I've provided Mac tech support to numerous clients, associates and friends. I've consistently told everyone to hold off on buying a newly released OS until at least 2-3 updates. I've stuck with this no matter how good the reviews are. Not only does Apple have to work out bugs but so do 3-party developers.
Haha... same here. All the people I advise and help with computers are holding off on Leopard until I have a chance to investigate 10.5.2. Neither 10.5.0 or 10.5.1 were really appropriate, in my opinion, for a person who must depend on their computer at all times. I know 10.5.1 can be made to work like a dream but, for a client, that shouldn't require paying me a bunch of extra money. Here's hoping 10.5.2 is golden! I've been using Leopard since it came out.
...Thus, you are in effect paying to work on a beta for Apple, so you are essentially paying to work for Apple. Does that make sense?
No they are paying for access so that they can work on their software product and know that it still works with the new stuff. Mac developers don't fix the bugs, they just report them...
(Ah I now read the others. Did not think it was a stupid question, for the record.)
Does anyone know whether this latest version offers insights into whether Time Machine will support external hard disks attached to Airport Extremes?
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I doubt it, the seeds, from what I have read so far, do not include that functionality. Apple appears to be forcing people to their time capsule hardware solution for this, even though it appears to be the same functionality and was supposed to be in the initial release before they pulled the plug on it a few days before the release.
There was a post on babygotmac.com showing a few screenshots with the caption 'Hey, look - Time Machine can backup to a network drive again!'. There's then another post that demonstrates the feature not working, so imo, if the option shows up in the GUI, then they intend the feature to be there and I guess it just didn't work properly on the seed the writer was using. Could be wrong though. Maybe they ditched it again on the last seed. Who knows...
well, for those in the creative community that use after effects or adobe premiere like myself, i hope apple addresses the catastrophic effects of quicktime 7.4 which rendered AE and premiere useless if you want to actually render out your work. you had to downgrade to 7.3.1 which means you pretty much had to do a clean install because you can't just downgrade quicktime (even with pacifist you're playing with fire). i'd like to see that addressed in the update but i have a feeling it won't be. cinema 4D also has major issues with leopard. these users are major sectors of the mac community...and we aren't happy. i'm frankly already dissapointed in the amount of time that has lapsed between the discovery of the quicktime problem (the day it was made available) and now. there should have been a fix out already.
So hang on, its Apple's fault that these software companies are too lazy to update their software?
... a post on babygotmac.com showing a few screenshots with the caption 'Hey, look - Time Machine can backup to a network drive again!'. There's then another post that demonstrates the feature not working ...
I doubt it, the seeds, from what I have read so far, do not include that functionality. Apple appears to be forcing people to their time capsule hardware solution for this, even though it appears to be the same functionality and was supposed to be in the initial release before they pulled the plug on it a few days before the release.
I can't see how can possibly justify this decision, if it is true. How can they make an AEBS work with their Disk, but not with a USB one on practically identical hardware? Plus, the new AEBS has USB, with the ability to plug in more drives. Given the state of Wireless Disk use in Leopard (it is utterly useless, both at home and in work), I can imagine an AEBS Firmware Update arriving hot on the heels of 10.5.2 that will solve whatever issues are preventing Wireless Backup and even simply accessing Wireless Disks for me, and about 25 other people all running Leopard in my office.
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I've provided Mac tech support to numerous clients, associates and friends. I've consistently told everyone to hold off on buying a newly released OS until at least 2-3 updates. I've stuck with this no matter how good the reviews are. Not only does Apple have to work out bugs but so do 3-party developers.
Haha... same here. All the people I advise and help with computers are holding off on Leopard until I have a chance to investigate 10.5.2. Neither 10.5.0 or 10.5.1 were really appropriate, in my opinion, for a person who must depend on their computer at all times. I know 10.5.1 can be made to work like a dream but, for a client, that shouldn't require paying me a bunch of extra money. Here's hoping 10.5.2 is golden! I've been using Leopard since it came out.
...Thus, you are in effect paying to work on a beta for Apple, so you are essentially paying to work for Apple. Does that make sense?
No they are paying for access so that they can work on their software product and know that it still works with the new stuff. Mac developers don't fix the bugs, they just report them...
(Ah I now read the others. Did not think it was a stupid question, for the record.)
Does anyone know whether this latest version offers insights into whether Time Machine will support external hard disks attached to Airport Extremes?
I doubt it, the seeds, from what I have read so far, do not include that functionality. Apple appears to be forcing people to their time capsule hardware solution for this, even though it appears to be the same functionality and was supposed to be in the initial release before they pulled the plug on it a few days before the release.
There was a post on babygotmac.com showing a few screenshots with the caption 'Hey, look - Time Machine can backup to a network drive again!'. There's then another post that demonstrates the feature not working, so imo, if the option shows up in the GUI, then they intend the feature to be there and I guess it just didn't work properly on the seed the writer was using. Could be wrong though. Maybe they ditched it again on the last seed. Who knows...
well, for those in the creative community that use after effects or adobe premiere like myself, i hope apple addresses the catastrophic effects of quicktime 7.4 which rendered AE and premiere useless if you want to actually render out your work. you had to downgrade to 7.3.1 which means you pretty much had to do a clean install because you can't just downgrade quicktime (even with pacifist you're playing with fire). i'd like to see that addressed in the update but i have a feeling it won't be. cinema 4D also has major issues with leopard. these users are major sectors of the mac community...and we aren't happy. i'm frankly already dissapointed in the amount of time that has lapsed between the discovery of the quicktime problem (the day it was made available) and now. there should have been a fix out already.
So hang on, its Apple's fault that these software companies are too lazy to update their software?
... a post on babygotmac.com showing a few screenshots with the caption 'Hey, look - Time Machine can backup to a network drive again!'. There's then another post that demonstrates the feature not working ...
thanks, found it.
here's the link in case others want: http://babygotmac.com/a/leopard-1052...-time-machine/
I doubt it, the seeds, from what I have read so far, do not include that functionality. Apple appears to be forcing people to their time capsule hardware solution for this, even though it appears to be the same functionality and was supposed to be in the initial release before they pulled the plug on it a few days before the release.
I can't see how can possibly justify this decision, if it is true. How can they make an AEBS work with their Disk, but not with a USB one on practically identical hardware? Plus, the new AEBS has USB, with the ability to plug in more drives. Given the state of Wireless Disk use in Leopard (it is utterly useless, both at home and in work), I can imagine an AEBS Firmware Update arriving hot on the heels of 10.5.2 that will solve whatever issues are preventing Wireless Backup and even simply accessing Wireless Disks for me, and about 25 other people all running Leopard in my office.