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The Apple Software Company 784 Views / 10 Replies  
Apple is traditionally thought of as a hardware company. Indeed, all but a miniscule of their revenue comes from the sales of computers and iPods. Still, it is not the computers that sell the...
Posted by EMC, on Jun 6, 2005 at 04:39 PM, in MacNN Lounge
my #1 gripe with iTunes 989 Views / 22 Replies  
here's my number #1 problem with iTunes. It doesn't store music in a album-based logical format. Hear me out. I personally have 250's CDs all of which I ripped into my iTunes. Now, on my computer...
Posted by EMC, on Feb 3, 2005 at 04:26 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Why there exists no iPod-killer 989 Views / 22 Replies  
This quote from yahoo news is the best I've seen to sum up the success of the iPod:

"The problem is that in the current state of the market, vendors at best have been offering technical...
Posted by EMC, on Feb 3, 2005 at 02:04 PM, in MacNN Lounge
HP dv1000 8,233 Views / 66 Replies  
Just got one of these new HP laptops with briteview/xbrite screen. They must be licensing the screen, because it's "BriteView" looks identical to sony's "XBrite", as well as "ClearView", and all the...
Posted by EMC, on Dec 21, 2004 at 02:02 PM, in Mac Notebooks
Let me contradict you on a few points. Since you... 1,576 Views / 29 Replies  
Let me contradict you on a few points. Since you are a web graphic designer, this may help you a bit with your career. There is a BIG difference between screen and print fonts. Screen fonts are...
Posted by EMC, on Dec 7, 2004 at 01:22 PM, in Applications
optimize it? 1,576 Views / 29 Replies  
What sort of optimization do you mean? Compiler optimization depends on the gcc/g++ PowerPC optimization routines. Apple has nothing to do with this.

If you mean optimization of the rendering...
Posted by EMC, on Dec 6, 2004 at 03:30 PM, in Applications
Bloated? whatever 1,576 Views / 29 Replies  
On my linux machine, Konqueror takes 8 seconds to load. Firefox takes 1.5 seconds to load.

The entire Firefox directory is 32 MB.

There is not a single web page that Konqeror can load faster...
Posted by EMC, on Dec 6, 2004 at 02:37 PM, in Applications
Konquer Safari? 492 Views / 1 Replies  
Why did Apple choose to base Safari on the Konqueror web engine?

I use linux as my primary desktop computer. For web browsing, Konqueror sucks. The interface is bad, and the web rendering is...
Posted by EMC, on Dec 6, 2004 at 02:07 PM, in Applications
Fry's Experience 699 Views / 7 Replies  
My girlfriend just bought a laptop last week, and we went to Fry's to take a look at all models. I encouraged her to look at Powerbooks which she did, but she ended up deciding on the new HP dv1000...
Posted by EMC, on Dec 2, 2004 at 04:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks
yet another reason 2,101 Views / 46 Replies  
The previous post made a great point.

Many of you say that you can't even see the difference at higher resolutions and something like 150 dpi would be overkill.

Now, ask yourself this, can you...
Posted by EMC, on Nov 18, 2004 at 03:21 PM, in Mac Notebooks
BTO all the way 2,101 Views / 46 Replies  
Dell is not the only one offering BTO displays. HP does too. In fact, typically you can choose between three resolution sizes.

This talk about ruining Apple's margins because of multiple screen...
Posted by EMC, on Nov 15, 2004 at 08:17 PM, in Mac Notebooks
resolution rant 2,101 Views / 46 Replies  
I want to buy a mac laptop. I really do. But the screens piss the hell out of me. I am constantly multitasking and need lots of screen space. (even with expose) I use a 1280x1024 display at...
Posted by EMC, on Nov 10, 2004 at 08:12 PM, in Mac Notebooks
well 668 Views / 4 Replies  
Bluetooth maxes out at 1Mbps, so syncing is out of the question, but it still doesn't preclude it for being used as headphones.

As for the design? Take the current Apple aftermarket earbuds...
Posted by EMC, on Oct 27, 2004 at 01:05 AM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
iPod suggestion 668 Views / 4 Replies  
The photo iPod is all hunky-dory, though I have no use for the device, I'm sure others will. However, it's not the first device on the market that can display and save photos.

I have an iPod...
Posted by EMC, on Oct 26, 2004 at 06:11 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
meaningless post 3,206 Views / 49 Replies  
It's not like IBM built a 2.2Ghz processor and overclocked it. You don't build a clock speed into a design. IBM builds lots and lots of G5s, about which only 1/4th work. Of the working chips, each...
Posted by EMC, on Aug 25, 2004 at 07:44 PM, in Mac Desktops
Best R&D huh? 921 Views / 12 Replies  
My mom went out an purchased a brand new G5 tower two weeks ago. After dealing with it for a week though, she hated it and exchanged it for a 15in powerbook.

Previously she used a G4 cube. She...
Posted by EMC, on Aug 18, 2004 at 02:15 PM, in Mac Desktops
still missing the point 3,010 Views / 54 Replies  
Even if you believe that you have the right to modify the operating system on your iPod, it has nothing to do with the harmony software.

All it does is convert a music file from one format to...
Posted by EMC, on Jul 29, 2004 at 04:59 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
A little understanding goes a long way 3,010 Views / 54 Replies  
This forum is full of a bunch of people that have no idea what Real networks is actually doing. They aren't "hacking" an iPod.

Everyone agrees here that an iPod can play WAV files, MP3 files, and...
Posted by EMC, on Jul 29, 2004 at 03:28 PM, in Consumer Hardware & Components
The Mac vs. PC post to end all Mac vs. PC posts 1,388 Views / 44 Replies  
Mac users are die hard fans who hate everything Microsoft. The rest of the world just looks at the Mac fans like they're a bunch of nutjobs. And then Mac fans get so defensive...

You can view...
Posted by EMC, on Jul 25, 2004 at 12:05 AM, in MacNN Lounge
mplayer 61,056 Views / 558 Replies  
evidently you're not familiar with mplayer. It's a unix app which plays back wma 8 and 9, quicktime 5 and 6, realplayer, vob, and every other imaginable format and codec at full screen full frame...
Posted by EMC, on Jun 5, 2004 at 02:20 AM, in macOS
screw that. 759 Views / 6 Replies  
I entirely disagree. Only that the friends and family filters should be better

I have a spam filter which whitelists everbody. With direct access to my IMAP account, I wrote server scripts which...
Posted by EMC, on Jun 2, 2004 at 05:19 PM, in MacNN Lounge
A Good Idea that could be better 623 Views / 5 Replies  
Mac OS X is a unix-based operating system that contains an entirely open source kernel. Thus, what does apple actually sell? An pretty (and very functional) GUI called Aqua. They package this all...
Posted by EMC, on May 30, 2004 at 10:13 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Graymalkin 8,218 Views / 105 Replies  
Your attempt to disregard my argument by attacking my knowledge of computers is lame.

I've built many a computer and purchased many new computers. I know that a Pentium III can't be upgraded by...
Posted by EMC, on Apr 18, 2004 at 05:04 PM, in Mac Desktops
the answer? price 8,218 Views / 105 Replies  
Apple should do what most other PC makers do.

Sell a pretty metal case Separate. Make future motherboards maintain the same form factor for easy upgrades. Don't include monitors.

Then, sell...
Posted by EMC, on Apr 17, 2004 at 01:13 PM, in Mac Desktops
unbiased Mac vs. PC? 1,018 Views / 22 Replies  
I'm a 23 year-old electrical engineer, with a unique perspective on today's mainstream computer operating systems.

I regularly use Windows, Red Hat Linux, and Mac OS X on a variety of brand new...
Posted by EMC, on Dec 29, 2003 at 03:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge
My Experience Switching to PCs 2,501 Views / 74 Replies  
No painfully repetitive advertising campaign. After owning only Macintosh computers for my entire life, I decided to make the switch to a PC for my newest computer. I'd like to share my...
Posted by EMC, on Oct 28, 2002 at 03:23 AM, in MacNN Lounge
photoshop benchmarks 942 Views / 23 Replies  
Both MacNN and Apple post the following specs on their websites.

Steinberg on Mac vs. PC race
Although some analysts and Mac fans, awaiting Power Mac upgrades, have all but conceded the x86 PC's...
Posted by EMC, on Jul 14, 2002 at 06:10 AM, in Mac Desktops
Well, I tried calling Blizzard's customer service... 665 Views / 9 Replies  
Well, I tried calling Blizzard's customer service and technical service department, but all I would ever get during office hours was a busy signal. Makes you wonder about Warcraft III, but I'll give...
Posted by EMC, on Jul 9, 2002 at 06:23 PM, in Gaming
Why go mac? 679 Views / 17 Replies  
I have been a mac user my whole life.

My family has had a mac classic, an LC, and LC III, a powermac 7200, a G3, 2 cubes, and a new iMac.

I have a lombard powerbook. It is not well supported...
Posted by EMC, on Jul 9, 2002 at 04:01 AM, in macOS
Why go mac? 1,085 Views / 27 Replies  
I have been a mac user my whole life.

My family has had a mac classic, an LC, and LC III, a powermac 7200, a G3, 2 cubes, and a new iMac.

I have a lombard powerbook. It is not well supported...
Posted by EMC, on Jul 9, 2002 at 04:01 AM, in MacNN Lounge
Warcraft III crock of sh*t. 665 Views / 9 Replies  
so, I went down to fry's electronics in Palo Alto today and paid $60 for a copy of Warcraft III. I take the game home, open it up, put in the CD and install.

Up comes the window asking for my...
Posted by EMC, on Jul 7, 2002 at 06:10 PM, in Gaming
So. I have a Powerbook Lombard G3 400Mhz. ... 1,388 Views / 50 Replies  
So. I have a Powerbook Lombard G3 400Mhz. Sure, no Altivec, but since I don't sit around all day trying various photoshop filters, the processor is as fast as a G4 with the same clock speed. ...
Posted by EMC, on Jun 5, 2002 at 05:39 PM, in macOS
 
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