Please. The sundial is where it's at. --- Peace, Brandon
Awaken To Silence: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You Facebook: AwakenToSilence Twitter: @awakentosilence Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com On Jul 26, 2014, at 11:57 AM, Barry Hadder <bhad...@gmail.com> wrote: > I long for the days of the abacus. > > On Jul 26, 2014, at 10:35 AM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The reality is, you are going to find problems with any version of an > operating system. Look at the Windows users who still stick with XP at this > point. There are oddities that one person may have that cannot be recreated > by another person with any version of an OS. That is just the unfortunate > aspect of computers, even within Mac systems. Personally, going back to Snow > Leopard? Are you crazy? Anyone who says that has not used each of the > operating systems extensively as they have progressed from Tiger. VoiceOver > has come a long way since 10.4, and since I still have a Snow Leopard install > available to me, as well as a Leopard one, I can tell you that you are not > missing anything significant. I have to work with a lady who is still > running Snow Leopard and it's seems antiquated to me when I use it. It's > like night and day compared to VoiceOver in Mavericks. I'd take Mavericks > over Tiger, Leopard, Snow Leopard or anything else. There are considerable > technical differences and advances as well that go beyond VoiceOver. You are > drastically understating things if you are pining for the days of Snow > Leopard. > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL FOR MAC OSX 10.7 LION and 10.8 Mountain > Lion > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > > On Jul 26, 2014, at 10:01 AM, Brandon A. Olivares <programmer2...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> I don't see what is wrong with Mavericks. It's been working absolutely fine >> for me. >> >> Any issues I had was because my computer was old. I just got a new Macbook >> Pro, and now it runs smoothly. It's been perfectly solid. >> >> --- >> Peace, >> Brandon >> >> Awaken To Silence: Awaken To The Silence That Has Always Been Within You >> >> Facebook: AwakenToSilence >> Twitter: @awakentosilence >> Tumblr: awakentosilence.tumblr.com >> >> On Jul 26, 2014, at 3:51 AM, Christopher Hallsworth >> <challswor...@icloud.com> wrote: >> >>> Very true in that newer is not always better. My mac came preinstalled with >>> Lion so I could go back to it if I really wanted to using Internet >>> Recovery. I could also reinstall Mountain Lion by downloading it from the >>> Mac App Store. Guess it's each to their own but since my mac is not my >>> primary machine I don't mind upgrading and living the possible consequences. >>> >>> On 25/07/2014 23:34, Sabahattin Gucukoglu wrote: >>>> Warning: whiny rant ahead. >>>> >>>> I made the mistake of reinstalling Snow Leopard on one of my older >>>> machines that supported it. I also learned that my desktop iMac >>>> originally came with it, and that although difficult, I could choose to >>>> use it. This would still be preferable to going back to Windows. >>>> >>>> I say "Mistake" because using Snow Leopard again, even for a short while, >>>> made me realise just how stupid and pointless all subsequent releases of >>>> OS X have been. I mean, really, it's just gimmicks and iOS envy. The >>>> small number of worthwhile features that came with newer OS releases could >>>> easily have been foregone or substituted if it meant getting back what I >>>> most liked about a clean, stable, functional OS like Snow Leopard. How >>>> could I have upgraded three OS releases and not noticed that? I guess the >>>> "Magic" of Apple is really that they can convince people to accept >>>> unwelcome change, even for some trifling little benefit which they will >>>> sell as a "Feature" to justify an entire OS upgrade. >>>> >>>> So, to answer your question, the reason to install ML over Mavericks is >>>> that newer is not always better, but that ML is a good bit more stable and >>>> comes from a better cut. However, I do recommend it in this instance, >>>> because Apple has abandoned accessibility support for ML, and you won't >>>> get system software updates that address any accessibility issues. I >>>> know; I asked. There are a couple of minor changes in Mavericks besides >>>> that make it worth having, like invisible Time Machine backups, and >>>> multi-process Safari. However, you'll have to learn how to work the new >>>> iBooks, if you need it, and there are definite stability issues. >>>> >>>> /me wonders if he should install Snow Leopard on my primary desktop, and >>>> live forever in a better time ... >>>> >>>> No, probably not. I would only hurt myself in the long run. >>>> >>>> Yes, I saw the latest Yosemite, in case anyone's wondering. I'm not >>>> telling you what to expect, but you can sign up for the beta for free. >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> Sabahattin >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > Barry Hadder > bhad...@gmail.com > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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