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Do you enjoy updates?

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alanlindsay

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I don't know why but I just love them. Sometimes it's thinking the system performance just went up 0.5% other times it's knowing some tiny security loophole has been patched rendering a hacker temporarily inert. Obviously when a major bug is resolved that's great too but these happen less often.

Anyways if you're anything like me, I recommend you install Ubuntu 8.04 on your computer. It has lots of packages and there's pretty much updates daily. I actually triple boot OSX, XP, Ubuntu on my MBP to maximize my update opportunities and I can't recommend it enough. The Xp SP3, bootcamp 2.1 vmware 1.1.2 combo was a real treat.

If you haven't tried the new version of Ubuntu(8.04) I strongly recommend it. The graphical interface is fantastic, equally as good as OSX and it's just as fast. Cheers,

Alan
 
alanlindsay said:
I don't know why but I just love them. Sometimes it's thinking the system performance just went up 0.5% other times it's knowing some tiny security loophole has been patched rendering a hacker temporarily inert. Obviously when a major bug is resolved that's great too but these happen less often.

Anyways if you're anything like me, I recommend you install Ubuntu 8.04 on your computer. It has lots of packages and there's pretty much updates daily. I actually triple boot OSX, XP, Ubuntu on my MBP to maximize my update opportunities and I can't recommend it enough. The Xp SP3, bootcamp 2.1 vmware 1.1.2 combo was a real treat.

If you haven't tried the new version of Ubuntu(8.04) I strongly recommend it. The graphical interface is fantastic, equally as good as OSX and it's just as fast. Cheers,

Alan
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and this is MBP related how :)

i dual boot. xp updates are enough for me.
 
I do, it's exciting! :D Not sure why since most of the time nothing changes! But there's still the prospect of getting better performance or new things.

I've installed Hardy Heron but I can never really find much use for it. :/ It's great how it's evolving though. :)
 
Shabbis said:
I enjoy updates from Apple, but dread them from Microsoft.
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Don't even get me started on Internet Explorer 7. Not sure why I was trying to put it on my mom's computer, but downloading it and restarting twice via Windows Update did not work. PHHHBBBTTTT.
 
karenflower said:
I've installed Hardy Heron but I can never really find much use for it. :/ It's great how it's evolving though. :)
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Thank God for Google!!
Hardy Heron?? (code name for Ubuntu)

I thought it was a game or something... or maybe pr0n :eek:


It never fails... my updates ALWAYS make Safari "snappier"

Woof, Woof - Dawg
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We have 4 Mac's at home and it pisses me off!

Three are Intel and I use Apple Remote Desktop to distribute them, but it still takes ages doing them all. Thank god I don't have to do it at work!

pac
 
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vniow said:
Software updates make me wet.
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Do you smoke after a reboot? :)
 
Yes! I love them. I think its because I used to dread them on my dell because they would take HOURS, now on my mac its like 5 minutes. By the time I’m finished getting a drink, its done. I love it.
 
Used to love them.

Then after 10.5.2 , I can no longer let my 15" mbp 2.4 go to sleep. It wakes up for a few seconds (2 to 5), then goes back to sleep. MOST of the time, I have to shut it down (after waking it up a few times); remove the battery, press the power button for 5 secs, and wait a few minutes before putting the battery back on to turn on the laptop. 90% of the time, it wakes okay. It's like a crapshoot.

A US$ 3000 laptop that cannot be allowed to go to sleep... Needless to say, I have mixed feelings about my first Apple laptop.
 
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