Posts by rcfa

People don't get it, there are two kind of patents: design patents, and process patents. One protects the design of a product, the other the process to make it. A product as such is not patentable per se, unless that product is the...

Quote:Originally Posted by GMHut Yes true Apple doesn't list know issues with other software. So the only way to know if a major ap like Fusion is suddenly broken with no fix, is to upgrade to lion. Switching back is time consuming...

One quick word about "performance gains through OS upgrades": there are a few cases (better compilers, etc.) where identical code can run faster. However, in general, performance enhancing changes are always a trade off: e..g do more...

Quote:Originally Posted by PhilBoogie Quote:Originally Posted by rcfa Quote:Originally Posted by PhilBoogie Quote:Originally Posted by rcfa ...total disaster that was Lion. If that is your experience then I can...

Usage patterns are never "antiquated", they are either productive and secure, or less productive or less secure. Usually when it's about "convenience" there's a massive price attached to it. e.g. the whole "let's log in with Facebook"...

Quote: Originally Posted by PhilBoogie  Quote: Originally Posted by rcfa  ...total disaster that was Lion.   If that is your experience then I can understand a rant. Out of...

No wonder given how badly Lion sucked compared with Snow Leopard; too bad Mountain Lion Server is yet another step in the wrong direction, even though at least Mountain Lion's client OS fixes somewhat some of the horribly worst GUI...

As far as recycling goes, the trend is away from manually separating items, and towards using things like shredders, centrifuges, etc. to separate things. Even residential garbage recycling has the trend towards "all recyclables into...

Quote: Originally Posted by Apple ][  Quote: Originally Posted by ankleskater  But let's face it - even though they can be extreme, the world is a bit better with their...

Quote: Originally Posted by Tallest Skil  That all hinges on users not staying logged in at all times. Like me. If I ever have to type my password, I'd know something is going wrong.   Remaining logged in...