Abstract
Oct 24, 06:42 PM
let me see if i understand the resolution thing:
we'll be able to adjust the resolution of monitors to really high settings, but instead of everything having to be tiny (windows, menus, text, etc.), we'll be able to make them normal size without them looking crappy? sounds awesome to me.
You can't adjust a monitor so that it has a higher resolution than it inherently does. However, if you have a high res screen, it can behave at (seemingly) lower resolutions (eg: it can operate at a size similar to 1280x800 on the MacBook), except that it would be sharper than a MacBook's screen because the screen has 1920 x 1200 pixels trying to create a desktop size equivalent to 1280x800. So instead of the 110 dpi LCD screens we have now when a 1920x1200 screen operates as a 1920 x 1200 screen, it would operate with a dpi of like 150 dpi if a 1920x1200 resolution LCD was working to create a desktop similar to a 1280 x 800 workspace.
***But again, correct me if I'm either wrong, or not entirely correct, because I want to understand this as well. :)
But like MarkCollette said, this resolution independence thing does scare me a bit as well. I want things to looks smaller if I have a resolution independent screen. Sure I wouldn't want text to be so small that I can't read it, but if they had a way to scale the text larger while leaving other elements nice and small, it would be rather ace.
we'll be able to adjust the resolution of monitors to really high settings, but instead of everything having to be tiny (windows, menus, text, etc.), we'll be able to make them normal size without them looking crappy? sounds awesome to me.
You can't adjust a monitor so that it has a higher resolution than it inherently does. However, if you have a high res screen, it can behave at (seemingly) lower resolutions (eg: it can operate at a size similar to 1280x800 on the MacBook), except that it would be sharper than a MacBook's screen because the screen has 1920 x 1200 pixels trying to create a desktop size equivalent to 1280x800. So instead of the 110 dpi LCD screens we have now when a 1920x1200 screen operates as a 1920 x 1200 screen, it would operate with a dpi of like 150 dpi if a 1920x1200 resolution LCD was working to create a desktop similar to a 1280 x 800 workspace.
***But again, correct me if I'm either wrong, or not entirely correct, because I want to understand this as well. :)
But like MarkCollette said, this resolution independence thing does scare me a bit as well. I want things to looks smaller if I have a resolution independent screen. Sure I wouldn't want text to be so small that I can't read it, but if they had a way to scale the text larger while leaving other elements nice and small, it would be rather ace.
Erasmus
Apr 27, 08:39 PM
Thanks, I thought it was something behind the scene going on. And just to clarify this point, can we still use it as a MDP? Or will Apple have to put out a separate port for those who want the MDP.
It is better than MDP, as it supports chaining of two external monitors from the one port, which MDP does not. Plus like a further 4 TB devices as well all in the chain.
It is better than MDP, as it supports chaining of two external monitors from the one port, which MDP does not. Plus like a further 4 TB devices as well all in the chain.
mrkramer
Dec 20, 12:40 AM
It's not up to date, it has the latest firmware you can get without paying. Maybe Apple decided to stop selling 2.x and 3.x and that's why it thinks it's up to date. But you can still obtain the firmware from other places, a quick google should do it.
Behemecoatyl
Apr 6, 05:05 PM
Heat shouldn't be a problem, the 6600 is a very weak GPU. Even the current Mac Mini's GPU is twice as powerful.
shen
Aug 7, 10:49 PM
take it easy on them, they saved apple's ass in the 90's. if it weren't for them apple would have gone 'rupt. they also have to worry about a thousand different hardware configurations whereas os x 10 has to worry about the mac line.. give 'em a break. (not an ms fanboy) :mad:
yeah!
come to think of it, if it weren't for them and their illegal/immoral practices Apple would be at 90% and linux would be the underdog and there would be no Windows, so....
...errrr, hang on, what?
yeah!
come to think of it, if it weren't for them and their illegal/immoral practices Apple would be at 90% and linux would be the underdog and there would be no Windows, so....
...errrr, hang on, what?
kkarb
Mar 21, 06:50 PM
So I have two wireless controllers for my xbox, and I would like to use one of them with my macbook. My question is, is there something I can buy to make my wireless controller wired? I don't really want to buy a whole new controller, as I don't really need it.
I know with the play and charge kit, it plugs your controller into the xbox, but I'm guessing that is for the battery only, and the controller continues to send signals wirelessly.
I have a feeling there isn't a way, but it never hurts to ask.
I know with the play and charge kit, it plugs your controller into the xbox, but I'm guessing that is for the battery only, and the controller continues to send signals wirelessly.
I have a feeling there isn't a way, but it never hurts to ask.
Porshuh944turbo
Sep 19, 09:43 AM
who remembers spikey, and if so, what was the name of the member he always got in heated arguments with?? (this is more old skool than most of you i think... except for jefhatfield...) basically the guy got so mad he finally quit coming to macrumors..
thibaulthalpern
Apr 19, 10:21 AM
Thanks. I was hoping to start leaving my laptop at home. A lot of hotels, even good hotels, don't have wi-fi in the rooms, but they do have a wired internet point of presence in every room. If I can't use an iPad under those circumstances, there's just no reason for me to get one.
I don't know if there is a way to directly get wired ethernet connection on to your iPad. I think probably not. But, one pricey solution is this:
Buy an Apple AirPort Express, a very small wifi router about the size of your palm. It will plug into the wired ethernet and broadcast wifi signal.
I don't know if there is a way to directly get wired ethernet connection on to your iPad. I think probably not. But, one pricey solution is this:
Buy an Apple AirPort Express, a very small wifi router about the size of your palm. It will plug into the wired ethernet and broadcast wifi signal.
steviem
Mar 8, 04:19 AM
Hi,
I've started using OSX again, as nothing in Linux compares to Aperture for photo management (still have an Ubuntu server, as for serving stuff, it's pretty great) and I'm going through putting my meaningful photos into Aperture, a day shoot at a time. I've only gotten part of the way through my library, only finishing May but I feel like this will be a worthwhile exercise for me and that if I continue with this, when importing from my camera, I will have a nicely indexed library with useful keywords.
I'm using a date based folder and project hierarchy, and importing each day with IPTC tags appended which include keywords and City, State/Province, Country.
This is a shot of the hierarchy I'm using:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5509005948_a52765fb0c_b.jpg
And the metadata I'm using:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5509006014_432a416198_b.jpg
Is there an automatic way to get the City, State/Province, Country information into 'Places'? Otherwise, I can at least just do a search for photos in a certain place and then manually give them their locations...
Thanks!
I've started using OSX again, as nothing in Linux compares to Aperture for photo management (still have an Ubuntu server, as for serving stuff, it's pretty great) and I'm going through putting my meaningful photos into Aperture, a day shoot at a time. I've only gotten part of the way through my library, only finishing May but I feel like this will be a worthwhile exercise for me and that if I continue with this, when importing from my camera, I will have a nicely indexed library with useful keywords.
I'm using a date based folder and project hierarchy, and importing each day with IPTC tags appended which include keywords and City, State/Province, Country.
This is a shot of the hierarchy I'm using:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5019/5509005948_a52765fb0c_b.jpg
And the metadata I'm using:
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5213/5509006014_432a416198_b.jpg
Is there an automatic way to get the City, State/Province, Country information into 'Places'? Otherwise, I can at least just do a search for photos in a certain place and then manually give them their locations...
Thanks!
dernhelm
Oct 4, 02:53 PM
[QUOTE=globalhemp]iPhone to "borrow" from Disney Mobile's (http://disneymobile.go.com/) GPS Enabled Family Locator(TM)
Yeah and Disney is shut down the service after 8 months with little or no interest in the service. And is going to cost them $30 million to shut it down and as Disney and Apple sharehold it think it is a bad business model to be in.
You must be kidding. I first saw a commercial for this just yesterday during the baseball playoff. It seemed like a pretty cool thing to me. I hadn't heard about it before then, though...
Yeah and Disney is shut down the service after 8 months with little or no interest in the service. And is going to cost them $30 million to shut it down and as Disney and Apple sharehold it think it is a bad business model to be in.
You must be kidding. I first saw a commercial for this just yesterday during the baseball playoff. It seemed like a pretty cool thing to me. I hadn't heard about it before then, though...
Mattlike
Oct 3, 05:11 PM
Their new video is XXX rated. :eek:
freeme007
Mar 25, 02:22 PM
Thanks for all the help guys! I was looking for the directory folder where I can put the file so that when xcode runs my program it can detect that file existed.
I found a code where it will tell me the directory : system ("pwd; ls -l");
Now when i run
if([fm fileExistsAtPath:fileName] == NO){
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I found a code where it will tell me the directory : system ("pwd; ls -l");
Now when i run
if([fm fileExistsAtPath:fileName] == NO){
TrollToddington
Apr 4, 11:48 PM
I like the mba, but they are so god awful slow. Maybe im just used to fast computers but no way i could use current gen of mba. Maybe next time but 6 year old tech is a bit to old for me.There are quite a few know-all heads on here who will disagree with you and tell you you are in the minority and call you a spec freak.
The SSD and form factor is the selling point of the current MBA. For most people's uses it's ok, or even "faster than their other macs" as they claim, people selling their iMacs and going MBA only and what not.
I understand it's "cool" and "wow" and turns heads (who doesn't want to show off with a cool gadget after all) and it gets the basic job done. My claim is that the 11" MBA is not significantly faster in loading applications than my iMac and awful slow in processor intensive tasks. The system startup showdown is basically useless demonstration - how the system performs afterwards is more important. What's important also is that it works for a large number of people.
The rest of us who form "the minority" and need greater power in that small package should drink a glass of hot water. We are not catered for. Yet.
The SSD and form factor is the selling point of the current MBA. For most people's uses it's ok, or even "faster than their other macs" as they claim, people selling their iMacs and going MBA only and what not.
I understand it's "cool" and "wow" and turns heads (who doesn't want to show off with a cool gadget after all) and it gets the basic job done. My claim is that the 11" MBA is not significantly faster in loading applications than my iMac and awful slow in processor intensive tasks. The system startup showdown is basically useless demonstration - how the system performs afterwards is more important. What's important also is that it works for a large number of people.
The rest of us who form "the minority" and need greater power in that small package should drink a glass of hot water. We are not catered for. Yet.
jrevard
Apr 27, 07:58 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)
Am I the only one bothered by this??
So it seems like everytime I open the App Store or iTunes on my iPhone 3GS I get asked for my password!! I don't care about an app that didn't update or a download that failed earlier! I just want to do what I'm doing now, and not be bothered by entering my password for some reason that I don't even remember or care about.
Is this a useless rant or do others feel the same way?
Am I the only one bothered by this??
So it seems like everytime I open the App Store or iTunes on my iPhone 3GS I get asked for my password!! I don't care about an app that didn't update or a download that failed earlier! I just want to do what I'm doing now, and not be bothered by entering my password for some reason that I don't even remember or care about.
Is this a useless rant or do others feel the same way?
SidBala
Mar 27, 02:35 AM
Aah yes. First year computer courses. I wish I was back there.
This year, my next assignment is to write what will pretty much be a complete game engine in less than a week. :(
Anyway, you just need to follow the directions on the assignment page.
Have 3 functions that return the appropriate values and setup the keyboard input with a switch case. Then call and print appropriate function/value.
This year, my next assignment is to write what will pretty much be a complete game engine in less than a week. :(
Anyway, you just need to follow the directions on the assignment page.
Have 3 functions that return the appropriate values and setup the keyboard input with a switch case. Then call and print appropriate function/value.
Pipper99
Apr 17, 11:36 AM
I'm enjoying "Take control of Media on Your iPad" by jeff Carlson in the iBooks store: it has some depth.
DoFoT9
Mar 2, 02:57 AM
hahaha wonderful thread!!!
nostalgia!
nostalgia!
Samelson03
Feb 14, 06:16 PM
Yeah, once I plug in my iPod, it's completely unresponsive for the first 2-3 minutes. I think I noticed that once my iPod sync is complete, it then becomes responsive again.
SpaceKitty
Nov 30, 06:43 PM
There used to be a chain of stores that let you listen to any CD in the store so you could see if you liked it. Not sure if there are any that still do that.
bennetsaysargh
Jul 21, 12:06 PM
hmm. i dont have a clue now. try restarting? that sometimes helps things tthat won't go away.
edesignuk
Sep 29, 01:57 PM
One thing that makes up for the lack of DDR on the QuickSilver (Feb 2002) is the 2Mb cache per chip compaired to the 1Mb on the new models.
By the sounds of it I'd say ur better off going with the Feb 2002 Quicksilver with all those extras. :)
By the sounds of it I'd say ur better off going with the Feb 2002 Quicksilver with all those extras. :)
IJ Reilly
Aug 8, 12:18 AM
It's my understanding that Microsoft's cash infusion was more symbolic than anything else and helped forge a relationship that included the much more important agreement to continue making Office for the Mac. Furthermore, Microsoft was worried about a DOJ investigation and ensuring that Apple would continue on keep that particular dog quiet.
Microsoft has never done anything out of charity; there's always been profit in the company's actions and they deserve to get thumped a little bit.
That said, the MS programmers have a very difficult problem to solve, much of it created by people who worked on Windows more than a decade ago.
It was part of a patent lawsuit settlement. Apple had over $1 billion in cash on hand and $7 billion in annual revenue at the time of Microsoft's investment. Microsoft's $150 million didn't save Apple. This is a myth that just refuses to die. In reality, Apple saved Apple -- by changing the way they were doing business.
Microsoft has never done anything out of charity; there's always been profit in the company's actions and they deserve to get thumped a little bit.
That said, the MS programmers have a very difficult problem to solve, much of it created by people who worked on Windows more than a decade ago.
It was part of a patent lawsuit settlement. Apple had over $1 billion in cash on hand and $7 billion in annual revenue at the time of Microsoft's investment. Microsoft's $150 million didn't save Apple. This is a myth that just refuses to die. In reality, Apple saved Apple -- by changing the way they were doing business.
sbeezy
Mar 2, 03:03 PM
How it looks may ultimately depend on your TV, but generally it looks fine. Keep in mind it will not be as sharp as a monitor however because most graphics used in your apps were not built with a 10 ft. viewing experience in mind. Apps like Plex were built with this in mind and which is why the GUI still looks great 10 ft. away.
Not saying that other Apps will have horrible resolution, but something like typing a paper or sending an email will probably not be the best experience on such a large screen.
If I were you, I would not plan on doing everything on a 50 inch plasma. Things like Plex or maybe music composition are fine, but day-to-day computer tasks seem to be annoying on such a large screen. Maybe consider two different outputs if your setup allows for it.
Good luck
Not saying that other Apps will have horrible resolution, but something like typing a paper or sending an email will probably not be the best experience on such a large screen.
If I were you, I would not plan on doing everything on a 50 inch plasma. Things like Plex or maybe music composition are fine, but day-to-day computer tasks seem to be annoying on such a large screen. Maybe consider two different outputs if your setup allows for it.
Good luck
ucfgrad93
Mar 29, 05:55 PM
Sorry OP, but I don't believe this.
