Re: [CGUYS] Apple drops OS X awards
The real Steve says you are all wet (but what does he know?). Steve Jobs says Apple isn't de-emphasizing the Mac http://www.macnn.com/articles/10/04/29/e.mail.speculated.on.the.companys.mobile.focus/ On May 10, 2010, at 11:21 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: Apple is dropping any software awards for their desktop and laptop computers. Since 1997, Apple has handed out awards for the best new software developed for all their various platforms at the annual World Wide Developers Conference. Apple is now discontinuing awards for all except their wireless mobile devices in yet another indicator that the corporation is slowly turning away from their loyal computer user base in order to focus mostly on music sales, iPods, iPhones and iPads, all of which many consider to be mostly desired for their entertainment value and attendant usage. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Thoughts on Flash
Have you read Job's essay on Flash? It really is well reasoned. And today M$ announced that they agree. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/ Flash was created during the PC era – for PCs and mice. Flash is a successful business for Adobe, and we can understand why they want to push it beyond PCs. But the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards – all areas where Flash falls short... Flash is no longer necessary... * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Need Internet Radio Recommendations
Does anyone have experience with the new crop of internet radios? My old audiophile table radio (Yamaha YST-R7) is starting to act strange and I'm looking for a replacement that adds the latest functions. Ideally that means getting one that does internet radio and HD radio too. Some examples in the $125 to $150 range are ... http://www.amazon.com/Sanyo-R227-Internet-Radio-Black/dp/B001O84M3I/ http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-930-000101-Squeezebox-Radio/dp/B002LARRDK http://www.amazon.com/Grace-Digital-Wireless-Internet-GDI-IR2000/dp/B001DL8OV2 Has anyone seen such with a proper set of speakers? The above have just one in the box. My current radio has a pair of tuned-port bass reflex cans that sound pretty good. I also have 3 auxiliary ports and all 3 are in use. I would hate to lose that. Another concern I have is that these radios seem to be tied to a web site. My current radio is 25 years old and I seriously doubt that I can depend on a website to still be around in 25 years. I worry that when that web site dies my access to internet radio would die too. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Cybercrooks take shine to Apple lineup
The claim is that the iPad will soon be pwned. Time for WFBs to put up or shut up. Let's see what happens. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/19/AR2010031905613.html The iPad is expected to be a target for credit-card thieves and online scammers of all types. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Windows Phone 7: Too Much Like the iPhone?
http://www.pcworld.com/article/191723/windows_phone_7_too_much_like_the_iphone.html Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series promises to be an interesting addition to the wide range of smartphones already available, but it feels like Microsoft is copying Apple's strategy just a little too closely. Wow! I am surprised. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Off Topic, But Really Interesting
http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1002/almighty-dollar/transparency.jpg I want to see one like this divided up by operating system. I guess this one is about operating systems of a different kind. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] A Multigenerational Look at the iPad
http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?doc_id=188456f_src=ieupdate One of the big attractions of the iPod was that it was immediately obvious how to work it. Other MP3 players can still leave one scratching ones head over how to operate them. This article predicts a similar huge market for Apple... The second market of aging baby boomers and the greatest generation may be even more significant in that it is mostly untapped. This market has been largely bypassed by the information age. The majority is off the grid and many are computer phobic. The PC or smart phone is not intuitive to them. The iPad doesn’t feel like a computer. It feels like a tool, such as a TV remote control. It turns on at the touch of a button. It doesn’t take forever to turn on, or require esoteric knowledge or a manual. It’s easy to operate. You don’t need a mouse. The screen is large enough for aging eyes (vs. small screens of smart phones). And users can get 3G continuous Internet access. The iPad for this market introduces online banking, iTunes (music, TV episodes, movies, etc.), YouTube, Facebook, Google, Bing, Hulu, Flickr, and the Web in general easily. And grandparents will finally be able to see pictures and videos of their grandkids instantly while directly communicating with them via email or chat. Apple is tapping a huge greenfield market. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Are USB Drives Dangerous?
http://gcn.com/blogs/quick-study/2010/02/to-usb-or-not-to-usb.aspx?s=gcndaily_230210 Those little USB thumb drives are very helpful little critters for transporting data easily between one computer and another, you have to admit. However, they are also very useful for introducing malware into a system. That was that the reason the Pentagon banned their use in November 2008, declaring that “Memory sticks, thumb drives and camera flash memory cards have given the adversary the capability to exploit our poor personal practices and have provided an avenue of attack ... malicious software (malware) programmed to embed itself in memory devices has entered our systems. Why don't they simply ban Windows? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Last Chance for M$?
Windows Mobile 7 is Microsoft’s last chance to challenge iPhone http://venturebeat.com/2010/02/13/windows-mobile-7-is-microsofts-last-chance-to-challenge-iphone/ The company launched Windows Mobile 6.5 in October. It got mixed reviews, with the worst criticism being that the design was bland and the phone was slow. Microsoft had the beginnings of an AppStore, but it had nowhere near the depth of Apple’s, which has 140,000 apps that have been downloaded more than 3 billion times... It’s a classic battle in technology, with a horizontal alliance of many companies trying to take on a vertically integrated company. At this point, Microsoft and its allies are clearly the underdogs. I’m not expecting to be wowed by Windows Mobile 7. Microsoft has so much history here that it has to overcome. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Microsoft’s Creative Destruction
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/04/opinion/04brass.html Microsoft’s huge profits — $6.7 billion for the past quarter — come almost entirely from Windows and Office programs first developed decades ago. Like G.M. with its trucks and S.U.V.’s, Microsoft can’t count on these venerable products to sustain it forever. Perhaps worst of all, Microsoft is no longer considered the cool or cutting-edge place to work. There has been a steady exit of its best and brightest. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] You Saw the Demo? Are you impressed?
http://gizmodo.com/306370/what-the-hell-is-a-zune-pad $499 for an iPad. Hooha! That is what my original iPod cost. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] A Is for Amazon, B Is for Best Buy…
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/25/a-is-for-amazon-b-is-for-best-buy/?partner=yahoofinance Go to Google’s home page or browser toolbar and type a single letter into the search box. The search engine will then drop down a list of suggestions, based on overall search activity... See who first on the list. I think it interesting that most of the top 10 listed terms for each letter involve consumer goods. Shows what the Internet has become. Here's another game. How few characters are needed to get yourself on the list. For me it is 3. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Buried by an Earthquake? -- There's an app for that
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/24/haiti.survivor.phone.app/ Trapped in the ruins of the Hotel Montana in Port-au-Prince... The application on his iPhone is filled with information about first aid and CPR from the American Heart Association. So I knew I wasn't making mistakes, Woolley said. That gave me confidence to treat my wounds properly. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] 7 and 9
Both Washington stations boosted the power of their transmissions to address reception issues that arose when they moved digital broadcasts to VHF frequencies last June. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/23/AR2010012300090.html I'm now getting signal strength between 95 and 100. I'm glad that's finally fixed. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Google: Damned if you do; damned if you don't
An interesting dilemma... How Google's Nexus One censors cuss words (and why) http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-10440115-71.html * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Obsolete consumer products...
This may be a little bit ahead of its time and thus may make some people upset. The author argues that these products and services will soon go the way of the dodo... http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com/SavingandDebt/ConsumerActionGuide/10-things-not-to-buy-in-2010.aspx DVDs CDs Home telephone service External hard drives Smart-phone also-rans Compact digital cameras Newspaper magazine subscriptions New college textbooks Gas-guzzling autos Energy-inefficient homes and appliances * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] iPod Touch App Downloads Jump 1,000%
In the on-going comparison to Android apps, Flurry noted that Android apps experienced a 12% increase in downloads from November, while Apple’s apps increased 51%. In addition, Android’s app download volume was 13 times less than that for Apple. (Android apps did see a 93% increase on Christmas Day.) http://www.maximumpc.com/article/news/ipod_touch_app_downloads_jump_1000_christmas * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] All other search providers removed: Required to use Bing
Having made nice with the EU, but unable to resist evil for more than one day Yesterday, all of the search providers that used to be available through the browser disappeared and bing is the only option. I hate bing. I no longer am able to search using Google, Dictionary.com, or Wikipedia from the Go to... page on my browser. http://community.vzw.com/t5/BlackBerry-Devices/All-other-search-providers-removed-required-to-use-bing/td-p/133060 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] iPhone overtakes Windows Mobile
http://www.electronista.com/articles/09/12/16/active.iphone.users.outnumber.win.mobile/ The number of active iPhone users in the US has passed that of Windows Mobile for the first time, new data from comScore shows. After just pulling even with Microsoft in July, Apple's smartphone platform jumped to an average of 8.97 million current users in October, well ahead of Microsoft's 7.13 million. The iPhone has regularly had higher market share now has also surpassed Windows Mobile devices in its actual user base. now has also surpassed Windows Mobile devices in its actual user base. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Answer to Old Question: Create a nearly invisible floating analog clock
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20091209181926436 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] First commercial 4G wireless network debuts -- Not in America
http://gcn.com/articles/2009/12/14/web-1st-4g-wireless-network.aspx?s=gcndaily_161209 Mobile communications took a leap forward today with the debut of the world’s first commercially available broadband wireless service to rely on fourth-generation (4G), long-term evolution (LTE) technology. The new service, which is capable of transmitting data more than 10 times faster than current third-generation (3G) wireless technologies, was officially rolled out in Stockholm today by Sweden’s TeliaSonera, using equipment provided by Ericsson. Does Verizon want to post their G4 map? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Google: We avoid hiring too many smart people...
I recently had a discussion with an engineer at Google and I pointed out a handful of people that I thought were fruitful in the industry and I proposed that we should hire these people, Horowitz told today's conference. But [the engineer] stopped me and said: 'These people are actually important to have outside of Google. They're very Google people that have the right philosophies around these things, and it's important that we not hire these guys. It's better for the ecosystem to have an honest industry, as opposed to aggregating all this talent at Google.' http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/02/google_hiring_practrices/ What would M$ do? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] IE8/9 Fail Acid Test Badly
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/02/AR2009120203569.html But even today, they still don't play that nicely. As you can see in this video about IE9 http://channel9.msdn.com/posts/Charles/IE-9-Standards-and-Interoperability/ , they are still nowhere near passing the Acid3 browser test. Safari, Opera, and Chrome have all now achieved 100/100 scores on the test. Firefox has gotten a 96/100. IE? Well IE8 (the current version) gets a 20/100. And IE9, which isn't out yet, only gets a 32/100. You can try to argue (which Microsoft does) that much of the test is meaningless to everyday browsing, but the fact remains that all its major competitors are able to pass it or are on the verge of passing it. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Bilski vs. Kappos
http://www.internetevolution.com/author.asp?doc_id=184695f_src=ieupdate The conclusion that some hope the [Supreme] court might reach in its final opinion, expected later this spring. Many in the open-source community believe that the ability to legally lock up vague concepts like “look and feel” or broad capabilities like “one-click purchase” unfairly inhibits innovation and gives big commercial software companies a stranglehold on the market that hurts consumers. One of the most frustrating situations that sometimes arises is that corporations will patent a business process that has been around for years, which no one else thought was patentable, and then send all pre- existing competitors “cease and desist” letters. Earlier this month, such a situation emerged when Microsoft successfully filed a patent around selective user privilege escalation, which may affect a common Linux- and Unix-based tool called sudo. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] A Tale of Two Hard Drives: Apple’s Secret Wea pon?
http://theappleblog.com/2009/11/24/a-tale-of-two-hard-drives-apples-secret-weapon/?utm_source=feedburnerutm_medium=feedutm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheAppleBlog+%28TheAppleBlog%29 The phrase “Penny wise and Pound foolish” comes to mind. Did the first client end up saving money because she bought a PC? * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] How do I renew my domain?
I just got an email from my new ISP about one of my domains that is to expire in 2 weeks. The email said they were renewing it automatically. Way to go! * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Death to M$; Death to Apple
http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2009/11/chromeos-announcement.ars Put differently, in more concrete and less aesthetic terms, Apple and Microsoft began decades ago with the PC, and they're currently involved in a slow and painful process of trying to stretch and push the PC out towards the Internet and towards a more useful and integrated relationship with the cloud as a new type of server. Google, on the other hand, began with the Internet, and it presumes the cloud in everything it does. With Chrome OS, the company is now trying to push and stretch the Internet back down onto the PC as just one of a growing range of cloud clients. Google acknowledged that it will eventually move Chrome OS to laptops and conventional PCs, so the Chrome OS portable is just Google's first battle in a long, ambitious campaign to thoroughly cloudify the entire computing experience. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Google Chrome add-in for IE: Speed demon or big, fat security hole?
http://blogs.computerworld.com/14797/google_chome_add_in_for_ie_speed_demon_or_big_fat_security_hole Google's just released Chrome add-in for Internet Explorer can speed up IE by as much as 10 times, tests show. But if you listen to Microsoft, it also leaves you more vulnerable to malware and Web-based attacks. Who should you believe? This is a variation on Google trying to take over and reengineer the iPhone with GoogleVoice, except this time it is going after M$. My first reaction is holy cow, are M$ programmers such jerks that Google can so easily speed up IE by ten fold. Then I wonder if our WFBs will so vigorously defend Google now that the shoe is on the other foot. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] RAID's days may be numbered.
On Sep 19, 2009, at 1:31 AM, Christopher Range wrote: I have used RAID for several years. When I used a JBOD system, I always had problems with backing up data. I did have a tape backup unit in the system. But, I have always found tape backup problematic. I had a 250MB TB unit. But, The tapes were hard to obtain. Now, I have a bunch of unused 200-400GB tapes which, I can't use. Since they are for the IBM LTO2 Tape Drive and, that drive alone, is over $1,000. RAID has similar problems. Earlier this week I was having a conversation with a network engineer for a large bank. His full-time responsibility is managing servers. He readily admitted that the most common problem he encounters these days is failures of the raid controller. When that happens you have to replace with an equivalent controller. If you can't none of the data on the drives will be accessible. Some people have made a business out of stocking old RAID controllers and selling them for big bucks. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Do Typographers Despise M$?
The 2010 IKEA catalog, now arriving at doorsteps around the world, reveals the company’s choice to change all typography to the Microsoft font... http://idsgn.org/posts/ikea-says-goodbye-to-futura/ * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
