jsw
Jun 26, 02:36 PM
(1) Please provide links to articles describing the abuse.
(2) How would you expect people to respond anonymously? [edit: never mind... wasn't a poll when I responded]
(2) How would you expect people to respond anonymously? [edit: never mind... wasn't a poll when I responded]
thatwendigo
Oct 16, 10:29 PM
When I was researching laptops I found several PC laptops that were both cheaper and technically better than the iBook. Some of them were quite nice looking too. Apple's current laptops are nice, but you buy them because you want an Apple, or MacOS X, not because of price/performance.
...and yet you don't put them out there for comparison. How odd, that someone comes in here and makes this kind of blanket statement, while also listing a PC as their main machine. It almost seems, I don't know, about as trollish as the claim that CherryOS' site went down because of "hackers" that couldn't stand to hear what they had to say.
If there are laptops that are "cheaper and technically better," then I'd love to see them.
...and yet you don't put them out there for comparison. How odd, that someone comes in here and makes this kind of blanket statement, while also listing a PC as their main machine. It almost seems, I don't know, about as trollish as the claim that CherryOS' site went down because of "hackers" that couldn't stand to hear what they had to say.
If there are laptops that are "cheaper and technically better," then I'd love to see them.
TheGraduate
Apr 22, 10:53 PM
Hey everyone,
I'm doing a resarch paper/senior seminar project for university on online communities and their ties to the online and offline worlds. NOTE: This paper will NOT be published...I repeat...this paper will NOT be published. This is purely for a grade. Thanks. With some interest in Apple myself obviously, I'm looking at the impact of sites like MacRumors and AppleInsider on Apple in the offline. Some questions to pose:
1) Is Apple's stock price affected by rumors stemming from such communities? Are expectations raised, do you think analysts and investors read these sites since Apple is so secretive?
2) Why do you participate in this community? What draws you to it? Is it casual entertainment or do you feel connected to the community and compelled to contribute?
3) What is your opinion on the steps Apple has taken to quiet some of these rumors sites (AppleInsider, PowerPage.org, ThinkSecret, etc.)
4) Overall, how is Apple affected by these rumor sites (recall the Mac Mini fiasco two years ago)
5) What do you enjoy about MacRumors specifically? How is it different from other sites? What makes it stand out?
6) Which forums do you find the most enjoyable to participate in? What do you think about this site's specific layout and separate of things such as Politics/Religion and Miscellaneous threads from Apple/Industry specific threads?
7) Anything else you'd like to add.
Any comments and discussion are greatly appreciated. PM me if you'd like more info about the project or have anything else to add. Thanks!
I'm doing a resarch paper/senior seminar project for university on online communities and their ties to the online and offline worlds. NOTE: This paper will NOT be published...I repeat...this paper will NOT be published. This is purely for a grade. Thanks. With some interest in Apple myself obviously, I'm looking at the impact of sites like MacRumors and AppleInsider on Apple in the offline. Some questions to pose:
1) Is Apple's stock price affected by rumors stemming from such communities? Are expectations raised, do you think analysts and investors read these sites since Apple is so secretive?
2) Why do you participate in this community? What draws you to it? Is it casual entertainment or do you feel connected to the community and compelled to contribute?
3) What is your opinion on the steps Apple has taken to quiet some of these rumors sites (AppleInsider, PowerPage.org, ThinkSecret, etc.)
4) Overall, how is Apple affected by these rumor sites (recall the Mac Mini fiasco two years ago)
5) What do you enjoy about MacRumors specifically? How is it different from other sites? What makes it stand out?
6) Which forums do you find the most enjoyable to participate in? What do you think about this site's specific layout and separate of things such as Politics/Religion and Miscellaneous threads from Apple/Industry specific threads?
7) Anything else you'd like to add.
Any comments and discussion are greatly appreciated. PM me if you'd like more info about the project or have anything else to add. Thanks!
redeye be
May 23, 04:10 PM
Maybe this (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=128272) will help to keep people interested.
;)
;)
gopher
Oct 9, 07:28 AM
If Windows XP didn't have so much spyware attached to it, and required registration, and the insecurity that Microsoft is so famous for on its systems (yes there are still as many bugs and holes in XP for hackers to get through as in Windows 2000 and before), and the fact remains none of the source code is open, where at least some of Mac OS X is open and free for development purposes, I would have gone to Microsoft. Speed doesn't matter a hill of beans if your machine is so insecure you can't trust your bank numbers to it. Macs are faster in some cases than Windows XP, while slower in others and they maintain a level of security that doesn't require a firewall or anti-virus program anywhere near as much as Windows XP does.
I'd rather fly an airplane than a space shuttle with o-rings that leak.
What's more, who really wants to be forced to support Microsoft?
With a Mac you can avoid Microsoft altogether.
I'd rather fly an airplane than a space shuttle with o-rings that leak.
What's more, who really wants to be forced to support Microsoft?
With a Mac you can avoid Microsoft altogether.
Anon
Oct 21, 09:35 PM
You're right Altivec does it better.
Apple will probably begin pushing more usage of the term Velocity engine instead of Altivec
Apple will probably begin pushing more usage of the term Velocity engine instead of Altivec
sishaw
Mar 21, 11:28 AM
My fun for March:
Hotel Dusk (Nintendo DS)
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
Red Steel (Wii)
I finished Hotel Dusk, I'm somewhere in the middle of Zelda, and I haven't started Red Steel yet. Ok, I played the opening scene and fired a few rounds just for kicks, but haven't seriously attempted to play it.
Hotel Dusk (Nintendo DS)
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
Red Steel (Wii)
I finished Hotel Dusk, I'm somewhere in the middle of Zelda, and I haven't started Red Steel yet. Ok, I played the opening scene and fired a few rounds just for kicks, but haven't seriously attempted to play it.
applemacdude
Oct 25, 04:22 PM
Huh...?
Apple seems to be acting more and more like Gateway and Dell, with their "Hot Deals" or "Double Your RAM" or whatever nonsense marketing has come up with this week.
How about this Apple: You send me the machine with no RAM, give me a $360 rebate, and I'll go to MacMall and get a 512MB of Viking RAM for $99 bucks. At that rate, I can "Double My RAM" for a total savings of $600 under what you're charging.
Just give us an honest rebate, or nothing at all. I'd rather pay top dollar for the new machines than shell out (nearly) full-price for these dusty ole' models.
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Apple seems to be acting more and more like Gateway and Dell, with their "Hot Deals" or "Double Your RAM" or whatever nonsense marketing has come up with this week.
How about this Apple: You send me the machine with no RAM, give me a $360 rebate, and I'll go to MacMall and get a 512MB of Viking RAM for $99 bucks. At that rate, I can "Double My RAM" for a total savings of $600 under what you're charging.
Just give us an honest rebate, or nothing at all. I'd rather pay top dollar for the new machines than shell out (nearly) full-price for these dusty ole' models.
mkrishnan
May 20, 08:55 PM
Wow, that interface is gorgeous. :)
Macmaniac
Nov 21, 09:28 PM
Grr I post to slow, at this rate with the waste land reduction I will never break 2000:(
gopher
Oct 7, 11:39 AM
Originally posted by Backtothemac
These test that this guy puts up are crap! The Athlon is overclocked to be a 2100+, none of the systems have the most current OS. I personally have seen great variations in his tests over the years, and personally, I don't buy it. Why test for single processor functions? The Dual is a DUAL! All of the major Apps are dual aware, as is the OS!
Try that with XP Home.
Well so can the G4 be overclocked. So what's your point? Big whoop, overclock all you like, but we are talking about systems sold by manufacturers. To learn more about overclocking Macs, visit http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/
These test that this guy puts up are crap! The Athlon is overclocked to be a 2100+, none of the systems have the most current OS. I personally have seen great variations in his tests over the years, and personally, I don't buy it. Why test for single processor functions? The Dual is a DUAL! All of the major Apps are dual aware, as is the OS!
Try that with XP Home.
Well so can the G4 be overclocked. So what's your point? Big whoop, overclock all you like, but we are talking about systems sold by manufacturers. To learn more about overclocking Macs, visit http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/
Mackilroy
Mar 21, 04:58 PM
I'll just say the word 'PAINTER' and those that have done that will know what I'm talkling about.
That part was awesome. I remember first wondering what was going on and then realizing what had happened. :)
That part was awesome. I remember first wondering what was going on and then realizing what had happened. :)
GFLPraxis
Mar 20, 04:33 PM
No WiFi?
I'd take the XBox 360 Premium, + WiFi over an XBox 360 with a bigger hard drive, thanks.
I don't see why XBox 360 owners would be ticked, unless they *needed* HDMI (why does it matter that much? Component is still the same quality). It's just a hard drive upgrade. I'd still buy a Premium if I was buying one today.
I'd take the XBox 360 Premium, + WiFi over an XBox 360 with a bigger hard drive, thanks.
I don't see why XBox 360 owners would be ticked, unless they *needed* HDMI (why does it matter that much? Component is still the same quality). It's just a hard drive upgrade. I'd still buy a Premium if I was buying one today.
jefhatfield
Oct 14, 10:23 AM
Originally posted by quinnbk
Went into an apple store and asked a guy working there if he knew anything about G4 ibooks coming out. His response was a VERY official "No. We don't know anything about that. I can't tell you anything about that."
When I pressed a little further, he basically said, "I can tell you I don't know anything or I can lose my job. What would you do?"
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Went into an apple store and asked a guy working there if he knew anything about G4 ibooks coming out. His response was a VERY official "No. We don't know anything about that. I can't tell you anything about that."
When I pressed a little further, he basically said, "I can tell you I don't know anything or I can lose my job. What would you do?"
MrMacMan
Jul 17, 05:14 PM
Originally posted by vniow
I've still got my blueberry 300 iBook.
*sticks tongue out*
Haha, I can do one better.
Bondi Blue iMac 233 Baby!
I've still got my blueberry 300 iBook.
*sticks tongue out*
Haha, I can do one better.
Bondi Blue iMac 233 Baby!
mkrishnan
May 27, 09:47 AM
- Word's side-by-side simultaneous scrolling is a great new feature that makes comparing documents VERY easy. Love it.
This sounds really great, when you have the monitor space to read both documents. I'd love this on my iMac. :)
This sounds really great, when you have the monitor space to read both documents. I'd love this on my iMac. :)
MacAztec
Oct 11, 12:46 AM
I think its Apple's fault. Motorola too. Apple always says how an 800MHz Powerbook is better at x and x than a PC, but the PC is still faster at like everything.
Its motorolas problem for not makin faster chips! But its Apples fault for not moving to IBM by now, and Apple is just accepting that they are barely over 1GHz when PCs are moving up on 3GHz
Its motorolas problem for not makin faster chips! But its Apples fault for not moving to IBM by now, and Apple is just accepting that they are barely over 1GHz when PCs are moving up on 3GHz
dpaanlka
May 2, 11:33 AM
What? Another Bradley Student? Who are you?
me_94501
Apr 30, 11:27 PM
That's some nice marketing material!
RacerX
Mar 29, 01:48 AM
I haven't used Safari in a little over a year, but from what I remember the few months that I was using it regularly, it was way better than Firefox. They really should have used Camino as the foundation of Firefox, we really don't need more Carbon apps that don't play well with the rest of the system.
At any rate, I'll stick with OmniWeb. I've been using it since 1998 and it has served me quite well in that time.
At any rate, I'll stick with OmniWeb. I've been using it since 1998 and it has served me quite well in that time.
scem0
Oct 27, 02:12 PM
Originally posted by Inhale420
not only that, but there is a limit to where bigger is NOT better. a 30 inch screen placed 2 feet in front of you doesn't seem to make much sense.
Exactly. I mean, how many of these could they possible sell? And imagine the costs of making one. There would (most probably) be a whole bunch of dead pixels...
not only that, but there is a limit to where bigger is NOT better. a 30 inch screen placed 2 feet in front of you doesn't seem to make much sense.
Exactly. I mean, how many of these could they possible sell? And imagine the costs of making one. There would (most probably) be a whole bunch of dead pixels...
Lacero
Feb 15, 05:39 AM
Finally, Napster and Real can finally both just die. End their misery once and for all. please!
DaedalusDE
Aug 28, 04:27 PM
If you click on the picture on the main page and look at the picture of the opened dual optical drives, the chrome comes back... ITS MAGIC!!!!
EricNau
Nov 23, 01:12 AM
Good Idea! After reading this thread I decided to get my iMac G5 up and folding again. Hope it helps! :)