Okay, how about they actually try to network wirelessly with the damn OS before they release it?
There's no reason that anyone should be having networking problems on Apple hardware with an Apple OS.
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Early Mac OS X Leopard Notes and Observations
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Okay, how about they actually try to network wirelessly with the damn OS before they release it?
There's no reason that anyone should be having networking problems on Apple hardware with an Apple OS.
Thanks for answering that question.
If anyone can confirm or tweak EagerDragon's answer (since ED did it from memory), please do... AFP looks like the safest solution until (if) Apple brings Time Machine (back) to shared airport disks.
He could skip the DVD check...
The slideshow mode in XP is a joke. You cannot compare these two features. I guess your friend isnt that much of an expert. It seems to me that he is a Windows user that cant get used to the Mac World...
is that really feasible? i am sure that would be apple's dream but probably not a real option. fedex would have a nightmare on their hands. plus i think they would have figured that out before driving up to my door wouldnt they? thatd be really stupid if not. but i'd put nothing past fedex from my past experience
They should, as UPS does, though it is a special service.
Also, when I bought my 2nd generation Nano from the Apple Store, FedEx Ground delivered it on a Saturday.
Just installed Leopard onto my machine, very impressed except that the finder is showing my next door neighbors PC on my shared machines, and i don't even know them, let alone have permission from them to access their computer!
Wow, so instead of delivering Leopard to me a few hours early, Apple is so petty as to 'except' morning deliveries and force them to the afternoon?
I took mine off the door, but now that I look, the reason for the exception is "Future delivery requested" - by whom (Apple)?
Weak, but not entirely unexpected in this new Apple world - I hope their share price is worth it.
Finally
I finally got it installed after 3 failed attempts. It did not successfully transfer my settings either which kinda stinks. Then when I ran it for the first time, I tried running Safari and it crashed right away. So I sent a report to Apple. Opened Mail, crashed as well. Doing all this on a G4 which meets the requirements, so I'd think it would work. I've resigned to the fact that I just need to hope those new Mac Pros are announced next week.
As for comments that the OS is faster, that typically happens with Apple's upgrades for 2 reasons. First, they make the code better and 2, all those old OS updates they've been putting out over the past month have slowed it down. Guess nobody noticed just how terrible those updates have made things run on your machines. I have 3 machines here at home and have relationships with several other businesses in town who run Macs. We all (but a few) foolishly continued to update our OS when the software updates came through. One set of users did not, saying that was going to break the system since the new OS was coming out, and Apple would want you to upgrade and then feel like things are expontentially zippier than what you've been used to for the past few updates while they slowed things down. Well, that crew that didn't update past like v5 of the last OS are laughing at us now and we've learned our lesson. Their apps still run great and have for several months, while ours continued to choke more and more with each passing software update. With iphone and now this, I've learned lessons about early adoption and have downgraded my fanboy status with Apple to just someone who really like the products. My zealot days are gone.
I finally got it installed after 3 failed attempts. It did not successfully transfer my settings either which kinda stinks. Then when I ran it for the first time, I tried running Safari and it crashed right away. So I sent a report to Apple. Opened Mail, crashed as well. Doing all this on a G4 which meets the requirements, so I'd think it would work. I've resigned to the fact that I just need to hope those new Mac Pros are announced next week.
As for comments that the OS is faster, that typically happens with Apple's upgrades for 2 reasons. First, they make the code better and 2, all those old OS updates they've been putting out over the past month have slowed it down. Guess nobody noticed just how terrible those updates have made things run on your machines. I have 3 machines here at home and have relationships with several other businesses in town who run Macs. We all (but a few) foolishly continued to update our OS when the software updates came through. One set of users did not, saying that was going to break the system since the new OS was coming out, and Apple would want you to upgrade and then feel like things are expontentially zippier than what you've been used to for the past few updates while they slowed things down. Well, that crew that didn't update past like v5 of the last OS are laughing at us now and we've learned our lesson. Their apps still run great and have for several months, while ours continued to choke more and more with each passing software update. With iphone and now this, I've learned lessons about early adoption and have downgraded my fanboy status with Apple to just someone who really like the products. My zealot days are gone.
About Classic....
So, Classic doesn't come with Leopard. But, if I upgrade my existing Tiger installation, with Classic already installed, is it still going to work? This will determine whether or not I can upgrade my Mac Mini, which does double duty as a file server and as a machine for my little girl to play games on - many of which require Classic.
So, Classic doesn't come with Leopard. But, if I upgrade my existing Tiger installation, with Classic already installed, is it still going to work? This will determine whether or not I can upgrade my Mac Mini, which does double duty as a file server and as a machine for my little girl to play games on - many of which require Classic.
Gosh, reading this makes me want to cancel my Amazon.com order, but it's already in "Shipping Soon" status (which means the order will sit around locked over the weekend before finally making it out the door)
I called 888gofedex and said mine shows an exception. The lady knew exactly what my package was. (She says your package is Leopard right) Apperently apple has told fedex that its fine not to deliver by 1030am because there are so many so it just means that you will get it by 430pm or at least thats fedexs explination...
Dude!
That's awesome, that means they have been stealing your internet connection! I would ask them to help you pay the bill if you trust the guy/girl. Otherwise you REALLY should close your network.
That's awesome, that means they have been stealing your internet connection! I would ask them to help you pay the bill if you trust the guy/girl. Otherwise you REALLY should close your network.
He is probably on your network without you knowing it then ;-).
PS how did you install, upgrade or not, and if you did use upgrade, how long did yu have the blue screen on , i'm looking at it for 45 minutes now, and i wonder if something went wrong maybe? .
That goes both ways, especially when it comes to Mac guys talking about anything involving a little tinkering.
Exhibit A - the post above about having his wireless network completely wide open to the world.
if apple has that much power to alter fedex to a certain hour, that is almost impressive. yet really f ing annoying. but since so many others have gotten their copies i dont think it was intentional on apples part. maybe fedex really is overloaded? not that it is any excuse because they had fair warning and shipping on time is what they DO.
if my status does change however to 'delivery attempted', which has happened so many times with fedex i think i am putting a void on my credit card and buying it at the store tonight.
Agreed ;-).
PS still don't know if the blue screen with upgrade install, is normal or not, i'm getting worried guys, does nobody know ?
Family Pack Mac Os X
For those getting the Family pack, how does it work. I got several people who want to do family pack. Is it one disc with 5 registrations, or 5 discs for each person? I went to Apple and the shopping cart does not explain this.
Just wanted to know since people can move or may need copy of the disc at any moment.
For those getting the Family pack, how does it work. I got several people who want to do family pack. Is it one disc with 5 registrations, or 5 discs for each person? I went to Apple and the shopping cart does not explain this.
Just wanted to know since people can move or may need copy of the disc at any moment.
It's one disc with a 5 machine license. Those several people must be living in the same house. This isn't for bulk orders between friends.
A serious geek and hardcore whiner, maybe, but these are some seriously ill-informed observations and rehashing of the old "I don't like the top menu, waaahhh (and other I Wish It Were Windows poutings)" all over again.
So skip it.
Just like every other release? Just like every Windows release since 1995?
Or the one in Tiger. What was he expecting out of file previews, exactly? It shows the file--the only innovation is opening file types beyond simple image formats and PDFs.
Wrong. Good grief, just create a new partition on it using the new tools, and choose that new partition for Time Machine. His precious photos are saved.
Did he archive his previous installation? Did he check swap file usage? I'm going to assume he didn't check these things, given his amateur understanding of everything else.
No OS X updates...just updates for the rest of his system that he hadn't installed yet.
This is where he loses all credibility whatsoever. Short name/user name. Come on. The password is the same, unless he did something very wrong.
Sounds like he's a Windows user out of his element and complaining about things he doesn't understand and wanting things to be the way they were on XP. If he wanted things to be like XP, maybe he should use XP.
Thats what I wanted to know Famiy Pack or Family that lives with you Pack? Since in few years we will all be on our own.