Abstract
Oct 4, 05:59 PM
Hype often makes a good product look worse upon release. Nothing new there.... But why would people get excited over Apple releasing a cellphone, despite having no real info on the details of it yet?
Simple! Most of us are frustrated with the horrible user interfaces on cellphones, and the lack of usability. I've owned several that made dialing numbers on the keypad too much of a chore. My Razr I use now is decent, but even it has horrible engineering flaws - like putting small buttons down the side that always get pressed accidently when the phone is on a belt-clip. You end up accidently changing the settings for the ringer, etc. My Treo 650 had serious problems with call volume being too low. Almost every Treo owner had to pay extra for a shareware program called "VolumeCare" just to fix that! I'm just hoping Apple can overcome a lot of that, and build a cellphone with an elegant but logical UI!
Treo 650 has a low call volume. So? It's not a flaw that's specific to all mobile phones. My friend's phone is too loud!
And UI improvements. Well........Sony Ericsson is definitely king of mobile phone UI right now, Motorola being the absolute worst. I don't know what else Apple can do. I actually have an idea for how get 2 or 3 types of buttons on the front face of the phone without making it a slider phone, but that's really the only idea I'd like implemented that will change the UI. Otherwise, what you'll be getting is a UI from Apple that's similar to what you use now, maybe touch screen (gimmicky).
Simple! Most of us are frustrated with the horrible user interfaces on cellphones, and the lack of usability. I've owned several that made dialing numbers on the keypad too much of a chore. My Razr I use now is decent, but even it has horrible engineering flaws - like putting small buttons down the side that always get pressed accidently when the phone is on a belt-clip. You end up accidently changing the settings for the ringer, etc. My Treo 650 had serious problems with call volume being too low. Almost every Treo owner had to pay extra for a shareware program called "VolumeCare" just to fix that! I'm just hoping Apple can overcome a lot of that, and build a cellphone with an elegant but logical UI!
Treo 650 has a low call volume. So? It's not a flaw that's specific to all mobile phones. My friend's phone is too loud!
And UI improvements. Well........Sony Ericsson is definitely king of mobile phone UI right now, Motorola being the absolute worst. I don't know what else Apple can do. I actually have an idea for how get 2 or 3 types of buttons on the front face of the phone without making it a slider phone, but that's really the only idea I'd like implemented that will change the UI. Otherwise, what you'll be getting is a UI from Apple that's similar to what you use now, maybe touch screen (gimmicky).
OldSchoolMacGuy
May 2, 03:37 PM
You can use the Migration Assistant and select the Time Machine drive, then select the file types you'd like to move over if you're looking to move things like apps, documents, preferences, etc rather than just specific files. For specific files, there are a couple nice Time Machine browser applications out there that can make going through the backup files easier.
blackwind
Apr 29, 08:14 PM
Now thats great news!!! but waitting is a killer
I really hate how twiter thingy works. Its so confusing and don't know who is who or what. or maybe just me!
CHeers
I really hate how twiter thingy works. Its so confusing and don't know who is who or what. or maybe just me!
CHeers
The Mad Kiwi
Mar 20, 07:47 PM
I understand now, I going to save my money and get a Canon 45 TS,
Great lens you'll love it. I only wish the tilt and shift were independent like the 17 & 24.
Great lens you'll love it. I only wish the tilt and shift were independent like the 17 & 24.
umgolfer
Dec 13, 03:37 PM
Jag never shipped on DVD-ROMs, unless they are the system restore discs, and even then I believe it was CDs.
Nope it did. I have a copy of it in my hands right now. Panther I believe was when they began shipping on DVD's mainly (and of course on to Tiger...).
Nope it did. I have a copy of it in my hands right now. Panther I believe was when they began shipping on DVD's mainly (and of course on to Tiger...).
toughboy
Jan 9, 05:37 AM
Because Panther doesn't have direct Turkish support, I installed a "support pack" that the Apple IMC Turkey has published. After that, when I try to start Entourage, some of the writings has gone mad and they are replaced with some meaningless writing crap.. I guess that support pack has done something to my entourage font settings but how can I undo it???
by the way, I installed the pack on my former 12"PB months before and there was no problems, and I need that pack for the additional Turkish characters..
by the way, I installed the pack on my former 12"PB months before and there was no problems, and I need that pack for the additional Turkish characters..
xsedrinam
Dec 19, 01:21 PM
Originally Posted by FistfulofAngst
Everyone else, thanks for the comments but now I have question: twitch or bounce?
Twitch. Bouncing takes up too much womb.
:p
Everyone else, thanks for the comments but now I have question: twitch or bounce?
Twitch. Bouncing takes up too much womb.
:p
Lixivial
Oct 23, 05:42 PM
Nope, vniow, I can't load it in Opera, Firefox, Camino, IE6 or 7. Only Safari. On Windows I had to download the file and open it in GIMP.
EDIT: OK. Loading it with Quicktime's Picture Viewer on Windows works. Strange. :)
EDIT: OK. Loading it with Quicktime's Picture Viewer on Windows works. Strange. :)
kennethalan
Apr 19, 10:12 AM
I sold my iPhone 3GS in October and got a blackberry, but now I want to go back to the iPhone.
I'm not sure if I should keep my blackberry until a major iPhone upgrade, buy an iPhone 4 now, wait until June to see if a new iPhone is coming out around then, or wait until September if that's when the iPhone is coming out and see what's new.
I'm not sure if I should keep my blackberry until a major iPhone upgrade, buy an iPhone 4 now, wait until June to see if a new iPhone is coming out around then, or wait until September if that's when the iPhone is coming out and see what's new.
Xavier
May 1, 12:18 PM
Thats it! Thank you greatly!
I don't know why I was thinking it started with a 'P'. Now that I know the name, I feel like I should have known!
I don't know why I was thinking it started with a 'P'. Now that I know the name, I feel like I should have known!
Surf and Turf
Oct 26, 12:22 PM
http://www.macrumors.com/images/macrumorsthreadlogo.gif (http://www.macrumors.com)
Hrmpf reports (http://hrmpf.com/wordpress/90/apple-describes-new-interface-for-ipod) on a particularly revealing patent application from Apple that was published on October 26, 2006.
The name of the patent application is "Electronic Device Having Display and Surrounding Touch Sensitive Bezel for User Interface and Control". The patent describes and depicts a full-screen touch sensitive iPod very similar to the various Video iPod Mockups (http://guides.macrumors.com/Gallery_of_Video_iPod_Mockups) that have been floating around the web. The application was filed in June of 2006.
The focus of the patent is the incorporation of a touch-sensitive bezel (edge of screen) that can adapt to the screen contents to provide an input method for the user. Hrmpf suggests that the use of this non-screen area would eliminate many of the "smudge" and "scratch" concerns for a full-screen touch iPod.
The diagrams included clearly depict what appears to be a full-screen Video iPod. The rumors of a full-screen Video iPod have been ongoing for some time, but picked up steam in February 2006 (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/02/20060209095419.shtml) with claims that the full screen Video iPod would arrive in the coming months. Later reports (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/04/20060413131333.shtml) indicated a delay with some recent reports (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/10/20061018143033.shtml) of a late 2006/early 2007 release.
Numerous other patents have described possible touch-interface methods, but this is the first patent application to depict a full-screen iPod so clearly. It also could represent the "None-Touch" iPod interface that was described in July (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/07/20060724212925.shtml).
Update: There seems to be some misinterpretation of the picture. The circles in the bezel do not represent "buttons". The entire bezel would be a smooth surface that would be touch sensitive. A touch-sensitive Bezel iPod would still look like this mockup:
http://guides.macrumors.com/images/thumb/0/04/Ipodvideo.jpg/120px-Ipodvideo.jpg
This patent was purchased from a company in Buffalo, NY
It will be implemented in the new ipods.
When ?
Hrmpf reports (http://hrmpf.com/wordpress/90/apple-describes-new-interface-for-ipod) on a particularly revealing patent application from Apple that was published on October 26, 2006.
The name of the patent application is "Electronic Device Having Display and Surrounding Touch Sensitive Bezel for User Interface and Control". The patent describes and depicts a full-screen touch sensitive iPod very similar to the various Video iPod Mockups (http://guides.macrumors.com/Gallery_of_Video_iPod_Mockups) that have been floating around the web. The application was filed in June of 2006.
The focus of the patent is the incorporation of a touch-sensitive bezel (edge of screen) that can adapt to the screen contents to provide an input method for the user. Hrmpf suggests that the use of this non-screen area would eliminate many of the "smudge" and "scratch" concerns for a full-screen touch iPod.
The diagrams included clearly depict what appears to be a full-screen Video iPod. The rumors of a full-screen Video iPod have been ongoing for some time, but picked up steam in February 2006 (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/02/20060209095419.shtml) with claims that the full screen Video iPod would arrive in the coming months. Later reports (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/04/20060413131333.shtml) indicated a delay with some recent reports (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/10/20061018143033.shtml) of a late 2006/early 2007 release.
Numerous other patents have described possible touch-interface methods, but this is the first patent application to depict a full-screen iPod so clearly. It also could represent the "None-Touch" iPod interface that was described in July (http://www.macrumors.com/pages/2006/07/20060724212925.shtml).
Update: There seems to be some misinterpretation of the picture. The circles in the bezel do not represent "buttons". The entire bezel would be a smooth surface that would be touch sensitive. A touch-sensitive Bezel iPod would still look like this mockup:
http://guides.macrumors.com/images/thumb/0/04/Ipodvideo.jpg/120px-Ipodvideo.jpg
This patent was purchased from a company in Buffalo, NY
It will be implemented in the new ipods.
When ?
Butler Trumpet
Feb 10, 07:05 PM
Check out http://www.iskin.com they have just released new wild iSkins that now come with a cover for the iPod wheel. Thats awesome, cause lots of people I know have an awesome iSkin that protects great, but the wheel is all scratched up. So this is pretty sweet!
sotied
Oct 19, 09:44 AM
While the events at Podcamp Boston (http://www.podcampboston.org) begin that weekend, I think it's more important to gather at the Hingham Apple Store at the Derby Shoppes to get Leopard.
Who's in?
Jeff
http://www.bowlofcheese.com
http://www.stegdag.com
http://www.jeffcutler.com
http://www.thingstoworryabout.com
Who's in?
Jeff
http://www.bowlofcheese.com
http://www.stegdag.com
http://www.jeffcutler.com
http://www.thingstoworryabout.com
jobberwacky
Oct 12, 01:36 AM
Plus, when it comes to numbers, there is no room for error.
Excel truly is the standard in this case (actually doing a good job).
You trust Excel? (Or for that matter Mesa or Google Spreadsheets?)
Try this:
In a new spreadsheet, give the cell A1 the value of 0.2
In A2 enter the formula '=A1*6-1' (the calculated value will also be 0.2)
Then copy this formula to A3 down to ca A40.
For every cell you should get 0.2 as a result, since 0.2 (the result of the cell above) times 6 minus 1 is 0.2. Right?
Right? Try it in Excel, try it in Mesa, try it in Google Spreadsheets.
And then repeat after me:
"I will never again blindly believe in spreadsheet calculations"
[edit: corrected typo, thanks MrSmith! - repeat after me "I will never again blindly believe jobberwacky postings ;-)]
Excel truly is the standard in this case (actually doing a good job).
You trust Excel? (Or for that matter Mesa or Google Spreadsheets?)
Try this:
In a new spreadsheet, give the cell A1 the value of 0.2
In A2 enter the formula '=A1*6-1' (the calculated value will also be 0.2)
Then copy this formula to A3 down to ca A40.
For every cell you should get 0.2 as a result, since 0.2 (the result of the cell above) times 6 minus 1 is 0.2. Right?
Right? Try it in Excel, try it in Mesa, try it in Google Spreadsheets.
And then repeat after me:
"I will never again blindly believe in spreadsheet calculations"
[edit: corrected typo, thanks MrSmith! - repeat after me "I will never again blindly believe jobberwacky postings ;-)]
Sydde
May 2, 02:16 AM
What different types can a subscript be? For example, when I was learning BASIC (we use stone knives and bearskins in those days), and expression like "A(X)", where A was the array and X was the index, was verbalized as "A sub X". X was the subscript.
skoker
Dec 18, 06:53 PM
Isn't that the one I gave you that fried your HP laptop, if so not very wise to pass it on to somebody else... :rolleyes: .
Considering you gave me this after I got my iBook, no it wasn't :P
Considering you gave me this after I got my iBook, no it wasn't :P
Stridder44
Mar 31, 04:32 PM
RAM is very cheap right now. If you can or are interested in doing so, I'd say make the jump to 4GB and go with 64-bit. I'm sure Auto-CAD 2012 could easily take advantage of the extra RAM. Plus, Mac OS X loves RAM, so both OS's would benefit. I have a MacBook Pro 4.1 as well, and one of the first things I did was upgrade the RAM to 4GB. I noticed a nice increase in speed from 2GB in both OS X and Windows. Windows 7 64-bit runs flawlessly for me. I'd highly recommend going this route.
MontyZ
Sep 14, 12:51 AM
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savar
Oct 24, 11:01 PM
Ah, but YOU'RE missing the point completely. As resolutions inscrease the interface can scale up because it is resolution independent in 10.5. Web pages are NOT resolution independent for the most part.
Fear not sir, the WebKit team is already working on resolution independence. I'm pretty sure that some of the web specifications are being upgraded to provide resolution scalability as well. (For instance providing a choice between two resolutions for the same image on the page.) Alas, the web is such a clusterf* of randomly assorted technologies, most of which were never intended to scale to hi-res displays, so I expect the transition to be long and painful, but I trust that the Web Kit team will come up with clever ways to carefully scale up the content.
Fear not sir, the WebKit team is already working on resolution independence. I'm pretty sure that some of the web specifications are being upgraded to provide resolution scalability as well. (For instance providing a choice between two resolutions for the same image on the page.) Alas, the web is such a clusterf* of randomly assorted technologies, most of which were never intended to scale to hi-res displays, so I expect the transition to be long and painful, but I trust that the Web Kit team will come up with clever ways to carefully scale up the content.
heehee
Mar 17, 10:34 AM
I'm sure there is a thread about this, but anyway, I love one of the comments on youtube "What about poor people?" :D
idea_hamster
Aug 8, 02:05 AM
If I were an MS shareholder, I would be OUTRAGED.
How much did they pay for that? To be fair, I don't recall if MS bought just VPC or all of Connectix, but it hardly matters!
That's got to be a giant pile of shareholder wealth pissed away in a half-assed attempt at being part of (read: smothering) the increasing popularity and utility of Apple.
I would really love to see the numbers on that boondogle.
:rolleyes:
The connectix deal wasn't a 'boondogle' at all - connectix had other products than VPC. MS Virtual Server is based on the code they got from connectix. The server virtualization market is absolutely huge compared to VPC's potential market. I'm sure to Microsoft, VPC was a drop in the bucket in terms of revenue, and if I were a shareholder, I'd be happy as hell that they dropped it.
You're not the only one to point this out:
They got their value out of Connectix in Virtual Server. Like it or not the Mac stuff was just the tip of the iceberg.
So, I'll say that my outrage (which was at best hypothetical) has subsided substantially. :o
Just goes to show what happens when one thinks the world revolves around him-/herself. :rolleyes: I suppose my only exposure to Connectix was with VPC -- turns out my whole experience was some kind of also-ran footnote. Oh, well....
How much did they pay for that? To be fair, I don't recall if MS bought just VPC or all of Connectix, but it hardly matters!
That's got to be a giant pile of shareholder wealth pissed away in a half-assed attempt at being part of (read: smothering) the increasing popularity and utility of Apple.
I would really love to see the numbers on that boondogle.
:rolleyes:
The connectix deal wasn't a 'boondogle' at all - connectix had other products than VPC. MS Virtual Server is based on the code they got from connectix. The server virtualization market is absolutely huge compared to VPC's potential market. I'm sure to Microsoft, VPC was a drop in the bucket in terms of revenue, and if I were a shareholder, I'd be happy as hell that they dropped it.
You're not the only one to point this out:
They got their value out of Connectix in Virtual Server. Like it or not the Mac stuff was just the tip of the iceberg.
So, I'll say that my outrage (which was at best hypothetical) has subsided substantially. :o
Just goes to show what happens when one thinks the world revolves around him-/herself. :rolleyes: I suppose my only exposure to Connectix was with VPC -- turns out my whole experience was some kind of also-ran footnote. Oh, well....
snebes
Apr 7, 10:51 AM
You would read the XML file like a text file, not into an XML reader. That way you could just do something like this:
$xmlstr = file_get_contents('an.xml');
$result = preg_replace("#<LineStatus ID=\"1\".*?</LineStatus>#si", "", $xmlstr);
// save $result to file or whatever.
$xmlstr = file_get_contents('an.xml');
$result = preg_replace("#<LineStatus ID=\"1\".*?</LineStatus>#si", "", $xmlstr);
// save $result to file or whatever.
chrismasterson
Apr 28, 03:59 PM
I'm a graphic designer and I have a great need for a beautiful, fully featured display. I read on the Buying Buide that it's approaching the end of a cycle, but I'm not really sure what's behind that. Would anyone care to shed some light on the reasons for waiting to buy one? Any rumors I should know about?
Thanks,
Chris
Thanks,
Chris
Coleman2010
Apr 10, 08:36 PM
What program should I use to try to get this to work with windows 7?
I'm also wondering what to put instead of optimum.net if I'm on Time Warner.
What router do you have? Some routers have built in VPN server support. If not, you can try EasyVPN for windows. I found a link here:
http://www.comodo.com/home/email-security/vpn-access.php
To find the Time warner search domain name go to your router's setup page. It should have a summary page and tell you your public IP address and also the search domain. If you can't find it, PM me, I'll help you out.
I'm also wondering what to put instead of optimum.net if I'm on Time Warner.
What router do you have? Some routers have built in VPN server support. If not, you can try EasyVPN for windows. I found a link here:
http://www.comodo.com/home/email-security/vpn-access.php
To find the Time warner search domain name go to your router's setup page. It should have a summary page and tell you your public IP address and also the search domain. If you can't find it, PM me, I'll help you out.
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