[dba-Tech] For web developers

John Bartow john at winhaven.net
Tue Jan 29 18:10:31 CST 2013


I'm not anti-apple. I'm just not pro apple. 
I don't care for iOS as it irks me with some of the things it can't do. I
like doing a few things on an iPad but I prefer doing almost everything on
an Android tablet. I think Steve Jobs was very capable of leading and
directive some of the brightest most creative people in the industry. We
nitpick everything else to death on these lists but wow, say one thing
negative about apple and all of a sudden it's a tempest? I searched for
"safari on windows" but alas I did it from their search box since it is
their site and I had no idea it was a support issue.  Wow, now I can add
that Apple has to rely on Google's search to find their own products. Steve
is rolling again.

I'm not anti-Google. I'm just not pro Google.
Android generally works good. It has some irritating things about it also. I
think that's why they have "new versions of it". I rub my GSIII's abilities
in my Mac-head nephew's face all the time ;-)

I'm not anti-Microsoft. I'm not pro Microsoft.
I make most of my income from or supporting their products. I don't care for
their CEO, I don't care for their marketing. Windows irks me all day long.
Until Windows NT 4 was released I hated Windows, it made my life a PITA!
Much of the reason Windows irks me all day long is that it has so much
legacy support built in that it's a hog. That's also one of its benefits.

Life is interesting all the way around. Why does everyone have to be in a
camp?

Wow, for over a decade we were fairly candid on these lists. Guess I'll have
to hold back my colossal criticisms. 

How long have you been subscribed?

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Hans-Christian
Andersen
Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 3:22 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] For web developers

It's perfectly searchable if you go to Apple support (
http://support.apple.com/kb/index?page=search&src=www_site.more.search&local
e=en_US&q=Safari%20windows ).

Then, of course, you can also find it as the top link in Google, where most
people would probably go to look first.

I know I'm speaking on a very anti-"everything Apple" mailing list, but
isn't this a bit 'Tempest in a teapot'?


- Hans


On 2013-01-29, at 12:32 PM, "John Bartow" <john at winhaven.net> wrote:

> Thanks Gary,
> At least II know I'm not nuts - or too nuts ;-)
> 
> But LOL, that's about as halfMac'd as it can get. Can't link their own 
> pages correctly. Spending millions advertising that their phones can 
> go into "silent mode". No kidding, what phone can't? is it any wonder 
> their stock has fallen? Sad.
> Steve Jobs has to be rolling over.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gary Kjos
> Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2013 11:41 AM
> To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] For web developers
> 
> http://www.macrumors.com/2012/07/25/apples-removes-mentions-of-safari-
> for-wi ndows-but-version-5-1-7-still-available/
> 
> "Update: Apple has pulled the standalone Safari 5.1.7 for Windows 
> download page, redirecting visitors to the previous version that links 
> to the now-discontinued general Safari download page. As a result, it 
> appears that Safari for Windows is now not directly linked anywhere in 
> Apple's official download pages. "
> 
> This was dated July 25, 2012.
> 
> GK
> 
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 10:40 AM, John Bartow <john at winhaven.net> wrote:
>> Thanks for the link. I searched Apple's site and its search wouldn't 
>> find it for me.
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Jim 
>> Lawrence
>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 11:33 PM
>> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] For web developers
>> 
>> As so many of my geeky younger friends, older friends, sons and 
>> daughters use Apple computers I feel I must support it.
>> 
>> http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1531
>> 
>> Jim
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John 
>> Bartow
>> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 8:35 PM
>> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
>> Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] For web developers
>> 
>> Safari - who cares - but really, what happened to Apple's download 
>> for it? I uninstalled it a while ago and I can't find where to 
>> download it
> anymore.
>> Have they given up on Safari for Windows?
>> 
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