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[evangelist6589]

Hubby was telling me today he had to work on a PC with Windows 8 and he was SO frustrated with it!! He actually had to go to DOS to find out what was on a CD that he had been given that had software on it. When he double clicked on the icon, it kept booting the program but he just wanted to see the content. He had to Google to find out how to just see what was on the disk and he had to go to the DOS prompt and type D:\dir or whatever the command is. Now THAT is backwards. I know we're up to Windows 10 but that's just dumb!! LOL

Unless I am mistaken most these days are not using Windows 8, but either Windows 10 or Windows 7.

 

[evangelist6589]

You wouldn't go to Best Buy anyway! Go to the Apple Store and often times the repair is free! I had a power cord going on my 2008 Mac (separating at the connector/wire junction) and they gave me a brand new power cable for nothing. Not gonna get THAT at Best Buy!

I fix most if not all of my Mac problems. Granted if I have a hardware failure then yes I need to visit the Apple Store.

 

[annsni]

Even my hubby will take it to the Apple Store. It's a chance for him to play with some new toys while someone else fixes things. Actually, most of the repairs we've had to do (I think we've had three repair dates in about 8 years) were under warranty so it wasn't worth him doing it himself.

 

[evangelist6589]

Even my hubby will take it to the Apple Store. It's a chance for him to play with some new toys while someone else fixes things. Actually, most of the repairs we've had to do (I think we've had three repair dates in about 8 years) were under warranty so it wasn't worth him doing it himself.

If its a hardware failure I would have no choice.

 

[Don]

Don just has things setup wrong at his school or business and the reason why Apple devices are having problems connecting via WIFI.

Apparently I didn't make myself clear. One Mac can't connect. We have several iPads that have no problem.

I will reiterate: your examples of networks are NOT the same as what we're running. When you can tell me that you know how to set up security profiles on your Walmart-special home router as opposed to an industry standard $10,000 Cisco; establish defense-in-depth firewalls, honeypots, and sandboxes; set up both white and black lists; distinguish between MAC (*not* an Apple thing) addressing and dynamic DNS; and that you know your security configurations are compliant for FERPA and HIPAA; and that your network and systems are ready for ransomware; and that you're comfortable taking care of 27 servers supporting 2,500 users -- then, and only then, may you tell me that my networks are set up wrong.

I'll wait patiently for you to address each of those topics, or an apology. Your choice.

 

[ReformedBaptist]

I watch Ghost shows on TV as well. Once I called one of the hotels that was featured on Travel Channel and learned that the TV show did not fake or lie about the ghost encounters.

Brother, I would exhort you to not entertain yourself with these things. I believe it is akin to looking into and being fascinated with the occult. There was a time when people referred to these things as curiosities. There were times when I looked into this as well and the Lord convicted me about it as partaking in witchcraft. I don't believe people should entertain themselves with these things.

Nor is it good to rationalize that you are learning something by it. Everything you need to know is in Scripture.

 

[evangelist6589]

Apparently I didn't make myself clear. One Mac can't connect. We have several iPads that have no problem.

I will reiterate: your examples of networks are NOT the same as what we're running. When you can tell me that you know how to set up security profiles on your Walmart-special home router as opposed to an industry standard $10,000 Cisco; establish defense-in-depth firewalls, honeypots, and sandboxes; set up both white and black lists; distinguish between MAC (*not* an Apple thing) addressing and dynamic DNS; and that you know your security configurations are compliant for FERPA and HIPAA; and that your network and systems are ready for ransomware; and that you're comfortable taking care of 27 servers supporting 2,500 users -- then, and only then, may you tell me that my networks are set up wrong.

I'll wait patiently for you to address each of those topics, or an apology. Your choice.

Only one Mac can't connect? That's a different story. What OS is it running? I thought it was all your Macs or most of your Macs.

 

[evangelist6589]

Brother, I would exhort you to not entertain yourself with these things. I believe it is akin to looking into and being fascinated with the occult. There was a time when people referred to these things as curiosities. There were times when I looked into this as well and the Lord convicted me about it as partaking in witchcraft. I don't believe people should entertain themselves with these things.

Nor is it good to rationalize that you are learning something by it. Everything you need to know is in Scripture.

I do not watch them often just once in a blue moon. I do not even have TV these days it's just when I go to the gym to workout sometimes will they be on.

 

[Don]

Only one Mac can't connect? That's a different story. What OS is it running? I thought it was all your Macs or most of your Macs.

I'll accept that as your apology. And thanks for asking, but I'll leave it to the professionals.

 

[evangelist6589]

I'll accept that as your apology. And thanks for asking, but I'll leave it to the professionals.

I admit I am not a network administrator. However I bet I can find people on Macrumors that are and can help you. These are Mac professionals that is.

 

[Don]

I admit I am not a network administrator. However I bet I can find people on Macrumors that are and can help you. These are Mac professionals that is.

Yeah, I checked out that site. Near as I can tell, they still haven't helped you with your Mac/Thunderbird issue; so I'll keep working with my industry reps. It's a setting either in the system, or with the particular user account, on that particular Mac.

 

[InTheLight]

Yeah, I checked out that site. Near as I can tell, they still haven't helped you with your Mac/Thunderbird issue;

Took a look around Macrumors. For devices that "just work" there sure is a lot of people that have problems with them. Evan seems to have a lot of issues based on the number of posts he's made at that site.

 

[evangelist6589]

Yeah, I checked out that site. Near as I can tell, they still haven't helped you with your Mac/Thunderbird issue; so I'll keep working with my industry reps. It's a setting either in the system, or with the particular user account, on that particular Mac.

For thunderbird advice I got help from a Thunderbird specific Usenet group.

 

[evangelist6589]

Took a look around Macrumors. For devices that "just work" there sure is a lot of people that have problems with them. Evan seems to have a lot of issues based on the number of posts he's made at that site.

Application problems not made by Apple have nothing to do with Apple. Many of the problems I have fixed myself or fixed after I made a post.

But I stand that with my new Mac I have had zero hardware failures and few system issues. Yes I have had application issues but most of the time not with Apple apps.

 

[Don]

For thunderbird advice I got help from a Thunderbird specific Usenet group.

As ITL said -- I thought you mentioned that Apples "just work." Did you mean they "just work with Apple products"? Which leads back to something said several pages ago about Apple being proprietary....

This is my last post in this thread. I stand by my statement: Determine what you're going to use the tool for. Buy the right tool for the job. If two tools will do the same job, buy the one that's better for you. But if you buy a tool based on your personal preference, then don't recommend it to others as being the best tool for the job. You need to identify why it's the best tool for the job. "Cause I like it" or "cause I said so" is absolutely the wrong advice.

 

[annsni]

I think I have an addiction....

 

[ReformedBaptist]

I think I have an addiction....

Lord, save us from the multiple devices of the enemy.