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Re: An interesting article about Leopard [message #91400 is a reply to message #91398] |
Fri, 12 October 2007 22:58 |
excelav
Messages: 2130 Registered: July 2005 Location: Metro Detroit
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There was an article a couple of years ago about Apple filing for some patents
and so on. The article said that the technology was already under the hood,
but not implemented. So they hacked it, and demoed how it would work in
a video. What they showed was the spinning cube thing, where the whole screen
would spin to a new desk top. They showed 4 different desk tops.
Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>James McCloskey wrote:
>> http://www.mactruth.com/more.php?id=19_0_1_0_M
>
> From the article: "Spaces will allow you to set up different desktop
>environments, making clutter a thing of the past. However, because
>Spaces has never appeared in an OS before..."
>
>Nice article, but that quoted bit is wrong. I've used similar features
>in Linux and BeOS. I'm very glad Apple is finally getting around to
>implementing it, though, it's very useful.
>
>The upcoming OSX feature I'm most interested in is one he didn't
>mention, Time Machine. Built-in backups. That alone should be worth the
>update.
>
>Cheers,
> -Jamie
> www.JamieKrutz.com
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Re: An interesting article about Leopard [message #91404 is a reply to message #91400] |
Fri, 12 October 2007 23:19 |
Jamie K
Messages: 1115 Registered: July 2006
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James McCloskey wrote:
> There was an article a couple of years ago about Apple filing for some patents
> and so on. The article said that the technology was already under the hood,
> but not implemented. So they hacked it, and demoed how it would work in
> a video. What they showed was the spinning cube thing, where the whole screen
> would spin to a new desk top. They showed 4 different desk tops.
You mean the same cube spin transition OSX uses when you switch users?
It's nice eye candy for sure. But the basic multiple desktop feature has
been around in other operating systems for decades - various flavors of
UNIX, on the Amiga, I think, and BeOS. Good stuff.
If Apple doesn't postpone again, the update should be out in a couple of
weeks.
Cheers,
-Jamie
www.JamieKrutz.com
> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>> http://www.mactruth.com/more.php?id=19_0_1_0_M
>> From the article: "Spaces will allow you to set up different desktop
>> environments, making clutter a thing of the past. However, because
>> Spaces has never appeared in an OS before..."
>>
>> Nice article, but that quoted bit is wrong. I've used similar features
>> in Linux and BeOS. I'm very glad Apple is finally getting around to
>> implementing it, though, it's very useful.
>>
>> The upcoming OSX feature I'm most interested in is one he didn't
>> mention, Time Machine. Built-in backups. That alone should be worth the
>
>> update.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -Jamie
>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>
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Re: An interesting article about Leopard [message #91405 is a reply to message #91404] |
Fri, 12 October 2007 23:40 |
excelav
Messages: 2130 Registered: July 2005 Location: Metro Detroit
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Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
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>James McCloskey wrote:
>> There was an article a couple of years ago about Apple filing for some
patents
>> and so on. The article said that the technology was already under the
hood,
>> but not implemented. So they hacked it, and demoed how it would work
in
>> a video. What they showed was the spinning cube thing, where the whole
screen
>> would spin to a new desk top. They showed 4 different desk tops.
>
>You mean the same cube spin transition OSX uses when you switch users?
>It's nice eye candy for sure. But the basic multiple desktop feature has
>been around in other operating systems for decades - various flavors of
>UNIX, on the Amiga, I think, and BeOS. Good stuff.
>
>If Apple doesn't postpone again, the update should be out in a couple of
>weeks.
>
>Cheers,
> -Jamie
> www.JamieKrutz.com
Yeah it was something like that. No dispute about who had it first. I was
just saying that according to an article it's been under the hood for awhile.
They also talked about third parties developing different ways to use the
technology. To my knowledge, there has been software that can essentially
do this for a long time. I think there are links on Doug W.'s FAQ page for
third party software???
>
>
>
>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>> http://www.mactruth.com/more.php?id=19_0_1_0_M
>>> From the article: "Spaces will allow you to set up different desktop
>>> environments, making clutter a thing of the past. However, because
>>> Spaces has never appeared in an OS before..."
>>>
>>> Nice article, but that quoted bit is wrong. I've used similar features
>>> in Linux and BeOS. I'm very glad Apple is finally getting around to
>>> implementing it, though, it's very useful.
>>>
>>> The upcoming OSX feature I'm most interested in is one he didn't
>>> mention, Time Machine. Built-in backups. That alone should be worth the
>>
>>> update.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -Jamie
>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>
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Re: An interesting article about Leopard [message #91406 is a reply to message #91405] |
Sat, 13 October 2007 00:15 |
Jamie K
Messages: 1115 Registered: July 2006
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James McCloskey wrote:
> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>> There was an article a couple of years ago about Apple filing for some
> patents
>>> and so on. The article said that the technology was already under the
> hood,
>>> but not implemented. So they hacked it, and demoed how it would work
> in
>>> a video. What they showed was the spinning cube thing, where the whole
> screen
>>> would spin to a new desk top. They showed 4 different desk tops.
>> You mean the same cube spin transition OSX uses when you switch users?
>> It's nice eye candy for sure. But the basic multiple desktop feature has
>
>> been around in other operating systems for decades - various flavors of
>
>> UNIX, on the Amiga, I think, and BeOS. Good stuff.
>>
>> If Apple doesn't postpone again, the update should be out in a couple of
>
>> weeks.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -Jamie
>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>
> Yeah it was something like that. No dispute about who had it first. I was
> just saying that according to an article it's been under the hood for awhile.
> They also talked about third parties developing different ways to use the
> technology. To my knowledge, there has been software that can essentially
> do this for a long time. I think there are links on Doug W.'s FAQ page for
> third party software???
Yep. I've seen several 3rd party hacks to add this to OSX, but haven't
been willing to risk any problems with system stability using them. I've
been waiting for the integrated version from Apple. Shouldn't be long now...
Cheers,
-Jamie
www.JamieKrutz.com
>
>>
>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>> http://www.mactruth.com/more.php?id=19_0_1_0_M
>>>> From the article: "Spaces will allow you to set up different desktop
>
>>>> environments, making clutter a thing of the past. However, because
>>>> Spaces has never appeared in an OS before..."
>>>>
>>>> Nice article, but that quoted bit is wrong. I've used similar features
>
>>>> in Linux and BeOS. I'm very glad Apple is finally getting around to
>>>> implementing it, though, it's very useful.
>>>>
>>>> The upcoming OSX feature I'm most interested in is one he didn't
>>>> mention, Time Machine. Built-in backups. That alone should be worth the
>>>> update.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> -Jamie
>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>
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Re: An interesting article about Leopard [message #91414 is a reply to message #91403] |
Sat, 13 October 2007 14:27 |
DJ
Messages: 1124 Registered: July 2005
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"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:471063fb$1@linux...
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> "DJ" <animix _ at _ animas _ dot _ net> wrote:
>>
>>"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>>news:471025a5$1@linux...
>>>
>>> http://www.mactruth.com/more.php?id=19_0_1_0_M
>>
>>.................but what if you don't want all that stuff........can you
>
>>uninstall it?
>>
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>>
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> Maybe if you know how to hack in the the OS. I would say just don't use
> it. It would be like turning off contextual menus or drop down menus.
> I'm
> not sure why you would want to, but to each his own.
>
> I believe that part of the concept is, that when you switch spaces, what
> ever space your on, the system is optimized for that software. It frees
> up resources for better performance. Not that a Mac needs better
> performance...hee
> hee hee; )
...........but if you could turn off all of those swirly, jumpy, boingy,
flashy things that "they" want to use, you'd have more resources to use for
other swirly, jumpy, boingy, flashy things that "you" want to use.
;o)
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Re: An interesting article about Leopard [message #91459 is a reply to message #91406] |
Mon, 15 October 2007 11:37 |
Jamie K
Messages: 1115 Registered: July 2006
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Here's another article, this one focused on the upcoming OSX
implementation of multiple desktops:
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/11/road_to_mac_os _x_leopard_spaces.html
Looks good.
Cheers,
-Jamie
www.JamieKrutz.com
Jamie K wrote:
> James McCloskey wrote:
>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>> There was an article a couple of years ago about Apple filing for some
>> patents
>>>> and so on. The article said that the technology was already under the
>> hood,
>>>> but not implemented. So they hacked it, and demoed how it would work
>> in
>>>> a video. What they showed was the spinning cube thing, where the whole
>> screen
>>>> would spin to a new desk top. They showed 4 different desk tops.
>>> You mean the same cube spin transition OSX uses when you switch
>>> users? It's nice eye candy for sure. But the basic multiple desktop
>>> feature has
>>
>>> been around in other operating systems for decades - various flavors of
>>
>>> UNIX, on the Amiga, I think, and BeOS. Good stuff.
>>>
>>> If Apple doesn't postpone again, the update should be out in a couple of
>>
>>> weeks.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -Jamie
>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>
>> Yeah it was something like that. No dispute about who had it first.
>> I was
>> just saying that according to an article it's been under the hood for
>> awhile.
>> They also talked about third parties developing different ways to use
>> the
>> technology. To my knowledge, there has been software that can
>> essentially
>> do this for a long time. I think there are links on Doug W.'s FAQ
>> page for
>> third party software???
>
> Yep. I've seen several 3rd party hacks to add this to OSX, but haven't
> been willing to risk any problems with system stability using them. I've
> been waiting for the integrated version from Apple. Shouldn't be long
> now...
>
> Cheers,
> -Jamie
> www.JamieKrutz.com
>
>
>
>>
>>>
>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>>> http://www.mactruth.com/more.php?id=19_0_1_0_M
>>>>> From the article: "Spaces will allow you to set up different desktop
>>
>>>>> environments, making clutter a thing of the past. However, because
>>>>> Spaces has never appeared in an OS before..."
>>>>>
>>>>> Nice article, but that quoted bit is wrong. I've used similar features
>>
>>>>> in Linux and BeOS. I'm very glad Apple is finally getting around to
>>>>> implementing it, though, it's very useful.
>>>>>
>>>>> The upcoming OSX feature I'm most interested in is one he didn't
>>>>> mention, Time Machine. Built-in backups. That alone should be worth
>>>>> the
>>>>> update.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>
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Ten days to Leopard! [message #91501 is a reply to message #91459] |
Tue, 16 October 2007 09:58 |
excelav
Messages: 2130 Registered: July 2005 Location: Metro Detroit
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The countdown clock has started.
http://www.apple.com/
Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>
>Here's another article, this one focused on the upcoming OSX
>implementation of multiple desktops:
>
> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/11/road_to_mac_os _x_leopard_spaces.html
>
>Looks good.
>
>Cheers,
> -Jamie
> www.JamieKrutz.com
>
>
>
>Jamie K wrote:
>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>> There was an article a couple of years ago about Apple filing for
some
>>> patents
>>>>> and so on. The article said that the technology was already under
the
>>> hood,
>>>>> but not implemented. So they hacked it, and demoed how it would work
>>> in
>>>>> a video. What they showed was the spinning cube thing, where the whole
>>> screen
>>>>> would spin to a new desk top. They showed 4 different desk tops.
>>>> You mean the same cube spin transition OSX uses when you switch
>>>> users? It's nice eye candy for sure. But the basic multiple desktop
>>>> feature has
>>>
>>>> been around in other operating systems for decades - various flavors
of
>>>
>>>> UNIX, on the Amiga, I think, and BeOS. Good stuff.
>>>>
>>>> If Apple doesn't postpone again, the update should be out in a couple
of
>>>
>>>> weeks.
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> -Jamie
>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>
>>> Yeah it was something like that. No dispute about who had it first.
>>> I was
>>> just saying that according to an article it's been under the hood for
>>> awhile.
>>> They also talked about third parties developing different ways to use
>>> the
>>> technology. To my knowledge, there has been software that can
>>> essentially
>>> do this for a long time. I think there are links on Doug W.'s FAQ
>>> page for
>>> third party software???
>>
>> Yep. I've seen several 3rd party hacks to add this to OSX, but haven't
>> been willing to risk any problems with system stability using them. I've
>> been waiting for the integrated version from Apple. Shouldn't be long
>> now...
>>
>> Cheers,
>> -Jamie
>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>
>>
>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>>>> http://www.mactruth.com/more.php?id=19_0_1_0_M
>>>>>> From the article: "Spaces will allow you to set up different desktop
>>>
>>>>>> environments, making clutter a thing of the past. However, because
>>>>>> Spaces has never appeared in an OS before..."
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nice article, but that quoted bit is wrong. I've used similar features
>>>
>>>>>> in Linux and BeOS. I'm very glad Apple is finally getting around to
>>>>>> implementing it, though, it's very useful.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The upcoming OSX feature I'm most interested in is one he didn't
>>>>>> mention, Time Machine. Built-in backups. That alone should be worth
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> update.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>
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Re: Ten days to Leopard! [message #91504 is a reply to message #91501] |
Tue, 16 October 2007 10:40 |
excelav
Messages: 2130 Registered: July 2005 Location: Metro Detroit
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http://www.apple.com/macosx/
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/10/16leopard.html
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=940&tag=nl.e589
Leopard Server
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6613&tag=nl.e589
"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>The countdown clock has started.
>
>http://www.apple.com/
>
>Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>
>>Here's another article, this one focused on the upcoming OSX
>>implementation of multiple desktops:
>>
>> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/11/road_to_mac_os _x_leopard_spaces.html
>>
>>Looks good.
>>
>>Cheers,
>> -Jamie
>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>
>>
>>
>>Jamie K wrote:
>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>>> There was an article a couple of years ago about Apple filing for
>some
>>>> patents
>>>>>> and so on. The article said that the technology was already under
>the
>>>> hood,
>>>>>> but not implemented. So they hacked it, and demoed how it would work
>>>> in
>>>>>> a video. What they showed was the spinning cube thing, where the
whole
>>>> screen
>>>>>> would spin to a new desk top. They showed 4 different desk tops.
>>>>> You mean the same cube spin transition OSX uses when you switch
>>>>> users? It's nice eye candy for sure. But the basic multiple desktop
>
>>>>> feature has
>>>>
>>>>> been around in other operating systems for decades - various flavors
>of
>>>>
>>>>> UNIX, on the Amiga, I think, and BeOS. Good stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> If Apple doesn't postpone again, the update should be out in a couple
>of
>>>>
>>>>> weeks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>
>>>> Yeah it was something like that. No dispute about who had it first.
>
>>>> I was
>>>> just saying that according to an article it's been under the hood for
>
>>>> awhile.
>>>> They also talked about third parties developing different ways to use
>
>>>> the
>>>> technology. To my knowledge, there has been software that can
>>>> essentially
>>>> do this for a long time. I think there are links on Doug W.'s FAQ
>>>> page for
>>>> third party software???
>>>
>>> Yep. I've seen several 3rd party hacks to add this to OSX, but haven't
>
>>> been willing to risk any problems with system stability using them. I've
>
>>> been waiting for the integrated version from Apple. Shouldn't be long
>
>>> now...
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -Jamie
>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>>>>> http://www.mactruth.com/more.php?id=19_0_1_0_M
>>>>>>> From the article: "Spaces will allow you to set up different desktop
>>>>
>>>>>>> environments, making clutter a thing of the past. However, because
>
>>>>>>> Spaces has never appeared in an OS before..."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nice article, but that quoted bit is wrong. I've used similar features
>>>>
>>>>>>> in Linux and BeOS. I'm very glad Apple is finally getting around
to
>
>>>>>>> implementing it, though, it's very useful.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The upcoming OSX feature I'm most interested in is one he didn't
>>>>>>> mention, Time Machine. Built-in backups. That alone should be worth
>
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> update.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>
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Re: Ten days to Leopard! [message #91506 is a reply to message #91501] |
Tue, 16 October 2007 10:44 |
excelav
Messages: 2130 Registered: July 2005 Location: Metro Detroit
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http://www.apple.com/macosx/
http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/10/16leopard.html
http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=940&tag=nl.e589
Leopard Server
http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6613&tag=nl.e589
"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>The countdown clock has started.
>
>http://www.apple.com/
>
>Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>
>>Here's another article, this one focused on the upcoming OSX
>>implementation of multiple desktops:
>>
>> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/11/road_to_mac_os _x_leopard_spaces.html
>>
>>Looks good.
>>
>>Cheers,
>> -Jamie
>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>
>>
>>
>>Jamie K wrote:
>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>>> There was an article a couple of years ago about Apple filing for
>some
>>>> patents
>>>>>> and so on. The article said that the technology was already under
>the
>>>> hood,
>>>>>> but not implemented. So they hacked it, and demoed how it would work
>>>> in
>>>>>> a video. What they showed was the spinning cube thing, where the
whole
>>>> screen
>>>>>> would spin to a new desk top. They showed 4 different desk tops.
>>>>> You mean the same cube spin transition OSX uses when you switch
>>>>> users? It's nice eye candy for sure. But the basic multiple desktop
>
>>>>> feature has
>>>>
>>>>> been around in other operating systems for decades - various flavors
>of
>>>>
>>>>> UNIX, on the Amiga, I think, and BeOS. Good stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> If Apple doesn't postpone again, the update should be out in a couple
>of
>>>>
>>>>> weeks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>
>>>> Yeah it was something like that. No dispute about who had it first.
>
>>>> I was
>>>> just saying that according to an article it's been under the hood for
>
>>>> awhile.
>>>> They also talked about third parties developing different ways to use
>
>>>> the
>>>> technology. To my knowledge, there has been software that can
>>>> essentially
>>>> do this for a long time. I think there are links on Doug W.'s FAQ
>>>> page for
>>>> third party software???
>>>
>>> Yep. I've seen several 3rd party hacks to add this to OSX, but haven't
>
>>> been willing to risk any problems with system stability using them. I've
>
>>> been waiting for the integrated version from Apple. Shouldn't be long
>
>>> now...
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -Jamie
>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>>>>> http://www.mactruth.com/more.php?id=19_0_1_0_M
>>>>>>> From the article: "Spaces will allow you to set up different desktop
>>>>
>>>>>>> environments, making clutter a thing of the past. However, because
>
>>>>>>> Spaces has never appeared in an OS before..."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nice article, but that quoted bit is wrong. I've used similar features
>>>>
>>>>>>> in Linux and BeOS. I'm very glad Apple is finally getting around
to
>
>>>>>>> implementing it, though, it's very useful.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The upcoming OSX feature I'm most interested in is one he didn't
>>>>>>> mention, Time Machine. Built-in backups. That alone should be worth
>
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> update.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>
>
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Re: Ten days to Leopard! [message #91518 is a reply to message #91501] |
Tue, 16 October 2007 15:06 |
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I did not see 64bit anywhere???
"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>The countdown clock has started.
>
>http://www.apple.com/
>
>Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>
>>Here's another article, this one focused on the upcoming OSX
>>implementation of multiple desktops:
>>
>> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/11/road_to_mac_os _x_leopard_spaces.html
>>
>>Looks good.
>>
>>Cheers,
>> -Jamie
>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>
>>
>>
>>Jamie K wrote:
>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>>> There was an article a couple of years ago about Apple filing for
>some
>>>> patents
>>>>>> and so on. The article said that the technology was already under
>the
>>>> hood,
>>>>>> but not implemented. So they hacked it, and demoed how it would work
>>>> in
>>>>>> a video. What they showed was the spinning cube thing, where the
whole
>>>> screen
>>>>>> would spin to a new desk top. They showed 4 different desk tops.
>>>>> You mean the same cube spin transition OSX uses when you switch
>>>>> users? It's nice eye candy for sure. But the basic multiple desktop
>
>>>>> feature has
>>>>
>>>>> been around in other operating systems for decades - various flavors
>of
>>>>
>>>>> UNIX, on the Amiga, I think, and BeOS. Good stuff.
>>>>>
>>>>> If Apple doesn't postpone again, the update should be out in a couple
>of
>>>>
>>>>> weeks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>
>>>> Yeah it was something like that. No dispute about who had it first.
>
>>>> I was
>>>> just saying that according to an article it's been under the hood for
>
>>>> awhile.
>>>> They also talked about third parties developing different ways to use
>
>>>> the
>>>> technology. To my knowledge, there has been software that can
>>>> essentially
>>>> do this for a long time. I think there are links on Doug W.'s FAQ
>>>> page for
>>>> third party software???
>>>
>>> Yep. I've seen several 3rd party hacks to add this to OSX, but haven't
>
>>> been willing to risk any problems with system stability using them. I've
>
>>> been waiting for the integrated version from Apple. Shouldn't be long
>
>>> now...
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> -Jamie
>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>>>>> http://www.mactruth.com/more.php?id=19_0_1_0_M
>>>>>>> From the article: "Spaces will allow you to set up different desktop
>>>>
>>>>>>> environments, making clutter a thing of the past. However, because
>
>>>>>>> Spaces has never appeared in an OS before..."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nice article, but that quoted bit is wrong. I've used similar features
>>>>
>>>>>>> in Linux and BeOS. I'm very glad Apple is finally getting around
to
>
>>>>>>> implementing it, though, it's very useful.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The upcoming OSX feature I'm most interested in is one he didn't
>>>>>>> mention, Time Machine. Built-in backups. That alone should be worth
>
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> update.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>
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Apple drops prices [message #91528 is a reply to message #91506] |
Tue, 16 October 2007 18:49 |
excelav
Messages: 2130 Registered: July 2005 Location: Metro Detroit
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB119256135983660860.html?mod= yahoo_hs
"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>http://www.apple.com/macosx/
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>http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2007/10/16leopard.html
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>http://blogs.zdnet.com/Apple/?p=940&tag=nl.e589
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>Leopard Server
>http://blogs.zdnet.com/BTL/?p=6613&tag=nl.e589
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>"James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>The countdown clock has started.
>>
>>http://www.apple.com/
>>
>>Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>Here's another article, this one focused on the upcoming OSX
>>>implementation of multiple desktops:
>>>
>>> http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/10/11/road_to_mac_os _x_leopard_spaces.html
>>>
>>>Looks good.
>>>
>>>Cheers,
>>> -Jamie
>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Jamie K wrote:
>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>>>> There was an article a couple of years ago about Apple filing for
>>some
>>>>> patents
>>>>>>> and so on. The article said that the technology was already under
>>the
>>>>> hood,
>>>>>>> but not implemented. So they hacked it, and demoed how it would
work
>>>>> in
>>>>>>> a video. What they showed was the spinning cube thing, where the
>whole
>>>>> screen
>>>>>>> would spin to a new desk top. They showed 4 different desk tops.
>
>>>>>> You mean the same cube spin transition OSX uses when you switch
>>>>>> users? It's nice eye candy for sure. But the basic multiple desktop
>>
>>>>>> feature has
>>>>>
>>>>>> been around in other operating systems for decades - various flavors
>>of
>>>>>
>>>>>> UNIX, on the Amiga, I think, and BeOS. Good stuff.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> If Apple doesn't postpone again, the update should be out in a couple
>>of
>>>>>
>>>>>> weeks.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>
>>>>> Yeah it was something like that. No dispute about who had it first.
>>
>>>>> I was
>>>>> just saying that according to an article it's been under the hood
for
>>
>>>>> awhile.
>>>>> They also talked about third parties developing different ways to
use
>>
>>>>> the
>>>>> technology. To my knowledge, there has been software that can
>>>>> essentially
>>>>> do this for a long time. I think there are links on Doug W.'s FAQ
>>>>> page for
>>>>> third party software???
>>>>
>>>> Yep. I've seen several 3rd party hacks to add this to OSX, but haven't
>>
>>>> been willing to risk any problems with system stability using them.
I've
>>
>>>> been waiting for the integrated version from Apple. Shouldn't be long
>>
>>>> now...
>>>>
>>>> Cheers,
>>>> -Jamie
>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jamie K <Meta@Dimensional.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>> James McCloskey wrote:
>>>>>>>>> http://www.mactruth.com/more.php?id=19_0_1_0_M
>>>>>>>> From the article: "Spaces will allow you to set up different desktop
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> environments, making clutter a thing of the past. However, because
>>
>>>>>>>> Spaces has never appeared in an OS before..."
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nice article, but that quoted bit is wrong. I've used similar features
>>>>>
>>>>>>>> in Linux and BeOS. I'm very glad Apple is finally getting around
>to
>>
>>>>>>>> implementing it, though, it's very useful.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The upcoming OSX feature I'm most interested in is one he didn't
>
>>>>>>>> mention, Time Machine. Built-in backups. That alone should be worth
>>
>>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>>> update.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>>>> -Jamie
>>>>>>>> www.JamieKrutz.com
>>>>>
>>
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