Great point, Scott. Registration processes are not uncommon at
all for software and with Windows as well. It's just something you
deal with. An inconvenience at times, yes, and even annoying, but,
stupid, no. There are logica reasons for it.
Take Care
John Panarese
On Dec 31, 2008, at 5:43 AM, Scott Howell wrote:
I think you got it wrong. It's not so much that people love the
screens or providing information, it's just calling the process
stupid makes no sense at all. First no one requires you to answer
the questions or provide anything you don't wish too. You certainly
could provide a false name etc. However, if you had purchased this
laptop and you did not provide the proper information, you could not
expect Apple to provide support. However, calling the screens stupid
is pointless because the screens themselves can't be smart or stupid
and actually neither can the registration process. Intrusive,
annoying, etc. yes, but stupid no. :)
On Dec 30, 2008, at 8:43 PM, E.J. Zufelt wrote:
Good evening,
Wow, I really apologize for using the term stupid in reference to
the Mac registration screens, apparently there is a strong feeling
on this list that they are great. I just don't like to give away
personal information when it isn't necessary and since this is a
second hand out of warranty MacBook I really didn't see the point.
Everett
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman" <[email protected]
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To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac
OS X by theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 9:39 PM
Subject: Re: Installing Leopard
they are not stupid screens and as you have seen, it is possible
but it can cause issues. It is painless to register, you never
hear from them unless you want to , you can use the registration
site wide and hey, it's fun!
On Dec 30, 2008, at 7:27 PM, E.J. Zufelt wrote:
Good evening David,
I want to skip any stupid screens asking me to register with
Apple, address, phone, etc. Perhaps it isn't possible.
Thanks,
Everett
----- Original Message ----- From: "David Poehlman"
<[email protected]
>
To: "General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac
OS X by theblind" <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2008 8:15 PM
Subject: Re: Installing Leopard
If you choose upgrade, you won't have to do any setup. I don't
know why you would want to skip the setup otherwise because you
need to set up your account and such so that you can log in and
perform administrative tasks.
What is your goal here?
On Dec 30, 2008, at 7:05 PM, E.J. Zufelt wrote:
Good evening,
* Disclaimer, I have never used a Mac *
I have a MacBook here that is about a year and a half old Core
Duo 2.0ghz. I have the Leopard install CD and would like to
completely reload the operating system.
A few questions:
1. Is there a partition manager on the Leopard CD, or in OS X
itself?
2. Once the CD has finished running is there a way to get past
all of the registration screens without completing them?
3. Is there an Installing Leopard with Voiceover tutorial
somewhere?
4. Is there a quick reference to get me started with Voiceover
and OS X? Not looking for a long guide here, just a couple of
pages to give me the basics.
I'm sure there will be many more questions to follow.
Thanks in advance,
Everett
Scott Howell
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