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We Still Love Ya Apple - Despite Those Piles |
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 Ok, it seems like we're having a bitch session about Apple lately and I want to stress that we're still huge fans of the greatest computer company on the planet. It's just that we expect such great things from Apple and we expect great service from them as well. When we don't see the great service it sometimes shakes our belief in them. I think we have to remember that Apple is a company that needs to make money - even though they're by far the coolest and most innovative company around!
I'm sure Apple's Tech Support is still better than Dell's or Gateway's (I could be wrong) and we as Mac users still have it so much better than those PC-using types. I could go on and on about how we have it better, but one could write a book about that, so I'll save it for another time.
That said, let's talk about one of the cool things forthcoming from Apple - OS X 10.3, a.k.a. Panther.
Apple-X.net got slammed with traffic late Friday and this weekend because they posted some supposed pics of Panther's Piles (not Panther piles!). There's a shot of the File menu and a Pile on the desktop. The pictures could easily be faked, but if so, they look very good. (Does anyone see any flaws?)
Now if you're like me, you might be saying, "This is cool, but where are the onions? Seriously! Apple needs to implement ONIONS!!!". Wait...that's not at all what I meant to say. I meant that Piles are neat, but are they really that great? Is it that much different than having a folder? Do they just use more computer resources to do the same thing? Where are the onions for cryin' out loud!?
It'll take a lot more than Piles for me to dish out $129 bucks for Panther. I've been paying for everything from Apple lately (Jaguar, .Mac) and I'm about sick of it. I think I may be resorting to less-than-legal methods of acquiring Panther when it comes out.
Of course, when Panther's release date starts getting close and the RDF starts flowing, I'm usually drawn to the nearest Apple Store like a hot moth to butter. Er...I mean, like a meatball hoagie to Star Jones. Yeah that's it! (My Analogy 101 class is paying dividends already!). Once at said Apple Store, I'm then compelled to lay down the money for a piping fresh copy of OS X.
Besides, I know there will be a lot more in Panther than just Piles! But what do you think about them? No not you...YOU! The one in the pink shirt. With the hotpants. And the handlebar mustache. Will you be buying Panther?
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April 28 2003, 9:33 AM EDT, by
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| toocoolracing |
4/28/03, 5:44 PM EDT |
Yea, I was thinking the same thing about the piles. It doesn't seem that much different than just opening a folder to see what's in it. It seems like a cool, gimmicky kind of thing but, who knows, maybe once it's put into practice it'll be more useful than we think. I found the iPod more useful than I expected, although I did have to wait and find a used one for half-price, and I don't regret that decision.
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| stickman67 |
4/28/03, 8:50 PM EDT |
I'm a book editor and designer, and I'm drooling over those Panther piles! Here's why.
When I'm working on a book with, say, 20 chapters, it means I have 20 layout files, plus one for the preliminary pages, plus index, bibliography ... You get the picture. So around 25 layout files alone. Then there are text files and scans -- anything up to a couple of hundred of those, depending on the book. Well, those usually go in their own subfolders (one for text files, one for scans), otherwise the main publication folder takes about a week to scroll through in the finder. (OK, there are shortcuts, but let's ignore all that for now.)
Now, I'm in my layout file, and I want to place text. I have to navigate into the subfolder. Then I want to open another layout file. Another navigation effort. I want to place scans ... It gets a bit tired after a while.
But if, in the single publication folder, I had a pile of layout files, a pile of scans and a pile of text files ... Bliss! No more great feats of navigation. Everything would be accessible through one dialog box, and would be very tidy and accessible in the Finder.
So from my point of view, it's no gimmick, but a great tool. Can't wait to have a Panther in my pocket!
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| wirey |
5/2/03, 8:56 PM EDT |
Another designer looking forward to Panther piles! If Apple can streamline all the linear Finder/dialogue navigation and subfoldering into something elegant I'd be willing to pay for the upgrade.
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