Posts by melgross

Quote:Originally Posted by PhilBoogie Makes me wonder if I ever needed a Mac Pro in order to run Aperture. I don't even photoshop my photos, just don't like to wait on my computer to get anything done; I like instant results. But if...

Quote:Originally Posted by Gatorguy Yes sir. HBO, Showtime, Cinemax etc. are available to stream via GooglePlay. In addition if you're curious what movie studios have licensed with Google for movie rentals, streamable to GoogleTV,...

Well, a lot of sites now have an app. This is nice. But to be truthful, I've found these apps to have limited usefulness. As long as you use it for special purposes, such as following up on the notifications, they're great. But a problem...

Quote:Originally Posted by Gatorguy Mel, to make it simple GooglePlay content is available on GoogleTV, which pretty much matches the available premium content available via AppleTV as far as I can tell. If there's major content...

Quote:Originally Posted by nht 1997? LOL. Complexity comes in many forms. A small simple program that uses NEON extensions will require effort. A large, complex program that only uses the SDK is insulated from the issues you...

Quote:Originally Posted by ecs I understand such comment if you plan to buy a new computer every year. Otherwise, if you buy computers every 3 years or so, if you buy today a machine whose GPU isn't supported by the latest games...

Quote:Originally Posted by Gatorguy How so Mel? The available content appears to be pretty similar, an indication of licensing agreements made with the same media companies. Perhaps you're thinking of old AI articles that used to...

Quote:Originally Posted by nht I write software today, so I know a little more about it.  Your experience from 30+ years ago means you know very little about modern software development and any arrogant assertions regarding what...

Quote:Originally Posted by hmm  My impression was that carrier bloatware was a major imposition to updates. Is that incorrect? A major problem is the ski s the various manufacturers put into their products. This causes all sorts of...

Quote:Originally Posted by pedromartins And that's almost irrelevant for what the Air is all about. The priority should be given to a better screen and 8gb ram standard, Haswell brings nothing new and won't influence battery life...