I hear ya... I've also learned, over the years, that Apple is NOT the almighty being I wish it was... I'm still amazed by the little white power light that dimly glows when I put it in standby mode... Regards, Tom Adams 413.575.9707 Williamsburg, MA Director/Owner Reelife Productions <https://mail.google.com/mail/goog_2146952357> website<http://www.reelifeproductions.com/> • cool digital media stuff • using technology to educate, entertain & enlighten since 1996 • Reelife's Youtube Channel <http://www.youtube.com/reelife> Reelife's Facebook Page <http://www.facebook.com/reelife> Folktography by Tom website <http://www.folktographybytom.com/> Folktography by Tom's Facebook Page <http://www.facebook.com/folkography> Tom's other Links <http://web.me.com/ReelifeProductions> On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 10:11 AM, Jeff Rutherford <jeff at jeffrutherford.com>wrote: > Agreed Tom. However, I've read several blog posts and threads written by a > range of people - non-technical to very techie. > > It's obviously not happening to everyone, but it's enough of a problem to > mention it so that people don't lose precious photos that they haven't > backed up. > > Here's one example. The guy is now into his 4th day of installation - > http://garyfong1.xanga.com/ > > Jeff Rutherford > 413-475-0087 > jeff at jeffrutherford.com > > > On Oct 27, 2010, at 10:08 AM, Tom Adams ~ Reelife Productions & > Folktography wrote: > > definitely good to be wary & cautious ... and as always, you should > read the system requirements and all that good stuff.... but also note that > the other 3billion people (or whatever) who upgraded successfully did NOT > post to a forum saying "yay, i upgraded successfully and everything is > working perfectly!". i've noticed, over the years, that forums are filled > with disgruntled folks who don't like to "read the manual"... > > > Regards, > > Tom Adams > 413.575.9707 > Williamsburg, MA > Director/Owner > Reelife Productions <https://mail.google.com/mail/goog_2146952357> website<http://www.reelifeproductions.com/> > • cool digital media stuff • using technology to educate, entertain & > enlighten since 1996 • > Reelife's Youtube Channel <http://www.youtube.com/reelife> > Reelife's Facebook Page <http://www.facebook.com/reelife> > Folktography by Tom website <http://www.folktographybytom.com/> > Folktography by Tom's Facebook Page <http://www.facebook.com/folkography> > Tom's other Links <http://web.me.com/ReelifeProductions> > > > > > On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 9:05 AM, Jeff Rutherford <jeff at jeffrutherford.com>wrote: > >> ** Be sure to fill out the survey/skills inventory in the member's area. >> ** If you did, we all thank you. >> >> >> I know there are a lot of Mac users on this list. I haven't upgraded to >> Apple's new iLife suite yet. >> >> But, I just wanted to make sure that anyone upgrading is aware that there >> are a lot of people having severe problems with iPhoto 11. The upgrade has >> wiped out their entire photo library. >> >> So, if you're upgrading, be aware, and make sure you backup all your >> photos before hitting the upgrade button. Just Google "iPhoto 11" for lots >> of horror stories. >> >> Jeff Rutherford >> 413-475-0087 >> jeff at jeffrutherford.com >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Hidden-discuss mailing list - home page: http://www.hidden-tech.net >> Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net >> >> You are receiving this because you are on the Hidden-Tech Discussion list. >> If you would like to change your list preferences, Go to the Members >> page on the Hidden Tech Web site. >> http://www.hidden-tech.net/members >> > > > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.hidden-tech.net/pipermail/hidden-discuss/attachments/20101027/9ab83db3/attachment.html