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From: ginge on 14 Oct 2009 08:57 On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:09:56 +0100, Ben <ben(a)bensalesDOTME.uk> wrote: >On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:13:19 +0100, Phil Launchbury ><phill(a)launchbury.org.uk> wrote: >> >>Which is fine until you Mac goes in for the logic board to be replaced >>(mine was one of the MacBook Pro units with the dodgy Nvidia 8600 >>chipset that gets hotter than a hot thing and eventually burns out..) >>and you want to get hold of that data from a non-Mac. >> >>Hint - it isn't possibe. Not over a network anyway. > >Apple disagree... > >http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1177 > >Restoring an existing Time Capsule backup to a new Mac "New Mac" "non-Mac" Can you see a subtle difference?
From: Phil Launchbury on 14 Oct 2009 08:45 In article <0sfbd59ramu7a4g53pafsa690vkqfkcpac(a)4ax.com>, Ben wrote: > On Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:13:19 +0100, Phil Launchbury ><phill(a)launchbury.org.uk> wrote: > >>Which is fine until you Mac goes in for the logic board to be replaced >>(mine was one of the MacBook Pro units with the dodgy Nvidia 8600 >>chipset that gets hotter than a hot thing and eventually burns out..) >>and you want to get hold of that data from a non-Mac. >> >>Hint - it isn't possibe. Not over a network anyway. > > Apple disagree... > > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1177 > > Restoring an existing Time Capsule backup to a new Mac And which part of "from a non-Mac" did you miss? I only have 1 Mac so I was trying to get at it from my (afp-enabled) linux box. Phil -- Phil Launchbury 'I speak to machines with the voice of humanity' 'Speak to the wise with the voice of insanity'
From: Catman on 14 Oct 2009 09:02 Krusty wrote: > Catman wrote: > >> Krusty wrote: >>> Jim wrote: >>> >>>> If you reckon you can only release your software when it has zero >>>> known bugs in it then it just means you haven't found them all. No >>>> software has zero defects, it's just a fact of life. >>> If they're "known", we obviously have found them. Bugs do of course >>> appear over time, but they're almost always related to dodgy >>> migrated data, or users doing things that nobody could predict. >>> >> s/nobody could predict/ were not predicted ;) > > True, but we're talking things akin to people trying to scan a document > by pressing it against their monitor. > <straight bat> In all honesty, that should be pretty high up the list, together with talking to the mouse and breaking the 'cup holder' -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk
From: SteveH on 14 Oct 2009 10:59 Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun(a)wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: > Looks like you're being the subject of, what's the phrase? Oh yes: > > "They treat software release as a beta test!" > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8304229.stm Seems that it only happens if you do an OS upgrade then log on with the guest account the first time after re-start. Which would be a slightly odd thing to do. If you use your normal user or admin account for the first log-on, then nothing bad happens. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' Alfa 156 TSpark Sportwagon Veloce Selespeed - Alfa 75 TSpark Lusso - Ducati 750SS - BMW R100RT - Toyota Prius T-Spirit
From: Catman on 14 Oct 2009 12:29
SteveH wrote: > Wicked Uncle Nigel <wun(a)wicked-uncle-nigel.me.uk> wrote: > >> Looks like you're being the subject of, what's the phrase? Oh yes: >> >> "They treat software release as a beta test!" >> >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8304229.stm > > Seems that it only happens if you do an OS upgrade then log on with the > guest account the first time after re-start. > > Which would be a slightly odd thing to do. > > If you use your normal user or admin account for the first log-on, then > nothing bad happens. I'm not sure that's 100% true, but CBA to google. -- Catman MIB#14 SKoGA#6 TEAR#4 BOTAFOF#38 Apostle#21 COSOC#3 Tyger, Tyger Burning Bright (Remove rust to reply) 116 Giulietta 3.0l Sprint 1.7 GTV TS 156 V6 2.5 S2 Triumph Sprint ST 1050: It's blue, see. www.cuore-sportivo.co.uk |