Chef Medeski
Oct 19, 03:37 PM
iCal has been a disaster for 4 OS X releases now. It is, without a doubt, Apple's worse application. It's missing functionality, basic functionality, that has been in every calendaring program since 1992.
iCal is a sad example of Apple going to far to the extreme of minimization.
All I really wanted in the last 2 OS updates was a decent iCal. It's the only thing on the Mac that continually hurts my productivity.
I've learned that iCal is just the price of being a Mac guy, and I don't hope for greatness. Heck, I don't even hope for mediocrity. iCal is always going to be slow, inconsistent UI and barely usable.
I'm at peace with that fact now.
Such as what things are missing?
iCal is a sad example of Apple going to far to the extreme of minimization.
All I really wanted in the last 2 OS updates was a decent iCal. It's the only thing on the Mac that continually hurts my productivity.
I've learned that iCal is just the price of being a Mac guy, and I don't hope for greatness. Heck, I don't even hope for mediocrity. iCal is always going to be slow, inconsistent UI and barely usable.
I'm at peace with that fact now.
Such as what things are missing?
TuffLuffJimmy
Apr 16, 11:59 PM
imho they have to release the iphone 5 in the summer, cuz many contracts will ending at this time.
It's not like your phone will stop working when your contract expires. iPhone lovers will wait until the next one comes out, even if their contract has expired. If they can't wait they'll just buy an iPhone 4, considering one's contract wouldn't expire this summer if they already have an iPhone 4.
It's not like your phone will stop working when your contract expires. iPhone lovers will wait until the next one comes out, even if their contract has expired. If they can't wait they'll just buy an iPhone 4, considering one's contract wouldn't expire this summer if they already have an iPhone 4.
LightSpeed1
Apr 12, 12:58 AM
That's good news. I just bought the iPad 2.
chrono1081
Apr 28, 12:21 PM
Oww that's so cute, you actually believe that all those workers in china that work for Apple are there by choice and can just quit and get another job somewhere else. Trust me you would not work in thier conditions.
They don't work for Apple they work for Foxconn. Please get your facts straight before you chastise someone. The article states Foxconn investigated and called the cops.
Its obvious you have never worked as a contractor or else you would know these things. The last thing a contractor wants to do is lose their client and will deal with employees who do something that negatively impacts the client.
"Several online shopping retailers in China were able to sell iPad 2's protective case products before the iPad 2 was even launched, leading Foxconn to suspect that there might have been some employees leaking the design of iPad 2 which it reported to the local police.
The local police on December 26, arrested three employees that were suspected of leaking the design, and officially charged the three employees for violating the company's trade secrets on March 23, the reported added."
They don't work for Apple they work for Foxconn. Please get your facts straight before you chastise someone. The article states Foxconn investigated and called the cops.
Its obvious you have never worked as a contractor or else you would know these things. The last thing a contractor wants to do is lose their client and will deal with employees who do something that negatively impacts the client.
"Several online shopping retailers in China were able to sell iPad 2's protective case products before the iPad 2 was even launched, leading Foxconn to suspect that there might have been some employees leaking the design of iPad 2 which it reported to the local police.
The local police on December 26, arrested three employees that were suspected of leaking the design, and officially charged the three employees for violating the company's trade secrets on March 23, the reported added."
Teh Don Ditty
Dec 7, 10:49 AM
Angry much? Sending a submission takes all of 10 seconds. If you choose not to, then you are no worse off than you are now.
I see you are on Long Island, where your attitude runs rampant (lived there for years so I can speak to it). I'm sure others will gladly submit on your behalf. By the way, my 3G service on Long Island was excellent, so I'm assuming you are in Nassau county?
Clearly you are missing the point, why should I have to do AT&T's work for them?
Generalization much?
I see you are on Long Island, where your attitude runs rampant (lived there for years so I can speak to it). I'm sure others will gladly submit on your behalf. By the way, my 3G service on Long Island was excellent, so I'm assuming you are in Nassau county?
Clearly you are missing the point, why should I have to do AT&T's work for them?
Generalization much?
ReBeLaCe
Jan 8, 01:47 PM
Went and checked out the horseshoe lounge today. Those things are oh so sexy but were packed as hell.
lmalave
Oct 17, 11:35 AM
AND I HATE when people say ALL Macs are SLOW when they are running on a G3 iMac!!
I think switching to Intel is helping Apple dispel this argument. Before Apple was captive to the Megahertz Myth, but now that Macs are using the same CPUs as PCs, for most casual consumers this will hopefully translate to acceptance that Macs get more or less the same performance as PCs (I am talking casual consumers not gamers which are a small fraction of the overall consumer market).
I think switching to Intel is helping Apple dispel this argument. Before Apple was captive to the Megahertz Myth, but now that Macs are using the same CPUs as PCs, for most casual consumers this will hopefully translate to acceptance that Macs get more or less the same performance as PCs (I am talking casual consumers not gamers which are a small fraction of the overall consumer market).
DocNYz
Apr 29, 03:30 PM
Jon Stewart seems to have goofed here, and there's the problem. There's no way unring this bell. Jon missed about 90% of the story, and according to his views, opening a criminal investigation is not ok if it'd going to cause the plaintiff bad publicity, or if the plaintiff seems "mean."
Jon needs to stick to political commentary, which is usually a lot easier to play with than scenarios that involve finer points of law.
Section 2080 of the Civil Code provides that any person who finds and takes charge of a lost item acts as "a depositary for the owner." If the true owner is known, the finder must notify him/her/it within a reasonable time and "make restitution without compensation, except a reasonable charge for saving and taking care of the property." Id. � 2080. If the true owner is not known and the item is worth more than $100, then the finder has a duty to turn it over to the local police department within a reasonable time. Id. � 2080.1. The owner then has 90 days to claim the property. Id. � 2080.2. If the true owner fails to do so and the property is worth more than $250, then the police publish a notice, and 7 days after that ownership of the property vests in the person who found it, with certain exceptions. Id. � 2080.3.
Moving along, Gawker Media better be ready to defend themselves because shield laws won't help if you've committed a felony in order to do a story. That US$5,000 payment is a major smoking gun if Apple can prove the prototype iPhone was officially stolen, which means Gawker Media paid to buy stolen property, a felony in the state of California.
thanks for the information, and i completely agree with your points (because of their obvious validity) and your signature which I am in the process of doing right now.
Jon needs to stick to political commentary, which is usually a lot easier to play with than scenarios that involve finer points of law.
Section 2080 of the Civil Code provides that any person who finds and takes charge of a lost item acts as "a depositary for the owner." If the true owner is known, the finder must notify him/her/it within a reasonable time and "make restitution without compensation, except a reasonable charge for saving and taking care of the property." Id. � 2080. If the true owner is not known and the item is worth more than $100, then the finder has a duty to turn it over to the local police department within a reasonable time. Id. � 2080.1. The owner then has 90 days to claim the property. Id. � 2080.2. If the true owner fails to do so and the property is worth more than $250, then the police publish a notice, and 7 days after that ownership of the property vests in the person who found it, with certain exceptions. Id. � 2080.3.
Moving along, Gawker Media better be ready to defend themselves because shield laws won't help if you've committed a felony in order to do a story. That US$5,000 payment is a major smoking gun if Apple can prove the prototype iPhone was officially stolen, which means Gawker Media paid to buy stolen property, a felony in the state of California.
thanks for the information, and i completely agree with your points (because of their obvious validity) and your signature which I am in the process of doing right now.
lordonuthin
Aug 28, 10:18 PM
well you might still get the same 34 min per frame with -smp 11. it might be worth a shot to see.
one of my systems actually does better at bigadv units with -smp 7 instead of -smp 8.
I thought you weren't doing bigadv right now;) I'll try it with 11 to see what happens.
one of my systems actually does better at bigadv units with -smp 7 instead of -smp 8.
I thought you weren't doing bigadv right now;) I'll try it with 11 to see what happens.
syclone
Sep 12, 06:39 PM
...for everyone complaining about the lack of a usb plug - the usb is in the headphones plug - seems to me someone will come out with some sort of headphones with a usb plug in them soon enough. anyway, I always thought the old shuffle was useless as a flash drive - it was too big to fit in a lot of usb ports - and even this new design is physically huge compared to some of the latest sticks (you can put a sony microvault tiny anywhere - ive actually stuck it in my shoe and forgotten about it) and too small in the memory department - has anyone seen how cheap 2gb drives are these days? Finally, I can't imagine it comparing in the file transfer speed department.
bobsentell
Apr 12, 10:50 AM
Makes sense. That's probably one of the biggest uses of the ATV and Apple doesn't get a cut of that action.
That being said, Netflix inclusion is the only reason I bought the ATV2. If they cut Netflix, I'll by another product.
Apple should just buy Netflix.
I doubt it. There would be an "anti-monoply" uprising so big that it makes the AT&T/T-Mobile merger look popular.
That being said, Netflix inclusion is the only reason I bought the ATV2. If they cut Netflix, I'll by another product.
Apple should just buy Netflix.
I doubt it. There would be an "anti-monoply" uprising so big that it makes the AT&T/T-Mobile merger look popular.
relimw
Oct 19, 11:03 PM
Though you can't tell much from a single screenshot, it looks like the iCal update is more a cosmetic update rather than a feature update. The only new feature I can see in that screenshot is something about new event notifications, but that's hardly what people have been clamoring for.
Actually, if they would fix the bugs in iCal I'd be happy :D
I would expect tighter intregration for the new iCal server, and other backend stuffs, maybe some professionalizing of the interface.
Actually, if they would fix the bugs in iCal I'd be happy :D
I would expect tighter intregration for the new iCal server, and other backend stuffs, maybe some professionalizing of the interface.
Liquorpuki
Dec 6, 01:05 PM
My point was you have to stand so far back from the sensor that it can be difficult to read a 32" HDTV as your pushing into 40"+ recommended minimum screen size.
I'm using a Kinect with a 30 inch Standard Def Tube TV and it's fine. So far the Kinect games are all party games and barely require any reading. All the 2 to 6 foot height does is eliminates you from sticking the sensor on the floor or the ceiling. And the ambient light / sound sensors can be calibrated to your room.
The 6-8 foot distance is the one big drawback but it's not a radius. You just need about 6 feet in front of the TV, which makes it ideal for living rooms only. But chances are, if you have a coffee table in front of your couch, all you need to do is move it and you'll have enough space to use the thing
I'm using a Kinect with a 30 inch Standard Def Tube TV and it's fine. So far the Kinect games are all party games and barely require any reading. All the 2 to 6 foot height does is eliminates you from sticking the sensor on the floor or the ceiling. And the ambient light / sound sensors can be calibrated to your room.
The 6-8 foot distance is the one big drawback but it's not a radius. You just need about 6 feet in front of the TV, which makes it ideal for living rooms only. But chances are, if you have a coffee table in front of your couch, all you need to do is move it and you'll have enough space to use the thing
asphalt-proof
Sep 5, 02:12 PM
A phone makes sense as it is fast becoming the digital center of our mobile lives. I just hope it has PDA functions built in. I hate carrying around more than one gadget in my pocket.
digitalbiker
Oct 17, 02:31 PM
Why navigate large amounts of poorly-labeled menus and sub-menus when what you need is on the dock?
Even so, I've never clicked on a folder and gone to get a cup of coffee. That only happens on my friends' pc's.
My comments were not about the merits of OS X vs Windows.
My principle point is "first impressions on a new user". It is well documented that Finder is extremely slow and posesses a lot of carbon code.
I have a G4 1.67 mhz 2005 PB. If I hold my cursor down on the documents folder of my dock it takes about 2 - 3 seconds before finder responds.
At work I use a P3 800 mhz windows 2000 machine. If I move the mouse over "Start ->My Documents" I get an instant response listing of files.
I have seen new users do the same thing at Fry's electonics, and walk away thinking that the Apple was a much slower computer than the Windows PC.
Apple really needs to re-write and optimize finder. It's slow and it leaves a negative impression of OS X on new users / switchers. Hopefully Leopard will take care of this but I haven't heard that confirmed.
Even so, I've never clicked on a folder and gone to get a cup of coffee. That only happens on my friends' pc's.
My comments were not about the merits of OS X vs Windows.
My principle point is "first impressions on a new user". It is well documented that Finder is extremely slow and posesses a lot of carbon code.
I have a G4 1.67 mhz 2005 PB. If I hold my cursor down on the documents folder of my dock it takes about 2 - 3 seconds before finder responds.
At work I use a P3 800 mhz windows 2000 machine. If I move the mouse over "Start ->My Documents" I get an instant response listing of files.
I have seen new users do the same thing at Fry's electonics, and walk away thinking that the Apple was a much slower computer than the Windows PC.
Apple really needs to re-write and optimize finder. It's slow and it leaves a negative impression of OS X on new users / switchers. Hopefully Leopard will take care of this but I haven't heard that confirmed.
*LTD*
Apr 29, 03:27 PM
Sorry, mate, but I think you're missing the point.
For a company like Apple losing a prototype and it ending up in the hands of a tech blogger months before its release was probably a big blow. But that damage is now done, nothing more they can do about that. The only thing they get to decide is how to handle the matter now with respect to the felony (probably) committed by the finder and Gizmodo. Are their interests best served by getting the police to bash down this guy's door and confiscate the tools of his trade? Apple is a corporation owned by its shareholders and upheld by passionate customers who buy things at a premium because they feel good about them and the company that makes them. It doesn't get to throw a tantrum. It has an image to consider. What's to be gained by tearing up this blogger? A deterrent for similar cases in the future? Give me a break. The next guy who gets his hands on a prototype will just be a bit more careful not to show his face in the video and claim it was sent to him by an anonymous source. That's all.
So, yes, it was a felony. But it still lacked style and class to go after the felon like that. And style and class is what Apple is all about.
So The law doesn't really apply when there's public image at stake? LOL
The police believe Gawker Media committed the felony by acquiring the iPhone (buying stolen property).
If that's the "probable cause" the police used to obtain the warrant, the journalist shield law may not apply.
The police got the warrant by arguing their belief that property at Jason Chen's house met the following criteria :
* It was used as the means of committing a felony
* It tends to show that a felony has been committed or that a particular person committed a felony
So now the question is... Was the suspected "felony" the THEFT of the iPhone (in which case police want to find out the identity of the thief)? Or was it BUYING STOLEN PROPERTY (in which case Gawker Media and/or Jason Chen may soon be accused of felonies?)
Public image doesn't play into this. This is a long-term move for Apple in the area of protecting trade secrets, and which will ultimately clarify the laws in this area as they apply to "online journalists." It's not great for PR when a big-nam plaintiff goes after someone, just like it isn't great PR when a large corporation throws an unpaid bill into bill collections and the "victim" happens to be a little old lady. Unfortunately, Apple doesn't run a charity, and a decision no to avail themselves of all available legal remedies could in future cost them billions (the *next* time something like this goes down.) We'd all be singing a different tune if it was a much smaller operation that had their property treated in this manner, with the very survival of their business at stake. But because it's a "big" entity it's suddenly "bullying."
For a company like Apple losing a prototype and it ending up in the hands of a tech blogger months before its release was probably a big blow. But that damage is now done, nothing more they can do about that. The only thing they get to decide is how to handle the matter now with respect to the felony (probably) committed by the finder and Gizmodo. Are their interests best served by getting the police to bash down this guy's door and confiscate the tools of his trade? Apple is a corporation owned by its shareholders and upheld by passionate customers who buy things at a premium because they feel good about them and the company that makes them. It doesn't get to throw a tantrum. It has an image to consider. What's to be gained by tearing up this blogger? A deterrent for similar cases in the future? Give me a break. The next guy who gets his hands on a prototype will just be a bit more careful not to show his face in the video and claim it was sent to him by an anonymous source. That's all.
So, yes, it was a felony. But it still lacked style and class to go after the felon like that. And style and class is what Apple is all about.
So The law doesn't really apply when there's public image at stake? LOL
The police believe Gawker Media committed the felony by acquiring the iPhone (buying stolen property).
If that's the "probable cause" the police used to obtain the warrant, the journalist shield law may not apply.
The police got the warrant by arguing their belief that property at Jason Chen's house met the following criteria :
* It was used as the means of committing a felony
* It tends to show that a felony has been committed or that a particular person committed a felony
So now the question is... Was the suspected "felony" the THEFT of the iPhone (in which case police want to find out the identity of the thief)? Or was it BUYING STOLEN PROPERTY (in which case Gawker Media and/or Jason Chen may soon be accused of felonies?)
Public image doesn't play into this. This is a long-term move for Apple in the area of protecting trade secrets, and which will ultimately clarify the laws in this area as they apply to "online journalists." It's not great for PR when a big-nam plaintiff goes after someone, just like it isn't great PR when a large corporation throws an unpaid bill into bill collections and the "victim" happens to be a little old lady. Unfortunately, Apple doesn't run a charity, and a decision no to avail themselves of all available legal remedies could in future cost them billions (the *next* time something like this goes down.) We'd all be singing a different tune if it was a much smaller operation that had their property treated in this manner, with the very survival of their business at stake. But because it's a "big" entity it's suddenly "bullying."
shawnce
Jul 12, 05:19 PM
They do really need a $399 entry level machine.
...only if Apple wanted to go AFTER that market segment... to date they haven't (and for many good reasons).
...only if Apple wanted to go AFTER that market segment... to date they haven't (and for many good reasons).
AGBear
Oct 19, 06:59 AM
I've written a massive list of Mac OS X 10.7 predictions, things that probably won't be included but I wish they were, and some things that will never happen (Blu-Ray and friends). Please check it out on my website- http://www.split-screen.net/features/mac-os-x-107-lion-wishful-thinking.
Please do, though. I am a human and not a robot.
Please do, though. I am a human and not a robot.
ericinboston
Dec 14, 08:46 AM
I just came across this app the other day...I really really hope AT&T promotes/advertises this app...at least to make the APPEARANCE that AT&T cares about it's network's weakness(es).
As of last night, only about 1150 people reviewed it...pretty lame considering the millions of iPhone users and it's been available for almost a month. Every iPhone owner should have this app.
-Eric
As of last night, only about 1150 people reviewed it...pretty lame considering the millions of iPhone users and it's been available for almost a month. Every iPhone owner should have this app.
-Eric
bosrs1
Sep 12, 06:28 PM
Yeah but who wants to keep up with 2 when you could just buy one?
When together they're smaller then the one? Me! Plus I can use both at the same time ;)
When together they're smaller then the one? Me! Plus I can use both at the same time ;)
radhak
Sep 9, 08:53 AM
Aus : 97 for no loss. Mebbe finally time for the openers to hit a century each? (in this series)
bretm
Oct 5, 11:22 AM
80GB External drives are being sold for 30-40$ at most. I�m sure they can offer it next to the 10 DVDs package or something that�s offered for Final Cut for 40$ more. Far easier and faster to install from an external drive than 10 DVDs. A lot of huge packages are starting to come in the external drives instead of 10 DVDs.
A 500GB usb 2 drive is around $50.
A 500GB usb 2 drive is around $50.
Applespider
Aug 7, 04:43 PM
Phil Schiller is such a bad presenter.
And yes, you are seeing a transfer of power here - whether Steve is sick only he knows I guess.
I thought he was looking better than he did in Jan; certainly hope so!
And yes, just as Phil was finishing, my Powerbook slowed down the stream to virtually nothing and then panicked somewhat messily with code streaming.
And yes, you are seeing a transfer of power here - whether Steve is sick only he knows I guess.
I thought he was looking better than he did in Jan; certainly hope so!
And yes, just as Phil was finishing, my Powerbook slowed down the stream to virtually nothing and then panicked somewhat messily with code streaming.
MattDell
Sep 12, 12:11 PM
Games for iPod?
This already sounds disappointing...
This already sounds disappointing...
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