imagineer2000
Oct 19, 05:02 PM
... the answer to life, the universe and everything.
(and don't tell me Apple can't deliver) :D
(and don't tell me Apple can't deliver) :D
ChrisA
Oct 12, 10:31 PM
3D audio cues? How would you get anything above 1D audio cues?
Stereo speakers. Most of use can tell if a sound is in front of us or behind or above or below and we only have two ears. You can make 3D recording with ony two channles but the playback geometry has to be near perfect. Synthetic sound cues are not recordings and it need not be perfect to work. All it would have to convey is any one of six basic directions and the users will all be trained to listen for it carfully and wiling to set up the speakers in exact locations. It might be helpfull to someone who is blind. I know some one who is and he can sometimes tell who enters a room and from where before the person speaks. If this is the target user then it need not be perfect or even natural sounding
Stereo speakers. Most of use can tell if a sound is in front of us or behind or above or below and we only have two ears. You can make 3D recording with ony two channles but the playback geometry has to be near perfect. Synthetic sound cues are not recordings and it need not be perfect to work. All it would have to convey is any one of six basic directions and the users will all be trained to listen for it carfully and wiling to set up the speakers in exact locations. It might be helpfull to someone who is blind. I know some one who is and he can sometimes tell who enters a room and from where before the person speaks. If this is the target user then it need not be perfect or even natural sounding
dime21
Mar 28, 04:43 PM
Currently, 45% of the electrical power generated in the U.S. is produced by burning coal. Even if cars like the Volt are successful, increased demand for more electric power would likely result in more greenhouse gases being emitted.
Exactly. It's really funny to me when self-professed Greenies buy these electric cars in the name of saving the earth. Where do you think that electricity to charge up your car comes from? Well, if you live in the US, it's most likely coal. So your electric car is actually a coal powered car. lol.
Sure, but you have to make the switch to electric at some point.
No, you don't. Renewable bio-fuels like biodiesel are the way forward. Not clumsy inefficient electric cars that only go 80 miles at a time.
Exactly. It's really funny to me when self-professed Greenies buy these electric cars in the name of saving the earth. Where do you think that electricity to charge up your car comes from? Well, if you live in the US, it's most likely coal. So your electric car is actually a coal powered car. lol.
Sure, but you have to make the switch to electric at some point.
No, you don't. Renewable bio-fuels like biodiesel are the way forward. Not clumsy inefficient electric cars that only go 80 miles at a time.
firestarter
Mar 23, 11:45 AM
^^^ No, America doesn't suck. It's a cool place filled with a lot of cool people (and some a******s, like anywhere else).
But what does suck is to be talking American politics in an interesting thread about JAPAN.
Can we please keep this thread on topic, and have those tedious Republican/Democrat fights somewhere else?
But what does suck is to be talking American politics in an interesting thread about JAPAN.
Can we please keep this thread on topic, and have those tedious Republican/Democrat fights somewhere else?
Coffee-Drinker
Apr 11, 07:59 AM
... I’d like to highlight Bookends, a Mac-specific program that is very reasonably priced and has served me and many other enthusiasts for already quite a while. Its developers offer great support and regularly implement needs expressed by their users. For students and other users that are on a tighter budget, Zotero offers a good open-source alternative...
I will definitely check out the trial version of Bookends. The price is a fair deal unlike the case of Endnote. Zotero sounds interesting. I will keep it in mind, in case some student asks me about a free solution. Thank you for the hints.
I will definitely check out the trial version of Bookends. The price is a fair deal unlike the case of Endnote. Zotero sounds interesting. I will keep it in mind, in case some student asks me about a free solution. Thank you for the hints.
Amanda84
Jun 9, 11:58 PM
When you buy one at these stores, how do they activate it or know if your up for an upgrade?
sk8mash
Sep 29, 04:46 PM
does eyetv need to be running on my mac for this to work, or can i remotely start it using the app?
The app must be open, but you don't have to have a channel open.
The app must be open, but you don't have to have a channel open.
Bathplug
May 4, 01:01 PM
Hmm.. Mine does that as well but I thought that was a result of the latest jailbreak... Could be wrong... Anyone?
I thought that to but even have a restore etc I still have the same problem.
I thought that to but even have a restore etc I still have the same problem.
cmaier
Apr 6, 11:02 AM
Maybe word will stop crashing on documents with to many tables, and PowerPoint will stop crashing on large presentations editing animations.
Maybe.
Maybe.
panzer06
Apr 25, 02:05 PM
Price & Size. The base 11" is perfect; in that it fits in my iPad bag along with AC Adapter so I only need to carry 1 small bag when traveling. Any other time I use the iMac in either office. It also plays Starcraft ok so I can play when I'm away. The small disk (SSD) and RAM were concerns but thus far have not been an issue.
Cheers,
Cheers,
swarmster
Aug 18, 06:25 PM
I really hope this is a rental system, but not like Netflix. If they could give me one-day file "rentals" for $1 or $2, this would go from something I'd never even consider using to something I'd use for 95% of my movies...in fact, my movie viewing would probably skyrocket.
I very rarely watch a movie more than once. And at that price, if a movie is so good as to warrant a second viewing (but not good enough to buy the DVD), I wouldn't really mind paying again.
I very rarely watch a movie more than once. And at that price, if a movie is so good as to warrant a second viewing (but not good enough to buy the DVD), I wouldn't really mind paying again.
GregA
Aug 2, 06:18 PM
i seriously effing hope it's more than <snip> virtual desktops. that's pathetic. we need a revolutionary OS revision.Picture this - Steve Jobs is demo'ing Leopard and he pulls out a really old iMac... and says "it also works really fast on one of these"... then he reveals that it's a "virtual desktop" running remotely. You can buy a Mac Mini and have up to 2 old Macs acting as terminals (or buy an "Apple Terminal"). Then he shows the quad machine with the new Apple terminal hub, and says that a school can add this baby to their classroom and instantly have a virtual upgrade for 30 old eMacs (video editing not included - for that you need to buy Macs)
Any chance virtual desktops could refer to that? .. since that's what I want...
ps. Oh... of course, terminals aren't just for your home network, they allow remote connections and an iPad.
Any chance virtual desktops could refer to that? .. since that's what I want...
ps. Oh... of course, terminals aren't just for your home network, they allow remote connections and an iPad.
jeff1977
Apr 10, 09:13 PM
Now that The Social Network has cemented the idea that biopics don't require the main subject to be deceased, maybe we'll get a Steve Jobs/Apple movie that also covers the post-Pirates-Of-Silicon-Valley era. With an actual budget and acclaimed writers, director and cast! I'm being half tongue-in-cheek, but the geek in me would drool over this. Although, being an optimist, I think there is a lot more fodder to come with Apple and Jobs! Why not interview him in depth now and until his, hopefully a long time from now, passing, and then have the whole story. I guess because he and Apple are peaking.
jim.arrows
Jun 12, 10:36 PM
Hi Jim, in theory what you're wanting to do "shouldn't" pose a problem. You may have to get it done at an actual ATT store though. BestBuy uses a propitiatory system to do all of our phone transactions and account management. While the system we use does allow us the capability to do what you are wanting, the people using it will more than likely not know how to do it. Unless you go to a pretty decent store (a higher revenue band), chances are the mobile associates will not have been trained to do these things.
For example, when the 3GS first came out, they were completely unaware that I could purchase it for early upgrade for only 199 or 299, since it was the special iPhone early upgrade. They were turning away clients left and right because they only knew how to sell the iPhone to new clients. They didn't even realize they had the ability to sell someone an iPhone who was still under the 2 year contract for an extra 200 dollars, they were just turning people away.
I would suggest calling your local store and asking speak to either the BestBuy mobile manager, or whomever has the most seniority in the mobile department. If they give you a straight answer then you should be good, if not, then they haven't been properly trained and there's little they will be able to do for you.
That's what I was afraid of, but thank you nonetheless for confirming that the fears are valid -- I'm sure the store is one of the best, it was a pilot for the BB/Magnolia concept when it opened a few years ago (Sterling, VA), but I'll probably just pre-order at the Apple Store and save the coupon for something else. Thanks again for the info!
For example, when the 3GS first came out, they were completely unaware that I could purchase it for early upgrade for only 199 or 299, since it was the special iPhone early upgrade. They were turning away clients left and right because they only knew how to sell the iPhone to new clients. They didn't even realize they had the ability to sell someone an iPhone who was still under the 2 year contract for an extra 200 dollars, they were just turning people away.
I would suggest calling your local store and asking speak to either the BestBuy mobile manager, or whomever has the most seniority in the mobile department. If they give you a straight answer then you should be good, if not, then they haven't been properly trained and there's little they will be able to do for you.
That's what I was afraid of, but thank you nonetheless for confirming that the fears are valid -- I'm sure the store is one of the best, it was a pilot for the BB/Magnolia concept when it opened a few years ago (Sterling, VA), but I'll probably just pre-order at the Apple Store and save the coupon for something else. Thanks again for the info!
rien333
Apr 19, 09:51 AM
Has anyone tried it on a Core2Duo+320m machine yet, such as a unibody Mac mini? I don't playing in a lower resolution if I can get at least 30 FPS.
Going to buy it soon, so I hope I can tell it soon. I think to run the game smooth most of the settings should be put around medium on a Mac mini. And I hope there is going to be cake!
Going to buy it soon, so I hope I can tell it soon. I think to run the game smooth most of the settings should be put around medium on a Mac mini. And I hope there is going to be cake!
JordanNZ
Apr 19, 06:01 PM
Well, I just started playing it and it won't play smooth on my 2009 27"iMac i5 (8GB ram) at 1920x1080 (8x or 6x AA and AF), so i'm gradually reducing the graphics options to see how low i have to go to get it to run nicely - shame - forget 2560x1440! Wonder if newer iMacs will have better luck with 5 series GPUs. Guess its back to playing it on my PC's GTX580!
It's running great on my 2010 imac (5750) in OSX.
Native resolution, 2xAA, all settings on max with vsync on.
It's running great on my 2010 imac (5750) in OSX.
Native resolution, 2xAA, all settings on max with vsync on.
jon08
May 4, 01:40 PM
I don't know about you guys, but on my iPhone 4 battery life has been great since 4.3.2 - best of any 4.x updates. Let's hope 4.3.3 doesn't break it, or I'll be really pissed.
bluebomberman
Oct 14, 02:56 PM
I happen to have the displeasure of knowing a good many more than I'd like to, and I'm telling you there's no way that a full 45% of that student body are blue-blooded Mac users. Princetonians are a people lacking utterly in subtlety and charm, and even poorer in aesthetic intuition. They're the people who pose with upturned collars! I can't stress strongly enough: These people aren't Mac users. They're switcheurs.
Has it occured to you that your smug elitism and gross stereotyping is exactly why lots of people hate Ivy Leaguers in the first place?
You should at least recognize that time change. Some Ivy League schools were aggressively phasing out Macs less than a decade ago, and as recent as five years ago. That's enough time for the undergrad population to turn over several times.
Has it occured to you that your smug elitism and gross stereotyping is exactly why lots of people hate Ivy Leaguers in the first place?
You should at least recognize that time change. Some Ivy League schools were aggressively phasing out Macs less than a decade ago, and as recent as five years ago. That's enough time for the undergrad population to turn over several times.
Cocobolo
Aug 17, 04:28 PM
Are people as outraged by this leak as I am? I can't believe it. He just stole Steve's thunder at a later secret event. This will end up costing Apple the element of surprise and the impact of a special Steve announcement. We've got to punish Lion's Gate somehow. We need to boycott all of their films and show that they cannot mess with Apple. The mothership is under attack! Who's with me? :mad:
I can't believe how angry I am. I'm almost foaming at the mouth! The mothership is definitely under attack, and maybe even some babyships too!! Ships of all genders, ages and religions are under attack! Prepare for BATTLE!!
I think Apple should release a "Special Steve Announcement" immediately, just to calm me down.
I can't believe how angry I am. I'm almost foaming at the mouth! The mothership is definitely under attack, and maybe even some babyships too!! Ships of all genders, ages and religions are under attack! Prepare for BATTLE!!
I think Apple should release a "Special Steve Announcement" immediately, just to calm me down.
Daremo
May 4, 12:53 PM
im hoping this quietly fixes the unresponsive home button issue.
Rodimus Prime
Apr 27, 04:32 PM
Hehe, nice one. That's exactly the reaction Google would get if they started working on something Apple already did. Where are the "Start your photocopiers" posts now, eh? :D
don't worry with in a few months of the release of Apple Turn by turn the fanboys will be saying Google copied Apple even though Google turn by turn has been around for years longer.
Remember to fanboys nothing existed until Apple starts using it.
don't worry with in a few months of the release of Apple Turn by turn the fanboys will be saying Google copied Apple even though Google turn by turn has been around for years longer.
Remember to fanboys nothing existed until Apple starts using it.
Keebler
Apr 13, 01:59 PM
wow! those changes look amazing and i know they'll save me time right off the bat. amazing, awesome. slick and common sense.
wow!
let's hope they make similar changes with compressor and dvd studio pro!
wow!
let's hope they make similar changes with compressor and dvd studio pro!
bentoms
Mar 8, 07:18 AM
just got 4GB for my late 2008 macbook pro..
just ordered 8GB & will test this weekend..
good thing crucial have a 45 days returns policy :)
just ordered 8GB & will test this weekend..
good thing crucial have a 45 days returns policy :)
zac4mac
Oct 22, 12:17 PM
I think Apple may be moving to fix the "scratching issue". Anybody here have a new nano?
