guys. It sounds like they have been making their way up and down the East Coast..
Awful news!
I hope those low-life scumbags are caught!
Question is, what kind of security did the authorized reseller have, seems like they had an easy time breaking in.
This weekend they had an overnight break in. Check out Masslive.com story here (http://www.masslive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/04/northampton_police_seek_help_i_1.html)
here is a link to the video that is off the thieves making off with the goods.
http://bcove.me/zmdp0uuu
I hope they catch these guys. It sounds like they have been making their way up and down the East Coast..
Awful news!
I hope those low-life scumbags are caught!
Question is, what kind of security did the authorized reseller have, seems like they had an easy time breaking in.
kuebby
Jan 28, 03:45 PM
There are circuits built into the charging/battery process that stop it from continuing to charge after it is totally charged. I leave my iPod classic (and before that the 3 different 5th gens that I had) plugged in all the time in a speaker dock and I've never had any problems with the batteries.
mariahlullaby
Oct 3, 08:26 PM
Me again! It's this same project that is giving me trouble. It seems that the map page I am working on loads fine on Macs, but on Windows, a red x comes up where the image map should be. So, I figure it's a coding issue and try and access just the image (a jpeg) itself; works fine on Mac, error in Windows. It's uploaded to the server and everything, it just won't load. My friends with Macs all see it but on my Windows machine I get the error.
Does anyone know why this might happen?
The link to the map (with the codes) is: http://www.mariahplanet.com/ACR/Popup.htm
The link to just the image is: http://www.mariahplanet.com/ACR/ACR_updatedmap.jpg
Thanks guys!!
Does anyone know why this might happen?
The link to the map (with the codes) is: http://www.mariahplanet.com/ACR/Popup.htm
The link to just the image is: http://www.mariahplanet.com/ACR/ACR_updatedmap.jpg
Thanks guys!!
princealfie
Mar 22, 06:09 AM
This is the Apple Store I hang out most. I can't wait to get the Xoom and use it there along with my iPhone 4 :D Muah!
flipperfeet
Oct 25, 05:59 PM
That's $456,250.00 a quarter.
Yeah, I can see that's where the majority of Apple's profit this last quarter came from. $546,000,000.
By your estimate, that's less than one tenth of one percent (<0.1%) of Apple's profits. Hardly a cash cow. Even if you underestimated by a full magnitude, it's not that impressive.
$1.8 mil/year may seem like alot to you or me that makes less than $50k/year, but to a company that does over $15,000,000,000.00 in sales a year it's little more than a drop in the bucket.
I did not say they were making a half cent on each sell, i said I could only dream of pocketing a half cent on each sell personally. I an not such an idiot to think 1.8 mil annually is enough for a company with $10 Billion in cash reserves to to be interested in . The point I was attempting to make, is small numbers with big multipliers are IMPORTANT and a revenue stream of greater importance than acknowledged. Further to my point it has been acknowledged by Jobs and his critics that the reason the iPod is a huge is because it is part of a complete system. Loose iTunes and you loose the dominance of the iPod, just ask the folks at Creative. Pennies on the dollar, or dimes on the dollar, iTunes is a big business supporting a much bigger business. Remember before iTunes and the iPod you could not shut the Apple doom sayers up and Apple stock was something someone making $50K a year could buy without dipping into the savings account. Apple wasn't a player in the personal electronics business either.
Yeah, I can see that's where the majority of Apple's profit this last quarter came from. $546,000,000.
By your estimate, that's less than one tenth of one percent (<0.1%) of Apple's profits. Hardly a cash cow. Even if you underestimated by a full magnitude, it's not that impressive.
$1.8 mil/year may seem like alot to you or me that makes less than $50k/year, but to a company that does over $15,000,000,000.00 in sales a year it's little more than a drop in the bucket.
I did not say they were making a half cent on each sell, i said I could only dream of pocketing a half cent on each sell personally. I an not such an idiot to think 1.8 mil annually is enough for a company with $10 Billion in cash reserves to to be interested in . The point I was attempting to make, is small numbers with big multipliers are IMPORTANT and a revenue stream of greater importance than acknowledged. Further to my point it has been acknowledged by Jobs and his critics that the reason the iPod is a huge is because it is part of a complete system. Loose iTunes and you loose the dominance of the iPod, just ask the folks at Creative. Pennies on the dollar, or dimes on the dollar, iTunes is a big business supporting a much bigger business. Remember before iTunes and the iPod you could not shut the Apple doom sayers up and Apple stock was something someone making $50K a year could buy without dipping into the savings account. Apple wasn't a player in the personal electronics business either.
snberk103
Mar 10, 12:51 PM
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Sounds like you should be looking at an iMac.
As stated before, I want and need the expansion of the Mac Pro.
My own reason for getting my Mac Pro (2008 Octo Core) was that I intend the keep the computer for 3 - 5 years. Now that I'm just starting my 3rd year I'm confident that I can hit the 5 year mark. My personal feelings are that Mac Pros are for long-term ownership. At least for us small businesses. I know some big corps swap them out every couple of years.
iMacs are a better value for the computing power, but I don't believe they are suitable for long-term ownership. I don't actually think they are hard to expand, if you don't mind a stack of FW 800 HDDs.
Photo editing doesn't actually require a fantastic video card. It just needs to display accurate colour. More expensive cards are for gaming and movies, where things are moving at a rapid rate. If you don't do those things, then I don't believe you need to worry about upgrading the video card.
Memory is another matter.
Mac Pros support more, except for perhaps a small overlap between the low-end MP and high-end iMac (don't know that for sure, but it wouldn't surprise me). Time moves on, applications demand more RAM. I know that my MP still has lots and lots of expansion left in that department. Incidentally, giving your OS, Applications, etc enough RAM is the single most effective way to speed up your workflow. The moment you start writing to virtual memory you are start bogging down.
One thing to keep in mind is that for Mac Pros, you get a RAM slot per processor. So, all other things being equal (same type of architecture in the MP) an 8 core MP can handle more RAM than a 6 core, and a 4 core can handle the least. Do some research on your RAM needs (current and future) before jumping on an 8 core machine just for the RAM ceiling. You very likely will never need that much. But... there it is.
A Mac Pro is also more easily fixed, I believe. Something to consider if you are thinking long-term.
Apple promised something called Grand Central Dispatch in 2010 or yet to be delivered. Check it out on the Apple site. It promised to make it easier for application developers to multi-thread their programs. Photo editing suites are not really taking advantage of this, yet. But if they ever do an older multi-cored machine should stay current for a few more years.
My thinking is: If you want to get a really good machine now, and think you'll be getting another one in a 1-3 years then go iMac. When you buy peripherals for it, make sure that they will also work on a Mac Pro, so you can upgrade easily.
If you want a machine for 3-5 years, then think Mac Pro. More $$ up front, but I think you will save money over the 5 years.
Just some more grist for your mill.
everything here is, imho, of course....
Sounds like you should be looking at an iMac.
As stated before, I want and need the expansion of the Mac Pro.
My own reason for getting my Mac Pro (2008 Octo Core) was that I intend the keep the computer for 3 - 5 years. Now that I'm just starting my 3rd year I'm confident that I can hit the 5 year mark. My personal feelings are that Mac Pros are for long-term ownership. At least for us small businesses. I know some big corps swap them out every couple of years.
iMacs are a better value for the computing power, but I don't believe they are suitable for long-term ownership. I don't actually think they are hard to expand, if you don't mind a stack of FW 800 HDDs.
Photo editing doesn't actually require a fantastic video card. It just needs to display accurate colour. More expensive cards are for gaming and movies, where things are moving at a rapid rate. If you don't do those things, then I don't believe you need to worry about upgrading the video card.
Memory is another matter.
Mac Pros support more, except for perhaps a small overlap between the low-end MP and high-end iMac (don't know that for sure, but it wouldn't surprise me). Time moves on, applications demand more RAM. I know that my MP still has lots and lots of expansion left in that department. Incidentally, giving your OS, Applications, etc enough RAM is the single most effective way to speed up your workflow. The moment you start writing to virtual memory you are start bogging down.
One thing to keep in mind is that for Mac Pros, you get a RAM slot per processor. So, all other things being equal (same type of architecture in the MP) an 8 core MP can handle more RAM than a 6 core, and a 4 core can handle the least. Do some research on your RAM needs (current and future) before jumping on an 8 core machine just for the RAM ceiling. You very likely will never need that much. But... there it is.
A Mac Pro is also more easily fixed, I believe. Something to consider if you are thinking long-term.
Apple promised something called Grand Central Dispatch in 2010 or yet to be delivered. Check it out on the Apple site. It promised to make it easier for application developers to multi-thread their programs. Photo editing suites are not really taking advantage of this, yet. But if they ever do an older multi-cored machine should stay current for a few more years.
My thinking is: If you want to get a really good machine now, and think you'll be getting another one in a 1-3 years then go iMac. When you buy peripherals for it, make sure that they will also work on a Mac Pro, so you can upgrade easily.
If you want a machine for 3-5 years, then think Mac Pro. More $$ up front, but I think you will save money over the 5 years.
Just some more grist for your mill.
everything here is, imho, of course....
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