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  • Well, johnny_chrome has a good point. The capitalization is inconsistant. I think Apple threw this in (they *are* ahead of schedule) because they know they can't control the plethora of screenshots on the internet, so they may as well give people …
    in Think Secret and ".Mac" brand Comment by graphiteman July 2002
  • I'm going to the Keynote as usual in the Apple Reston facility. They also have a Satellite feed. Considering Reston is near DC, I don't believe I'll be going to SOHO.
    in Who will be attending MacWorld? Comment by graphiteman July 2002
  • Or perhaps iMovie 3, with better audio features and advanced video features (from previous puchases). I'm not an audio expert, so could someone give me a quick synopsis of what Logic does?
    in Apple acquires Emagic Comment by graphiteman July 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by Jamie: Microsoft? Nike? Coca-Cola? McDonalds? J :cool: Keep guessing... It starts with an A.
    in What company has more loyal fans than Apple? Comment by graphiteman July 2002
  • Well, according to Business 2.0, these are the 20 top brand loyalty leaders: 1. Avis Rent-a-car 2. Sprint Long Distance 3. Budweiser 4. Samsung Cell Phones 5. Ritz-Carlton 6. Google 7. Canon Copiers 8. Mobil 9. Amazon.com 10. N…
    in What company has more loyal fans than Apple? Comment by graphiteman July 2002
  • Returning the subject to its original topic... I think Apple should include Office with all new Macs, or at least offer a steep discount. Also, to go with this, Micro$oft should offer a cross-upgrade price on Office so that users can upgrade fro…
    in Bundles and other Blunders... Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by Dell_Iron: I get tired of being told we "don''t get it". What don't we get? We don't want to use a Macintosh computer that is: 1. Too expensive 2. Too slow 3. Uses an underdeveloped operating system 4. Has much…
    in Not "Getting it" Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by Splinemodel: I have a lot of experience in web design, and the best advice I can give you is that if you can only have 3 pieces of software you want: 1) BBEdit 2) Photoshop 3) Illustrator There's always Flash, if…
    in Need to know about website operation... Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • Wow, I didn't know that! It seems that an AI term FAQ would be a good idea, so that newbies (and those who have been around a while!) can be familiar with some of these terms.
    in Fourm Question Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • Go ahead and switch. I can just enable Silk for iCab to rectify the lack of AA-ing.
    in ??? Forum Font Poll Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • Cocoa - Uses the Objective-C language Apple's new Object-oriented language. Can create apps ranging from simple utilities to full fledged commercial products. Fairly easy to learn. REALbasic Alternative environment that can compile apps for O…
    in Introduction to programming Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by thuh Freak: yea, but people should know/understand whats actually happening (or what could b happening) in their b4 they put makeup on it. Maybe, but users will not judge your application based on that. They ju…
    in Introduction to programming Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by thuh Freak: i think rb is bad for learning because, when ur beginning prog'g, u shouldn' do GUI shyt. Well, the UI is the only thing a prospective user will see, so it is very important that this is done right. …
    in Introduction to programming Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by thuh Freak: REALBasic is REALLY BAD to learn on. You should definitely NOT learn it to start. Especially if you are learning to get a jump on college. While it has some strong suits, the whole paradigm that it adhers …
    in Introduction to programming Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • cooop, what you really want is REALbasic. It allows you to write applications for Mac OS 9, Mac OS X, and Windows, all from one environment on your Mac. REAL Software also offers academic price breaks!
    in Introduction to programming Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • Pre-Macs notwithstanding, can anyone beat a Mac 512k with ImageWriter? I don;t think it qualifies as most used, but it works perfectly without crashing! Oldest most used computer: Performa 6115CD. It manages a database of books for my mom. Sh…
    in Who Has The Oldest, Most Used, Most Reliable Mac? Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by pscates: Like Apple Garamond, there's a very good chance that it's a bit of a tweaked, custom typeface. Perhaps it uses Lucida or some other clean, sans serif font as a jumping off point. But some of the features and …
    in New Font. Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • [quote]Originally posted by clonenode: The typeface is Lucida Sans. It also happens to be the System font for OS X. [ 06-10-2002: Message edited by: clonenode ] That's close, but not quite it. Noitice how the 'M' on Apple's page is shightly …
    in New Font. Comment by graphiteman June 2002
  • jutus, did you by chance attend sessions 002 and 206 (on Aqua and the new Carbon API's)? If so, could you post some info about 'em?
    in WWDC Notes. Comment by graphiteman May 2002
  • Jag-u-ar
    in How do you pronounce it? Comment by graphiteman May 2002