Kevin Patrick
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[Michael Gissing] “Have any of those afraid of Windows had any recent experience with Win 7 64 bit?”
I just recently installed Win 7 64 Ultimate using Parallels. What’s the difference between Ultimate and the others? I don’t know. Why do they have to have versions of the OS?
My first surprise (since I had not used Windows since XP) was the use of Local Disk (C). I’m not sure if Local Disk is there because I’m running in Parallels or not. Either way, why are they still using the nomenclature (C)? Weren’t the drive letters a pre-Windows DOS term? Obviously this is not a big deal. I just wonder why they do it. Especially for non-technical people. C? What’s C and where is A and B?
Then there’s Libraries, located on the left pane (not sure what it’s called) in and Explorer window. I’m not sure what Libraries are. By default it includes Documents. Under Favorites I have My Documents. If I put a file in My Documents (which resides in my user folder, then it shows up in Documents too. I don’t think Documents in Libraries is the same directory location as My Documents in my User directory, but for some reason they contain the same files. I found this confusing. I wanted to remove Libraries, but I couldn’t. I searched for a way but it either involves downloading some 3rd party app or modifying some REG EDIT files? No thanks. So I just removed everything under Libraries. Same goes for Homegroup, Computer and Network. Like it or not, they seem to have to stay.
Then I wanted to open a file inside an application. I got a different side panel set of options this time. Similar, but different. I can’t get rid of any of them either. I can’t seem to add anything either, like My Documents or any other Folder location. I can’t simply drag folders onto the side panel, as I would with Mac OS. Again, this does not seem to be something I can configure. At least not without additional software or some hacking to the OS.
I noticed Floppy Disk Drive (A:) showed up. I hope that had something to do with Parallels and not the OS or the Application I was using.
Perhaps these examples are too trivial for most to be concerned about. But they are issues I encountered right away and would most likely see every time I had to access the file system.
So, yes I’ve used a recent copy of Windows 7 64 bit and I didn’t care for it. Could I work with it? I suppose. Although I hope I don’t have to.
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I saw this earlier. What I found interesting is the fact that PS is not using CUDA. Does this imply that Adobe is moving away from CUDA? Or just for PS?
Also, I didn’t understand why the Quadro 4000 performed well with Liquify but not with Iris Blur.
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[Steve Connor] “I’ll be sad that we’ll all have to stop talking about it when the new MacPro is announced in the next couple of weeks”
You (and I and I’m sure many others) will be sad if in fact Apple simply kills off the Mac Pro.
However, if they release a new Mac Pro, with everything everybody wants … Wouldn’t we simply start up the discussion about whether or not this new Mac Pro is now their last Mac Pro.
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I won’t attempt to pick apart the numbers or the methodology used.
I think you could sum up the data by stating that Apple and McDonalds are far and away ahead of all the rest listed when it comes to Supply Chain and inventory management.
Which is why I have a hard time buying into the suggestion that Apple has kept the Mac Pro alive because they poorly managed the supply chain (inventory) for the Mac Pro.
They may still kill it. Or replace it with something they believe should be the next Mac Pro. (as in FCPX replaced FCS/FCP7) I just feel they have reasons other than inventory for keeping it around.
I’m sure we’ll find out.
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[Shane Ross] ” When they run out of materials.”
You might be right. (since you have a source and I don’t)
However, Apple has a pretty good Sourcing organization. You may not agree when you look at instances where some of their new products are had to get. But when you under forecast demand it takes time to catch up. Increasing capacity involves a lot of time and money, especially for creating all the added tooling for all of their vendors. From semiconductors, to displays, glass, batteries, housings, etc. These are all long lead time items. They can take many weeks and all of them have to come together at the same time.
On the other hand, when you forecast too high, you simply have too much of something that you need to sell. This may be the case with the Mac Pro. But it’s been a pretty long time. I find it hard to believe that they over foretasted the Mac Pro by so many units they are still trying to sell the extra inventory. I don’t think this is typical Apple. They seem to have a history of making product cut over’s fairly quickly. Whether it’s from one iMac to the next (completely new designs), or simply ending a product all together such as the MacBook. Apple seems to do a pretty good job of managing end of life (or at least model life) of products without having years of inventory.
You may be right on the inventory issue. But I don’t think it would take Apple this long to clear out inventory. I would guess that if Apple ended the Mac Pro, there would be a fair number of Mac Pro users that might buy up what’s left, delaying the end of their own Mac Pro use. Didn’t that happen with HP’s ending of their tablet?
Either way, it always seems to be a topic that generates discussions and predictions.
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[Shane Ross] “reputable people at reputable companies that deal directly with Apple directly told me to my face”
Did you ever ask them why it’s still around?
Why haven’t they killed it?
The current (fastest) iMac seems to work just fine with FCPX as well as other apps. At least based on my NAB experience. So, what are they waiting for?
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[Bill Davis] “Actually no, Kevin, I was just replying to the thread in general.that started with Mr. Ranmar’s post.”
I assumed so. But, it never hurts to check.
Kevin
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Bill,
It appears (from the thread and my email notification) that you are replying to me.
Are you?
Or do I have poor thread following skills?
Kevin
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While I use a lot of Keywords and Collections, I wasn’t aware you could, or should rename Favorites. The searching capabilities are a nice addition.
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[Steve Connor] “always download the combo updater”
Absolutely great advice.
Always use the Combo updater.
Although, I wonder if this will go away with the next release of OS X. If it’s App Store only?