Here's hoping your MacPro lasts forever!
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No problem... they're honestly said! And I'll delve into the processor upgrade, and check out the de-lidding that looks like it needs to be done.HCMarkus wrote:Thank you for your kind words Mr. Farm.
Here's hoping your MacPro lasts forever!
Three things:artfarm1 wrote:I guess one big reason I'm not an Apple 'fan-boy' anymore is partly due to their wanting to get iPads into every childs hands through getting them hooked on them in elementary school.
That's opens up aa whole other can of worms, but I see the terribly disturbing results of 'an iPad in every schoolchild's life' pretty much every day, through interacting with the schools and having a daughter in Grade 4.
We're believers in Steve Jobs original approach...don't let you children spend too much time on any devices...because the end results (neurologically, socially, emotionally, developmentally, etc.) are not pretty.
Plus, I don't believe that having every kid think that being able to use GarageBand is really being truly creative (...again, another can of worms..)
Devices in school? None of it's good...unless it helps with some physical handicaps and makes life easier. We now have a 'Zombie' problem that's occurred over the last decade. It's grim and doesn't bode well for society for the forseeable future.
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(Maybe that's why I play a Bach trombone? I want to save my money for switching out and trying out different lead-pipes!)
If you're not comfortable with Terminal and command lines, it's not for you.stubbsonic wrote: I've noticed that no one has suggested the option of a hackintosh. Talk about a can of worms. I'm not qualified to offer an opinion on it. I understand it is risky and not for the faint of heart. Sounds like a royal pain-in-the-arse, but some people swear by them (perhaps because of reasons). I was musing about what I'll do when my 2012 MBP fails (hopefully, I have time). I'll definitely come on here and beg for advice on what to get next! I don't think I have the stomach for dealing with the fresh hell that a Hackintosh might invoke.
[/quote]stubbsonic wrote: ......I taught at a school that put an iPad in every middle-schooler's hands. I was very concerned at the time. The headmaster considered this to be a cutting-edge educational technology implementation. The roll-out was well-thought-out. The results were mixed, and there were no major issues in the short-term. For some children & teachers, it was a very helpful learning tool. But there were plenty of minor issues, and (I suspect) a fair number of negative impacts that are under-reported.
......For the record, I resisted for various reasons. My carefully stated position has been: "Watch the science. If this is proven to help with learning, and doesn't have significant down-sides, then proceed with caution! And don't force teachers to abandon proven teaching methods, or waste precious time."
....Fellow trombone player here.
Same for adults.I hate the idea of kids setting real instruments down to play iPads.
I know a few people who love them, but they're more into being tinkerers than I am, and it helps to know a bit of unix coding etc.mikehalloran wrote: 3) Hackintosh. Just about every Apple engineer I know has made one. They're fiddly and if you're into the hobby of maintaining one and keeping it and your apps compatible, knock yourself out. No one I know tries to get serious work done on one. They can't. Once the novelty has worn off and the time invested piles up, most builders let them gather dust. Working professionals should avoid.
Will report back...nothing will change soon... but my first step will be to get a laptop with an eye to using some VI's integrated into live performances.mikehalloran wrote: ..."If it works, it works!" Please report back on your journey.
... The handicapped issue is huge for me, of course.
... Integrating iOS with Mac OS is a major big deal for me. My quality of life would suffer big time were that not possible. Really, you can't imagine and it's my fervent hope that you never have to.
Not that anyone's asking, but I just built a hackintosh two weeks ago, after doing a lot of research, and knowing nothing about actual hacking of the OS.Michael Canavan wrote:stubbsonic wrote:
A lot of what they do assumes you've done a good amount of Unix or Windows hacking, so it's a total PITA to get up and running. I eventually got the hacked NVME driver working, and now that High Sierra supports NVME I don't need it, but if I hadn't had a few days off to figure it all out I would have had a brain aneurysm.