RE: Stupid Mac Boo-boos (Resolution)
RE: Stupid Mac Boo-boos (Resolution)
- Subject: RE: Stupid Mac Boo-boos (Resolution)
- From: MUG NEWS <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2003 06:49:53 -0400
In this continuing thread, many good comments abound.
However, Matt's comments ring true:
> The story I heard was that multi-session CDs are not
> readable in a lot of machines are not compliant
> with the CD standard. Like most things Mac, easy and
> basic is included.
After several days of testing, both effort and time, using
the Disc Copy method in the finder, we've experienced
what Matt says is true.
Out of 20 students in my "Intro to Digital Graphics" class
at JMU, I'm finding only a handful who can actually
then use the multi-session CDs created on OSX in their
machines back at the dorms or at home.
This represents a mish-mash of computers from Windows 2000,
to OS9 6400s, to brand new G5s and FP iMacs.
Making individual multi-session CDs for personal use is a
no-brainer... all Mac users should be doing it. You can
watch the mailers in your Sunday paper from stores like
Office Max and Staples and find super deals all the time.
I just bought TWO Sony CD-RWs for two G4s here, at $39 each,
with a $10 Sony mail-in rebate. They slide right into the
mounting bracket on the Macs -- because Apple uses the exact
same units.
However, when you try to please a lab full of sophomore
students, (or UG members) the game plan changes dramatically.
The solution that has now satisfied is regular CDs.
I picked up another "Rebate" offer at Office Max over the
weekend an purchased one stack of 100 CD-Rs at 14-cents each,
and another of 50 with a mail-in rebate making those a
nickel each. I have them available to students in my office,
and when it comes time to "hand in" or store their digital
papers, I just give them a blank CD.
Drag-n-drop, burn it. End of story.
As an aside to this story, about a third of the class went
out and bought 128mb SanDisc "Cruzer" drives at a recent $29.95
sale at Office Max. These USB "flash memory" drives are the
best thing since sliced bread for USB equipped computers.
HOWEVER: one caveat -- they must be initialized as HFS FIRST
before successfully copying files to them -- unless the
destination system is Windows. With these, the students
merely bring the Cruzer in, plug into their keyboards, and
transfer the files. Fast and sweet. Done deal.
:-)
Fred
Fred Showker
Editor-In-Chief
MUG (AACUG Mac User Guide)
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