yg17
Aug 7, 06:04 PM
Wasn't there a rumor going around a couple months back about M$ making VPC free? That would make sense now if they're going to discontinue it, and let us PPC users have it for free. Who wants to pay for a product that won't receive any updates?
Dyspareunia
Oct 27, 02:24 PM
I can just foresee, if there are faulty CDMA units, a massive discussion over which of the two companies are the "better" manufacturer with less defects - Foxconn vs. Pegatron. I only bring this up, as I recall heated discussions in the past about how Nokias made in Finland were superior to the ones made in China or how Canada made Blackberries were better than the Mexico made ones. It'll turn into: "Get the model with serials.. XXXXXX made by Foxconn, over the ones with XXXXX from Pegatron" or vice versa.
jrevard
Apr 28, 05:56 PM
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_2_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C148a Safari/6533.18.5)
I don't think it's clear what I mean. It asks me for my password upon opening the iTunes or App Store applications. It's asking me for my password for something I don't even remember doing! Must be app updates or downloads that failed for being too large to dl over data (not wifi), but it doesn't even tell me what I'm entering my password for!!
I don't think it's clear what I mean. It asks me for my password upon opening the iTunes or App Store applications. It's asking me for my password for something I don't even remember doing! Must be app updates or downloads that failed for being too large to dl over data (not wifi), but it doesn't even tell me what I'm entering my password for!!
Maestro64
Oct 5, 01:33 PM
No, it isn't, and they may have GPS but that's a coincidence and I can tell you flat out that T-Mobile does not use GPS to locate your phone.
The Federally Mandated Requirement is that the mobile operator is able to locate your position. The technology they use is up to them. GSM operators do it via triangulation. E911 is supposed to work regardless of how old the phone is that you're using. Do you think your 1980s Motorola brick AMPS phone has a GPS receiver in it?
The company that provides the triangulation technology is True Position. This is the primary solution used today for locating people using cell phones. However, it is expensive to deploy and the reason providers rather use GPS since it does not require them to update their Cell towers.
The Federally Mandated Requirement is that the mobile operator is able to locate your position. The technology they use is up to them. GSM operators do it via triangulation. E911 is supposed to work regardless of how old the phone is that you're using. Do you think your 1980s Motorola brick AMPS phone has a GPS receiver in it?
The company that provides the triangulation technology is True Position. This is the primary solution used today for locating people using cell phones. However, it is expensive to deploy and the reason providers rather use GPS since it does not require them to update their Cell towers.
PedroCst
Apr 18, 09:08 AM
Hi again :)
Now I'm looking for some cases for my iPhones (3GS and 4), and I was thinking to buy these cases (Feather cases by Incipio):
http://www.myincipio.com/iPhone-4-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-feather-Ultralight-Hard-Shell-Case.asp
http://www.myincipio.com/iPhone-3G-3GS-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-3G-3GS-feather-Ultralight-Hard-Shell-Case.asp
But I'd like to know if these cases are really good.
I've been searching through other pages but Incipio is one of the pages who takes less for shipping them + 3GS case has 50% of discount.
Also I was thinking about buying Zagg's screen protectors for 3GS and 4.
Is this a good deal?
Thanks in advance ;)
Now I'm looking for some cases for my iPhones (3GS and 4), and I was thinking to buy these cases (Feather cases by Incipio):
http://www.myincipio.com/iPhone-4-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-4-feather-Ultralight-Hard-Shell-Case.asp
http://www.myincipio.com/iPhone-3G-3GS-Cases-Accessories/Incipio-iPhone-3G-3GS-feather-Ultralight-Hard-Shell-Case.asp
But I'd like to know if these cases are really good.
I've been searching through other pages but Incipio is one of the pages who takes less for shipping them + 3GS case has 50% of discount.
Also I was thinking about buying Zagg's screen protectors for 3GS and 4.
Is this a good deal?
Thanks in advance ;)
toke lahti
Jan 24, 02:31 PM
We absolutely need more than 8 bits on the pro end.
I think that within a year or two even consumers will be demanding more picture quality. Even cheaper displays are beginning to have more contrast and wider gamut than crt's used to have. With new displays consumers start to see PQ problems with older content. This leads to demand for higher PQ content. Here in Finland, sd-dtv was generally considered high quality with older crt's, but when hd-lcd's got more common, people started complaining about artifacts.
And maybe even smaller movie companies start realizing that they need color management...:rolleyes:
I think that within a year or two even consumers will be demanding more picture quality. Even cheaper displays are beginning to have more contrast and wider gamut than crt's used to have. With new displays consumers start to see PQ problems with older content. This leads to demand for higher PQ content. Here in Finland, sd-dtv was generally considered high quality with older crt's, but when hd-lcd's got more common, people started complaining about artifacts.
And maybe even smaller movie companies start realizing that they need color management...:rolleyes:
BenRoethig
Oct 12, 04:15 PM
(1) Not even close to every machine ships with a productivity suite... in fact, if you look closely at what you're paying for when you buy most PC machines, those products that "ship standard" with your fancy new PC are built into the price. Most customizable online shops (Dell, et al.) allow you to remove that software and lower the price. So obviously, they are not free.
(2) iWork is undoubtably being groomed as a direct competitor to Office. There's no disputing that. It CURRENTLY is a replacement for AppleWorks, because it's still young and undeveloped in places, but it would be insane for Apple not to try and pursue part of the Office marketshare. It's an untapped resource, and frankly the Office programs are not very well constructed (with the exception of Excel). Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint are pretty lousy, and while Access is solid, it's certainly not leaps and bounds better than (PageMaker) <-- EDIT: Sorry, meant FileMaker.
(3) Bundling software, and then looking for profit on the backend with upgrades is a reasonable answer to the question. There's something to be said for that. But in the end, I think you're comparing Apples and Oranges. While at current, iWork is undeveloped, it is (as I said) being groomed to be a full suite of productivity Apps. iLife is a wonderful package of Apps, but they do not replace Pro Apps. iPhoto is garbage compared to Aperture or Photoshop. Pages is certainly not garbage compared to Word, and Keynote is already a much better App than PowerPoint. So I think there's a flaw in the argument here...
The only ones who even remotely have iWork tagged as an office competitor are those hardcore mac users despise anything that doesn't have the Apple logo on it. It is a consumer application. If iWork is not shipped with every Mac, nine times out of ten they're going to buy some version of office because that's the standard that everyone knows. I used Claris then Appleworks until it got too far behind pretty much because it came with my Mac.
I agree that they'd be better off bundling iWork while it only consists of Pages and Keynote, as a taster for the eventual suite-scale upgrade. I have absolutely no use for Keynote anyway, so as far as I'm concerned, the money is just for Pages, which is not much of a sweetener compared with the Educational version of Office.
For those in an Office or College setting, there isn't going to be much defending against Office student and teacher. Most computer tasks are built around office. Add in the option of a more familiar interface option for word processing and light duty spreadsheet and database apps, iWork and the Mac would have a lot going for it over PCs with MS Works.
(2) iWork is undoubtably being groomed as a direct competitor to Office. There's no disputing that. It CURRENTLY is a replacement for AppleWorks, because it's still young and undeveloped in places, but it would be insane for Apple not to try and pursue part of the Office marketshare. It's an untapped resource, and frankly the Office programs are not very well constructed (with the exception of Excel). Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint are pretty lousy, and while Access is solid, it's certainly not leaps and bounds better than (PageMaker) <-- EDIT: Sorry, meant FileMaker.
(3) Bundling software, and then looking for profit on the backend with upgrades is a reasonable answer to the question. There's something to be said for that. But in the end, I think you're comparing Apples and Oranges. While at current, iWork is undeveloped, it is (as I said) being groomed to be a full suite of productivity Apps. iLife is a wonderful package of Apps, but they do not replace Pro Apps. iPhoto is garbage compared to Aperture or Photoshop. Pages is certainly not garbage compared to Word, and Keynote is already a much better App than PowerPoint. So I think there's a flaw in the argument here...
The only ones who even remotely have iWork tagged as an office competitor are those hardcore mac users despise anything that doesn't have the Apple logo on it. It is a consumer application. If iWork is not shipped with every Mac, nine times out of ten they're going to buy some version of office because that's the standard that everyone knows. I used Claris then Appleworks until it got too far behind pretty much because it came with my Mac.
I agree that they'd be better off bundling iWork while it only consists of Pages and Keynote, as a taster for the eventual suite-scale upgrade. I have absolutely no use for Keynote anyway, so as far as I'm concerned, the money is just for Pages, which is not much of a sweetener compared with the Educational version of Office.
For those in an Office or College setting, there isn't going to be much defending against Office student and teacher. Most computer tasks are built around office. Add in the option of a more familiar interface option for word processing and light duty spreadsheet and database apps, iWork and the Mac would have a lot going for it over PCs with MS Works.
Icaras
Apr 18, 01:31 AM
I had the mStand as well but as Knight mentions, it didn't suit the MacBook Air as good as it does with Apple's other MacBooks, so I let it go and just recently purchased the Griffin Elevator. I must say I really like this stand and its minimal approach matches the MBA aesthetics very well in my opinion.
Also, since it has a smaller incline than the mStand, your able to tilt your Macbook's screen further back.
Very nice and highly recommended.
Also, since it has a smaller incline than the mStand, your able to tilt your Macbook's screen further back.
Very nice and highly recommended.
arn
May 11, 11:30 PM
Originally posted by dukestreet
Ah, sounds great. I'm glad you're acknowledging the MacRumors Community, giving it a vote of confidence.
One question for you Arn. When you first started this site, would have expected it to have turned into what you see today or were you hoping for something else?
Overall, I like how things have turned out...
Ideally, I would like to be able to put more time into the design/graphics of the site... but it does what it needs to at the moment.
In terms of functionality, I would have liked it to be a bit more easily trackable - rumor wise... with perhaps the latest rumors available on specific topics, as well as a more easily searchable database.... but that comes with time and some coding.... and I'll get to it... maybe by MWNY, we'll have things a bit better...
overall, I'm pretty pleased though, and enjoy the rumor community.
arn
Ah, sounds great. I'm glad you're acknowledging the MacRumors Community, giving it a vote of confidence.
One question for you Arn. When you first started this site, would have expected it to have turned into what you see today or were you hoping for something else?
Overall, I like how things have turned out...
Ideally, I would like to be able to put more time into the design/graphics of the site... but it does what it needs to at the moment.
In terms of functionality, I would have liked it to be a bit more easily trackable - rumor wise... with perhaps the latest rumors available on specific topics, as well as a more easily searchable database.... but that comes with time and some coding.... and I'll get to it... maybe by MWNY, we'll have things a bit better...
overall, I'm pretty pleased though, and enjoy the rumor community.
arn
benpope
Jul 23, 08:30 AM
My desktop G4 1Ghz DP 512MB RAM has a superdrive which started being funny in an unfunny kind of way. First the eject key on the keyboard wouldn't eject disks. Then when I couldn't open it to put disks in, Apple System Profiler didn't reckon it was there.
I ran Silverlining Pro which said that there was a drive there but no driver...I downloaded the superdrive update from Apple's website but got the message that "this computer does not need this". Now System Profiler recognizes it, and Silverlining Pro recognizes it as:
Bus 0: Internal ATA Bus
CD ROM 0: Empty - Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-104
Version: 0000
Name of installed driver: .ATADisk (v6.1)
reference number of driver: -69
Sorry if this is too much info, but people always need info to help, don't they?!
I have just noticed that the main hard drive is on internal ATA 2 and is ID 0, and the DVD-R is on Internal ATA 0 and is also ID 0.
Shouldn't devices have different ID numbers? Is this the problem? If so can someone please advise me how to sort it out?
Toast Titanium also doesn't find the superdrive when it scans.
I also have an Adaptec SCSI card which has a small Lacie external HDD and a generic CDRW drive on it. These have been there for ages and never any problems before. There is a USB hub with usual peripherals and a MOTU 828 audio interface via firewire.
Thanks!
I ran Silverlining Pro which said that there was a drive there but no driver...I downloaded the superdrive update from Apple's website but got the message that "this computer does not need this". Now System Profiler recognizes it, and Silverlining Pro recognizes it as:
Bus 0: Internal ATA Bus
CD ROM 0: Empty - Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-104
Version: 0000
Name of installed driver: .ATADisk (v6.1)
reference number of driver: -69
Sorry if this is too much info, but people always need info to help, don't they?!
I have just noticed that the main hard drive is on internal ATA 2 and is ID 0, and the DVD-R is on Internal ATA 0 and is also ID 0.
Shouldn't devices have different ID numbers? Is this the problem? If so can someone please advise me how to sort it out?
Toast Titanium also doesn't find the superdrive when it scans.
I also have an Adaptec SCSI card which has a small Lacie external HDD and a generic CDRW drive on it. These have been there for ages and never any problems before. There is a USB hub with usual peripherals and a MOTU 828 audio interface via firewire.
Thanks!
Stella
Jan 15, 07:36 AM
Just a few minutes ago on BreakfastTV - Toronto, they said there were rumours going around that iPhone Canada will be announced today in SJ's keynote.
Not heard of this rumour before but this morning.
Thoughts?
Not heard of this rumour before but this morning.
Thoughts?
Chundles
Sep 6, 09:43 AM
www.bored.com is also a good one.
TheStrudel
Apr 19, 11:29 PM
The terms "high end," "built in," and "5.1 mic" are mutually exclusive.
A mic cannot be high end and built in.
5.1 is a mix of multiple channels that ideally you would record with multiple mics.
The advertised 5.1 mic is more a marketing gimmick than anything else.
A mic cannot be high end and built in.
5.1 is a mix of multiple channels that ideally you would record with multiple mics.
The advertised 5.1 mic is more a marketing gimmick than anything else.
lexus
Jan 6, 09:53 AM
Has any one else noticed, or has it already been pointed out, that on the iCal image on the apple.com Leopard preview site
http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/ical.html
we see the iCal app open but the little black triangle under the icon in the dock is missing.
Just like the finder triangle on the MBP box.
http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/ical.html
we see the iCal app open but the little black triangle under the icon in the dock is missing.
Just like the finder triangle on the MBP box.
AmigoMac
Sep 6, 08:31 AM
www.boredatwork.com http://www.my-smileys.de/smileys2/flatto-stuhl-ani.gif
;)
;)
RBR2
Apr 13, 08:43 PM
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.
You pretty much covered the high points. :)
You pretty much covered the high points. :)
Anonymous Freak
Aug 13, 10:29 PM
Can I move in with you? :)
heh. Sorry, all out of room. At the moment, my wife and I are sleeping in an unfinished section of the basement (basically right next to the desk of iMacs,) because our new bedroom is part of what is being rebuilt.
heh. Sorry, all out of room. At the moment, my wife and I are sleeping in an unfinished section of the basement (basically right next to the desk of iMacs,) because our new bedroom is part of what is being rebuilt.
Hans Brix
May 3, 12:45 AM
Interested to see if the RAM works.
grapes911
Dec 14, 12:10 AM
I'm lovin it.
The 'tar or the joke?
The 'tar or the joke?
mattg3
Apr 19, 05:16 PM
So if I have copied a number of full cds onto my imac through itunes I cant use sync method to place them on an ipad?I can only put tunes i bought from itunes onto ipad?
dwman
Mar 14, 04:01 PM
And so the Zune goes the way of the Kin. I think I saw one or two in the 5 years it's been out. What's this guy going to do now?? :eek: EDIT: Wow, weird timing that we both put up the same pic http://www.wired.com/images_blogs/gadgetlab/2009/09/zunefan.jpg
andrew0122
Oct 25, 05:22 PM
I think its a great comparison! Its a good way to measure performance of the portable and ultra-portable niche. I like the idea of adding the iPad because it it often factored in when you are looking at the $700 - $1200 price range.
I would like to see the speed comparisons between the original MBA with conventional storage vs. MBA Solid State storage vs. MBA with flashed-based storage! That would be an awesome comparison!
I want to see how big of an advantage Flash storage is over SSD. . . If any.
I would like to see the speed comparisons between the original MBA with conventional storage vs. MBA Solid State storage vs. MBA with flashed-based storage! That would be an awesome comparison!
I want to see how big of an advantage Flash storage is over SSD. . . If any.
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. :)
h0kie99
Aug 10, 09:18 AM
That works so well! And I see there are "options" you can add with PayPal. Great! I hope my friend goes for the "per transaction" cost thing... she might be worried about that and would feel more comfortable with a flat monthly fee, I'm not sure...
Anyone else have experience with this system?
Anyone else have experience with this system?
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