citizenzen
Mar 10, 11:15 AM
And you still haven't responded.
Well, then here... let me respond.
As I posted in another thread, the government by its very design distributes wealth. The question isn't whether it will happen... it will and does. The question is what should the government do when the distribution of wealth tilts to much to the wealthy. It destabilizes the country when too much wealth is concentrated into the hands of too few and it's in the nation's best interest to see that kind of imbalance doesn't become too extreme.
Well, then here... let me respond.
As I posted in another thread, the government by its very design distributes wealth. The question isn't whether it will happen... it will and does. The question is what should the government do when the distribution of wealth tilts to much to the wealthy. It destabilizes the country when too much wealth is concentrated into the hands of too few and it's in the nation's best interest to see that kind of imbalance doesn't become too extreme.
Fourbin
Sep 12, 07:39 PM
I know the creator of Mytunes says he will never make a Mac version so is there a similar program you can suggest for OSX?
cmvsm
Jan 18, 06:58 PM
I have an Apple BT mouse and it really is great. The response time is very good and I've gotten use to the one button over two. Actually, I've gotten more use to keyboard commands that take place of the right click in many cases.
I looked at the Bluetake 500 that you have McGarry...looks pretty good...how much?
I looked at the Bluetake 500 that you have McGarry...looks pretty good...how much?
mac4evan
Oct 25, 07:09 PM
This has not really been the case, though. When VHS was replaced by DVD, you didn't get the new media for free. Being locked into a particular platform occurs all the time--toner cartridges for printers aren't standardized, for example. I can't use Comcast's on demand to buy programs, then switch to DirecTV and have them transferred. When I buy the latest video game, it doesn't come packaged with PS2, PC, Mac, and XBOX versions.
See the theme? If you choose a limited hardware platform, you must accept the constraints of that platform. CDs are universal because the standard was universal (Sony, Philips, etc. formed a consortium from the get-go)--multiple manufacturers make CD players. Here, the content is the same but the packaging is different--cassette, CD, M4A. Only Apple makes M4A players.
By purchasing a song from iTunes, you are receiving the file with limitations. The reason for the price is bundling. If you want a product with no restrictions, which you want to use to the fullest extent of fair use (or beyond, if you so choose), you have to look elsewhere. You're not being denied fair use when you rent a movie on VHS for $2 when the DVD rental is $4...and you don't get to rent the VHS, then make a DVD just to save $2. Likewise, you're not paying for an unrestricted copy of the song on iTunes, and you aren't entitled to treat it as such using "fair use" as an excuse.
If you want unencumbered music, pay for the CD. If you want instant gratification and a lower price, then be an adult and accept the DRM. The option you want is out there and legally available--it's just that CDs are a "bad value." Likewise, iTunes tracks are probably a "bad value" to many people who think 99 cents should entitle them to DRM-free files. Should DRMed digital files be cheaper? I think so. But that's no excuse to go beyond the clear and publicized terms of my payment.
Nobody wants to buy things twice, but that's no excuse. I have piles of spare tools that fit cars I no longer own; toner cartridges for printers I no longer own; memory cards for cameras I no longer own; and floppy disks for computers I no longer own. Each time I switch companies, I have to deal with the consequences of my prior purchases.
Bravo Bravo Bravo my friend!;)
See the theme? If you choose a limited hardware platform, you must accept the constraints of that platform. CDs are universal because the standard was universal (Sony, Philips, etc. formed a consortium from the get-go)--multiple manufacturers make CD players. Here, the content is the same but the packaging is different--cassette, CD, M4A. Only Apple makes M4A players.
By purchasing a song from iTunes, you are receiving the file with limitations. The reason for the price is bundling. If you want a product with no restrictions, which you want to use to the fullest extent of fair use (or beyond, if you so choose), you have to look elsewhere. You're not being denied fair use when you rent a movie on VHS for $2 when the DVD rental is $4...and you don't get to rent the VHS, then make a DVD just to save $2. Likewise, you're not paying for an unrestricted copy of the song on iTunes, and you aren't entitled to treat it as such using "fair use" as an excuse.
If you want unencumbered music, pay for the CD. If you want instant gratification and a lower price, then be an adult and accept the DRM. The option you want is out there and legally available--it's just that CDs are a "bad value." Likewise, iTunes tracks are probably a "bad value" to many people who think 99 cents should entitle them to DRM-free files. Should DRMed digital files be cheaper? I think so. But that's no excuse to go beyond the clear and publicized terms of my payment.
Nobody wants to buy things twice, but that's no excuse. I have piles of spare tools that fit cars I no longer own; toner cartridges for printers I no longer own; memory cards for cameras I no longer own; and floppy disks for computers I no longer own. Each time I switch companies, I have to deal with the consequences of my prior purchases.
Bravo Bravo Bravo my friend!;)
techfreak85
May 5, 09:21 PM
Hopefully I am back up with Bigadv+GPU! I didn't have an OC, so I threw one on.... hope it is stable....:o
jsm4182
Feb 7, 10:26 AM
I do all my sites in Drupal (http://drupal.org/) now and have found the ubercart (http://www.ubercart.org/) module to be one of the best ecommerce solutions. Drupal's theming is very simple for anyone who already knows web development, just html, css and php and there are lots of plugins available to accomplish all sorts of features.
puuukeey
Oct 25, 03:15 PM
DRM infected mp3s: pay the same, get less. End of Story
zippyzoom
Apr 12, 08:48 PM
Does this work with the Time Warner Cable App??? Anyone?? :confused:
kozlosap
Jun 21, 03:04 PM
I'm going to do a "drive-by" at about 3:30 and if the line is substantial, then I'll drag my sweatshirt, gloves and folding lawnchair out and join it! The Weather Channel says it will be cooler starting on Thursday - it figures! I'm not a youngster either, but I've always met nice people in long lines (except at the Vatican, LOL!), so I'm not totally dreading it. I just hope I'm outa Apple by noon so I can pick up my daughter at the airport!:eek:
darwen
Oct 8, 05:08 AM
Awesome. This seems to make sense. Apple should be with T-mobile, that is where their target is. I am on sprint but I think the primary users of this phone will be on t-mobile. Cingular is to low end and verizon is off in their own world. I don't mean to offend anyone but I think most would agree that t-mobile already has the best entertainment/computer like phones (ie - sidekick).
velocityg4
Mar 8, 04:28 PM
It looks neat. However, I think I would get tired of having an uncomfortable large chunk of plastic on my wrist all day. Plus having to detach it and unfold the keyboard is too much of a bother. I could also imagine how banged up the screen would get from all the objects the wrist encounter during the day. Also is it water proof? I am rather fond of washing my hands.
In all practicality the iPhone design is the best so far. Slide out keyboards are handy but add too much bulk.
Edit: Actually I should say the Newton Message Pad design is the best so far. I just consider the iPhone a modern Newton with a cellphone added on.
In all practicality the iPhone design is the best so far. Slide out keyboards are handy but add too much bulk.
Edit: Actually I should say the Newton Message Pad design is the best so far. I just consider the iPhone a modern Newton with a cellphone added on.
zim
Mar 17, 12:13 PM
I ordered 2. They gave me 2. I needed 0. Happy to have extras :)
NiKeZz
Apr 11, 03:52 PM
I to have done one but its for more of targeting potential customers and the kids I shoot if they get so many of their friends to like the page I give them a discount on their packages they choose.
VirtualRain
Mar 22, 08:06 PM
Here are the release notes (http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2518):
iPhoto Compatibility
* Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when importing large iPhoto libraries.
* Aperture now correctly handles albums contained in folders when importing iPhoto 9.1.1 libraries.
* Improves reliability when importing iPhoto 9 libraries that include slideshows containing text slides.
* RAW images imported from iPhoto 9 libraries no longer show the Reprocess brick in Adjustments.
Import
* Addresses an issue that could cause Aperture to stop responding when attempting to process damaged images.
* Olympus E-5 images with a 3:4 aspect ratio now import with the correct rotation.
Library
* Addresses an issue that could prevent referenced images from being reconnected.
* Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when switching libraries.
Adjustments
* Resolves an issue that could cause your Mac to become unresponsive when using brushes.
* Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when using Retouch.
* Addresses an issue that could cause the white balance value for certain RAW images to be displayed incorrectly.
Other
* Fixes an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when panning a zoomed image.
* Addresses compatibility of exported XMP Sidecar files with third-party applications.
* Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when using Align to Beats in a slideshow.
iPhoto Compatibility
* Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when importing large iPhoto libraries.
* Aperture now correctly handles albums contained in folders when importing iPhoto 9.1.1 libraries.
* Improves reliability when importing iPhoto 9 libraries that include slideshows containing text slides.
* RAW images imported from iPhoto 9 libraries no longer show the Reprocess brick in Adjustments.
Import
* Addresses an issue that could cause Aperture to stop responding when attempting to process damaged images.
* Olympus E-5 images with a 3:4 aspect ratio now import with the correct rotation.
Library
* Addresses an issue that could prevent referenced images from being reconnected.
* Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when switching libraries.
Adjustments
* Resolves an issue that could cause your Mac to become unresponsive when using brushes.
* Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when using Retouch.
* Addresses an issue that could cause the white balance value for certain RAW images to be displayed incorrectly.
Other
* Fixes an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when panning a zoomed image.
* Addresses compatibility of exported XMP Sidecar files with third-party applications.
* Resolves an issue that could cause Aperture to quit unexpectedly when using Align to Beats in a slideshow.
frunkis54
Mar 11, 05:43 PM
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.
Wow the line must go all the way to cheescake factory.
Wow the line must go all the way to cheescake factory.
cere
Apr 13, 07:22 PM
My personal take on why the iPhone is the one phone AT&T won't unlock after your contract ends is because iPhones are costly hardware with expensive data plans. In general, iPhone users pay more for the hardware and service, and presumably people with more money travel more often. And to keep things simple, a significant fraction of those customers would rather roam internationally, partly for the convenience of using their actual cell phone number, and partly for not needing to jump through any hoops. Whenever I travel, I take an unlocked flip phone and buy a local prepaid SIM card. It's super cheap, but it does get annoying to deal with new phones numbers and manual reloading of calling credit. Hence the reason why AT&T wouldn't want to unlock out-of-contract iPhones; users may travel with them and provide AT&T profit through roaming charges.
In other words, they are preventing you from using alternatives (with your own personal property) so that they have the opportunity to rape you for roaming charges, over and above the services you are contractually obligated to continue to pay for over the term of your contract. That may indeed be a big reason why they don't want to do it, but that doesn't make it right. It's your property. You ought to be able to use it with any carrier you choose, regardless of if you are still under contract. The contract should only determine what you pay them and for how long, and what service they will provide to you over that period. It should not determined, over and above those terms, how you are allowed to use your own property.
In other words, they are preventing you from using alternatives (with your own personal property) so that they have the opportunity to rape you for roaming charges, over and above the services you are contractually obligated to continue to pay for over the term of your contract. That may indeed be a big reason why they don't want to do it, but that doesn't make it right. It's your property. You ought to be able to use it with any carrier you choose, regardless of if you are still under contract. The contract should only determine what you pay them and for how long, and what service they will provide to you over that period. It should not determined, over and above those terms, how you are allowed to use your own property.
notjustjay
Feb 21, 01:02 PM
Sounds like there were much bigger issues here than a simple spelling error.
Yeah, seriously. I don't think there's ANYTHING that anyone could text me, spelling error or no, that would cause me to fly into a murderous rampage.
Yeah, seriously. I don't think there's ANYTHING that anyone could text me, spelling error or no, that would cause me to fly into a murderous rampage.
thecrunge
Nov 11, 01:59 PM
Here's mine.
macEfan
Jun 29, 05:51 PM
Well it is time for me to upgrade my current system to better work with leopard.
I'm looking to buy a Powerbook g4 Aluminum with the following minimum specs:
1.5ghz g4
512mb ram
80gb hard drive
superdrive
15"
Screen must have no imperfections and I would prefer a machine with no dents.
I would also prefer a working battery and the original box, but we'll see what I get offered.
In addition to the powerbook I would like to purchase an IBM thinkpad for work. Minimum specs below:
IBM T40,41,42, or 43
256mb ram
40gb hard drive
DVD-ROM
No dead pixels/dents
Working battery
If you have another brand of PC that is not IBM contact me anyway and I'll see if that particular model would work for me.
Let me know what you have to offer, either in a PM or posting a reply to this thread. Thanks!
I'm looking to buy a Powerbook g4 Aluminum with the following minimum specs:
1.5ghz g4
512mb ram
80gb hard drive
superdrive
15"
Screen must have no imperfections and I would prefer a machine with no dents.
I would also prefer a working battery and the original box, but we'll see what I get offered.
In addition to the powerbook I would like to purchase an IBM thinkpad for work. Minimum specs below:
IBM T40,41,42, or 43
256mb ram
40gb hard drive
DVD-ROM
No dead pixels/dents
Working battery
If you have another brand of PC that is not IBM contact me anyway and I'll see if that particular model would work for me.
Let me know what you have to offer, either in a PM or posting a reply to this thread. Thanks!
arn
Nov 11, 11:44 PM
Yeah, I clearly copied the "forum post" template, but that's obviously changeable. It was just a proof of concept, but if random visitors can't write to the 'Talk' page, it's all for naught anyways.
I just thought it might be an invitation for a random net visitor to contribute. That's the main issue facing all wiki's - not enough contributors.
at present, that's by choice. we can open it up to all comers. I think that would increase contributions... but would also increase spam. I don't mind doing it, just need to be sure we have enough people around to offset the spam.
arn
I just thought it might be an invitation for a random net visitor to contribute. That's the main issue facing all wiki's - not enough contributors.
at present, that's by choice. we can open it up to all comers. I think that would increase contributions... but would also increase spam. I don't mind doing it, just need to be sure we have enough people around to offset the spam.
arn
pilzbury
Sep 12, 07:47 PM
Anyone have pic's or know where to look for pics of this 'iTV'? or did they not show it? I am really interested in this.
Smgschwind
Mar 11, 11:10 AM
I'll be heading over there after I get off work at 2:30. Anyone there yet and know what the line situation is like??
FoxyKaye
Aug 7, 07:45 PM
Wow, didn't see that coming. Caught me completely by surprise!
NOT
Given the alternatives on the market and in development, I'd just as soon see somebody else take a crack at it and let M$'s POS die.
NOT
Given the alternatives on the market and in development, I'd just as soon see somebody else take a crack at it and let M$'s POS die.
tpavur
Apr 20, 10:00 PM
As we all know the main focus for mac's is not gaming, however with my Mac pro recently arriving with the 3.2 quad and a 5870 GPU; what kind of gaming performance increase will I notice vs my 2010 iMac i7 with the mobility GPU card in it? I really don't want to disrespect any of you guys by asking this question as this is not why I bought my Mac Pro, and this is not a "gaming" forum, however I do game a little and I could not find any benchmarks that put the two side by side.
Let's use black ops, and maybe crysis as a means for making a comparison and any other key games you can think of, btw all gaimg is done via boot camp with windows 7 ult.
Let's use black ops, and maybe crysis as a means for making a comparison and any other key games you can think of, btw all gaimg is done via boot camp with windows 7 ult.
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