egd;451798 Wrote: > Whilst in my experience the Duet has been an absolute disaster > (admittedly, it has improved, but it was definitely not even close to > ready for market when launched and getting it stable has taken so long > I'd suggest its a failed product) I cannot say the same of my SB3s, nor > my Transporter. > > I've also found that with all the software releases (which is a good > thing) there is a constant temptation to upgrade, and that can and does > lead to stability issues. To this end I've learned the hard way - > experiment with a non production installation and leave your production > installation alone until you're sure the next release operates as you > require it to and is stable. There is nothing worse than wanting to > settle into a listening session only to have issues getting things > working. Instant bad mood! The only way to avoid that is to avoid > upgradealitis. This approach btw, is no different to releasing software > in a commercial environment - it's tested and proven in its intended > environment before deployment to production...for pretty much the same > reasons too.
All good points. Except that I don't want to even think about a "non-production environment". I just want this thing to work without an IT Dept. I'm a CompSci major and a huge geek, but this stuff has to be bulletproof or I face the wrath of the family. I simply can't get to that point with the SB products right now. -- damager ------------------------------------------------------------------------ damager's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=15940 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67040 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
