I think that was the fastest install I've ever had.
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re: wifi issues
I think *every* time Apple has ever released an OS X update, someone spoke up about it breaking wi-fi or at least "not yet fixing it".
All sorts of things can factor in to why wi-fi misbehaves, but here's an odd one we discovered at work:
When you upgrade a Mac to Yosemite, one of the things it does "behind the scenes" as part of the setup program is checks the firmware revision of the Mac and auto updates it, if it deems necessary. All fine and well, BUT there are instances where someone went from an older OS X to one running Yosemite by imaging it from a Carbon Copy Cloner backup or something similar. If that's the case, you *may* now have Yosemite on a machine with firmware that's too old to work 100% properly with it. We were told by an Apple tech. that one of the issues this mismatch can cause is problems with wi-fi reliability!
I think *every* time Apple has ever released an OS X update, someone spoke up about it breaking wi-fi or at least "not yet fixing it".
All sorts of things can factor in to why wi-fi misbehaves, but here's an odd one we discovered at work:
When you upgrade a Mac to Yosemite, one of the things it does "behind the scenes" as part of the setup program is checks the firmware revision of the Mac and auto updates it, if it deems necessary. All fine and well, BUT there are instances where someone went from an older OS X to one running Yosemite by imaging it from a Carbon Copy Cloner backup or something similar. If that's the case, you *may* now have Yosemite on a machine with firmware that's too old to work 100% properly with it. We were told by an Apple tech. that one of the issues this mismatch can cause is problems with wi-fi reliability!
OS X 10.11 San Andreas ;-)
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This is probably a problem with the cable.
Seriously? They finally added access to Photo's for third party app's, etc. but not this? It won't even load "Faces" or "Photostream".
Also, where is the development for those "plugin's" to bridge the gap between iPhoto and Aperture? I was expecting a decent amount available by now, developers had plenty of time during the long beta period. Nothing.
Don't get me started on "HomeKit"; announced almost a year ago for iOS 8, MiFi finalized in December, yet still third party developers/products have yet to produce the necessary changes.
To me Wifi is the most unreliable protocol ever invented. Instead of inventing USB plugs that nobody wants, maybe they should reinvent wireless and do something useful. I wish we could replace Wifi entirely with some universal wireless tech. Maybe in another decade or two.....
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Maybe they should call it "Earthquake" then.... ("epicenter" = earthquake)
It's been reported that they helped out with the development of the USB-C. Just a rumor. Probably not true. Still interesting though.
Is there a place in California called "We just about finished ironing out the creases and now we're going to start the cycle all over again because we can't recognize that the one year cycle isn't working"?
If there is then Apple need to trademark that pretty damned quick.
They helped out, yes, but that's hardly the same as "Apple invented USB-C". It's like saying that Oppenheimer invented the Nuclear Bomb.
I'm afraid to ask, but will they finally fix wifi?
I'm still randomly losing connection but I've discovered a pattern. As soon as I do something that doesn't require the internet, the wifi goes. For example, If I'm working in Pages and quickly want to look something up, wifi = gone.
Does using the WiFi with a background process help? E.g. just stream some radio and mute the computer.
I would almost say that Apple is becoming a Sony... Sony releases "stability fixes" all the time for the PS3 and PS4. I still have to see my PS4 to move a millimeter while sitting on the shelf in my stereo cabinet so long. It's rock stable. Wonder.. if you can say that about OSX 10.10... after 9 months.
Just google for the correct one and copy and paste it onto the applications (ie, open the image containing the correct icon, select all and copy, then do a Get Info on iTunes.app, click on the application icon at the top and do a paste). Maybe worth trying to see whether the corrupted icon is just pasted over the correct on (ie, do a Cut after selecting the icon in the Get Info window).
USB is mainly driven forward by its contributors (Intel, NXP etc). I think Apple is an adaptor (= you didn't pay enough money to sit on the USB-IF board and to be in every committee and telephone conference discussing technical details).
Nonetheless, nobody can't deny that USB 3.1 and its type-C connector have been heavily inspired by the Lightning connector. I hope that Apple releases an update to Lightning soon or goes type-C on iPhone/iPad as well. The current implementation is still USB 2.0 and the HDMI output is not really 1080p (I think due to bandwidth issues they limited the resolution to 900p).
What do you think were 10.x.1 through 10.x.y where x varies from 0 to 9 and y varies between 4 and 11 and averages at 6.8? In other words, there have been 71 point updates over the last 14 years, on average every 72 days. The primary content of all point updates have been stability and security fixes and performance improvements.
Didn't try that yet, but often wifi loses connection when just using Safari...
I'm really starting to think it something with my router here. Because, at college it just works fine and thats when there are 30+ MacBooks around me interfering. But the thing is, at home, there are 3 other (Windows) laptops which just work fine.
There can be difference as what is triggering a certain behaviour and what is causing a certain behaviour (where in this context 'causing' is whatever is considered unexpected behaviour, ie, the behaviour of your router might fall into what is considered expected behaviour for a router and thus not be the 'cause' but it nevertheless might be triggering a software malfunction on the Mac).
The difference between 'causing' and 'triggering' can be nicely illustrated with earthquakes. The local tension (as in around the epicentre) is the cause but a remote earthquake might trigger the slip.
It's not a rumor. Apple dedicated a large group of their developers to work on the USB-C initiative. In fact, they had more developers working on USB-C than any other company other than Intel.
wo, how do your colors look way different than mine? you modified the app store icon?