Recent content by doemel

vim? just the same tired old fart in slighly newer clothing. i'll take nano, pico over any vi variant anyday. what you think you'll get is what you'll get. not what you think you'll get will a) destroy your text b) quit with unsaved changes c) overwrite your precious default config with...

no, vi does suck and this has nothing to do with n00b. it's just 1337 or wanna be 1337 brag-a-thon-ware that makes any UI designer wanna kill your kitten.

Hear, hear! While the motives to conduct these experiments might exceed your realm of interest there's no reason for you not to present above statement as an opinion. Besides, ever heard of computer history? You make it almost sound like you would also accuse users of other old systems of...

Thanks for the micro lesson ;) As a native German (Swiss German, actually) speaker I might have occasionally (actually, more likely very rarely) made that mistake, too. I shall _never ever_ again be tempted to "be wanting" something, again. I guess that's the downside of the globalization of...

Haven't tried Windows 2.03 yet, but I'm also struggling to get a network connection in 3.11. Apart form the driver problem I almost forgot how much counter intuition they built into Windows 3.11 already! It's almost like Windows 95 ;)

In my experience a lot of PC techs don't care about Linux because their too narrow minded and focused on Windows. So I don't see why the same shouldn't be true for Mac techs. OTOH Linux has always been more DIY than Windows or Mac OS and even though we have easily installable distros now they...

What I really want to see is speed comparison between Photoshop CS2 and CS3 on a G5 Powermac. Only this will really show how much or little bloat Adobe has actually added to their most popular app... Nevermind all the G5 vs. Intel comparisons, they offer very little real information on how much...

If by "applications" you mean "files", I can well imagine. Adobe has done this before (Indesign, anyone?) and will most certainly do it again. Even more so now that they have the print publishing market in their firm grip (quasi monopoly). They want everybody to upgrade to CS3.

I might add to that that VLC does not work with all DVDs on these new (MatSHITa) drives. With older drives - that will not fit in your MBP - it was possible to flash the formware to make them RPC1 (which enabled users to reset the region change count indefinitely), with the newer drives, at...

Try booting from the install DVD by pressing the "C" key during startup. Alternatively you could run the Apple Hardware Test by booting up from the same DVD by pressing the "D" key during startup. Run a detailled analysis. If this shows any errors or the machine still doesn't boot up properly...

That's an easy one: Sell your iMac on eBay or somewhere else and get the latest model. That's what I usually do and considering how slow the prices of second hand Macs usually drop it's the best strategy. Why keep a system for 4 years if you can sell it after 2 years for over half its original...

I totally agree with you reasoning concerning piracy. I do not, however agree with your prediction that the sale of non-DRMed music will continue to rise within normal limits. I for one have been reluctant to buying from the iTMS mostly because of the DRM it imposes. Of course the increase in...

In this case it's clearly a widespread misunderstandung that Windows folks (also tech savvy ones) tend to fall victim to. It's supposed to read "Mac". MAC on the other hand is an acronym (in IT related matters) for Media Access Control (address). Other uses can be found here. Nevertheless, the...

The point is, it's a huge step into the right direction. Plus, you only pay the premium if you buy single tracks. You'll be able to get the whole album DRM free at AAC 256 for the same price as the AAC 128 DRM crippled version now.

I bet most Beatles affecionados have their entire catalog on CD or - even better - on vinyl anyways. Would be nice though to see them finally arrive in the 21st century...