I hate Apple

[AG Hybrid (Adrian)]

So Ive read this thread.
I get the impression from some of page 1 and pages 2 - 4 its about Apple > Everything. Everything less then apple is not worthy. The failings of windows and Android. Someone mentioned lack of flash availability on iOS. Then someone claiming flash is pointless due to the imminent release HTML5. Which has been talked about for the last 5 years. Something about visualization of Win7 on MAC. Something about peoples music preference... and a lot of posts by one person who seems to be the vanguard of Apple.

Sorry what this threat about again? I think it got lost on page one.

Just saying...

[Kevnool (Kev)]

Originally Posted by AG Hybrid

So Ive read this thread.
I get the impression from some of page 1 and pages 2 - 4 its about Apple > Everything. Everything less then apple is not worthy. The failings of windows and Android. Someone mentioned lack of flash availability on iOS. Then someone claiming flash is pointless due to the imminent release HTML5. Which has been talked about for the last 5 years. Something about visualization of Win7 on MAC. Something about peoples music preference... and a lot of posts by one person who seems to be the vanguard of Apple.

Sorry what this threat about again? I think it got lost on page one.

Just saying...

Love Hate Love Hate at the moment.

Cheers Kev.

[mozzie (Peter)]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

Absolutely Peter I have Apple's Time Capsule - which is an amalgamation of an AirPort Extreme WiFi router and a two terabyte hard disk. I use this to back up to every hour in the background. If I delete a file and then several days later think "gee... I could really use that file again!", I enter Time Machine, go back to any day before the deletion date... and hey presto there it is. I drag it back to my desktop. Brilliant. The only niggle is that it takes off every hour or so, so if you have a loud hard disk it sits there grumbling away for a few minutes now and again. No biggie.

If you don't have a Time Capsule as such, any large disk will do fine as long as it's more or less connected at all times. I wouldn't bother with your laptops if you don't generate actual work on them - like documents or photos. The main work machine however - absolutely!

Oh - you might enjoy this on your MacBook - the one that runs SkySafari: http://www.macupdate.com/app/mac/33578/redscreen

Run it at night - it's fantastic. A very nice deep shade of red that means you don't need to use red film.

thanks chris-elise will do the business computer this arvo,wow the read light for my laptop is a cracker thanks for that link.......

[Octane (Humayun)]

You win a comprehension award!

H

Originally Posted by AG Hybrid

So Ive read this thread.
I get the impression from some of page 1 and pages 2 - 4 its about Apple > Everything. Everything less then apple is not worthy. The failings of windows and Android. Someone mentioned lack of flash availability on iOS. Then someone claiming flash is pointless due to the imminent release HTML5. Which has been talked about for the last 5 years. Something about visualization of Win7 on MAC. Something about peoples music preference... and a lot of posts by one person who seems to be the vanguard of Apple.

Sorry what this threat about again? I think it got lost on page one.

Just saying...

[irwjager (Ivo)]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

Could you imagine the effort required to support this?

Yes, exactly zilch, zero because, like VmWare Fusion, all the hardware is virtual. It runs on the 'perfect' virtualized machine which is going to be the same no matter what system you install it on.
Virtualbox, as well as VMWare (as of vSphere 5) actually officially support MacOSX as a guest system.
As a matter of fact, you just pop in a MacOSX install DVD and away you go, no extra configuring, nothing.
Trouble is, Apple only allows MacOSX Server to be virtualized, not the desktop version (for no apparent reason) and additionally stipulates that the virtual machine must only be run on Apple hardware (eventhough the host operating system can be anything). Fun hey?

Ofcourse, if you simply ignore these limitations, you can run MacOSX just fine in any VM. I've done so (for educational purposes of course) and everything just magically works

Originally Posted by AG Hybrid

Sorry what this threat about again? I think it got lost on page one.

Just general chat, as the sub-forum indicates

Cheers,

[mozzie (Peter)]

here's one for you chris.........is there a programme or setting to disable the apple that lights up on the back or my macbook pro i have black tape over it...geez it's bright in the pod of a night...

[allan gould]

I certainly started a rumpus with my little dummy spit over the iPad. I was contacted by apple after sending in my email to them outlining the problem. After following a convoluted path of instructions they fixed it all. No problems and I can't complain about the Apple service to their customers, the only thing I get from Microsoft is Mumbai calling about my infected PC.
I didn't realize how dependent I had become on the iPad for the Internet, mail and books.
Please continue to shoot at each other re apple V windows/android as my dummy spit is over thanks to Valerie of Apple customer care

[TrevorW]

Maybe APPLE v The Rest of the World, should be included as verboten in the TOS rules along with religion, race, sports and politics as well as anything else that isn't politically or gramatically correct

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by allan gould

I certainly started a rumpus with my little dummy spit over the iPad. I was contacted by apple after sending in my email to them outlining the problem. After following a convoluted path of instructions they fixed it all. No problems and I can't complain about the Apple service to their customers, the only thing I get from Microsoft is Mumbai calling about my infected PC.
I didn't realize how dependent I had become on the iPad for the Internet, mail and books.
Please continue to shoot at each other re apple V windows/android as my dummy spit is over thanks to Valerie of Apple customer care

That's a great outcome Allan, and it certainly vindicates my view of their general level of end user support. Good to see.

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by mozzie

here's one for you chris.........is there a programme or setting to disable the apple that lights up on the back or my macbook pro i have black tape over it...geez it's bright in the pod of a night...

LOL - I know what you mean Peter. The simple answer is "no", unfortunately. The light comes directly from the backlight used to illuminate the LCD display. It's a pain to me too, and I use a black piece of flexible plastic about 4 inches square with a dab of blu-tack on cornet. Unlike some tape adhesives, it comes off without a mark.

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by irwjager

Yes, exactly zilch, zero because, like VmWare Fusion, all the hardware is virtual. It runs on the 'perfect' virtualized machine which is going to be the same no matter what system you install it on.

Sorry, I should have more clearly indicated that the difficulty would be in relation to the VM vendor, not Apple obviously

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

Originally Posted by TrevorW

Maybe APPLE v The Rest of the World, should be included as verboten in the TOS rules along with religion, race, sports and politics as well as anything else that isn't politically or gramatically correct

TOS schmoss. Sounds like it's coming from someone who might occasionally walk casually along that line themselves.

EDIT: I'll retract that.

EDIT 2: No I won't.

[mozzie (Peter)]

Originally Posted by Omaroo

LOL - I know what you mean Peter. The simple answer is "no", unfortunately. The light comes directly from the backlight used to illuminate the LCD display. It's a pain to me too, and I use a black piece of flexible plastic about 4 inches square with a dab of blu-tack on cornet. Unlike some tape adhesives, it comes off without a mark.

thanks chris.iv'e some thick wide black tape,it just stays there....

[TrevorW]

Chris what does this make it thread No. 101 that you have acted the Apple vanguard.

Me, I'll sit on the fence and say like everything else electronic they have their good points and their bad, my usage of both is simplistic, I use and Iphone because it was given to me and an Ipod because it works for my portable music needs and a PC because they are cheap and work for my needs

[Octane (Humayun)]

He's just passionate about things that just work.

H

Originally Posted by TrevorW

Chris what does this make it thread No. 101 that you have played the Apple vanguard.

[TrevorW]

Originally Posted by Octane

He's just passionate about things that just work.

H

I don't think Chris needs you to defend his stance H, I know he is passionate about Apple

[Omaroo (Chris Malikoff)]

LOL.. you're right there Trevor. Sorry about the crack... but I had to. All good here.

[irwjager (Ivo)]

Originally Posted by Octane

He's just passionate about things that just work.

... for him.

FTFY

[TrevorW]

[Octane (Humayun)]

Ivo, you are a cheeky lad!

H