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I did downloaded an update on OSX (no, not the new el capitan): it took about 10 HOURS !!! to download 1.3 gig.
It was so slow I first thought something was wrong with my internet connection, so I downloaded a full edition of SQL Server from MSDN: that took me about 15 minutes.
So I started looking around the internet what could be wrong and to my surprise most fan-boys said it was normal.
Anyway, I wondered: do you use your mac for windows development? And if so, do you use it in a dual boot setup, or with parallels desktop?
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Never had the 10-hour experience before, so not sure how 'normal' it is. When a new OS releases, it can be slow if you try to get it on release day, but not 10 hours slow. At least, not in my experience.
The latest XCode was a more than 3GB download, and only took about 15 minutes. So, no, I don't really think that is 'normal'.
Yes, dual boot, and with parallels desktop.
Mainly got a Mac because I am now doing iOS development, but still am a .NET programmer.
I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup
The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke!
My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.
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Same here, only I configured it as a dual boot setup.
Are you using visual studio in parallels desktop and if so, are you happy with it?
I'm considering using parallels desktop for all my .NET development, but i'm not sure about the experience during development.
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Both at work and home, I have parallels with Visual Studio. No trouble, has been running great for more than 2 years now. I did have to re-program some of the keyboard shortcuts at work, I use ReSharper and Mac keyboards don't have an 'Insert' key, which is used a lot with ReSharper. But, that's only a minor issue. At home I bought an external keyboard that does have an Insert key.
I have always wished for my computer to be as easy to use as my telephone; my wish has come true because I can no longer figure out how to use my telephone - Bjarne Stroustrup
The world is going to laugh at you anyway, might as well crack the 1st joke!
My code has no bugs, it runs exactly as it was written.
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Yeah - slow downloads are crazy. Don't Apple have an iCloud thingy?
I use my Macbook Air and iMac with Bootcamp. The iMac is so-so but the Macbook Air (with it's awesome SSD) is brilliant. Very very happy with it.
(However, the Surface Pro 4 seems to be a way, way better machine. can't wait!)
cheers
Chris Maunder
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I bought a MacBook Pro and then I fixed the only thing that was wrong with it. I installed Windows OS.
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Did you have enough mouse buttons? What about function keys?
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The mouse on the Macbook is identical to a Windows mouse (except right click is top click). The Function keys are the same as well. All your really missing is the windows key and print screen which you can perform with a key combination or the snippet tool.
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What about the middle mouse button? On a conventional laptop, one can "enumlate3buttons", which allows you to press the middle mouse button on a conventional laptop by pressing both buttons together - not ideal, but OK in a pinch (ie lack of a real mouse). From what you describe, it looks like I'd need to play a game of "twister" on the mouse pad in order to do a middle-mouse drag operation, which I do often enough for it to get annoying.
The issue about function keys is that on a typical Mac laptop in my experience, you have to press a "fn" modifier key to access them, which sort of defeats their purpose as general programmable keys.
Not sure why you'd need a windows key. The only operating system I found a use for that key is Windows 8, and only then to pull up the start menu. That mode of operation was made obsolete by Windows 8.1 and now Windows 10.
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After nearly 100 years at the bottom of the north Atlantic divers have found that the Titanic's pool is still full.
Amazing
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Sure, but all the toilets are overflowing.
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PIEBALDconsult wrote: all the toilets are overflowing.
Don't be so negative. 
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You may note that I said nothing about the poop deck. 
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Seeing the positive in every situation is a fantastic ability. 
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I didn't know Atlantic divers lived that long ... and underwater too!
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They're an old salty bunch.
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Mike Hankey wrote: After nearly 100 years at the bottom of the north Atlantic
The most amazing fact is that it took more than 3 years for it to sink to the bottom of the sea bed.
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Really?! Did you just made that up!? 
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No. The OP says "after nearly 100 years" the Titanic sank in Apr 1912. So by his maths it took 3 years to sink to the bottom. Jokes are so much funnier when you have to explain them. 
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Oh.. I wasn't born back then, so I wouldn't know! 
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Super Lloyd wrote: Oh.. I wasn't born back then, so I wouldn't know!
So you say...
Anything that is unrelated to elephants is irrelephant
Anonymous
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The problem with quotes on the internet is that you can never tell if they're genuine
Winston Churchill, 1944
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I'd just like a chance to prove that money can't make me happy.
Me, all the time
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/ravi
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There is a terrible condensation problem with some of the cabins though.
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I'm an optoholic - my glass is always half full of vodka.
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Regards,
Palash
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My jones for domain-names got the better of me again:
whatwhenwherewhy.com (nothing there)
Is now in my corral waiting for me to put a saddle on it.
.... mmm .... how about a site for people to share alibis for heinous crimes ?
Maybe I should join the twelve-step program where you surrender to a higher Registrar ?
Interesting to see that whowhatwhenwherewhyhow.com is already registered.
«I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can't see from the center» Kurt Vonnegut.
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