Marley
Oct 3, 04:31 PM
just geektool + a gray image
MacBytes
Oct 24, 10:24 PM
Category: 3rd Party Software
Link: Petition Garmin GPS support for Mac (http://www.macbytes.com/link.php?sid=20041024232426)
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Link: Petition Garmin GPS support for Mac (http://www.macbytes.com/link.php?sid=20041024232426)
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three
Feb 16, 02:56 AM
Honestly don't know why the image quality is poor.
http://i.imgur.com/tHOpN.jpg (http://imgur.com/tHOpN)
http://i.imgur.com/tHOpN.jpg (http://imgur.com/tHOpN)
Vegasman
Apr 4, 01:24 PM
If you don't know that you can negotiate a better deal when leaving or after you have left, and you rely on giving up your personal info in order to obtain such "benefits," you deserve what you get.
And to borrow your line of argument, let those of us who value our privacy stick with Apple, and you go enjoy Android and let FT and everyone else know everything about you.
I don't have any android devices.
And to borrow your line of argument, let those of us who value our privacy stick with Apple, and you go enjoy Android and let FT and everyone else know everything about you.
I don't have any android devices.
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arkitect
Apr 28, 06:15 AM
Waiting from 9am to 5pm for a burly guy with his butt crack showing up is a joke indeed.
I see you've met our local plumbers before. :p
Now the plumber's mate OTOH.
I see you've met our local plumbers before. :p
Now the plumber's mate OTOH.
TSE
Jun 28, 10:39 PM
I have a first generation working shuffle if you are interested. PM me. :)
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Sphere777
Jul 18, 10:54 AM
Showed up at 8am and the line was already 60 deep. I guess I'm going to have to wait a few weeks...
wct097
Dec 28, 09:33 AM
I think all of the talking points have already been fleshed out. Bottom line is that Mac's simply are not an enterprise solution.
* Can you integrate them into an enterprise network?
Sure. I can also plug my home router into the network. I'm sure it'd work fine.
* Can the be your standard?
Not unless you're a small corp that doesn't use any real business applications. Then again, I wouldn't consider that to be 'Enterprise IT'.
* Group policy is only needed because Windows machines are insecure.
Can you honestly believe this if you actually have even the slightest amount of experience in an enterprise IT environment? That's the most ignorant thing I've read all day.
* Applications are all going to be web-centric.
Sure, that's the current direction, and from an IT perspective, makes the most sense. That's not a selling point for Macs though, that's a selling point for thin clients. If you want to talk TCO and use web-based applications as the justification, then you have to compare a Mac to a thin client..... and well, the results are obvious.
* Can you integrate them into an enterprise network?
Sure. I can also plug my home router into the network. I'm sure it'd work fine.
* Can the be your standard?
Not unless you're a small corp that doesn't use any real business applications. Then again, I wouldn't consider that to be 'Enterprise IT'.
* Group policy is only needed because Windows machines are insecure.
Can you honestly believe this if you actually have even the slightest amount of experience in an enterprise IT environment? That's the most ignorant thing I've read all day.
* Applications are all going to be web-centric.
Sure, that's the current direction, and from an IT perspective, makes the most sense. That's not a selling point for Macs though, that's a selling point for thin clients. If you want to talk TCO and use web-based applications as the justification, then you have to compare a Mac to a thin client..... and well, the results are obvious.
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SomeDudeAsking
Apr 7, 04:52 PM
Another 600 megabyte "patch"! Thanks Apple!
thejadedmonkey
Nov 29, 02:48 PM
Uh, yeah. I remember back in the Napster days, when that was the only way to get music.
It's a shame there weren't any record stores around back then, able to sell music on a form of portable media - sort of like those discs software comes on. You know, CDs. But for music! What a concept!
Anyone who downloaded from Napster with the excuse that they couldn't find contect elsewhere (like via Tower Records and a CD ripping program) is just plain lame...
"The severe beating of a Pokemon".
I've never seen that song anywhere BUT on napster. Not that I've looked, but I didn't look for it on Napster either. Napster just has it more prominent.
It's a shame there weren't any record stores around back then, able to sell music on a form of portable media - sort of like those discs software comes on. You know, CDs. But for music! What a concept!
Anyone who downloaded from Napster with the excuse that they couldn't find contect elsewhere (like via Tower Records and a CD ripping program) is just plain lame...
"The severe beating of a Pokemon".
I've never seen that song anywhere BUT on napster. Not that I've looked, but I didn't look for it on Napster either. Napster just has it more prominent.
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untypoed
Apr 1, 04:50 PM
The Post Your Mac Set-up thread has all the links to the previous threads.. How about we do the same for here? Just incase you want it. It's interesting to see the desktops throughout the years. I'm such a geek.
Feb 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1836)
March 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=3006)
April 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=3761)
April 2002 - May 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=3006)
June 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=5602)
July 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=7372)
August 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=8680)
September 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=10957&highlight=screenshot)
October 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=12039)
Late November 2002/ early December 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14879)
January 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=17780)
February 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=19566)
December 2002/January 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=16436)
April 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=23414)
May 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=26142)
June 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=28315)
July 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=31053)
August 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=33681)
September 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=36642)
October 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=39945)
November 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=45275)
January 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=53155)
April 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=66103)
May 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=70067)
June 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=73786)
July 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=77776)
August 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=82374)
September 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=86724)
October 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=91247)
November 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=95730)
December 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=99472)
January 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=102894)
February 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=108182)
March 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=112952)
April 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=117933)
May 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=123367)
June 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=129506)
July 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=135381)
August 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=140992)
September 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=146909)
October 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=152266)
November 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=158713)
December 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=164429)
January 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=170004)
February 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=177101)
March 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=183367)
April 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=190457)
May 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=197364)
June 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=205300)
July 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=213330)
August 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=220539)
September 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=229447)
October 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=238968)
November 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=247365)
December 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=256845)
January 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=264972)
February 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=275474)
March 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=283841)
April 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=292434)
May 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=300907)
June 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=308897)
July 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=322601)
August 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=336090)
September 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=348782)
October 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=362733)
November 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=378987)
December 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=395103)
January 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=407428)
February 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=425292)
March 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=444969)
April 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=463565)
May 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=477710)
June 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=491803)
July 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=508554)
August 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=535373)
September 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=554294)
October 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=572858)
November 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=592797)
December 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=609148)
January 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=625608)
February 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=643749)
March 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=659345)
April 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=678359)
May 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=694357)
June 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=709143)
July 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=637427)
August 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=756555)
September 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=776619)
October 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=795432)
November 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=812418)
December 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=828721)
January 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=842121)
February 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=857563)
March 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=871650)
April 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=886782)
May 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=908140)
June 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=925545)
July 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=956067)
August 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=981540)
September 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1005154)
October 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1023594)
November 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1041375)
December 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=828721)
January 2011 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1072678)
February 2011 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1089111)
March 2011 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1106065)
Feb 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1836)
March 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=3006)
April 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=3761)
April 2002 - May 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=3006)
June 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=5602)
July 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=7372)
August 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=8680)
September 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=10957&highlight=screenshot)
October 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=12039)
Late November 2002/ early December 2002 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=14879)
January 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=17780)
February 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=19566)
December 2002/January 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=16436)
April 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=23414)
May 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=26142)
June 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=28315)
July 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=31053)
August 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=33681)
September 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=36642)
October 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=39945)
November 2003 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=45275)
January 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=53155)
April 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=66103)
May 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?s=&threadid=70067)
June 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=73786)
July 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=77776)
August 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=82374)
September 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=86724)
October 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=91247)
November 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=95730)
December 2004 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=99472)
January 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=102894)
February 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=108182)
March 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=112952)
April 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=117933)
May 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=123367)
June 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=129506)
July 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=135381)
August 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=140992)
September 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=146909)
October 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=152266)
November 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=158713)
December 2005 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=164429)
January 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=170004)
February 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=177101)
March 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=183367)
April 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=190457)
May 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=197364)
June 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=205300)
July 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=213330)
August 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=220539)
September 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=229447)
October 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=238968)
November 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=247365)
December 2006 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=256845)
January 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=264972)
February 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=275474)
March 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=283841)
April 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=292434)
May 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=300907)
June 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=308897)
July 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=322601)
August 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=336090)
September 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=348782)
October 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=362733)
November 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=378987)
December 2007 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=395103)
January 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=407428)
February 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=425292)
March 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=444969)
April 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=463565)
May 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=477710)
June 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=491803)
July 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=508554)
August 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=535373)
September 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=554294)
October 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=572858)
November 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=592797)
December 2008 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=609148)
January 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=625608)
February 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=643749)
March 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=659345)
April 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=678359)
May 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=694357)
June 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=709143)
July 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=637427)
August 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=756555)
September 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=776619)
October 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=795432)
November 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=812418)
December 2009 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=828721)
January 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=842121)
February 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=857563)
March 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=871650)
April 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=886782)
May 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=908140)
June 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=925545)
July 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=956067)
August 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=981540)
September 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1005154)
October 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1023594)
November 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1041375)
December 2010 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=828721)
January 2011 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1072678)
February 2011 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1089111)
March 2011 (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1106065)
ciTiger
Apr 28, 07:32 AM
This comes to prove that the majority of users actually aren't that dumb... They are smart enough to wait a couple of months for a new/better product... Good for them... I love Apple but the cdma iP4 did come too late...
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makkystyle
Nov 11, 12:45 PM
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)
It's as if not a single person has taken a look at the FCP timeline for the last eight years. The last four releases have all been almost exactly two years apart from each other. FCS3 came out in 2009 and that means two years later in 2011 we will see the next iteration. You don't need a divining rod to figure out where the next version is. Pretty simple really.
As to edit systems, the beauty of the advancements that Apple, Adobe, Avid and to some extent Sony have made means that editors are no longer locked in to one system. I have premiere loaded on my system right alongside FCP. Because of the freelance nature of the business I think there are not as many "universal" truths about which app you need to use to cut your show. I would still estimate that there are many more FCP installs in use than Avid.
It's as if not a single person has taken a look at the FCP timeline for the last eight years. The last four releases have all been almost exactly two years apart from each other. FCS3 came out in 2009 and that means two years later in 2011 we will see the next iteration. You don't need a divining rod to figure out where the next version is. Pretty simple really.
As to edit systems, the beauty of the advancements that Apple, Adobe, Avid and to some extent Sony have made means that editors are no longer locked in to one system. I have premiere loaded on my system right alongside FCP. Because of the freelance nature of the business I think there are not as many "universal" truths about which app you need to use to cut your show. I would still estimate that there are many more FCP installs in use than Avid.
Mmarzex
Sep 5, 11:27 PM
Mine.
Could I please have a link for that.
Here is mine.
http://cl.ly/339905165707a94aa406/content (http://cl.ly/339905165707a94aa406)
Could I please have a link for that.
Here is mine.
http://cl.ly/339905165707a94aa406/content (http://cl.ly/339905165707a94aa406)
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Chaszmyr
Sep 20, 11:15 AM
There are a couple nice looking brush aluminum keyboards on the market, unfortunately, they have a PC layout rather than a Mac layout.
MShock
Mar 23, 11:19 AM
I wonder if Serlett's departure means more web focus since the new guy focused on the cloud? A new filesystem, being able to run web apps outside the browser, and a new UI would be nice for OSX� an internet layer built in using webkit (if that is possible) would be 3 nice new features, and with the new guy Ferengi or Fedenrigh or whatever� it could be possible?
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DoNoHarm
May 3, 03:52 AM
What's in it for me? Seriously, the owner of Macrumors makes $100K plus off this site (so much that he quit his job AS A DOCTOR.) Why should I give blood just to glorify the name of his website & make him richer?
What's in it for me?
Soooo.... He should shut down this site and go back to being a doctor? Would THAT make you comfortable to donate blood? Does quitting his job make him ineligible to do further public health work?
I'm having difficulty understanding your logic, unless.... You're jealous of him. That fits perfectly.
What's in it for me?
Soooo.... He should shut down this site and go back to being a doctor? Would THAT make you comfortable to donate blood? Does quitting his job make him ineligible to do further public health work?
I'm having difficulty understanding your logic, unless.... You're jealous of him. That fits perfectly.
eRondeau
Oct 1, 02:17 PM
I too am forced to use Lotus Notes at work. Maybe it hasn't been "implemented properly" in my office, but it is a horrible, awful thing. Even common commands are hidden deep inside nondescript menus and any attempt at customizing anything ends with frustration. I would hope that this bloated piece of software crap stays far, far away from the Mac platform forever.
Lord Blackadder
Jan 24, 02:52 PM
Actually, I am surprised you didn't make reference to the Jenson FF, that's what Ferrari actually copied. ;) :eek: :p
A neighbor of mine owned a Jenson Interceptor years ago when I was just a little shaver. It was an ugly mustard color but I didn't care. That and my dad's '69 TVR were my two favorite cars as a kid (I'm STILL annoyed that he sold the TVR before I even hit my teens; I would have loved to have driven it at least once).
It's difficult to make the 4 door format work for a sports car isn't it, when you think that every significant dimensional requirement is against them, physical size of the engine, location of the engine, low height, width etc, Porsche failed miserably, Aston certainly did a reasonable job with the Rapide, but even then I'd suggest that it looks overly elongated, lacks shape in the profile and with a design language that dates back to 1994, looks a little too familiar, to the point of it being bland.
I agree about the Rapide, it looks "stretched" and the Aston Martin look, while beautiful, has become a little corporate. Very few four door sports cars are really a success from a stylistic perspective. If you want four doors you're generally best off with a sports sedan - but sports sedans are usually sleepers, not lithe and muscular looking things. The old Lotus Carlton or the current M5 may be a great drive, but it's not going to raise the pulse the way a DB9 or Alfa 8C Competizione does.
random guess with diesel and vw is: 2000 bucks for the same fittings.. the big reason why VW wont introduce a bigger/cheaper passat in europe is that there is no need with their absurd fleet/business car sales(just like BMW) and their ability to really upsell to the bigger margin Audi or the lower margin Seat and Skoda
the passat, just like top range bmws/audis/mercs are between up to 70-80% business cars around here and the skoda superb thanks to legroom rules taxi sales
even my father got a TDI Passat handed to him which despite being the smallest engine still did cost nearly 40.000k euro
Wow. 40k Euros for a diesel Passat? You could get a diesel Merc, BMW or Audi for that kind of money here (though only just).
i can already imagine clarkson circling the top gear test track with ikea packages and a potted plant sticking out of the open hatch, complete with going through corners sideways ;)
Yes, the show is a bit predictable these days, I think you may have guessed it.
on a more general note Fiat and it's subsidaries seem to be quite on a roll design wise... the last few years i have nearly liked all recent released cars from Fiat,Ferrari and Alfa looks wise compared to the more "hit and miss" or "bland boring playing it safe" of other (euro) car makers
I think the Alfa MiTo is rather ugly, but overall Fiat/Ferrari/Alfa seem to be doing alright.
In the $25K sedan segment, I would consider the Ford Fusion first. At $40K, the Infinity G37 and BMW 3 series win.
It depends on the model Passat one is shopping for, but the new Taurus is actually a serious competitor now since it has moved upmarket and offers a very nice V6 and AWD.
However, people looking for a diesel really have no other option apart from VW unless a 40k German luxury car is considered.
A neighbor of mine owned a Jenson Interceptor years ago when I was just a little shaver. It was an ugly mustard color but I didn't care. That and my dad's '69 TVR were my two favorite cars as a kid (I'm STILL annoyed that he sold the TVR before I even hit my teens; I would have loved to have driven it at least once).
It's difficult to make the 4 door format work for a sports car isn't it, when you think that every significant dimensional requirement is against them, physical size of the engine, location of the engine, low height, width etc, Porsche failed miserably, Aston certainly did a reasonable job with the Rapide, but even then I'd suggest that it looks overly elongated, lacks shape in the profile and with a design language that dates back to 1994, looks a little too familiar, to the point of it being bland.
I agree about the Rapide, it looks "stretched" and the Aston Martin look, while beautiful, has become a little corporate. Very few four door sports cars are really a success from a stylistic perspective. If you want four doors you're generally best off with a sports sedan - but sports sedans are usually sleepers, not lithe and muscular looking things. The old Lotus Carlton or the current M5 may be a great drive, but it's not going to raise the pulse the way a DB9 or Alfa 8C Competizione does.
random guess with diesel and vw is: 2000 bucks for the same fittings.. the big reason why VW wont introduce a bigger/cheaper passat in europe is that there is no need with their absurd fleet/business car sales(just like BMW) and their ability to really upsell to the bigger margin Audi or the lower margin Seat and Skoda
the passat, just like top range bmws/audis/mercs are between up to 70-80% business cars around here and the skoda superb thanks to legroom rules taxi sales
even my father got a TDI Passat handed to him which despite being the smallest engine still did cost nearly 40.000k euro
Wow. 40k Euros for a diesel Passat? You could get a diesel Merc, BMW or Audi for that kind of money here (though only just).
i can already imagine clarkson circling the top gear test track with ikea packages and a potted plant sticking out of the open hatch, complete with going through corners sideways ;)
Yes, the show is a bit predictable these days, I think you may have guessed it.
on a more general note Fiat and it's subsidaries seem to be quite on a roll design wise... the last few years i have nearly liked all recent released cars from Fiat,Ferrari and Alfa looks wise compared to the more "hit and miss" or "bland boring playing it safe" of other (euro) car makers
I think the Alfa MiTo is rather ugly, but overall Fiat/Ferrari/Alfa seem to be doing alright.
In the $25K sedan segment, I would consider the Ford Fusion first. At $40K, the Infinity G37 and BMW 3 series win.
It depends on the model Passat one is shopping for, but the new Taurus is actually a serious competitor now since it has moved upmarket and offers a very nice V6 and AWD.
However, people looking for a diesel really have no other option apart from VW unless a 40k German luxury car is considered.
Draythor
Dec 7, 11:58 AM
<snip>
iMac:
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/2584/iwsuuv.jpg
</snip>
Source for this anyone?
Thanks,
Dray
iMac:
http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/2584/iwsuuv.jpg
</snip>
Source for this anyone?
Thanks,
Dray
HeezyBear
May 5, 01:01 PM
Ask one of the Apple Store managers, but I'm almost certain they would have a procedure for destroying/recycling those displays. Apple doesn't seem like the sort of company who would let someone take any of that home when they're done with them.
Taz Mangus
Apr 21, 08:20 PM
It depends on how you compare android to iOS. I personally get a full day out of my android phone. Thats with texting all day, one class where i am streaming peers papers the entire time. I am on wifi the entire time. I play Gameboy games for much of the day when i am on the bus. I listen to music when i am going around time on my long board. In all my phone is never in real sleep mode. When I first got the phone my battery life was about an two hours to two hours and a half, then I learned to shut off apps. I love the user interface more then apple. Yeah it lags occaisonally but i get to have all my lovely widgets where i can easily access them. I can see what my next apointment is just by unlocking my phone. I can read an email simply by swiping left. I can send, read a text message just by swiping right. I love it has every thing I need. If it doesn't work you it won't work but for over a million of us it works perfectly. iOS is not Android and Android is not iOS if it works for you it works for you no need to bash the other. I like iOS I just can't see my self using it as a phone OS.
The beauty of iOS is that it is more then just a phone OS. Flexible to run on Apple TVs, iPod Touches, iPhones and iPads. I also like the fact that Apple designed there application multi-tasking so that developers could decide how heavy they needed the multi-tasking to be. This gives the advantage to using the battery as efficiently as possible. I really do not like how difficult Google made it to kill off background tasks by burying the stop mechanism several levels under the setup.
Two and half hours of battery life is pretty bad and that is exactly what I am getting out the Andriod phones I use and work. I do not have that problem with the iPhone. I can do my work using the iPhone all day and not have to hook it to the charger or worry about killing off back ground tasks.
I can appreciate you not wanting to get into a bashing contest. You do come across a little on the "I am going to set these guys straight" attitude, though.
I will say this, I highly doubt that Android would have anywhere near the saturation that it does now if it were not for the BOGO phone deals that have been going on since Andriod came out. Apple is competing with LG, Google, Motorola, Samsung and HTC all of which are putting out several models of Andriod phones a month and doing the BOGO deals on most of them. I for one am glad Apple does not do that. For one thing BOGO hurts the resale value of the phones. Also, a lot of the manufactures modify the Andriod OS specific to the manufacturers needs. This creates the problem where you have to rely on the manufacturer for the update.
Apple makes it easy. You know when the refresh cycle happens and there is consistency to how the updates are done and it is controlled by one company. Google has created an inconsistent experience for the users. I can tell you first hand that not one of the various Andriod phones I use at work has a consistence interface from one another. I can easily pickup my wifes iPod touch or my iPad or the iPhones at work and they all have the same consistent feel and look to the interface.
The beauty of iOS is that it is more then just a phone OS. Flexible to run on Apple TVs, iPod Touches, iPhones and iPads. I also like the fact that Apple designed there application multi-tasking so that developers could decide how heavy they needed the multi-tasking to be. This gives the advantage to using the battery as efficiently as possible. I really do not like how difficult Google made it to kill off background tasks by burying the stop mechanism several levels under the setup.
Two and half hours of battery life is pretty bad and that is exactly what I am getting out the Andriod phones I use and work. I do not have that problem with the iPhone. I can do my work using the iPhone all day and not have to hook it to the charger or worry about killing off back ground tasks.
I can appreciate you not wanting to get into a bashing contest. You do come across a little on the "I am going to set these guys straight" attitude, though.
I will say this, I highly doubt that Android would have anywhere near the saturation that it does now if it were not for the BOGO phone deals that have been going on since Andriod came out. Apple is competing with LG, Google, Motorola, Samsung and HTC all of which are putting out several models of Andriod phones a month and doing the BOGO deals on most of them. I for one am glad Apple does not do that. For one thing BOGO hurts the resale value of the phones. Also, a lot of the manufactures modify the Andriod OS specific to the manufacturers needs. This creates the problem where you have to rely on the manufacturer for the update.
Apple makes it easy. You know when the refresh cycle happens and there is consistency to how the updates are done and it is controlled by one company. Google has created an inconsistent experience for the users. I can tell you first hand that not one of the various Andriod phones I use at work has a consistence interface from one another. I can easily pickup my wifes iPod touch or my iPad or the iPhones at work and they all have the same consistent feel and look to the interface.
grapes911
Apr 30, 06:45 PM
http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1144161
Psychopulse
Feb 20, 11:59 PM
http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/6996/imacaluprev2.png (http://psychopulse.deviantart.com/art/02-2011-197872081)