Cheers mate. Yes I hope so. Nothing is made like it used to be in the laptop world, largely due to squeezing components together tightly and having a large whack of computing power to get the heat right up there. Cheers
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Cheers mate. Yes I hope so. Nothing is made like it used to be in the laptop world, largely due to squeezing components together tightly and having a large whack of computing power to get the heat right up there. Cheers
Dunno what your problem is with Apple stuff.............. you've said it lasts, yes it outlasts software developments. I did get a security update for a 5s last year though, have a gen 3 SE now.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozscott
Ever thought that ms software advertised as suitable for mac or lenovo may not function as stated? Happened to me, but didn't brick the mac I have now.
Those problems and solutions were posted on this forum about 4 years ago.
how to open an embedded xlsx file in a docx file
The telstra lady I referred to was actually from ms, who said the fault was with the mac.
The fault was with their software. I still use the older version of it and it works fine, the then 'current' version was a disaster.
cheers, DL
Thanks mate. I don't have a problem with Apple computers for stand alone products or say for graphic design studios etc but when wanting Microsoft docs to play nicely with the vast majority of the business world using PC I like...just using PC. I have mates at work who persevere with Mac and they are great (too expensive for what you get but still pretty cool kit) but they still have ongoing compatibility issues when using the Microsoft Office suite side of things. Haven't got time for that. I have very good PC builds for my main machines with quality components that last and last so longevity is not just an apple domain. I have also had mates not getting the life they thought from the all in one apple screen computers. They all have pros and cons. CheersQuote:
Originally Posted by 350RRC
IME I had to install the 2016 version of Office for Mac for all the functions like Word, XL, to work properly, the later version did not work as touted by MS at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozscott
The bonus was / is that all the 'work' is done on the mac instead of being sent to the cloud and back again with the time delay and stupid data usage. Even a ****ing full stop, every ****ing letter or edit went to and fro.
I do use the MS exchange for email, which works fine after a hiccup initially at the MS end, also previously posted.
Another bonus with mac is that all emails are stored on the hard drive, which is a SSD in my case, and backed up with a separate HD.
cheers, DL
I have to run windows software. Office, AutoCAD, Revit and a few others. I just keep them contained in a Windows VM that has no connectivity to the outside world. Nothing can phone home, instant snapshot and restore and frankly windows behaves so much better when kept away from the hardware.
When you need Office on windows, there's really no substitute. There's just no reason you have to put up with the rest of the Microsoft crap when you can keep it neatly isolated off in the naughty corner.
With the move away from the Intel architecture, that's going to change the way I do things, but I've got a few years to plan for that.
only true if you use access based stuff or some really weird macros..Quote:
Originally Posted by BradC
libre office on mac is more compatible with ms formats than ms's own software
saved my bacon many times over...
Yes, but. And to give you perspective I've been using Libreoffice since it was Staroffice (that I paid for). I use it for pretty much anything I can get away with and certainly for all my personal organisation documents (as does my Wife).Quote:
Originally Posted by incisor
If you are working on complicated documents with specific formatting elements and collaborating with others then it's not uncommon for libreoffice to return the MS Office document "not quite looking as it was". ie, requiring a lot of correction.
To be honest, I've had Office on Mac do that also, so I make a point in those instances to work on the document on a recent version of Word for Windows. As soon as I started doing that, I stopped getting complaints I was "breaking their documents".
Word can be a fussy bitch.
I was so cheesed off with The Mainframe deciding to *NOT* recognize iPhone SE(2016) - that I lashed out on a 2011 iMac. Yes, very old... only 2-point something Ghz, But.... instantly noticed the 'phone... downloaded a necessary patch then 6,000 pics - seamlessly. Worth every cent of $370. 27" screen with only a touch of dust inside said 'glass......[bigsad]
- Rainy day project when SWMBO isn't around to notice...[bigwhistle]
I spent last years of my working life on Macs, . Dunno why I ever built the PC.
The gen 3 SE phones are just awesome.
It's great to have a computer or phone that you look forward to switching on. The way it should be.
The hidden abilities with apple stuff are also very broad and surprisingly so, not that I've had need to use them.
Apples for apples, androids for androids.
The goog has just been fined 60m$ for their take on location services.
DL
I just retired my 2011 27" iMac after 11 years of 24/7 service. Unfortunately all that time driving its internal display, plus 2 27" Thunderbolt displays took its toll on the GPU and it did what they all seem to do and turned up its toes. It's not actually dead yet, but it's starting to get unreliable and give me screens of "sparklies" plus the odd "unplanned reboot". All the replacement GPUs (and there are a lot available now) won't route Thunderbolt properly so I couldn't get one to drive all 3 heads.Quote:
Originally Posted by superquag
It was a i7-2600 with 32GB of ram and a couple of Samsung SSDs (I replaced the HD within about 2 weeks of it arriving).
I replaced it with a Ryzen 5600G, 32G of ram and a 1TB NVME SSD on a beaut Gigabyte board that drives my shiny new Dell 27" display along with my 2 trusty 27" Thunderbolt displays. It's 11 years newer, and in theory it's a crapton faster. Day to day use do I notice the difference? Not really.
Certainly compiling software it's quicker, and it's a bit snappier opening applications, but as I probably reboot twice a year, and everything I use stays open all the time it's not as much of an upgrade as the numbers might indicate it was. I now have a hulking great box under the desk I keep kicking, so I need to find somewhere to put that. The only upside I suppose is my power consumption has dropped "measurably" (the Dell uses a lot less juice than the iMac display) and it's quieter than the iMac was under heavy load (I built it for quiet).
I miss my iMac, but as I don't use MacOS it was just a bloody brilliant Linux machine (as is my 2014 13" MacBookPro Retina). Love my Macs, but need x86 so I'll have to find a transition path. On the rare occasion I need MacOS, it still spools up nicely in a VM (for now).