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Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by middus »

jeresig wrote: post #10
bronson wrote: post #9

"I wish my car accepted audio input." I just used a Grom adapter to add bluetooth to my 1999 daily driver. It doesn't have whizzy features like voice dialing and A2DP audio quality is not excellent but, for podcasts, pop music, and phone calls, it's great. http://www.gromaudio.com/

Very interesting, I'll have to check into that! I use a Griffin FM transmitter right now, works OK, but has frequent problems with competing radio stations. http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Griffin-RoadTrip-iPhone...

Why don't you just buy a new car stereo? The last one I bought was less than €100 and features a line-in, USB and Bluetooth.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by gbog »

kayoone wrote: post #113
gbog wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I thought the most interesting part was his wish list at the end. Yes, well. I always thought it was really dumb for cars to not accept audio input. I mean, why? but why? and most importantly: since when will we, users, let those machine makers dictate the way we have to use their tools? My car is a cheap minivan, but I HAVE external audio input, and use it 100% of the time. It is the same with iTune: why can't I d…

Apple sure have their downsides, but compared to Linux OSX is just the better Desktop Operating system if you want stuff to just work to get your stuff done.

I sure want to get my stuff done, but not to the cost of loosing control on what software I should use, in what format , etc.

I would suggest my mother to buy Apple products, either phone or laptop, and maybe also to my sister if she does a lot of photo or video editing. But for developpers, what can't you do with Linux?

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by dwiel »

w1ntermute wrote: post #119
dwiel wrote: post #72

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I just got a Thinkpad T420s and almost everything worked right out of the box (Ubuntu 10.04) despite some people having trouble on the forums a few months ago. Sometimes I have problems getting the display connected to the docking station to detect if I suspend while not connected, then connect, then resume. This is a pretty minor flaw that is fairly easily worked around.

Have you tried 11.04?

doh, yeah, that's what I meant to say I installed with no trouble. 11.04 was no trouble, and I haven't tried 10.04.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by lamnk »

jarek-foksa wrote: post #7

There is also an entry with RMS http://richard.stallman.usesthis.com/ I wonder if he is still browsing the web with wget.

I find it a bit ironic when RMS chooses to use a Chinese manufactured device to ensure his software freedom.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by glenngillen »

gbog wrote: post #122
kayoone wrote: post #113

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Apple sure have their downsides, but compared to Linux OSX is just the better Desktop Operating system if you want stuff to just work to get your stuff done.

I sure want to get my stuff done, but not to the cost of loosing control on what software I should use, in what format , etc. I would suggest my mother to buy Apple products, either phone or laptop, and maybe also to my sister if she does a lot of photo or video editing. But for developpers, what can't you do with Linux?

It takes only a day or so of saved time over 2 years to justify the increased cost of buying a Mac for me. It pays for itself numerous times over by not having to fuss about with sound/video drivers, printers just working when I'm on a client site, etc.

I'm not sure what you're getting about about losing control, formats, etc. I use Pixelmator for image manipulation (even after all these years, Gimp just doesn't cut it), Inkscape for vector illustration, vim for code, Spotify for music. Apple haven't curbed my ability to do anything based on that list.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by _dan »

antihero wrote: post #100
jeresig wrote: post #20

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I was looking at it just recently - it looks promising. Haven't had a chance to try it, yet. http://sickbeard.com/

Sickbeard is indeed fantastic, and it's got quite a bit more polished in recent builds! Also check out nzbmatrix as a NZB source, it's done me quite well. Finally, SuperNews is a Giganews reseller that is a bit cheaper if you're looking to save money (though with all that Apple gear it's unlikely). Also check out the SABconnect++ Chrome Extension.

If you're on a budget, Astraweb are nearly as good as GigaNews, but way cheaper, particularly with this discount: http://www.news.astraweb.com/specials/kleverig-11.multicards...

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by rimantas »

gbog wrote: post #109
dailo10 wrote: post #5

I thought the most interesting part was his wish list at the end. "I wish my MacBook had built-in 3G capabilities, I wish it was easier to type on my iPad, I wish Chrome was a better browser, I wish SABnzbd+ was smart enough to not re-download files, I wish my iPhone was faster, I wish I didn’t need a dongle to do a presentation with my MacBook, I wish Boxee didn’t crash so much, I wish my car accepted audio input, I…

> I thought the most interesting part was his wish list at the end. Yes, well. I always thought it was really dumb for cars to not accept audio input. I mean, why? but why? and most importantly: since when will we, users, let those machine makers dictate the way we have to use their tools? My car is a cheap minivan, but I HAVE external audio input, and use it 100% of the time. It is the same with iTune: why can't I d…

Because I want to do the work, not to spend time "controlling" something.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by neovive »

I wonder if John figured out a solution to the "Home" and "End" keys not working properly in Gmail for Firefox/Mac. This issue is a bit frustrating and compels me to use Chrome. If anyone has a solution for this it would be great.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by bronson »

middus wrote: post #121
jeresig wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Very interesting, I'll have to check into that! I use a Griffin FM transmitter right now, works OK, but has frequent problems with competing radio stations. http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/Griffin-RoadTrip-iPhone...

Why don't you just buy a new car stereo? The last one I bought was less than €100 and features a line-in, USB and Bluetooth.

Because (with few exceptions) you lose steering wheel controls and thieves become a lot more interested in smashing your windows. Also, my radio is nonstandard size and the adapters are fuuugly.

Re: John Resig uses this

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Post by ciex »

jeresig wrote: post #12
look_lookatme wrote: post #6

Pretty good, but: "I wish Chrome was a better browser" John can you elaborate on this?

Off the top of my head, three things that've bugged me: I use a ton of tabs in my browser, in Firefox the tabs go off to the side and allow me to scroll through them (while still allowing me to read the title) whereas Chrome squishes the tabs into tiny micro-sized pills that are completely unreadable. Additionally I use App Tabs in both browsers - but only in Firefox does it highlight when I've received an update (su…

You should try the vertical tabs option in Chrome's about:flags page. Tabs move to the left side of the window and don't become squished when you have many of them. You can just scroll up and down the stack.
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