At 11:26 AM -0700 6/16/2009, Bruce Johnson wrote: >On Jun 16, 2009, at 11:19 AM, Dan wrote: > >> What is with Apple? Why can't they get something so simple as this >> update gizmo to work correctly? This isn't rocket science. There >> are *easy* ways to check to see that a download is complete before >> proceeding! > >yes there are, and I suspect this sort of issue is one of Apple's >goals in building that ginormous data center they're building in S. >Carolina. Between Itunes and App stores and all the updates, I expect >they're pushing their servers pretty hard. More work == more errors.
I read about that. The state worked hard to get 'em there. But still... Network and server errors will always happen. The Software Update client can and should recognize the failure and take proper action --- not attempt the install anyway, with corrupted data, then crash... Critical OS components should NOT be this fragile. Period. - Dan. -- - Psychoceramic Emeritus; South Jersey, USA, Earth. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
