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The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) has set a goal of universal accreditation of fellowship programs by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) by 2014. This study offers data comparing trainee experience at accredited vs nonaccredited programs.
To evaluate perceptions of pediatric otolaryngology fellowship training experience and to elucidate differences between those who trained in ACGME-accredited fellowships vs those who did not.
Design and Participants
Web-based survey sent to all members of ASPO, as well as recent fellowship graduate ASPO-eligible physicians. Responses were obtained in an anonymous fashion. The study population comprised 136 ASPO members who recently graduated from pediatric otolaryngology fellowship programs (36 from ACGME-accredited fellowships and 100 from nonaccredited programs).
Main Outcomes and Measures
Difference in perceived fellowship experience between graduates of accredited vs nonaccredited programs, specifically, differences in service vs education perceptions.
Overall, a majority (64%) of respondents agreed that standardizing the pediatric fellowship curriculum through ACGME accreditation is a worthwhile goal. Those who attended ACGME-accredited fellowships were more likely to favor accreditation vs non-ACGME graduates (83% vs 58%; P = .006). Graduates of ACGME-accredited programs were also more likely to agree that their fellowship provided adequate preparation for a career in academic medicine (100% vs 89%; P = .04), protected time for research (94% vs 60%; P < .001), vacation and academic time (94% vs 78%; P = .03), and opportunities to formally evaluate their superiors (72% vs 32%; P < .001). Non-ACGME graduates reported higher primary call frequency (0.8 days per week vs 0.2 days per week; P = .01), and attending physician participation in rounds (71% vs 53%; P = .05).
Conclusions and Relevance
Most respondents were in agreement with universal ACGME accreditation. Those having trained in accredited programs cite increased allowance for research, academic and vacation time, more formal opportunities to evaluate their faculty, and decreased primary call burden.
Bluestone and Stool began the first fellowship in pediatric otolaryngology in 1975.1 The field has flourished since, with 31 fellowships currently available (Table 1). The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) laid out the initial criteria for accreditation of pediatric otolaryngology training programs in 1995 and revised them to the current guidelines in 2005.2 As of the 2012 academic year, 18 of 31 fellowship programs are accredited by the ACGME, and one other program (The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is accredited by the Canadian equivalent Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology (ASPO) has espoused the goal of universal accreditation by 2014. As a comparison, all fellowship programs for pediatric surgery and pediatric urology are ACGME accredited, whereas accreditation for pediatric orthopedics and plastic surgery training programs remains voluntary. Notably, both pediatric surgery and pediatric urology offer the opportunity to become board certified for these subspecialties.
Informal polling of the programs not currently accredited by ACGME reveals that the primary reason cited to not pursue accreditation is financial. Indeed, many of the nonaccredited programs use income generated from fellows' billings to support the fellowship because they face difficulties garnering this financial support for the fellowship from their local associated academic institution. Thus, financial issues remain a significant impediment toward accreditation for some of the programs. It is unclear what the educational implications are for the trainee in a more traditional ACGME-accredited residency training paradigm vs a junior partner financially independent training paradigm.3 We hypothesized that there would be substantive differences in service vs education perceptions when surveying recent graduates of both types of training programs, with those having attended ACGME-accredited fellowships citing an increased educationally focused training experience.
To test this hypothesis, we undertook a survey study of ASPO members and recent graduates of pediatric otolaryngology fellowships to evaluate perceptions of fellowship training experience and to elucidate differences between those who trained in ACGME-accredited fellowships vs those who did not (non-ACGME graduates).
A web-based survey (Figure 1) was sent to all members of ASPO, as well as recent fellowship graduate ASPO-eligible physicians. Unless otherwise listed, participants responded to each question by choosing on a 5-point scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree). Respondents were categorized by ACGME accreditation status of their fellowship (at the time they attended) and by time since graduation from fellowship. The χ2 test was used to determine a statistically significant difference in the groups for categorical data, and the Mann-Whitney test was used for continuous data.
ACGME indicates Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
There were 136 responses for a response rate of 38%. Of these respondents, 100 (74%) graduated from nonaccredited programs and 36 (26%) graduated from ACGME-accredited fellowship programs. Of the 136 total responses, 72 came from graduates in the past 10 years. Of these, 29 (40%) were from ACGME programs. Therefore, most (84%) respondents who attended ACGME-accredited fellowships graduated in the past 10 years. All respondents, regardless of the accreditation status of their fellowships, believed that their fellowship experience met or exceeded their expectations and would recommend their program to future applicants. Overall, graduates of ACGME-accredited programs were more likely to agree that their fellowship provided adequate preparation for a career in academic medicine (100% vs 89%; P = .04).
In terms of supervision and autonomy, we excluded respondents who graduated more than 10 years ago (when most programs were not accredited and training was inherently different). Table 2 summarizes the responses to supervision experience on a rating scale from 0 (never) to 5 (always). A similar percentage of graduates from both categories believed that they had adequate supervision in the operating room and in managing inpatients. Interestingly, non-ACGME graduates reported a higher rate of attending physician participation in rounds (rounding on inpatients everyday or most of the time, responding 4 or 5 on the rating scale) (85% vs 44%; P < .001, χ2 test).
Overall, graduates of ACGME-accredited programs were significantly more likely to agree that their fellowship provided adequate protected time for vacation and attending academic meetings (94% vs 78%; P = .03); however, for respondents over the past 10 years, this difference did not reach statistical significance (96% vs 81%; P = .06). Non-ACGME graduates reported higher primary call frequency (0.8 days per week vs 0.2-days per week; P = .01). For graduates in the past 10 years, ACGME fellows reported more formal opportunities for didactic interactions per month (6.6 vs 3.6 events per month; P = .04). Similarly, there was a statistically significant difference in the reported protected time for research. This time for research opportunity was reportedly more abundant in ACGME programs both overall (94% vs 60% adequate; P < .001) and for graduates in the past 10 years (96% vs 60% adequate; P < .001). These results are summarized in Figure 2A and B.
A, Adequate time for administrative leave or vacation? B, Adequate protected time for research? C, Opportunity to formally evaluate superiors? D, Universal accreditation is a worthwhile goal.
Those who graduated in the past 10 years, regardless of accreditation status, felt satisfied in regard to understanding expectations and receiving feedback on their performance. Table 3 summarizes the responses in this category. Importantly, opportunities for fellows to formally evaluate their superiors were reportedly twice as likely to occur in fellow graduates of ACGME-accredited programs, both overall (72% vs 32%; P < .001) and for graduates in the past 10 years (83% vs 46%; P = .002) (Figure 2C).
All graduates in the past 10 years, regardless of program accreditation, would recommend their programs for training. Overall, the majority of respondents agreed that standardizing the pediatric fellowship curriculum through ACGME accreditation is a worthwhile goal (64%). Those who attended ACGME-accredited fellowships were significantly more likely to agree than those who did not (83% vs 58%; P = .006). This difference remained significant when looking only at recent graduates (86% vs 53%; P = .007) (Figure 2D).
The main objective of this study was to determine if there were any differences in the way graduates perceived their fellowship training between those who participated in ACGME-accredited programs vs nonaccredited ones. Broad areas in which we believed there may be differences included formal didactics, the amount of direct supervision vs autonomy, and balance of service vs educational requirements.
It is noteworthy to discover that overall graduates are pleased with their training experience and would recommend it to others. Furthermore, it appears that existing programs provide adequate didactics, regardless of accreditation status. There were significant differences in areas such as time off for meetings, primary call, and protected research time that could represent a heightened awareness of the education-service balance among accredited programs. Slightly more graduates of accredited programs felt prepared for a career in academic medicine. This survey was not designed to examine whether this led to a difference in practice type after graduation.
While nearly two-thirds of respondents agreed that ACGME accreditation is a worthwhile goal for the pediatric otolaryngology community, this approval varied sharply based on fellowship training type. This is hardly surprising, especially given the universally high regard that survey participants had for their fellowship training. Because the cost of accreditation remains burdensome for fellowship programs that lack institutional financial backing and depend on fellows' billings for program support, financial issues are frequently cited as a significant impediment toward accreditation. Furthermore, the absence of subcertification for pediatric otolaryngology makes the incentive for ACGME accreditation elusive for some. Despite these facts, a majority of pediatric otolaryngology programs are now accredited, and many others are in the process of applying for accreditation.
Our study has several limitations. Survey-based studies can suffer from nonresponse bias. The survey responses were collected anonymously because we believed that respondents would feel more comfortable honestly evaluating their fellowship experience in this fashion. This unfortunately prevents us from comparing characteristics of survey responders with nonresponders and with graduates of pediatric otolaryngology fellowships as a whole. Second, the survey asked respondents about events that potentially occurred many years prior, introducing the chance that certain aspects of their education may be misremembered. While we recognize these limitations, we believe that these data are worth examining and discussing as a specialty, especially as we move to universal accreditation of pediatric otolaryngology fellowship programs.
In conclusion, most respondents were in agreement with universal ACGME accreditation. Survey responses highlight perceived differences in fellowship training areas related to service requirements vs education based on status of ACGME accreditation. Those having trained in accredited programs cite increased allowance for research, academic and vacation time, more formal opportunities to evaluate their faculty, and decreased primary call burden.
Corresponding Author: Diego Preciado, MD, PhD, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology, Children's National Medical Center, 111 Michigan Ave NW, Washington, DC 20010 (email@example.com).
Submitted for Publication: January 17, 2013; June 4, 2013; accepted June 17, 2013.
Published Online: August 15, 2013. doi:10.1001/jamaoto.2013.4064.
Author Contributions: Drs Bedwell and Preciado had full access to all the data in the study and take responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
Study concept and design: Bedwell, Choi, Preciado.
Acquisition of data: Bedwell, Chan, Preciado.
Analysis and interpretation of data: Bedwell, Choi, Preciado.
Drafting of the manuscript: Bedwell, Preciado.
Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Bedwell, Choi, Chan, Preciado.
Statistical analysis: Bedwell, Preciado.
Study supervision: Choi, Preciado.
Conflict of Interest Disclosures: None reported.
Previous Presentation: This study was presented as a poster presentation at the 2011 American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology Meeting; April 29, 2011; Chicago, Illinois.
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JSP and Java Servlets
JSP stands for Java Server Pages. JSP is a server-side technology Java Server Pages are an extension to the Java Servlet technology that was developed by Sun.
JSPs have dynamic scripting capability that works in tandem with HTML code, separating the page logic from the static elements -- the actual design and display of the page -- to help make the HTML more functional (i.e. dynamic database queries).
JSPs are not restricted to any specific platform or server. It was originally created as an alternative to Microsoft's ASPs (Active Server Pages). Recently, however, Microsoft has countered JSP technology with its own ASP.NET, part of the .NET initiative.
Java Servlets
Servlets are Java technology's answer to CGI programming. A JSP is translated into Java servlet before being run and it processes HTTP requests and generates responses like any servlet. However, JSP technology provides a more convenient way to code a servlet. Translation occurs the first time the application is run. A JSP translator is triggered by the .jsp file name extension in a URL. JSPs are fully interoperable with servlets. You can include output from a servlet or forward the output to a servlet and a servlet can include output from a JSP or forward output to a JSP.
They are programs that run on a Web server and build Web pages. Building Web pages on the fly is useful (and commonly done) for a number of reasons:
The Web page is based on data submitted by the user. For example the results pages from search engines are generated this way and programs that process orders for e-commerce sites do this as well.
The data changes frequently. For example, a weather-report or news headlines page might build the page dynamically, perhaps returning a previously built page if it is still up to date.
The Web page uses information from corporate databases or other such sources. For example, you would use this for making a Web page at an on-line store that lists current prices and number of items in stock.
Advantage of Servlets Over CGI
Java servlets are more efficient, easier to use, more powerful, more portable, and cheaper than traditional CGI and than many alternative CGI-like technologies. More importantly, servlet developers get paid more than Perl programmers.
With traditional CGI, a new process is started for each HTTP request. If the CGI program does a relatively fast operation, the overhead of starting the process can dominate the execution time. With servlets, the Java Virtual Machine stays up, and each request is handled by a lightweight Java thread, not a heavyweight operating system process. Similarly, in traditional CGI, if there are N simultaneous request to the same CGI program, then the code for the CGI program is loaded into memory N times. With servlets, however, there are N threads but only a single copy of the servlet class. Servlets also have more alternatives than do regular CGI programs for optimizations such as caching previous computations, keeping database connections open, and the like.
Hey, you already know Java. Why learn Perl too? Besides the convenience of being able to use a familiar language, servlets have an extensive infrastructure for automatically parsing and decoding HTML form data, reading and setting HTTP headers, handling cookies, tracking sessions, and many other such utilities.
Java servlets let you easily do several things that are difficult or impossible with regular CGI. For one thing, servlets can talk directly to the Web server (regular CGI programs can't). This simplifies operations that need to look up images and other data stored in standard places. Servlets can also share data among each other, making useful things like database connection pools easy to implement. They can also maintain information from request to request, simplifying things like session tracking and caching of previous computations.
Servlets are written in Java and follow a well-standardized API. Consequently, servlets written for, say I-Planet Enterprise Server can run virtually unchanged on Apache, Microsoft IIS, or WebStar. Servlets are supported directly or via a plugin on almost every major Web server.
There are a number of free or very inexpensive Web servers available that are good for "personal" use or low-volume Web sites. However, with the major exception of Apache, which is free, most commercial-quality Web servers are relatively expensive. Nevertheless, once you have a Web server, no matter the cost of that server, adding servlet support to it (if it doesn't come preconfigured to support servlets) is generally free or cheap.
What is JSP?
Java Server Pages (JSP) is a technology that lets you mix regular, static HTML with dynamically-generated HTML. Many Web pages that are built by CGI programs are mostly static, with the dynamic part limited to a few small locations. But most CGI variations, including servlets, make you generate the entire page via your program, even though most of it is always the same. JSP lets you create the two parts separately. Here's an example:
Over Active Server Pages (ASP)
ASP is a similar technology from Microsoft. The advantages of JSP are twofold. First, the dynamic part is written in Java, not Visual Basic or other MS-specific language, so it is more powerful and easier to use. Second, it is portable to other operating systems and non-Microsoft Web servers.
Over Pure Servlets
JSP doesn't give you anything that you couldn't in principle do with a servlet. But it is more convenient to write and to modify regular HTML than to have a zillion println statements that generate the HTML. Plus, by separating the look from the content you can put different people on different tasks: your Web page design experts can build the HTML, leaving places for your servlet programmers to insert the dynamic content.
Over Server-Side Includes (SSI)
SSI is a widely-supported technology for including externally-defined pieces into a static Web page. JSP is better because it lets you use servlets instead of a separate program to generate that dynamic part. Besides, SSI is really only intended for simple inclusions, not for "real" programs that use form data, make database connections, and the like.
Over JavaScript
JavaScript can generate HTML dynamically on the client. This is a useful capability, but only handles situations where the dynamic information is based on the client's environment. With the exception of cookies, HTTP and form submission data is not available to JavaScript. And, since it runs on the client, JavaScript can't access server-side resources like databases, catalogs, pricing information, and the like.
Over Static HTML
Regular HTML, of course, cannot contain dynamic information. JSP is so easy and convenient that it is quite feasible to augment HTML pages that only benefit marginally by the insertion of small amounts of dynamic data. Previously, the cost of using dynamic data would preclude its use in all but the most valuable instances.
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Bandhu i used to develop web page using ASP and ASP.net , then i decided to dirty my hands with JSP and believe me ..... Its just toughest thing to do . May be i selected wrong book to start with .
Suggest a good book for JSP
I am using java server pages in 24 hours---sams series
Thanks in Advance
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JSP resources have good list of books as well.
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I have post my query from long time. nobuddy reply my query. It is request you to please give me the solution.
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I need your help on below problems.
Heres in my use two computers one is in my home use and second in my office use. On both computers I found some problems. Heres I am mentioning the problem of my Computers
At home use: I am using windows me on my home computer. And I have Avg antivirus on my computer. The folder option not display on my control panel and tool menu and I found the folder.exe file on my computer and I delete this file with my pc but it comes again. Please advise and If you have any tips to improve the speed of my pc please advise.
At Office Use: I am using windows 2000 on my office computer and I have Norton antivirus on my computer. When my PC boot completely an error comes on my window screen RHVOST.EXE and another problem is that I cant load my Ms Office Excel file directly. First I run the Office Excel and then browse the required file. Please advise.
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jsp is tough ,but i like it more than asp
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hiiiiiiii Mr. pradeep i m new to JSP kindly help me in updating database(SQL server 05) thru JSP but always getting unexpected results like insertion of null values,persistence of previous values into the string........looking forward for your help.......thanks
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We'll need to have a look at your code to debug what's wrong, please your DB insertion code.
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******** post by prabhat*********for database updation
the relation table is" test(roll(int),sub_code(int),stud_name(varchar),su b_name(varchar),fees(money),status(bit)
basic prob is that when updation is done the form keeps the prevoius values of updation and that leads to incosistent results..........
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thanks .........
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hiiiiiiiii.. pradeep .......i hope there is no changes in the code.........thn where was d problem is .......
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You should make an update only when the second form is posted, here you are running the update while displaying the form...make a flowchart of your program then you'll understand!
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Ted Cruz takes a bite out of Sunday night's episode of 'True Blood' set in Dallas
A couple of hours ago, yesterday's item about True Blood's Sunday-night smorgasbord of local references — Preston Hollow, a Ted Cruz fundraiser at the George W. Bush Presidential Library, The Dallas Morning News — resurfaced among the most-read items of today. Now I know why: Ted Cruz posted it to his Facebook page … along with a dig at the HBO show about blood-suckers.
"Of all the places I never thought to be mentioned, HBO's True Blood vampire show would have to be near the top of the list," he wrote. "Sunday night, they aired a misogynist and profanity-ridden episode where Texas Republicans are murdered attending a 'Ted Cruz fundraiser.'"
Read his response here. Then spend the next hour reading the comments.
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SZA Shows Off New Amazon Smartphone in AT&T Commercial
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With her breakout star status, SZA has become the latest artist to be the spokesperson for a smartphone. In the latest TV spot for AT&T, the TDE first lady is showing off the Fire, Amazon's first ever smartphone.
In the ad, the R&B songbird shows how easy it is to save URLs, add new snacks to her list of things to try and even what song is playing inside the cafe with just a snap of the camera on her phone. The 30-second spot also shows us a bit more of her personality away from the mic, but it's just as we suspected — relaxed, casual and pretty soft-spoken.
While it's not odd for singers to align themselves with tech products, this isn't SZA's first connection to AT&T. Her mother was an executive for the phone carrier. While that might not necessarily have anything to do with the partnership, it is an interesting coincidence to make note of.
In any case, it's good to see SZA branching out and getting her name out there. Clearly, the 'Moodring' singer has had a busy year so far. Recently, she collaborated with Jill Scott on the song 'Divinity' and dropped her EP, 'Z,' in April.


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What do you dislike about JSP?
I wrote an entire site in JSP, but I hear a lot of people complain about JSP. What do you dislike about JSP? Let's hear it!!!
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I Like JSP but the only thing that I dislike about it is There are no cheap hosting service available with JSP as much are there for PHP.
Shabbir Bhimani
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Nowadays, pretty much every host has PHP installed(and Perl and CGI), but no JSP, which I kind of understand. You need to have another server like Tomcat installed. Generally, it uses more memory. It is generally more difficult to manage. Etc. etc. etc.
Too bad though. It's a great language.
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I somehow came to dislike everything that has anything to do with Java. It's because it usually requires additional plug-ins like that Java Runtime Library so that you can use it and display sites writtent in Java language. I hate visiting sites that make my browser pop-up a windows requireing me to download java rintime so i can see the part of the site.
I therefore think it's not really a good option for webmasters since it can reduce your site's publicity.
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Re: What do you dislike about JSP?
The troublesome thing about JSP is the configuration part on Apache Tomcat. If it'd have been friendler, life would have been much more easier.
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Research into impact on kids to include several formats
The Senate has passed a bill authorizing federal funds for research into the possible effects on childhood development from exposure to movies, television, videogames and the Internet.
Vidgames are likely to receive the most scrutiny, and the research could be the prelude to some form of federal regulation of sales.
The Children and Media Research Advancement Act, known as Camra, directs the Centers for Disease Control "to provide grants for research focusing on the impact of factors like the format, length of exposure, age of viewers, nature of parental involvement and venue in which media is viewed," a Senate statement said.
While research will focus on several media formats, videogames — in particular, those with violent content — have been heavily criticized by two of the act's co-sponsors, Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Rick Santorum (R-Penn.).
Other sponsors include Sens. Sam Brownback (R-Kansas), Evan Bayh (D-Ind.), Richard Durbin (D-Ill.) and Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.).
Several states have tried to regulate sales of violent videogames only to see the efforts challenged legally and in many cases struck down by courts. Childhood development experts have cited a lack of reliable research showing conclusive links between exposure to electronic media and negative development. If this new research establishes even the strong possibility of such links, Congress may use it to justify a similar, federal attempt at regulating.
"The early stages of a child's life are a critical to his or her development, but we know little about how media affects them in these early years," Brownback said in a statement. "We need a thorough and empirical understanding of the effects of media on child development so that we're not in the dark about what's happening to our children."
The bill passed by unanimous consent, meaning that since no member objected to the bill, it was allowed to pass without a formal roll call vote.


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'So You Think You Can Dance' Gives Fans a 'Supervote'
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Fans Can Now Use SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE'S New Online Voting Feature
To Cast Multiple Online Votes at One Time
Beginning tomorrow night, Tuesday, June 25, and for the first time on SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE, viewers will be able to SuperVote – cast multiple votes online at one time –immediately after the performance show airs (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
Viewers can vote via any of these destinations: www.fox.com/dance, the FOX NOW app (data and message rates may apply for app download and use) and Facebook. To SuperVote, fans can allocate votes for one finalist or multiple finalists, for a total of 20 votes (across all online voting destinations), and in a unique interactive experience, they can adjust their vote selections as performances happen during the show. When the voting window officially opens, fans can submit their final votes – all at once. (Only fans with a registered Facebook account and located within the U.S., Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will be able to cast their vote(s) online.) Please visit www.fox.com/dance for additional voting information.
In addition to online voting using FOX's patent-pending SuperVote, fans will continue to be able to vote during the voting window via toll-free phone lines and SMS text messaging. At the end of each performance show, the toll-free and text message systems will open for at least two hours per time zone and SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE viewers will be able to vote for their favorite finalist(s) via the toll-free telephone numbers (855 GO HIM 01, 02 and 855 GO HER 01, 02, etc.) Additionally, wireless customers can use their cell phones to vote by texting the name of the dancer as shown on-screen to the short code 83676 to vote for the finalist of their choice (Message and data rates may apply). SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE voting is managed by Telescope, Inc.
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I need c program
I need a c program to close CD-ROM automatically ,like eject option.
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Moved thread from Introduce yourself to C-C++ forum
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Please read the "Before you make a query" thread. This is not a free software or homework store. It is a learning forum. If you're using Windows, begin here. If not, look for something similar for your OS, which you didn't bother to mention. If you have trouble with it, post some code, give RELEVANT information, and ask for help.
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professor plum in the drawing room.
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This laptop is only about a month old and te keyboard is very slow and often skips letters. I searched around and it sems to be a common problems with Toshiba laptops. I can remove the battery and it helps but the problem comes back. I saw on theforums that there was a fix for other models - will they work for he L745?
I contacted Toshiba support and they had me remove the battery, unplug, startup with F2, F9 (reset) and F10 to save - seems to fix it for about a day. If I do the exercise once a day it seems to help. So - will I ever buy a Toshiba laptop again? I don't think so.
first, I too own an L745 and have had similar keyboard problems. I am pretty disturbed bout how Toshiba is not addressing this problem.
No brainer problems like this in Windows is the reason that I changed over to Mac two years ago for 99% of my computing. I mean REALLY... if you cant fix your keypboards, you're worthless.
That said, here's a partial fix that restored my use of the bad latters tht were screwing up.
Goto Control Panel/Keyboard and set your SPEED slider to the LEFT completely. Hit APPLY.
Somehow this restored my bad keys 99%.
Still problematic but now I am less inclined to toss the laptop out through my window!
good luck!
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By Mitchel B. Wallerstein
Syracuse University
On Sept. 15, Syracuse University announced its historic plan for achieving carbon neutral operation, meaning that it will seek to reduce significantly — and, if necessary, offset — the greenhouse gases that are the cause of global warming. This is an ambitious goal for any institution, regardless of its size. Nationally, SU was among 88 colleges and universities to file a carbon neutrality plan this week as part of the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment; over 300 more have committed to do likewise.
With the news of these colleges and universities releasing their plans for implementing and funding their carbon-reduction initiatives, the question many are asking is whether, given the current economic situation, this is really the right time to make such an investment.
We believe the answer to that question is yes; it would be irresponsible for SU not to implement a Climate Action Plan (CAP) now, given the urgency of the problem and the fact that it will save the university money in the years to come. More importantly, however, it demonstrates leadership in showing what an institution can do to operate in a sustainable fashion, thereby contributing to the prevention of catastrophic global climate change.
SU's CAP, which provides the blueprint for the university to become climate neutral by 2040, allows us to avoid rising energy costs that will result from doing "business as usual" — costs that likely would spiral out of control as global energy demand inevitably begins to increase once again. The CAP is structured initially around fiscally responsible, incremental investments that will be made in relatively small-scale projects over a period of years. These new projects are expected to yield savings that will exceed break-even on or before the year 2023, and yield net savings of more than $50 million over the long term.
A useful analogy is to think of a homeowner investing in the purchase of energy-efficient appliances, additional insulation, or a more energy-efficient furnace. While each of these options requires an upfront investment, each will pay for itself after a few years because of the energy saved. SU's CAP will work much in the same fashion but on a larger scale, and the total cost of projects undertaken in any given year will represent a very small percentage of the university's overall budget.
Beyond the financial investment, SU's CAP is focused on the idea that changing human behavior is the most essential element in creating lasting change in environmental stewardship. SU's CAP is also based on very realistic assumptions regarding the magnitude and type of behavioral change that are likely in the near term. We will be working on collective efforts to reach attainable goals — for example, increased recycling, reduced waste, increased water conservation and promoting greater access to and use of improved public transit options.
As with any other activity of this scale, the greater the level of participation and engagement, the faster we will reach our goal of carbon neutrality. But our CAP calls for thoughtful, sustainable lifestyle changes over the long term. Further, our students will benefit from new opportunities to learn and discover as the university enhances curricular offerings focused on the overall issues of sustainability and climate change.
Each university's CAP is unique to the circumstances of that institution, affected by such factors as size, location, endowment, state of existing physical plant, and prospects to consume and produce energy sustainably. SU is one of the largest private institutions in the nation to sign the American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment, so we have a lot of people and facilities to account for in our projections.
With nearly 20,000 students, several thousand employees, almost a thousand acres of campus, and 10.5 million square feet of space in our buildings that must be heated and cooled, we are like a small city. But these challenges did not deter our chancellor, Nancy Cantor, from signing the commitment as a charter signatory in 2007.
Our CAP projects reaching carbon neutrality in, or before, the year 2040, which is both a realistic and attainable goal. We are optimistic that we can actually achieve carbon-neutral operation substantially before this target date if research produces new cost-effective technologies, though our plan is not predicated on these. And we look forward to the research and breakthroughs made by SU faculty that likely will contribute to this cause, with much innovation already under way at the Syracuse Center of Excellence, the Near Westside Initiative in the heart of Syracuse, and elsewhere on campus and in the community.
Mitchel B. Wallerstein is the chair of Syracuse University's Presidents Climate Commitment Steering Committee. He is dean of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. SU's complete Climate Action Plan can be viewed at: http://greenuniversecity.syr.edu


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Parents and students are rallying to save schools that are targeted for closing in Brevard County.
Students at one Titusville school might be moved for the second time.
South Lake Elementary with an enrollment of 507 already hosts kids moved from another school that closed nearby. They'd be moved to their third school if South Lake closes.
The superintendent has put South Lake on a list of four schools targeted for closure in Brevard County in the wake of last week's no vote on a sales tax increase.
Officials said they don't have the money to repair and maintain old schools.
South Lake is an 'A' school, with the fourth-highest ranking in the state for schools with 80 percent of students on free or reduced-price lunch.
Parents are already working on hand-made signs and strategy. They're holding a rally to save the school Thursday at 6 p.m.
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The CEO Roundtable includes leaders from a cross-section of firms located across the country. Together, their firms employ over 3,000 landscape architects and others who spearhead projects at the local, regional, national, and international levels for clients in both the private and public sectors. This session will provide the annual update on the current business trends and major issues facing the profession and will provide an opportunity for top industry leaders to share their thoughts on the state of the profession, the current market drivers, and the factors for success for their firms in the near- and long-term.
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Panelists: F. Christopher Dimond, FASLA, HNTB, moderator; Joseph E. Brown, FASLA, EDAW, Inc.; Peter E. Walker, FASLA, Peter Walker and Partners Landscape Architecture Inc.; William B. Callaway, FASLA, SWA Group; and Kathyrn Gustafson, ASLA, Gustafson Guthrie Nichol Ltd.
This session will feature highlights from a study of the impact of suburban residential landscapes on water quality and aquatic habitat in the Pacific Northwest that received the ASLA 2004 Research Award of Merit. The discussion will be strengthened by case examples presented by Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects and William McDonough + Partners, which provide real-world applications for landscape architects faced with the challenge of creating sustainable residential design.
Sally Schauman, FASLA, Duke University; Warren T. Byrd, FASLA, Nelson Byrd Woltz Landscape Architects; and Diane M. Dale, ASLA, William McDonough + Partners.
The panel on heritage tourism brings together four leading landscape architecture firms that have worked extensively in the Caribbean to share their experiences with sustainable tourism. The firms will discuss current tourism planning in Aruba, village design in Antigua, the Gehry biodiversity museum in Panama, and an adaptive re-use tourism destination in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Presenters will discuss sources of design inspiration, natural-cultural preservation, economic development, conservation, politics, climate, and responses to local human needs.
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Roger T. Trancik, FASLA, Cornell University; Kenneth E. Bassett, FASLA, Sasaki Associates; Brian C. Canin, AIA, AICP, Canin Associates; Patrick Dillon, EnSitu S.A.; and Joseph Lalli, FASLA, EDSA.
Oral history can be defined many ways. For the purposes of documenting America's legacy of designed landscapes, we may define oral history as the primary resource document created in an interview setting with a landscape architect, designer, steward, or educator who has participated in the development and/or construction of a significant work(s) of landscape architecture; managed landscape resources; or educated generations of landscape architects through their own research, teachings, and writings. Oral histories are often conducted for architects and other artisans, yet some of our most important landscape architects have never been interviewed—and fewer have been captured on video. This session will consider the history of oral history endeavors in the field and explore recent opportunities based on new technologies to chronicle the legacy of such modern masters as Dan Kiley, Lawrence Halprin, and Richard Haag. This panel is being held in conjunction with the new Landscape Legends oral history initiative.
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Charles A. Birnbaum, FASLA, FAAR, National Park Service Historic Landscape Initiative; James L. Sheldon, Emerson College; and Tom Fox, SWA Group.
Of course they do. Or do they? This session addresses a criticism commonly directed at landscape architects: that they care more about trendy architectural materials than they do about good horticulture, and that more effort is spent preparing a flashy graphic presentation than pursuing a sincere investigation of a site's potential to support plant life. Join three panelists—an ecological designer, a botanist/horticulturist, and a landscape architect—for a spirited discussion of the horticultural and ecological issues facing landscape architects today, especially those who strive to create places with a diverse palette of living, healthy, exuberant plants.
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W. Gary Smith, ASLA, W. Gary Smith Design, Inc.; Peter Del Tredici, Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University; Gerould S. Wilhelm, Conservation Design Forum, Inc.
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Robin C. Moore, North Carolina State University; Steve G. King, FASLA, Landscape Structures Inc; and Bruce T. Cunningham, Jr., Law Office of Bruce T. Cunningham.
Graphics are a vital communication tool in the landscape architecture profession. Over the last decade, a marriage of digital and traditional techniques has slowly developed. Today, high-tech and low-tech methods can be blended to enhance communication in ways highly accessible to the profession and understandable to the public. This session will explore graphic techniques and software applications that can be delivered quickly, including in workshops, to solve design problems and effectively communicate complex ideas to non-professionals. Participants will explore techniques for photo manipulation, mass modeling and animation, wire-frame mock-ups, and manual/digital mixed media techniques for diagrams and illustrations.
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'Apple is in big trouble,' tech expert holding an iPhone says
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1. fayez (unregistered)
no so sure what he is talking about. May be he should come up with more explanation. apple is making lots of $$$ from closed system.
29. The_Miz (Posts: 1496; Member since: 06 Apr 2011)
Probably just another Android fan rambling on because iOS is successful while Android will always be second best lol.
48. cheetah2k (Posts: 1579; Member since: 16 Jan 2011)
Its all about Nomenclature.
Take RIM for example. The Blackberry was the beez kneez for such a long time, and in the last 5 years we've seen little or no changes in both design and OS. The Blackberry OS is a closed system.
Now take Apple. The iPhone is the "new" beez kneez on the block and has been for the last 3-4 years. Over this time we've seen little or no change in both design and OS. Apples' OS is a closed system.
So... if you use RIM as an example (albeit a bad one) of what happens in industry where the company chooses to make little or no changes in design and OS, one could assume that if Apple doesn't diversify/change/innovate soon, there is a "possibility" that Apple might end up in dire straits like RIM.
To be honest, there is truth in this scenario. Many people I know (including myself) who started out using the iPhone in 2007, have moved over to Android simply because Android handsets have offered a different experience, the latest and greatest hardware, and no iTunes.
Apple will have to bring something completely different in the market if they want to stay in the game. Simply pushing the same o same o and expecting end users to just upgrade to essentially the same thing at the end of 2 year contracts is a very poor economic model to be running a company by, into the future.
2. Eingild (Posts: 203; Member since: 19 Apr 2011)
In Steve Job's world, Biology sh*ts do not apply. He's saying that Apple might not survive with its closed ecosystem, but the numbers tell otherwise.
3. baldilocks (Posts: 746; Member since: 14 Dec 2008)
They have been surviving in one form or another since day one. Me thinks this guy has NO idea what he is talking about.
4. r2212xx (Posts: 41; Member since: 18 Apr 2011)
But Apple is still innovative and inventive. Till they are able to churn out ground-breaking and trend-setting products like iPhone and iPad, they need not worry about the closed system.
5. VIk (unregistered)
Eventhough Apple does have a closed system and ideally they should be affected by it in the near future, they probably wont, because although their products restrict people they have a knack for creating desire! . . . . their products and the company itself is marketed so well that even with the restrictions people still dont mind buying apple products because its cool to have. "Most people seem to buy into the hype that Apple creates."
6. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4839; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
He is 100% right. Android in less time than Apple already overtook them in actual phones on the market worldwide. Android's quick rise to dominance is due to its "openness". People like this freedom & Android looks to gain even more of a lead due to its "openness". If you look at history closed systems never work & this IS going to happen again. At one point Apple was the only kid on the block when it came to touch screen smart phones, but now the juggernaut Android is claiming what was once Apple's #1 status. Apple historically has never done well in the PC world because of its closed mentality. In the business world you only see Windows PC's, Apple share is so small that it doesn't even put a blemish on Windows world wide dominance. NBC's Today Show Gear and Technology editor, Paul Hochman, is only using logic & history to make that statement. It just makes sense.
22. elandrumiii (Posts: 109; Member since: 20 Mar 2010)
One phone one maker against what almost every phone maker in the world dropping an android phone. I am no iphone fan either. I dropped blackberry for android. Samsung, LG, Motorola, HTC, etc. Then Apple and the iPhone.
26. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4839; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
We are talking about the OS, not phone sales. Samsung is about to become the #1 phone maker in the world. HTC is in the top 4 phone makers in the world. He is talking about OS being the downfall of Apple. Naturally when Apple cemented it's #1 spot there was no other competition in the touch screen smart phone world. When Android came out it's "openness" was appealing thus their #1 world ranking. People could have bought an Apple iPhone, but they didn't. People chose Android. People are still choosing Android.
28. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 468; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
You are such a homer. Dude how much is Google paying you to stroke them like that. It's 1 thing to not like apple but your borderline fanatic. Btw most people don't root nor customize their android phones. Don't believe me, Google it.
37. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4839; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Dude what are you talking about? You make no sense! lol No one is talking about rooting anything! Homer? What is this 1998? lol
40. CRICKETownz (Posts: 980; Member since: 24 Oct 2009)
For Google to overtake Apple this was their strategy all along to partner with pretty much every phone manufacturer out there. What separates Apple from the other guys out there is that they both create software and that hardware to go with it. Others have tried that route (i.e. Samsung Bada) but have been less successful at it. Android is everywhere...so for them to overtake Apple at a faster rate is it really that surprising? If Android were restricted to only one phone manufacturer that rate would probably decrease greatly, but aggressively saturating the market with it's software is what has propelled them. Yet & still Apple continues to be a heavy contender, while just about taking Blackberry's place in the business world. This is an area where Android is very "iffy". Every OS has it's weaknesses. For iOS it's lack of Flash or high level of customization (depending on who you are...me I could less about customization), for Android it's battery life & software glitchiness (resets, powercycles etc.).
50. Da Beast (unregistered)
The point is that if iOS was more open & on more than just Apple products they wouild probably be #1 just on marketing alone because no one can deny that Apple's marketing strategy is that good. Just imagine Android openess with Apple's marketing........that would be pure heaven!
44. stealthd (unregistered)
Androids success actually has very little to do with it's openness, it's really more due to it simply being everywhere and at every price point. Do you really think the average Joe who walks into a non-Verizon store and asks "do you guys have Droid phones?" really cares about his phone being open?
The winning platform is the one with the best software ecosystem, and that's obviously still iOS right now. The Android Market is devoid of quality premium content, partially due to piracy and partially due to the average Joe I described above who doesn't give a crap about apps, he just wanted a free phone.
When premium services like Netflix and Hulu start coming to Android first, then they've officially dethroned Apple. Right now the Android Market is full of sound boards and knockoff apps and that hardly makes it a better platform.
61. choupino (Posts: 69; Member since: 28 May 2011)
STEALTHD: Dude get your facts straight before you start posting Bullsh*t onine.
First of all, NETFLIX & HULU ARE BOTH AVAILABLE IN THE ANDROID MARKET. The "Android Market Is Devoid Of Premium Content"??? What kind of Crack do you smoke???
I own an iPhone 4 & an Android device(Atrix 4G) and can easily state that my Android device has much more options for me to use and I can do things with it that IOS can't help me with.
62. choupino (Posts: 69; Member since: 28 May 2011)
STEALTHD: I guess, according to your standards, that Android has now officially "DETHRONED APPLE" now huh??? Dud, you sound like this is 2008... Get some relevant true facts and base your opinion on something real...
I'm not an angry guy... It's just that there are people that come to this site to see information and hear our opinions. Unfortunately some of them will view your baseless entry and walk away thinking that you are right.
7. neutral (unregistered)
I think Apple can survive this long because Apple is providing one stop solution for a lot of things. If their closed system works because they provide almost all things you probably ever want via iTunes. Apple surely has a lot of flaws but its focus on providing simple and integrated things for all kinds of media via iTunes ecosystem is their ace card. That's what I think.
8. ivanprskalo (Posts: 123; Member since: 09 Dec 2010)
Seriously people, how no one see that Apple is trying monopolize the market and are doing it in tiny steps.
That behavior is ugly and just mean!!
Let others live and breathe.
Not everyone wants buy super-high-extreme-expensive iStuff (which are, to be honest, built very well) but essentially, are quite like others in the market and you can do pretty much the same things with them, more or less.
So, to summarize, Apple:
- high prices,
- highly restricted OS-es,
- quality of build,
- neat design to some point (but not so beautiful, to me it is ugly, but that's whole other story, I'm trying to be objective here),
- fascistic market behavior...
All in all, not enough to convince people with more than two brain cells in the head to switch to them and buy their iCrap...
Cheers people and die Apple!
9. Darren @ (unregistered)
While I do not believe in a closed system Apple does produce the most stable OS's and best built hardware. They will do fine and continue to grow. When Android can have 2 models in 2 colors on two carriers and outsell the Iphone then I will believe in Android again. I want android to beat apples ass SO BAD but even with 100+ devices in the US Market they are barely beating Apple. The problem is TOO MANY devices, too many plasticy cheap looking devices, updates come out at all different times. OS fragmentation is an issue. This is coming from someone who has had 6 android smartphones starting with the Original Droid. I gave up after way too many force closes. Yes I want a beautiful, solid built piece of hardware on a platform that gets regular updates across the board. The Android mentality is to throw a 100+ half baked devices out constantly and clean up everything else later. Apple is no saint in products that had issues at launch but from where i am sitting my Verizon Iphone 32GB is a hell of a lot better and more stable then my old Droid X ever hoped to be. Do I wish my iphone had a SD card, LTE and Flash? HELL yes but I will take my "Oh thats cool device" that is stable over something that is not.
35. agent7 (Posts: 19; Member since: 20 Apr 2011)
I have had both an iPhone and multiple Android devices. I would never go back to an iPhone. If it were handed to me, I would simply sell it. I want my phone to be MY PHONE... NOT APPLE'S. If I want to use it as-is, then fine. If I want to root and open up even more possibilities, great. It should be my choice. If the iPhone is for you, then that is your decision 100%. More power to ya! My phone works just the way I want it to, and that is what makes me happy.
49. sgogeta4 (Posts: 394; Member since: 02 Feb 2011)
You do know that Apple does not actually manufacturer any of its own hardware right..
11. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Only time will tell. Their "closed" model is very successful so far with cell phones, iPods and iPads. At the same time android has picked up a lot of steam, but it's not translating for big profits for the actual manufacturers. It did hurt Apple in the pc market though.
14. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Taco, did you... did you just post something reasonable and intelligent?
Sorry, had to come back from the dead. I died of shock. :P
17. Eingild (Posts: 203; Member since: 19 Apr 2011)
Oh man, taco could not have said it better. This guy is finally making sense. Happy for you bro. ;)
24. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
that was almost intelligent, right up until the manufacturers part. Manufacturers like HTC and Samsung are posting record sales and profits off of android devices, and it saved motorola's mobile division.
Im going to assume you mean "app developers" not "manufacturers".
Just dont tell that to Rovio who is swimming in android app cash.. lol.
33. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
Apple's profits are so much higher than any manufacturer selling android that it's not even competitive.
47. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
well.DEEEEER Apple pays no liscencing fees.. apple makes money off of every app sold.. apple makes money off itunes, macbooks, software, accessories, iphones, ipads, ipods, and whatever else..
HTC makes money off phone hardware sales.
I wonder who will make more.. lol.
Now the trick is, HTC (just as an example, insert any phone manufacturer) DOESNT have to pay huge liscencing fees to google for the use of android. The OS is free to us. Yes they pay a little bit to add in the google apps, but its way less than they pay to MS to run WP7 on a phone. And since Android is open they can add little apps like the movie store and make something off that.
The question is, who makes more off of purely MOBILE.. MS, Google, or Apple. The answers may be suprising (no, i dont know which for a fact.. lol).
Just remember, both google and MS make money off of Apple, but Apple makes money off of neither.
53. taco50 (banned) (Posts: 5506; Member since: 08 Oct 2009)
So Apples business model is better than htc because they make money off everything. Also they get money for licensing fees as well and with eir new patents they may be getting a lot more soon.
12. asdf (unregistered)
i'm an android user but speaking with no bias -- apple is only a semi closed system. while there's no arguing the hardware side of things, what apple did recognize and eventually revolutionized was the software side of things (and no, i'm not talking about iOS). i'm talking about the App Store. they were the first to incorporate this into their phones and that's the reason why the iphone took off and never really looked back. the ability for developers to make money what was encouraged more creativity and more apps. while apple isn't the most creative, have to give Jobs credit for letting everyone else do the work for him. at least he has decent standards in quality.
13. Sniggly (Posts: 7305; Member since: 05 Dec 2009)
Our friendly neighborhood tech guy is forgetting something: evolution can be counteracted with human sentience. For instance, I can't see clearly more than a foot or two in front of me. But through human invention I wear glasses which make up for my physical defiency and allow me to survive.
Also, Apple shares more qualities with a religion or cult than with an ecosystem. That could potentially keep Apple alive for thousands of years.
15. ilia1986 (unregistered)
A cars guy is talking about phones.. Seriously?
I think that eventually that closed garden will crack. It IS cracking gradually. I watched WWDC 2008 when they launched iOS 2.0 and talked about push notifications. That compared it to Multitasking on other phones - which was before Android - and was horrible (WinMo 5\6 lol).
In WWDC 2010 - as everyone knows - they made multitasking a part of the OS. Arguably this is not true MT - but MT nevertheless.
Long story short - Apple is learning. They do have history of sitting on their laurels and letting their competitors take advantage from it - and it did cost them dearly at the time. I don't think that Apple is ready to commit the same mistake again. Even if it means blatantly using features found in other OSs (like the iOS5 notification center for example).
Now I AM concerned over the future of iOS - as already Android packs about 2x - 3x more features than iOS imo - but I am optimistic. I believe that there is a place for a company like Apple in the long term as well. I certainly wouldn't want them to become a monopoly though.. lest we be forced to pay them every time we turn on our phone..
G'day all.
36. agent7 (Posts: 19; Member since: 20 Apr 2011)
Let's hope that Steve Jobs doesn't take the route of some cult leaders, and drive his followers to suicide...
16. PhoneLuver (Posts: 481; Member since: 05 Jul 2010)
In the short term, Apple won't really feel the pinch. But, just like Nokia who once was untouchable, they have to listen to what their consumers want. Failure to do so will definitely leave way behind. I prefer a walled garden (especially when it comes to my credit card info), as long as it's not too strict!
However, in the long term, just like Windows in the past, Android has a better chance of survival/total market domination. We can see that it's being used in cars, on boats, in houses and laptops, letting people wonder why they should still carry an iPhone around when everything else is part of a complete Android ecosystem.
Now, Apple can expand and become more versatile, but it can never grow as fast as Android, simply because of Android's openness.
45. stealthd (unregistered)
I'd say they're listening to the demands of their customers pretty well, I mean look at iOS 5. The fandroids say they're just ripping off features but they're really just giving their users what they want.
18. pyn (unregistered)
apple sue all compete, i'm disspointd with apple
19. FanBoyzAFlame (unregistered)
Who cares
20. ronron (unregistered)
dont understand a lick this guy says, it doesnt matter whether closed or open, as long as you're ahead of the curve, you'll win....
21. dandirk (unregistered)
Closed system my ass! At least in this context. This guy is an idiot.
The software yes is closed, but virtually anyone can make an app for it (as long as you follow the Apple Bible sized rule set). It also can still interface with much of the internet (sans flash) and other objects.
Apple follows many standards html5 etc.... If it were completely closed Apple would have their own internet language etc.
Honestly a vast majority of people could give a rats ass about open source, they don't know what it is, or care. They want their angry birds, texts, IM, netflix and interwebz.
I think I saw a statistic which actually surprised me, 15-20% of android phones are rooted... That means that 70% (10% know about rooting etc but just don't do it) of people don't give a s**t about uber open customization. They just want to use their phone.
23. orangemaze (unregistered)
Can anyone tell me what Apple has innovated? The first smartphone with a touchscreen that I am aware of was the Handspring Visorphone. And there was an appstore called Handango. With the Visor I also had an mp3 module, gps, modem, and more. That was truly innovative in the year 2000. In 2003 the first Windows smartphones came out, again they had touch screens, years before the iPhone. The only thing apple has is great marketing. Apple was almost bankrupt during all this, and the iPod and other 'i' harware has since saved them. But once again they are making the same mistakes they made with Macs. They will have success for a few more years, but then people will realize there is no wizard, just a man behind the curtain.
25. remixfa (Posts: 14255; Member since: 19 Dec 2008)
apple has been losing market share since the advent of android which stands in stark contrast to apples closed system. Between the 2 its more preference of supposed stability vs a plethora of options. With OSs like Windows7 in the mix it adds a third choice which is more stability than options. If windows7 catches on, i think it will eat into iOS more than Android for that reason. Windows7 is supposed to go after people with a similar mindset to iOS fans who want stability more than anything else.
In the end, who knows. Alls i know is everyone needs to stop suing and then copying each other and get down to competition.
27. Tre-Nitty (Posts: 468; Member since: 16 Nov 2010)
I wish I was the CEO of a closed system company that is currently sitting at a $300 billion net worth. I'll take that closed system all day. Apple is going nowhere. Let me repeat apple is going nowhere. They are to powerful at this point. When the next iPhone is released it'll draw record sales and crowds. Please give me that closed system. Dude just wants some attention.
32. ChrisTheTechGuy (Posts: 85; Member since: 04 Nov 2010)
circa Enron 2002
38. SuperAndroidEvo (Posts: 4839; Member since: 15 Apr 2011)
Nokia at its peak was way bigger than Apple is today. Now look at them. Nokia said the same thing. Bottom line is that NO ONE is too powerful. Apple is no different. The man in the article is making a sound comment based on facts & history. The minute Apple makes something that people don't like it's over for them. Samsung, HTC, and so on are beating Apple at its own game. They have compelling devices out there that rival Apple's. Android is the driving force behind the success of those companies. It's going to be very hard for Apple to fend off these companies with what they bring to the table. Also to make an app for Android is simpler because you don't have to jump through hoops to please Apple first before the app drops at the App Store. If Apple has the same mentality YOU do then it's simple, HISTORY WILL REPEAT IT SELF. Learn from Nokia!
30. nb2six (Posts: 298; Member since: 27 Apr 2011)
Well as long as the congregation continues to pass on the traditions written in "The Book of Jobs" Apple will continue to have a very large piece of the market share. They may not be #1 but they will hold up at the #2-3 place for a very long time as far as a OS is concerned.
51. Da Beast (unregistered)
I wonder how "pastor" jobs feels about Rick Ross selling dope straight off the iPhone! lol
31. WirelessCon (Posts: 309; Member since: 11 May 2010)
In the long term technology needs to evolve as an ecosystem; Apple will change and eventually become open, Apple is good at innovating.
Hochman is right, but Apple will adapt.
Meanwhile Apple will keep making money for the eventual collapse of their closed-system.
34. joe f (unregistered)
One of the earlier posters made a good point that Apple has this 'religion' or 'cult-like' following, and that really does change the game when you try to analyze the company's long term viability. In the personal computer world back in day, they screwed themselves because of the so called 'closed system' (Apple is very, very stubborn). They were on the brink of never being heard from again, but then they came out with the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and now almost everyone I see has an iPhone.
I've had my iPhone 3g since a few months after release. Lately I've been having a lot of issues (I'm on my second), but it has overall, been a great phone. What people need to remember is that the first gen iPhone and the iPhone 3g were not that 'amazing' compared to a lot of other phones. The cameras sucked, no horizontal texting, no MMS, etc. Over time all of these things were added to newer models or via software fixes. The 3GS and 4 have been better technology-wise, but it seems that Apple's iOS, app store, and look of the phone are the biggest seller. Both of my parents have an iPhone, they are really easy to use. They usually have one really 'cool' feature that seems to override the lack of technological prowess. With the iPhone 4 it was the retina display (which isn't technologically 'behind' in any way, but honestly, I'm not that impressed with the phone hardware otherwise).
Competition is rising very fast with more technologically advanced phones every quarter with Android. Android is on more phones than I can count, whereas the iOS is only on one phone. The strategy has worked for now because the iPhone is still a top selling phone, but over time, the sheer volume of android phones being sold will easily push iOS out of the top spot (some articles I've seen it has already happened). If they stick to one platform and keep the current restrictions they have on their iOS, things could start to hurt. Grant it, there will always be people wanting an iPhone, but there are a lot of people (the number is growing, with myself now included) that want an Android. If Apple doesn't expand to multiple platforms to compete they may be in trouble. They might already be doing that with the rumors about two iPhone 5's coming out this fall, one mid-range and a higher-range.
Customization of the iOS is limited, which makes sense because Apple is the only company producing the product. With Android, you have HTC, Samsung, Motorola, etc. This brings customized UIs such as TouchWiz, Sense, etc. I think this is one of the strengths of Android. It really is open source for developers and manufacturers. It offers users a unique experience even though the core firmware is still Android X.x.
Suing companies in the industry (especially a big one like Samsung) makes Apple look really bad in my opinion, whether or not their claims of Samsung copying the iPhone are true (but so has every other company if that is the case...). This could hurt the Apple in the long run.
43. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
Can you customize your notification tray on your android device? I know we're able to on iOS5.
You can customize to a degree with iOS. If you want more customization, then jailbreak your iphone. But statistics show, that more iphone users don't jailbreak their iphones. That's a clear indication that Apple's restrictions are working positively to most iphone users' advantage. I personally find Apple's restrictions to be my security for vulnerabilities. It keeps my device safe, stable, and performing like new all the time. And I am not alone in that regard.
Fiddling with a phone's UI is not on everyone's priority list. I have tons of apps to keep myself busy. And like I said, Apple does allow some customizations. So it's not like what you see is what you get kind of thing that you are implying.
55. Whateverman (Posts: 3262; Member since: 17 May 2009)
Actually you can customize your "notification tray" (called something different for every OEM, like HTC's FriendStream) on Android. Not only that, you don't have to go to a certain location for all your notifications. But I think Joe f is referring to customization in a broader sense, not just the notifications. You can make you phone look just about any way you want with Android even beyond Sense UI, Touch Wiz, or Blur.
58. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
Wow, you mean you can add your own ui on top of vanilla android? That's great. That is of course if the reason you bought a smartphone is so you can play around with its ui. Like I said, that is not on everyone's priority list. I'd rather have a smooth and stable phone with high quality apps than the ability to play around with ui appearances on my phone.
And btw, the notifications you get on an android phone from its notification tray is standard. I don't think you can remove or add to it. That's what the reviews said, and that is why they said that the implementation of notifications on iOS5 is much better than that of android's.
39. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
I think this analyst does not know what he's talking about. Or, he could just be an Apple antagonist.
How can he say that Apple is in trouble when they are making tons and tons of profit. RIM and Nokia are in trouble, not Apple. There are pros and cons on both open and closed approach. And if you really think about it, android is not totally open either, and iOS is not totally closed as well.
Apple knows their market, and they take good care of their market. And as long as they keep their market happy, they will be fine.
Apple banks on their innovations, designs, their IP's, and their OS. That is why they are secretive and patent crazy. They know that everyone can be on par in technology and specs, but not on aesthetics and performance.
41. MIP (unregistered)
That is exactly what I have been saying lately: the so called 'ecosystems' will go the way of the dodo.
42. Smokn04cobra (Posts: 22; Member since: 20 Feb 2011)
Regarding the story, and the tech expert, that everyone is commenting on...he does have a point. Yes, apple makes great looking products and they work well together. Apple does like to do things their way though which can hurt and help them in different respects. Nothing they did was extremely revolutionary...there were other devices that had those capabilities before apple did. They want you to pay them out the ass for all of their products.
Is a Mac computer well made and a nice product? Yes! Do you pay a large amount for them? Yes! IMHO people are drawn to them because the user does not know how to work a PC (By the way...a Mac is a PC by definition, which is a personal computer and last time I checked a Mac is a computer and it's your personal one) Or, people are tired of getting viruses on their computers. You are getting viruses because you clicked on a link that you shouldn't have...FYI, you will never be able to buy a new iPad for $0.01!!! Or you went to one too many porn sites. If you buy a Windows computer and a good virus scanner...it will work just as good as a Mac for a lot less and do all the same things. Also, 95% of the words computers are running windows...of course a hacker is going to target 95% of a group as opposed to less than 5%. Apple also does a great job marketing and convincing people that they need this.
I own an iPod touch and I think it's a great product because I want a music player separate from my phone so I don't damage my phone when go for a run and its raining or have it get smashed at the Y. I think iTunes is a great interface as well, but apple has not gotten any of my money, I bought my iPod used and I still pirate all my music.
The reason they have a s**t ton of money is because they took advantage of the music industry when mp3's became the new technology. They put all of the music in one place and made it accessible from home or your device and also allowed you to buy just the good songs off of an album instead of the whole thing. Is it the only place you can download and buy mp3's....no, was it the first...I'm not sure, is it the best...even though I don't use it I would have to say yes.
Did I just bash Apple...a lot of people may say yes, and I can't argue with them too much. I just prefer to have freedom with my technology and computers and unlike a good majority of people in today's world I research something I don't know and have a desire to learn. Most people in today's society don't have a desire to learn and/or want everything done for them and are lazy. Apple did a nice job of capitalizing on that opportunity. They have a nice OS...it is just a little limited compared to others and it is controlled.
Who knows if this "closed" system will be their downfall or have no negative impact at all. I just know I like options and I don't like the way they do business.
46. jskrenes (Posts: 209; Member since: 11 Dec 2008)
Apple isn't a "closed" system the same way a biological system is closed. They're not a pond that has no stream flowing in and out that will eventually grow stagnant. They have customers that continue to buy their hardware, software, and apps, app developers that continue to write apps for iOS, and their own hardware and software people that continue to innovate.
The advantage that Google has in being a totally open sotware is they can move faster and into more devices than Apple ever will. Their disadvantage is that there are some devices that are Android-based that are pretty crappy. Apple can give a focus and a shine to their devices being a closed or integrated system. I think there is room for both Apple and Google.
52. occosta (Posts: 2; Member since: 27 Jun 2011)
Time will tell if there are more people wishing to follow someone who tells them what should be considered perfect (the best), or if there are more people who prefer to try and choose what is best for them.
Apple is probably great, as is the iPhone. I still use my Palm Treo 680, which is really old technology. But I am not yet motivated to pay a lot of money for a new phone just because someone tells me that it is way better than mine.
When prices and connectivity are right, I will probably buy an Android phone, maybe the Galaxy S II or something that may come after that. Untill then, no one will convince me that the iPhone is perfect. The iPad is even more distant of being perfect. Can´t I choose what is best for me? Can´t I believe that the 3GS is enough and is way better than the iPhone 4? Why would I absolutly need the "super" retina display? Can´t I decide if I already need a tablet? Or if I prefer a 7", or 8,..." screen tablet better than the supposed 10" perfect screen?
Well, Apple may sell whatever they want to their loyal customers, but, please, not everybody is forced to believe that Apple is always right. As far as there are alternatives, Apple will have to fight harder each time if they want to lead forever (are they still leading so much?).
I remember a company who could carry a slogan who said simply ... it´s a Sony... That does not seem to mean anything today. I think Apple faces the same kind of challenge, more than any other "more opened" company.
I am one of the people who thinks things can´t get better for Apple. But I think that things can, and probably will get a lot better for people like Google, HTC, Samsung and some other "less closed" companies.
Just to finish, I live in Brazil, where the so "important" Apple echo-system does not exist, because the iTunes Store is really limited down here. I can´t see this as an advantage. This remembers me that a long time ago, almost everybody of good will would think that socialism was the fair way to go. Way better than the "terrible" capitalism. I guess nobody "believes in Santa" anymore. There is no magic. There are much more innovation forces outside Apple than inside it, or inside any other single company.
I would not say that Apple is in trouble, but I really believe that Apple should fight hard if it doesn´t want to get to that position.
54. 29packer (unregistered)
Its clear that apple will be around for along time and to say apple is in trouble is a big stretch. However i do feel like more and more people are realizing how nice it is to be able to customize and make your phone yours and have assecess to all of the web instead of having to download an app and get a mobile version of a website.
56. ken (unregistered)
Apple has not answered to customers request, Flash, SDcard.. etc not yet incorporated. If it has, the gap will widen in favor of Apple. I just want a phone or Pad that allow me to copy files as easliy and freely as it should be. Pehaps iFanboys dont mind these additions at all, but wouldn't it be nice to have ? Apple fails to realise that there are many pals outthere who are not App crazy. Honestly, many Android Apps are of low quality, in time things will change and i do believe Andorid Apps should go commerical to accelerate quality improvement and hence incentive for developers.
59. 530gemini (Posts: 2198; Member since: 09 Sep 2010)
Flash? It's a dying platform. SD card? Try icloud. Read what icloud can do with all your docs and media files, then let me know if an sd card would still be that important. Apple is growing and growing. Do you know what that means? So who are you to say that what they're doing is wrong and that not everyone is apps crazy. Yes, maybe not everyone, but a lot are as well.
57. Bada San (unregistered)
Below, please find a short list of reasons which make the whole Android vs. iOS vs. Symbian discussion pointless:
- There are NO mid or low end Apple devices
- There are hundreds of mid to high end Android powered devices
- I love beef
- My wife prefers fish
Be happy with your phone or change it.
It is just a phone, for f%^k sake, not a religion.


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