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Apple CEO Likens Surface To Car That Flies, Floats 377

Posted by Unknown Lamer on Friday October 26, 2012 @08:03AM from the ceos-are-so-cute-when-they-fight dept.

theodp writes "Conceding that he hadn't actually played with one, Apple CEO Tim Cook told Wall Street that Microsoft's Surface tablet is 'a fairly compromised, confusing product' in the company's 4Q earnings call. Cook joked, 'I supposed you could design a car that flies and floats, but it wouldn't do those things very well.' In Apple's 2Q earnings call, Cook also mocked the idea of touch on a laptop or desktop, quipping, 'You can converge a toaster and a refrigerator, but those things are probably not going be pleasing to the user.' Cook added, 'We've done tons of user testing on this, and it turns out it doesn't work. Touch surfaces don't want to be vertical.' So, is Cook just pulling a page from Steve Jobs' people-don't-read-anymore playbook, or is he unaware that children happily used vertical touch screens forty years ago on UIUC's PLATO System (more PLATO History)?"

Submission + - What's killing your Wi-Fi? (pcpro.co.uk)

Submitted by

Barence

on Sunday May 29, 2011 @05:11AM

Barence writes: "PC Pro has taken an in-depth look at Wi-Fi and the factors that can cause connections to crumble. It dispels some common myths about Wi-Fi problems — such as that neighbouring Wi-Fi hotspots are the most common cause of problems, instead of other RF interference from devices such as analogue video senders, microwave ovens and even fish tanks. The feature also highlights free and paid-for tools that can diagnose Wi-Fi issues, such as inSSIDer and Heatmapper, the latter of which maps provides a heatmap of Wi-Fi hotspots in your home or office."

Submission + - Linux-Friendly Alternatives To MS-Skype? (itworld.com)

Submitted by

jfruhlinger

on Thursday May 19, 2011 @02:44PM

jfruhlinger writes: "When Microsoft bought Skype, Linux and Mac users were assured that their platforms wouldn't be neglected — but you can understand why they might be a bit suspicious. Steven Vaughan-Nichols has compiled a list of five Linux-friendly alternatives — do you know of any others?"

Comment Re:No warrant == not legitimate. (Score 2, Interesting) 483

by Julian2 on Sunday August 03, 2008 @09:43PM (#24461393) Attached to: FBI Seizes Library Computers Without Warrant

I interpreted the article to say that the director made the final call to allow the FBI to take the computers. In a library, it would only make sense for such a decision to be delegated up to that level. The director of the Frederick County Public Libraries is also the current president of the Maryland Library Association (an organization whose primary mission is to serve the public libraries in the state). I am a member of this association, and I do not like how things transpired in Frederick.

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