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New iMacs and 10.2.4 Coming...

Originally posted by Sol
If only your wagon had easy access to us as it does in your part of the woods. In Australia for example subscriptions with ADSL modems have single digit GB restrictions per month so fast Net is something different to us here. OS X is obviously running in its best on a fast network and with local content, such as the maps offered to American users of Sherlock
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well, you're the consumer, so let the phone and cable companies know what you want... trust me, broadband is totally worth it, it completely changed my life :p

as for blaming apple for providing US-only local content and complaining that you're in australia, i'm sorry, but i don't buy that... i lived in taiwan until i came here (to LA) just 4 months ago to attend college, and even without all the local content there, broadband still was totally worth it :D
 
ummm...not exactly

Originally posted by Sol
If anyone here has OS X.2.4 they are either: an Apple employee, or someone who downloaded warez.
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Don't forget Apple developers. I've just started working for a company that has a paid ADC membership, and access to 10.2.4 (build 6l15) from Apple's developer site.

I haven't bothered downloading it yet, as it's 80MB.
 
Re: Broadband here too

Originally posted by Sol
Actually I do have broadband but I cannot say the same about the majority of my fellow countrymen. I was not complaining about living in Australia - better here than in gun-crazy, enviromentally pollutting, we-are-civilised-but-still-execute-prisoners America. Sherlock and iPhoto should work the same in whatever country one is using them.
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AMEN

I'm with you 100%.

NicoMan
 
Re: Broadband here too

Originally posted by Sol
Actually I do have broadband but I cannot say the same about the majority of my fellow countrymen. I was not complaining about living in Australia - better here than in gun-crazy, enviromentally pollutting, we-are-civilised-but-still-execute-prisoners America. Sherlock and iPhoto should work the same in whatever country one is using them.
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Let's keep politics out of this shall we.

Sherlock and iPhoto do "work" the same, they just don't have localised content, or agreements with third parties outside the US to provide services. Probably because the services outside the US are greedy. In the UK the equivalent to the Yellow Pages web site charges a per use fee. Obviously Apple couldn't link into that, without incurring huge charges.
 
the australian yellowpages and whitepages are free and excellent. as is the japanese.

sounds like the uk is the greedy one.
 
Re: Re: Broadband here too

Originally posted by JBracy


Let's keep politics out of this shall we.

Sherlock and iPhoto do "work" the same, they just don't have localised content, or agreements with third parties outside the US to provide services. Probably because the services outside the US are greedy. In the UK the equivalent to the Yellow Pages web site charges a per use fee. Obviously Apple couldn't link into that, without incurring huge charges.
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Hmm OK for yellow pages. But iPhoto print ordering facility (along with albums printing) is not hard to implement, UK or not. How about the dates being all displayed the US way (MMDDYY as opposed to DDMMYY or whatever is standard in your country) in Address Book or iCal (Tell you what, I can see a reply coming telling me it can be changed via a preference pane, etc... making me look stupid, but I'll take the risk I am too lazy to look thoroughly:D).

Anyway, you get the idea of Sol's (and my) complaint.

NicoMan
 
Re: Re: Re: Broadband here too

Originally posted by NicoMan


Hmm OK for yellow pages. But iPhoto print ordering facility (along with albums printing) is not hard to implement, UK or not. How about the dates being all displayed the US way (MMDDYY as opposed to DDMMYY or whatever is standard in your country) in Address Book or iCal (Tell you what, I can see a reply coming telling me it can be changed via a preference pane, etc... making me look stupid, but I'll take the risk I am too lazy to look thoroughly:D).

Anyway, you get the idea of Sol's (and my) complaint.

NicoMan
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You're correct with the date stuff, should use your "International Preferences".

Album printing requires an agreement with a third party, and apparently Apple is in talks with Kodak to implement worldwide.

I don't know about the sherlock stuff, as I'm pretty sure it's up to the content provider to allow Apple access. As most of these sites gain revenue through advertising, they are very reluctant to give access to utilities that bypass those ads. Yes, I know that there are shareware and freeware utilities that may access these sites, however, I think they would see an Apple commercial utility as more of a threat to their revenue.
 
Originally posted by nickmcghie


jump on the technology bandwagon and get broadband then ;)
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If anyone is having trouble downloading updates, mail me $5 and I will burn them on a CD for you. (Do other people do this? Would anyone have a problem with this? Is $5 too low?)
 
Originally posted by cubist


If anyone is having trouble downloading updates, mail me $5 and I will burn them on a CD for you. (Do other people do this? Would anyone have a problem with this? Is $5 too low?)
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Don't let Apple catch you doing this, its in violation of their license agreement. If someone is having trouble downloading updates the best thing to do is to bring their Mac to an Apple store or Apple friendly retailer (be sure to call first) and use their broadband access to download/install software.
 
Originally posted by ryan

Don't let Apple catch you doing this, its in violation of their license agreement. If someone is having trouble downloading updates the best thing to do is to bring their Mac to an Apple store or Apple friendly retailer (be sure to call first) and use their broadband access to download/install software.
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Or you can buy the update CD directly from the Apple Store for $19.95:

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APP...tYF3CDKz3a7cCSw1POhZX1Y/1.3.0.3.27.8.3.3.13.0
 
Meaningless numbers abound

Originally posted by Sol
The iMacs like all of Apple's best is years ahead of the other 95% in the computer industry.
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Why do people insist on placing arbitrary numbers in their posts?

I think it makes people just look silly.
 
Originally posted by ryan

Don't let Apple catch you doing this, its in violation of their license agreement. If someone is having trouble downloading updates the best thing to do is to bring their Mac to an Apple store or Apple friendly retailer (be sure to call first) and use their broadband access to download/install software.
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OK, if so, I'll retract the offer. I suppose if you have airport you could sit in the mall outside the store and download the update! :)
 
Fair enough using a proper Apple Store, but do people ever consider that when they go into an Apple reseller, those guys are working on commission? Would you go into your friendly Ford dealer and expect them to tune the engine on your car for free? Well when you go and take someones time because you cant be bothered doing things for yourself (providing OS updatesd is not in the purchase agreement you make with the store) you are probably making the poor sales guy miss out on other sales on the floor or phone, which is literally food on the plate. If they charge you for their time (ie, the cd with downloaded software) they are breaking licencing laws, but if they spend time keeping your machine updated with new software, they are potentially losing money personally, not just the business. I know it's off topic, and Im posting to the wrong crowd coz most people here are obviously here because they look after things themselves, I just had to have my off topic rant! :D Its just one of my pet peeves. You may think youve spent a fortune on a machine, but the margin that the retailer, and especially the helpful salesperson sees is pitiful compared to other retail outlets. Just remeber the poor guys time you are using. He is a valuable person and resource, dont waste his time and abuse his position. Thanks for listening! ;)
 
Re: Re: Re: Re: Broadband here too

Originally posted by JBracy
Yes, I know that there are shareware and freeware utilities that may access these sites, however, I think they would see an Apple commercial utility as more of a threat to their revenue.
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You all probably know about this, but to anyone who's interested some UK Sherlock channels were released by a third party a couple of days ago... Only books and dvd/video at the moment, but they seem to work well - ordered some books from amazon.co.uk yesterday... Here they are opn VT-

http://www.versiontracker.com/moreinfo.fcgi?id=18052&db=mac

jx
 
I'm pretty sure the Apple retail stores charge you for use of their connection - they had a 'data transfer' fee of 50 bucks if I remember correctly. Wouldn't other resellers have a similar charge?

Back on topic, I really hope the updated iMacs come out by the end of the month. I have a friend who is waiting to switch, and I had told her last month to wait til MWSF b/c they would surely get a speed bump then. Now I feel terrible that it's taking so long, but since she's already waited a couple of months she may as well hold out a couple more weeks.
 
Originally posted by Ambrose Chapel
I'm pretty sure the Apple retail stores charge you for use of their connection - they had a 'data transfer' fee of 50 bucks if I remember correctly.
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Hmmm.. this would be news to me... I've taken my iBook up to the local Apple Stores (Peabody, MA, and Salem, NH) and been able to get on the web with no problems. I haven't done this recently, so I guess it might have changed.

Besides, $50 sounds awfully high to me... I pay $50 a month for my cable modem connection. I wouldn't think of paying $50 for the privledge of using a shared connection in a mall one time... that's just insane.
 
Originally posted by G4scott
Hey, I'm not sure if this is just an iMovie 3 thing or what, but look at the buttons here...

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The shadows below the buttons are gone... Is just a new part of the brushed metal apps, or a 10.2.4 update thing?
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Go to the ThinkSecret page that hosted that image, and you'll get the explanation: the iPhoto/iMovie images were taken on Macs with (non-Apple) themes installed, which change the look of buttons et al. Hence, they don't look like what a "normal" Mac will look like. The images are to show features and relative placements, not button decorations.
 
WHy!

Jezzz... I'm cursed with poor will power. I always end up getting the first Generation of EVERYTHING! (first generation Macintosh, first generation PowerPC, first generation g3 233, first generation g4-400, first generation LCD imac 17". Why can't I have enough will power to wait a year on things for the more impressive (and typically cheaper) versions!
 
Hmmm.. this would be news to me... I've taken my iBook up to the local Apple Stores (Peabody, MA, and Salem, NH) and been able to get on the web with no problems. I haven't done this recently, so I guess it might have changed.
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I'm not sure...I was at the Genius Bar at the Cambridgeside (MA) Store getting my TiBook fixed and just glanced at the price list they had. 'Data transer' was the closest thing to 'Internet use' so maybe it means something totally different.
 
Originally posted by Ambrose Chapel


I'm not sure...I was at the Genius Bar at the Cambridgeside (MA) Store getting my TiBook fixed and just glanced at the price list they had. 'Data transer' was the closest thing to 'Internet use' so maybe it means something totally different.
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That's the charge they make to transfer your data from an old Mac to your new Mac
 
Originally posted by SmileyDude


Hmmm.. this would be news to me... I've taken my iBook up to the local Apple Stores (Peabody, MA, and Salem, NH) and been able to get on the web with no problems. I haven't done this recently, so I guess it might have changed.
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I've taken my Powerbook down to the Apple Store (Fashion Valley-San Diego) a few different times, and with my Airport have been online instantly...they didn't care at all...I downloaded one update when I was there once, and I was checking my email another time.
 
10,2,4

I've not found this upgrade (with OS software update app.).

Lots of peoples seem to have it on the Macrumors site.

Is this a rumor by itself!:D :D :D

I presently have 10.2.3.

Why my upgrade app doesn't sees it?

Are you all beta testers?:eek: ;)
 
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