Don't panic
Apr 26, 06:32 PM
The stories are best read when hi/drunk/tripping.
can i have a cup of tea?
can i have a cup of tea?
timinbovey
Apr 26, 07:01 PM
I'm curious to know exactly WHAT "cloud" they're going to store my music in? There IS no CLOUD! Cripes, people, it's the same darn internet it always was. Piles of servers and hard drives, all connected by cables and wires and fiber optics, et. al. right here on EARTH. There's NO CLOUD. Why the HECK they had to start calling it that is what? Basically a Microsoft marketing term, right? So, lets get past that BS right now.
Of COURSE they're going to charge for it. Do you think for a moment that Apple, or anyone else can provide storage for all the songs, videos., etc that users have on their individual devices, AND provide bandwidth for that much streaming, AND maintain it, etc for free? Be real people.
Remembeer, the record labels are DEMANDING that EACH song by EVERY user be uploaded and kept seperate. So if 126,577 people have the SAME exact song on their device, it will have to be uploaded 126,577 times so each has their own secure copy to access. Which also makes me wonder, will Apple (or anyone else) be allowed to have backups available? Or will hundreds of thousands of users and their files have to be re-uploaded when there's a failure?
Basically, this is the SAME THING as uploading your very own music files to your own server, or the server of your choice and accessing them as you choose. In effect, having your own "cloud". I have a web site. As part of the deal, I get unlimited server space and bandwidth. Presently have probably 80 gigs of mp3's there (all of my own creation, no music company stuff) but I could easily upload hundreds of gigs of music there, and have access whenever and where ever I want it, at no cost to me. Of course I don't have a spiffy user interface to facilitate easy retrieval and organizing like iTunes, etc. But still, I could do it easily enough. So could all of you.
This is just another way to get you to pay to listen to music you already own. Except for very specialized situations, I just don't see a need for it.
Of COURSE they're going to charge for it. Do you think for a moment that Apple, or anyone else can provide storage for all the songs, videos., etc that users have on their individual devices, AND provide bandwidth for that much streaming, AND maintain it, etc for free? Be real people.
Remembeer, the record labels are DEMANDING that EACH song by EVERY user be uploaded and kept seperate. So if 126,577 people have the SAME exact song on their device, it will have to be uploaded 126,577 times so each has their own secure copy to access. Which also makes me wonder, will Apple (or anyone else) be allowed to have backups available? Or will hundreds of thousands of users and their files have to be re-uploaded when there's a failure?
Basically, this is the SAME THING as uploading your very own music files to your own server, or the server of your choice and accessing them as you choose. In effect, having your own "cloud". I have a web site. As part of the deal, I get unlimited server space and bandwidth. Presently have probably 80 gigs of mp3's there (all of my own creation, no music company stuff) but I could easily upload hundreds of gigs of music there, and have access whenever and where ever I want it, at no cost to me. Of course I don't have a spiffy user interface to facilitate easy retrieval and organizing like iTunes, etc. But still, I could do it easily enough. So could all of you.
This is just another way to get you to pay to listen to music you already own. Except for very specialized situations, I just don't see a need for it.
solafide
Apr 29, 02:48 PM
I wonder if this new pricing scheme is being enabled by the record labels with lower wholesale pricing to Amazon (to try, yet again, to take power out of Apple's hands), or if Amazon is simply doing this at a loss?
Why would Amazon want to take a loss - to support non-Apple mp3 players?
For Apple, they are not making much, if any money - they always planned it as a break-even business - the real value was the content eco-system tied to their products (= value for customers).
Why would Amazon want to take a loss - to support non-Apple mp3 players?
For Apple, they are not making much, if any money - they always planned it as a break-even business - the real value was the content eco-system tied to their products (= value for customers).
LagunaSol
Apr 28, 06:19 PM
*long list of forgettable Android dreck with a few good models tossed in the mix*
Thats all i can think off.
Care to prove how these phones are "more reliable" than the iPhone?
This should be good.
Thats all i can think off.
Care to prove how these phones are "more reliable" than the iPhone?
This should be good.
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hulugu
Dec 1, 05:25 PM
Couldn't that be just because Windows security (or lack thereof) has already been thoroughly examined by the industry at large and therefore wasn't as high a priority?
Right, they were looking for a particular set of problems, specifically kernel bugs, which OSX and Linux have their fair share. Interestingly enough some of the wireless bugs affected more than one OS.
These are vulnerabilities, which obviously need to be addressed, but just because they found more kernel bugs in OSX, Linux, and BSD, doesn't mean Windows is suddenly 'secure.'
Right, they were looking for a particular set of problems, specifically kernel bugs, which OSX and Linux have their fair share. Interestingly enough some of the wireless bugs affected more than one OS.
These are vulnerabilities, which obviously need to be addressed, but just because they found more kernel bugs in OSX, Linux, and BSD, doesn't mean Windows is suddenly 'secure.'
rmhop81
Apr 27, 07:40 AM
cloud based this and cloud based that, what about the traffic that comes with that? , i pay a lot for mobile internet and i`m not willing to pay a **** load more just so i can use my ipod, why wold i pay my cell phone network every time i want to listen to a song i already pay`d for.
As far as i`m concern cloud based stuff shod be introduced when cell phone network providers are willing to give unlimited traffic plans at a decent cost, until that time it`s pure nonsense.
obviously you aren't going to be a paying customer. what's so difficult about this?
As far as i`m concern cloud based stuff shod be introduced when cell phone network providers are willing to give unlimited traffic plans at a decent cost, until that time it`s pure nonsense.
obviously you aren't going to be a paying customer. what's so difficult about this?
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simonsimon
May 3, 08:10 AM
And yet prices in the Australian Apple Store are still 25% higher than the USA Store. How rude, Apple.
Top end 27" iMac = US$1999, or in the Australian Store, AUD$2299 which at the current exchange rate is about US$2500. Why should we pay more, Apple? If anything, we're closer to China so should pay less on shipping!
Whilst it's slightly better than yesterdays prices, I'm still seriously not happy.
I'd buy one if we got the USA prices.
Top end 27" iMac = US$1999, or in the Australian Store, AUD$2299 which at the current exchange rate is about US$2500. Why should we pay more, Apple? If anything, we're closer to China so should pay less on shipping!
Whilst it's slightly better than yesterdays prices, I'm still seriously not happy.
I'd buy one if we got the USA prices.
astewart
Nov 3, 01:33 PM
I can't wait to compare Parallels and WMWare Fusion.
I'm still waiting for an E-mail back from them too.
I'm still waiting for an E-mail back from them too.
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Moyank24
Apr 28, 01:14 PM
Still too early. But if you think my death is tragic, maybe, just maybe, you can be a stripper in my next game.
:D
I want to own the strip club.
And didn't you see how upset and disoriented I was by your death? I lost all track of time.
:D
I want to own the strip club.
And didn't you see how upset and disoriented I was by your death? I lost all track of time.
ArchaicRevival
Apr 28, 10:28 AM
Rock on, :apple:
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Mystikal
Mar 15, 06:40 PM
Were you the guy I was talking to at the end of the FI line that was about to have a smoke?
Anyone going back tomorrow? I think I am done chasing these things for a while, but who knows. Went to South Coast before lunch for ***** and giggles and was told there would be no more iPads today. Period.
The guy told me that they never opened South Coast early. I told him that his counterpart told me yesterday to go to South Coast early. And he said, that they are normally open then, just for one-on-one and not any retail sales. And if they did get a shipment, they would sell them before they "opened". Wait, what?
I just walked away confused and in disgust.
I am just trying to give Apple my money, sheesh.
--Sean
Come on Apple, JUST TAKE HIS MONEY!
No, I was second in line, blue and black jacket.
Anyone going back tomorrow? I think I am done chasing these things for a while, but who knows. Went to South Coast before lunch for ***** and giggles and was told there would be no more iPads today. Period.
The guy told me that they never opened South Coast early. I told him that his counterpart told me yesterday to go to South Coast early. And he said, that they are normally open then, just for one-on-one and not any retail sales. And if they did get a shipment, they would sell them before they "opened". Wait, what?
I just walked away confused and in disgust.
I am just trying to give Apple my money, sheesh.
--Sean
Come on Apple, JUST TAKE HIS MONEY!
No, I was second in line, blue and black jacket.
Btrthnezr3
Jan 26, 09:33 AM
Big day yesterday--
I just received my income tax return so I had some dough...
Airport Extreme
http://www.tidbits.com/resources/862/airportextreme.jpg
Microsoft Office 2011
http://eic.smartphoneresour.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/microsoft-office-mac-2011.png
Apple Care for my iMac
http://www.takeittothemacs.com/images/applecare.jpg
Iomega 1TB HD Mac Edition
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41wFslln3YL._AA300_.jpg
Apple Battery Charger
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21ejddOvFvL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Alera Desk Chair Tilt/Swivel--I use the same one at work so I know it's comfy
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41m4qrRSR0L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
USB Extension Cord (so I don't have to move the iMac when I want to plug in something simple
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/412EHlshD5L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Basketball Shoes for my Step-Son
http://dsp.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pDSP1-7885645p275w.jpg
I think that was it...whew.
And I still have about $200 left.
I'm gonna buy some Ram for the iMac and have a really good day on Sunday (dinner, movies, dessert)
I just received my income tax return so I had some dough...
Airport Extreme
http://www.tidbits.com/resources/862/airportextreme.jpg
Microsoft Office 2011
http://eic.smartphoneresour.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/microsoft-office-mac-2011.png
Apple Care for my iMac
http://www.takeittothemacs.com/images/applecare.jpg
Iomega 1TB HD Mac Edition
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41wFslln3YL._AA300_.jpg
Apple Battery Charger
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/21ejddOvFvL._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Alera Desk Chair Tilt/Swivel--I use the same one at work so I know it's comfy
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41m4qrRSR0L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
USB Extension Cord (so I don't have to move the iMac when I want to plug in something simple
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/412EHlshD5L._SL500_AA300_.jpg
Basketball Shoes for my Step-Son
http://dsp.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pDSP1-7885645p275w.jpg
I think that was it...whew.
And I still have about $200 left.
I'm gonna buy some Ram for the iMac and have a really good day on Sunday (dinner, movies, dessert)
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cleric
Apr 22, 10:15 AM
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/8C148 Safari/6533.18.5)
Many get garbage 3G speeds on AT&T in many areas anyway, so what's the point of having a 4G iPhone that GSM provider (insert AT&T) in the US can't even support on a mass basis?
Yargggh me crappy ATT! Who cares data speed isn't really the weakpoint right now.
http://www.speedtest.net/iphone/89711689.png
Many get garbage 3G speeds on AT&T in many areas anyway, so what's the point of having a 4G iPhone that GSM provider (insert AT&T) in the US can't even support on a mass basis?
Yargggh me crappy ATT! Who cares data speed isn't really the weakpoint right now.
http://www.speedtest.net/iphone/89711689.png
Tastic Bycrom
Mar 31, 10:43 AM
The torn pages and stoplights against the leather are jarring.
I like the internal changes. I just hope they do something a little less silly with the toolbar.
I like the internal changes. I just hope they do something a little less silly with the toolbar.
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halse
Nov 3, 10:24 AM
I signed up for this months ago, may have to do so again since I didn't get a reply yet, my guess is that Fusion will be (somewhat) better and (slightly) more expensive than Parallels
cirus
Apr 24, 02:25 PM
The challenge
DESIGN A PHONE!
Conditions
1. Must be black.
2. Must be metal with no sharp edges (rounded edges) and be as simplistic as possible. Camera.
3. Touchscreen (no slide out keyboard)
4. Ergonomically friendly and look nice.
5. User interface to be nice and on par with present day interfaces (no 1990s looking icons).
6. Docking interface.
They are all going to look similar.
DESIGN A PHONE!
Conditions
1. Must be black.
2. Must be metal with no sharp edges (rounded edges) and be as simplistic as possible. Camera.
3. Touchscreen (no slide out keyboard)
4. Ergonomically friendly and look nice.
5. User interface to be nice and on par with present day interfaces (no 1990s looking icons).
6. Docking interface.
They are all going to look similar.
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Defender2010
May 4, 02:02 AM
No offense but customer service reps will say anything
-aggie-
Apr 29, 04:15 PM
You're just trying to quiet the only voice that figured you out. Getting rid of me smooths your sail all the way to a WW victory.
Uh, no.
Once they vote you off and find you are a WW, there will be no questions. Or they can vote me off now, and you can kill someone else tonight. Their call, but I doubt anyone is going to be influenced by this act, especially after your earlier posts.
Uh, no.
Once they vote you off and find you are a WW, there will be no questions. Or they can vote me off now, and you can kill someone else tonight. Their call, but I doubt anyone is going to be influenced by this act, especially after your earlier posts.
firestarter
May 1, 09:46 PM
The rumour I hear is he's dead and US forces have his body.
President about to make a statement.
President about to make a statement.
crees!
Jul 26, 01:44 PM
I'm still not too sure how gestures would work to control such a device unless there was a camera. Have you see the "gestures" video? It would be done by physically touching the iPod. No camera needed.
TheHarvester
Jun 7, 04:50 PM
Download only FREE apps. :D
... and don't buy everything that looks shiny :eek::apple::p
... and don't buy everything that looks shiny :eek::apple::p
Rowbear
Apr 4, 05:56 AM
My 1 year-old a couple of days before his first birthday (click for larger).
http://gallery.me.com/crebelein/100053/IMG_5637/web.jpg
Give him the "high five" from all us here. I wish you all the best. :)
http://gallery.me.com/crebelein/100053/IMG_5637/web.jpg
Give him the "high five" from all us here. I wish you all the best. :)
wmk461
Jan 30, 05:14 PM
The biggest difference I see between gold and stocks is that one is based on negative gloom/doom thinking, and the other is based on positive/growth thinking. I have little to no interest in investing in gloom/doom, and history is the reason why. Periods of negative thinking tend to be short-lived.
You are right about this, but we have also never lived in a generation of such drastic debt and our markets are not sustainable at this level of debt and the interest which is owed on it... So I do not see it as doom and gloom but prefer to see the realism behind it. We are really in uncharted territories in modern time but in comparison to the Roman Empire we are over extended just like they were. Our military occupies over 200 countries, we are fighting in two wars with the possibility of a third and it all will cost us trillions. The reality of it is that other countries are not putting themselves at economic risk for the safety of the world like we are. In then end it is the American people who are being effected by this.
You are right about this, but we have also never lived in a generation of such drastic debt and our markets are not sustainable at this level of debt and the interest which is owed on it... So I do not see it as doom and gloom but prefer to see the realism behind it. We are really in uncharted territories in modern time but in comparison to the Roman Empire we are over extended just like they were. Our military occupies over 200 countries, we are fighting in two wars with the possibility of a third and it all will cost us trillions. The reality of it is that other countries are not putting themselves at economic risk for the safety of the world like we are. In then end it is the American people who are being effected by this.
ULFoaf
Apr 12, 12:55 PM
There was a recent announcement by Sony saying their deliveries to Apple for an 8MP camera would be delayed due to conditions in Japan. I've read other articles suggesting other iPhone components may be in short supply.
The disaster in Japan may have an impact on their release schedule. It might have been tight before, then the earthquake killed it.
The disaster in Japan may have an impact on their release schedule. It might have been tight before, then the earthquake killed it.
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