cr2sh
Oct 6, 09:04 PM
Often the office I work at gets quite cold, so I offer this possibility. Yet another astounding innovation from apple, dual processor super computer / place heater. Perfect for keeping your feet toasty those cold winter days...
szark
Aug 28, 06:06 PM
Yes, they are extremely shiny.
See pics from the Apple stores in these threads:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9645
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9642
See pics from the Apple stores in these threads:
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9645
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9642
Stage
Mar 18, 06:49 PM
The DRM has nothing to do with ITMS's business model.
DRM has everything to do with the iTMS business model.
Apple sells music only to sell iPods. People are locked into their iPods because their iTunes music can't be played on any other brand of player.
Apple killed the Harmony file functionality because it is important for the product lock in that all downloadable music on an iPod be Apple dependent. Harmony files can be played on other devices and don't lock a customer into iPods.
Apple doesn't give a rat's butt about DRM in a philosophical sense, what they care about is a captive market of iPod users with hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth of iTMS files permanently locked to iPod music players. These people have to be customers for life or throw away their music investment. This is why DRM is evil. From a copyright perspective, consumers have full legal right to play their music on any device they want. Apple doesn't want you to be able to exercise those rights (neither does Microsoft.)
By controlling access to your legally owned content, each company expects to leverage your investment in music to their own advantage. DRM to these giant companies is just a leash on their customers.
Support legal alternatives to DRM'd music, like http://www.mp3tunes.com/
DRM is literally a corporate tool to control you and your future purchases. DRM is not your friend.
Finally, boy was Apple silly to send plaintext non-DRM'd music to iTunes. Talk about hubris. The so-called hack that let people "steal" Napster to go files involved recording the stream in realtime in a different CODEC. The iTMS hack involves downloading the original files and no transcending.
Personally, I don't see this as stealing since people have to pay Apple and Apple normally sends the DRM free music anyway. The hack simply cuts out the final step. It doesn't strip any DRM.
However, this is a major breach of security for Apple, that a home-brew front end can access their music store. Apple, will have to move on this big-time with everything they have. But it will require a major shift in their infrastructure to permanently fix.
DRM has everything to do with the iTMS business model.
Apple sells music only to sell iPods. People are locked into their iPods because their iTunes music can't be played on any other brand of player.
Apple killed the Harmony file functionality because it is important for the product lock in that all downloadable music on an iPod be Apple dependent. Harmony files can be played on other devices and don't lock a customer into iPods.
Apple doesn't give a rat's butt about DRM in a philosophical sense, what they care about is a captive market of iPod users with hundreds and hundreds of dollars worth of iTMS files permanently locked to iPod music players. These people have to be customers for life or throw away their music investment. This is why DRM is evil. From a copyright perspective, consumers have full legal right to play their music on any device they want. Apple doesn't want you to be able to exercise those rights (neither does Microsoft.)
By controlling access to your legally owned content, each company expects to leverage your investment in music to their own advantage. DRM to these giant companies is just a leash on their customers.
Support legal alternatives to DRM'd music, like http://www.mp3tunes.com/
DRM is literally a corporate tool to control you and your future purchases. DRM is not your friend.
Finally, boy was Apple silly to send plaintext non-DRM'd music to iTunes. Talk about hubris. The so-called hack that let people "steal" Napster to go files involved recording the stream in realtime in a different CODEC. The iTMS hack involves downloading the original files and no transcending.
Personally, I don't see this as stealing since people have to pay Apple and Apple normally sends the DRM free music anyway. The hack simply cuts out the final step. It doesn't strip any DRM.
However, this is a major breach of security for Apple, that a home-brew front end can access their music store. Apple, will have to move on this big-time with everything they have. But it will require a major shift in their infrastructure to permanently fix.
MacRumorUser
Mar 18, 05:13 AM
Lots of people say "Don't buy one at all" :eek:
FJ
Stop listening to the voices in your head ;) :D
FJ
Stop listening to the voices in your head ;) :D
GeeYouEye
Oct 13, 01:06 AM
Originally posted by Durandal7
I think it's just fine where it is.
In other news, MacRumors is not a democracy but is in fact a dictatorship run by arn.
Pity, ain't it? Of course, there's cases where it's better for forums to be totally dictatorially controlled, or completely democratic (or something similar, like democratic, but with admin veto).
Worst are those that attempt hybridization. Scary stuff. [off-topic mode]There was one board where the owner admin was/is a paranoid freak who couldn't stand to be wrong, twisting, lying and distorting facts to make himself right. Sneaky sonofagun too... gave his favorite (read: ass-kissing) posters influence and mod powers. Those... aristocrats is the only appropriate word... could then start polls about whether to ban other members. Worse, all it took to warrant a banning is proving one of the aristocrats wrong or even just pissing them off. And not even second-chance bans, but IP bans, and deletions of any references to you.
And this to say nothing of the board itself. Hell, their political etc. discussion forum is completely one-sided (and totally in accordance with the admin's POV), and anyone who dares so much as disagree with anything instantly becomes a target of mod-sanctioned flaming. Makes our Political and War discussion forum look like the model of civilized debate.
There's a reason I no longer have any desire to post there.
So, I'm quite happy with arn's control (despite our disagreements on just about every change he makes to the board).[/off-topic mode]
That said, I vote move it to the bottom of the section whose name escapes me with Community Discussion, etc.
I think it's just fine where it is.
In other news, MacRumors is not a democracy but is in fact a dictatorship run by arn.
Pity, ain't it? Of course, there's cases where it's better for forums to be totally dictatorially controlled, or completely democratic (or something similar, like democratic, but with admin veto).
Worst are those that attempt hybridization. Scary stuff. [off-topic mode]There was one board where the owner admin was/is a paranoid freak who couldn't stand to be wrong, twisting, lying and distorting facts to make himself right. Sneaky sonofagun too... gave his favorite (read: ass-kissing) posters influence and mod powers. Those... aristocrats is the only appropriate word... could then start polls about whether to ban other members. Worse, all it took to warrant a banning is proving one of the aristocrats wrong or even just pissing them off. And not even second-chance bans, but IP bans, and deletions of any references to you.
And this to say nothing of the board itself. Hell, their political etc. discussion forum is completely one-sided (and totally in accordance with the admin's POV), and anyone who dares so much as disagree with anything instantly becomes a target of mod-sanctioned flaming. Makes our Political and War discussion forum look like the model of civilized debate.
There's a reason I no longer have any desire to post there.
So, I'm quite happy with arn's control (despite our disagreements on just about every change he makes to the board).[/off-topic mode]
That said, I vote move it to the bottom of the section whose name escapes me with Community Discussion, etc.
livingfortoday
Dec 12, 07:48 PM
there's a macrumors team, well how can I join!
Go here, click Join:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/team_display.php?teamid=30427
Go here, click Join:
http://setiathome.berkeley.edu/team_display.php?teamid=30427
TopGear
Oct 24, 08:11 AM
According to my cut & paste, it's a
'
which is commonly called an apostrophe. Why is it there? What does it mean? Is it part of some kind of international PowerBook conspiracy? Somebody, call Fox Mulder!:D
'
which is commonly called an apostrophe. Why is it there? What does it mean? Is it part of some kind of international PowerBook conspiracy? Somebody, call Fox Mulder!:D
shadowfax0
Oct 11, 04:43 PM
Go here:
http://biztech.nikkeibp.co.jp/wcs/leaf/CID/onair/biztech/pc/210916
It's a bluetooth HD that runs for 6 continuous hours on battery power, pretty neat!
http://biztech.nikkeibp.co.jp/wcs/leaf/CID/onair/biztech/pc/210916
It's a bluetooth HD that runs for 6 continuous hours on battery power, pretty neat!
wdlove
May 30, 09:16 PM
I just noticed that MacRumors has now decreased to #22. It's seems that I'm the same position with decreasing in rank #166 & #20,047. All of the faster machines are making a diference in my rank position.
bousozoku the link still needs to be updated. It gives and error message when checking stats, requires another click.
bousozoku the link still needs to be updated. It gives and error message when checking stats, requires another click.
glowurm
Oct 24, 12:24 AM
Well guys, it seems I've found some promotional materials with the actual ad! Take a look - I'll post more details later!
>grin!<
-Chris
>grin!<
-Chris
shadowfax
Nov 2, 11:40 AM
i think the real issue is that DDR RAM costs considerably more per MB, esp at what apple charges. they would probably have to up the high end to 3400$ to go DDR, and they know a lot of people would hate them for that. i don't think they will go DDR.
MacBandit
Oct 5, 09:58 AM
Originally posted by beatle888
has anyone heard about apple solving the
noise issue they have with OSX?
Also:
has anyone experienced a strange audio
click or tick when moving windows around or
scrolling windows and also moving the cursor
over links on a web page? i had my stereo
connected to my mac and i heard the click/tick
through my stereo speakers...it even happened
when turned mute on.
My new Dual/Ghz/DDR doesn't do it. Maybe ther reason it doesn't has something to do with the new audio system on the DDR machines
has anyone heard about apple solving the
noise issue they have with OSX?
Also:
has anyone experienced a strange audio
click or tick when moving windows around or
scrolling windows and also moving the cursor
over links on a web page? i had my stereo
connected to my mac and i heard the click/tick
through my stereo speakers...it even happened
when turned mute on.
My new Dual/Ghz/DDR doesn't do it. Maybe ther reason it doesn't has something to do with the new audio system on the DDR machines
blackpeter
Sep 19, 03:29 PM
nice...
gwuMACaddict
Jun 7, 08:34 PM
Meh - if it's not for mac's... screw it. :rolleyes:
errr... won't it be an internet app like everything else google does?
errr... won't it be an internet app like everything else google does?
ddtlm
Oct 21, 02:35 AM
Anon:
Yeah so? Your "64-bit rules" example would be done even better by AltiVec. I maintain that there is nothing all that exciting to see with regards to 64 bitness (although I like having it around).
maxvamp:
Since filesystem ops naturally deal a lot with the very very slow hard disk, I fail to see why native 64-bit numbers would make any difference at all. Well, you could count the clock cycles saved, so it is technically more than zero gain. But it's not someting I'm gona worry about.
Anyway my main apps on OSX are Mozilla, Terminal, Finder, Folding@Home, and Project Builder should I ever get time to code again. Also play WC3 and Civ3. I don't see a lot of gain from 64-bitness, but a nice PPC-970 would certainly be nice.
Yeah so? Your "64-bit rules" example would be done even better by AltiVec. I maintain that there is nothing all that exciting to see with regards to 64 bitness (although I like having it around).
maxvamp:
Since filesystem ops naturally deal a lot with the very very slow hard disk, I fail to see why native 64-bit numbers would make any difference at all. Well, you could count the clock cycles saved, so it is technically more than zero gain. But it's not someting I'm gona worry about.
Anyway my main apps on OSX are Mozilla, Terminal, Finder, Folding@Home, and Project Builder should I ever get time to code again. Also play WC3 and Civ3. I don't see a lot of gain from 64-bitness, but a nice PPC-970 would certainly be nice.
Mr. Anderson
Jul 7, 09:21 AM
Originally posted by jefhatfield
btw, kainjow is only id number 190 which is the oldest regular poster i can think of
blakespot is the oldest listed at id number 9
Arn is 1. He and blakespot don't really count since they run the site.
kainjow is interesting - didn't even know about him. How did you know he was earlier than you? He's been here longer and had only 50 posts in over 3 years!
D
btw, kainjow is only id number 190 which is the oldest regular poster i can think of
blakespot is the oldest listed at id number 9
Arn is 1. He and blakespot don't really count since they run the site.
kainjow is interesting - didn't even know about him. How did you know he was earlier than you? He's been here longer and had only 50 posts in over 3 years!
D
rEd Eye
Oct 25, 07:52 PM
Originally posted by MacBandit
This is just the double your memory promotion. If you notice you double your memory and it will cost you $40 more. The savings you get is what they are listing as the instant saving.
Damn Thats sneaky!They're making it look like at first glance that you get double the ram for $40 and an instant savings deal,kinda like they make you think you get four usb ports on the Powermac.Guess I should have read the offer details.....
Now about those price reductions across the board:D
Sell more for less=sell more alltogether=larger user base=sell even more=more profit over long term!
Cars and Bikes Wallpapers.
Cars And Bikes Wallpapers
This is just the double your memory promotion. If you notice you double your memory and it will cost you $40 more. The savings you get is what they are listing as the instant saving.
Damn Thats sneaky!They're making it look like at first glance that you get double the ram for $40 and an instant savings deal,kinda like they make you think you get four usb ports on the Powermac.Guess I should have read the offer details.....
Now about those price reductions across the board:D
Sell more for less=sell more alltogether=larger user base=sell even more=more profit over long term!
Poogis
Mar 19, 07:06 AM
I always tend to have all at once (not because I'm rich but because I'm greedy) but experience has told me that having a computer, Mac or PC, is more important just because it's more versatile as someone has already stated and can do so much more.
When I was having problems with my G5 and waiting for a replacement I had never known panic like it. With a console (my 360 recently), you just don't notice as much.
And it depends if you like the games on a mac which are somewhat limited to ports of two year old PC games and RTSs - which I love by the way. Consoles do the beat-em-ups, driving games etc.
Mac over everything though. Just make sure your Mac is fully specced for games if that's what you'll use it for. By the way, I found out recently that the Mac Star Wars: Empire at War will only run on the latest Intel Macs. Gutted! That's a lot of Mac users frozen out.
When I was having problems with my G5 and waiting for a replacement I had never known panic like it. With a console (my 360 recently), you just don't notice as much.
And it depends if you like the games on a mac which are somewhat limited to ports of two year old PC games and RTSs - which I love by the way. Consoles do the beat-em-ups, driving games etc.
Mac over everything though. Just make sure your Mac is fully specced for games if that's what you'll use it for. By the way, I found out recently that the Mac Star Wars: Empire at War will only run on the latest Intel Macs. Gutted! That's a lot of Mac users frozen out.
sturm375
Oct 16, 12:04 PM
Originally posted by nixd2001
Oh no, not again please.
Tell you what, why not start comparing memory bandwidth capabilities. Although still a somewhat hypothetical number, they are probably closer to providing a meaningful comparison.
IBM 970 opens the bidding on behalf of apple with 6.4GB/S. Would anyone care to bid on behalf of Intel?
AMD Hammer: 19.2 GB/s
Q:How many HyperTransport� links does the �Hammer� architecture support?
A:The �Hammer� architecture are designed to support up to three HyperTransport links. The combined peak bandwidth of the HyperTransport links is 19.2GB/sec.
from: Here (http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_4699_875%5E1024,00.html#1540)
Oh no, not again please.
Tell you what, why not start comparing memory bandwidth capabilities. Although still a somewhat hypothetical number, they are probably closer to providing a meaningful comparison.
IBM 970 opens the bidding on behalf of apple with 6.4GB/S. Would anyone care to bid on behalf of Intel?
AMD Hammer: 19.2 GB/s
Q:How many HyperTransport� links does the �Hammer� architecture support?
A:The �Hammer� architecture are designed to support up to three HyperTransport links. The combined peak bandwidth of the HyperTransport links is 19.2GB/sec.
from: Here (http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_4699_875%5E1024,00.html#1540)
{1984}
Sep 23, 09:11 PM
i think they will lower the price when they re-release the current ones or release a larger screen...
Gasu E.
Mar 22, 02:44 PM
Level 70 rogue on Terenas. Also a level 52 priest that pops out from time to time. Both Alliance.
TheFink
Oct 1, 10:15 AM
Nothing new will come out this month. The deal on the displays is over. No new displays. If anything, Apple will pitch a new incentive deal and nothing more.
xparaparafreakx
Mar 22, 08:37 PM
I read that the update allows for Bluetooth Keyboards and Mouses. If that applys to apple keyboard I do not know since I don't have one.
"support for Bluetooth keyboards and mice"
"support for Bluetooth keyboards and mice"
TyleRomeo
Aug 27, 01:52 AM
the ATI 9700 if made for a mac will have an ADC and a DVI port, they make DVI and VGA for silly PCs.
There's no way that apple would make you pay $150 to connect their displays, if ATI would do that then everyone would go out and pick up whatever Nvidia's offering
There's no way that apple would make you pay $150 to connect their displays, if ATI would do that then everyone would go out and pick up whatever Nvidia's offering
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