Anonymous Freak
Jan 17, 08:28 PM
I'm hoping that the special event will announce iLife and iWork '07, plus Leopard. It might be just an announcement, with the actual shipping date sometime mid-February, but it would help steal the thunder from Vista.
ziwi
Oct 15, 08:36 PM
This is good news. I had the Apple IIe and when I went to school they were a Mac Shop - so It makes life better on the virtual campus ;)
maelstromr
Jul 12, 06:16 AM
"NeXTWORLD's Simson Garfinkel documented his (extensive) efforts at setting a NeXT Cube on fire. (image)"
Simson Garfinkel? Is that a real name? Somebody's parents had a cruel sense of humor or liked Scarboro Fair just a bit too much...
Simson Garfinkel? Is that a real name? Somebody's parents had a cruel sense of humor or liked Scarboro Fair just a bit too much...
pianoman
Aug 2, 03:20 PM
I want a new enclosure AND merom. Somehow fit a DL superdrive in there.
i'd like to see some new enclosures, too. a DL superdrive might be pushing it...
i'm sure there's more to it than a revised spotlight, improved file sync'ing and virtual desktops. this is apple we're talking about. let's get realistic about our expectations while remembering this is a developer's conference and not a consumer product showcase.
i'd like to see some new enclosures, too. a DL superdrive might be pushing it...
i'm sure there's more to it than a revised spotlight, improved file sync'ing and virtual desktops. this is apple we're talking about. let's get realistic about our expectations while remembering this is a developer's conference and not a consumer product showcase.
Gasu E.
Mar 29, 11:16 AM
Nokia is only enforcing the legal right to attempt to protect what they consider is misuse of their IP. Let them.
Why does everyone get their knickers in a bunch about this? If they have a case it'll be upheld, if they don't then the court will throw it out. Big deal. Blame litigation happy America if you have to.
EDIT: Oh and to people saying why has it taken so long to bring an action - these corporate matters can take a while to rumble through. Yes, commercial pressures do have an impact on when cases are brought - trust me, it happens an awful lot!
Good post.
Why does everyone get their knickers in a bunch about this? If they have a case it'll be upheld, if they don't then the court will throw it out. Big deal. Blame litigation happy America if you have to.
EDIT: Oh and to people saying why has it taken so long to bring an action - these corporate matters can take a while to rumble through. Yes, commercial pressures do have an impact on when cases are brought - trust me, it happens an awful lot!
Good post.
mrsir2009
Apr 11, 01:09 AM
I love this Mockup! Hopefully we can get something like this with the 2012 Macbook pros.
& I agree on liquid metal rather than carbon fiber.
I think thats a bit dark for Apple. The only black Macs they've had are the black MacBook and the black powermac.
& I agree on liquid metal rather than carbon fiber.
I think thats a bit dark for Apple. The only black Macs they've had are the black MacBook and the black powermac.
matthewHUB
Nov 17, 04:33 PM
Can i just mention something??
I'm a musician and am very well acquainted with notation software such as sibelius 4 and Finale. What on earth would be the point in having a piano keyboard interface?? The range can't really be more than an octave, which is rather useless when writing... And even then, just to use it as an imput method would be so much slower then just typing the names of notes. Now one can press the letter 'a' and an A (the note) will be displayed. When using such software, it's not the note imput that takes the time, it's the changing of note values, and adding instructions and markings to the score. for this, the piano keyboard would be useless. What, so every time you want to write a new italian tempo marking, you have to switch to a keyboard?? sucks.
Oh, and some people may say that it could midi record and notate what you play... but this rarely works well and even then you're stuck with the range of probs just over an octave.
Thoughts welcome.
I'm a musician and am very well acquainted with notation software such as sibelius 4 and Finale. What on earth would be the point in having a piano keyboard interface?? The range can't really be more than an octave, which is rather useless when writing... And even then, just to use it as an imput method would be so much slower then just typing the names of notes. Now one can press the letter 'a' and an A (the note) will be displayed. When using such software, it's not the note imput that takes the time, it's the changing of note values, and adding instructions and markings to the score. for this, the piano keyboard would be useless. What, so every time you want to write a new italian tempo marking, you have to switch to a keyboard?? sucks.
Oh, and some people may say that it could midi record and notate what you play... but this rarely works well and even then you're stuck with the range of probs just over an octave.
Thoughts welcome.
wkhahn
Aug 21, 04:03 PM
I've been streaming divx movies over 802.11b from my main windows pc to a dedicated POS 866 PIII with a video out to my TV for 4 or 5 years (This is before I learned the greatness of ... i.e. could afford a mac). I don't see how having an airport with airtunes/video would be a problem. I would buy one in a heartbeat, because it is much cheaper than buying a Mac mini for that sole purpose.
And althougth the current resolution of iTunes video is lower res than DVD, it still looks pretty good when I hook up my powerbook to my TV. It's not fantastic, but it looks better fullscreen on my 32" tube than my 24" LCD monitor. The only problem I have with it is when they crop 16x9 shows down to 4x3. I want to see Lost in all its glory.
I've never tried to stream video content from one computer to another, or to a TV, except through a direct connection. I was basing the suggection on an acticle from MacWorld a few months ago about trying to use a MacMini as a Media Center. Watching videos/movies stored on a Powermac G5, on the mini required a direct connection. Neither Bonjour or Powerline Ethernet would do the trick. The reviewer would get a server connection error. Though he did figure a work around. story (http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/features/multimediamini/index2.php).
And althougth the current resolution of iTunes video is lower res than DVD, it still looks pretty good when I hook up my powerbook to my TV. It's not fantastic, but it looks better fullscreen on my 32" tube than my 24" LCD monitor. The only problem I have with it is when they crop 16x9 shows down to 4x3. I want to see Lost in all its glory.
I've never tried to stream video content from one computer to another, or to a TV, except through a direct connection. I was basing the suggection on an acticle from MacWorld a few months ago about trying to use a MacMini as a Media Center. Watching videos/movies stored on a Powermac G5, on the mini required a direct connection. Neither Bonjour or Powerline Ethernet would do the trick. The reviewer would get a server connection error. Though he did figure a work around. story (http://www.macworld.com/2006/05/features/multimediamini/index2.php).
triceretops
Mar 29, 03:29 PM
Throw everything against the wall and see what sticks.
rever3nce
Apr 17, 01:52 AM
Do people really want a white iPhone that badly? Honestly I think the original black one is more attractive.
exactly the point. to some people like me , my favorite color is white . to me i think white looks sexy and being that i had to get another iphone and im still within the 30 day period . i would gladly do a swap . to some people white is the color they want . if it wasnt about color every car would come in black. gotta change it up a bit . im stoked and would love to get the iphone 4 in white . even at full price why would anyone complain??? we pay $499 for an ipad that is a "luxury" item??
exactly the point. to some people like me , my favorite color is white . to me i think white looks sexy and being that i had to get another iphone and im still within the 30 day period . i would gladly do a swap . to some people white is the color they want . if it wasnt about color every car would come in black. gotta change it up a bit . im stoked and would love to get the iphone 4 in white . even at full price why would anyone complain??? we pay $499 for an ipad that is a "luxury" item??
ciTiger
May 4, 02:45 PM
I'm on 4.2.1 and I don't see myself changing until 5!:D
Demoman
Jul 11, 07:34 PM
Magnesium is seldom used in its' pure form. It is almost always used as an alloy (mixed with other metals). It can be very brittle, or even soft, depending on how the alloy is crafted. If you have ever seen a picture of an airplane landing and the wheel is on fire, airplane wheel components are often made with magnesium. Magnesium fires are very dangerous to put out. Directly spraying water on burning magnesium usually will result in an explosion. However, starting fire to magnesium is much harder than some here have suggested.
As for cost, magnesium is more expensive than commercial grade aluminum. However, it is a very good metal to CAST. So, you can cast a part in magnesium that requires very little finish machining, as opposed to other material that are formed by bending sheet metal, or machining it from solid stock.
Finally, phosphorous is a magnesium product, or a very similar substance (do not remember exactly) which we are all familiar with. It is used in sparklers, road flares, smoke bombs (grenades), etc. It is unusual in that it produces its� own oxygen when burning. That is why it can be immersed in water and still burn. The heat is too extreme for the water to cool it and the water cannot smother it because it does not require air.
As for cost, magnesium is more expensive than commercial grade aluminum. However, it is a very good metal to CAST. So, you can cast a part in magnesium that requires very little finish machining, as opposed to other material that are formed by bending sheet metal, or machining it from solid stock.
Finally, phosphorous is a magnesium product, or a very similar substance (do not remember exactly) which we are all familiar with. It is used in sparklers, road flares, smoke bombs (grenades), etc. It is unusual in that it produces its� own oxygen when burning. That is why it can be immersed in water and still burn. The heat is too extreme for the water to cool it and the water cannot smother it because it does not require air.
robzr
Apr 12, 12:15 AM
I'm suprised nobody has mentioned 3 TB drives, you can get 7200 RPM 3TB drives for $179 or 5400 RPM 3TB drives for $149 these days, why not reduce the number of bays you need by ~50%.
It doesn't sound like you need incredibly high performance given that it's for archiving video and your internet uplink is only 1.5 MB.
You didn't mention your budget, if it's on the low side, I'd go with a Linux NAS, you could build the whole thing for under $4k.
$335 20-bay SATA chassis http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811219033
$300 for 2x Intel SASUC8I 8 port SATA controllers
$80 for 4x SFF-8087 cables
$500 for a Mobo, RAM, CPU
$2100 for 14x 3TB 5400 RPM drives @ $149 each
$150 ~800watt quality power supply
$150 misc cooling fans & wiring, dvd drive
Run it RAID-6 with 2x hot spare on Linux. If afpd meets your performance expectations, you're good to go. I have a 10x 5200rpm 2TB RAID-6 linux NAS media server on a 3 or 4 year old low end athlon x2, I get 250 MBps on reads with software RAID-6. afpd is single threaded and will likely be a frustrating bottleneck for writes, it will hang during writes while it syncs to disk periodically. The above config would have no problem saturating gig ethernet during a read and come close to it during a write. Using it as a SAN via iSCSI may allow for higher performance, although you'd need to bounce incoming connections off another server.
So thats your low end, look into redundant X-Serves with DAS arrays for your high end (or EMC if you have a few hundred grand to blow).
Keep in mind RAID is not a replacement for backup, if you are not going to backup to external media at least consider a filesystem with extra space and snapshots, and maybe a second identical server you can replicate to. A higher quality chassis, redundant power supplies, hardware RAID, an X-Serve w/ DAS would be nice steps up.
Rob
Hello kind folks of MacRumors.com-
I am wishing for help and advice deciding what type of hardware to purchase for a 30TB server. It must meet the following requirements:
• 30TB RAID (Redundancy important for backup purposes)
• Remote Accessibility in that I would like to be able to pull files from it anywhere that I have an internet connection.
• Macintosh friendly– it does not need to run OS X Server, it just needs to connect without hassle to Macs.
This will be used for at my office for archiving video. We may want to use Final Cut Server to sort the files in the future. I have been tasked with building this setup and am hoping for suggestions from one of the brightest communities on the web. :D
Your time in responding is much appreciated.
:apple:
It doesn't sound like you need incredibly high performance given that it's for archiving video and your internet uplink is only 1.5 MB.
You didn't mention your budget, if it's on the low side, I'd go with a Linux NAS, you could build the whole thing for under $4k.
$335 20-bay SATA chassis http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811219033
$300 for 2x Intel SASUC8I 8 port SATA controllers
$80 for 4x SFF-8087 cables
$500 for a Mobo, RAM, CPU
$2100 for 14x 3TB 5400 RPM drives @ $149 each
$150 ~800watt quality power supply
$150 misc cooling fans & wiring, dvd drive
Run it RAID-6 with 2x hot spare on Linux. If afpd meets your performance expectations, you're good to go. I have a 10x 5200rpm 2TB RAID-6 linux NAS media server on a 3 or 4 year old low end athlon x2, I get 250 MBps on reads with software RAID-6. afpd is single threaded and will likely be a frustrating bottleneck for writes, it will hang during writes while it syncs to disk periodically. The above config would have no problem saturating gig ethernet during a read and come close to it during a write. Using it as a SAN via iSCSI may allow for higher performance, although you'd need to bounce incoming connections off another server.
So thats your low end, look into redundant X-Serves with DAS arrays for your high end (or EMC if you have a few hundred grand to blow).
Keep in mind RAID is not a replacement for backup, if you are not going to backup to external media at least consider a filesystem with extra space and snapshots, and maybe a second identical server you can replicate to. A higher quality chassis, redundant power supplies, hardware RAID, an X-Serve w/ DAS would be nice steps up.
Rob
Hello kind folks of MacRumors.com-
I am wishing for help and advice deciding what type of hardware to purchase for a 30TB server. It must meet the following requirements:
• 30TB RAID (Redundancy important for backup purposes)
• Remote Accessibility in that I would like to be able to pull files from it anywhere that I have an internet connection.
• Macintosh friendly– it does not need to run OS X Server, it just needs to connect without hassle to Macs.
This will be used for at my office for archiving video. We may want to use Final Cut Server to sort the files in the future. I have been tasked with building this setup and am hoping for suggestions from one of the brightest communities on the web. :D
Your time in responding is much appreciated.
:apple:
jeff1977
Apr 10, 09:52 PM
An autobiography?
I'd much rather read a Jobs biography and Apple history told by his employees.
I think there's a ton of hidden history and unsung heroes who will remain anonymous as long as Jobs is alive.
+1 on that. I definitely do think this biography will add to the story, you know, having his official input and all. But the most accurate picture we'll ever get will be a combination of 'facts' sourced from friends, family, colleagues, competitors, Steve, and, yes absolutely, former employees. Possibly even the most insightful ones (at least as far the Apple side of his life goes).
I'd much rather read a Jobs biography and Apple history told by his employees.
I think there's a ton of hidden history and unsung heroes who will remain anonymous as long as Jobs is alive.
+1 on that. I definitely do think this biography will add to the story, you know, having his official input and all. But the most accurate picture we'll ever get will be a combination of 'facts' sourced from friends, family, colleagues, competitors, Steve, and, yes absolutely, former employees. Possibly even the most insightful ones (at least as far the Apple side of his life goes).
sigpi1
Jan 10, 03:01 PM
Just a thought, but is it possible Jobs did not release everything yesterday as it was competing with the CES in Vegas? He focused on the biggest flashy items which would interest non-mac users and have the greatest impact. Based on reports I have read they were talking it up at the CES after the announcement.
The fact that there was no mention of Leopard and that he used a Beatles song during his presentation leads me to think that there is another event coming soon to annouce Leopard, Beatles on I-tunes & I-Life 07'.
The fact that there was no mention of Leopard and that he used a Beatles song during his presentation leads me to think that there is another event coming soon to annouce Leopard, Beatles on I-tunes & I-Life 07'.
samcraig
Apr 27, 01:52 PM
We're not idiots...of course the iPhone needs to figure out where I am when I ask Google to locate me on a map...or explicitly allow an app (like AroundMe) to identify restaurants within 15 miles of my location. But to constantly track me every single minute of the day is just wrong. Period. End of story.
Very likely this Federal lawsuit will pave the way for much clear disclosure by companies regarding tracking our physical movements.
I'll get slammed for this - but I don't care. Apple is playing a big part in the dumbing down of (some of) society by taking control/options away from users and keeping a walled garden. And I don't want/intend this to turn into a debate about walled/not; security; etc. My point is - that Apple and several other companies/educational institutions and even parents are increasingly participating in the dumbing down of America/other countries.
Apple doesn't want users to have to worry about x, y and z. That's GREAT. It really is. But at the same time - but taking users away from understanding the technology they are using - they are also contributing to the very thing they are (in Steve's latest speech) trying to avoid.
I'd love a car that is "maintenance free." Until the car actually needed some work done. If I have to rely on a 3rd party to do that maintenance and I can't do it myself - then it means those skills will never be learned or used (naturally.) I don't always see this as a positive.
I'm able to do a lot of electrical work and computer/video/etc repair work on my own because I was able to (when I was young) take things apart, learn how things worked inside and out.
I'll stop rambling...
Very likely this Federal lawsuit will pave the way for much clear disclosure by companies regarding tracking our physical movements.
I'll get slammed for this - but I don't care. Apple is playing a big part in the dumbing down of (some of) society by taking control/options away from users and keeping a walled garden. And I don't want/intend this to turn into a debate about walled/not; security; etc. My point is - that Apple and several other companies/educational institutions and even parents are increasingly participating in the dumbing down of America/other countries.
Apple doesn't want users to have to worry about x, y and z. That's GREAT. It really is. But at the same time - but taking users away from understanding the technology they are using - they are also contributing to the very thing they are (in Steve's latest speech) trying to avoid.
I'd love a car that is "maintenance free." Until the car actually needed some work done. If I have to rely on a 3rd party to do that maintenance and I can't do it myself - then it means those skills will never be learned or used (naturally.) I don't always see this as a positive.
I'm able to do a lot of electrical work and computer/video/etc repair work on my own because I was able to (when I was young) take things apart, learn how things worked inside and out.
I'll stop rambling...
toddybody
Apr 12, 01:25 PM
Let's see...
Netflix:
Dexter Season 3: Not Available
Weeds Season 6: Not Available
Nurse Jackie Season 1 & 2: Not Available
House MD - all 7 seasons: NOT available
Apple:
All of the above..Check.
So, in your example above, yes Apple costs more money. In my example above, you can't even get the content on Netflix.... So, for those who like to watch a bunch of old stuff, Netflix is great, and I certainly get my 10 bucks worth out of it, but sometimes people need more, and thank god Apple gives us that option, although I will admit, I'd rather give my business to Amazon where it's consistently cheaper then Apple for most of the content.
Sure, selection is not as robust as Apple (as providers make more there)...but Netflix is easily augmented by other services (Amazon/physical copy). Im not advocating omitting Apple totally...but folks would be done a disservice if Netflix went under their control...
Netflix:
Dexter Season 3: Not Available
Weeds Season 6: Not Available
Nurse Jackie Season 1 & 2: Not Available
House MD - all 7 seasons: NOT available
Apple:
All of the above..Check.
So, in your example above, yes Apple costs more money. In my example above, you can't even get the content on Netflix.... So, for those who like to watch a bunch of old stuff, Netflix is great, and I certainly get my 10 bucks worth out of it, but sometimes people need more, and thank god Apple gives us that option, although I will admit, I'd rather give my business to Amazon where it's consistently cheaper then Apple for most of the content.
Sure, selection is not as robust as Apple (as providers make more there)...but Netflix is easily augmented by other services (Amazon/physical copy). Im not advocating omitting Apple totally...but folks would be done a disservice if Netflix went under their control...
rasmasyean
Jun 25, 03:44 AM
So that's probably around �120-130.
If it is, ouch. The specs are quite unimpressive too; the camera only runs at 640x480 30fps.
The Wii Fit wast $100 and it was only for exercise...and they sold 22 million of them.
I don't think they really need anything really high rez to get the outline of your body. But maybe in a future version where it might recognize facial expressions like in some of those old demos...you'd either have to be close, or need a Kinect 2. And you gotta be pretty darn fast to make 30 fps not fast enough for some of these games I think. Unless you're like a karate master. ;)
If it is, ouch. The specs are quite unimpressive too; the camera only runs at 640x480 30fps.
The Wii Fit wast $100 and it was only for exercise...and they sold 22 million of them.
I don't think they really need anything really high rez to get the outline of your body. But maybe in a future version where it might recognize facial expressions like in some of those old demos...you'd either have to be close, or need a Kinect 2. And you gotta be pretty darn fast to make 30 fps not fast enough for some of these games I think. Unless you're like a karate master. ;)
AidenShaw
May 5, 09:04 PM
Um regarding the SATA II thing: from this OWC blog page... (http://blog.macsales.com/10050-firmware-update-enables-6gbs-in-2011-imacs?APC=XLR8YourMac09)
So, relevant or not, happy now?:)
Some people on the Apple QA team are really clueless, don't you think?
How on earth could Apple accidentally not enable SATA 6 Gbps on a system if anyone on watch is paying attention?
Another embarrassing faux pas for the children from Cupertino.
So, relevant or not, happy now?:)
Some people on the Apple QA team are really clueless, don't you think?
How on earth could Apple accidentally not enable SATA 6 Gbps on a system if anyone on watch is paying attention?
Another embarrassing faux pas for the children from Cupertino.
Luis Ortega
Apr 12, 04:01 AM
80% of the posters in this thread should hand in their man card.
Remember, they are fanBOYS, not men.
Remember, they are fanBOYS, not men.
kresh
Nov 2, 11:17 PM
And if they don't provide local numbers, what are they giving you then, Paleolithic phone numbers???? I know several people with T-Mobile with a local number.
You mentioned that you are in North Carolina, which the reason why they don't have coverage there is because SunCom is sort of their "counterpart" if you will. After all, SunCom gets a lot of phones only T-Mobile gets, such as the Sidekick/hiptop.
hehe Paleolithic :)
You know several people in North Carolina with local numbers?
Yes SunCom has an agreement with T-Mobile. SunCom also has an agreement with Cingular, actually when Cingular bought AT&T, Cingular had to divest themselves from alot of markets in North Carolina and these customers were turned over to SunCom. SunCom promptly required every ex-Cingular customer to resign their contracts and purchase new phones. It was a huge stink, all over the news for weeks.
But the agreement would not help in this situation. Since T-Mobile does not have local numbers here, one would have to go with SunCom as there are no local numbers for T-Mobile. In our area Cingular actually leases their block of numbers from Sprint.
Any company you decide to have cellular service with has to offer local numbers in order to use them. US Cellular is similar as they only offer local numbers for the very western part of the state.
The absolute best way to see where the towers are that your cellular provider owns (thus provides local numbers for) is to look at the coverage map for their prepaid service. Most providers only allow the use of prepaid phones on their "owned" networks and charge you for use on other networks.
I worked for Alltel for 3 years and am currently the Market Director for another national CDMA carrier. In my 15 years in the cellular industry, it constantly amazes me that there is cellular service in the US at all. The spectrum (A side and B side radio frequencies) ownership is so fragmented across the US that it is almost impossible to know who owns what, where!
You mentioned that you are in North Carolina, which the reason why they don't have coverage there is because SunCom is sort of their "counterpart" if you will. After all, SunCom gets a lot of phones only T-Mobile gets, such as the Sidekick/hiptop.
hehe Paleolithic :)
You know several people in North Carolina with local numbers?
Yes SunCom has an agreement with T-Mobile. SunCom also has an agreement with Cingular, actually when Cingular bought AT&T, Cingular had to divest themselves from alot of markets in North Carolina and these customers were turned over to SunCom. SunCom promptly required every ex-Cingular customer to resign their contracts and purchase new phones. It was a huge stink, all over the news for weeks.
But the agreement would not help in this situation. Since T-Mobile does not have local numbers here, one would have to go with SunCom as there are no local numbers for T-Mobile. In our area Cingular actually leases their block of numbers from Sprint.
Any company you decide to have cellular service with has to offer local numbers in order to use them. US Cellular is similar as they only offer local numbers for the very western part of the state.
The absolute best way to see where the towers are that your cellular provider owns (thus provides local numbers for) is to look at the coverage map for their prepaid service. Most providers only allow the use of prepaid phones on their "owned" networks and charge you for use on other networks.
I worked for Alltel for 3 years and am currently the Market Director for another national CDMA carrier. In my 15 years in the cellular industry, it constantly amazes me that there is cellular service in the US at all. The spectrum (A side and B side radio frequencies) ownership is so fragmented across the US that it is almost impossible to know who owns what, where!
Blaine
Mar 13, 11:54 PM
awww, Tatianomaly thank you! :o
Cheerwino
Apr 26, 09:11 PM
The paint is under the glass so I don't see why it would stain! Unless you're just making a joke, in which case I digress.
Yes, intended to be a joke. But, obviously a bad one since I needed to identify it as a joke. Oh well. As wise man say, there's a fine line between clever and stupid. :p
Yes, intended to be a joke. But, obviously a bad one since I needed to identify it as a joke. Oh well. As wise man say, there's a fine line between clever and stupid. :p
BeSweeet
Apr 26, 05:46 PM
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_2_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8C148a Safari/6533.18.5)
I went to 2 AT&T stores today and they know nothing about the white iphone 4. They did not even know it was releasing.
That's what they want you to think.
I went to 2 AT&T stores today and they know nothing about the white iphone 4. They did not even know it was releasing.
That's what they want you to think.