I'd also love to see iLife '11. I'm interested in the future of Mac OS too, though - can't wait to hear about whatever Apple has to announce. Whatever it is, it's bound to be interesting and drive discussion here
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You are making a good point here. I also never use the arrows. It's just the color I prefer over all this grayish black stuff.
p.s. I recently started experimenting with two Magic Trackpad's. One on each side of the keyboard. Not the usual setup. I know. This setup however allows me to work like no one else (don't have the usual dominance in legs / hands) at an amazing speed. But these things are eating batteries like they're on crack or something. Had to write a new driver for it (took three weeks to complete) and I'm hoping for the best (Apple that is).
Does everyone use the term "iLife" interchangeably with "iPhoto", or do people actually use the other iLife apps?
Well on a regular basis I use GarageBand to get my ideas down before going to band practice. And now I am preparing to use iWeb to start designing our website. I will pair this with iPhoto and iMovie to start my creative juices flowing. Once again all the products I love to use CAME WITH EACH OF MY MACS! How many different software pieces I used with my other "computers" that never worked with the computer or never worked right.
I'm glad to see Apple hasn't forgetten about Mac OS X, which still has plenty of room for improvements.
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion... Has a nice ring to it.
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion... Has a nice ring to it.
Could still theoretically be 10.8, but if the lion is the king of the jungle, then perhaps this is the final release of Mac OS X, to rule all the others.
Well I'm rooting against an i3 MBP 13-inch, even though for months I had been salivating over such a glimmer of Arrandale-hope for the smallest Macbook. Back in April, May and June I tussled with the thought of upgrading my G4 Powerbook, but decided to wait til the next, presumably i-core processor iteration for my favorite size. Well just a few weeks ago, amidst a graphic-design internship with the latest Adobe software available to me at no cost and having become somewhat disenchanted with Sandy Bridge, I caved on the very model I chose against buying back in June.
Aside for the three times it has frozen (while my 6-year old Powerbook never once froze, perhaps a testament to the superiority of the old PowerPc architecture) I feel invincible while browsing the web and multi-tasking with my new machine. The whole C2D thing is a big insecurity though that I can't kick and it'll be especially hard with an Arrandale, discrete GPU 13-inch model on the market so soon.
I personally am skeptical that such a model will be released, especially if the whole "the case is not big enough" theory has any merit. But one can't dismiss the seemingly sheer amount of PC thin-and-light alternatives sporting next generation processors and discrete graphics. Granted, they are tenths of an inch thicker and usually something is sacrificed in the battery department but I would make that tradeoff. I feel this will largely be a Software unveiling conference with the new Macbook Air taking center stage on the hardware side. An i3/i5 13-inch would be incidental from Apple and a mainstream consumer's perspective, however, since Apple made the move to Arrandale back in April.
Although the current MBP lineup may not be completely palatable to discerning 13-inch aficionados, it was at the very least a shrewd business decision on Apple's part.
It's not that I don't doubt a C2D is sufficient for what I do. I am skeptical that it may not be tomorrow. Who knows what liberties software/web developers will take in 2 years. Naturally, things will be designed for 32nm technology. Right?
Aside for the three times it has frozen (while my 6-year old Powerbook never once froze, perhaps a testament to the superiority of the old PowerPc architecture) I feel invincible while browsing the web and multi-tasking with my new machine. The whole C2D thing is a big insecurity though that I can't kick and it'll be especially hard with an Arrandale, discrete GPU 13-inch model on the market so soon.
I personally am skeptical that such a model will be released, especially if the whole "the case is not big enough" theory has any merit. But one can't dismiss the seemingly sheer amount of PC thin-and-light alternatives sporting next generation processors and discrete graphics. Granted, they are tenths of an inch thicker and usually something is sacrificed in the battery department but I would make that tradeoff. I feel this will largely be a Software unveiling conference with the new Macbook Air taking center stage on the hardware side. An i3/i5 13-inch would be incidental from Apple and a mainstream consumer's perspective, however, since Apple made the move to Arrandale back in April.
Although the current MBP lineup may not be completely palatable to discerning 13-inch aficionados, it was at the very least a shrewd business decision on Apple's part.
It's not that I don't doubt a C2D is sufficient for what I do. I am skeptical that it may not be tomorrow. Who knows what liberties software/web developers will take in 2 years. Naturally, things will be designed for 32nm technology. Right?
I feel what you are saying. I was hoping the update a few months ago would bring a new type of processor, but alas, no. I also recently made the purchase, July, and I am please with its performance. The only issue I have had was with GarageBand and the limited 5400 RPM hard drive. Going to upgrade to a 7200RPM or one of the new hybrid HDD/SSD hard drives so I can record it up!
Yeah, I'm sure a number of ppl on here will commiserate with us, but at least you made the transition closer to the refresh. The Mac Buying Guide turned on the yellow light not soon after I got mine, but the predictions are based on nothing more than days between past refreshes. Please refer to the MBA which more than 200 days ago it must have warned in red that an upgrade was imminent. I just wished there was some small intimation that an upgrade was imminent and I would have easily held off.
As for me, I could care less about the hard drive speed, b/c I intend to swap in an SSD when the prices become more accessible in the future.
Still nagging that the very Penryn processor I shelled out 1200 for, the 8600, powered the very first 13-inch unibody Macbook two years ago. And two years is a good amount of time in the tech world.
Oh well, at the very least, the hybrid 320m is, far and away, the best GPU a 13-inch Macbook has ever had.
That is the justification that helped me make my purchase. I already had a C2D iMac with a 9400M processor. I didn't think I needed to computers with the same type of everything. It didn't hurt that the update gave it 4GB over the previous 2GB RAM.
"Clouded Leopard" is probably next, signifying the new cloud computing facility. It's also the coolest looking
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clouded_Leopard
So are they just going to keep adding prefixes to previous release names since there aren't many left?
Can't wait for "OS X That tiger I saw in the zoo this one time".
Yeah, no doubt...my justification was, and I suppose, if in a week no 13-inch MBP upgrade is announced or out, this may be marginally beneficial to those on the fence:
1) Considerably better graphics, at least according to benchmarks.
2) Anand forecasting that a next generation processor may not find its way into the next 13-MBP iteration, unless design is profoundly altered.
3) Furthermore, with Sandy Bridge on the horizon, Intel expected to ship at the end of this year with widespread assimilation in Q1 of 2011. Apple's next Macbook evolution could, very well, incorporate Sandy Bridge. With the GPU being on the same die as the CPU, Intel's integrated graphics would become acceptable, at least for mainstream use. Seems like a natural transition for Apple. It would free up much space and presumably make the computers more energy efficient. But I sat back and began to visualize the move. Intel's integrated graphics still won't match what NVIDIA and ATI offer and people here would then be vehemently clamoring for a discrete chip to match the previous generation. And I have no idea how that would work in a Sandy Bridge layout, with a hovering, intrusive GPU. Exactly how would one switch it off? This at least disillusioned me and made me reconsider holding out for Sandy Bridge. A lot of pundits dont feel it would be as revolutionary as Intel has made it out to be.
4) Since the Penryn technology has been around so long, Intel has had plenty of time to refine it. Systems, for example, run cooler than nascent 32nm technology (although take this with a grain of salt). Eventually 32nm will be more efficient and should run cooler, I guess.
5) Finally, even though the 13-inch model may seem like it was shafted, this refresh is one of the best Apple has ever had. The processor may be unnoticeably better than the previous generation, but the graphics are certainly a healthy step up, as is the battery life. Undeniably the larger models are more profoundly improved, but we lose sight of how nice a refresh this was for the 13-inch model, only b/c we compare it to the larger Macbooks. Well to some extent.
What I'd love to know is where LLVM/Clang project fits into it - the final push to replace GCC Toolchain? XCode 4.0 will mark a new direction for Apple that makes application development easier for iOS and Mac OS X? All the LLVM work has been focusing on x86/x64/ARM so I am wondering whether Lion will be the end of the road for PowerPC support in the for of rosetta given the fact that the focus by Apple with LLVM is solely on x86/x64/ARM.
I totally agree with your vision of the meaning behind the logo.
It's very obvious that we see an Apple and the leaf is turning, reading the graphic as words... Apple turning Leaf & Lion. The forefront being Apple & Leaf and the background being Lion.
I like the logo, if meant to be a cypher of sorts, they are certainly going in the right direction. It's almost as good as an episode of Fringe... Almost.
Hmm ... that idea has some serious killer tones to it, like it!
Falcon, Hawk, Eagle, maybe using Talon(s) for a debut or finale, and Condor.
Wohooo, these are the kind of rumors I like to read/think about on MR. I am getting a bit tired of all the iphones/Verizon/AT&T-Blubber here
I hope Steve is throwing a bone for FCP users as well. Still a great software IMO, but could use an overhaul.
I hope Steve is throwing a bone for FCP users as well. Still a great software IMO, but could use an overhaul.
I liked the idea about naming it after Star Constellations but birds of prey would be a more logical contender for names I say. Brilliant - that is great.Object-X said:
I know, right?? I mean, how could something so simple be overlooked! Windows 95 had that!
Wohooo, these are the kind of rumors I like to read/think about on MR. I am getting a bit tired of all the iphones/Verizon/AT&T-Blubber here
I hope Steve is throwing a bone for FCP users as well. Still a great software IMO, but could use an overhaul.
I liked the idea about naming it after Star Constellations but birds of prey would be a more logical contender for names I say. Brilliant - that is great.
I think it should be venereal diseases
It's great to see you again, OSX!
It's like you're back from the dead... You don't know how much this will mean to everyone!
It's like you're back from the dead... You don't know how much this will mean to everyone!
