I couldn't agree more. Although the irony is that as soon as Adobe [finally] released LR to compete with Aperture, Apple lost interest in Aperture - no more promotion, no more updates or improvements, zero.
In hindsight, it looks like Aperture was really just a stalking horse. Apple got to market first, sold as many as they could, but when the real heavy hitter showed up, they tossed in their cards and walked away.
Yeah, there are subtle differences between the two and each has strengths, but the major difference? Light Room has a future.
Which is why I had wished Apple would have bought Macromedia. Can you imagine how much better Adobe's products would have gotten had they done so?
The genie can't be stuffed back in the bottle. It won't be long before every portable device has a camera in it. It is ridiculous to tell patrons that they can't bring a music player to a gym. Mandatory camera sounds are stupid. Bad people will always find a way to do bad things with good technology. Banning technology is insane in a world that is more and more dependent on it everyday. I will not go to a restaurant, ballpark, gym, or anything else that makes me check in my phone at the door. That ship has sailed and companies that are not hip to that fact can die the bad death they deserve.
They aren't saying you can't bring the nano into the gym. And they aren't saying you can't use it while you are working out. They aren't even saying that you can't take it into the locker room (so no need for a check-in like some are suggesting). They are only saying you can't use it in the locker room, just like your camera phone. Just keep it in your pocket or your gym bag.
Sure, there is some gray area when you are heading out of the locker room for your workout. Obviously you are going to be carrying it or it will be clipped to your shorts or strapped to your arm. But it's not nearly as Draconian as some are making it out to be. Just don't be sitting in the locker room holding your nano up at eye level and fiddling with the controls!
Side note: Remember when video cameras all had a light on the front to indicate to the people it was facing that it was recording? Do video cameras today have that indicator light? Why don't cell phones and the nano have a light like that?
After reading the article, I have downloaded the trial version of Adobe Lightroom 2. I do have Aperture already, but I also want to see what all the fuss is about with LR.
It's not that big of an issue anyways since locker rooms are split by gender. How many women are going to want record other women in a change room? And how many men are going to want to record other men? If any one is taping anyone it's going to be strange guys taping women working out on the gym floor where the nanos are allowed even if they aren't allowed to be used for recording. But the article already states that you can't tell when someone is recording...oh wait now we've got an unenforceable rule!
I will not go to a restaurant, ballpark, gym, or anything else that makes me check in my phone at the door. That ship has sailed and companies that are not hip to that fact can die the bad death they deserve.
The shows in Las Vegas (and most likely New York) also require one to check in their cell phones and any other camera equipped device.
After spending $180 per person for tickets, dinner and transportation for her and you, you'll give them up rather than risking getting caught and escorted out the door mid-show.
It's not that big of an issue anyways since locker rooms are split by gender. How many women are going to want record other women in a change room? And how many men are going to want to record other men? If any one is taping anyone it's going to be strange guys taping women working out on the gym floor where the nanos are allowed even if they aren't allowed to be used for recording. But the article already states that you can't tell when someone is recording...oh wait now we've got an unenforceable rule!
That's a very naive view of things. It may apply to teenage boys, but that's about it.
I think everyone is missing the point (though Apple Insider's misleading headline isn't helping).
You can't *use* a Nano in the locker room. It doesn't mean that it is banned. Saying you can't even have a Nano is one thing but all it is saying is "don't turn it on" in the locker room; no big deal.
"no act calling" doesn't have the same ring to it.
Don't wast our time with your ridiculous narcissism. If you're that easily offended, then you obviously lack the mental capacity to be a part of ANY forum online.
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The genie can't be stuffed back in the bottle. It won't be long before every portable device has a camera in it. It is ridiculous to tell patrons that they can't bring a music player to a gym. Mandatory camera sounds are stupid. Bad people will always find a way to do bad things with good technology. Banning technology is insane in a world that is more and more dependent on it everyday. I will not go to a restaurant, ballpark, gym, or anything else that makes me check in my phone at the door. That ship has sailed and companies that are not hip to that fact can die the bad death they deserve.
I agree. We used to have problems in many foreign countries when our architects and engineers take pictures of buildings for use in presentations and 3D computer models. They forget that there is Google Maps where you can find detailed satellite pictures without leaving your home and that if someone wants to take spy pictures he will not be standing in public doing it
Yep knew this was going to be an issue, part of the reason most all cell phone make a click sound when the take a picture so people know they snapped a picture.
Yeah, and most cell phones have a function to turn it off.
It should be pretty obvious that someone's filming you if they're holding a nano at that kind of level and angle. The only reason why someone wouldn't figure it out was if they didn't know new nanos had cameras or had their back to the filmer. Besides, girls wear as many clothes in the gym changing rooms as they do on the street. If guys don't, or the gyms don't have at least one or two changing cubicles, it's their own fault for stripping off in public anyway or the gym's problem for not providing those facilities.
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Seems they just want it in writing to cover their backsides...
Covering their backsides is the very least they should be doing!
I couldn't agree more. Although the irony is that as soon as Adobe [finally] released LR to compete with Aperture, Apple lost interest in Aperture - no more promotion, no more updates or improvements, zero.
In hindsight, it looks like Aperture was really just a stalking horse. Apple got to market first, sold as many as they could, but when the real heavy hitter showed up, they tossed in their cards and walked away.
Yeah, there are subtle differences between the two and each has strengths, but the major difference? Light Room has a future.
Which is why I had wished Apple would have bought Macromedia. Can you imagine how much better Adobe's products would have gotten had they done so?
The genie can't be stuffed back in the bottle. It won't be long before every portable device has a camera in it. It is ridiculous to tell patrons that they can't bring a music player to a gym. Mandatory camera sounds are stupid. Bad people will always find a way to do bad things with good technology. Banning technology is insane in a world that is more and more dependent on it everyday. I will not go to a restaurant, ballpark, gym, or anything else that makes me check in my phone at the door. That ship has sailed and companies that are not hip to that fact can die the bad death they deserve.
They aren't saying you can't bring the nano into the gym. And they aren't saying you can't use it while you are working out. They aren't even saying that you can't take it into the locker room (so no need for a check-in like some are suggesting). They are only saying you can't use it in the locker room, just like your camera phone. Just keep it in your pocket or your gym bag.
Sure, there is some gray area when you are heading out of the locker room for your workout. Obviously you are going to be carrying it or it will be clipped to your shorts or strapped to your arm. But it's not nearly as Draconian as some are making it out to be. Just don't be sitting in the locker room holding your nano up at eye level and fiddling with the controls!
Side note: Remember when video cameras all had a light on the front to indicate to the people it was facing that it was recording? Do video cameras today have that indicator light? Why don't cell phones and the nano have a light like that?
iPod nano with camera not welcome in locker rooms
I wonder if the iPod nano with camera is welcomed in Apple's R&D area?
I will not go to a restaurant, ballpark, gym, or anything else that makes me check in my phone at the door. That ship has sailed and companies that are not hip to that fact can die the bad death they deserve.
The shows in Las Vegas (and most likely New York) also require one to check in their cell phones and any other camera equipped device.
After spending $180 per person for tickets, dinner and transportation for her and you, you'll give them up rather than risking getting caught and escorted out the door mid-show.
Luke: "I'm not afraid"
Yoda: "You will be, you will be"
It's not that big of an issue anyways since locker rooms are split by gender. How many women are going to want record other women in a change room? And how many men are going to want to record other men? If any one is taping anyone it's going to be strange guys taping women working out on the gym floor where the nanos are allowed even if they aren't allowed to be used for recording. But the article already states that you can't tell when someone is recording...oh wait now we've got an unenforceable rule!
That's a very naive view of things. It may apply to teenage boys, but that's about it.
You can't *use* a Nano in the locker room. It doesn't mean that it is banned. Saying you can't even have a Nano is one thing but all it is saying is "don't turn it on" in the locker room; no big deal.
"no act calling" doesn't have the same ring to it.
Don't wast our time with your ridiculous narcissism. If you're that easily offended, then you obviously lack the mental capacity to be a part of ANY forum online.
This has been raised numerous times: PLEASE SPLIT UP YOUR NEWS STORIES SO THAT THE COMMENT SECTIONS DON'T GET MIXED.
I urge other readers to repeat this request every time it comes up so they get the message. I truly value AI's site, but this is the only place that muddles the comments like this.
+1
The genie can't be stuffed back in the bottle. It won't be long before every portable device has a camera in it. It is ridiculous to tell patrons that they can't bring a music player to a gym. Mandatory camera sounds are stupid. Bad people will always find a way to do bad things with good technology. Banning technology is insane in a world that is more and more dependent on it everyday. I will not go to a restaurant, ballpark, gym, or anything else that makes me check in my phone at the door. That ship has sailed and companies that are not hip to that fact can die the bad death they deserve.
I agree. We used to have problems in many foreign countries when our architects and engineers take pictures of buildings for use in presentations and 3D computer models. They forget that there is Google Maps where you can find detailed satellite pictures without leaving your home and that if someone wants to take spy pictures he will not be standing in public doing it
Maybe they should start banning wrist watches as well.
Yep knew this was going to be an issue, part of the reason most all cell phone make a click sound when the take a picture so people know they snapped a picture.
Yeah, and most cell phones have a function to turn it off.
It should be pretty obvious that someone's filming you if they're holding a nano at that kind of level and angle. The only reason why someone wouldn't figure it out was if they didn't know new nanos had cameras or had their back to the filmer. Besides, girls wear as many clothes in the gym changing rooms as they do on the street. If guys don't, or the gyms don't have at least one or two changing cubicles, it's their own fault for stripping off in public anyway or the gym's problem for not providing those facilities.
Very frustrating.