Equally stupid. It's a slot loading drive, there's nothing wrong with running that through the software as there's no tray to stick a button on. And since you can open it during boot I don't see the complaint.
Equally stupid. It's a slot loading drive, there's nothing wrong with running that through the software as there's no tray to stick a button on. And since you can open it during boot I don't see the complaint.
Right, so when my Powersupply gives up the ghost (or any of the other myriad of problems that could keep a Mac from booting properly) I should have to send the computer back to Apple with my disk still inside because I can't just stick a pin in the drive to open it and unless I've been much misinformed, installing a new powersupply is something that can only be done by certified Mac technicians at their ultrasecure lab in Area-51.
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Xeriar wrote:
No no, not sneak in personal equipment (against the law anyway). I said in the budget - sneak in personal desires into the budget. Ie, "Well we have three hundred thousand dollars for the department hardware budget this year, what do we need?" "Several servers." "Hey, can I get a mac for this one?" "Fine..."
Not that I'm claiming it was well managed.
Yeah, it sounds like your job's IT department is in a real mess if they can't even control what servers get placed on the network.
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As I always say when this sort of argument comes up, you can install Linux on either of them, so what's the difference?
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Uraniun235 wrote:Yeah, it sounds like your job's IT department is in a real mess if they can't even control what servers get placed on the network.
That specific example was done away with years ago, but, is it a good idea for the IT department to have control over what resources the Software Engineering department can establish and use?
"We need to have Visual Studio on all of our machines-"
IT should deploy V.S. to the machines that need it.
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Uraniun235 wrote:Yeah, it sounds like your job's IT department is in a real mess if they can't even control what servers get placed on the network.
That specific example was done away with years ago, but, is it a good idea for the IT department to have control over what resources the Software Engineering department can establish and use?
"We need to have Visual Studio on all of our machines-"
"-we're not going to allow that."
...
Yes, that's what you have change processes for. IT's job is to match business needs to IT services and assets. They can't just say "no" unless there's a valid reason, e.g. the request is technically impossible, impractical or illegal.
"We need to have Visual Studio on all of our machines, here's our valid business requirements..."
"Here's our impact assessment. You can have it but you'll need to purchase x licences and the machines over there are going to run like crap once VS is installed unless they're upgraded. Also, our helpdesk can't support the application beyond getting it installed and running. Sign here and it's all yours."
ThatGuyFromThatPlace wrote:Right, so when my Powersupply gives up the ghost (or any of the other myriad of problems that could keep a Mac from booting properly) I should have to send the computer back to Apple with my disk still inside because I can't just stick a pin in the drive to open it and unless I've been much misinformed, installing a new powersupply is something that can only be done by certified Mac technicians at their ultrasecure lab in Area-51.
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Some units had an emergency eject for slot load drives such as the first PowerBook G4. I haven't found documentation for other units.
One question about a mac OS, does it has OS like microsoft word, powerpoint or Excel?
My school works are quite computer based, and not a single teacher is using a mac. If microsoft OS cannot open or edit mac OS works...then another reason for me to continue using a PC. Like I can afford a mac as a home computer if I still need another PC to do my school works.
ray245 wrote:One question about a mac OS, does it has OS like microsoft word, powerpoint or Excel?
My school works are quite computer based, and not a single teacher is using a mac. If microsoft OS cannot open or edit mac OS works...then another reason for me to continue using a PC. Like I can afford a mac as a home computer if I still need another PC to do my school works.
Do you...know what an OS(Operating system) is?
For reference, Microsoft has office for Mac, and Macs themselves have their own office suits used.
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ray245 wrote:One question about a mac OS, does it has OS like microsoft word, powerpoint or Excel?
My school works are quite computer based, and not a single teacher is using a mac. If microsoft OS cannot open or edit mac OS works...then another reason for me to continue using a PC. Like I can afford a mac as a home computer if I still need another PC to do my school works.
Do you...know what an OS(Operating system) is?
For reference, Microsoft has office for Mac, and Macs themselves have their own office suits used.
Yes...OS is things like vista,XP etc right? I'm asking if the mac OS has application like MS word,powerpoint or excel. If so, can they be opened using a windows OS? I made a typing error. Should not have type 'has OS like microsoft word'. My bad.
ray245 wrote:
Yes...OS is things like vista,XP etc right? I'm asking if the mac OS has application like MS word,powerpoint or excel. If so, can they be opened using a windows OS? I made a typing error. Should not have type 'has OS like microsoft word'. My bad.
OS is things like vista,XP etc right?
Jesus Christ, it's 2007. Walk on down to your Community College(or if you're still in High School, sign up for whatever "Information Systems" class they have) and take a intro course.
Yes, a file with a *.doc suffix(or, as we in "the biz" call it, a file extension) will open on a Mac version of MS Word just as well on a Windows version of MS Word. It's all about the file types.
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Do you...know what an OS(Operating system) is?
