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"F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 12/26/13, 11:40 AM, Califbill wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 12/24/13, 3:55 PM, Califbill wrote:
"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 12/24/2013 9:48 AM, wrote:

On Tuesday, December 24, 2013 8:38:09 AM UTC-5, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 12/24/2013 8:12 AM, HankÃ¯Â¿Â½ wrote:

I was trying to set up network file sharing so I could transfer some

files from my PC laptop to the iMac. Finally got it so I could access

the PC files, but only the ones stored in the "Public" folder. If I

tried going anywhere else, the iMac stopped responding and I'd have to

do a "force quit". Still working on that one.

Place I work built a new building, and decided that there would be no
PCs in the conference rooms, instead folks would bring their laptops and
hookup to the flat panels via HDMI. Unfortunately, some older laptops
had just VGA, some had HDMI, and some just have display ports (HPs).
Now we need adapter cables, and some laptops just wouldn't output the
required resolution.

After a few weeks of wasted time and frustration, the decision was to
put Apple Mac Mini's in each conference room. Great, except... we're a
PC shop, with just a handful of people having Macs. More frustration and wasted time.

After having a chance now to use one, I don't see any positives to them.
Different, cool looking, but no better. Macs? Meh.

Yup. Like I mentioned before, the jury is still out in my mind. I'll
give it some more time and effort to see what the big deal is other than
maybe a social status thing about being a "Mac" person. That is meaningless to me.

Both of my PC laptops have HDMI outputs built into them. The new iMacs
don't. The have four USB ports, a headphone jack and something called a
"Thunderbolt" port that I have no clue what it would be used for.

The iMacs don't even have a CD/DVD disk drive nor a audio line input.
Like someone mentioned here, I am starting to get the feeling that an
iMac is nothing more than an expensive iPhone on steroids.

It *does* have a phenomenal display however.

My wife likes it as it is all self contained, and wires not running around
pretty much. But you still have to plug int he time machine disk and the
CD.

You back up your desktop to a CD? That must take a long time.

Read for comprehension.

I did. To me it reads as if you use the Time Machine app to back up to a
CD. I back up my iMac locally to a server using SuperDuper! backup and
Time Machine, and also to a 1 GB hard drive wired on a high speed port
via Time Machine. I run the SuperDuper! backup nightly, the Time Machine
backup weekly, and when I remember, I also run a Time Machine backup to
my server. Once a week, I also backup my iMac data files to the "cloud."
I don't mine the cables, since I have a porthole in my desktop that leads
to a pathway to an underdesk cabinet with my server and other wired
backup gadgets and suchlike live. All but one of the backups are automated.

But you still have to plug int he time machine disk and the CD.

Which part of 'and' is incomprehensible?

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