Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/04/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]this is not a plug for macs really: I've had my issues in the recent past, but Time Machine really saved me when my disc failed recently. If only I could use it to back up the 2 hard drives to the WD box! but it seems it can only do one job. When the disc failed all the software, programmes and settings were re-installed and I went on using the mac with the newly installed hard drive as if nothing had happened: even my messy desktop survived ;-) Alastair > Every time I have a problem like this, I seriously consider moving to > Macs, > but then I read lots of posts about Mac users having all kinds of problems > upgrading to the next Tiger or whatever. I worked on a project where the > main computer was a Mac and I had to adjust everything to the Mac and help > the Mac owner understand how to organize everything for the project. It > nearly drove me crazy. Nothing was where I expected it to be and defied > the > logic that I had learned through many years of using Windows computers. > Not > to mention that all of the software I have is Windows specific. Switching > would be a major pain. One of my major workflow steps includes > Breezebrowser which is Windows only. I just don't think I have enough > years > and money left to learn and switch to a new system at this point. So I > appreciate all of the suggestions and am working on restoring various > dates; > however, nothing is working so far and I'll probably have to do a new > install and install all of my programs again. If only I could find all of > my original CDs, packed in boxes as we move the house. :-( > > Tina > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 6:58 PM, Ric Carter <ricc at embarqmail.com> wrote: > >> True, they do break. >> >> My Apple store is 35 minutes from the house, 5 minutes from the office. >> >> A bad graphics card required replacing the main board in my 17-in >> Macbook >> Pro. I dropped it off on saturday afternoon and headed home. Got a call >> in >> two hours that it was ready for pickup. >> >> I was upset that I drove all the way home, but it was not something I >> could >> figure out a way to blame them for;^) >> >> ric >> >> >> very >> >> On Apr 26, 2011, at 6:33 PM, Sonny Carter wrote: >> >> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 9:13 AM, Bob Adler <rgacpa at yahoo.com> wrote: >> > >> >> Tina, >> >> If you have to reinstall everything, perhaps it may be worthwhile to >> >> consider >> >> changing platforms. >> > >> > >> > Bob, Macs are great, but they do break down, I live in the sticks, >> and >> the >> > nearest reliable Mac service is a three hour drive. >> > >> > -- >> > Regards, >> > >> > Sonny >> > http://sonc.com/look/ >> > Natchitoches, Louisiana >> > >> > USA >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Leica Users Group. >> > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> > > > -- > Tina Manley, ASMP > www.tinamanley.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >