ABernardoJr
Apr 26, 04:27 PM
After seeing these pics I'm starting to reconsider getting the white one... lol I like both colors but the white really stands out... Decisions, decisions...
dgree03
Apr 27, 02:20 PM
Apple has a tall hill to climb if they want to beat FREE google maps on android? But since it will be on iOS, ignorance is bliss, and people will think its the best thing ever.
skunk
Mar 5, 02:50 PM
I think driving fast and swerving erratically is a good way to remove a moron from your windshield.Probably a good way to kill someone, probably not the ideal way to deal with an argument, though.
notjustjay
May 5, 09:07 AM
The update is over 600mb! Just for that! What the... :rolleyes:
That's because iOS updates aren't given in patches, you're always getting the entire new iOS build in one shot.
That's because iOS updates aren't given in patches, you're always getting the entire new iOS build in one shot.
Consultant
Apr 14, 03:45 PM
This looks like a very real possibility. I've got three main questions.
1. How on earth can I build a case like that, or what options exist for building a case like this?
2. What type of software is available to run something like this, assuming I have a working knowledge of Linux (GUI Versions)?
3. What are the pros/cons of a setup like this compared to just getting a storage array and connecting it to a Mac Pro considering the fact that I want to be able to pull data from this remotely.
...And doesn't 4GB of ram seem like too little?
Does not include labor and support costs.
Custom built case will be more expensive for 1 copy. Diagram is included on that page.
1. How on earth can I build a case like that, or what options exist for building a case like this?
2. What type of software is available to run something like this, assuming I have a working knowledge of Linux (GUI Versions)?
3. What are the pros/cons of a setup like this compared to just getting a storage array and connecting it to a Mac Pro considering the fact that I want to be able to pull data from this remotely.
...And doesn't 4GB of ram seem like too little?
Does not include labor and support costs.
Custom built case will be more expensive for 1 copy. Diagram is included on that page.
PghLondon
Apr 29, 11:26 AM
No, I'm a prof who designs some of these systems discussed here. I would get laughed out of any meeting where I compare numbers in the manner than you do.
It's absolutely imprecise, but if you're in sales, I understand how it makes sense to simply for the customer.
#1 - You're a biochemist. Quit lying. You haven't designed anything remotely close to what's being discussed here, so you're not attending any meetings.
#2 - I'm not in sales. I'm a software engineer. Who actually, you know, is in the industry we're talking about.
What's the saying? Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
It's absolutely imprecise, but if you're in sales, I understand how it makes sense to simply for the customer.
#1 - You're a biochemist. Quit lying. You haven't designed anything remotely close to what's being discussed here, so you're not attending any meetings.
#2 - I'm not in sales. I'm a software engineer. Who actually, you know, is in the industry we're talking about.
What's the saying? Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.
KenCFTeam
Oct 18, 05:43 PM
My one and only hope for 10.7 is that Apple FINALLY brings OS X up to par with Windows when it comes to connecting--and staying connected--to network shares.
I've said this so many times but it has yet to materialize: OS X needs something more robust, similar to Window's drive mappings. I know we all love to look down our noses at how Windows still uses that anachronistic drive mapping system but here's the deal--it STILL blows OS X's approach out of the water.
Typical OS X user experience is this: I mount a network share. I work through the day but if there's any significant network connectivity issue, my mount point goes away and OS X alerts me that the network share is no longer available and I have to reconnect. IOW, OS X suddenly turns helpless on me and my mounted share just disappears because it's too dumb to know what else to do.
On Windows, you create static mount points (those drive mappings) that persist even when the connection is lost. If you have lost the connection and you (or a program) tries to access that mapped share, the OS automatically reconnects--completely transparently--and carries on as if nothing happened. Ironically, this is more Mac-like than the Mac.
Anyone who has gone through the experience of automating tasks on OS X, assuming the presence of a persistent connection to a given share, knows what kind of torment this can be. And it's really such a basic thing. Stay connected, and if you lose the connection, try to reconnect if a program or person tries to access it. Why can't we have that? It works great on Windows.
Fortunately, I've discovered how to make automounts on OS X which persist somewhat in the way I've described above but that functionality is buried down deep in the Unix internals of OS X and requires some serious geek cred to get working. Apple has yet to put a decent user interface on it.
I hope that arrives in 10.7. That's all I ask for. The rest will be icing on the cake.
Prior to my first Mac experience almost 3 years ago now, I was in the Windows / Linux / PC world. Quite frankly, the Windows networks that functioned the best were the ones with at least one PC running Linux. That is, unless you were willing to run Windows server products. Otherwise, Windows networking and/or drive mappings could stop working at any time, and for no apparent reason. Any amount of research pointed to solutions, which might work one time, but not the next.
Things like that kept me busy.
Now, I almost don't know what to do with my free time!
I've said this so many times but it has yet to materialize: OS X needs something more robust, similar to Window's drive mappings. I know we all love to look down our noses at how Windows still uses that anachronistic drive mapping system but here's the deal--it STILL blows OS X's approach out of the water.
Typical OS X user experience is this: I mount a network share. I work through the day but if there's any significant network connectivity issue, my mount point goes away and OS X alerts me that the network share is no longer available and I have to reconnect. IOW, OS X suddenly turns helpless on me and my mounted share just disappears because it's too dumb to know what else to do.
On Windows, you create static mount points (those drive mappings) that persist even when the connection is lost. If you have lost the connection and you (or a program) tries to access that mapped share, the OS automatically reconnects--completely transparently--and carries on as if nothing happened. Ironically, this is more Mac-like than the Mac.
Anyone who has gone through the experience of automating tasks on OS X, assuming the presence of a persistent connection to a given share, knows what kind of torment this can be. And it's really such a basic thing. Stay connected, and if you lose the connection, try to reconnect if a program or person tries to access it. Why can't we have that? It works great on Windows.
Fortunately, I've discovered how to make automounts on OS X which persist somewhat in the way I've described above but that functionality is buried down deep in the Unix internals of OS X and requires some serious geek cred to get working. Apple has yet to put a decent user interface on it.
I hope that arrives in 10.7. That's all I ask for. The rest will be icing on the cake.
Prior to my first Mac experience almost 3 years ago now, I was in the Windows / Linux / PC world. Quite frankly, the Windows networks that functioned the best were the ones with at least one PC running Linux. That is, unless you were willing to run Windows server products. Otherwise, Windows networking and/or drive mappings could stop working at any time, and for no apparent reason. Any amount of research pointed to solutions, which might work one time, but not the next.
Things like that kept me busy.
Now, I almost don't know what to do with my free time!
OrangeSVTguy
Feb 25, 10:40 AM
Something wrong is going on. My 970 is only doing half of what it should be doing. Glad I got a snow day today so I can mess with it :D Basically only getting 2k more PPD than my 950 but on 4 more threads and higher cock?
.Max.
Feb 13, 05:21 AM
Cut & Paste for god's sake. At least give us the option to enable/disable cut and paste.......
+1... It's so annoying when you have to move large amount of files to somewhere and have to copy and paste.. which as well as being slow with large files, means you've still got to delete the originals... Where as you cold just click 'Cut' and 'Paste' and be done with it ;)
+1... It's so annoying when you have to move large amount of files to somewhere and have to copy and paste.. which as well as being slow with large files, means you've still got to delete the originals... Where as you cold just click 'Cut' and 'Paste' and be done with it ;)
kansast
Nov 2, 03:36 PM
what does "(MVNO) on Cingular's network" mean ? In my area, Cingular absolutely STINKS.. even the city council called in Cingular reps to #$@# them out. It's been absolutely terrible since the AT&T/Cingular buyout.
I've since switched to Verizon which has a great network in our area anyway.. but I hate the phones.
Kansast
I've since switched to Verizon which has a great network in our area anyway.. but I hate the phones.
Kansast
lhsa
Jun 10, 01:35 PM
most excellent information, bloodbone:cool:
PBF
Apr 5, 01:41 AM
Watch your tone and don't be an *******.
The RESPONSES TO the article suggested that people assumed the Korea would be the first country to get it, which of course makes zero sense.
Also, I don't recall other countries launching a major Apple product simultaneously with the US, but I could be wrong.
Well, then why not read the actual article instead of responses? Seriously.
P.S. What's my tone? I just rolled my eyes like that :rolleyes: That's all. There was a neutral tone in the form of bunch of letters. No kidding.
The RESPONSES TO the article suggested that people assumed the Korea would be the first country to get it, which of course makes zero sense.
Also, I don't recall other countries launching a major Apple product simultaneously with the US, but I could be wrong.
Well, then why not read the actual article instead of responses? Seriously.
P.S. What's my tone? I just rolled my eyes like that :rolleyes: That's all. There was a neutral tone in the form of bunch of letters. No kidding.
topherchris
Sep 12, 11:59 AM
It says "Live Broadcast" for me. Having worked in TV for the past 15 years, that usually means it's a live broadcast.
Irrelevant unless your 15 years included admin'ing Quicktime Streaming Server.
Live Broadcast as stated before, says that for ALL streamed media, it is purely a stub for later.
Irrelevant unless your 15 years included admin'ing Quicktime Streaming Server.
Live Broadcast as stated before, says that for ALL streamed media, it is purely a stub for later.
n-abounds
Sep 12, 11:34 AM
Well if Apple is introducing a Movie Store, I'd hope that they have enough bandwidth to host their own introduction event... ;)
Numbah One
Jun 9, 12:14 PM
wow 45 per store? how long is that likely to last - 10 mins?
depends on when the Best Buy employees gets back from the Apple store with their iPhone 4 on launch day :D
depends on when the Best Buy employees gets back from the Apple store with their iPhone 4 on launch day :D
obeygiant
Mar 16, 09:44 AM
Why does Lee continue to bury his head in the sand and ignore the FACTS that conservatives give FAR more money, time, blood to charity than liberals do. They also give a higher percentage of their own wealth to charity. Maybe it's just easier to continue and live a lie that all Republicans are only concerned with themselves even though the evidence is to the contrary. Yep, only communists and socialists care about other people. Only people who think government is the solution to all of our problems care about other people.
Oh what a tangled web we weave.
The web these days is more blind and stupid than tangled.
Oh what a tangled web we weave.
The web these days is more blind and stupid than tangled.
obeygiant
Dec 1, 12:36 PM
Doubtful those numbers are accurate, willing to bet it's more a marketing stunt at this point considering they could price it much higher and sell all this years units without a problem.. With potential profits like this, it's only a matter of time before GM heads down the wrong road, again. Makes no sense really.
Rattner is currently the subject of legal proceedings and despite the questionable ethics and behavior of doing so he wrote the following: �At least in the early years, each Volt would cost around $40,000 to manufacture (development costs not included).�
Rattner admitted in an interview with the New York Times that he �didn�t know the precise number,� but agreed that despite the costs, on developing the Volt GM was �right to do it,� to silence critics �who�ve said for many years that the company was behind the curve.�
GM spokesperson Rob Peterson would of course not confirm these values, though GM has a history of getting small or no margins on small cars. Even the famous high volume Chevrolet Cavalier was known to be sold at loss. �We haven�t released any numbers related to costs,� said Peterson. �The importance of the Volt is more than a single profit-and-loss statement.� Indeed.
Rattner agrees the introduction of EVs are important, but doubts any automaker is in a position to profit on them in the early years. �E.V.�s are everybody�s latest fantasy,� he said. �No doubt they are important and they are real, but they won�t have an impact on profitability and sales for the foreseeable future.�
Rattner also thinks the idea of start-ups like Tesla rising up and competing successfully with major automakers is a bit far-fetched. �E.V. markets will be dominated by the existing companies,� he said. �They have the scaled operations and the dealer networks. The idea that a bunch of E.V. companies will come along and G.M. and Ford will go out of business is kind of crazy.�gm-colt.com (http://gm-volt.com/2010/11/26/report-each-volt-costs-40000-to-build/)
My old girl friend had one of those cavaliers. :)
Rattner is currently the subject of legal proceedings and despite the questionable ethics and behavior of doing so he wrote the following: �At least in the early years, each Volt would cost around $40,000 to manufacture (development costs not included).�
Rattner admitted in an interview with the New York Times that he �didn�t know the precise number,� but agreed that despite the costs, on developing the Volt GM was �right to do it,� to silence critics �who�ve said for many years that the company was behind the curve.�
GM spokesperson Rob Peterson would of course not confirm these values, though GM has a history of getting small or no margins on small cars. Even the famous high volume Chevrolet Cavalier was known to be sold at loss. �We haven�t released any numbers related to costs,� said Peterson. �The importance of the Volt is more than a single profit-and-loss statement.� Indeed.
Rattner agrees the introduction of EVs are important, but doubts any automaker is in a position to profit on them in the early years. �E.V.�s are everybody�s latest fantasy,� he said. �No doubt they are important and they are real, but they won�t have an impact on profitability and sales for the foreseeable future.�
Rattner also thinks the idea of start-ups like Tesla rising up and competing successfully with major automakers is a bit far-fetched. �E.V. markets will be dominated by the existing companies,� he said. �They have the scaled operations and the dealer networks. The idea that a bunch of E.V. companies will come along and G.M. and Ford will go out of business is kind of crazy.�gm-colt.com (http://gm-volt.com/2010/11/26/report-each-volt-costs-40000-to-build/)
My old girl friend had one of those cavaliers. :)
HiVolt
Apr 10, 09:10 PM
I'll pass. I don't really care. I am slowly moving away from Apple's products, the company is turning into Microsoft of the 90's.
I don't need to read an ass kissing book about Jobs.
I don't need to read an ass kissing book about Jobs.
Nickygoat
Sep 11, 07:45 AM
We have been forsaken. :(
All out for 367. Almost like an old England collapse at the end ;)
Kinda worried what McGrath and Warne will do to England in these conditions, but bring it on :D
All out for 367. Almost like an old England collapse at the end ;)
Kinda worried what McGrath and Warne will do to England in these conditions, but bring it on :D
auxplage
Oct 17, 11:05 PM
There's something strange about coffee shops and Mac laptops. They seem to attract the same crowd. Hanging out in coffee bars toying on a Macbook - it does have a certain, almost clicheed, image, doesn't it?
Yes, it does, because I am one of those people. :)
Market share is overrated. As long as Apple continues its 2-5% share, they are fine.
Yes, it does, because I am one of those people. :)
Market share is overrated. As long as Apple continues its 2-5% share, they are fine.
MacMan86
May 4, 07:34 PM
Good point about the 21.5" teardown, but in fact I would say that I anticipate the 27" teardown photos.
OWC did a lower quality teardown of the top of the range 27" model http://blog.macsales.com/9995-2011-imac-unboxing-teardown
Looking at the 21.5" from iFixit, the TB controller is marked with the black rectangle here: Image 1 (http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/55frvuVYNEhNGVeu.huge)
and this: Image 2 (http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/byyC6CCggJuNJLRn.huge) gives you an idea of the size of the chip.
Compare this with OWC:
Image 1 (http://blog.macsales.com/wp-content/gallery/2011-imac-unboxing/imac2011_inside_08.jpg)
Image 2 (http://blog.macsales.com/wp-content/gallery/2011-imac-unboxing/imac2011_inside_03.jpg)
Image 3 (http://blog.macsales.com/wp-content/gallery/2011-imac-unboxing/imac2011_inside_06.jpg)
There is what looks like a white passive heatsink covering a chip(s) that isn't there in the 21.5". That heatsink is in the place you would expect to find the TB controller, and it's definitely wider than the TB controller shown in the iFixit photos. Eyeballing it it looks like it might be wide enough for two of those little TB controller chips side-by-side... Yes, the two MLB's aren't laid out identically but all the connectors appear to be in a similar position and I can say that in most cases the different models have similarly laid out MLBs.
Again, more speculation but it looks like there's something there. Perhaps the potential for 40Gbps of throughput in that one area of the MLB is enough to warrant a passive heatsink. Guess we'll see.
OWC did a lower quality teardown of the top of the range 27" model http://blog.macsales.com/9995-2011-imac-unboxing-teardown
Looking at the 21.5" from iFixit, the TB controller is marked with the black rectangle here: Image 1 (http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/55frvuVYNEhNGVeu.huge)
and this: Image 2 (http://guide-images.ifixit.net/igi/byyC6CCggJuNJLRn.huge) gives you an idea of the size of the chip.
Compare this with OWC:
Image 1 (http://blog.macsales.com/wp-content/gallery/2011-imac-unboxing/imac2011_inside_08.jpg)
Image 2 (http://blog.macsales.com/wp-content/gallery/2011-imac-unboxing/imac2011_inside_03.jpg)
Image 3 (http://blog.macsales.com/wp-content/gallery/2011-imac-unboxing/imac2011_inside_06.jpg)
There is what looks like a white passive heatsink covering a chip(s) that isn't there in the 21.5". That heatsink is in the place you would expect to find the TB controller, and it's definitely wider than the TB controller shown in the iFixit photos. Eyeballing it it looks like it might be wide enough for two of those little TB controller chips side-by-side... Yes, the two MLB's aren't laid out identically but all the connectors appear to be in a similar position and I can say that in most cases the different models have similarly laid out MLBs.
Again, more speculation but it looks like there's something there. Perhaps the potential for 40Gbps of throughput in that one area of the MLB is enough to warrant a passive heatsink. Guess we'll see.
thworple
Sep 12, 11:10 AM
If it does end up being streamed "live" can you imagine the struggle everyone will have attempting to log on and watch. The drop outs on a non-live Apple event after they're posted is bad enough!
kingtj
Jul 13, 11:27 AM
Let's call things what they are....
Sure, lots of people out there realized they could magically "become a student" at some area school in order to receive an Apple discount on some hardware. It's deceitful - but if the practice was actually costing Apple money, you'd have seen them auditing all edu. purchases long ago.
The fact is, the edu. discount has generated quite a few new Apple customers who probably wouldn't have purchased one otherwise. And even at the discounted prices, they're high enough that Apple's still making a profit on those sales. Just not as large of one as they think they can usually get from the general public for the products otherwise.
I personally know a guy, for example, who bought a quad G5 tower using an educational discount, even though he's been done with school for quite some time. He had to scrape and beg to get the cash together for that system, even at the edu. price - and it involved selling his other Windows PCs too. He was convinced by the "Mac faithful" that it was a "better way" to do things, and at the edu. price, it was just *barely* possible for him to get it.
What good would it do Apple to punish him and lose a new customer forever, vs. give him a couple hundred bucks discount on a $3000+ machine?
Oh come on .. Well know why this was done. Just go read the post about when it was released. I could see this coming a mile away. Either a they would do this or b they would start doing the audits they talk about with educational purchases. There must have been atleast 50 people who blatantly posted about abusing the discount on a "public forum" and hundreds maybe thousands more who thougt of it. Lets say I owned a store and I saw a forum online where 50 plus people said they knew a way to rip off my store, do you think I would leave it vulnerable? I dont know ... maybe this is the reason or maybe it isnt but I think ts great they did it. Because now all the people who thought they could do this and thought its no different from walking in a store and walking out with out paying for an item, will have to mow a few more lawns or bag a few more grocerys and pay what the rest of the honest people out there will. I know I know I am sounding uber negative here but not nearly as negative as someone trying to justify stealing on a "public forum".
Kevin
Sure, lots of people out there realized they could magically "become a student" at some area school in order to receive an Apple discount on some hardware. It's deceitful - but if the practice was actually costing Apple money, you'd have seen them auditing all edu. purchases long ago.
The fact is, the edu. discount has generated quite a few new Apple customers who probably wouldn't have purchased one otherwise. And even at the discounted prices, they're high enough that Apple's still making a profit on those sales. Just not as large of one as they think they can usually get from the general public for the products otherwise.
I personally know a guy, for example, who bought a quad G5 tower using an educational discount, even though he's been done with school for quite some time. He had to scrape and beg to get the cash together for that system, even at the edu. price - and it involved selling his other Windows PCs too. He was convinced by the "Mac faithful" that it was a "better way" to do things, and at the edu. price, it was just *barely* possible for him to get it.
What good would it do Apple to punish him and lose a new customer forever, vs. give him a couple hundred bucks discount on a $3000+ machine?
Oh come on .. Well know why this was done. Just go read the post about when it was released. I could see this coming a mile away. Either a they would do this or b they would start doing the audits they talk about with educational purchases. There must have been atleast 50 people who blatantly posted about abusing the discount on a "public forum" and hundreds maybe thousands more who thougt of it. Lets say I owned a store and I saw a forum online where 50 plus people said they knew a way to rip off my store, do you think I would leave it vulnerable? I dont know ... maybe this is the reason or maybe it isnt but I think ts great they did it. Because now all the people who thought they could do this and thought its no different from walking in a store and walking out with out paying for an item, will have to mow a few more lawns or bag a few more grocerys and pay what the rest of the honest people out there will. I know I know I am sounding uber negative here but not nearly as negative as someone trying to justify stealing on a "public forum".
Kevin
acearchie
Jan 8, 05:46 PM
well I will be with all of you going spirtually!
Apart from the keynote were I will be placing all my possible concerntration on macrumorslive!
Apart from the keynote were I will be placing all my possible concerntration on macrumorslive!