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Doesn't Leopard implement a new filesystem API? In theory, shouldn't it be relatively easy to drop in a new filesystem underneath that API? Granted, there would have to be tons of QA done and a multitude of bugfixes done to that API, as well as …
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Well, let's be fair. The iPod was a high-end product for the first couple of years, but then Apple was aggressive about introducing cheaper models (Mini, Nano, and Shuffle) and started becoming price competitive as rival MP3 players made their appe…
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Quote: Originally Posted by freeny Not sure about the iPhone lite, but the new version of the regular iPhone should have some fantastic new features... All the early adopters 2 year contracts will be expiring and ATT will want renewals as well a…
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I figured out how to do this. I just need the following hardware: 1) MacBook Pro 2) Mini DisplayPort to DVI adapter from the Apple site. 3) IOGear USB DVI KVM Switch: http://www.iogear.com/product/GCS932U/ 4) Standard or Apple keyboard and m…
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Thanks for pointing that out! I would have just contemplated buying the extra 2 Gb of RAM and based my decision on that price. Now I know I need to shop for 4 Gb of RAM instead. I shopped around some Canadian online retailers, and it looks lik…
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Looks like there's prior art for multi-touch: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-touch Also, Microsoft, Asus and Dell are either already using it or are planning to use it. I'm wondering if Apple's patents are just for *specific kinds* of m…
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Thanks. Looks like I'll be going with the lower-end configuration. I'm still sitting on the fence about 5400 vs. 7200 rpm, but for $56 more including tax, I'll probably do it. What I'm wondering about is RAM. Apple will charge me $150 to upgr…
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Fallacies all around.... http://apple.slashdot.org/article.pl.../02/09/1450235
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As always, Mac OS X and Windows assert themselves (in that order) as the best GUI operating systems, superior in most ways to Linux and the various Unixes. I run OpenSolaris at home, with a GNOME configuration that looks a lot like Ubuntu's. …
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It's nice that notebook users get all the goodness of multi-touch, but it sucks for desktop users, since Apple's desktops don't come with trackpads. Is there any way Apple will be implementing this for desktops? Will there be a new keyboard or …
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I'm not sure anybody has the answer to this question (short of violating NDAs), but I'll ask it anyway: Is the latest build of Snow Leopard feature complete, or are there still unimplemented features or "one more thing" that Apple has up its slee…
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Quote: Originally Posted by kim kap sol I wouldn't change a damn thing. Subtle "start developing in Cocoa NOW" messages from Apple 10 years ago never actually filtered through Adobe's thick corporate skull. Well, to be fair, the following orga…
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In order to "dip my toe" into OS X, I bought the very first PowerPC MacMini back in 2005. After about a while, I discovered the MacMini was a little underpowered for some things, especially Eclipse and Google Earth. Just as I was about to buy a…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Two thngs about that. One is that that only comes out to a small share altogether, and two is that it seems many people are not happy with their netbooks after they bought them, because they can't do what t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Two thngs about that. *snip* Well, here's a thread from Slashdot that discusses the state of desktop Linux: http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl.../02/03/1555216
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM Either you aren't any good at stating that it was your opinion or you have a very odd idea of what you said if you don't think you represented it as fact. Edit: Didn't realize it was a moderator that origi…
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Quote: Originally Posted by melgross Linux users have been saying this for YEARS! Every year for at least the past five or six years was going to be "The Year Of Linux On The Desktop". They have a 20-30% share of the netbook market. Both majo…
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Quote: Originally Posted by JeffDM How about you post some evidence that they're behind Psystar. Just believing it doesn't make it so. We don't need people spreading rumor as a fact. I'm not a newspaper. I don't have a legal department, and…
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Quote: Originally Posted by macosxp So what's going to happen? A: Microsoft starts making a comeback with Windows 7 while Mac innovation falls; Mac OS X growth retards and reverses, resulting in a 6% market share 5 years from now, 2% market sh…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Virgil-TB2 All such reports are anecdotal of course but for me, I have never seen FireFox of any description do anything faster than Safari. I understand lots of people like it and I've heard people say they think it's…