[CGUYS] comparing the new apple macbook pro to the pc competition
http://www.notebooks.com/2010/04/17/comparing-the-new-apple-macbook-pro-to-the-pc-competition/ Money quote: I was surprised at how comparable the Apple systems¹ base configurations were to the high end notebook PCs from the major venders. I expected the Windows PCs to blow the MacBooks away; but some of these were very close. This was not a Windows v. OSX competition, but purely a hardware specs v. hardware specs evaluation. Also, one would have to get their hands on these computers for it to be a truly fair comparison. The point of this comparison was to find out if the commonly repeated mantra of PC enthusiasts is true. Do you usually get more bang for the buck in terms of hardware by purchasing a PC instead of a Mac? From our very unscientific comparison, the answer is not a resounding ³Yes!², it¹s more like a a qualified ³Sometimes.² In the end competition brings better hardware and better prices to the market and all consumers, Mac and PC, win. Fan-bois, man your flame-throwers! -- Roger Lovettsville, VA * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Twist in school spying scandal
*The district is apparently not standing behind its two IT employees who had the necessary permissions to enable this remote viewing, technology coordinator Carol Cafiero and technician Michael Perbix, and from what little we can tell now it's not looking particularly good for them. In a deposition Cafiero refused to answer any questions, citing her Fifth Amendment rights, but an alleged e-mail exchange between the two saw Perbix calling the pictures a little LMSD soap opera, to which Cafiero replied I know, I love it! That doesn't sound entirely appropriate... * Doesn't sound good for them. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gdwlE3DpcMD9gNAnFMrQ7iNHCS6AD9F4BD401 School snared 1000's of webcam pics. Imagine that, this kind of ability being abused, whodathunk? On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 10:37 PM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.comwrote: On Sat, Mar 13, 2010 at 11:57 PM, Reid Katan ka...@his.com wrote: No I'm not. Phone call *before* pictures. Simple. I whole-heartedly agree. I think what we have in that school system in this instance and perhaps in other instances as well, is computer technology virtually holding the reins, having become the first, last and only resort. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
[CGUYS] Is Apple Readying for a Rematch With Microsoft in Personal Computing? - NYTimes.com
By SAAD FAZIL of VentureBeat Published: April 16, 2010 Pundits are declaring mobile the new PC. The number of mobile phones far outstrips the number of desktops. Mobile phones are available to people in the developing world who never had an opportunity to buy or even use a PC. With phones becoming smarter, there will be even less need for people to own PCs. Microsoft has dominated the PC-based world ever since it drove Apple close to extinction in the mid ’90s. But with Apple’s strong footing in mobile, its recent release of a larger, tablet form factor, iPad, also based on its mobile iPhone OS, and more form factors likely on the way to challenge the traditional PC, we may be in for a rematch... ...Imagine a stronger and slightly bigger iPad (with perhaps even a keyboard) with multi-tasking capability among features that are lacking in today’s iPad*...the threat to Apple’s mobile dominance won’t come from another platform (like Windows or Blackberry) but from web apps and cloud computing.** http://www.nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2010/04/16/16venturebeat-is-apple-readying-for-a-rematch-with-microso-22806.html -- *A bigger iPad, with a keyboard? Sounds like a notebook. FWIW. I used an iPad on Tuesday. It's heavy, slippery, can be easily dropped. Keyboard is not much better than my iPod keyboard. The curves may be beautiful, but not for holding securely. Combined with the $69 iPad keyboard dock, together they weigh more and are less portable than small notebook. Apple--get back to RD. I'll take a mini-notebook or 13 MacBook Pro, and keep my iPod Touch, thank you. **Our broadband went out yesterday, all day, didn't come back until this afternoon. And it's slow, but faster is too expensive. Glad we don't store important things in the so-called cloud or use only the simplest web apps, otherwise we'd be SOL. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Twist in school spying scandal
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 3:09 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: *The district is apparently not standing behind its two IT employees who had the necessary permissions to enable this remote viewing, technology coordinator Carol Cafiero and technician Michael Perbix, and from what little we can tell now it's not looking particularly good for them. In a deposition Cafiero refused to answer any questions, citing her Fifth Amendment rights, but an alleged e-mail exchange between the two saw Perbix calling the pictures a little LMSD soap opera, to which Cafiero replied I know, I love it! That doesn't sound entirely appropriate... * Doesn't sound good for them. The student at the center of this controversy was photographed over 400 times during a two week period. The school system claims that such intrusions only took place in order to determine the location of a laptop that was not accounted for, or who was in possession of said computer. If that is the case, why did they continue to activate the surveillance for such an extensive period of time, particularly since the only issue with that particular laptop was a failure on the part of the parents to pay in full the $55 insurance fee. They had paid a portion of the fee, but not the entire amount. School administrators obviously knew exactly who had the computer, where it was when it was not in the classroom, knew it was not stolen and knew that the only crime was an partially unpaid insurance bill. The student came to class every school day with the computer and went home with it every day after school, yet every day for two weeks was secretly surveilled in his home in various stages of undress, and his family members were being surveilled as well. Many photos of his family were captured as well. School administrators had, at some point, erroneously suspected that the student was ingesting drugs and possibly selling them. Perhaps their ongoing surveillance had nothing at all to do with keeping track of their computer, but rather they were trying to build a drug case against the student. If so, that is clearly not the role of the school IT department. They are not police authorities... or are they? They did have a website that allowed for police to download photos obtained with the secret surveillance software that was installed on all computers provided to the students at that school. Perhaps the local police need to be interrogated as well. Steve * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Is Apple Readying for a Rematch With Microsoft in Personal Computing? - NYTimes.com
Apple had a decade on MS at one point according to Steve Jobs and dropped the ball. We'll see if that changes with this new battlefield. Apple seemingly has the same type of disadvantage with their product only being sold on one network while MS can get it's new phone on any network, and don't forget Android could be the spoiler of both. On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:55 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: By SAAD FAZIL of VentureBeat Published: April 16, 2010 Pundits are declaring mobile the new PC. The number of mobile phones far outstrips the number of desktops. Mobile phones are available to people in the developing world who never had an opportunity to buy or even use a PC. With phones becoming smarter, there will be even less need for people to own PCs. Microsoft has dominated the PC-based world ever since it drove Apple close to extinction in the mid ’90s. But with Apple’s strong footing in mobile, its recent release of a larger, tablet form factor, iPad, also based on its mobile iPhone OS, and more form factors likely on the way to challenge the traditional PC, we may be in for a rematch... ...Imagine a stronger and slightly bigger iPad (with perhaps even a keyboard) with multi-tasking capability among features that are lacking in today’s iPad*...the threat to Apple’s mobile dominance won’t come from another platform (like Windows or Blackberry) but from web apps and cloud computing.** http://www.nytimes.com/external/venturebeat/2010/04/16/16venturebeat-is-apple-readying-for-a-rematch-with-microso-22806.html -- *A bigger iPad, with a keyboard? Sounds like a notebook. FWIW. I used an iPad on Tuesday. It's heavy, slippery, can be easily dropped. Keyboard is not much better than my iPod keyboard. The curves may be beautiful, but not for holding securely. Combined with the $69 iPad keyboard dock, together they weigh more and are less portable than small notebook. Apple--get back to RD. I'll take a mini-notebook or 13 MacBook Pro, and keep my iPod Touch, thank you. **Our broadband went out yesterday, all day, didn't come back until this afternoon. And it's slow, but faster is too expensive. Glad we don't store important things in the so-called cloud or use only the simplest web apps, otherwise we'd be SOL. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** * * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Is Apple Readying for a Rematch With Microsoft in Personal Computing? - NYTimes.com
MS is releasing some Win phones on Verizon the Kin's which are using a cut down version of their new OS. Lower prices also. Stewart At 06:29 PM 4/18/2010, you wrote: Apple had a decade on MS at one point according to Steve Jobs and dropped the ball. We'll see if that changes with this new battlefield. Apple seemingly has the same type of disadvantage with their product only being sold on one network while MS can get it's new phone on any network, and don't forget Android could be the spoiler of both. Rev. Stewart A. Marshall mailto:popoz...@earthlink.net Prince of Peace www.princeofpeaceozark.org Ozark, AL SL 82 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
Re: [CGUYS] Is Apple Readying for a Rematch With Microsoft in Personal Computing? - NYTimes.com
On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 12:55 PM, b_s-wilk b1sun...@yahoo.es wrote: *A bigger iPad, with a keyboard? Sounds like a notebook. FWIW. I used an iPad on Tuesday. It's heavy, slippery, can be easily dropped. Keyboard is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i5i3ozyPS8 * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *
