Comments on: MacWorld 2006 Keynote Address Review http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/macworld-2006-keynote-address-review/ Random babblings from a few digitally inclined people Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:11:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Kelmon http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/macworld-2006-keynote-address-review/#comment-1703 Tue, 24 Jan 2006 07:09:17 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/macworld-2006-keynote-address-review/#comment-1703 In Reply to <a href="#comment-1699" rel="nofollow">#7</a>: That's a fair point and something worth remembering for the future. If I get a few minutes to spare then I'll update this article. Sorry, it wasn't meant to be this long and I think I had a spot of verbal diarrhea... In Reply to #7: That’s a fair point and something worth remembering for the future. If I get a few minutes to spare then I’ll update this article. Sorry, it wasn’t meant to be this long and I think I had a spot of verbal diarrhea…

]]> by: Olav http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/macworld-2006-keynote-address-review/#comment-1699 Sun, 22 Jan 2006 12:55:18 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/macworld-2006-keynote-address-review/#comment-1699 You really should use headings in your posts, especially when they are as long as this one. Kept me from reading it.. You really should use headings in your posts, especially when they are as long as this one. Kept me from reading it..

]]> by: Kelmon http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/macworld-2006-keynote-address-review/#comment-1693 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 10:44:18 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/macworld-2006-keynote-address-review/#comment-1693 In Reply to <a href="#comment-1692" rel="nofollow">#5</a>: Yeah, that's true. To be honest, my main focus this year in terms of purchases is a new PowerBook/MacBook, which I have been waiting to buy simply because the current generation aren't a significant setup from what I have now. Given this the only announcement of the show could have been the MacBook and I'd still have been very happy. However, I understand that people were expecting a more radical offering and therefore were disappointed. Given the relationship with Intel now and the movement into downloadable television episodes I would not be in the slightest bit surprised if Apple held another one of its "media events" in order to announce something like this. One thing last year showed is that they aren't short on products and so seem to hold these events outside of the normal MacWorld/WWDC schedule. Anyway, I'm now waiting to see how well the MacBook's review and what the 17" offering will be like in terms of spec, price and release date. That's the one that I want and after 3-years I'm damned well going to get the baddest Mac laptop I can. Thankfully, given the spec of the MacBook it looks like it may well turn out to be one of the fastest laptops period (aside from maybe those silly Desktop Replacement systems that aren't in the slightest bit portable). I may even be able to run Quake 4 on it... In Reply to #5:

Yeah, that’s true. To be honest, my main focus this year in terms of purchases is a new PowerBook/MacBook, which I have been waiting to buy simply because the current generation aren’t a significant setup from what I have now. Given this the only announcement of the show could have been the MacBook and I’d still have been very happy. However, I understand that people were expecting a more radical offering and therefore were disappointed.

Given the relationship with Intel now and the movement into downloadable television episodes I would not be in the slightest bit surprised if Apple held another one of its “media events” in order to announce something like this. One thing last year showed is that they aren’t short on products and so seem to hold these events outside of the normal MacWorld/WWDC schedule.

Anyway, I’m now waiting to see how well the MacBook’s review and what the 17″ offering will be like in terms of spec, price and release date. That’s the one that I want and after 3-years I’m damned well going to get the baddest Mac laptop I can. Thankfully, given the spec of the MacBook it looks like it may well turn out to be one of the fastest laptops period (aside from maybe those silly Desktop Replacement systems that aren’t in the slightest bit portable). I may even be able to run Quake 4 on it…

]]> by: Vermouth http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/macworld-2006-keynote-address-review/#comment-1692 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 08:07:24 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/macworld-2006-keynote-address-review/#comment-1692 Another thing that struck me is I was dissappointed they didn't have anything media related. I've been hearing about a Mini that was going to be ideal as a DVR killer, and sadly that didn't materialize and they've got nothing new for ITMS announced. NBC and ABC are nice i guess but it's Fox &#38; CBS that really hold the cards in terms of bringing television to ITMS. The real killer app would be HD movies downloaded to a ITunes Set Top Box that hooks directly into the TV or plays on the computer monitor. These are the kinds of things that would get me to hang up the bit torrent and spend money on Apple stuff. I suppose we could call this whole schebang a sort of rallying the faithful type event but it wasn't anywhere near as cool as their last couple announcements (mac mini, Ipod Shuffle&#38; Nano) Another thing that struck me is I was dissappointed they didn’t have anything media related. I’ve been hearing about a Mini that was going to be ideal as a DVR killer, and sadly that didn’t materialize and they’ve got nothing new for ITMS announced. NBC and ABC are nice i guess but it’s Fox & CBS that really hold the cards in terms of bringing television to ITMS.

The real killer app would be HD movies downloaded to a ITunes Set Top Box that hooks directly into the TV or plays on the computer monitor. These are the kinds of things that would get me to hang up the bit torrent and spend money on Apple stuff. I suppose we could call this whole schebang a sort of rallying the faithful type event but it wasn’t anywhere near as cool as their last couple announcements (mac mini, Ipod Shuffle& Nano)

]]> by: Kelmon http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/macworld-2006-keynote-address-review/#comment-1691 Fri, 13 Jan 2006 07:51:47 +0000 http://www.aelon.net/2006/01/macworld-2006-keynote-address-review/#comment-1691 In Reply to <a href="#comment-1688" rel="nofollow">#2</a>: I have a suspicion that the <a href="http://darwine.opendarwin.org/" title="Darwine project homepage" rel="nofollow">Darwine project</a> is what you are looking for. Beyond this I also seem to recall having seen a few that would allow the Windows versions of MS Office to run on a Mac but I've lost the URL for the moment. I understand what you mean about the problems with emulation. What I'm looking for is a way of sharing my computing resources between OS X and Windows in much the same way that I can share them simultaneously between different users in OS X. FastSwitching between OS's would be interesting for me... In Reply to <a href="#comment-1690" rel="nofollow">#3</a>: The current battery life of the display models is apparently about 4-hours, according to the operating system's estimations (i.e. you can take that measurement with a pinch of salt). Apple claims that the reason why the battery life hasn't been quoted is that the battery itself hasn't been finalised. Apparently we should expect the same as the current PowerBooks, which is over 5 hours according to the specifications. If they can achieve that then I'll be happy but even 4 hours is better than what I get currently so I'll pretty much be thrilled come whatever. In Reply to #2: I have a suspicion that the Darwine project is what you are looking for. Beyond this I also seem to recall having seen a few that would allow the Windows versions of MS Office to run on a Mac but I’ve lost the URL for the moment.

I understand what you mean about the problems with emulation. What I’m looking for is a way of sharing my computing resources between OS X and Windows in much the same way that I can share them simultaneously between different users in OS X. FastSwitching between OS’s would be interesting for me…

In Reply to #3:

The current battery life of the display models is apparently about 4-hours, according to the operating system’s estimations (i.e. you can take that measurement with a pinch of salt). Apple claims that the reason why the battery life hasn’t been quoted is that the battery itself hasn’t been finalised. Apparently we should expect the same as the current PowerBooks, which is over 5 hours according to the specifications. If they can achieve that then I’ll be happy but even 4 hours is better than what I get currently so I’ll pretty much be thrilled come whatever.

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