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The Mac OS X Item
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Oct 14 10:34 UTC 2010 |
This item is for general discussion of Apple's Mac OS X operating
system.
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remmers
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response 1 of 37:
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Oct 18 11:53 UTC 2010 |
General discussion? Okay... In general, I think OS X is a *great*
operating system.
(Is this item is intended to supersede the existing OS X items?)
Apple is having some kind of high-profile media event this Wednesday,
October 20. They're expected to announce OS X 10.7 ("Lion"?) and a
new smaller, less pricy Macbook Air.
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cross
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response 2 of 37:
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Oct 19 17:11 UTC 2010 |
Yes, it is, since that item is specific to a particular version of OS X.
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rcurl
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response 3 of 37:
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Oct 19 19:34 UTC 2010 |
Item 256: Mac OS X -- in MICROS
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keesan
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response 4 of 37:
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Oct 20 16:41 UTC 2010 |
There is a Macpup version of Puppy Linux that is supposed to look like Mac
OS X, and a Hackintosh that is free and runs on any Intel-based computer.
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remmers
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Oct 21 18:06 UTC 2010 |
I watched the live stream of yesterday's Apple media event. Theme
was "Back to the Mac" and focused on new Macintosh stuff. Yes,
the next version of OS X will be named "Lion" and is expected to
be out next summer. The demo focused on the new "Mission Control"
interface, which looks kind of like Spaces and Expose blended
together.
Much time was spent demo-ing the new iLife 11. Uninteresting, from
my standpoint, since I don't use it much.
Another announcement: Facetime (the iPhone 4 video calling feature)
is now available in beta for the Mac. We downloaded it, checked it
out, and it actually works. Might be a suitable way of handling
remote members at Grex Board meetings...
Jobs used his patented "One More Thing" slot to announce a redone
Macbook Air. Just as the rumor mill forecast, it comes in two
sizes - 11 inch and 13 inch - is incredibly light (under three
pounds) and thin, and uses flash memory for storage instead of a
hard drive. Seems like the ideal laptop to take along on trips,
so maybe I'll get one someday.
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remmers
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Oct 21 18:10 UTC 2010 |
Almost forgot another important announcement - the Mac App Store.
Modeled on the iPhone/iPad app store, it will be a centralized
service for downloading and installing Mac software. Jobs pledged
to have it up and running in 90 days.
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response 7 of 37:
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Nov 5 03:18 UTC 2010 |
I like that it addresses the three main problems I see every day when
people bring me laptops to work on: DC jacks breaking, hard disks
failing or software infections. I dislike that I could buy three PC
netbooks for the same price.
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keesan
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Nov 5 03:23 UTC 2010 |
We see a lot of dead motherboards, or failed solder joints other than in power
jacks (video area is common), also bad LCD inverters or cracked screens.
Occasionally a keyboard or modem shorts out and prevents booting.
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remmers
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Nov 10 18:57 UTC 2010 |
I just acquired a new Macbook Air, 13" version. Light (under 3 lbs),
sturdy, fast, gorgeous display, boots really fast (under 30 seconds),
runs very cool (in contrast to my 17" Mac Pro, which feels like I have
a stove in my lap). A bit pricey compared with PC netbooks, but then,
PC netbooks are crap. ;-)
So far I'm not missing the absent CD/DVD drive or ethernet port. (I
do have a USB-to-ethernet cable in case of need.)
I'm really liking this machine.
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keesan
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response 10 of 37:
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Nov 10 20:57 UTC 2010 |
DO they come with pcmcia slots or just USB?
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remmers
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response 11 of 37:
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Nov 11 22:29 UTC 2010 |
The 13" Air has two USB ports, a port for an external monitor, and
an SD card slot. (The 11" lacks the SD slot.)
(Getting slightly off topic here, as this is an OS X item, not a
hardware item.)
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rcurl
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response 12 of 37:
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Dec 27 23:23 UTC 2010 |
I have a url that I want to store as a bookmark in Firefox. It is
http://www.goodsearch.com/?charityid=927258. However when I open that
and click on Save Bookmark, it rewrites the url as just
http://www.goodsearch.com, which does not save in Firefox with the
appendix /?charityid=927258.
I found a way around this by creating a bookmark alias which can be
saved by Firefox. But is there a direct way to bookmark the page?
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