Tom, good point. I would call it communication and connectivity, since
connectivity is the goal of electronic communications.
Apple wants to enter and lead a connected products market, and yes, they are
starting with entertainment products.
Mark Snyder
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Don't neglect
I agree that most people don't tinker much, especially with their
hardware (PC or Mac). There seem to be more hardware tinkerers in the
PC group. However, I've never had a Mac that I didn't go into to add
something; a higher capacity disk drive, modem, video, faster or
rewriteable CD, memory,
I don't know of any studies on scanner life span. You may be able to
check a few of the top scanner maker's web sites for specs, which can
help a little. I would think a five-year replacement plan would be a
good one, though. Look also to see how often major improvements are
introduced and how
Tom, a quick google of scvhosts.exe turns up many trojan listings. A
check for malware would be prudent. (Assuming windows, which those
Google links seem to assume.)
Mark Snyder
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One of the sins that comprised the gist of what was once said as:
Sir! Have you no shame?
Mark Snyder
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So, my question is: What, precisely, are all the things that could go
wrong, were I to violate the EULA?
Have we gotten to the point where every crime is just
http://www.apple.com/safari/
Lots of reviews out there (Ars, Slashdot, etc) - take a look at them
before loading. The Windows versions are beta, and they can be very
flaky in Windows. (Do not use on any computer if crashing is
unacceptable!)
Mark Snyder
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Where did
My 4 or 5 year old Powerbook's LCD is fine and so is my 2-3 year old
Apple LCD connected to my G5 desktop. Not sure where the 1/2 per year is
coming from...
Mark Snyder
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If it were a reliable source I would have linked to it. It was a
discussion at the Macintouch site of
Stewart, My bet is that ATT is trying to leverage the iPhone to get the
market share where improving their network is plausible - from what I
have read, they need both bandwidth and coverage area improvements.
Mark Snyder
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As someone commented on in another forum fat
Clinton smart. Bush stupid.
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The analysts at IDC say that Apple's iPhone has already changed the
business model with their online signup (First paragraph pasted below).
I could not add a decent link, since IDC requires membership
(www.IDC.com), but they discuss opportunities for both business and for
customers by bypassing
Constance, the IDC article I posted was mostly about how the iPhone's
home registration process would change things that are now ordered by
sales people in stores. So you can buy it without sitting down with the
one in the plaid pants, white shoes and belt. The article also explains
that this
) will do quite nicely to order by phone.
Good customer service impresses me; jargon and technological dodges
don't.
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I don't see how this would be bad for the iPhone. If the FCC did force
phone to open to any carrier, Apple's iPhone registration site would
still be better than having to sign up with a sales person in a store.
Apple would need to get agreements with other carriers and let customers
select their
Hooey. Apple would set minimum requirements for the carriers if the FCC
required them to open it up. If the FCC required opening phones to any
carrier, Verizon would not be able to pull their stunts. Since ATT
paid Apple, I would bet the others would jump to meet Apple's
requirements. Apple
Definitely should be https.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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Should login pages be secured (https)? A bank has a login page that has
account holders log in with their user ID and password on an unsecured
(http) page.
This goes to a secure site (https). A bank staff person
Given the role that technology plays in new big government programs that
effect individual rights (voting, privacy and others), the list will
most likely continue to address these issues. They are becoming more
coupled, too.
Mark Snyder
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It is the patriotic duty of
Pay attention! You missed a good response from Riley:
Yes, yes yes. The parts basically snap into place and plug in with
about the complexity of a home stereo. A few places on the net that
sell otherwise generic computer memory and hard drives with a Mac user
centric support focus are :
Also www.smalldog.com
Just be careful to prevent static discharge. Replacing components in a
laptop requires a bit more expertise than working on stereos. Good to
ask questions and to know what interface the disk drive uses.
Mark Snyder
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Thank you for admitting that you just make it up from a combination of
fuzzy memory/understanding and from self-serving, cherry-picked
factoids.
Apple makes money on software in addition to hardware. OS X upgrades
cost money (10.3 to 10.4 cost around $125. for example). Apple software
sales
I have gone into my 2002 era (TI) PowerBook several times. Other than
finding a small enough Torx screw driver (for when the back must come
off), I had little trouble.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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I took an iBook apart once and would never do so again. Getting the case
Do you have any scintilla of fact to back this up? Every statement
looks to be contrary to facts I have seen.
Mark Snyder
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That doesn't matter much though because Apple makes money on hardware,
not software. I'm sure they are very happy to sell macs that will
primarily
Offices focused on the tremendous advantage PCs had over Apple -
purchase price on the hardware and the software. Apple was trying to
master solutions; PC vendors were trying to offer lowest price combos of
hardware and software from many different manufacturers. M$ Windows was
their
One of the salient links Tom refers to is to Business Week:
http://www.businessweek.com/microsoft/updates/up81105b.htm
So, Gates often used plain old fashioned muscle building the M$ empire.
Mark Snyder
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The answer has been well demonstrated in the courts. Have you
Wow! So you haven't seen any of the modern Macs. If memory serves,
that model was early 1990s. Mac OS X is based on FreeBSD Unix now,
which has changed it quite a lot. The maintenance is for system files
that can get corrupted, typically with file permissions. You owe
yourself another look
Sorry - meant to be light. Maybe we're being too sensitive.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder - fanboy or what ever
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Why is it mac fanatics can't keep quiet when someone wants to talk about
windows? If you don't like to talk about it, don't read the thread, the
topic couldn't
Passions on the list over time influence the culture.
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Mark Snyder
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The Mac/Apple sucks - Windows/M$ sucks is part of the price you pay for
getting a list that tailors to both.
Why?
(And parenthetically, I don't recall seeing a lot of Mac/Apple sucks.)
You gotta pay to play on this list, folks. Most of the bantering here
is fairly tame stuff with few hard core flamers. If you can't take
_that_ perhaps you want the we all think the same list. Those who are
now complaining want to discuss windows issues without
unhelpful/unfriendly
After about ten years, it qualifies as whining (or has the same effect):
Stop posting unfriendly posts...
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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Nobody's whining, Mark, unless you consider a request for better
behavior to be whining.
Steve,
I would start by creating user accounts for them, or at least for some
logical sub-group. I would also invite them to a demonstration where
you help someone set up their desktop preferences and show them how to
do some basic real-world tasks. Then invite them to use their personal
Tom, I guess when it comes to teenage girls, that number is not too high
(for them). From their point of view we are fogeys, too.
Mark Snyder
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But the recipient of one of these bills claims to send 30,000 text
messages a month. That's 1,000 per day, or assuming she does
I have an older model that I upgraded. If you have any experience
installing RAM in a computer, this is easy (esp. dissipate static first
so you don't fry it or the computer and also to know when it's in its
slot all the way - push HARD). On the PowerBook G4 models, shut it
down, lift the
Good points - amount of RAM, bus speeds and other design factors do play
their roles in determining performance. I would want at least a 7200
RPM HDD too (even faster are the 10K and 15K) connected via SAS or at
the least, SATA.
The issues described would also apply to a Mac Pro workstation
Many factors affect how much increase in efficiency you can realize by
multiple core or multiple processors. In a design with good
infrastructure (such as a good server), you may get up to .85 times
faster processing with two processors versus one, especially in a 64-bit
design with plenty of
I think the point was that Tom was aware of this before most others and
reported it on the show.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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I was going to say, they already had phones that played music I believe.
MacOS X 10.5 is officially available Friday, Oct 26 at 6PM. That 21%
will start rising again. I, for example, have been waiting for this
before I buy anything new.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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Orwell lives! Incorrect? Only if you're one of the 3 percenters. The
other
Two points:
1. Apple is very secretive about upcoming moves; where did you get this
timeline?
2. Define small - Apple's market cap. is on track to over take IBM's.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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Maybe if it is a computer you must rely on. Otherwise, play on.
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Now you need to wait a few months to see that OSX.5 isn't a lemon.
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Apple is growing its laptop business impressively AppleInsider.com is
reporting that Apple is awaiting word from Intel before announcing new
Mac Pros with Penryn CPUs for media professionals. I expect OS X 10.5
to increase sales as well.
7-8% market share sounds small, but can be good revenue.
I do not know anyone who bought a Mac to mostly run Windows, so how does
the possibility of running Windows skew the numbers? Have you
discovered a secret cabal of Mac owners who mostly run Windows?
(Have you reported this group's drug use?)
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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I do not know anyone who bought a Mac to mostly run Windows, so how
does
the possibility of running Windows skew the numbers? Have you
discovered a secret cabal of Mac owners who mostly run Windows
Intel said that Apple is pushing them to innovate more and they are
appreciative, even excited to be working with Apple to push themselves.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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How did he say apple was pushing them? Pushing them to do what?
Windows has traditionally had bolted-on security that is easily weakened
by the user. That results in many vulnerable computers that are
basically there for the taking. Mac OS X has the benefits of security
designed in at all levels (from freeBSD). These people are evil, but
not stupid.
Thank
Apple charges for the major releases, such as 10.4, 10.5. The minor
updates are a free download.
Apple's major OS X major releases have been pretty good since 10.3; most
of the problems have been relatively minor.
Thank you,
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Mac 10.5.0 arrives next week. someone is
Except when the Taskbar loses the application, which it does
occasionally. Clicking for the next row of applications on the task bar
is stupid, too.
OS X 10.5 has a nice looking stacking method in the Dock, which may help
in finding things more quickly. I haven't experienced the problem,
My days go back to punch cards and an IBM 360. I too remember using
dumb terminals to UNIX. I remember early Sun UNIX workstations, Xerox
6085 workstations that used windowing.
What the heck has all that to do with Mac OS? I'm sure not leaving Mac
OS X to go back to that crap, not matter how
10.4.11 has not yet been released, but is imminent. Last update for
10.4 (planned anyway).
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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Is 10.4.11 for the dual Macs? I have the updater set to run
everyday
and I'm only at 10.4.10 on my iMac G5. It's not a dual. Since I just
got
You can probably still find, but this is a drill of chasing
obsolescence. USB replaced serial ports for many reasons. If you have
something that requires serial ports, it too is obsolete. You will need
to move on, and find its USB replacement and start testing that. It
does not often pay to
No, my comments were more along the lines of buying another plotter (and
computer) with a serial interface. If your existing plotter does the
job for you, by all means keep it.
But you know you need to plan for the day when it turns to obsolete junk
once that serial interface dies.
Fifteen
Computers configured with serial ports and floppy drives are like
getting an eight track tape or cassette tape with the documentation on
it. USB can and will replace serial port. Buying computers with
obsolete technology is ridiculous. Depending on peripherals that
require it (for servers, no
It is foolish to continue to buy into obsolete technologies such as the
old serial and parallel interfaces or floppy drives.
I have no problem with someone continuing to use a product that still
works that relies on an obsolete technology. So long as they realize
that it will need to be
By foolish, I mean buying new gear with outmoded interfaces or other
technologies, such as the ones I listed. That equipment is more
limited. I agree that sometimes it is necessary, but the buying should
always be limited and considered carefully, always with an eye for
alternatives that aren't
If this is not a new laptop, you will need to tell us the model before I
can tell you its limits. You are correct that you will need fewer ports
and get less internal disk capacity in a laptop. Pay attention to how
many USB ports (USB 2) and FireWire ports it has and what you plan to
connect at
A business replacing 1/3 of their laptops/desktops is about right. That
eliminates most obsolescence and introduces new technologies at a
manageable pace. Even better is to know the direction of the industry
to be able to plan how to move from older to newer and to aim at getting
the newer
: Re: [CGUYS] Buying a Mac PowerBook Pro
Thanks for your reply. The info you asked about is below.
Snyder, Mark (NGIT-CA) wrote:
If this is not a new laptop, you will need to tell us the model before
I
can tell you its limits.
Apple 15.4 MacBook Pro Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile Notebook
http
By next month 10.5.1 should be out. It is being developer-tested now.
I have 10.5 and am waiting, but expect to upgrade to 10.5 (then 10.5.1)
by sometime next month. I am also tracking 10.5 issues on MacFixit
while I wait.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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I would plan to add
It is out, available via Apple's update menu or from Apple's web site
(110 MB):
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/07/11/15/apple_releases_mac_os_x_10
_5_1_update_for_leopard_users.html
This is the first maintenance and security update for 10.5.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
Tom, why so reluctant about X.5; are all of your computers used for
production things? My copy of Leopard is also still in its shrink wrap,
but I was only waiting for X.5.1 which is out. I am only waiting now to
back everything up, probably over the upcoming four day weekend.
Thank you,
Mark
Yes, they can keep any money that the Govv't does not require them to
collect. Their customers are insuring their sales tax liability. If no
claim is made by the government, they keep all premiums.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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cover their asses, they are collecting a
The stock battery in the current laptops is fine. When it gets old,
there are third party companies that will sell you a replacement that
exceeds original specs.
If you are comfortable working within the confines of a laptop (opening
the case) and replacing a hard drive to increase its capacity,
Betty,
I am looking at the Rokland RoakAir USB model at http://www.rokland.com
for my TiBook, which says it does not have an airport card (died?). It
says it is backwards compatible to USB 1.1 and 802.11 g or b (OS 10.3 or
10.4) - does that the iMac?
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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Part of this, too, is IT fighting to keep its comfort-level. The IT
support and OM folks I deal with are afraid of anything not from
Microsoft, since so much is. They blame any problem on the non-M$
product in a mix of 99% M$ products and mostly dread Linux or UNIX,
which they seldom see. I
Bill,
Check out Thunderbird at Mozilla's web site. Firefox 2.0 split the
email from the browser functions. Both do their (separated) functions
better that way.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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I upgraded to Firefox 2 from a previous version of Firefox and
downloading my
Yes, FileMaker announced their Bento database product today. Many Mac
sites, such as this one from Macnn, have articles. $50 for single
license, $100 for family (5) license. 10.5 is required.
http://www.ipodnn.com/articles/08/01/08/filemaker.ships.bento/
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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According to the filemaker web site http://www.filemaker.com it looks
like it just organizes information from Address Book, iCal, iWork, CSV
data, etc. Does not look like a real database application to me.
Requires Leopard.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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Sounds like the
Ars has a preliminary review here:
http://arstechnica.com/journals/apple.ars/2008/01/08/bento-1-0-for-mac-o
s-x-released-out-of-beta
Says it uses SQLite, is not scriptable.
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Mark Snyder
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According to the filemaker web site http://www.filemaker.com it looks
I would bet that it would violate ATT's agreement with Apple.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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I know of one individual who wanted to get an Iphone on his ATT
business plan but they would not sell it to him.
Apparently they did not want to support the Iphone with business
Wow - an ignorant and an inflammatory statement indeed. Was your intent
to start a flame war? Apple's sales were over $9B and profit was up 56%
- not a story for a bail out. Educate yourself even a bit before you
write; avoid posting buffoonery like that! We expect more on this list.
Thank
Yes, Tom, my mind corrected it for me as I read it, so I missed the
mistake. I agree. Who said those who give up their rights hoping for
security end up with neither? Our rights under our constitution are our
only real guarantee of security!
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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Not going to happen Apple owes its success to controlling the hardware
and the software. It is a key reason why everything just works
(usually). That may eventually change as VM improves, but I'm not
holding my breath - even then will require a hack to do that.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
No, the underlying source of Mac OS X is FreeBSD UNIX; open source.
SCO-scum never attacked Apple.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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One correction Betty.
The underlying OS for Apple is not Linux, but Unix which is not Open
Source. Linux is very similar to Unix. There are a
Oops, indeed... Hmmm, you need a third button to verify your one button
send. When you press a button for CG or to the office mgr you need a
prompt: send this to the list? Send this to office mgr? Ideally, they
would be different color prompts displaying the message to be sent. We
really don't
No. The Do Not Call List specifically targets commercial marketing.
Non-profits are also exempt; not just political campaigns. Stop jumping
like puppets!
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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Politicians are not stupid. They always exempt themselves from the
same laws they
This thread long ago crossed beyond the Computer Guys Whopper Contest
thread...
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Mark Snyder
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That is the only logical conclusion, if their term networked is not
otherwise defined.
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http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/06/2182021.htm
snip Doesn't this mean if they get one warrant for
a computer connected to the net, any computer
Many local governments run the water / waste water utilities, including
mine. The utility is difficult for us (small size with high per-user
costs) and I would agree that potable water is becoming threatened.
State and federal requirements add to our costs, for example requiring
us to treat well
Scary; free software required! What other free things are deal breakers
for you?
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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Apple, afaik, still requires one to install itunes (proprietary
software) just to even SHOP at their music store. A deal-breaker for
me.
Free is free. I already use iTunes and like it. Use what ever you
like. Buy from any source you choose. I was responding to a post that
said iTunes, free software, was a deal breaker for him. You twisted it
into an M$-fanboy post, which is okay, but was not my point. My point
is how can free
In the professional computer technical fields, most terms are
established as a technology is introduced. The tech communities
generally agree formal terminology definitions early to make new
technologies distinct and to minimize confusion. Thus, magnetic hard
disk drives were first commercially
http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1870375122;fp;;fpid;;pf;1
Calling the situation untenable and describing Windows as
collapsing, a pair of Gartner analysts this week said Microsoft must
make radical changes to the operating system or risk becoming a
has-been.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
The blog is not up to date Psystar said yesterday that they intend to
challenge Apple's licensing terms for Mac OS X in court.
This should make the new lawyer they grabbed from HP get off to a
running start!
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
I hear from John C. Dvorak's (www.dvorak.org/blog) Tech 5
Just arrived Dallas - the airport has a big iPod vending machine inside
the terminal.
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Mark Snyder
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7-11 is now selling iPod accessories.
But no Windows Vista.
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The Ars article is well-written - by a former fanboy, too. M$ has made
their bed and the criticisms in the article ring true. My fortune 100
company is also talking about returning Macs to the corporate network.
We do not allow Vista on the network and no planned migration date has
been
USB was first and foremost an advancement in the serial interface. USB
was led by Intel, just as FireWire was led by Apple (remember when other
companies called it various other names?). Power was added after the
initial USB spec; Firewire had it from its inception.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
The rest of us all call it Firewire, including everyone in this thread.
What is your point?
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Firewire is still called other things by the other companies who helped
develop it.
Does the fact that your point is not relevant ever faze you? Do you
also argue with traffic lights when you drive?
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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That other companies who helped develop it still call it other things?
You
said 'remember when', it's not a remember when, but a
Tony,
I use an LCD monitor to add desk space to my laptop's monitor. I keep
about 6 icons on the XP's desktop. I use the space to have 8-10
applications and a couple dozen current files open and/or to have a
remote server connection on one and an application on the other. I also
use as much
So, you reject why I find it more productive or am I 'whining' by
claiming I often need more than one application window open at the same
time? What do you do with a computer in your job?
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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*I* was asserting that simply increasing a worker's
These sales numbers are always somewhat skewed by what they include and
what they leave out. In this case, the numbers don't include online
sales. Both Apple and Dell make many sales from their web sites. That
said, this is still a huge change in sales and accurately reflects Apple
gaining
IBM left the PC market (more than once). Sun has sold PCs, but never
really got into the PC market very long - they were traditionally
workstation and server focused.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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What about IBM?
On May 22, 2008, at 10:49 AM, Snyder, Mark (IT Civ
Ever seen a 1980's HP PC? HP did not sell PCs in the 80's. They were a
company that bought companies to get into the market.
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Ever heard of Hewlett Packard?
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My parents are late seventies and early eighties. They live in Arizona;
I live in Virginia. Their iMac was around ten years old and died
recently. They were frustrated by dial-up. I helped them price, spec.
and buy a new iMac. I offered to go out and set it up, but they have a
local tech they
Tom, I will look at Leopard's screen sharing, thanks! I did get better
at asking questions to diagnose problems over the years, though.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
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I usually end
up diagnosing their problems anyway by phone and if they want the tech
to come out, it is
Down to their last cards.
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Mark Snyder
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So MS plays the fear card.
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The Dick Cheneys and Microsofts of the world count on your reliable
response to the fear card. Your ready reaction turns the fear card into
the Bingo! Card for them - every time.
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Mark Snyder
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Not that I'm a MS defender in the least, nor am I am Mac lover,
Don't suppose your problems; examine them. Aside from the nasty
proclivity to interpret expert as 'someone who agrees with me' maybe
branch out a little and examine also your tendency to be unnecessarily
snarky and defensive when you reply to posts on this list.
Thank you,
Mark Snyder
This is a good example of a defect that mostly affects the ignorant. I
set up my browsers to download to a specific place that I specify for
each download. So this would not really get me. I have not used Safari
in a while, in either OS X or XP, but at least in OS X, I set up a
regular user
Mike, slamming Apple's security by quoting security companies who sell
security software for Windows is less than creditable to me. They are
saying use Windows and buy our security software; don't switch to OS X
and ignore us!
If they also sold security software for OS X (and had a creditable
Apple posted security guides for 10.3, 10.4 and 10.5 (desktop and server
versions for each) here yesterday (PDF):
http://www.apple.com/support/security/guides/
Apple warns that these are not for the inexperienced OS X user. If you
are not familiar with Terminal command line, networks and OS
Jeff makes a valid point and my company is one example. We have many
applications used across various sectors and the company does not
support multiple OS versions, testing, etc. The company buys and
reconfigures every computer to a specific XP configuration. At some
point, they will probably
Computerworld posted an FAQ on Micro$oft's XP/Vista deadline here:
http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasicart
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