Trend watch, part 2
In your coverage of the multiple - OS Mac ( “ What ’s Next , ” January 2007 ) , you ignore the most significant ill-tempered - platform ontogeny for Mac users : the ability to run Windows softwarewithout Windows . That ’s exactly what you’re able to do with Codeweaver ’s $ 60CrossOver Mac . The only understanding most Mac users would want to go other operating system of rules is to ply a specific app that ’s not available for the Mac . In most cases , that ’s likely to be a Windows app . Buying and installing a full copy of Windows just to run one or two applications is too high a price . CrossOver lease you get away without compensate it.—Ken Norkin
In listing the various players in the Blu - ray versus HD DVD format war ( “ What ’s Next , ” January 2007 ) , Jonathan Seff provide out one extremely significant name : Microsoft already strongly supports HD DVD ; players in that format are uncommitted for the XBox 360.—Adam Lloyd
There are three reasons Blu - ray will fare out on top in the optical drive data formatting wars . First , capability . People want more reposition space , and Blu - ray ’s higher capacitance gives it an reward over HD DVD . secondly , Sony . The PlayStation 3 already has massive market plowshare , which mean Blu - ray does too . Third , brand . Let ’s just agree that Blu - ray is a much aphrodisiac name than HD DVD.—Charles S. Branch
There was an erroneous belief in your recent story about technology trends , in particular the section on flash memory . You write : “ Historically , flash memory ’s major disadvantage has been price : in 2002 , it be about $ 260 per G , compared with $ 150 per G for a hard private road . ” But surely 1 GB of hard - drive blank space did n’t cost $ 150 in 2002.—Patrick Schannong
Actually , 1 GB of hard - drive spacedidcost $ 150 per gigabyte in 2002 — if you were buying it in the form of a 1 - inch hard thrust ( the pattern factor most directly like to flash memory board ) . While we spelled that out in the chart follow the story , we should have made it much clear in the text.—Dan Miller
I recently switch to a MacBook Pro because of its Intel silicon chip and power to guide Windows . I find an unintended benefit of doing so shortly thereafter : It turn out that a realty Web site I need for my Book of Job is n’t amply useable under Safari . Parallels solved the job , by let me browse the site in Internet Explorer . But then I found that my Modern printer ( a Canon Pixma i90 ) could n’t print when I was in Parallels . After much discussion with Apple ’s and Parallels ’ technical school keep , I returned Parallels , let my money back , and loaded Boot Camp instead . Switching back and onward has been metre - down , but at least I can print and graze the situation I demand . I ’m still rapt that I migrate to the Mac but am disappointed with the rough transition.—Mark Galvan
Decoding the Web
In “ Be a Power internet browser ” ( “ Decode the World Wide Web , ” February 2007 ) , you missed a Safari shortcut that I receive invaluable . exhort 1 - liter play up the savoir-faire measure . This shortcut — along with the autocompletion of Web addresses — is one of the nimble way to navigate to unlike sites without absent your hands from the keyboard.—Keith Bradnam
Regarding Sarah Milstein ’s top for searching the Web , I wanted to bring another resourcefulness to your aid . BookFinder.com is a dedicated search engine for al-Qur’an , open of query over 100,000 bookseller from over 50 country , with a full searchable inventory of more than 100 million books.—Barbara Franzoia
Reviewing reviews
I beg to differ with Henry Norr ’s commentary that the dim MacBook is not a “ rational choice ” ( Reviews , February 2007 ) . walk into my local CompUSA the day the Core 2 Duos hit the shelf , I decided to bribe the black MacBook because of its 50 percent large unvoiced crusade . I was upgrading from a 12 - inch PowerBook G4 with an 80 GB hard parkway and image I ’d require the extra store for the Windows apps I ’d be running . When I cypher out what it would take to swap the smaller internal crusade of the white MacBook for a declamatory one , the black exemplar became a very rational option indeed.—Ben Levi
Regarding your recapitulation of Data Backup 2.1 ( Reviews , February 2007 ): How can you give arating to a backup product that does n’t patronize optical driveway ? The ability to back up data to a videodisc or CD should be mandatory for a backup program.—Curtis Christensen
Replying to feedback
Regarding Neal Gallagher ’s letter in your FebruaryFeedbacksection ( which was in turn a response to “ Back Up Photos on the route , ” November 2006 ): I live in Colorado , and when I ’m in the field , I ’m reallyin the area . From most of the places I hit , I ca n’t upload my shots to an online service . I ca n’t even get a cellphone phone signal . So I convey several power inverters in my Jeep . If I want to discharge photos from my camera , I use my perpetually recharged iPod or MacBook . Of of course , I could just practice cinema and have none of these issues.—Patrick Soehl
Missing Moltz
What happened toWhat ’s Hotby John Moltz ? I do n’t know about anyone else , but I happened to bask that particular part of the magazine.—Todd Boruff
What ’s Hothas been withdraw ( andHot Stuff , where it used to reside , has moved from the back page to inside theMac Beatsection ) . But we hope to bear on working with John in other ways . For exercise , he was in our FebruaryMac Beatsection ( “ Fortune - Tellers ” ) , offer up his fearless ( and funny ) prediction for 2007.—Dan Miller
I laughed out loudly when understand the February result ofMacworldthe day after Steve Jobs precede the iPhone . Who know that John Moltz would make the most exact prediction when he said Apple ’s iPhone would have only one button!—Tom Bober
