Apple planning a March 24 event?
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posted March 1st 2009 9:34PM
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Probably more unibody stuff, and some Snow Leopard updates
A Unibody iPhone would rock!
Probably the Intel Xeon 2.83 GHz Quad-Core iMac. Yeah. Anything less will draw yawns from the media.
It's too early for any new iPhone announcements. And a upgraded MacMini isn't worth a special event.
No way you will see a Xeon on an Imac. Duo2core are just as good for a fraction of the price. No kidding, its the same speed.
We need some octa-core Xeons for the Mac Pro. Harpertowns are nice and all, but only 8 cores total?
The first iPhone was unibody.
The new Mac Pro will be using dual, quad-core "Nehalem"-based Xeons codenamed "Gainestown". These are basically Core i7 chips with both Quickpath links enabled.. The new Mac Pro will blow away the old one..
Going to intro iPhone the 3rd?
I'm hoping for an updated iMac with an ANTIGLARE 24" LED backlit display and a Core i7 processor.
If they do that, I'll buy one for myself and one for my wife.
Probably a bunch of more overpriced, underpowered parts wrapped up in package cool-looking enough to sucker people into buying them because it has an Apple logo on it...
The event is still in a rumor stage and the trolls are already out for blood.
willing to bet that you've never used a mac for more than a few minutes
People just need to STFU about Mac is better than Windows and Windows is better than Mac.....each one is meant for a different person, we are all different, I prefer Mac for my personal life, but I like using Windows for a ton of other things my Mac cannot do.
This is really annoying.....
I got your Apple logo swinging. And it's fruit-a-licious. A Mac is overpriced like a Lambo is overpriced. Anyone who can't afford a Lambo says they're overpriced.
Dell computers are cheap, anyone can afford them and they're still overpriced.
Updated Mac Mini! Come to Papa!
Me too. I'm ready for a new mini for the entertainment center in the living room.
They should have a March 14th Event...
That way it would be an Apple Pi Day.
one of the very few comments around that still deserve a +1
It's true. But really sad.
Beware the Ides of march!
+1 because its my b-day.
good one! hilarious!
I think that they will have to bring something new to the table. They can't just update specs. My hope is for an Apple TV sized Mini and a more upgradeable iMac.
We were hearing things like "something is in the air" around this time last year and I haven't heard anything new this year so far. However, it has been a while so I can't see why they wouldn't introduce something new.
I think Apple is really good at thinking of new ways to use design and technology and I am really excited to see what happens.
+1 My words exactly!
I hate this commenting system!
There is already a confirmed apple event in March 6, but that is specifically for the iPhone sdk (push notifications?). So I find it hard to believe that they would have two seperate events in the same month..
You're a year behind schedule.
He must be kidding.
I really don't know what to say.
@ moonjhm, I believe he was referring to the push notification system that Apple promised to deliver about a year ago (but never did). That system would've allowed IM apps to continue to receive messages in real time without running in the background. It's this lack of push system that's preventing proper IM apps from showing up on the iPhone.
I was actually referring to the March 6th iPhone software roadmap that was last year.
God I hope it's a new mini, and maybe some love for the Mac pro too. Hopefully also Snow Leopard release date and pricing, and update to the status of iTunes store going DRM free. Most of the music I bought from iTunes are still not available in iTunes plus.
Other wish list: new (and hopefully more affordable) monitors, and Time capsule with 4 hard-drive bays with redundancy ala HP Home server.
Ok, I know this is off-topic, but I really need to know this as I'm looking to buying a laptop for college in a few months and its hard to find the answer for this on google.
Why is the UI of the desktop on Macs so focused on applications? The Windows interface is focused on windows, and open windows. I don't see a benefit to making icons that are based on applications, such as iphoto or safari, when it would be better, imo, to make them focused on instances of application, such as a specific Firefox window and another Firefox window.
To me, it looks like apple just took the shortcuts from the desktop and put them on the bottom instead, making a shortcut/quicklaunch combo.
Some one please explain Apple's thinking. Cause this is one area of Apple that always pisses me off, having to look for windows that I've minimized and facing 10-20 application icons.
What was that? I was too distracted by your awesome Evangelion avatar.
=]
minimized windows are in the dock, to the left of the trash. Also you can decide what icons are in the dock and which ones are not. It's not that difficult, and it's not unintuitive, if that is what you are implying...
Because you're not supposed to use Mac OS like Windows, maybe? It's designed to display multiple windows across the screen at once.
"Cause this is one area of Apple that always pisses me off"
Well it already sounds like you've made up you mind already made up your mind to hate apple just because it's different from Windows. This is a huge mistake. The big weakness with your argument about instances of applications, is mostly moot as computing has moved to tabbed processes, making the idea of having multiple instances rare, especially if you are using the machine as a student. Unless you are using something like CS3 than you are unlikely to ever need multiple instances of any application. Using the dock is extremely intuitive, clicking the desired application, bring, and all extraneous instances, to the front. Also the use of exposé makes for easy, and visual, window finding.
It is called Exposé, brah. I use a clone of it on my Vista/XP/7 computers, too. It is really fast to find just the window you want, if not incredibly original.
Come on, fellas, the dude asked a sincere question, and you're all jumping down his throat just because the way he phrases it isn't glowingly praising the almighty Apple. So he doesn't like the management of windows -it's an honest complaint! Either respond with useful ideas (something that might actually make him consider switching), or STFU! Harping on his negativity just makes you sound like morons and zealots, and it's never gonna make anybody switch. That's the point, right? You love Apple and want everyone else to do the same. We got it. Do your cause a favor and don't jump down the throats of people that are on the fence asking useful questions.
Thank you Cameron! +1
I do think that "minimizing" windows is pretty antiquating with Spaces now in place. It really makes little sense if you need to access specific apps easily.
It's just a different approach. I made the "switch" a few years back and it really drove me crazy for a while, and took some getting used to. I also hated the lack of a single easy to access list of your programs (not just the Applications folder) like what I was used to in the start menu. Quicksilver fixed this gap for me, and my most used applications are pinned to the dock.
It's important to change the way you think of how an application and a window relates to each other when moving from one operating system to another. In Windows, each application has its very own window - in fact the application IS the window. When you close the window, so does the application. In OS X, the window is only a tool of an application. When you close a window, the application still runs - waiting for the next instruction. In Windows, you usually maximize whatever window you're using, but in OS X the size of the window really depends on what you want to do with it. For example, on my Mac Safari only sits in the center of my screen, with room on either side of it for other tasks. When I use Windows, IE/FireFox is always maximized. If I need another window, I move my mouse to the lower-left (configurable, of course) of my screen and they all show themselves. I just pick the one I need and it's right on top.
Once you get used to it, and adjust your workflow accordingly, it's a beautiful system. If you go into a new OS (or any piece of software really) with the intent of forcing it to behave like another that you may be used to, you're bound for a poor experience. Try using the OS the way it's designed to be used for a period of time, using all the tools they provide to do it - and you'll get the experience that is intended by the designers.
"Apple really pisses me off..." You're taking it too seriously. You need to look into Exposé - you won't need to minimize anything.
Expose + Spaces = never minimize anything ever again
Ok, sorry, I didnt mean a negative tone, I just really wanted to know the thought processes. To be honest, many things about windows pisses me off too, I was just saying a certain small thing does not abide with me well (yet). Sorry if I came off as negative against apple.
I get what you guys mean, and our school has both apple and windows comps, so yea, you're right, I forgot about expose. My bad.
It takes awhile to get used to using osx. It is different than windows in the sense that you use the track pad or other shortcuts to get to the windows. You leave the windows on your desktop, use spaces to create multiple desktops. Use shortcuts to switch to windows or other apps. It takes some time to get used to but after using it for awhile it is hard to go back to windows. I have noticed these features are not as easy for me on macs without the new track pad. Say you have 10 windows open on your desktop, you can move each application to it's own "space" or desktop up to 16 of them. You can then use the track pad to switch apps. In the app you may have 5 windows open, you use the track pad to show them all smaller and click the one you want. It is very fast and lets you see all open windows at one time, or all open windows for that app. Go here and watch the video about the muli-touch track pad
http://www.apple.com/macbookpro/features-15inch.html
As many have suggested, expose + spaces will pretty much solve your problem.
If you really want to run multiple instances (not just multiple windows) of firefox (to support multiple logins to the same webmail service, for example), there's a great app called multifirefox that'll do it for you. And, yes, you will have as many firefox icons in your dock as instances you have running.
It would be cool if the Mac Pro got DDR3 + i7 platform, along with better graphics options.