I HATE APPLE

I might buy a MacBook Pro as soon as my Lenovo breaks.

Someone dissuade me.

you don't want a a good computer, you want a piece of shit. keep the lenovo.

speaking as someone who has a macbook pro and a lenovo twist

Unexpected double whammy.

I give you a +1, the late great.

it is upsetting to me to have to use the lenovo

i don't even know how to begin talking about how much more i like the mbp

I actually like my Lenovo, but somehow the bottom part where the keyboard sits has suddenly lifted open, by the corner of the screen's hinges or whatever.

Did you get a vacuum cleaner xxp

haha. I bought a vacuum cleaner there like two weeks ago. Missed opportunity!

this new desktop ibooks app is absolutely terrible. it's hidden the library of books I had in iTunes. It's fucked up the metadata on that library. I can't edit that metadata back. It seems permanently confused about what to do next - spinning wheels, crashes. It feels really insultingly half-arsed.

The iBooks is at ~/Library/Containers/com.apple.BKAgentService/Data/Documents/iBooks/Books but I have nfc on how to decode file names yet.

Relevant post from discussions.apple.com

TN-Johnny
Re: All the iBooks for Mavericks problems I've found
Nov 7, 2013 12:42 AM (in response to Mr Helix)
I believe Apple have been taking the initiative of moving towards an object-oriented mode of interaction for the user with their data, rather than have users deal with data on a file-level. In this design and UI/UX method, users interact with objects, such as photos, books, and music tracks, contrary to working with photo files, book files, and music files.

The main advantage from a user-experience perspective, whereby a book “object” would not just comprise of the contents of the file, but a set of metadata as well, which makes it an actual “virtual book”, and not just a file. This optimizes the organization, interaction, and utilization of the resource for the user, and renders a more natural form of one’s interaction with their data. With such an approach there is a plethora of advantages that can be implemented on the filesystem and OS side as well, whereby they would be able to enhance many elements such as filesystem performance, journaling, etc. to say the least.

I am definitely with such a move, as it enhances computing in general, in the long run. BUT, Apple’s approach with most of their enhancements tends to be rather sporadic, and you end up having to deal with a lot more pain before you get to the gain. And here we have a prime example in the case of the abysmal iBooks app in Mavericks.

Apple overlooked the fact that they are breaking the current setup that people are running in order to keep their data in place; and this is where I disagree with Apple. I went ape sh** when I saw that iBooks had somewhat consumed my eBooks, and was enraged by the fact that I couldn't even clean up the new book library now that the app “took over”. At least give me the option to not abide by your new system, or at least warn me, or give me some info so I can know how to work with this “new method” that you decided to force on me... and implement it all the way before you decide to have it take over my personal data.

As of the current release, the iBooks app is a bit of a lost child; it should either become more like iPhoto (object-oriented), or more like iTunes (more file oriented), but not stay right smack in the middle where it just doesn’t work.

thanks elvis - I had found the library but was annoyed at how hidden it was. My filenames okay, because it's mostly pdfs, but I can see a couple of epubs that it's done something strange to.

that's a good post & otm about the change. I guess the app won't get better quickly – books don't matter much to Apple afaict – so I'll switch to something else. That isn't Calibre.

Woo - 200 Target dollars in my pocket and ailing 1st gen. iPad off my shelf. Thanks, dayo!

hi 5, je55e

Hi mh. What do you want.

oh! lolol

As previously shown on this thread, I can't read very well, and I thought you just said "Hi, je55e" and I didn't understand.

we are $200 gift card bros

*cries*

Probably going to put that money toward a new TV rather than a new iPad or a new ton of random Target stuff.

MY IMAC IS FREEZING DURING BOOT ARGHHHHH. LAST BACKUP WAS TWO WEEKS AGO AND DISK UTILITY CREATE IMAGE IN RECOVERY MODE IS FREEZING AT AROUND %5

ANY INFOS ON DISKWARRIOR? MIGHT THIS HELP ME?

Maybe your logic board is borked

ive reset SMC and PRAM and those didn't help.. that's about all the hardware troubleshooting i know how to do ):

Do you have a clone of your hard drive

What happens when you try to boot from your backup

Maybe your logic board is borked

Definitely the shift-lock key.

unfortunately i opted against the bootable copy for space considerations so i just have a CCC files-only backup that's over two weeks old.. which is better than nothing but i'd rather get those 2 weeks back. lesson learned i guess /:

Dang

I'm all about time machine these days

so like, everything i've bought on iTunes now shows up on my phone with the little cloud download logo.

and if I shuffle all the songs on my iPhone it includes those songs

annoyed

There's a setting in prefs to disable that. Under Music iirc

OH THE AGONY OF CHOICE thanks stet

New desktop system sifting very much toward my old Windows complaint.

Would you like to install updates now or later tonight? HOW ABOUT WHEN I FEEL LIKE IT.

Can't wait for Clippy to show up and ask me for my mobile number.

it's 2013, Clippy's already listening to your mobile calls

so like, everything i've bought on iTunes now shows up on my phone with the little cloud download logo.

and if I shuffle all the songs on my iPhone it includes those songs

annoyed

― eris bueller (lukas), Wednesday, November 20, 2013 11:16 AM (1 hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

ya i hate this

turn it off

how about apple turns it off.

seriously, when I get in my car, the radio's where I left it. the windshield wipers don't come on in case it's raining. it doesn't ask me if I want to put it in drive now or after i back up.

it does lock my doors automatically, and yes, i hate that.

Lol otm just turn it off

http://i39.tinypic.com/2m6mydy.jpg

you turn it off

i will literally fedex my phone to you and pay for return shipping if you turn it off.

Instead of turning it off you should try complaining on message boards until Apple modified it and pushes out a new iOS update for you to download

GTA 5 gave me $500,000 in virtual dollars. Apple can do the same.

Hey people! my dad has a line on a used rmbp for $1250 and a used 2011 mbp for $1000. I'm trying to talk him into getting the retina with future proofing as my argument. Am I correct in thinking the retina is a much better deal? What other talking points should I be considering?

accessing network shares (i.e. my synology box) has become a nightmare, no matter what protocol i use :(

the only way i can get anything to work is Cmd-K then accessing my box via "cifs://" which i don't like to do, because that's the protocol for corny indie fucs

xposting from ITR because FUCK APPLE:

FYI Apple computers are really fucking annoying when something goes wrong with them

My 2009 iMac's DVD drive began to refuse to eject CDs the other day. I took it into the Genius Bar to have them get the CD out, which they were able to do. However, the drive now thinks it has a blank DVD in it even though it's empty. Furthermore, the drive makes horrible grinding noises every time the computer wakes up. I can replace the internal drive for over $150 or I could buy an external drive for cheaper; I can't get a Super Drive though because the firmware EXPRESSLY FORBIDS them from working together. Finally, the support for the machine is about to be end-of-life'd anyway due to its age.

Oh, and also the display is starting to show discoloration and will cost something like $500 to replace if I decide to do so.

If this had happened with a PC, I could have opened the DVD drive myself and replaced it myself, resolving this whole fucking thing in maybe 90 minutes. Speaking of which, I may be getting a PC this weekend because this fucking machine irks me.

buy a pc and if you want to get rid of windows use Linux - apple is a waste of money - unless you'r e rich

lol optical drives

if you have a way of digitizing 2000+ CDs that doesn't require an optical drive, I'm all ears

throw them out and start again. print is dead.

even worse, digitizing 2000 vinyl records