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Apple’s aesthetic skills went off the rails
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[Chris Harlan] “It’s not letting me download.”
Servers were swamped today. Apple still doesn’t have this cloud thing figured out.
– Oliver
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[Oliver Peters] “Servers were swamped today. Apple still doesn’t have this cloud thing figured out.
“Actually, they’re selectively blocking all accounts that are on this thread.
Chris, google Apple iTunes Download and download/install iTunes that way. It’ll work after that. Also might look into OTA updates – they’re pretty great. Don’t forget to turn on automatic app updates in the iTunes store preferences.
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[John Davidson] “Actually, they’re selectively blocking all accounts that are on this thread.”
As well they should! Wouldn’t affect me anyway as I don’t have anything that can run it.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
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It’s certainly a way forward, yes.
Gmail on a computer browser (sorry to keep harping on that example) does this so well.
I can compose an email, forgot that I needed a link or email address, or whatever, I can minimize the current email and it stays on top, but out of the way. I then find what I need, wherever that may be, and then click on the still available newly composed email and it pops up ready to email. Even the compose window is efficient as the names of the fields (To:, CC: subject, etc) are replaced as soon as you add text to them (hard to explain in a forum post). The icons are clean an simple. I don’t have to look for a weird inkwell when looking to create a document.And yes, it is rather brickish.
It keeps the forward facing task (composing an email) on top (not above or behind) until don’t need it, at which point I cancel it or save as a draft.
Autodesk Smoke with a Wacom does a great job of having crap loads of control in familiar places with very minimal floating windows. It is decidedly not brickish.
Pr/Ae does, too. And even fcpx, although I’m sure you’ll disagree. I’m not saying X’s interface is perfect, it could use some more control, but the idea is there, and the recent updates give even more keyboard shortcut control to reveal and hide panels and tools as needed.
I really don’t like windows. Mostly, I think, from media 100. They were a constant pain. I don’t like them in the Finder either. I find it very inefficient to have what I need hiding behind what I don’t and the only way I can get it it is to cycle through other windows via keyboard, or move a window out of the way to reveal what I want.
I’m ready for the digital age to progress. 😉
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[Jeremy Garchow] “I’m ready for the digital age to progress. ;)”
Or just change for the sake of changing 😉
– Oliver
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Just becuase something changes doesn’t mean there’s a “schism”!
Some things might actually work better.
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[Chris Harlan] “It’s not letting me download. I keep getting told that I need to update iTunes, but iTunes tells me I’m up to date and that there is nothing to download. I’m guessing the error messages are actually meaningless, and that the servers are clogged.”
Surprisingly, I had exactly no issues today on my phone and I was actually quite impressed as ios6 was hard to download and install.
My iPad is currently updating over the air (without computer assistance) and seems to be moving along just fine.
Besides the fun new sounds, Control Center is my favorite new feature. Multitasking is pretty cool too. And I just found out that the Weather app shows lightening during thunderstorms. Sounds cheesy. It might be, but it looks cool.
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This is an either or proposition- and I don’t think the answer can be that black and white.
I think the two argument, “Change for the sake of change”, and “Afraid of change” are two sides of the same coin. And of course it’s probable that the truth lies somewhere in between.
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Downloading now. I repaired permissions. Somehow the installer thought it had downloaded and installed a version of iTunes that it hadn’t.
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[Marcus Moore] “I think the two argument, “Change for the sake of change”, and “Afraid of change” are two sides of the same coin. And of course it’s probable that the truth lies somewhere in between.”
With all due respect that’s a BS answer. There’s very little justification for these design changes, except two reasons: 1) a different regime is in charge and they have a different design philosophy; and 2) it’s hard to roll out a new OS and have people buy into its “improvements” unless there’s something cosmetic to taut.
I’m not saying iOS7 isn’t better. But it always makes it an easier sell when the interface looks different. Right now thin fonts are the current fashion. Adobe did the same in their CC icons. More minor, of course, but a similar direction.
– Oliver
Oliver Peters Post Production Services, LLC
Orlando, FL
http://www.oliverpeters.com
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