Sorry to say; this is an echo from the distant days of the Macintosh Plus, the LaserWriter and Adobe PageMaker. Then, it was typographers and typesetters (and layout artists) ranting about idiots trying to work with/set/layout type and not having a clue. The tools got better, we got clued-up (well, most of us did) but page makeup stopped being an art practiced by guildsmen. The same thing is happening to what you do.
Ah yes, I remember reading your comment at the time. BTW, do you happen to have any numbers in mind? I need six of them, between 1 and 49. By Wednesday if possible.
Agreed. We're servicing a rump of 250 Mac systems in a total of 800 desktops here. From a Macintosh perspective, the Symantec Enterprise offering is now pathetic; tech support is a series of opaque conversations with people who sound surprised that they "do" Mac and the website material is 18-24 months out of date.
On these trains, door-opening is controlled by GPS. This is GREAT when the train is stationed in the open air, not so good when the train is standing under the concrete sarcophagus that is Victoria Station.
And to anyone else in my same position who hasn't even tried OSX, the learning curve is surprisingly small.
Last night, after a bit of prep, I talked a Mac novice through the process of hooking up a firewire drive, containing a Mac OS X build that I'd created (that's the bit of prep), with the object intention of backing up 9, wiping the G4's disk and cloning my build to his Mac. Fully expecting everything to go wrong that could go wrong, I was gratified to find him happily clicking through his first Mac OS X experience an hour later. From that point on, hooking up his iPod (which is the reason this whole project came about) was simple enough for him to work out himself. Along with printing. And setting up his email/web etc. after 20 years of using and supporting Macs, I still get a sad thrill out of "it all just working".
The Mac OS X Software Update prog will run (unless you specifically request it not to) once your system is up and running. You can find the controls for Software Update in your System Preferences (Apple Menu or a shortcut in the Dock).
Years ago, I was running an old Harmon Kardon CD player (from '85) straight through a pair of Quad IIs power amps and into some old Wharfdales. What a thrilling sound.
If an iPod through tubes sounds good, who's to say it...um... isn't?
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Condé Nast in the UK are migrating to ID. 'Bout 75% done. All other UK consumer magazine publishers appear to be making the switch too (IPC, Emap, BBC, Nat Mags etc.).
Yeah, what about that one that had Tony Slattery on it? Ummmm, wotsisface in the chair... you know, the balding barrister fella. I thought that was a reasonable tranlation from the wireless.
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Sorry to say; this is an echo from the distant days of the Macintosh Plus, the LaserWriter and Adobe PageMaker. Then, it was typographers and typesetters (and layout artists) ranting about idiots trying to work with/set/layout type and not having a clue. The tools got better, we got clued-up (well, most of us did) but page makeup stopped being an art practiced by guildsmen. The same thing is happening to what you do.
Ah yes, I remember reading your comment at the time.
BTW, do you happen to have any numbers in mind? I need six of them, between 1 and 49. By Wednesday if possible.
Intel has done hardware before (servers, desktops...).
Agreed. We're servicing a rump of 250 Mac systems in a total of 800 desktops here. From a Macintosh perspective, the Symantec Enterprise offering is now pathetic; tech support is a series of opaque conversations with people who sound surprised that they "do" Mac and the website material is 18-24 months out of date.
Thanks for that...hilarious yet sobering.
"monetization"?
There's that film of the journey being done in 4-and-a-half minutes, somewhere...
On these trains, door-opening is controlled by GPS. This is GREAT when the train is stationed in the open air, not so good when the train is standing under the concrete sarcophagus that is Victoria Station.
And to anyone else in my same position who hasn't even tried OSX, the learning curve is surprisingly small.
Last night, after a bit of prep, I talked a Mac novice through the process of hooking up a firewire drive, containing a Mac OS X build that I'd created (that's the bit of prep), with the object intention of backing up 9, wiping the G4's disk and cloning my build to his Mac. Fully expecting everything to go wrong that could go wrong, I was gratified to find him happily clicking through his first Mac OS X experience an hour later. From that point on, hooking up his iPod (which is the reason this whole project came about) was simple enough for him to work out himself. Along with printing. And setting up his email/web etc.
after 20 years of using and supporting Macs, I still get a sad thrill out of "it all just working".
That bit of lazy rooking has me in a pit of depression this morning. Thanks.
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The Mac OS X Software Update prog will run (unless you specifically request it not to) once your system is up and running. You can find the controls for Software Update in your System Preferences (Apple Menu or a shortcut in the Dock).
Enjoy...
Not "then".
"In turn, I told people that I was reporting to him. Since that left no managers in the loop, we had no meetings and could be extremely productive."
Speaking as a middle manager with no discernible talent, that comment troubles me, somewhat.
Years ago, I was running an old Harmon Kardon CD player (from '85) straight through a pair of Quad IIs power amps and into some old Wharfdales. What a thrilling sound.
...um... isn't?
If an iPod through tubes sounds good, who's to say it
I often lose my Estonian. This will be a boon to me and many others who frequently suffer that particular embarrassment.
Just to get to "Yes".
Condé Nast in the UK are migrating to ID. 'Bout 75% done.
All other UK consumer magazine publishers appear to be making the switch too (IPC, Emap, BBC, Nat Mags etc.).
Hmmm, sounds a bit ticked off eh?
Firts explanation of anything vaguely stock-markety that I've understood...EVAH.
Thanks.
Jolly good. I was ready to fulminate at this sloppy usage, when I noticed your response.
Much... calmer... now.
Let's chat about that font audit huh?
Yeah, what about that one that had Tony Slattery on it? Ummmm, wotsisface in the chair... you know, the balding barrister fella.
I thought that was a reasonable tranlation from the wireless.
And wasn't Q.I. a radio show?
Okay. Thanks for that.
Is that even a word?
And if it is...should it be?
Well done sir.
One of the funniest things I've read today.