I just installed this on my 12" PB and repaired permissions.
The update seems very buggy overall. I have encountered the following problems so far:
- startup time is very long, with very windows-like behavior (i.e. desktop draws very slowly on startup and menus draw bit by bit instead of popping up all at once like before) - iTunes skips horribly on files that played fine before - Mail.app causes system to freeze up momentarily (spinning beach balls galore) - system feels more sluggish and unstable overall.
I ran top to try to see what the problem was, but I could not see anything obvious. It seems like there is some very bad code somewhere in the update though. I am trying to decide if I should 'downgrade' back to 10.2.6 or just suck it up for a while and wait for 10.3.
Since the guy is taking an accounting class, I would suggest the venerable HP 12C. The technology has not been changed since it was first released in the early 80's, but it is still what everyone on Wall Street uses to check their Excel sheets or do quick calculations (yes, non-engineers use RPN too).
It also includes some handy functions for calculating cash flows, bond pricng, various depreciation methods, etc. It isn't differential equations, but it is very handy.
As a bonus it is small enough to slip into your pocket and has a nice horizontal layout that I have grown quite fond of. Also, I have gone about three years without changing the batteries.
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I just installed this on my 12" PB and repaired permissions.
The update seems very buggy overall. I have encountered the following problems so far:
- startup time is very long, with very windows-like behavior (i.e. desktop draws very slowly on startup and menus draw bit by bit instead of popping up all at once like before)
- iTunes skips horribly on files that played fine before
- Mail.app causes system to freeze up momentarily (spinning beach balls galore)
- system feels more sluggish and unstable overall.
I ran top to try to see what the problem was, but I could not see anything obvious. It seems like there is some very bad code somewhere in the update though. I am trying to decide if I should 'downgrade' back to 10.2.6 or just suck it up for a while and wait for 10.3.
Not recommended.
Since the guy is taking an accounting class, I would suggest the venerable HP 12C. The technology has not been changed since it was first released in the early 80's, but it is still what everyone on Wall Street uses to check their Excel sheets or do quick calculations (yes, non-engineers use RPN too). It also includes some handy functions for calculating cash flows, bond pricng, various depreciation methods, etc. It isn't differential equations, but it is very handy. As a bonus it is small enough to slip into your pocket and has a nice horizontal layout that I have grown quite fond of. Also, I have gone about three years without changing the batteries.