On 29/03/04 12:32, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Our sole gripe with OS X is the way it dumps the prefs > without warning now and then, and loses data. This has > happened at regular intervals in the past year on a > couple of different units: start up and the dock has > reverted to default, and many custom finder and > application settings are reset. What's most irritating > is when Address Book dumps its precious content and > has to be restored from backup files, which at times > happens independent of the above. What can we do to > help stabilize this otherwise reliable > OS? > > To add something under laptop comparisons: we just > switched from ibook to PB. If you do any amount of > typing, the extra $ is justified by the keyboard > quality alone. Although we like them both, the ibook > has a flimsy quick-release board with caps prone to > pop loose. The 12" Little Al has a noticeably more > refined, firmly seated unit with the best 'feel' of > any 'book we have owned. - Brendan I'm curious. I've been running OS X since it came out (starting with the public beta back in 2001) and I've never experienced loss of data of any kind on 3 different Macintosh. -Laurent. -- ======================================================================== Laurent Daudelin Developer, Multifamily, ESO, Fannie Mae mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Washington, DC, USA ************************ Usual disclaimers apply *********************** -- G-Books is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- Check our web site for refurbished PowerBooks | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-Books list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-books.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-books%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
