Re: Food for thought

You are definitely not an orphan Michael. About 6 years ago my step-son in Dubai moved away from the dark side. He was influenced by using my Mac whenever he was here. After he switched he commented that it made things so amazingly easier. He said he wished he had switched years ago. More recent

Re: Food for thought

Nice to know I'm not an orphan. I've been using Apple computers since about 1994, and feel the same frustration., including the Photo debacle. Cheers, Michael Sent from my iPhone > On 14 Oct 2015, at 9:38 PM, Rob Phillips wrote: > > This is an interesting discussion, and it resonates with th

Re: Food for thought

This is an interesting discussion, and it resonates with the way I have been thinking. I agree with Bill "I want stuff that works when I need it." Over recent years, I've become increasingly dissatisfied with Apple Mac products, because they continue to remove functionality that I have been

Re: Food for thought

> On 9 Oct 2015, at 11:02 am, Allen wrote: > > Hi Peter > > I think you are being a little hard on those still running Snow Leoard. I use > a MacBook Pro bought in 2006. It functions well and does all I need including > banking and photos but it cannot run OS10.7 or later. To do that I have t

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Phillipe, No apology necessary I am sure. The issue with computers and other bits of technology is that (according to my IT specialist colleagues) things have grown too complex and problem solving harder. If they have trouble what about the non-experts? We learn solutions by chance and just

Re: Food for thought

Hi Bill and others, I was not criticising your point of view or your current situation and sincerely apologise if my email gave this impression. I do understand what you are experiencing having for years had to juggle between the Windows and Mac platforms mainly because of work. I guess that m

Re: Food for thought

Phillipe I can sum it up this way. I want stuff that works when I need it. The comparison with Windows still has Mac in a different league and vastly superior. However, the way things are going, I get limited or no value from the constant upgrades. And as you may have seen in the recent pa

Re: Food for thought

Hello All, My perception may be wrong, my imagination may be running riot, but it does seem to me that the battery life of my iPhone gets shorter with each new iteration of an OS and each new OS and more and more we're being driven to using iCloud. Someone justifies this on the basis get it giv

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Hi All, The previous emails on this thread are interesting but I somehow do not grasp what exactly some users are looking for with regards to the OS. Is it the Operating System which is becoming too complex or powerful or is it the amount of Application Softwares which come with a computer tha

Re: Food for thought

Hi Peter I think you are being a little hard on those still running Snow Leoard. I use a MacBook Pro bought in 2006. It functions well and does all I need including banking and photos but it cannot run OS10.7 or later. To do that I have to buy a new one. Behind me there is an iMac running OS10

Re: Food for thought

Ronni That’s good to know. I use PPT for training courses! I’ll hang fire until its sorted. Bill > On 8 Oct 2015, at 10:15, Ronda Brown wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > Re: PowerPoint crashing in El Capitan OS X 10.11 > > "Microsoft is aware of the problems with its software and has been respondin

Re: Food for thought

Hi Bill, Re: PowerPoint crashing in El Capitan OS X 10.11 "Microsoft is aware of the problems with its software and has been responding to customer complaints. In a thread on the Microsoft forums, Microsoft Program Manager Faisal Jeelani said the company is working with Apple to resolve the is

Re: Food for thought

Peter, I come from a point of view of “being fit for usage” and conclude that neither the Mac as is with El Kapitan and the Windows 10 on the dark are thoroughly fit for purpose. If we saw vacuum cleaners in the same light, things would get fixed! And I have reached the point where I am get

Food for thought

It’s a little sobering to realise that Tiger (OS X 10.4) is now 10 years old! Even the venerable Snow Leopard, which for many still has to be dragged from their cold, dead hands, is 6 years old. Tempus fugit… For a brief history of Mac OS X in all its versions, have a look at

Re: Apple: some food for thought

Hi Rob, I will do a Tutorial over the next day or so and upload it to my website, showing you that it does work using the steps I explained below. I did the process again today so I could take screenshots on my iPad to do a Tutorial. I took a few photos on my camera and connected to iPad using

Re: Apple: some food for thought

Hi Ronni I don't have the iPad here - it's still with the boss in Switzerland... Your description of Dropbox is as I remember it, with one exception. I don't remember seeing the + at the top of the uploads section. I could only see the contents of my camera roll, not the other events/albums (e

Re: Apple: some food for thought

Hi Rob, Perhaps I'm not understanding your problem correctly. The iPad version of the Dropbox mobile app allows you to upload any videos or photos synced to your gallery. 1. Open the Dropbox App, link to account etc. 2. Click the Box icon on the left hand side, a pop up opens 3. Click the upload

Re: Apple: some food for thought

G'day Mart and others, This may be a bit heretical, but I have concerns how Apple is locking things down to its commercial benefit. Let me give you a concrete example. I've just returned from a month hiking through Switzerland. (If you have the interest, check out http://www.everlater.com/raph

Re: Apple: some food for thought

G'day Martin, good dialogue on this one. Email me off line about Land Rover key fob replacement. I'm doing a battery replacement myself and new shell, all for <$40 I hope. I hope I'm not too late for you. Sorry for hijacking but wanted to help a fellow mugger. Regards Pete petercr...@westne

Re: Apple: some food for thought

No need to apologise, Mat. I thought the article would be provocative and I understand you shooting from the hip in your response. I am glad we are both on the same wave length with respect to ethical business practices. Merv On 17/09/12 8:52 PM, Martin Hill wrote: > Merv, my apologies if I exp

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Merv, my apologies if I expressed myself a bit too strongly in my comment. I do in fact agree absolutely about the importance of ethical business practices but feel the examples given in the article were just so inaccurate as to damage the author's cause. I have been frustrated in recent years

Re: Apple: some food for thought

It is a common ploy to defend oneself by saying that everybody else is doing it. Throw in some adjectives such as silly, ridiculous and tall poppy syndrome to add to the mix. The issue of ethics in business is the sub-text of the article. At the more literal reading the author of the article wa

Re: Apple: some food for thought

Well done Martin ! On 17/09/2012, at 2:31 PM, Martin Hill wrote: > This is the reply I posted to the article below: > > I'm sorry, but complaining about a $35 adapter is frankly silly. Why don't > you go complain about car manufacturers charging an atrocious $400 for a > replacement key remot

Re: Apple: some food for thought

Totally agree with you Martin on all you have mentioned below. This is classic "Tall Poppy Syndrome" and jealousy of Apple's huge success! Cheers, Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad On 17/09/2012, at 2:31 PM, Martin Hill wrote: > This is the reply I posted to the article below: > > I'm sorry, but c

Re: Apple: some food for thought

This is the reply I posted to the article below: I'm sorry, but complaining about a $35 adapter is frankly silly. Why don't you go complain about car manufacturers charging an atrocious $400 for a replacement key remote instead - a far more nefarious example of corporate greed than Apple's lit

Apple: some food for thought

http://www.eurekastreet.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=33211 Merv -- The whole psychology of modern disquiet is linked with the sudden confrontation with space-time. (Teilhard de Chardin, 'The Phenomenon of Man') -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives -