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Mac OS X 10.5.2 Inches Closer... Build 9C23 Seeded

squirrelist said:
Tell me if I'm wrong, but I don't think anyone has ever been able to play a CSS-encrypted DVD over the network before.
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Nobody has yet - Remote Disc can't do it.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/24/remote-disc-no-movie-playback-no-hd-support-and-everything-el/

  • You can browse the file contents of DVD discs, but you cannot actually play that media back over the network. Apple let us know that this only applies to commercial DVD media, and you should be able to play back home-burned iDVD movies via Remote Disc.
  • You can't rip DVDs over the network using a tool like Handbrake.
  • You can't browse a music CD or listen to tracks. Don't even think about burning a disc remotely.
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squirrelist said:
Also, this is the first time anyone has ever been able to boot from a DVD over a WIRELESS network.
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Nobody's *needed to* before the MacBook Air.
 
stevetim said:
The technology for over the air power is has already been around for some years now. We are a lot closer for this tech to be introduced on cell phones right now than you may know. It will, however, probably be more of a type of pad you lay your phone on or near that induces a sort of uniform electron state in your personal device to charge the electrons. I'm too lazy to look up the specifics of the the technology but it is something along these lines.

Battery operated toothbrushes have been using an almost likewise technology, I think.
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It's called induction charging.
http://www.glenbrook.k12.il.us/gbssci/phys/Class/estatics/u8l2b.html
 
Amdahl said:
Lay off the weed. We're at least a decade before media discs are obsolete. The Air doesn't have a drive because Apple couldn't fit it in and maintain their design goals. It is not a statement on the imminent demise of discs.
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I'll lay off, if you try some.

I was simply commenting on the fact that discs' days are numbered.
No more. No less.
Chill.
 
AidenShaw said:
Windows has been able to read remote DVD and CD drives since before there were CD and DVD drives (an exaggeration of course, but it's been there so long that I can't remember when it wasn't possible).

"Remote Disc" is just a hack done so that the external drive was a requirement for the MacBook Air.

Windows systems (and Linux/Solaris/...) can do a full network install from a network boot if needed - the boot loader is streamed from a server, then the OS files are loaded and installed.

That's much closer to an "optical-less future" than a hack to let the BIOS/EFI mount a remote DVD.
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Thanks for the info.
 
stevetim said:
The technology for over the air power is has already been around for some years now. We are a lot closer for this tech to be introduced on cell phones right now than you may know. It will, however, probably be more of a type of pad you lay your phone on or near that induces a sort of uniform electron state in your personal device to charge the electrons. I'm too lazy to look up the specifics of the the technology but it is something along these lines.

Battery operated toothbrushes have been using an almost likewise technology, I think.
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Yep.
I have read bits n pieces about battery advancements and it's pretty fascinating.
 
stevetim said:
Battery operated toothbrushes have been using an almost likewise technology, I think.
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Don't forget the unicorn dust!

If you refer to the Sonicare, they do not use a 'likewise' technology. Any DC power converter utilizes two metal coils that are closely spaced so that they induce current from one to the other. The sonicare simply puts one coil in brush base, thus giving the illusion of magic.
 
lazyrighteye said:
I'll lay off, if you try some.

I was simply commenting on the fact that discs' days are numbered.
No more. No less.
Chill.
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No, they are not, unless you are ready to provide the number. Discs are going to be here until fiber optics are coming out of every toilet in America.
 
Re: Playing a DVD over RemoteDisc

Apple's DVD player might not do it, but maybe VLC would be able to. As long as the VIDEO_TS folder is mounted on the MPA, I'd assume it could.

Be worth someone trying it.
 
Daveoc64 said:
Here at home, it's great. But if I use my friend's router (which happens to be one of the most popular in the UK) I pretty much just skip OS X, because it will go in an endless loop of disconnecting even with full signal.
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Just how many people are connecting to your friend's router if it is so popular?
 
Daveoc64 said:
That may be the case, but for me (and others) some access points constantly disconnect when in Mac OS X, but work fine in Boot Camp on the same computer.

Conclusion: Mac OS X Leopard has some wireless issues.

Here at home, it's great. But if I use my friend's router (which happens to be one of the most popular in the UK) I pretty much just skip OS X, because it will go in an endless loop of disconnecting even with full signal.
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I get same problems on lots of netwotks for example there is payed wifi network called zebra in my country and to this day i have no problems using it while with Vista i can't connect to all hotspots i use everyday and the speed on those i can use with Vista is not that good compared to OS X. I have linksys WTR series router at home it works flawless with OS X while XP and Vista seem to have speed problems with it, it's not all caused by OS, it depends on hardware as well. crappy wifi card + crappy router equals problems. faulty components can cause problems also.
 
gotohamish said:
Camera Raw supports is already:

http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/cameraraw.html

Are you waiting for iPhoto/Aperture support?
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I most definitely am. I prefer to use Aperture for my post-processing and although I have CS3 and have done some PP in it (thanks to Adobe's quickly-updated ACR) I am still waiting for the OS X software update. It should be in this software update as it's a system thing, not just Aperture or iPhoto......
 
USB for Mac Pros?

Does anyone know if the Mac Pro USB bugs have been fixed? I have $100 worth of cards I can't use because of Leopard.
 
gr8tfly said:
It's called "induction" and has been known and understood since the early 1800's. Implant power supplies are charged this way (spinal cord stimulators, drug pumps, pace makers, cochlea implants).
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Induction isn't used for implants. Pace makers have batteries that will last more than 10 years... they don't use induction.

One important reason induction isn't used for much more than toothbrushes is that it's massively inefficient. Only about 20% of the power used will reach the target device. This might not matter if the device is tiny, like a toothbrush, but imagine if everyone in the world was charging laptops this way and wasting 80% of the power they used. Not only would your bills be really high, the environmentalists would flip out.
 
Bonsai1214 said:
i'm still not getting why everyone's bitching and whining for the .2 release. i mean, do you really want list view in stacks that badly? :p
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No. I want:

Mail to ping EVERY time there's new mail
My mighty mouse to stay connected and scroll every which way I want (that's two issues, bluetooth and driver. No, it's not a hardware or dirt issue)
Connected Windows PCs to be visible in Finder
A reliable WiFi connection.
Spotlight to show ALL files again, including .plists
A decent translator widget that does more than just a few lines.
A decent movie widget that is aware of my area (without the provider having the freaking NERVE to ask ME to convince the theater to sign up with them)

That's just the things that are actually bugging me. Also, those are either advertised features, or features that have BEEN in the previous version of OSX. I couldn't give less of a :eek: about stacks and spaces and such.
 
maverick808 said:
Induction isn't used for implants. Pace makers have batteries that will last more than 10 years... they don't use induction.

One important reason induction isn't used for much more than toothbrushes is that it's massively inefficient. Only about 20% of the power used will reach the target device. This might not matter if the device is tiny, like a toothbrush, but imagine if everyone in the world was charging laptops this way and wasting 80% of the power they used. Not only would your bills be really high, the environmentalists would flip out.
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Yes. Induction is most definitely used to charge LiIon batteries in implants. It's called transcutaneous energy transmission (TET), which uses mutual induction. It works through around 10mm of tissue. I don't know specifically about pacemakers, but I do know cochlear, drug pumps and spinal cord stimulators all use this method. Non-rechargable versions of the stimulator implants need to have batteries replaced every few years. Rechargeable LiIon versions will go for 5-7 years before requiring replacement. They need to be recharged every couple weeks (to keep above 50% charge, or so, depending on use).

I have done a lot of research on spinal-cord stimulator implants. Believe me, they charge through the skin.

As far as efficiency, I'll agree it can't be as efficient as a direct connection. If the convenience, portability, or other factors outweigh the inefficiencies, then there probably would be a good argument for its use. In the case of an implant, it reduces the frequency of surgeries to replace batteries. Also (in the case of stimulators), it gives the signal generator a higher current source - providing either stronger or longer periods of stimulation than it would be able to do with a non-rechargeable source or actually being powered through TET (no internal battery at all).

All that said, the future will bring better batteries and more efficient transmission designs/components, allowing the design of some interesting consumer devices using this method of recharging.
 
Bonsai1214 said:
i'm still not getting why everyone's bitching and whining for the .2 release. i mean, do you really want list view in stacks that badly? :p
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No, I want my computer to stop kernel panicking every time I disconnect my usb harddrive. Really annoying.
 
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