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  • One could also argue that Apple copied the idea of the mobile phone, of 3G, of built-in GPS, of a camera in the device, etc, etc, etc. All depends on your perspective.
    NetherlandsPaul Howland had this to say on Nov 27, 2008 Posts: 15
    Should Other Companies Pay Apple?
  • Very nice, but the more file-specific functionality you add to Finder, the more bloated it becomes. Ultimately it could include the functionality of every application you have on your system - and be 20GB in size to boot. Far better to have a lean and mean Finder and let the applications take care of the specifics.
    NetherlandsPaul Howland had this to say on Nov 07, 2008 Posts: 15
    Apple's Finder Remixed
  • Hmm. But what about the contempt shown for developers and total-control "Apple knows best" mindset shown in the iPhone App Store as well as the usual blatantly false Steve Jobs double-speak (you mention the fictional "3G Battery Life issue" yourself) and the over-priced poor-performing Mobile Me? Apple is very slow to change its spots - it just that the specific issues have moved on.
  • The whole Apple community thrives on rumours and speculation. This seems part and parcel of being an Apple user and was one of the striking differences I noticed after "switching" a few years ago. Good on Kelly for highlighting the stupidity of many in the community!
    NetherlandsPaul Howland had this to say on Feb 22, 2008 Posts: 15
    The Tiny-Code Lesson
  • It'll be interesting to see what happens to the price and features as the competition hots up too. I see IBM has already announced the release of the Lenovo X300 series that is smaller and lighter than the MacBook Air whilst managing to offer more ports, a built in DVD burner, higher resolution screen and faster processor. Remove the marketing spin and the MacBook Air remains a pretty looking but underpowered machine. See http://gizmodo.com/346797/ultralight-lenovo-x300-series-thinkpad-leaked
  • What about wanting to listen to music whilst reading a book? Seems like a blindingly obvious reason for including a music player capability to me...
    NetherlandsPaul Howland had this to say on Nov 28, 2007 Posts: 15
    Some Thoughts On The Sony Reader Digital Book
  • Yeah, but how well does the Apple phone OS run on a regular phone with minimal processor & regular buttons - the other 95% of the market? Presumably that's where Symbian shines. There's room for everyone.
    NetherlandsPaul Howland had this to say on Jul 12, 2007 Posts: 15
    The OS Wars Are Back
  • Smarter Smart Folders - at the moment you can only define multiple criteria with the AND operation. eg. Word document AND opened last week. But there's no way to have a Smart Folder which contains Word documents OR Pages documents. Or Documents AND NOT Powerpoint documents. etc. Without this, the usefulness is somewhat limited.
    NetherlandsPaul Howland had this to say on Mar 10, 2006 Posts: 15
    What Do You Want out of Leopard?
  • My thoughts include: - Much snappier performance. MacOS X can feel very sluggish at times, even on the latest hardware. - Better screen layout taking account that most screens are widescreen format these days. This means menu bars across the top of the screen and dock at the bottom (yes I know it can be moved) result in a small amount of usable vertical space with large areas of wasted space to the sides - Better Finder. Duh. - More stable Safari. Ad blocking. - System restore/roll-back feature, like Windows - An iChat which is compatible with more than just iChat and AOL for video - More robust MacOS. I still get occasional problems with a corrupted plist file that prevents the system from booting. - Much improved Spotlight. It's slow and basic. Quicksilver would be a much better starting point. - Better firewall with "Little Snitch" capabilities builtin. Why does every application need to dial home??? - Ability to use iCal to schedule tasks on the computer - Decent uninstall capability, remove Library files, etc - More 3D effects on desktop. eg. ability to rotate windows sideways and stack to one side, like in Sun's prototype 3D desktop - Built-in language translation capabilities. View any webpage, application or document in your native language automagically
    NetherlandsPaul Howland had this to say on Mar 10, 2006 Posts: 15
    What Do You Want out of Leopard?
  • ..and perhaps produce a budget 12" laptop called the [b]MacBook Mini[/b] ?
    NetherlandsPaul Howland had this to say on Jan 15, 2006 Posts: 15
    Possible New Product Names
  • Or possibly, the Big Mac :-)
    NetherlandsPaul Howland had this to say on Jan 14, 2006 Posts: 15
    Possible New Product Names
  • My guess for the Intel Powermac would be "MacStation" or "MacStation Pro" - a concatenation of "Mac" and "Workstation".
    NetherlandsPaul Howland had this to say on Jan 14, 2006 Posts: 15
    Possible New Product Names