I wanted to handle all EDI communications and processing on the main database AIX box for our ERP, but couldn't find a good SFTP program for AIX. I had to compile it with OpenSSL support due to ridiculous export restrictions, but it's working perfectly for me now. They even had a sample script for dealing with the IBM Information Exchange mainframe, which is a little hairy. Good stuff!
That was because 10.0 was so slow and next to useless (there was no 3rd party software for it to speak of) that anyone using it was a beta tester for Apple, and Apple simply owed them.
Mac were immune to all the crap that happened to Windows networks over the past few months. I don't see how a Mac could threaten the "safety, security, and reliability" of your network. I do see how it could improve all three. Sounds like you have set opinions of Mac established years ago. The Mac OS has changed completely, as has Apple. They are completely viable machines in a corporate network.
I agree that the SMB support in Jaguar is weak and I'm looking forward to see if it's been improved. I also agree the DAVE is the best solution for joining a Mac to a Windows-centric network. Samba is rock-solid, so there is no reason it could not be made to work well within the OSX gui environment if the effort were made by Apple. But as of 10.2.8, it's flaky.
Applecare is like 150 bucks for an iBook. You might have considered it after the first couple had a problem. My girlfriend's iBook cost $0 to fix. Not to rub it in:)
Hey, nothing wrong with a good PR department. Macs now have a stable OS, but they were behind MS in that respect (I consider w2k very solid) and now are belatedly rubbing Win 9x's BSOD in MS's face. Apple is playing the "peception is reality" card.
In Apple's defense, though, even complete reinstall of the OS X.2 could be performed by my grandma without trashing settings, docs, or apps. It really is easier for a novice to fix a Mac than a Wintel when things go really wrong.
I have given up on OS X's Samba implementation. Panther (10.3) will be using Samba 3.0, so I'm hoping my problems will be resolved and that they've improved the Finder's interface to Samba. Samba is awesome, so I'm sure most of the problems are OS X's interface to it.
In the meantime, Thursby software's Dave is nice piece of software that can make OSX a rubust member of a Windows network. Our Mac users are very happy with it.
You wouldn't take a 500 MHz iMac over a 3 GHz Dell if you needed to keep 10 memory-hogging apps open at the same time. Keep in mind, I'm a Mac zealot, too. I convinced a friend to become a switcher and he went and bought a 1 GHz iMac (against my recommendation to get a PowerMac). It's just way too slow for him with the number of apps he likes to keep open. He needs at least a dual 1 GHz G4 with a gig of RAM to work comfortably.
I just got my hands on G5 at work today. It is simply the most beautiful desktop computer ever made, inside and out. The photos really don't do it justice.
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Um, yeah. That's life in America. We're so dumb.
I agree with everything you say, except you can't have freezing rain at -15F (-26C).
I wanted to handle all EDI communications and processing on the main database AIX box for our ERP, but couldn't find a good SFTP program for AIX. I had to compile it with OpenSSL support due to ridiculous export restrictions, but it's working perfectly for me now. They even had a sample script for dealing with the IBM Information Exchange mainframe, which is a little hairy. Good stuff!
...when your cell phone has a high-res video camera that can record 5 hours of data?
That was because 10.0 was so slow and next to useless (there was no 3rd party software for it to speak of) that anyone using it was a beta tester for Apple, and Apple simply owed them.
Thanks for that note. That was a question I had and I hadn't seen anything on it.
"This disk will self-destruct in five decades."
Firewall?
Everything you say is true, but "Mac does not cut it" is a bit vague.
Mac were immune to all the crap that happened to Windows networks over the past few months. I don't see how a Mac could threaten the "safety, security, and reliability" of your network. I do see how it could improve all three. Sounds like you have set opinions of Mac established years ago. The Mac OS has changed completely, as has Apple. They are completely viable machines in a corporate network.
I agree that the SMB support in Jaguar is weak and I'm looking forward to see if it's been improved. I also agree the DAVE is the best solution for joining a Mac to a Windows-centric network. Samba is rock-solid, so there is no reason it could not be made to work well within the OSX gui environment if the effort were made by Apple. But as of 10.2.8, it's flaky.
This is not a troll. This is some funny shit.
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"This thing is, they have no taste. And I don't mean that in a small way, I mean it in a big way."
- Steve Jobs on Microsoft
The roe is fermented in dirty socks, so I'd have no problem throwing it.
So now what am I going to do with all these fermented fish egg grenades I've been saving?
How embarrasing for you. Grammar is important to you and you can't tell a possesive pronoun from a contraction.
But if they added virtual desktops to the OS, how would they get you to buy a 23" monitor?
Applecare is like 150 bucks for an iBook. You might have considered it after the first couple had a problem. My girlfriend's iBook cost $0 to fix. Not to rub it in :)
Hey, nothing wrong with a good PR department. Macs now have a stable OS, but they were behind MS in that respect (I consider w2k very solid) and now are belatedly rubbing Win 9x's BSOD in MS's face. Apple is playing the "peception is reality" card. In Apple's defense, though, even complete reinstall of the OS X.2 could be performed by my grandma without trashing settings, docs, or apps. It really is easier for a novice to fix a Mac than a Wintel when things go really wrong.
Ouch. My girlfriend's iBook had a problem with the display, but they were great about fixing it. They even cleaned it.
That's correct, sir.
I have given up on OS X's Samba implementation. Panther (10.3) will be using Samba 3.0, so I'm hoping my problems will be resolved and that they've improved the Finder's interface to Samba. Samba is awesome, so I'm sure most of the problems are OS X's interface to it. In the meantime, Thursby software's Dave is nice piece of software that can make OSX a rubust member of a Windows network. Our Mac users are very happy with it.
You wouldn't take a 500 MHz iMac over a 3 GHz Dell if you needed to keep 10 memory-hogging apps open at the same time. Keep in mind, I'm a Mac zealot, too. I convinced a friend to become a switcher and he went and bought a 1 GHz iMac (against my recommendation to get a PowerMac). It's just way too slow for him with the number of apps he likes to keep open. He needs at least a dual 1 GHz G4 with a gig of RAM to work comfortably.
I just got my hands on G5 at work today. It is simply the most beautiful desktop computer ever made, inside and out. The photos really don't do it justice.