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   MisterT | Mar 14, 2007 02:29am | #1

   cool

   Thanx

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    But wars of poverty are fought to map change.

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   user-201496 | Mar 14, 2007 05:42am | #2

   your welcome

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   OldGuy | Mar 14, 2007 06:59am | #3

   Thanks. I guess I'll have to move my Mac to my daughters house to update at high speed - dialup ain't gonna cut it!

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   Lapun | Mar 14, 2007 01:58pm | #4

   Thanks for the 'heads up' on OS X 10.4.9. That was good to have.
   Your source is pretty good - Macworld this morning gave no clues.

   After downloading, start-up was a little busy, getting my preferences sorted, but that will only be temporary.

   I expect that that will be the last upgrade for 10.4, before Leopard gets the "Go".

   Lapun.

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   user-201496 | Mar 14, 2007 04:21pm | #5

   Yes Leopard OS X 10.5 should be out in April this year.

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   Lapun | Mar 14, 2007 04:35pm | #6

   Thanks for that, I think I can wait that long.Lapun.

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   NRTRob | Mar 14, 2007 07:40pm | #7

   If past OS releases are any indicator, you should probably wait for release date + 6 months or so ;)-------------------------------------
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   JerraldHayes | Mar 14, 2007 09:15pm | #8

   NRTRob " If past OS releases are any indicator, you should probably wait for release date + 6 months or so ;)"

   Why would you say that?

   With every single release of OSX outside of 10.0 and 10.1 (Cheetah & Puma) I had them the day they became available and have always been more than happy that I did.

   With this upcoming Leopard release I am particulary looking forward to Spaces and Time Machine. And while only time will tell if Apple pulls off the new features without a hitch given Apples track record for me with the last three OSs I've gotten (Jaguar 10.2, Panther 10.3, and Tiger 10.4) I'd put money on Apple being able to pull it off again.

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   NRTRob | Mar 14, 2007 09:27pm | #9

   I am absolutely psyched about 10.5, don't get me wrong. I can't wait for time machine either.. our current backup software is horrible, and if there is one thing that would benefit from apple's ease of use, it's incremental backups.But every single time we've done an update close to release, we have to deal with 2-3 months of increased crashes in our less mainstream programs (like PowerCADD, PowerMail, Filemaker, etc), some peripherals plain old not working (such as our large format printer) with no new driver update due for a month, fun stuff like that.The rush of early adoption wore off for me several OS iterations ago. It doesn't matter if it's mac, windows, or any particular program.. first release has a high "suck potential". I suppose if you're doing very stock programs like Mail, Safari, and Office you probably don't have much to worry about, but us.. we have a six month policy and we're sticking to it.But, if you want to do the initial beta testing for me, feel free ;) Let us know how it goes!-------------------------------------
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   JerraldHayes | Mar 14, 2007 10:13pm | #10

   NRTRob - "I am absolutely psyched about 10.5, don't get me wrong. I can't wait for time machine either.. our current backup software is horrible, and if there is one thing that would benefit from apple's ease of use, it's incremental backups."

   What are you using to back up? Have you tried SuperDuper.

   "But every single time we've done an update close to release, we have to deal with 2-3 months of increased crashes in our less mainstream programs (like PowerCADD, PowerMail, Filemaker, etc), some peripherals plain old not working (such as our large format printer) with no new driver update due for a month, fun stuff like that."

   I don't know about PowerCADD and PowerMail since I've never used them. I surprised to hear you say that about FileMaker though I think I've had FileMaker quit on me unexpectedly maybe a total of three or four time in that many years and I never can't attribute it to any kind of OS upgrade. Are you running your edition of FileMaker with any kind of plug-ins installed? A third party plug-in might be part of the problem.

   As for the large format printer I guess for some rare and specialized like that that could be a problem.

   "But, if you want to do the initial beta testing for me, feel free ;) Let us know how it goes!"

   Hey I'll be out there and yup I'll keep ya filled in.

   So what are you using FileMaker for and just what can you tell me about PowerMail?

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   NRTRob | Mar 14, 2007 10:25pm | #11

   Pretty much stock filemaker, but at different times it has been more and less stable across a few different versions so you're right, pinning it down to the OS update is difficult. For the less common programs we use though it is a serious issue.. apple doesn't upgrade with powercadd in mind ;)I have a very extensive filemaker database system we use for ordering, inventory, contacts, job tracking, purchase orders, task management, heat load calculations, shipping, etc.. I've been building them for years now heh.. the transition from FMP5 to FMP8 was a real bear though, lemme tell you! Teach me to skip that many versions again..Powermail is ok.. it's a little rough, but I bailed on Mail because there are no outgoing mail filters/scripts, and we need forwarding and such. Frankly I'm pretty dissapointed in Apple for not including such basic scripting functionality for outgoing mail messages. But powermail isn't that special, it just does what I need it to do is all.-------------------------------------
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   JerraldHayes | Mar 14, 2007 11:41pm | #14

   From: NRTRob "the transition from FMP5 to FMP8 was a real bear though, lemme tell you! Teach me to skip that many versions again.."

   Agreed that move was a really a very long row to hoe but I think in the long run it was certainly worth all the trouble.

   I saw it as two stages though with moving from 5/6 to 7 being the big hurdle (with the relationship graphs, multiple tables, and accounts/privilege-based security ) but then again with 8's introduction of script variables I made tons of changes and improvements to again take advantage of that too. FileMaker 9, rumored to be sometime this summer, is again also rumored to be able to read and write to SQL data sources and automatic re-sizing layout objects based on a users screen resolution. and have a further enhanced script debugger.

   Going back to the MacOS upgrade to Tiger issue too I do have something of a saftey net in that I'm running multiple machines here so any glitches I might encounter with any upgrade on one machine I can always just switch to another.

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   CloudHidden | Mar 14, 2007 11:46pm | #15

   Hey, could you take a look at http://forums.taunton.com/tp-breaktime/messages?msg=86760.1 I always liked your take on energy related stuff. Thanks.

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   NRTRob | Mar 15, 2007 12:27am | #16

   Too much math for right now cloud, sorry ;) you need to insulate, inside is probably easier, and not for infinite distance.. the 2' rule is probably decent.-------------------------------------
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   user-201496 | Mar 15, 2007 03:47am | #17

   "An increasing number of reports are pointing to Apple using more Flash memory in various components in the near future.Rumors of all flash iPods and flash-booting laptops have been circulating for months. These rumors are reinforced by predictions that Flash memory prices are expected to tumble this year.
   Prices for NAND flash memory chips are projected to crater this year, tumbling by a whopping 65 percent and prompting whispers that this once high-margin technology could soon become a nearly free commodity.Nearly free may be overstating it, but it appears the market is gaining momentum. SanDisk just introduced a 2.5" 32-gigabyte SATA solid state (Flash) drive for $350, and expects prices to drop as consumer adoption increases.Advantages for consumers include performance and battery life:
   Performance wise, SanDisk's new 2.5-inch SSD can move data to and from the SSD more than 100 times faster than a traditional drive, according to the company. It also will have a sustained read rate of 67 megabytes/sec and a random read rate of 7,000 inputs/outputs per second (IOPS) for a 512-byte transfer"Quote from Macrumors.comThis could lead to some really new products.

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   CloudHidden | Mar 14, 2007 10:26pm | #12

   >first release has a high "suck potential"I also generally wait a bit, in my case till VectorWorks gives the go-ahead. But I do look forward to a number of things, including Time Machine. Ordered an extra drive with the recent Mac Pro just for that.

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    edwardh1 | Mar 14, 2007 10:44pm | #13

    I agree
    what I have works fine
    I do not like new products that usually bring new problems