WWDC 2007. thoughts? guesses? - Page 5

hawki18 · #33 June 12th, 2007, 02:33 AM

I would still like to see a defrager added to 10.5 and a good carton about wwdc

http://www.pcweenies.org/

Lt Major Burns · #34 June 12th, 2007, 03:13 AM

web2.0 apps is a funny name for dashboard widgets. they needn't be online as such, they just run 'within' a safari shell (remember, they needn't have the safari UI). they're just going to be widgets. you can make quite a lot with widgets.

i think this is going to be like voice recording and in-line mp3 encoding, other mp3 players have this ability, the iPod doesn't. the ipod has quite restrictive features compared to the competition, but they realised that feature creep doesn't make a good product. the iPod is spartan, simple, and clean. and has sold 100m units as a result. if you really want third party apps, get a treo.

i think the iPhone/Treo argument will resemble the iPod/iRiver debate quite similarly.

MnM · #35 June 12th, 2007, 04:53 AM

Time machine backs up wirelessly! AHHH! sweet! all comps can use 1 large drive! That answers the questions for those with laptops.

MnM · #36 June 12th, 2007, 05:10 AM

Also i think for cover-flow mode within the finder we should have the options of viewing files vertically and not just horizontally. But vertically with a twist. Picture a vertical doc with magnification turned on. Now picture what time machine looks like. Now picture them together. Something like time machine with magnification. I think that would be sweet for an option of cover flow. If only my suggestions could have been heard! Oh well one can dream

Satcomer · #37 June 12th, 2007, 05:27 AM

Am I the only one that thinks the new Finder Quick Look's preview looks like it will be really handy? Scrolling thru a document without even opening it will be somewhat of time saver.

**fryke** · #38 June 12th, 2007, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lt Major Burns

web2.0 apps is a funny name for dashboard widgets. they needn't be online as such, they just run 'within' a safari shell (remember, they needn't have the safari UI). they're just going to be widgets. you can make quite a lot with widgets.

They _specifically_ mentioned that those will be webapps, not widgets. You don't download them, you _access_ them. Within Safari. You can probably disable the URL-bar in Safari to hide its own UI, but it runs within Safari. No freedom, baby.

chemistry_geek · #39 June 12th, 2007, 07:53 AM

I like everything but the new dock. The new dock is overkill on the eye candy. C'mon! 3D appearance with reflections!!? There essentially is nothing new for the dock functionally other than 'fanning' documents or seeing the entire contents of folders in the dock in a graphical way. The current way of seeing nested folders works fine for me. I guess I'm a functionalist who just wants to get work done as efficiently as possible. I hope Apple offers an option to change the appearance of the dock to match the dock in Tiger. The 3D appearance in Leopard is a little too thick on the 3D theme for me.

**fryke** · #40 June 12th, 2007, 09:48 AM

Agreed. Plus: I hide the Dock all the time anyway. I launch apps with LaunchBar and for switching apps, the Dock doesn't have to show either, since we've got that fancy Dock-double at the center of the main screen appearing when alt-tabbing. The new appearance might lure me into showing it once in a while, though, and I've been waiting for stacks (piles) for a while. Wish they were implemented in the Finder instead of the Dock, but alas: They're here at least.