"The most anticipated addition to 10.2.2 is File Journaling, which is off by default and can only be turned on via the Terminal."
Um, no. The journaled file system will not be enabled by default, true, but partially because it requires you to change from "HFS+" to "HFS+ (Journaled)" in Disk Utility.
In other words, no formatty, no journaly.
I, of course, could be wrong, but I remember seeing a screenshot of the updated Disk Utility window a few weeks ago, and "HFS+ (Journaled)" was a new option for formatting.
Never mind the fact that 10.2.2 getting closer and closer--/really/ close at this point--is essentially common knowledge, anyway. SpyMac has nothing new here.
There's another Marine Research thread here, too, it appears. Nice that some other/.'ers know of them.
I ordered the entire Heavenly/Talulah Gosh catalogue from K Records, and they sent me a Tender Trap (Amelia and Rob's current band) poster. On top of that, I got Tender Trap to sign it. T'was very cool, lemmetellyouwhat.
Before the 'Heap, you were in a British indie-crash-twee-pop band called Marine Research, and before that, Heavenly. Do you keep in touch with Amelia and Rob these days?
Some odd, sometimes nonsensical, error messages, and some other miscellaneous stuff. A favourite of mine is an error [http://www.mikey-san.net/mirth/strangeness/point_ seven.jpg] that informs you of a non-existent version of the Mac OS.
Rather than dropping a database into a shared folder, run a copy of FileMaker Server and allow people with copies of FileMaker Pro to connect to the database being served/shared over your network.
AppleCare also extends the phone support to three years.
If you ask me, for many users, that's almost worth the cost of the coverage plan.
Often, when I recommend AppleCare to people, they say, "Well, I had $OLDER_MAC for $LENGTH_OF_TIME and never had a problem at all!"
That's all well and dandy, but perhaps you were lucky. Perhaps not. Apple sells more computers now than they did back in the days of the Quadra 950 and IIfx, and that means they have to manufacture their hardware differently, and on a much larger scale.
The way of the world and general logic dictate that in order to meet a demand as large as major hardware vendors have to meet these days, mass-manufacturing and third-party contracting usually have to be implemented in some fashion.
So you have two factors at work here:
More units in the field + differences in manufacturing to meet demands = AppleCare isn't such a bad idea after all.
It's not that they make bad or worse products, it's that there are a whole lot more products out there to break and be broken. Law of large numbers, etc. And yeah, a Mac user will keep his or her Mac longer, and keep it in use longer, than the typical PC counterpart. More reason to invest more into the machine, I say.
Sorry to stray there, from your post, but hey, it's a forum.:-)
I guess you missed the "Apple Authorized Service Lackey" part in my first post.
But for clarification, I'm typing this on my PowerBook G4 right now. There's also a Performa hidden somewhere in my room, and an SE on my mantle.
I've been tempted to "acquire" Jaguar and check it out, but with the way Apple dev seeds work, I won't be able to update to the release version of Jaguar from the dev seed. (Well, supposedly, there are ways, but if you're going to do something half-assed, why bother doing it at all?)
Dual shiny copper discs. Your mileage may vary. Void in Texas.
The only similar "virus" I can recall clearly (CLEARLY) is more of a lame-ass trojan in the form of an AppleScript under Mac OS 7-9.
Essentially, one could write a script that goes through and deletes everything it can before the user catches on, and paste on the icon of a SimpleText document. Name it "Installer log v2.0.3" and you're all set to screw an "unbright" user:
on run
tell application "Finder"
screwUserSilly()
end tell end run
on screwUserSilly
set screwed of user to true end screwUserSilly
All machines that can currently run OS X will be able to run 10.2/Jaguar.
ALL. NOT SOME, ALL.
Quartz Extreme will be available to those with AGP graphics hardware with at least 16 MB of RAM, but not meeting those requirements WILL NOT prevent you from using 10.2. If you do meet the requirements, you'll be rewarded with even better performance, but even without that, performance is likely to increase (from reports around the Mac community, from Jaguar users, anyway).
-/- Mikey-San Apple Authorized Service Lackey "Moof!"
And if all you're doing is starting an application, it gets easier:
tell application "ICQ 3.0X (sick, man. sick.)" to activate tell application "AOL Instant Messenger sucks ass, try Adium" to activate tell application "Yahoo! Messenger (how many friggin chat apps do you NEED?)" to activate tell application "Microsoft Outlook (what, you were expecting a Eudora joke?" to activate
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From SpyMac:
"The most anticipated addition to 10.2.2 is File Journaling, which is off by default and can only be turned on via the Terminal."
Um, no. The journaled file system will not be enabled by default, true, but partially because it requires you to change from "HFS+" to "HFS+ (Journaled)" in Disk Utility.
In other words, no formatty, no journaly.
I, of course, could be wrong, but I remember seeing a screenshot of the updated Disk Utility window a few weeks ago, and "HFS+ (Journaled)" was a new option for formatting.
Never mind the fact that 10.2.2 getting closer and closer--/really/ close at this point--is essentially common knowledge, anyway. SpyMac has nothing new here.
-/-
Right, which is why I said "Apple's Open Firmware 'implementation'".
La la la.
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Forth is still in heavy use, actually, as the language for Apple's Open Firmware (IEEE-1275) implementation:
:-)
http://developer.apple.com/hardware/pci/
Oh, huh? I was supposed to make a point? Whoops.
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Mikey-San
Yeah, neat, eh?
/.'ers know of them.
There's another Marine Research thread here, too, it appears. Nice that some other
I ordered the entire Heavenly/Talulah Gosh catalogue from K Records, and they sent me a Tender Trap (Amelia and Rob's current band) poster. On top of that, I got Tender Trap to sign it. T'was very cool, lemmetellyouwhat.
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Before the 'Heap, you were in a British indie-crash-twee-pop band called Marine Research, and before that, Heavenly. Do you keep in touch with Amelia and Rob these days?
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Mikey-San
I keep an archive of the odd and sometimes funny stuff I see on different Macs.
s .h tml
_ seven.jpg] that informs you of a non-existent version of the Mac OS.
http://www.mikey-san.net/mirth/mirth.strangenes
Some odd, sometimes nonsensical, error messages, and some other miscellaneous stuff. A favourite of mine is an error [http://www.mikey-san.net/mirth/strangeness/point
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Mikey-San
In keeping with more current BSD releases, the stuff in that directory was moved to /usr/share/tcsh/examples.
0 20 826003806202
Check this out for more info:
http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20
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Mikey-San
Three words:
FileMaker Server, dude.
Rather than dropping a database into a shared folder, run a copy of FileMaker Server and allow people with copies of FileMaker Pro to connect to the database being served/shared over your network.
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Mikey-San
::ad whips by, colors alternate, etc.::
HELLO! My name is EPILEPSY! Pleased to meet you!
How long until someone sues the FUCK out of Kodak and the NYC Transit Authority for inducing a seizure with this crap?
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Mikey-San
AppleCare also extends the phone support to three years.
:-)
If you ask me, for many users, that's almost worth the cost of the coverage plan.
Often, when I recommend AppleCare to people, they say, "Well, I had $OLDER_MAC for $LENGTH_OF_TIME and never had a problem at all!"
That's all well and dandy, but perhaps you were lucky. Perhaps not. Apple sells more computers now than they did back in the days of the Quadra 950 and IIfx, and that means they have to manufacture their hardware differently, and on a much larger scale.
The way of the world and general logic dictate that in order to meet a demand as large as major hardware vendors have to meet these days, mass-manufacturing and third-party contracting usually have to be implemented in some fashion.
So you have two factors at work here:
More units in the field + differences in manufacturing to meet demands = AppleCare isn't such a bad idea after all.
It's not that they make bad or worse products, it's that there are a whole lot more products out there to break and be broken. Law of large numbers, etc. And yeah, a Mac user will keep his or her Mac longer, and keep it in use longer, than the typical PC counterpart. More reason to invest more into the machine, I say.
Sorry to stray there, from your post, but hey, it's a forum.
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Mikey-San
I'm sorry, I was distracted by your blue screen of death. And my copy of Office for Mac OS X.
What were you saying?
Karma? Screw that noise. Burn it to the ground.
Heh!
I guess you missed the "Apple Authorized Service Lackey" part in my first post.
But for clarification, I'm typing this on my PowerBook G4 right now. There's also a Performa hidden somewhere in my room, and an SE on my mantle.
I've been tempted to "acquire" Jaguar and check it out, but with the way Apple dev seeds work, I won't be able to update to the release version of Jaguar from the dev seed. (Well, supposedly, there are ways, but if you're going to do something half-assed, why bother doing it at all?)
Dual shiny copper discs. Your mileage may vary. Void in Texas.
-/-
"Moof!"
The only similar "virus" I can recall clearly (CLEARLY) is more of a lame-ass trojan in the form of an AppleScript under Mac OS 7-9.
Essentially, one could write a script that goes through and deletes everything it can before the user catches on, and paste on the icon of a SimpleText document. Name it "Installer log v2.0.3" and you're all set to screw an "unbright" user:
on run
tell application "Finder"
screwUserSilly()
end tell
end run
on screwUserSilly
set screwed of user to true
end screwUserSilly
-/-
Mikey-San
"Moof!"
For clarificaition:
16 MB of RAM integrated with the graphics chipset. Apple recommends 32 MB or more.
But you're reading Slashdork, so you knew that already, didn't you, Jerky?
Random link: http://www.tubcat.com/
This is the sound of the buzzer.
All machines that can currently run OS X will be able to run 10.2/Jaguar.
ALL. NOT SOME, ALL.
Quartz Extreme will be available to those with AGP graphics hardware with at least 16 MB of RAM, but not meeting those requirements WILL NOT prevent you from using 10.2. If you do meet the requirements, you'll be rewarded with even better performance, but even without that, performance is likely to increase (from reports around the Mac community, from Jaguar users, anyway).
-/-
Mikey-San
Apple Authorized Service Lackey
"Moof!"
First Post b2! The improved version of the first post is here! :-P
And if all you're doing is starting an application, it gets easier:
tell application "ICQ 3.0X (sick, man. sick.)" to activate
tell application "AOL Instant Messenger sucks ass, try Adium" to activate
tell application "Yahoo! Messenger (how many friggin chat apps do you NEED?)" to activate
tell application "Microsoft Outlook (what, you were expecting a Eudora joke?" to activate