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Apple Special Event October 2013 Live Stream

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Re: Apple Special Event October 2013 Live Stream

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Post by specialist »

sgentle wrote: post #36

Hands down there is nothing more exciting about this OS X update than being able to use multiple monitors again. They can keep their fancy power management and their new apps, because nothing will compare to that feeling when I boot into my shiny new surf-speckled desktop, fullscreen a video on my second monitor, and my main screen isn't covered in useless grey cloth. For the first time in I don't know how many years…

I've never had multiple screens. But I'm in love with teleport. I've got two laptops and an iMac. KVM style screen spanning and input sharing is awesome.

Re: Apple Special Event October 2013 Live Stream

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Post by arrrg »

stinos wrote: post #55
arrrg wrote: post #49

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This argument is a bit of a red herring. Ever since the dawn of OS X Apple changed nothing at all about how multiple monitors work with the OS. If you don’t use (the much later added) fullscreen function in some apps or (the much later added) Spaces there is no problem at all. That’s why all the arguments about multiple monitors being unusable are honestly a bit ridiculous and over the top. The problem was always how…

So your argument is "basically nothing is wrong (first two paragraphs), and if it is, it's because you are using it wrong (fullscreen = waste of space)"? That's a special point of view, and sort of the contrary of what jakobe and others are saying. Anyway, for an example of how fullscreen makes sense I suggest you look at video or audio editing software. You just need all the space you can get there.

How multiple monitors interact with Spaces and apps in fullscreen mode sucks and Apple very much screwed that up. No argument there. But to conflate that with “Apple finally brings multiple monitor support with Mavericks” is wildly misleading.

Also, you could give apps the full screen to work with since forever in OS X. You do not need a special mode for that. Apple’s fullscreen mode is most definitely not in any way equal to Windows’ maximize function. I think that’s what many people fail to notice.

Re: Apple Special Event October 2013 Live Stream

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Post by bentcorner »

M4v3R wrote: post #28
Achshar wrote: post #17

Ok so it's that time of the year again. I am on windows and have chrome, firefox, ie 11, VLC, flash. Is there any way for me to watch this stream? Heck will this work even if I get quicktime? Edit: * So they updated the page to say it will work for quicktime if you are on windows. * But I am on win 8 and they use js to hide that part. So for now I am assuming it's because quicktime on it's download page only says it…

Apple uses HTTP Live Streaming protocol. VLC should be able to play it just fine. You will probably need a custom URL to feed VLC though. I'll paste the URL here once it's available. EDIT: Quick bash script for extracting VLC-playable URLs (when they're available): curl `curl http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2013/ | grep "p.events-delivery.apple.com" | sed 's/\ UPDATE: Here are the links: / snowLeopardurl…

http://p.events-delivery.apple.com.edgesuite.net/13pijbdfvpi... works for me using VLC on Win2012.

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Post by bjcubsfan »

sverrejoh wrote: post #46
nathas wrote: post #41

Earlier quoted context omitted.

...Pardon my ignorance, I've never owned an Apple product, but you can't use multiple monitors effectively on OS X? You're kidding right?

OS X Mavericks will have a feature I always wanted in Linux: Independent spaces for each monitor! In Gnome (at least when I left it, but I don't think it has changed) and previously in OS X, switching to a new virtual space will update both monitors. With this update you choose virtual space independently for each monitor, and let one stay at — say — the logs window, while you change the space on the other monitor.

This changed in Gnome. The last time I used it a year or two ago, the default is to keep one monitor constant and switch desktops on the second monitor as you wish.

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Post by EdwardMSmith »

Gurrewe wrote: post #77
tehwebguy wrote: post #76

Federighi just announced Mavericks is free

Windows 8.1 is also free, so no real surprise here. Anyway, good work Apple!

(honest question) - Is windows 8.1 free if I have a (full, standalone) copy of XP or Vista, or only if I own Windows 8?

Mavericks appears to be free for people with Snow Leopard (at least, that's what I read).

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