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Sweet and Sour but mostly Sweet
I really couldn't believe the volume of new stuff at the keynote. It just kept coming. I almost fell out of my chair when he announced
Safari like halfway through the show. I thought for sure that Apple would leave that market to M$. Hell NO! SJ simply refuses to take it up the arse from Gates and fellow minions of the darkside.
Kudos Steve, one day you will find that perfect stone and the right trajectory to take down Goliath.
I'm a "poweruser" (digital video editor) so I'm not that concerned with the new laptops. I know they can run FCP and AE but their expandability is nil for internal storage options, Sound cards, and video cards and I really can't imagine a day when I bring a client in at $75 bux an hour to watch me edit on a portable.
I am excited that FW800 is finally here. I bet it and it's next generations will begin to give fibre channel (which is currently cost prohibitive for small boutiques like mine) a run for its money.
iDVD 3's preprogrammed templates look AWESOME! Those will save me a lot of time one day.
I have been using Safari all day, and while I love it, it does have some very serious bugs. I can't even access my hotmail accounts with it?! Of course Apple got a bug report from me about 2 minutes after the keynote ended, but it will probably be a few weeks until a new ver. comes around.
In closing I'll say that there was a lot of hollow hype and repackaging in these announcements, but hell, THAT?S WHAT I WATCH THE THING FOR! Jobs could sell me a glass of saltwater on the shores of the Dead Sea, AND I WOULD LOVE EVERY SIP!
I can't get enough of this guy. I'm not religious, but one day I will make a pilgrimage to one of these things. Cheers to the greatest two hours of entertainment since, well the last keynote in NY. Thanks Apple! Keep up the fine work!
P.S. I am going to atttach a screenshot of what happens when I try to access hotmail, just to make sure I'm not the only one getting it. Cheers!
I really couldn't believe the volume of new stuff at the keynote. It just kept coming. I almost fell out of my chair when he announced
Safari like halfway through the show. I thought for sure that Apple would leave that market to M$. Hell NO! SJ simply refuses to take it up the arse from Gates and fellow minions of the darkside.
Kudos Steve, one day you will find that perfect stone and the right trajectory to take down Goliath.
I'm a "poweruser" (digital video editor) so I'm not that concerned with the new laptops. I know they can run FCP and AE but their expandability is nil for internal storage options, Sound cards, and video cards and I really can't imagine a day when I bring a client in at $75 bux an hour to watch me edit on a portable.
I am excited that FW800 is finally here. I bet it and it's next generations will begin to give fibre channel (which is currently cost prohibitive for small boutiques like mine) a run for its money.
iDVD 3's preprogrammed templates look AWESOME! Those will save me a lot of time one day.
I have been using Safari all day, and while I love it, it does have some very serious bugs. I can't even access my hotmail accounts with it?! Of course Apple got a bug report from me about 2 minutes after the keynote ended, but it will probably be a few weeks until a new ver. comes around.
In closing I'll say that there was a lot of hollow hype and repackaging in these announcements, but hell, THAT?S WHAT I WATCH THE THING FOR! Jobs could sell me a glass of saltwater on the shores of the Dead Sea, AND I WOULD LOVE EVERY SIP!
I can't get enough of this guy. I'm not religious, but one day I will make a pilgrimage to one of these things. Cheers to the greatest two hours of entertainment since, well the last keynote in NY. Thanks Apple! Keep up the fine work!
P.S. I am going to atttach a screenshot of what happens when I try to access hotmail, just to make sure I'm not the only one getting it. Cheers!
Re: Re: If i wasn't clear enough
Try highlighting something, anything. It will then open in chimera the url you are at not try to go to what you have highlighted.
Try highlighting something, anything. It will then open in chimera the url you are at not try to go to what you have highlighted.
A couple of questions...
Regarding the 17" AlBook:
1. Does it actually have TWO (2) Firewire busses, one for 800, the other for 400mps, or merely two ports on the same bus? For those people wanting to do FW RAID on the cheap, that is important--if they are on separate busses, you can stripe two FW drives using nothing more than OS X's disk utility for better throughput during video work. If not, you really need a second FW bus, right?
2. in a unit of that size, is it now more realistic to anticipate a DUAL processor version in the not-too-distant future? That would be a monster. Again, as many have postulated here, the 2nd processor could be activated only when plugged in to AC if battery power was the prohibiting factor. TRUE desktop replacement for EVERYONE then...
Thanks, MacRumors. You guys nailed it. I am pulling links to ThinkSecret and SpyMac off of my browser as I send this...!
Regarding the 17" AlBook:
1. Does it actually have TWO (2) Firewire busses, one for 800, the other for 400mps, or merely two ports on the same bus? For those people wanting to do FW RAID on the cheap, that is important--if they are on separate busses, you can stripe two FW drives using nothing more than OS X's disk utility for better throughput during video work. If not, you really need a second FW bus, right?
2. in a unit of that size, is it now more realistic to anticipate a DUAL processor version in the not-too-distant future? That would be a monster. Again, as many have postulated here, the 2nd processor could be activated only when plugged in to AC if battery power was the prohibiting factor. TRUE desktop replacement for EVERYONE then...
Thanks, MacRumors. You guys nailed it. I am pulling links to ThinkSecret and SpyMac off of my browser as I send this...!
subtle hint re. future expos?
I noticed that when he was talking about the Apple stores Steve gave the number of visitors in terms of being worth 'X number of expos'.
Was this a way of justifying reducing the amount of money spent on exhibiting at expos and waving goodbye to the annual keynote event?
I noticed that when he was talking about the Apple stores Steve gave the number of visitors in terms of being worth 'X number of expos'.
Was this a way of justifying reducing the amount of money spent on exhibiting at expos and waving goodbye to the annual keynote event?
There is a status bar, turn it on in the View menu. And it does something unique - it tells you if a link is going to open in a new window!
Spotted that - rather nice. And it stopped me worrying that Safari would kill any site I developed that had a (non-ad) pop-up window in it. Though I try to avoid that wherever possible, I tend to use them in development, sending Javascript variables to them etc.
Thanks to anyone who posted about getting the status bar back, I don't miss it, but I like being able to tell if a page opens in a new window.
I'm really surprised that SJ didn't mention features like that and the intant keyboard shortcuts for your toolbar favorites when he demonstrated Safari.
BTW, did anyone else notice that Safari was in SJ's dock from the begining of the keynote? (third from the left, including Finder) I spent the first hour trying to figure out what it was (although I sort of assumed it might be a browser).
I'm really surprised that SJ didn't mention features like that and the intant keyboard shortcuts for your toolbar favorites when he demonstrated Safari.
BTW, did anyone else notice that Safari was in SJ's dock from the begining of the keynote? (third from the left, including Finder) I spent the first hour trying to figure out what it was (although I sort of assumed it might be a browser).
mmmmmm..... 12" powerbook....
I ordered one, should be getting it soon... let's see my friends wail on me for switching now...
I ordered one, should be getting it soon... let's see my friends wail on me for switching now...
Watching the keynote...
I was fortunate enough to find time to run off to my local Apple Store (Woodfield), which has one of those cool screens in back, to watch the keynote.
I've watched keynotes over Quicktime before, and couldn't believe how much better it was to see it in-store.
I was fortunate enough to find time to run off to my local Apple Store (Woodfield), which has one of those cool screens in back, to watch the keynote.
I've watched keynotes over Quicktime before, and couldn't believe how much better it was to see it in-store.
Re: This is my screenshot of HM login
I had that problem the first two times I tried to access Hotmail, I was kind of looking for sites that wouldn't work properly so I could send in a bug report. Then it worked the third time. Now it doesn't... wait. Third times a charm... Very interesting.
I had that problem the first two times I tried to access Hotmail, I was kind of looking for sites that wouldn't work properly so I could send in a bug report. Then it worked the third time. Now it doesn't... wait. Third times a charm... Very interesting.
Re: iLife Problem IMO
1. IIRC, it has something to with the DVD licensing fees. But that may just be the post-Keynote high that's talkin'.
2. Looplab.com. But it looks like their site's been crushed under the load of keynote viewers (now there's some server logs I'd like to see...) .
Originally posted by TRAUT
I see a big hole in the iLife "suite". IDVD3 still requires a superdrive - NO Support for after market/stand alone DVD Drives. I sense there are many more MAC users without superdrives than with them.
Why limit the market, Steve?
Also, please tell me the cool music composing site Steve used to demo Safari.
1. IIRC, it has something to with the DVD licensing fees. But that may just be the post-Keynote high that's talkin'.
2. Looplab.com. But it looks like their site's been crushed under the load of keynote viewers (now there's some server logs I'd like to see...) .
Some info for y'all
A couple of things pertinant to the discussion that I learned while at MacWorld today:
One, the new 12" PowerBook is smaller than the iBook, by about half an inch on each side, and about an eighth of an inch thinner. When you see the two side-by-side (another attendee talked the apple guy into bring an iBook over to the pb display) the iBook looks a lot bigger, moreso than I would have thought from looking at the specs. And it's lighter by a bit, too. Also, the fit and finish is like a Lexus compared to a Toyota Corolla, not bad in either case, but you can feel the quality in the PowerBook.
Also, I got to talk to one of the Safari managers for a while. I asked him about tabbed browsing and he said that they've talked about it a lot, and thought about it, and that we can submit feedback about it if we'd like. He said they want to make page rendering so blisteringly fast that there's no need for tabs. And that they intend the "snapback" function to take on the functionality of following a link into a new tab for a while, and then going back to the original page. They're thinking that those two together (speed, snapback) will provide an alternative way of interacting with web pages that they thinks better. But like I said, they're open to feedback. I personally don't use tabs, I prefer to cycle through windows with cmd-~
Two more things to note - the metal appearance is because they didn't like the way the normal windows interacted with the web page and looked like part of the content. The metal provides more a definite distinction. There was a developer (not apple, an attendee) standing next to me having fits about it. Also, all the widgets are Cocoa - which seals the deal against Chimera for me, because I can actually type this reply and not go insane waiting for letters to appear on the screen.
Oh, and one more thing... I overheard another Apple developer saying that they hadn't really focused on optimizing the rendering for speed yet! Sweet-O.
A couple of things pertinant to the discussion that I learned while at MacWorld today:
One, the new 12" PowerBook is smaller than the iBook, by about half an inch on each side, and about an eighth of an inch thinner. When you see the two side-by-side (another attendee talked the apple guy into bring an iBook over to the pb display) the iBook looks a lot bigger, moreso than I would have thought from looking at the specs. And it's lighter by a bit, too. Also, the fit and finish is like a Lexus compared to a Toyota Corolla, not bad in either case, but you can feel the quality in the PowerBook.
Also, I got to talk to one of the Safari managers for a while. I asked him about tabbed browsing and he said that they've talked about it a lot, and thought about it, and that we can submit feedback about it if we'd like. He said they want to make page rendering so blisteringly fast that there's no need for tabs. And that they intend the "snapback" function to take on the functionality of following a link into a new tab for a while, and then going back to the original page. They're thinking that those two together (speed, snapback) will provide an alternative way of interacting with web pages that they thinks better. But like I said, they're open to feedback. I personally don't use tabs, I prefer to cycle through windows with cmd-~
Two more things to note - the metal appearance is because they didn't like the way the normal windows interacted with the web page and looked like part of the content. The metal provides more a definite distinction. There was a developer (not apple, an attendee) standing next to me having fits about it. Also, all the widgets are Cocoa - which seals the deal against Chimera for me, because I can actually type this reply and not go insane waiting for letters to appear on the screen.
Oh, and one more thing...
I overheard another Apple developer saying that they hadn't really focused on optimizing the rendering for speed yet! Sweet-O.burton amp jackets??
is the burton amp jackets only available in usa??
i cant find it in uk applestore site....
is the burton amp jackets only available in usa??
i cant find it in uk applestore site....
eallison, thanks for that post about the new PB and Safari. I liked both, and now I really like them.
jayscheuerle
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Obsolete?
It doesn't seem to me that anyone here using the word actually knows what it means (hint: It isn't synonymous with "old")...
It doesn't seem to me that anyone here using the word actually knows what it means (hint: It isn't synonymous with "old")...
Old means 1999 tech
it doesn't seem to me that anyone here using the word actually knows what it means (hint: It isn't synonymous with "old")...
Lets see, let me think back to the 20th century. I think the year was 1999 and Apple Computer released their Powermac with a G4 processor. It's now the 21st century and 4 years later. I thik in computer terms that easily qualifies as "old"! Tariq
it doesn't seem to me that anyone here using the word actually knows what it means (hint: It isn't synonymous with "old")...
Lets see, let me think back to the 20th century. I think the year was 1999 and Apple Computer released their Powermac with a G4 processor. It's now the 21st century and 4 years later. I thik in computer terms that easily qualifies as "old"! Tariq
I didn't mean "old" when I said that the G3 would be obsolete to Apple in a year and a half. The G3 is old now.
When I said obsolete I meant "out of the picture."
When I said obsolete I meant "out of the picture."
Re: Obsolete?
All I know is that a few years ago, when I started to get into digital audio and stuff, Blue and White G3 towers running 350, 400 MHz were pretty bad arse. And you know what? They still do all the stuff they used to do.
Computers are at the point where raw power is not being equalled by exciting things to do with that power. Apple is working on actually bringing out neat stuff to do with your computer -- not just focusing on raw specs.
I SOOOO want a 12" PowerBook......
All I know is that a few years ago, when I started to get into digital audio and stuff, Blue and White G3 towers running 350, 400 MHz were pretty bad arse. And you know what? They still do all the stuff they used to do.
Computers are at the point where raw power is not being equalled by exciting things to do with that power. Apple is working on actually bringing out neat stuff to do with your computer -- not just focusing on raw specs.
I SOOOO want a 12" PowerBook......
Re: No i!
I dunno, Safari is significantly slower for me than Chimera. Maybe because I had the latest build with HTTP Pipelining and all that mumbo jumbo?
Originally posted by pyrotoaster
What a great keynote!
One thing that I really liked was the lack of items with "i" in the title.
It works really well for the key iApps, and small things like iCal and iSync, but I think we would all be a little pissed if Apple had called Safari anything with "i" in the name.
Although Safari is a strange name...
Anyway, I'm using Safari right now, and I love it. I miss Chimera's tabbed browsing, but I'm loving everything else about this thing.
For those who don't believe Steve, it really is faster, and way better than Internet Explorer.
Way to go Apple!
I dunno, Safari is significantly slower for me than Chimera. Maybe because I had the latest build with HTTP Pipelining and all that mumbo jumbo?
Regarding Safari's Snapback feature and speed replacing the functionality of tabbed browsing:
Nope, not going to happen IMHO. No chance.
1) Snapback isn't always very smart about what the root page should be. it works reasonably well on simple sites but gets confused on many web forums, for example.
2) The big one: Snapback / speed don't make up for saving multiple tabs. On recent releases of Mozilla / Chimera I can save an whole pile of web sites I regularly visit in one tab set. A single click on the bookmark bar loads all of these in tabs. Reading the same sites on a browser without tabs takes multiple (slow) uses of the bookmark menus and individual browsing.
Regards,
Diego
Nope, not going to happen IMHO. No chance.
1) Snapback isn't always very smart about what the root page should be. it works reasonably well on simple sites but gets confused on many web forums, for example.
2) The big one: Snapback / speed don't make up for saving multiple tabs. On recent releases of Mozilla / Chimera I can save an whole pile of web sites I regularly visit in one tab set. A single click on the bookmark bar loads all of these in tabs. Reading the same sites on a browser without tabs takes multiple (slow) uses of the bookmark menus and individual browsing.
Regards,
Diego