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65 C is still pretty hot for a laptop, but tolerable, as long as this isn't an idle temperature and that 150 F is the temperature under load.
I doubt.
The 30" display has (2560x1600) with about 4.100.000 pixels with pixel density of what? 96?
Double it to 200dpi´s and you will have a display of 16.500.000 pixels.
Triple it to 300dpi´s and you will have a display of 39.000.000 pixels...
I wonder how long it will take to find a graphics card that can handle that kind of resolutions...
Maybe in 2012?
Similar to having the ability to have 8+GB on a MacPro.
People want a great deal of features, and rightfully so as you are paying quite a bit for a new version of the Operating System. However in the end majority of the users only use a portion of the included feature list.
You're probably right. I don't use quite a few of the features in Tiger. However, I am looking forward to Spaces and Time Machine as major new features. I think the new finder and quick look will be something that will slowly enhance my experience. Maybe because I'm used to doing things a certain way right now.
I think the enhancements in Mail, iChat and iCal etc are nice, but I probably wont use them much. I don't use iChat as AdiumX is my client of choice. I have too many people on Yahoo. As for dashboard, I rarely use it and would love to be able to stick a few widgets on my desktop so they're always available. I'm not sure why Apple doesn't allow that. The web clip feature is cool, not sure how much I'll actually use it, but it's cool nonetheless. I'm actually looking forward to tabs in the terminal. I think that will be very useful.
Some of the improvements under the hood I think will make a difference being on the dual 3Ghz Mac Pro. The 64-Bit and multi-core will be nice. Not sure how much of an improvement - if any - we'll see, but it's cool.
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Quote: "No ZFS and no resolution independent UI means that the two most revolutionary features with the most implications for the future of the platform are gone."
Would you please explain "no resolution independent UI" for me? I think you are talking about something that's important to me also. I have this big, wonderful, high-resolution 24" iMac; and half the time I can't read something on the screen because the native resolution (1920x1200) makes things so small.
Dropping to a lower resolution makes things larger, but that just defeats the whole reason for a high resolution screen.
That is the one thing that is most irritating on the Mac. My Windows machine with a 22" flat panel monitor did not have this problem.
Quote: "No ZFS and no resolution independent UI means that the two most revolutionary features with the most implications for the future of the platform are gone."
Would you please explain "no resolution independent UI" for me? I think you are talking about something that's important to me also. I have this big, wonderful, high-resolution 24" iMac; and half the time I can't read something on the screen because the native resolution (1920x1200) makes things so small.
Dropping to a lower resolution makes things larger, but that just defeats the whole reason for a high resolution screen.
That is the one thing that is most irritating on the Mac. My Windows machine with a 22" flat panel monitor did not have this problem.
... you're claiming your Windows machine was capable of Resolution Independence?
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Resolution_independence
"Although not related to true resolution independence, some other operating systems use GUIs that are able to adapt to changed font sizes. Microsoft Windows 95 onwards used the Marlett TrueType font in order to scale some window controls (close, maximize, minimize, resize handles) to arbitrary sizes. The Windows Presentation Foundation from Microsoft, and consequently, WPF applications, are also designed to be resolution-independent, which means that Windows Vista also supports resolution independence."
With RI you're basically capable of scaling the whole interface.
I think currently everything is at 72 dpi (pixels per inch on the screen).
If you were to set the dpi to 144 for example, you'd keep your 1920x resolution and its crispness while simultaneously doubling the size of all interface elements.
I think currently everything is at 72 dpi (pixels per inch on the screen).
If you were to set the dpi to 144 for example, you'd keep your 1920x resolution and its crispness while simultaneously doubling the size of all interface elements.
You can get desktop widgets free from Yahoo widgets. Dashboard makes keeping the desktop clear of clutter for me. I use the widgets everyday for my work but I just don't want them cluttering up the desktop all day especially when some of them are just useless to look at all day. How often do you need the weather widget stuck in your face or the sports scores and even stickies?
But if you need desktop widgets get them from Yahoo. You don't have to use everything Apple offers from the OS, you're not forced to use your Mac that way.
