digitalbiker
Oct 17, 11:49 AM
I think switching to Intel is helping Apple dispel this argument. Before Apple was captive to the Megahertz Myth, but now that Macs are using the same CPUs as PCs, for most casual consumers this will hopefully translate to acceptance that Macs get more or less the same performance as PCs (I am talking casual consumers not gamers which are a small fraction of the overall consumer market).
Yes, but Apple also needs to keep pace with the introduction of new cpus.
Right now Apple is already falling behind by not bringing the line up-to-date with Core 2 Duo chips and better GPU card offerings.
Also I think the S...L...O...W Finder is really hurting Apple. I am hoping that Leopard addresses the carbon finder and gets it up to speed.
New users click on the windows "Start button" and a menu instantly appears. They scroll over an arrow and a submenu instantly appears. Then they move to an Apple machine. They hold the button down over the documents folder on the dock. (1...2....3...) a menu appears. Then they move up the menu to say a music folder (1....2....3...) and the file list appears.
These are the first impresssions! 99% of people walk away from macs with equivalent cpus to a windows box thinking that it is slow because of Finder. :mad:
Yes, but Apple also needs to keep pace with the introduction of new cpus.
Right now Apple is already falling behind by not bringing the line up-to-date with Core 2 Duo chips and better GPU card offerings.
Also I think the S...L...O...W Finder is really hurting Apple. I am hoping that Leopard addresses the carbon finder and gets it up to speed.
New users click on the windows "Start button" and a menu instantly appears. They scroll over an arrow and a submenu instantly appears. Then they move to an Apple machine. They hold the button down over the documents folder on the dock. (1...2....3...) a menu appears. Then they move up the menu to say a music folder (1....2....3...) and the file list appears.
These are the first impresssions! 99% of people walk away from macs with equivalent cpus to a windows box thinking that it is slow because of Finder. :mad:
Taustin Powers
Jun 25, 05:43 AM
I see the post is directed at me, but it feels like you are talking to some imaginary person who has nothing in common with me.
I’ve heard the same thing when touch screens came out. "OMG! Don’t take away my keyboard! Waah! Waah!"
Um, ok. Waggling's been out for quite a few years. Still not my thing. To each his own though, that's why we have options. :confused:
Just because you have a narrow mind and can’t see past shooting aliens over and over again while mashing buttons, doesn’t mean that what you do defines gaming!
You don't know ANYTHING about me, the narrowness of my mind or my gaming habits. Most of all, I have never claimed to be in charge of the definition of "gaming".
I feel sorry for those who think that the way you play a game is supposed to be like so "pure" and "traditional". Get a life, man...it's video entertainment. It's a toy. :rolleyes:
Again, nice bunch of assumptions there. It's actually a lot simpler than that: I PLAY VIDEO GAMES TO HAVE FUN. No more, no less. :)
EDIT: Also, my whole post was in response to your whining about people hating Microsoft. My "old fart rambling" was just saying "most people here are open-minded, own multiple consoles and don't blindly bash certain brands". What on earth even prompted you to write all that nonsense in response???
I’ve heard the same thing when touch screens came out. "OMG! Don’t take away my keyboard! Waah! Waah!"
Um, ok. Waggling's been out for quite a few years. Still not my thing. To each his own though, that's why we have options. :confused:
Just because you have a narrow mind and can’t see past shooting aliens over and over again while mashing buttons, doesn’t mean that what you do defines gaming!
You don't know ANYTHING about me, the narrowness of my mind or my gaming habits. Most of all, I have never claimed to be in charge of the definition of "gaming".
I feel sorry for those who think that the way you play a game is supposed to be like so "pure" and "traditional". Get a life, man...it's video entertainment. It's a toy. :rolleyes:
Again, nice bunch of assumptions there. It's actually a lot simpler than that: I PLAY VIDEO GAMES TO HAVE FUN. No more, no less. :)
EDIT: Also, my whole post was in response to your whining about people hating Microsoft. My "old fart rambling" was just saying "most people here are open-minded, own multiple consoles and don't blindly bash certain brands". What on earth even prompted you to write all that nonsense in response???
patrickfish
Jul 15, 08:50 PM
"Mr. Scott, set the Reality Distortion Field to -121 decibels. Activate!"
Facts are different from what you hear if you are using an iPhone 4.
Facts are different from what you hear if you are using an iPhone 4.
CaoCao
Mar 12, 01:02 AM
Can the Early '09 MacBook use 8GB RAM?
Benguitar
Jan 9, 01:01 AM
:cool:
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Original
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You're welcome
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p0intblank
Sep 5, 02:33 PM
Only Apple can excite me with a phone. :) We all know it's coming; it's just a matter of... well, when? I still like the name iChat mobile, as someone suggested in an earlier thread. I'm very interested to see how Apple designs it to interact with our Macs. Obviously iTunes support will be present. iSync with Address Book is also a given. What else?
Onimusha370
Apr 15, 08:20 AM
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_1 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/532.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/4.0.5 Mobile/8B117 Safari/6531.22.7)
The point is, I wasn't doing anything wrong, I was getting on with work. I accept they may have rules against this, I'm not denying what I was doing was against his rules.
The point is, I wasn't doing anything wrong, I was getting on with work. I accept they may have rules against this, I'm not denying what I was doing was against his rules.
Anonymous Freak
Jan 22, 02:44 PM
MacBook Pro does have dedicated GPU, ATI Radeon X1600. MacBook hasn't.
And a separate GPU makes ZERO difference for Photoshop. Zero. Photoshop does not use the GPU any more than Microsoft Word or TextEdit do. It doesn't offload any processing to the GPU the way, say, Motion does. Yes, there are 'Quartz Composer Effects' available in some programs that use the GPU, but if you're using Photoshop, you're probably using Photoshop-native effects, which are solely CPU dependent. (Moving to CS3 will be a SIGNIFICANTLY bigger upgrade than moving from a MacBook to a MacBook Pro, since CS3 will be Universal, whereas CS2 is only PPC, and only runs via Rosetta.)
Really, why do people think that a GPU helps in still photo editing, music editing, or even video editing in non-GPU-enabled programs? (Which includes iMovie, Final Cut Express, and even Final Cut Pro.) The only major media apps that use the GPU are Aperture (which uses it solely for drawing to the screen, not for applying effects,) Motion, and Shake. And even Aperture WORKS on integrated-graphics just fine, it just isn't as smooth. Same with Shake. The no-GPU-no-use limit on Final Cut Studio is artificial, and based solely on the GMA950's inability to run Motion, which is part of the Final Cut Studio.
And a separate GPU makes ZERO difference for Photoshop. Zero. Photoshop does not use the GPU any more than Microsoft Word or TextEdit do. It doesn't offload any processing to the GPU the way, say, Motion does. Yes, there are 'Quartz Composer Effects' available in some programs that use the GPU, but if you're using Photoshop, you're probably using Photoshop-native effects, which are solely CPU dependent. (Moving to CS3 will be a SIGNIFICANTLY bigger upgrade than moving from a MacBook to a MacBook Pro, since CS3 will be Universal, whereas CS2 is only PPC, and only runs via Rosetta.)
Really, why do people think that a GPU helps in still photo editing, music editing, or even video editing in non-GPU-enabled programs? (Which includes iMovie, Final Cut Express, and even Final Cut Pro.) The only major media apps that use the GPU are Aperture (which uses it solely for drawing to the screen, not for applying effects,) Motion, and Shake. And even Aperture WORKS on integrated-graphics just fine, it just isn't as smooth. Same with Shake. The no-GPU-no-use limit on Final Cut Studio is artificial, and based solely on the GMA950's inability to run Motion, which is part of the Final Cut Studio.
torbjoern
May 1, 03:05 PM
It sounds like you just ripped that directly from a George Carlin routine.
I don't know where I have it from, but the name George Carlin sounds familiar. The part you're quoting has been lying in the back of my mind for quite a while. If it's identical to something that Carlin has said, then it's probably not a coincidence.
I don't know where I have it from, but the name George Carlin sounds familiar. The part you're quoting has been lying in the back of my mind for quite a while. If it's identical to something that Carlin has said, then it's probably not a coincidence.
swiftaw
Jan 18, 08:19 PM
267657
Geektool from top to Bottom
Geektool Memory Usage
Weather Icon
Date, time
Calendar
CPU usage bar
RAM
IP details
Comp up time
Top processes
2 day weather map.
Do you have the geektool script for that weather graph? It looks great.
Geektool from top to Bottom
Geektool Memory Usage
Weather Icon
Date, time
Calendar
CPU usage bar
RAM
IP details
Comp up time
Top processes
2 day weather map.
Do you have the geektool script for that weather graph? It looks great.
Some_Big_Spoon
Oct 19, 02:53 PM
A consistent interface would be nice (and "Apple-like"), but I want increased functionality, efficiency, and for god's sake, some decent networking!! Call me a noob-hater-asshat, but why can't Apple get their networking in order? I know, I know, it's windows' fault, but it's not just pc>mac networking, it's mac>mac as well. Improve that and it's worth the upgrade to me alone.
Tones2
Apr 22, 12:14 PM
Who is going to pay for news these days?
Tony
Tony
iliketyla
Mar 29, 07:40 PM
The day the iPhone was introduced, the Smartphone Market became an iPhone-alike Market, and to produce an iPhone-alike phone, you need access to Apple's patents. That's what Nokia is after, or else it's dead. Making-out with Microsoft doesn't give Nokia everything it needs, and leaves it open to litigation: they say that attack is the best form of defence, so Nokia is just doing what it thinks it needs to do to survive.
I have relatives living in various 3rd-world countries, and even the less-well-off wouldn't buy a 3GS, but they are willing to pay top dollar (or the local eq) for the iPhone4.
Tanker-loads of Nokia faithful are dumping their Nokia phones for iPhones and Blackberrys -- even Android has a long fight ahead of it in these (non-geek/techy) markets.
Any credibility you had went out the window when you blatantly revealed your bias in the first sentence.
I have relatives living in various 3rd-world countries, and even the less-well-off wouldn't buy a 3GS, but they are willing to pay top dollar (or the local eq) for the iPhone4.
Tanker-loads of Nokia faithful are dumping their Nokia phones for iPhones and Blackberrys -- even Android has a long fight ahead of it in these (non-geek/techy) markets.
Any credibility you had went out the window when you blatantly revealed your bias in the first sentence.
skunk
Apr 7, 06:39 PM
you could always send your army back in with instructions not to screw it up this time I think it's a bit late for that.
MattDell
Sep 12, 12:11 PM
Games for iPod?
This already sounds disappointing...
This already sounds disappointing...
neko girl
Mar 5, 12:26 PM
Why in the WORLD would the other person go after him/her?
Because they love them?
Because they love them?
mlmathews
May 4, 12:46 PM
When is Apple going to figure out how to implement software patches instead of forcing people to download a whole copy of the OS for every little update?
Bobdude161
Mar 28, 04:09 AM
t3h new xb0x tree60 is teh 1337 roxzorz.
blondepianist
Apr 26, 01:39 PM
Relax dude, he's in the parking lot. Are we looking at the same picture :P
Looks like he's going 10 km/h to me.
Looks like he's going 10 km/h to me.
vnle
Jan 7, 05:43 PM
Why aye pet, I see your a twitter user from your sig. I'll follow you. :)
Cheers~ ;)
Cheers~ ;)
wovel
Apr 29, 09:50 AM
I'm sure an average iPhone user thought it's more like 80%.
It was the number 1 selling phone in the world in 2010. In the US in the last quarter the iPhone was the #1 and #2 selling phone. I am not saying smartphone and I am not making a mistake. If you see a person who purchased a mobile phone in the last year, the chances are it is an iPhone.
You see more iPhones then you see of anything else because there are more iPhones then anything else.
The problem for Apple is that Android handsets come out, which are the very top and, as you say the same price, then a while later a new top Android phone comes out, so the old one gets offered to people at a lower price, then an even newer Android handset comes out, so the original one is now offered at a very lower price and so it goes on.
So, people can may a LOT for an iPhone or get an Android phone that was the very best a while ago for much less.
Apple don't tend to let old models slip down the pricing ladder in this way, hence they will always lose out from amass of sales that are at low to medium price bracket, and that's where the bulk of the consumer market is.
Apple are the only ones that lose out due to this policy.
And to be honest, a lot of people don't know, care, understand. the iPhone is just another phone, like and Android phone. they are all the same thing, you can get apps and games on them all and they are all phones.
Lots of people just don't care.
They have done well letting AT&T sell the 3GS in the US for $49. It was the #2 phone in the US last quarter after the iPhone 4. Maybe they will spread that around more in the future.
i'm from near frankfurt and i have yet to see a iPad out in the wild ... so much for portable :P but i seen one used at a friends house ^^
i see lots of iPhone's in my class tho, its kinda annoying to have a iPhone by now. we had to do a project for class recently and 4 of 5 out of my group had a iPhone 4 (with 2 of those having shattered screens - but that is another matter)
I fly from Denver to Dallas nearly every week and I have seen 1000s of iPads in the wild...it sounds like you hang out with some very clumsy people, maybe they are afraid to buy iPads.
It was the number 1 selling phone in the world in 2010. In the US in the last quarter the iPhone was the #1 and #2 selling phone. I am not saying smartphone and I am not making a mistake. If you see a person who purchased a mobile phone in the last year, the chances are it is an iPhone.
You see more iPhones then you see of anything else because there are more iPhones then anything else.
The problem for Apple is that Android handsets come out, which are the very top and, as you say the same price, then a while later a new top Android phone comes out, so the old one gets offered to people at a lower price, then an even newer Android handset comes out, so the original one is now offered at a very lower price and so it goes on.
So, people can may a LOT for an iPhone or get an Android phone that was the very best a while ago for much less.
Apple don't tend to let old models slip down the pricing ladder in this way, hence they will always lose out from amass of sales that are at low to medium price bracket, and that's where the bulk of the consumer market is.
Apple are the only ones that lose out due to this policy.
And to be honest, a lot of people don't know, care, understand. the iPhone is just another phone, like and Android phone. they are all the same thing, you can get apps and games on them all and they are all phones.
Lots of people just don't care.
They have done well letting AT&T sell the 3GS in the US for $49. It was the #2 phone in the US last quarter after the iPhone 4. Maybe they will spread that around more in the future.
i'm from near frankfurt and i have yet to see a iPad out in the wild ... so much for portable :P but i seen one used at a friends house ^^
i see lots of iPhone's in my class tho, its kinda annoying to have a iPhone by now. we had to do a project for class recently and 4 of 5 out of my group had a iPhone 4 (with 2 of those having shattered screens - but that is another matter)
I fly from Denver to Dallas nearly every week and I have seen 1000s of iPads in the wild...it sounds like you hang out with some very clumsy people, maybe they are afraid to buy iPads.
rwalk
Oct 14, 12:40 PM
Princetonians, in my experience, are fratboys, prudes, and associated squares--by far the worst of the Ivies. Not a creative bone in the entire student body. They wouldn't know Macintosh if it bit them in their collective beige butt.
So tell me, how on earth is this good news? Unimaginative folk like these don't belong on our platform. Much better to celebrate the longstanding prevalence of Macs on progressive, independent-minded, and artistic campuses such as Brown and Columbia. But Princeton? Give me a break.
Give me a break. I'm sure your "experience" is vast, and you know every person at Princeton. You are the kind of person who should not be on the Mac platform.
So tell me, how on earth is this good news? Unimaginative folk like these don't belong on our platform. Much better to celebrate the longstanding prevalence of Macs on progressive, independent-minded, and artistic campuses such as Brown and Columbia. But Princeton? Give me a break.
Give me a break. I'm sure your "experience" is vast, and you know every person at Princeton. You are the kind of person who should not be on the Mac platform.
Nimiety
Nov 15, 07:19 PM
I installed this the first day it was out and have seen no problems. I seem to be running around 3 degrees celsius cooler, and openoffice (uses x11) is working properly again.
Not bad. :)
Not bad. :)
mi5moav
Sep 5, 09:00 PM
The Apple/Tmobile partnership is interesting. I thought that Apple and Cingular had a deal but I guess not my T-mobile phone that I use in Europe had itunes on it and I know quite a few people that use itunes on T-mobile serviced phones. I have itunes running on my V360 and have about 800 songs on my transflash card(just for your info, if it's not already on your phone)
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