Re: Thoughts on 10.7 now?

2011-12-20 Thread Scot Hacker
On Dec 20, 2011, at 10:37 AM, Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E] wrote: > It's too bad they don't have a preference that allows the user to choose the > new style or the old style. File under: Facebook users grumble with every UI change, then get used to it, then grumble again when it gets changed a

Re: Thoughts on 10.7 now?

2011-12-20 Thread Scot Hacker
On Dec 20, 2011, at 7:16 AM, Andy Ringsmuth wrote: > > On Dec 20, 2011, at 12:55 AM, Scot Hacker wrote: > >>> iCal is hideous. Address Book is more hideous. >> >> Are you just referring to the fine Corinthian leather trim, or functionality? >> >> I'm perfectly happy with both apps in Lion. Th

Mail "middle column" font size ?

2011-12-20 Thread Jean-Christophe Helary
I'm looking for a way to change the font size of Mail's new middle column. I'm using 18 points fonts for the original mail list font size but the setting does not seem to work with the new design... Any idea ? Jean-Christophe Helary fun: http://mac4trans

Re: SSD drive lifetime in new mac air?

2011-12-20 Thread LuKreme
On 20 Dec 2011, at 17:07 , Michael_google gmail_Gersten wrote: > So what, realistically, is the SSD drive lifetime in the macbook air? Well, we don’t exactly know in real-world terms, but they should be in the 10+ year lifespan. The early failure problems with consumer SSD drives that plagued th

Re: SSD drive lifetime in new mac air?

2011-12-20 Thread Neil Laubenthal
I do not remember the details but I read an analysis of this by a respected tech site abut a year ago before I upgraded to an SSD in my MBP. It is true that the memory locations in an SSD wear out but the drive sets aside about 10% of capacity for this. The calculations showed that even with alm

SSD drive lifetime in new mac air?

2011-12-20 Thread Michael_google gmail_Gersten
So what, realistically, is the SSD drive lifetime in the macbook air? >From what I'm looking at, my own current storage is more than the 64 GB drive model, so that's out before even thinking twice. I suspect that my real storage will wind up around the 90 GB level (combine files currently scattere

Re: Thoughts on 10.7 now?

2011-12-20 Thread Dinse, Gregg (NIH/NIEHS) [E]
On 20 Dec 2011, at 1:05 PM, LuKreme wrote: > On 19 Dec 2011, at 23:55 , Scot Hacker wrote: > >> On Dec 19, 2011, at 9:42 PM, LuKreme wrote: >> >>> iCal is hideous. Address Book is more hideous. >> >> Are you just referring to the fine Corinthian leather trim, or functionality? > > Both. Each a

Re: Thoughts on 10.7 now?

2011-12-20 Thread LuKreme
On 19 Dec 2011, at 23:55 , Scot Hacker wrote: > > On Dec 19, 2011, at 9:42 PM, LuKreme wrote: > >> iCal is hideous. Address Book is more hideous. > > Are you just referring to the fine Corinthian leather trim, or functionality? Both. Each app has lost nearly all ease-of-use as far as I am con

Re: Thoughts on 10.7 now?

2011-12-20 Thread Andy Ringsmuth
On Dec 20, 2011, at 12:55 AM, Scot Hacker wrote: >> iCal is hideous. Address Book is more hideous. > > Are you just referring to the fine Corinthian leather trim, or functionality? > > I'm perfectly happy with both apps in Lion. The improvements to data-detected > events in Mail.app after feed

Re: Thoughts on 10.7 now?

2011-12-20 Thread Ashley Aitken
On 20/12/2011, at 4:07 PM, Glenn Carnagey wrote: > I want to know where the iBooks app is. I can read Nook, Kindle, Adobe, > non-drm epubs... two years and still no iBooks on Mac OS. I wish they > wanted my money, I'd rather buy from them. :-) Yes, and iMessage(s) for Macs. Cheers, Ashley

Re: Thoughts on 10.7 now?

2011-12-20 Thread Glenn Carnagey
I want to know where the iBooks app is. I can read Nook, Kindle, Adobe, non-drm epubs... two years and still no iBooks on Mac OS. I wish they wanted my money, I'd rather buy from them. :-) g./ On Dec 20, 2011, at 12:55 AM, Scot Hacker wrote: > > On Dec 19, 2011, at 9:42 PM, LuKreme wrote