Microsoft announced on Tuesday US prices for Windows Vista, the long-awaited new version of the operating system that sits on more than 90 percent of the world's personal computers. The software maker set the retail price for Vista at between USD 100 and USD 259 for users upgrading from older versions of Windows. The prices range from the basic version of Vista to the top-end 'ultimate' edition. For consumers looking to buy Vista without an upgrade, the products will cost between USD 199 to USD 399, Microsoft said.
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Member since:2005-07-19
"Interesting. I suppose the other half of the question is: can you assign arbitrary metadata to any file and then use that metadata as a search critera?"
You've always been able to apply arbitrary meta data in nautilus, just right click a file, go to the notes tab and type away. I haven't checked if it comes in through searches but I'd guess so as things like tags you've give images in F-Spot do.
"I do mean something different. As I understand the feature, every application's volume level will be able to be individually adjusted by a centralized audio panel."
That's peculiar :-) I can see where it might be useful in certain circumstances, but seems to involve a lot of babysitting. I do have different volume settings for different apps so, so that's why it doesn't seem all that innovative.
"I have no clue how vinyl-ripping would be accomplished on any system. But iTunes on WinXP can play tracks while importing them from CD."
Straight from line-in using GStreamer. I was expecting to have to rip a side of a record to wav and split it, then convert each of those to Ogg Vorbis seperately. But I was able to create a 4 line script to do it using a call for each track to a single GStreamer pipeline. I may create a little GUI app based around it, using GStreamer properly as it was very easy to achieve.
My brother does a similar thing on Windows, and it's much more involved, so I was hoping a windows fanatic would hit me with an easy one stage process to do it so I could pass it on :-)
Member since:2005-06-30
Member since:
2005-06-30
Ah! Thanks for your speedy reply.
"Do a search in nautilus. Bookmark that search and have a virtual folder on your desktop. "
Interesting. I suppose the other half of the question is: can you assign arbitrary metadata to any file and then use that metadata as a search critera?
"Rhythmbox and Totem have their own audio sliders that set the volume to be different to the main volume setting. Or do you mean something different? "
I do mean something different. As I understand the feature, every application's volume level will be able to be individually adjusted by a centralized audio panel. Of course, the need for this is greater on Windows, as Linux doesn't seem to suffer from a plague of apps that persist in making annoying noises. And Konqueror probably has an audio slider already, heh.
"There are lots of features Linux has that Windows doesn't. "
Oh certainly, certainly. This isn't about which is better (hard to determine, because everyone's tastes and needs are different), it's about the truth in the statement: "I already have all of Vista's so called innovative features for free on my Linux workstation."
"Last night I spent a few hours ripping lots of vinyl real time onto my PC. I could even listen to the Ogg Vorbis tracks while they were in the process of being created. How do I do that on Windows?"
I have no clue how vinyl-ripping would be accomplished on any system. But iTunes on WinXP can play tracks while importing them from CD.