So as they say, you all are computer poor huh? That's a few machines to maintain then since people are dependent on them running, and folks can really get cranked in a bad why when server systems go down.
We have 4 machines here, two are Macs one is the old Tiger machine we primarily use the new i-mac here, my wife can see it a little better although the computer usually doesn't interest her much anymore, perhaps when she recovers more of her mind and memory she will get back into it again, and as a game player she would put me to shame *lol*. Only she plays ones that aren't accessible for me. The other two are a windows laptop that is still usable, and an old windows towner that will become a component of a server farm or a firewall one day, don't think it's strong enough to upgrade anymore not without major replacement of stuff. The tiger machine officially belongs to my wife now, she always told me before she got sick in 2009 that when we got new machine she wanted the tiger machine as her's in total, so she gets that wish because she knows she can use this one too since it's our's, but I still left my profile in that machine too so can use it if she's on this one which some day will start happening more again I'm sure. Good luck to you guys on the current updating and revamping of the system. On May 14, 2012, at 10:10 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > Hello Thomas > > There are currently 7 Mac Minis running various versions of OS X Server in > this building. Only 3 of them face the outside world. But their maintenance > and tweaking takes up a lot of Gordon's time. There is also one Mac Pro which > belongs to a commercial entity for whom we provide services related to their > network. That machine has 8 cores of processor power and 32GB of RAM. Yes, I > know; but we didn't pay for it. ;) > > Gordon has the responsibility, helped to a degree by me, of keeping things > running smoothly and because Mac OS X is just so down right stable, it's a > pleasure rather than a bind to maintain them. He is hoping to overhaul our > own servers shortly which is going to create a lot of work in the short term. > But all things being equal, we should all get the benefit out of that; and I > include our various groups members in that statement. > > I don't think it's likely in the foreseeable future that either of us will > develop an interest in playing computer games of any description. It's just > not something we're into. But as you rightly say there's nothing at all wrong > with those people who are into that side of things enjoying themselves with > them. So I wish you all as much fun as you can get out of your computers. > > To us though, they are serious tools; with the exception of music, books and > movies. > > Lynne > > On 15 May 2012, at 03:12, Thomas McMahan <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well when work is like play, then it isn't work then, it's just having fun > making money as a benefit right? > > I have played with android, don't know if I ever will, but I will qualify it > with never saying never because I don't want to jinx myself *lol*. > > WEll of course Mac is king because the fundamental is good, but there are > enough serious users to help it along in development, thus again different > rooms leading to making a better game. In this case of course a better > system overall. > > But of course any time you guys think you want to mud I have a feeling there > are several on the list who would love to help you get started in their > various games that they like to play. > > This mudder client has a large default list already inside it which is nice > saves the user from having to get the link information. Have seen a couple > of clients though that had just a comparative hand full of servers listed. > So this particular developer did his homework in that matter. > > On May 14, 2012, at 1:48 PM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote: > >> Hi Thomas >> >> I wish we'd been in a position to play recently, LOL. I won't go into detail >> but we do seem to do more work than play, that's true. Anyway to stay on >> topic; Gordon is saying that to him, his work is play and visa versa. But >> yes; we do love listening to music on our Mac, the odd audio book and the >> odd movie or two each week. >> >> That's where the Mac is so versatile. Those who love gaming have excellent >> graphics, processing power, stability and lots more. Those who love work >> likewise. Those who love entertainment media again have great flexibility. >> We use Windows for two tasks only these days and not inside of a VM. We gave >> up on virtualisation early last year and I now maintain it only for testing. >> >> The Mac is king of the computer world; and iOS is king of mobile >> communications and entertainment, in my humble opinion. I'm well aware that >> there is now some competition to the mobile platforms, and each to their >> own. But having tried Android a couple of times I reckon we'll be sticking >> with Apple for some considerable time to come. >> >> Lynne >> >> On 14 May 2012, at 18:34, Thomas McMahan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> So you do some of the same playing as I do then. Love this Mac for >> tinkering with audio, and of course for listening in general >> >> Glad to know you guys aren't all work and no play, that was starting to >> worry me a little *lol*. >> >> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> >> >> To reply to this post, please address your message to >> [email protected] >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at >> either the list's own dedicated web archive: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> >> or at the public Mail Archive: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. >> Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free! >> >> Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting >> the list website at: >> <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. 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