Hi Bill, I see your point but consider the positive aspect of Peter’s comments. “some rough edges have been polished off”.
Perhaps your issues with Mavericks may be rectified by upgrading to Yosemite ! I am just guessing but I reckon that’s what I would do in your circumstances. On 27 Oct 2014, at 9:03 am, Bill Parker <ren...@westnet.com.au> wrote: > Peter, > > I have had my share of issues with Mavericks. So when I see recommendations > to go another change/upgrade I am ever more reluctant. > > I won’t go into details but Mail has a some random behaviours, I still get > the occasional (random) warning about an improper removal of an external > disk. In the latter, no disk has been removed and nothing touches the USB in > the side of the laptop. Permissions repair takes sometimes an hour etc etc. > > So Yosemite? > > Bill > > > On 27 Oct 2014, at 7:52, Peter Hinchliffe <hinch...@multiline.com.au> wrote: > >> >>> On 24 Oct 2014, at 3:51 pm, Marlene Oostryck <oostr...@optusnet.com.au> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello David, >>> >>> I too had a problem this week with bank transfers to a nominated account >>> (RABO/Macquarie Bank) which I have been doing for many years. >>> I am using Snow Leopard 10.6.8 and Safari 5.1.10. The transfers would not >>> go through using Safari. >>> I only use Safari - but tried using Firefox and the transfers went through >>> easily. >>> >>> So, as I prefer using Safari, I will be spending this weekend carefully >>> going through the WAMUG posts to be dragged kicking and screaming to >>> upgrade from my comfortable SL to Mavericks. Yosemite is a step too far! >>> >>> Hope it all goes well for me. >>> >>> Regards >>> >>> Marlene Oostryck >> >> >> Actually Marlene, if you intend going to Mavericks you might as weil go the >> "extra step" and install Yosemite, for the following reasons: >> >> 1. Apple have dropped Mavericks from the App Store, so if you haven't >> already downloaded a copy prior to the release of Yosemite you're going to >> find it a challenge finding a copy. >> >> 2. Apart from a handful of key improvements, the differences between >> Mavericks and Yosemite are largely cosmetic. Coming from Snow Leopard, your >> learning curve will be the same either way. >> >> 3. As nice as Mavericks was, it still had a few little rough edges that >> Yosemite has finally polished off. There will be no advantage to you trying >> to upgrade to Mavericks instead of Yosemite. >> >> You will have to make the move at some time. Now is the perfect time. >> >> Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services >> FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer >> Perth, Western Australia >> Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 >> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to. >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> > > > > Dr Bill Parker > Director > +61 (0)403583676 > > <DB LOGO LSm.jpg> > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> Regards, Stephen Chape Mac by choice Windows because my employer knew no better
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