Antares
Jul 30, 12:15 PM
When I drink beer at regular price, I always go for the "better" beers. However, when "cheap" beers are in order, I go for Pabst Blue Ribbon rather than Miller or Bud. My cheap beer in college was Hams.
kalsta
Apr 10, 10:34 PM
I don't happen to think Apple is anything like the Microsoft of the 90's. MOT90's had a legal near monopoly in desktop operating systems due to network effects, and used that to expand into: office suites; browsers; enterprise support; a variety of other things (Xbox, Zune, etc.). Their focus was on expanding sales and controlling markets.
Apple is run by a guy who wants to make beautiful products, who is willing to lock down those products so they work the way he, not you, want.
I tend to agree� although it seems sadly inevitable that people in a position of dominance, be it in business or politics, start to fear the loss of power and influence, and do what they can to hold onto it. Jobs has had many successes over the years, but never anything like what Apple is currently experiencing with iOS devices, and you have to wonder what the psychological effects of that are. I like to think it's still all about creating 'insanely great' products, but� I don't know.
Anyway, I'm still a great admirer of the man and will look forward to reading this book.
"i, Steve" would have been better.
I thought the same thing. Just that, in a small innocuous typeface, and an arty shot of him partly lit against a simple black background, would suit his minimalistic design sensibilities one would have thought. At least that's how I would design it if it were me.
Apple is run by a guy who wants to make beautiful products, who is willing to lock down those products so they work the way he, not you, want.
I tend to agree� although it seems sadly inevitable that people in a position of dominance, be it in business or politics, start to fear the loss of power and influence, and do what they can to hold onto it. Jobs has had many successes over the years, but never anything like what Apple is currently experiencing with iOS devices, and you have to wonder what the psychological effects of that are. I like to think it's still all about creating 'insanely great' products, but� I don't know.
Anyway, I'm still a great admirer of the man and will look forward to reading this book.
"i, Steve" would have been better.
I thought the same thing. Just that, in a small innocuous typeface, and an arty shot of him partly lit against a simple black background, would suit his minimalistic design sensibilities one would have thought. At least that's how I would design it if it were me.
byeehaaw
Oct 3, 10:26 AM
Have you tried the FAQ and troubleshooting steps on Elgato's website?
yea i think its the fact that im on a school campus and they wont allow those router settings.
yea i think its the fact that im on a school campus and they wont allow those router settings.
pdjudd
Oct 4, 10:26 AM
My prediction is that next year optical drives will start to disappear from Macs and will simply be an external option.
Exactly how are people going to install Apple software like Aperture or Final Cut? Or re-install the OS?
Exactly how are people going to install Apple software like Aperture or Final Cut? Or re-install the OS?
bimmerkid
Oct 29, 04:09 AM
I'm not contending that the Macs increasing popularity is solely caused from a perceived "prestige" factor, but that is certainly helping matters. And a trip to your local snooty coffee shop is ground zero for the people who purchase products solely to be seen with them.
Like I said earlier, most of the people here are mac diehards - not fad followers. But I am saying that the majority of the boost Apple is experiencing IS from fad jumpers. Like it or not, it is what it is and it's exactly what Apple marketing wanted to happen.
I live in the SF and I know how you feel! I'll walk into starbucks on Union street (Lambos, benzs, bmws, range rovers, and the ast. Martins parked everywhere) and people are just constantly looking at my computer... I'm sorry that my fraternal twin is a mac and I'm really thankful that I would never put up with windows... ever! I'm not a converted I'm a converter... Mac Plus is my brother and my new macbook pro is my brother from another mother named intel :D . I like the looks of jealousy and I hope people do go out and buy a mac just because of that. I know jobs said the war between Microsoft was over in the '97 Macworld keynote but every die hard mac fan wants to rub bill gates in their own scat. We are better and we are more efficient! I will agree that it is a sad reason to be materialistic and purchase a mac just for stature but it's better them purchasing a mac than a dell :-D
Like I said earlier, most of the people here are mac diehards - not fad followers. But I am saying that the majority of the boost Apple is experiencing IS from fad jumpers. Like it or not, it is what it is and it's exactly what Apple marketing wanted to happen.
I live in the SF and I know how you feel! I'll walk into starbucks on Union street (Lambos, benzs, bmws, range rovers, and the ast. Martins parked everywhere) and people are just constantly looking at my computer... I'm sorry that my fraternal twin is a mac and I'm really thankful that I would never put up with windows... ever! I'm not a converted I'm a converter... Mac Plus is my brother and my new macbook pro is my brother from another mother named intel :D . I like the looks of jealousy and I hope people do go out and buy a mac just because of that. I know jobs said the war between Microsoft was over in the '97 Macworld keynote but every die hard mac fan wants to rub bill gates in their own scat. We are better and we are more efficient! I will agree that it is a sad reason to be materialistic and purchase a mac just for stature but it's better them purchasing a mac than a dell :-D
Hilmi Hamidi
Jan 12, 02:10 PM
I feel like I wanna jump from up there, heh. :D
http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/details/1412/falls_of_clyde.html
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http://interfacelift.com/wallpaper_beta/details/1412/falls_of_clyde.html
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/5724/14036616.jpg
toddybody
Apr 20, 09:24 AM
Wonderful so far. Stephan Merchant is hilarious...and the inclusion of light bridges/jump boards/etc make this hands down more intriguing than the first;)
Gosh Dangit, just give me some cookies on HL2: Ep. 3 / HL3 !!!!!!
Gosh Dangit, just give me some cookies on HL2: Ep. 3 / HL3 !!!!!!
mygoldens
Apr 26, 07:39 PM
I want mine! :(
This is not fair, everyone else has one!
This is not fair, everyone else has one!
auxplage
Oct 17, 11:05 PM
There's something strange about coffee shops and Mac laptops. They seem to attract the same crowd. Hanging out in coffee bars toying on a Macbook - it does have a certain, almost clicheed, image, doesn't it?
Yes, it does, because I am one of those people. :)
Market share is overrated. As long as Apple continues its 2-5% share, they are fine.
Yes, it does, because I am one of those people. :)
Market share is overrated. As long as Apple continues its 2-5% share, they are fine.
techfreak85
May 2, 11:12 PM
Wow, I just found about passkeys and bigadvs. I never realized that they were tied to your passkey until today when I was skimming some other forums and wondering why my 12 core box wasn't reeling in tons and tons of points.
Get crankin' out those WUs with a passkey now! :D Run standard units (they are much quicker) with a passkey until you meet the 10 WU requirement for bonus points. After you start getting the bonus, run Bigadvs. Bigadvs are only on Windows for now, is your 12 core machine a PC?
What is your F@H username?
Get crankin' out those WUs with a passkey now! :D Run standard units (they are much quicker) with a passkey until you meet the 10 WU requirement for bonus points. After you start getting the bonus, run Bigadvs. Bigadvs are only on Windows for now, is your 12 core machine a PC?
What is your F@H username?
SciFrog
Aug 20, 09:41 AM
1) Mac Pro 2007 8 cores 3Ghz. 22k PPD with bigadv
2) iMac 2006 2.13 1.1k PPD
3) Mac Mini 2007 2Ghz 1k PPD
4) MacBook 2006 2.13 1k PPD
5) MacBook Air 1st gen 1.6 400 PPD unless I miss the bonus dealine
2) iMac 2006 2.13 1.1k PPD
3) Mac Mini 2007 2Ghz 1k PPD
4) MacBook 2006 2.13 1k PPD
5) MacBook Air 1st gen 1.6 400 PPD unless I miss the bonus dealine
boston04and07
Oct 3, 05:13 PM
I've seen this problem also (just once recently, once or twice a long time ago), but it was fixed by restarting the application on the Mac.
Well I've solved the problem with my sound disappearing. I reinstalled Eyetv, only to discover that the problem persisted. After digging around some more, I realized that in the Audio pane of Preferences, I noticed that my Audio Output was selected to go to System Sound. I tried checking Headphones, since I have some external speakers plugged into the audio-out port of my MacBook. This seems to have solved the problem...at least, for now!
Now if only I could get the iPhone app to connect to my Mac on a consistent basis, I'd be a happy camper! :) Unfortunately my "My Eyetv" account randomly started telling me that my router (AEBS) was incompatible after using it for the past few days, and using port forwarding hasn't worked either - my iPhone won't even connect that way. Hmmmmm.
Well I've solved the problem with my sound disappearing. I reinstalled Eyetv, only to discover that the problem persisted. After digging around some more, I realized that in the Audio pane of Preferences, I noticed that my Audio Output was selected to go to System Sound. I tried checking Headphones, since I have some external speakers plugged into the audio-out port of my MacBook. This seems to have solved the problem...at least, for now!
Now if only I could get the iPhone app to connect to my Mac on a consistent basis, I'd be a happy camper! :) Unfortunately my "My Eyetv" account randomly started telling me that my router (AEBS) was incompatible after using it for the past few days, and using port forwarding hasn't worked either - my iPhone won't even connect that way. Hmmmmm.
Jaro65
Jul 29, 03:46 PM
Oh good! Finally! I used to enjoy drinking Budvar, Plzen, etc. and I wasn't thrilled when I moved to the US that Anheuser-Busch would be able to market the lemonade under the same brand. Cheers!
CTYankee
Nov 16, 10:21 PM
This is the most innovative idea I have seen in a long time. Way to go Apple!
I had a video game sysem back in the 80s that did this...each game cartridge had its own interface and programming. It basicually used a the same touch pad to interpret the location of the finger pressing and the programing to tell it what to do with the input.
While this does present some interesting concepts...it looks like more vaporware from Apple. Companies routinely patent ideas for later use or more commonly to just 'hedge' their products or keep others from developing them. Other countries have a better idea. If you don't push to take it to market, you lose your patent. Whats the sense in patents that exist only to stiffle an industry? And I have 3 patents, 2 of which will never see the light of day. Just like many alternative fuel technologies. The small companies that hold patents get bought up by the gas guzzling car makers and the development of these technologies all but stops.
I had a video game sysem back in the 80s that did this...each game cartridge had its own interface and programming. It basicually used a the same touch pad to interpret the location of the finger pressing and the programing to tell it what to do with the input.
While this does present some interesting concepts...it looks like more vaporware from Apple. Companies routinely patent ideas for later use or more commonly to just 'hedge' their products or keep others from developing them. Other countries have a better idea. If you don't push to take it to market, you lose your patent. Whats the sense in patents that exist only to stiffle an industry? And I have 3 patents, 2 of which will never see the light of day. Just like many alternative fuel technologies. The small companies that hold patents get bought up by the gas guzzling car makers and the development of these technologies all but stops.
Gasu E.
Apr 12, 11:15 AM
IMO Apple built this giant datacenter in order to launch its own search engine to compete with Google. Why ?
1) When Google launched Android, S. Jobbs became furious, saying that Apple respected Google and didn't try to go on the search market. He was calling for revenge. Soon after, Apple started to build this data center.
2) Google is now a strong competitor to Apple, and Apple isn't free to not use (yet) Google's services, like their search engine, Google Maps and so on. Clearly, Apple can't consider that with an happy heart.
3) This new datacenter is really much too big for just handling the few things rumors talked about : MobileME, video, etc. It's obvious they are watching bigger.
How do you monetize Revenge?
1) When Google launched Android, S. Jobbs became furious, saying that Apple respected Google and didn't try to go on the search market. He was calling for revenge. Soon after, Apple started to build this data center.
2) Google is now a strong competitor to Apple, and Apple isn't free to not use (yet) Google's services, like their search engine, Google Maps and so on. Clearly, Apple can't consider that with an happy heart.
3) This new datacenter is really much too big for just handling the few things rumors talked about : MobileME, video, etc. It's obvious they are watching bigger.
How do you monetize Revenge?
Antares
Aug 3, 04:08 PM
Budweiser, Miller, PBR, Old Style, Lone Star, etc. are all very similar. They are great to drink after any strenuous exercise, running, biking, etc. In fact, I defy you name any type of beer that is better to drink, afterward. The "lightness" of those type of beers is what makes them ideal. They are very refreshing.
rtheb
Apr 28, 10:36 AM
The leak of the new design is a huge competitive advantage for those receiving the information.
The iPad 2 design rendered most accessories for the iPad obsolete and accessory manufacturers are still scrambling to redesign cases, stands, et. al for the new iPad 2.
Imagine being ahead of the curve and having your accessories ready for sale at launch.
I understand Apple's position.
The iPad 2 design rendered most accessories for the iPad obsolete and accessory manufacturers are still scrambling to redesign cases, stands, et. al for the new iPad 2.
Imagine being ahead of the curve and having your accessories ready for sale at launch.
I understand Apple's position.
Eso
Apr 4, 11:37 PM
So they are supposedly not going to announce the new iPhone at WWDC and hold a entire, secondary event about a week later?
Stupidest rumor I've ever heard.
Stupidest rumor I've ever heard.
seamer
Apr 22, 01:41 PM
Talk about unfeasbile. I'm not sure any of the claimed statements here about economics have any connection to reality.
Can you explain why no ink, no paper, and no army of delivery guys would still cost the same as digital distribution? Even with Apple's 30% and the bandwidth cost of shipping thousands of 10mb magazines, it'd still work out cheaper for users and make a profit for the company.
Can you explain why no ink, no paper, and no army of delivery guys would still cost the same as digital distribution? Even with Apple's 30% and the bandwidth cost of shipping thousands of 10mb magazines, it'd still work out cheaper for users and make a profit for the company.
ciTiger
May 4, 02:37 PM
I'm on 4.2.1 and I don't see myself changing until 5!:D
foniks2020
Nov 18, 10:52 AM
I for one wouldn't mind toting a few input devices along with me.... I already have a bag for the laptop that is a carryall with an internal sleave a lot like this one:
http://a1472.g.akamaitech.net/f/1472/124/4h/img.ebags.com/is/image/im0/15030_1_3?&op_usm=.5,1,0,1&hei=160&wid=160
And a wacom tablet is already bigger than an equivalent keyboard replacement... all the added electronics that would be redundant for this concept.... so I'd be saving space. You could probably fit 3 flat inputs in a bag like that, might get a little heavy but no worse that a reference book.
http://a1472.g.akamaitech.net/f/1472/124/4h/img.ebags.com/is/image/im0/15030_1_3?&op_usm=.5,1,0,1&hei=160&wid=160
And a wacom tablet is already bigger than an equivalent keyboard replacement... all the added electronics that would be redundant for this concept.... so I'd be saving space. You could probably fit 3 flat inputs in a bag like that, might get a little heavy but no worse that a reference book.
coder12
Apr 4, 09:44 AM
Samsung leads US phones? That surprises me.
Buy 1 get 30 free effect ;) A lot of my friends have Samsungs, and I'm always repairing their phones... dang plastic!
Buy 1 get 30 free effect ;) A lot of my friends have Samsungs, and I'm always repairing their phones... dang plastic!
shamino
Nov 17, 09:15 AM
First off, this looks very much like core technology, not a product description.
The concept of overlays is a natural follow-on to any kind of multi-touch technology. It makes sense.
If you're doing audio recording (for instance), a bunch of virtual on-screen sliders that can be manipulated simultaneously using multiple-touches on a trackpad-like surface is an important feature. But if you can't look down and know what sliders your fingers are on, it will be too confusing to work well.
Obviously, this problem can be solved with a simple painted-sheet overlay. Then you can see the sliders. But one solution begs another. Why not have mechanical sliders as well? This will make it the same as what audio people are used to working with now, but (presumably) an overlay will cost less than a standalone USB-based mixing console, since you only need the mechanics, not the electronics.
The rest of the patent clearly looks like the results of a brainstorming session. "Now that we've established the concept of mechanical overlays, what else could you conceivably overlay."
In terms of actual products, I can only think of two items likely to someday make it into products.
The first is the iPod control. Replace the click-wheel part with a pad. This is thinner and possibly cheaper than existing click-wheels. An overlay (hopefully not optional) can provide the tactile feedback necessary to make the whole deal work. Given that Apple is now selling games for iPods, a gaming overlay (say, with two plus-pads and select/start buttongs) would be a logical add-on.
The second would be a way to cut costs for laptops. Instead of a keyboard and a trackpad, make the entire upper surface a single multi-touch pad. Then bundle a keyboard overlay. This may be able to cut costs somewhat, and it has the potential to make the laptop spill-proof (it's easier to seal a touchpad than a keyboard.).
The possibility of alternate overlays to replace the keyboard seems pretty unlikely to me, but we might see stuff to overlay the lower-half of this surface (which would, by default, be configured to work like existing trackpads.) I'd expect any replacement laptop overlays to come from third parties not from Apple.
And no, I can't imagine anyone traveling with a bunch of overlays. More likely that the overlays would remain at the location where the apps are typically run.
For instance, if I work in a recording studio, I'd leave the mixer-board overlay in the studio, to use when I'm there doing recording. I probably wouldn't be doing much mixing on the subway.
The concept of overlays is a natural follow-on to any kind of multi-touch technology. It makes sense.
If you're doing audio recording (for instance), a bunch of virtual on-screen sliders that can be manipulated simultaneously using multiple-touches on a trackpad-like surface is an important feature. But if you can't look down and know what sliders your fingers are on, it will be too confusing to work well.
Obviously, this problem can be solved with a simple painted-sheet overlay. Then you can see the sliders. But one solution begs another. Why not have mechanical sliders as well? This will make it the same as what audio people are used to working with now, but (presumably) an overlay will cost less than a standalone USB-based mixing console, since you only need the mechanics, not the electronics.
The rest of the patent clearly looks like the results of a brainstorming session. "Now that we've established the concept of mechanical overlays, what else could you conceivably overlay."
In terms of actual products, I can only think of two items likely to someday make it into products.
The first is the iPod control. Replace the click-wheel part with a pad. This is thinner and possibly cheaper than existing click-wheels. An overlay (hopefully not optional) can provide the tactile feedback necessary to make the whole deal work. Given that Apple is now selling games for iPods, a gaming overlay (say, with two plus-pads and select/start buttongs) would be a logical add-on.
The second would be a way to cut costs for laptops. Instead of a keyboard and a trackpad, make the entire upper surface a single multi-touch pad. Then bundle a keyboard overlay. This may be able to cut costs somewhat, and it has the potential to make the laptop spill-proof (it's easier to seal a touchpad than a keyboard.).
The possibility of alternate overlays to replace the keyboard seems pretty unlikely to me, but we might see stuff to overlay the lower-half of this surface (which would, by default, be configured to work like existing trackpads.) I'd expect any replacement laptop overlays to come from third parties not from Apple.
And no, I can't imagine anyone traveling with a bunch of overlays. More likely that the overlays would remain at the location where the apps are typically run.
For instance, if I work in a recording studio, I'd leave the mixer-board overlay in the studio, to use when I'm there doing recording. I probably wouldn't be doing much mixing on the subway.
Homy
Apr 14, 05:18 AM
The latest is that Leopard and iWork will be released in June.
iWork is supposedly called iWork Leopard instead of 2007.
We shall see...
In October: Macworld (http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/04/12/leoparddelay/index.php)
iWork is supposedly called iWork Leopard instead of 2007.
We shall see...
In October: Macworld (http://www.macworld.com/news/2007/04/12/leoparddelay/index.php)
