11/20/2011

[macsupport] Digest Number 8573

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Re: Directories

Posted by: "Don" y-groups.96705@hawaiiantel.net   don.96705

Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:34 pm (PST)



Its interesting that it took so long for the issue of viruses to come up. One of the reasons that the MacOS X virus count is zero is the permissions issue. If you can't write to a systems directory that email you're reading can't plant a virus either. OS X viruses will become common when default permissions are "everyone can do everything".

Don at 21.9N 159.6W
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OS X 10.7.1
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On Nov 17, 2011, at 07:09, Jim Saklad wrote:

>>
>> Many, many times. Usually after that have either gotten a virus or have mucked something up and it's even harder to resolve.
>
> It would be intensely interesting to learn where you found such a virus to infect MacOS X, since there are not any out there in the wild, and never have been. Ever. Zero.
>

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Re: Sources: Apple scrapped troubled 15-inch MacBook Air for 2010, r

Posted by: "Darrell McDonald" fussyoldfart@gmail.com   fussyoldfart

Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:11 pm (PST)



Now you tell me! ;-)

Just yesterday I placed an order for a new 13 inch! Story of my life, that is.

Darrell

--- In macsupportcentral@yahoogroups.com, Bill Boulware <bill.boulware@...> wrote:
>
> http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/9To5Mac-MacAllDay/~3/p_gx0zC54fY/
>
> Sent to you by Bill Boulware via Google Reader: Sources: Apple scrapped
> troubled 15-inch MacBook Air for 2010, rebuilding for 2012 via 9to5Mac
> by Mark Gurman on 11/19/11
>
>
>
> The 13-inch MacBook Air of today
>
> Had Apple’s “next-generation of notebooks” announcement in October 2010
> played out as planned, the MacBook family of today would look very
> different. In October 2010, Apple co-founder Steve Jobs took the stage
> at the Apple Cupertino campus to unveil a preview of OS X Lion,
> FaceTime for Mac, iLife ’11 and the latest MacBook Air design as the
> closing “one more thing” announcement. That MacBook Air brought with it
> an all-new and thinner form-factor, a higher-resolution display, an
> incredibly light body, a large Multi-Touch single-button trackpad,
> flash SSD storage, and battery life improvements.
>
> Those aforementioned features, according to Apple, are what constitute
> the future of notebooks. This notebook announcement not only brought
> the successor to the previously available 13-inch MacBook Air, but
> brought along with it an 11-inch MacBook Air for the first time.
>
> But these new notebooks weren’t the only planned pieces of the late
> 2010 MacBook Air story, though. Reliable sources have told us that not
> only were 13 and 11-inch models planned, but a groudbreaking new 15
> inch MacBook Air was scheduled for a late 2010 release.
>
>
>
> This 15 inch MacBook Air looked exactly like the 13 and 11 inch MacBook
> Airs of today, and was built using many of the same parts.
>
> But this was the problem. In late testing, these 15-inchers, which had
> the same hinges as the smaller Airs, were failing to reliably hold the
> weight of, and stay affixed to, the larger bezel/screens. Within weeks
> of production, Apple made the decision that a whole new hinge would
> have to be designed. Unfortunately, the 15-inch Air would have to to be
> skipped for the current product cycle.
>
> Prototypes of the 2010 15-inch MacBook Air are still floating around
> the Cupertino campus and even with its weak hinges, our sources have
> maintained an unhealthy amount of affection for these products.
>
> Over the past year or so, Apple has apparently been working on a new
> ultra-thin 15 inch notebook â€" the replacement to what could have been.
> These Airs will likely contain Intel’s new 22 nm Ivy Bridge processors
> which are not only faster with better on board graphics, but they also
> consume considerably less power. These processors are scheduled for
> release in early 2012 and we expect to see a re-designed 15-inch
> MacBook Air, along with updates to the MacBook Air line at the same
> time.
>
>
> Related articles
> - Digitimes: Apple to ship new dream machine 15-inch MacBook Air in
> March (9to5mac.com)
> - Refurbished Apple MacBook Air 13 inch (2011) Starting at $1,099
> (9to5toys.com)
> - Complete overhauls tipped for next year’s iPhone, iMac, and MacBook
> Air (9to5mac.com)
> - New MacBook Air for $899 bundled with discounted $199 AppleCare
> (9to5toys.com)
> - Juice your MacBook Air SSD to Other World speeds with Aura Pro
> (9to5mac.com)
> - You’ll find the top 3 Popular Science “Best of What’s New” award
> winners in Apple’s Macs (9to5mac.com)
> - Review: BassJump 2 Subwoofer for MacBook Air (video) (9to5mac.com)
> - New MacBook Air for $899 bundled with discounted $199 AppleCare
> (9to5mac.com)
>
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Re: Sources: Apple scrapped troubled 15-inch MacBook Air for 2010, r

Posted by: "Jim Saklad" jimdoc@me.com   jimdoc01

Sat Nov 19, 2011 8:19 pm (PST)



> Now you tell me! ;-)
> Just yesterday I placed an order for a new 13 inch! Story of my life, that is.
> Darrell

It's been in the rumor mill for weeks.

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Re: Sources: Apple scrapped troubled 15-inch MacBook Air for 2010, r

Posted by: "Christopher Collins" maclist@analogdigital.com.au   cjc1959au

Sun Nov 20, 2011 2:01 am (PST)



It's probably still at least 3 months away, unless it gets announced in January.

cjc

On 20/11/2011, at 2:11 PM, Darrell McDonald wrote:

> Now you tell me! ;-)
>
> Just yesterday I placed an order for a new 13 inch! Story of my life, that is.
>
> Darrell
>
>

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Re: Fusion 4.1 support SL and Leopard VM's

Posted by: "James Robertson" jamesrob@sonic.net   jamesrob328i

Sat Nov 19, 2011 7:29 pm (PST)




On Nov 19, 2011, at 6:07 PM, James Robertson wrote:

> I've not tried installing Leopard as my virtual OS. I'm assuming that the Mac hardware (quad core i7 processor) won't permit a virtualized Leopard to run, either.
>
> I do have one other thing I can try. My other Mac is a dual Quad Core 2.8 GHz Mac Pro. I have a trial Lion install on it. I could try installing Fusion 4.1 and then SL on it. That would limit me to running Quicken at home, so I'll try to see if there are retail SL install DVDs that are as new as my MacBook Pro.

Actually, there was more than one thing left to try. I assumed that because my MacBook Pro wouldn't accept a native installation of anything older than the OS that shipped with it in early 2011, there'd be no point in even trying my retail SL Install DVD, which was 10.6. (10A432). However, that WORKED!) I'm now running Software update on my virtualized machine!

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Re: (OT) More on the Kindle Fire

Posted by: "Harry Flaxman" harry.flaxman@comcast.net   hflaxman001

Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:22 am (PST)



I'm starting to read some reviews from sources that initially were 'loving' the Fire. Turns out, it's not what they thought it was going to be. It's purely a crippled consumption device.

http://geekbeat.tv/amazon-kindle-fire-review/

I don't believe it will be an iPad 'killer' as some alluded to after the release, very very shortly after the release. Not so much now.

Harry

On Nov 19, 2011, at 7:09 PM, Keith Whaley wrote:

> I recall having seen someone write that the Fire user cannot turn down
> the sound, and that's not true.
> The Fire does have a volume level control as well as a brightness control.
> You can also toggle WiFi and sync settings. Not bad, eh?

Harry Flaxman
harry.flaxman@comcast.net

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