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  • Would be nice if cocoa apps would use font kerning tables.
    in New text features in Panther? Comment by cowerd June 2003
  • Though many people who are comfortable with FrameMaker do use it as a word processor. Surprisingly (or not) its faster than Word X even running under Classic. It is, however, not too user-friendly and has a steep learning curve if you want to get…
    in FrameMaker Questions: Comment by cowerd June 2003
  • Quote: (I can't help but notice that the Windows XP Explorer doesn't do such a great job handling large numbers of files either.) The only problem being that the measure of exellence is the OS9 Finder, which manages to handle thousands of files-…
    in Collection of *confirmed* Panther info. Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: or News ... or Opinion. Stop Reading the NYT! Just watch FOXNEWS. If you have issues with the fairness or accuracy of certain journalistic outlets then start your own thread in Lounge dittohead.
    in New York Times iTunes Story: Get's It Wrong? Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: The next upgrade will be the arrival of the pin compatible 7457. It'll get dropped into the PB with virtually no engineering changes yet give a significant boost to battery life AND speed. Q4 2003. Just sampling now. Don't think Apple wil…
    in Upcoming PB lineup... Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: Look for .13u G4's instead. We've been looking for those for over a year now. What makes you think Moto will finally deliver--before end of the year.
    in i know it all (its up to you) Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: That's Adobe's explicit goal, too: To get people accustomed to an Adobe UI, so that they can completely ignore what underlying platform they're on (while Intel throws $millions at them to get PS running better on x86) and, more importantly, …
    in Anyone beta testing Illustrator 11? Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: When does Adobe learn to use the system default for input boxes: They won't. Their way is the right way according to them. Its the right way according to people who have used the program for a number of years. Adobe changes key-combo s…
    in Anyone beta testing Illustrator 11? Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: AI11 was supposed to have major, major speed overhauls. Even by accident they couldn't make it slower than Illustrator 10. If they don't fix speed they will get very few people to upgrade.
    in Anyone beta testing Illustrator 11? Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: This has been done to death. It's ~34¢ a song before bandwidth costs. And the other costs you forgot to mention including credit card processing (standard is 2% per transaction, though Apple is probably paying less), advertising (they'll …
    in Does Apple Make Money on the Music Store? Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • 1. You can use Omnigroup's OmniDictionary which is front end to dict.org dictionary servers, though it requires a network connection. If you have any tech capability you can setup a DICT server on your own machine. Instructions here: http://www.omn…
    in Suggestions wanted for Os X apps to replace windows apps Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: One good thing is that if you wait until mid-June or -July until the 970 is introduced, is that Apple will almost certainly bump speeds in all other G4-based lines for the fall. With what? Current PB capable G4 chips max out at 1GHZ. Mot…
    in Making the switch, now vs. later: Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: If indeed a Radeon 9600 is to be used in the new 15-inch PowerBook G4 as has been rumored, then it shouldn't be long until we see the new 15.4-inch G4 PowerBook. Once again, what chip and what speeds?
    in When will we see a 15" Albook? Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: Maybe the new 15-inch PowerBook will come Tuesday, May 6th? The last revision was Wednesday, November 6, 2002, and this coming Tuesday would make the current 15-inch PowerBook exactly six months old. How are they going to upgrade the new …
    in When will we see a 15" Albook? Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Is it just me, or does MS really suck at demos. Must be a really early alpha build because there is no compositing at all. All objects are opaque. Oh well they've got a couple of years to fix that.
    in Gates the Thief Pt II: MS Absconds from Cupertino w/ Quartz Technology (Longhorn Vid) Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • also at WinHEC http://news.com.com/2100-1009-1000142.html?tag=nl More fun for future hardware
    in WinHec Conference Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: Port and test? Port to what? OS9 --> OS X Windows --> OS X at the very least
    in Wwdc Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: Which features blew your mind? The built-in sink and the spotlights. Oh, wait that was my dentist's chair. Nevermind.
    in Gates the thief Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: IBM employee that works in the 970PPC chip group (anyone else @ IBM is prob. in the dark too) You don't necessarily have to be in the 970 group. Dude, they are fabbing the chips. Anyone working in the fab who has a clue knows whats up. Wh…
    in MacBidouille posts PPC 970 benchmarks Comment by cowerd May 2003
  • Quote: For people who have been "forced" to use AutoCAD for years, if not decades, the crummy user interface and steep learning curve is a non-issue. They've adapted and a new, better interface would actually force them to relearn. So maybe a half-…
    in Autodesk requests AutoCAD for OS X feedback Comment by cowerd May 2003