DISQUS

Freezing (meaning a failure to function) is the most common effect of over heating the processor. To function proper the CPU must be in a certain temperature range. To cold or too hot and the functions fail. In fact it is not that unusual for a processor to partially melt due to over heating. I have seen this on Macs that the fans go bad in.

In response to "Name" "Honestly, you would be wise to consider that some other software may be the cause, and not the OS per se. They do test updates you know..." It is likely the OS update; with many other factors. Apple cannot test all variations of hardware and software along with dozens of other factors possible. The OS update often break things and even a large failure (thousands) can be a very small percentage of the overall updated computers.

To show how complex and varied these updates can be; OSX 10.5.7 turns older G4 macs into dynamos. I first updated a MDD with the .7 and noted that it seemed faster. Two days later Dan Knight at Low End Mac gave bench marks that showed as much as a 5x increase in performance with the update over the .6 version. I have put these .7 updates on more than a dozen Macs from old G4s to this winters Macbook Pros and none had a problem like you describe. But I have had bad failures with updates in the past and it can be a nightmare. I have become cautious enough that I always have a second drive or Mac to fall back on.

Did you prep your Mac before the update, and have you used the "Combo Updater" as opposed to the over the "Software Update" version? This is often a very big difference. Have you tried to prep and reinstall the update with the Combo? It is very often that the problems can be solved this way.

The iPhone is about the interface. Windows Mobile is what breaks the deal, making the LG a good "also ran".

Hi Matthew,

I am very surprised that Apple has not been able to take a larger share over the last few years. People's tolerance for the devil they know is much greater than I could have imagined. It seems that IT people, programers and the technically inclined find the switch to be easier. This is the opposite of what I would have guessed.

I started on Windows in 1991 and did Windows for five years before buying a Mac. I did some moonlighting at a company with Mac and Windows; after 3 months I didn't understand why anyone used Windows. Windows 95 was the end for me; I bought a Mac. At the company I worked, I was involved in purchases and through pricing found that on well equipped computers the Mac was often less expensive than comparable PC clones. For us support was less than a third as on Windows PCs. I can only guess that Apple being run so poorly at the time, allowed a great loss of market share to a plainly shoddy competitor.

I think Windows XP is by far the best Windows system they ever made and usually works well enough to keep people from switching. The malware problems should have set a lot of folk to Macs but as I pointed to, people have a higher pain tolerance than I would have guessed. I don't know what else Apple can do to gain market share. A 5 to 7 percent share would be nice but, If insanely low prices or corporate sales are the only answer then higher share is not worthwhile.

Social Networking?

I think folk may do better to make a few friends at a local coffee shop.

I have been on the web since the BB days and I am afraid I have not seen a potential for that many great relationsips to be made on the web. When I went to try one of the new networking sites out to see what this was about, they wanted more personal information than a dating service. I had to pass on that. I already have too many of those friends. networking requires "pressing the flesh" rather than "pressing a button".

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