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I'm a computer programmer. At work I write server side java (J2EE stuff) and a bunch of oracle PL/SQL. In my spare time I'm finishing a comp sci master's degree and I'm writing a genetic algorithm that identifies patterns in the stock market. (More for fun than for profit. It's been done...

Congrats on your acceptance but I have to say this: Go Hurricanes!!! Vanguard

Why is it that when we're talking about apple's slow processors then Motorola stinks but when we're talking about their awesome networking Apple rules? Let's remember that Apple writes software and assembles systems. They didn't invent gigabit ethernet anymore than they invented their...

Maybe I think macs are so weak because MY mac is so weak. I've heard that they latest 700 mhz iBook is twice as fast as my 500 mhz version because of the other enhancements they've made to the system. I haven't been to the apple store long enough to really check out what apple offers today...

Friends, I have an iBook that I use at home mostly for surfing the web, reading email, and some java programming projects that I do for fun. My main issue is that it's too slow. It's well known that web surfing on these iBooks is much slower than what a PC notebook can do. Anyway, I...

Javintosh has me thinking. A really functional calculator would be cool. Of course OSX comes with a simple calculator but it's weak. Windows comes with a marginal scientific calculator that usually has what I need. Anyway, that's my vote, a better calculator. Vanguard

I like the dock better. It's better looking and it does a better job of showing me everything when I have a lot of apps open. Yeah, the dock gets knocked for taking a lot of room but in windows i have to make it three rows high to properly display all the apps I have open. One area where...

Here's the relevant portion from their site: I don't know if it's true. I'm guessing it is. Maybe all my calls for a move to x86 will be proven to be dumb ideas? I'd like that. At some point the processor will become fast enough and the system performance will be limited by something...

As far as I know, the iMacs are doing well and that's offsetting the loss of sales from the slumping iBooks. Overall, Apple is having their margins squeezed by higher component prices. However, nobody thinks apple is going to die. Only that they might have a bad quarter. Fryke is the guy...

In case anybody is curious about Fire's partial AIM support it's because there are two AIM protocols. One is called TOC, the other is called Oscar (I think). AOL let's people use the TOC protocol on any client. However, it's a lessor protocol that doesn't support direct connections or any...

The upside of moving to AMD instead of Intel is that they have consumer level (as opposed to server level) SMP chips. As far as I know, if you want Intel SMP you need either PIII or Xeons. Also, AMD has a consumer friendly direction with their sledgehammer/clawhammer stuff. Intel seems...

I don't mean to flame but it might make sense to lower prices simply because the x86 crowd keeps getting faster without raising prices. In other words, if the hardware is falling behind you need to lower the price. Vanguard PS Anybody without detailed computer science knowledge who...

Here's a site that compares AMD performance vs. G4 performance in photoshop. http://www.digitalvideoediting.com/2002/05_may/features/cw_aeshowdown.htm It's not the newest x86 stuff but it still beats the G4 hands down. I thought you guys might be interested. Vanguard

My school publishes their lectures in realplayer format for people who couldn't attend in person. For me, real is one of my most important apps. Vanguard

I'm not so sure you're getting the point. Bare with me here because I actually have an education in these matters. A dual G4 can only help you if you have a task that can be done in a non-sequential manner. I could write code for you but I'm not sure that it will help illustrate the point...

You want to patent the color grey? Apple hasn't done anything remarkable with the tiBook. I don't see what's wrong with the gateway machine. BTW, IBM has a titanium machine too. I'm not sure if it came out before Apple's but it was close enough that it can't be a copy. No patent, prior...

I'm not a "power" dreamweaver user. I maintain a very simple personal web about my saltwater reef tank. I've been waiting for dreamweaver to come out because it's the standard where I work. Anyway, the program is not slow. People who know my posts know I am rarely happy with the speed of...

Hmm, it seems like you're proposing that the eMac should be widely available then you're saying that there are too many alternatives. I agree with Apple's lineup. They no longer lead the education market, Dell does. Their offering was old and and slow not cheap enough to make up the...

Go G4, here's why. Integer operations: The G3 is capable of executing three integer operations per clock cycle. The G4 is capable of 4 integer operations per clock cycle. Most of your general computing tasks are integer operations. Floating Point operations: The G3 is capable of...

I've considered that my computer might be slower than other computers of the same model. I've also considered that my standards might be higher. To address those thoughts I went to the apple store and played around with the similar but slightly faster iBook 600s. Those machines also took...