Free software and the Mac

Isaac Connor iconnor-8+tXeFxsjZXBNxJ6UmF5jlaTQe2KTcn/ at public.gmane.org
Wed Apr 24 13:00:45 UTC 2013


Actually imacs come apart really easily if you know how and have the 
right tools.

You need a suction cups to remove the screen (it's held on with 
magnets).  Then all the screws are visible.  You need a variety of torx 
drivers to remove the screws.

Isaac

On 13-04-24 08:19 AM, Thomas Milne wrote:
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> On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 8:37 PM, Dave Cramer <davecramer-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org 
> <mailto:davecramer-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>> wrote:
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>     I use a mac for my desktop as well. You seem to have found your
>     way around. There are some rather not nice things.
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>     1) Just this morning my computer failed to start after shutdown.
>     You have to unplug it and wait a while, or remove the memory. Make
>     sure you have a backup machine to search for the solution to these
>     problems
>     2) If you replace the hard drive, which I just did you have to 1)
>     pay apple to do it, or 2) buy a special cable and a regular HD and
>     very carefully do it yourself, 3) buy software to control the fan
>     speed and very carefully do it yourself.
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> I will probably never want to do that, I don't even think I could. The 
> newest iMacs are like permanently sealed or something. Not worried, we 
> have Apple Care :-)
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>     Oh, almost forgot do yourself a huge favour and find a way to run
>     time machine, when the hard drive in question failed I was able to
>     completely restore my machine; albeit in 20 hours. This feature
>     alone is worth a huge amount of time
>
>
> Someone showed me Time Machine, it looks pretty cool. Will definitely 
> be setting that up. I've got a 1TB external with eSATA connection. 
> Apparently I have to invest in a Thunderbolt to eSATA adapter which is 
> NOT CHEAP. Oh well, it will be very handy I am sure. Another cool 
> thing is I have a 27" display that I also want to connect and have 
> dual displays :-)
>
>
>     I use a drobo which I wouldn't recommend as it's flaky, but I've
>     already got 600 bucks into it, so I'm not about to toss it.
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>     Candidly I think apple has seen it's best days, but I'll still use
>     it for a couple more product cycles
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>     Dave Cramer
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>     On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 7:36 PM, Thomas Milne
>     <thomas.bruce.milne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
>     <mailto:thomas.bruce.milne-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org>> wrote:
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>         So I finally convinced my boss that our family needed a
>         "family" computer and that the best choice for a variety of
>         reasons is a new iMac :-)
>
>         It is awesome. Besides being ten times faster than what I've
>         been used to it is so easy to use though some things take too
>         many mouse clicks. I have been using Linux for about ten years
>         so there are some weird things to get used to like installing
>         apps and so on (no more package manager) but overall it had
>         been really nice.
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>         I was happy to see a lot of free software is available for Mac
>         same as on Linux, especially Transmission and Gimp. I saw that
>         there are even package managers for Mac to install these apps,
>         namely Fink and MacPorts.
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>         Anyone have any experience with these on Mountain Lion? I am
>         still so new with the Mac I suppose I have a greater fear of
>         making a mess of it.
>
>         Any free software tips or tricks for Mac appreciated :-)
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> -- 
> Thomas Milne

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