On 2 aug 2011, at 23:41, Scot Hacker wrote:
> I'd be really bummed to see optical going away before streaming catches up.
You can be a generic PC vendor and STILL ship PS/2 ports, and mice with PS/2
adapters, because you know, USB simply isn't totally ubiquitous yet. OR you can
be Apple and s
On Aug 2, 2011, at 6:02 PM, Arno Hautala wrote:
> With movies, online
> distribution generally is already past what DVDs offer.
Not sure what you mean there. Approximately 12% of the Netflix catalog is
available for streaming - the rest is DVD only (which makes it baffling to me
why some people
A friend's PC broke so we shopped for a new one. Best Buy has a wide
selection with the same processors and often more memory and disk space
than comparable Macs, for about half the price. USB-3 (and a shelf full
of cheap external drives most of which are now USB-3). HDMI port. Built
in WiMax f
On Aug 2, 2011, at 6:58 PM, LuKreme wrote:
> If someone is buying a CD they are probably either not computer people at all
> or they are the very small minority of users who never buy anything on the
> scary Internet or the even tinier percentage who are buying less mainstream
> music that is
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 14:52, objectwerks inc wrote:
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> The optical drive on computers has many more uses now than the floppy did in
> 1997 (not only for SW distribution, but also for media -- music and movies)
> AND in 1997 there was a reasonable replacement -- the CD-ROM and CDRW drives.
>
objectwerks inc squaked out on Tue 02-Aug-2011 12:52
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> On Aug 2, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Arno Hautala wrote:
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>> On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 12:41, objectwerks inc wrote:
>>
>> I'd say we're further along than we were when Apple dropped the
>> floppy.
>
> I disagree. For one big reason. The optica
On Aug 2, 2011, at 12:22 PM, William Ehrich wrote:
>> A lot of people still consume media on their computer. I know
>> people who use their PCs or Macs to watch movies on a regular basis.
>
> CDs and DVDs compete with the iTunes store.
Millions of people still don't have broadband. :-(
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On Aug 2, 2011, at 10:33 AM, Omni_Jim Witte wrote:
> What if they produced the Mac Mini and the optical drive to be able to
> fit together nicely? Possibly attaching by taking the place of the circular
> “port” that is taken off when you upgrade the Mini? It might be difficult to
> mak
As a certified service and repair technician, I have taken the equivalent of
Support Essentials plus a couple other offerings, annually. They are typical
"industrial exams" that qualify you as minimally competent but make no higher
claims. The most difficult feature of these exams is that when
A lot of people still consume media on their computer. I know
people who use their PCs or Macs to watch movies on a regular basis.
CDs and DVDs compete with the iTunes store.
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On Aug 2, 2011, at 11:03 AM, Arno Hautala wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 12:41, objectwerks inc wrote:
>>
>>
>> I do agree with the overall sentiment though that the optical drive is going
>> the way of the DoDo. I just think we are not quite that far along yet.
>
> I'd say we're further a
What if they produced the Mac Mini and the optical drive to be able to
fit together nicely? Possibly attaching by taking the place of the circular
“port” that is taken off when you upgrade the Mini? It might be difficult to
make the case of the drive be able to attach to the Mini like
objectwerks inc squaked out on Tue 02-Aug-2011 10:41
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> On Aug 1, 2011, at 10:50 PM, LuKreme wrote:
>
>> On Aug 1, 2011, at 17:48, Nathan Sims wrote:
>>
>>
>> Optical drives in 2011 are a lot like floppy drives in 1997. Other than
>> burning a backup of Lion, I've not used mine in about a y
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 12:41, objectwerks inc wrote:
>
>
> I do agree with the overall sentiment though that the optical drive is going
> the way of the DoDo. I just think we are not quite that far along yet.
I'd say we're further along than we were when Apple dropped the
floppy. As they pertai
On Aug 1, 2011, at 10:50 PM, LuKreme wrote:
> On Aug 1, 2011, at 17:48, Nathan Sims wrote:
>
>> What is Apple thinking -- that everyone's integrated into the iCloud
>> already? I thought the mini was in some part for "switchers", but to come
>> without even an optical drive is a deal killer.
Hi folks
I am a former UNIX admin with quite good OpenLDAP experience. I have
no professional experience with Apple products, but several years as a
consumer.
I wish to get a job in the Apple environment :-)
Did anyone took those (or similar) exams? How difficult and valuable
are they? Is it poss
On Tue, Aug 2, 2011 at 2:04 AM, Nathan Sims
wrote:
> What are you talking about? A USB storage drive doesn't play DVDs or CDs...
We are in 2011 and physical media is obsolete. The content comes from
torrent trackers and/or One-Click-Hosters and ist free as in free beer
:-) If you wish to take the
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