toolbox
Sep 11, 09:27 PM
Mine for september
0815
Apr 29, 07:30 AM
I think in order to create new cutting edge products every company has to violate some patents of others (due to stupidity of the patent system they companies can patent almost everything). The origins of the patent system were a good idea to protect really new innovations but it got abused by too many companies and people who approve probably cant distinguish new original ideas from common sense ideas. That makes it hard for companies to enforce their original ideas since they can get counter suit with trivial patents (I'm not saying this is the case here - but that is the general problem).
Apple probably knew they are getting sued in return and took that into account by weighing the severity of violations (in their point of view). Probably it will end in out of court settlement - so I'm not sure what it is good for except making everyone aware that companies borrow ideas from each other ...
One of the patents:
Mobile telephone capable of displaying world time and method for controlling the same
An apparatus and method for calculating and displaying local time for a plurality of cities in the world. The apparatus includes a memory for storing Greenwich mean time (GMT) information for each of the plurality of cities. The apparatus sets a reference time and counts the time that elapses from when the reference time is set. The apparatus calculates a local time of a city selected by a user, which is based on a difference between the GMT of the selected city and the GMT of a present location of the apparatus, the reference time and the counted elapsed time. The reference time may be either a time set by the user or a system time acquired from a signal generated from a remote system.
How can companies get patents for such trivial algorithms???
Does this mean we can blame Samsung for the alarm clock bug whenever the summer/winter time change happens?
Apple probably knew they are getting sued in return and took that into account by weighing the severity of violations (in their point of view). Probably it will end in out of court settlement - so I'm not sure what it is good for except making everyone aware that companies borrow ideas from each other ...
One of the patents:
Mobile telephone capable of displaying world time and method for controlling the same
An apparatus and method for calculating and displaying local time for a plurality of cities in the world. The apparatus includes a memory for storing Greenwich mean time (GMT) information for each of the plurality of cities. The apparatus sets a reference time and counts the time that elapses from when the reference time is set. The apparatus calculates a local time of a city selected by a user, which is based on a difference between the GMT of the selected city and the GMT of a present location of the apparatus, the reference time and the counted elapsed time. The reference time may be either a time set by the user or a system time acquired from a signal generated from a remote system.
How can companies get patents for such trivial algorithms???
Does this mean we can blame Samsung for the alarm clock bug whenever the summer/winter time change happens?
Daveway
Feb 13, 01:01 AM
I hope that isn't your first attempt at hot avatar. :eek:
Gosh no! I hate the one I have now, its only preliminary.
Gosh no! I hate the one I have now, its only preliminary.
getbigg21
Sep 4, 10:28 AM
[QUOTE=patseguin;10992695]I've been having fun customizing lately. Here's what I have at the moment:
how do you get the date, clock, etc on your desktop like that?
how do you get the date, clock, etc on your desktop like that?
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666sheep
Mar 31, 02:43 PM
Note: on some G4s nap mode is already enabled by default.
Oh, I didn't know that. On which ones exactly?
I was thinking that only G5s had it enabled automatically.
OP, if you want 2.5" drives in reasonable pricing, consider WD BEKT (Blacks).
If you'll want to squeeze more juice of your MDD in the future (and you're not afraid of solderin iron), maybe think about overclocking FSB from 133 to 167? It's quite easy, only one resistor to desolder. You'll be able to upgrade CPU to dual 1.25 or 1.42.
Oh, I didn't know that. On which ones exactly?
I was thinking that only G5s had it enabled automatically.
OP, if you want 2.5" drives in reasonable pricing, consider WD BEKT (Blacks).
If you'll want to squeeze more juice of your MDD in the future (and you're not afraid of solderin iron), maybe think about overclocking FSB from 133 to 167? It's quite easy, only one resistor to desolder. You'll be able to upgrade CPU to dual 1.25 or 1.42.
monke
Oct 17, 09:18 PM
http://att.macrumors.com/contest/3A959E.jpg
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calzon65
Apr 27, 04:19 PM
Don't worry somebody's already working on an app to block the tracking. You can bet on that:D
and watch, Apple will ban that app.
and watch, Apple will ban that app.
jorx
Apr 25, 04:25 AM
The drive must be of format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
See here (http://www.zisman.ca/Articles/2009/LEM-Airdisk/airdisk.html) for more info.
See here (http://www.zisman.ca/Articles/2009/LEM-Airdisk/airdisk.html) for more info.
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ucfgrad93
Dec 1, 11:02 AM
On my MBP.
innominato5090
Sep 9, 11:33 AM
http://cl.ly/2JIx/content/ (http://cl.ly/2Jom)
I really love the colors of this shot
I really love the colors of this shot
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getbigg21
Dec 7, 07:25 AM
anyone?
tadad1
Jul 10, 09:03 PM
No it will only transmit to one headset at a time.
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ZenErik
Apr 7, 08:45 AM
Grow up! :rolleyes:
For stating the truth? :confused:
For stating the truth? :confused:
MacBill
Apr 18, 11:22 AM
For some weird reason, my plus sign for adding bookmarks is gone. When I try to ad a bookmark, it puts it on the end of the list so I have to go to the right arrows on the right side to see it. Anyone have any idea why this may be happening?
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zen.state
Apr 11, 07:09 PM
haha!
all sorted now!! 10.5 (thanks zen.state), extra internal sata cables , graphics card
next stop? PHOTOS
Am in London for a couple of days and will probably be a week before I have everything I need to complete my little MDD. Then I'll tidy up the wiring and get some shots done for you all.
Thanks for all the help along the way boys & girls - I a happy man :apple::p:D
Just wondering why you invested in a video card for a file server or did I miss a post where you said you wanted to do other things? If you are just doing file serving I recommend going headless as it will save power and money.
all sorted now!! 10.5 (thanks zen.state), extra internal sata cables , graphics card
next stop? PHOTOS
Am in London for a couple of days and will probably be a week before I have everything I need to complete my little MDD. Then I'll tidy up the wiring and get some shots done for you all.
Thanks for all the help along the way boys & girls - I a happy man :apple::p:D
Just wondering why you invested in a video card for a file server or did I miss a post where you said you wanted to do other things? If you are just doing file serving I recommend going headless as it will save power and money.
Doctor Q
Aug 19, 12:21 AM
In case you didn't know this, it's not within the 75x75 pixel limit for the contest.
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xUKHCx
Apr 7, 05:57 AM
I suppose the original question should have been, "What have Apple got in there?"
Possibly something custom designed or taken from existing designs of other storage giants. Like Google where they use velcro (http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10209580-92.html).
Possibly something custom designed or taken from existing designs of other storage giants. Like Google where they use velcro (http://news.cnet.com/8301-1001_3-10209580-92.html).
maldoror
May 3, 03:21 PM
this dual enclosure from OWC: http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/MESATATBEK/
it only has the esata connection. could i daisy chain this drive to my current single enclosure Elite-AL Pro Quad?
can i just put one 2TB hdd in it for now until i need more space and just use it non-raid?
thanks for the help
maldoror
it only has the esata connection. could i daisy chain this drive to my current single enclosure Elite-AL Pro Quad?
can i just put one 2TB hdd in it for now until i need more space and just use it non-raid?
thanks for the help
maldoror
FSMBP
May 5, 06:20 PM
Today, I went to use my Mac and the Internet won't connect. Airport says it's connected (with the full set of bars). And my other wifi equipped devices are working fine.
Anyone got any suggestions? Any help would be appreciated.
Anyone got any suggestions? Any help would be appreciated.
Rocketman
Sep 30, 11:37 AM
This really hits a nerve with me. This example of Lotus notes which at one time was a new application which was NOT written to work well with BOTH Macs and DOStel PC's was a CHOICE. They wanted for a variety of reasons to deal with only one set of hardware even though there was deployed hardware in use with users who would at least in principal, need to be on their network.
As the years passed with Notes, they begrudgingly made some versions with limited Mac support, but always as a second class citizen to such a degree that unless you ran it on a DOStel PC or a Wintel PC an employer could not practicably talk with them to the drgree they needed to.
As a result of this and the fairly wide adoption of Notes for secure communication within several large enterprises, Macs were shut out.
Now that Notes is adding "more full" Mac support 20 years later, they will not be surprised to hear Mac users, and shops who respect Mac users have simply switched to something else.
Hopefully what will happen now is their captured markets will simply buy APPLE hardware to perform Dostel and Wintel PC functions under Parallels or Bootcamp or Q.
It will be ritious.
Rocketman
As the years passed with Notes, they begrudgingly made some versions with limited Mac support, but always as a second class citizen to such a degree that unless you ran it on a DOStel PC or a Wintel PC an employer could not practicably talk with them to the drgree they needed to.
As a result of this and the fairly wide adoption of Notes for secure communication within several large enterprises, Macs were shut out.
Now that Notes is adding "more full" Mac support 20 years later, they will not be surprised to hear Mac users, and shops who respect Mac users have simply switched to something else.
Hopefully what will happen now is their captured markets will simply buy APPLE hardware to perform Dostel and Wintel PC functions under Parallels or Bootcamp or Q.
It will be ritious.
Rocketman
harry*333
Jun 5, 10:41 AM
changed to png
now it fits the file size requirements
now it fits the file size requirements
Flying Llama
Aug 19, 06:30 PM
my first try it suckstoo much to come ne where near to winning but so what only 90 some to go anyways
bah! what are you talking about??? it's fanstastic!
bah! what are you talking about??? it's fanstastic!
gwurfel
Apr 26, 03:40 AM
"flash Page Flip converter" (http://www.axmag.com) that is the most frequent answers I got for Mac OS. Look if it could help you.
mif
Apr 9, 11:07 AM
I'm a 3D Artist and while waiting for a render to finish I made this for fun... If anyone wants me to make another one or one with your logo in it let me know! I have time to kill this weekend while I render.
http://www.tjunkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Wallpaper.jpg
Enjoy!
What kind of objects/scenes do you render, if i may ask? I am only a hobbyist and interested in virtual reality.
http://www.tjunkers.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Wallpaper.jpg
Enjoy!
What kind of objects/scenes do you render, if i may ask? I am only a hobbyist and interested in virtual reality.
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