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See, to me an app and a program are different.

An app is a one or limited use tool which will allow me to do a simple task very quickly and efficiently. Often it will provide a more limited but formatted for mobile experience for a website. Examples include: Tapatalk, ROM manager, Wifi Kill :colone:

A program is something that allows me to use a whole host of tools to create / modify a file or system. For example: Exchange Management Console, Cubase, Visual Studio.
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Original post by mikeyd85
See, to me an app and a program are different.

An app is a one or limited use tool which will allow me to do a simple task very quickly and efficiently. Often it will provide a more limited but formatted for mobile experience for a website. Examples include: Tapatalk, ROM manager, Wifi Kill :colone:

A program is something that allows me to use a whole host of tools to create / modify a file or system. For example: Exchange Management Console, Cubase, Visual Studio.


Kinda interesting really. :beard: Mac OS has referred to programs as applications (and used the .app extension) since time immemorial, hence when iOS 2.0 got released, the "App Store" was born because it was selling Cocoa applications, not Windows executables or programs or anything else.

And then Android + others simply copied the use of the word "app" for their devices, causing Apple to try and trademark "App Store" to shut them out (because apparently "app" is something they invented…). And so the trend was born.

To a developer though, the difference between applications and programs is purely semantic in most cases, the exception being with certain technologies, e.g. Java apps vs. Java programs. You say to-may-to, I say to-mah-to. :p:
Original post by Dez
Kinda interesting really. :beard: Mac OS has referred to programs as applications (and used the .app extension) since time immemorial, hence when iOS 2.0 got released, the "App Store" was born because it was selling Cocoa applications, not Windows executables or programs or anything else.

And then Android + others simply copied the use of the word "app" for their devices, causing Apple to try and trademark "App Store" to shut them out (because apparently "app" is something they invented…). And so the trend was born.

To a developer though, the difference between applications and programs is purely semantic in most cases, the exception being with certain technologies, e.g. Java apps vs. Java programs. You say to-may-to, I say to-mah-to. :p:


Nice bit of history there. Didn't know (most of) that at all!

Agreed on the case of the dev point of view. I know that it's just semantics, but you can bet that most people these days will look at an Android or iOS program and call it an app.

It's fun to confuse people with that one! :colone:
Original post by Dez
Kinda interesting really. :beard: Mac OS has referred to programs as applications (and used the .app extension) since time immemorial, hence when iOS 2.0 got released, the "App Store" was born because it was selling Cocoa applications, not Windows executables or programs or anything else.

And then Android + others simply copied the use of the word "app" for their devices, causing Apple to try and trademark "App Store" to shut them out (because apparently "app" is something they invented…). And so the trend was born.

To a developer though, the difference between applications and programs is purely semantic in most cases, the exception being with certain technologies, e.g. Java apps vs. Java programs. You say to-may-to, I say to-mah-to. :p:


Thanks for that. That does make sense now why Apple would want to trademark the "App Store" name.
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I'm not very happy!

I thought I would try Apple iCloud services by creating an e-mail address. They only allowed me to create an @me.com e-mail address. After realising there was no point of having it I tried to find a solution online on how to delete it. I visted various websites, TSR, Google, Thumb app, Apple forum and eventually phoned them.

The guy didn't have a clue, put me on hold for 8 and a half minutes and came back and said "I tried, I tried, I tried but I couldn't find a solution".

By trying I think he just used Google.

Why the **** can't you delete an @me.com e-mail address.

Google allows removing your personal information from their servers.

Hotmail allows removing your personal information from their servers.

But not Apple :angry:

This is the first time I'm unhappy with their services but as I have faith in them I can see them changing their policy in the near future.
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Original post by mangoh
I'm not very happy!

I thought I would try Apple iCloud services by creating an e-mail address. They only allowed me to create an @me.com e-mail address. After realising there was no point of having it I tried to find a solution online on how to delete it. I visted various websites, TSR, Google, Thumb app, Apple forum and eventually phoned them.

The guy didn't have a clue, put me on hold for 8 and a half minutes and came back and said "I tried, I tried, I tried but I couldn't find a solution".

By trying I think he just used Google.

Why the **** can't you delete an @me.com e-mail address.

Google allows removing your personal information from their servers.

Hotmail allows removing your personal information from their servers.

But not Apple :angry:

This is the first time I'm unhappy with their services but as I have faith in them I can see them changing their policy in the near future.


It's called the exploitation of fanatical loyal customers.
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"Mangoh Chutneys", absolutely hilarious!
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Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could give me a bit of help. I recently bought a laptop for uni, a Packard Bell easynote TS. It came with an Intel Celeron B815 processor, and 4GB of RAM. The company I bought it from upgraded the RAM for free, so I've got 8GB of RAM. Was wondering if it's worth me ugrading the processor to like an i3 or i5 to make the most of the bigger memory?
If I've counted correctly, it's now been a month without internet and the novelty has well and truly worn off now :|
Original post by hockeyjoe
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could give me a bit of help. I recently bought a laptop for uni, a Packard Bell easynote TS. It came with an Intel Celeron B815 processor, and 4GB of RAM. The company I bought it from upgraded the RAM for free, so I've got 8GB of RAM. Was wondering if it's worth me ugrading the processor to like an i3 or i5 to make the most of the bigger memory?


Processors in laptops are rarely user upgradable unfortunately. Your best bet for a performance boost would be installing a solid state drive, although I'm unsure as to whether or not the proccor will act as a bottleneckm
Original post by hockeyjoe
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could give me a bit of help. I recently bought a laptop for uni, a Packard Bell easynote TS. It came with an Intel Celeron B815 processor, and 4GB of RAM. The company I bought it from upgraded the RAM for free, so I've got 8GB of RAM. Was wondering if it's worth me ugrading the processor to like an i3 or i5 to make the most of the bigger memory?

In addition to what Gofre said, it's a different socket so an Sandy/Ivy Bridge LGA1155 processor won't fit
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Lol Jiygabyte? (Click the speaker)

haha and like the sprinkler effect I made.

Can you do better?
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Original post by Ape Gone Insane


Response :wink:


@whoever is posting gaming screenshots such as GTA 5 (no graphical stuff) appropriate in the 'tech society'?
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I might give windows 8 a try again but on the desktop this time. I'm pretty certain of what I will think but I might be wrong and like it this time.
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Original post by Scott1541
I might give windows 8 a try again but on the desktop this time. I'm pretty certain of what I will think but I might be wrong and like it this time.


Same I think I need to as well as I never really gave it a chance. It's easy to say it's crap when you really haven't tried it or when you just listen to other peoples' opinions on W8 online.
Original post by mangoh
Response :wink:


@whoever is posting gaming screenshots such as GTA 5 (no graphical stuff) appropriate in the 'tech society'?


Keep it to the Gaming forum plzkthxbye.
GAAAAGGGHHH

My CPU isn't going to be delivered till NEXT TUESDAY. I have everything else except the PSU but that's likely going to come tomorrow :frown:
Original post by wizard710
GAAAAGGGHHH

My CPU isn't going to be delivered till NEXT TUESDAY. I have everything else except the PSU but that's likely going to come tomorrow :frown:


Hate it when that happens :frown:

Original post by wizard710
GAAAAGGGHHH

My CPU isn't going to be delivered till NEXT TUESDAY. I have everything else except the PSU but that's likely going to come tomorrow :frown:


I like abusing the Amazon Prime trial for the free next day delivery :wink:
Even Yodel are doing a good job for a change. Hope the estimated delivery will shorten but with the bank holiday, I'm not hopeful

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