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Re: Everything just doesn't work and nobody cares

#41

Post by onli »

batterseapower wrote: post #15

As soon as I stopped building computers from off-the-shelf parts, stopped installing unpopular applications and plugins and stopped trying to use OSes like Linux with relatively few users the amount of my life I spent fixing weird computer problems fell from hours per week to almost zero. When I do encounter a problem, the answer is almost always available after 5 minutes on Google. Following the herd leads to an eas…

Sure. Because it is so common to have unstable linux-software but the so highly popular Windows is so stable.

I once had to start Windows in Rescue Mode and do some weird stuff there just to get Steam back running. It failed to start suddenly and seemingly without cause. For a while (some years ago) I couldn't boot Windows at all until I unplugged a dvd-drive (linux was running fine) - I still use that dvd-drive, windows starts with it again. I bought GTA 4 and couldn't play it because Games for Windows Live wasn't working (still doesn't, but i found the hidden offline-mode). Sometimes I can't delete files in Windows with no cause whatsoever.

At the same time, I'm using a rock-stable Ubuntu LTS with a custom "desktop environment" on the same hardware and never had any real issues i still remember. Oh, thinking a bit longer about it, there were some issues when upgrading to this lts: plymouth didn't stop itself (i had to end it via the rc.local) and pulseaudio didnt work (switched to alsa). That's about it.

Following the herd doesn't lead to an easy life, the herd willingly runs down a cliff.

Re: Everything just doesn't work and nobody cares

#42

Post by firedev »

jmduke wrote: post #19

Something ignored in this article (maybe it's covered elsewhere on the blog): iTunes Match is by far the biggest Apple crud that I've used. It simply does not work.

I wish I could post anything about iTunes Match, but it's not for everybody: http://d.pr/i/6GYq

Re: Everything just doesn't work and nobody cares

#43

Post by spqr »

Karunamon wrote: post #8

Invariably it seems the majority of people who have these problems have done something to their computer. Either downloading an app they shouldn't have, or playing with settings they shouldn't have, or there's a hardware issues (power/memory problems will cause all manner of weird behavior) Something along those lines. The problems mentioned here are simply not shared by most users. Show of hands, how many Apple user…

Step 1: Blame the victim

Step 2: Assert your own superiority

Step 3: Continue fanboyism

Re: Everything just doesn't work and nobody cares

#44

Post by firedev »

onli wrote: post #41
batterseapower wrote: post #15

As soon as I stopped building computers from off-the-shelf parts, stopped installing unpopular applications and plugins and stopped trying to use OSes like Linux with relatively few users the amount of my life I spent fixing weird computer problems fell from hours per week to almost zero. When I do encounter a problem, the answer is almost always available after 5 minutes on Google. Following the herd leads to an eas…

Sure. Because it is so common to have unstable linux-software but the so highly popular Windows is so stable. I once had to start Windows in Rescue Mode and do some weird stuff there just to get Steam back running. It failed to start suddenly and seemingly without cause. For a while (some years ago) I couldn't boot Windows at all until I unplugged a dvd-drive (linux was running fine) - I still use that dvd-drive, win…

I use Ubuntu (and Debian before that) in production servers and can't complain. Now I am thinking about trying Ubuntu as a desktop, but didn't get a box for it to live in.

Re: Everything just doesn't work and nobody cares

#46

Post by firedev »

calinet6 wrote: post #40

I've actually heard the same sort of story with my dad, about his Apple products. AppleTV updates and such breaking such-and-such feature that he really likes, just random changes here and there changing the way he likes to do things. Their quality control has become a little lax (they could improve consistency and testing surely), but I still think this kind of sob story is overblown. They're still better than about…

Actually I use AirPort Express for a few years now, except running hot it is tip-top otherwise. D-Link Wi-Fi router I bought for my mom was loosing Wi-Fi point a couple times a day and needed a reboot to get back on track. Replaced it since.

Re: Everything just doesn't work and nobody cares

#48

Post by firedev »

cydonian_monk wrote: post #28
Karunamon wrote: post #8

Invariably it seems the majority of people who have these problems have done something to their computer. Either downloading an app they shouldn't have, or playing with settings they shouldn't have, or there's a hardware issues (power/memory problems will cause all manner of weird behavior) Something along those lines. The problems mentioned here are simply not shared by most users. Show of hands, how many Apple user…

I can't get Chrome to work reliably on OS-X or iOS. The overwhelming majority of "Spinning Beach Balls of Death" I got on my old MacMini and on my new MacBookPro were from Chrome. On iOS it just randomly crashes, and would occasionally munge up my bookmarks. (On top of that, Google's logic for checking if DNS is working correctly caused my ISP's DNS servers to treat me as an attacker and start ignoring me, so I would…

Chrome iOS is just an alpha version of an app, it's kind of strange that it is basically a wrapper around Safari and so buggy.

Re: Everything just doesn't work and nobody cares

#49

Post by tobiasbischoff »

I can totally feel the OP's pain. Safari fails to render 1 out of 10 Pages correctly. Thats an issue with the retina MacBook Pro, but it's there since the thing is on sale.

Sometimes, out of nowhere, my TimeCapsule Backups take forever, although they are always around the same size.

With some Access Points (non Apple), my MBP takes forever to log into their Wifi after wake from sleep.

My MacMini Server fails to serve its Desktop via VNC when no display is attached, because they use GPU accel. to render the video and the GPU Drivers does not get loaded when no Display is attached. If got a freaking VGA-Display-Fake Dongle on my Server to solve this.

iTunes, don't get me started. The last 10 movies i added to iTunes have the Cover Art Tab greyed out so that i cannot add Cover Art to them. God knows why.

iCloud.. ICLOUD!

And so on. And i'm a guy who takes its time to dig into things. I want to get my stuff solved, but sometimes you just can't.

Re: Everything just doesn't work and nobody cares

#50

Post by TillE »

firedev wrote: post #11
prezjordan wrote: post #5

I've found that Chrome works especially poorly with a weak internet connection. When I'm tethering from my phone, Chrome sometimes cannot load webpages (I have to close tabs and reopen), whereas on Safari I don't experience this issue. Could be all my extensions though?

Chrome was my weapon of choice but I am moved to a new house and this Error 324 issue started. Click reload and the very same page I was just looking at doesn't work anymore. It affects sites with CloudFlare as far as I could figure, but all other browsers are working fine.

> but I am moved to a new house and this Error 324 issue started

How do other browsers behave? Sounds like an ISP problem rather than anything on your end.

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