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  • The whole "Droid" name puts me off. It sounds blah and depressing.
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Nov 06, 2009 Posts: 1184
    The DROID vs. the iPhone: It's in the Advertising
  • The use of the name "Chris Howard" is subject to copyright. Unauthoried use is prohibited. :) good to have you back, Mr Seibold. Have missed your unique and enlightening view of things Apple. Always thought provoking. I wonder what Sculley thinks of the iPhone.
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Oct 02, 2009 Posts: 1184
    John Sculley versus Steve Jobs: A Study in Timing
  • Thanks, Greg. So do we need a worldwide international standard(s)? Or an international body that determines the next standard? Or is this going to become worse than the PAL/NTSC situation?
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Sep 24, 2009 Posts: 1184
    The Verizon iPhone: Distant Dream or Near Term Reality?
  • BTW my last comment is based on my understanding that Verizon uses CDMA. Correct me if I'm wrong.
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Sep 23, 2009 Posts: 1184
    The Verizon iPhone: Distant Dream or Near Term Reality?
  • Why not just open the iPhone to other US carriers as is. Then if Verizon want to join the party, they would have to upgrade their networks. That way Apple shuts up those wanting the iPhone on other carriers but if it doesn't work, it's the carrier's problem for not having the network to support it. In Australia we had CDMA networks switched off 18 months ago, so I'm surprised the US carriers are still using CDMA. We got told it was old technology... Did our govt lie to us?!
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Sep 23, 2009 Posts: 1184
    The Verizon iPhone: Distant Dream or Near Term Reality?
  • Keep me posted, Bob, coz I had to turn off the updated iStat because it was freezing up and so hanging my menubar.
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Sep 10, 2009 Posts: 1184
    Early Thoughts on Snow Leopard
  • Just because you don't want it... Take off the Appley blinkers! Tell me something, do people still use pen and paper? That's so last century! If there's still a use for pen and paper, then a stylus still has a use. I never said it had to replace finger-touch, merely additional. Apple once said, "Think different". Unfortunately, too many Apple fans can't think different to Apple. If Apple doesn't do it, it's not right, eh? And when someone dares to think different to Apple, their ideas are called "absurd". :) For years Apple has refused to put an FM radio in an iPod. I guess anyone who called for it would be told it was an absurd idea. Oh, until today. :) Apple's done it now so it's not absurd anymore. Apple fans don't just need to learn to think different, they need to learn to think for themselves.
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Sep 09, 2009 Posts: 1184
    Three Wished for Features to Make the iPhone Even Better
  • oops, it actually shows all pages
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Sep 08, 2009 Posts: 1184
    Early Thoughts on Snow Leopard
  • Found another Easter Egg! In the print queue there's now a little arrow beside print jobs. If you click it, it shows a QuickLook of the print job's first page.
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Sep 08, 2009 Posts: 1184
    Early Thoughts on Snow Leopard
  • One thing I can't believe I forgot to mention is my XBench scores. Before Snow Leopard: 136.48 After Snow Leopard: 106.00 And, yes, higher is better. So, it would seem Snow Leopard is significantly *slower* than Leopard. However, I suspect that's a reflection on underlying changes to OS X that are have caused problems with XBench's test processes, especially for OpenGL graphics. I have contacted XBench to verify this suspicion, and that they need to release one with Snow Leopard compatible tests, but haven't heard anything back yet.
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Sep 02, 2009 Posts: 1184
    Early Thoughts on Snow Leopard
  • Sorry if that's not clear, teamryan. Most of the time I don't notice any speed improvements, but I still listed it here as a benefit because of those two cases it is noticeable - especially the browsing of images. BTW I didn't say the apps seem faster, just that they open faster.
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Sep 02, 2009 Posts: 1184
    Early Thoughts on Snow Leopard
  • Yeah, Paul, i think that's when we'll really see the benefits.
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 1184
    Don’t Expect Anything but Incremental Improvements from Snow Leopard
  • @lodc, I got no idea why yours disappeared. We certainly had no reason to censor them. Regards the SL on hackintosh - great to hear! Seems Apple is still happier to tolerate the hackintosh community and its benefits, than get bad publicity for DRM and lawsuits.
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Aug 29, 2009 Posts: 1184
    Are Hackintoshes Illegal?
  • Haven't really noticed any speed improvements. Not to say they aren't there, but not noticeable enough to, well, notice. Also, before installation my disk usage was 179GB, after installation, 183GB. Hello? Snow Leopard used an extra 4GB? But Apple said it would save 6 or 7GB? The reason is simple enough. Apple has also rejigged the way it measures disk space so that a HDD's rated size is reflected in what OS X reports. As drives grew bigger the gap between a rated size and the OS reported size had grown. So Apple is just getting into line with how HDD manufacturers rate capacity. In fact, before Snow Leopard I had about 280GB free. But afterwards, despite appearing to have used an extra 4G, I have 316GB of free space. :) So I've used an extra 4GB but got an extra 36GB free! Fun, eh? :) BTW I HATE the new scrolling grid view of stacks. It copuld be easily fixed by letting me change the icon size. However, I love the grid view expose uses and the spacebar to zoom. It's going to make expose a lot more usable.
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Aug 28, 2009 Posts: 1184
    Don’t Expect Anything but Incremental Improvements from Snow Leopard
  • Yay! It was Snowy the Leopard. I've ordered a family pack. Am most excited to see how it improves overall performance.
    AustraliaChris Howard had this to say on Aug 24, 2009 Posts: 1184
    Apple Online Store Is Down: Snow Leopard, Tablets, Macbooks Oh My?