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Mac OS X 10.3.3 Update Released
joelhayhurst writes "Mac OS X 10.3.3 is now available via Software Update. Full details are available on the Apple site - key enhancements include: 'Network volumes are now available in the Finder sidebar and Desktop for easier access... Improved file sharing and directory services for Mac (AFP), UNIX (NFS) and PC (SMB/CIFS) networks... Improved PostScript and USB printing... Updated Disk Utility, DVD Player, Image Capture, Mail and Safari applications... Additional support for FireWire and USB devices... Improved compatibility for third party applications... Previous standalone security updates and Bluetooth Update 1.5."
Really? My experience has been just the opposite - MacOS has had better SMB access for me than Windows! Though I've only tried connecting to Samba shares.
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Nope.
Sevrity of Bug * Number of users affected, is the usual way to assign priority.
How many users are going to experience that crash of yours?
could you provide more info about your system? Hardware, any hacks you may have install, that sort of stuff.
I think you're hitting the HFS+ 2GB file size limit... you can try making a UFS partition if you gotta... not sure if THAT supports over 2GB though... and it's no longer an option in Disk Utility... still, assuming you get a 50GB file on the disk, that doesn't mean Apple's file handling routines can handle it, Quicktime or whatever may still choke.
-Don.
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Yeah I agree. All the other applications from Apple are so astoundingly awesome (iTunes, Safari, iChat are my favs, but also iMovie, iDVD, Garage Band, and the non-free ones like Final Cut Pro) that I'm shocked how piss-poor the Finder is.
Personally, I like the file browser, but what the hell is with the way the Finder chooses to remember window positions? It's totally random! Move your browser window, change its size, take away the chrome, and there is like a 20% random chance that the change will stick to the next browser window you open -- and for the life of me I can't figure out when the changes stick and when they don't.
Also, isn't it totally obvious that you should be able to double-click on the document preview to open the document? It's huge! It represents the document! How could this NOT be the natural thing to double click?
Is it REALLY too much to ask to have a half-way point for complicated drags? You know, a way station for files going from one deep location to another? NeXT had this (right?), and I can fake it with a couple 3rd-party utilities, but none of them are any good. Or even how about "pick up" and "put down" commands? Like select some files, right-click-"pick up" then they stay with you while you can fully navigate to the destination then right-click-"put them down".
I did try out PathFinder one time but it needed some Apple-y polish. Maybe I'll give it another chance.