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  • Quote: Originally Posted by melgross A prime lens now does mean a zoom lens, if it ships with the camera. I'm not sure where you get that idea. Do you mean to say primary? Primes are lenses with a static focal length (e.g. 50mm). Zoom len…
    in High-quality images of Apple's first orange iPod (shuffle) Comment by kdraper January 2007
  • Once resolution independence is cemented, we'll start seeing ultra-high resolution displays in the same manageable desktop sizes we're used to. It'll be interesting. All the readability hacks like anti-aliasing, ClearType?, etc will become moot, s…
    in Impact of resolution independence Comment by kdraper January 2007
  • Quote: Originally Posted by MarcUK I actually think better without writing or speaking, i need brain probe software. Me too. I'm afraid of what I might do to my computer with errant thoughts though. Especially after a few cups of coffee.
    in Slow typer? Comment by kdraper December 2006
  • My week-old MacBook Pro C2D 15" (2.16GHz) gets slightly warm on the bottom during normal use. Not hot. I rest it on my bare legs or jeans without noticing it. If I peg both cores for an extended period of time, it gets significantly warmer, but n…
    in Comparison of operating temperature of MacBook Pro with similar PCs... Comment by kdraper December 2006
  • Nearly forgot to follow up! I settled this over the weekend with FontForge, an open source tool (requires X11). Not as polished as FontLab, but free, and it converted .FON to .dfont properly. Maybe not the prettiest font in the world, but…
    in Bitmap fonts in Mac OS X Comment by kdraper December 2006
  • Quote: Originally Posted by theGAR If you insist of using that particular Windows font, try converting it to a Mac font with FontLab Studio. It gives good results, as I use it all the time when I encounter this problem. Even for DTP/graphics stuff…
    in Bitmap fonts in Mac OS X Comment by kdraper December 2006
  • I picked up my 15" MBP from the local Mac store a few days ago. It's very nice. Still playing around and getting used to the OS and apps. I was planning to pick it up with 2GB RAM, but they have a "RAM shortage" so I left with the standard 1GB,…
    in Talk me out of buying a MacBook! Comment by kdraper December 2006
  • Thanks everyone for your comments. I'll probably be picking up a MBP soon.
    in Talk me out of buying a MacBook! Comment by kdraper November 2006