Leopard: starting the issues

octubre 28th, 2007 Posted in Generalidades
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Amazing! I just completed the entire install, configuration, set-up and finally everything seems to be working on my Mac as it should, but nothing in life is perfect and here we go.

Take important notice of this!!!

When I installed Leopard I chose the default file system (HSFX) which means the HDD will be case sensitive, meaning you can have test.jpg and test.JPG in the same folder and the OS will handle them as different files, which is just what I need for my developing work. However Adobe does not support this format.

I went on to install the CS3 package and got an interesting notice:

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After doing some research I found out that Adobe just does not support this file system in their installations since it’s apparently inconceivable that anyone would ever need case-sensitivity as the default file system, so they choose not to support it… I would say they could easily publish that case-sensitive file systems are not supported in the package system requirements or perhaps include anything in the FAQ or general support sections.

Getting CS3 to work would take a reformat and reinstall of my system drive since they use some of the built in frameworks and the system needs to know where to find them.

Never mind that thousands of third-party developers seem to be able to write applications that both leverage system frameworks and work without a hitch on my “unsupported” file system.

Be wise, take a look at this before upgrading to Leopard:

- Applications not compatible with Leopard
- (www.unsanity.com) Compatibility

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Don’t trust your Sat Nav (GPS)

agosto 28th, 2007 Posted in Generalidades
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The first official road signs to warn drivers about the dangers of trusting their satellite navigation devices (satnavs) were introduced on Tuesday in a Welsh village.

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The signs, introduced by authorities in rural St Hilary, in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales, to warn drivers about placing too much faith in the directional gadgets, could be brought in across the country if the trial is successful.

Problems were reported after foreign drivers found it difficult to understand phrases such as “unsuitable for heavy goods vehicles” but could understand pictorial notices, media reported.

The four signs have been introduced around one particular black spot in the village, where the electronic devices direct truck drivers to a shortcut between the main M4 motorway and Cardiff airport.

The road is far too narrow for many to travel down, causing them to get stuck and sparking major traffic problems.

More than a dozen large trucks have become stuck in the road in the past six months, according to traffic engineer Mark Simpson who came up with the idea for the signs.

“We have had a series of problems with drivers getting into trouble by trusting their satnavs and we needed to do something about it,” Simpson was quoted in newspapers as saying.

“They can send drivers on the most direct routes which turn out to be narrow roads completely unsuitable for heavy and long trucks and lorries. Satnav can be a wonderful tool for drivers but it does have its dangers.”

If successful, officials plan a national roll-out of the signs to combat what is seen as a growing problem for frustrated motorists, with recent figures showing that more than four million of Britain’s 32 million drivers rely on satnavs.

Some have reported that software glitches have sent drivers down one-way streets or up impassable mountain tracks.

One ambulance driver with a faulty satnav drove hundreds of miles in the wrong direction while transferring a patient from one hospital in Ilford east of London to another just eight miles (13 km) away.
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A spokesman for the Welsh Assembly regional government said that officials would be “watching closely” the trial’s results before deciding whether to expand the programme.

He also said that officials from the Department of Transport had been consulted and were also monitoring the experiment.

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