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Is your iMac not shutting down?

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Good troubleshooting in this thread at the Apple Discussion forum. After some effort C.D. Tavares finds this out:

The culprit turned out to be ShoveBox.  Apparently, I failed to take it out of the login items earlier, or if I did, I failed to notice the reboot worked properly.  Or, perhaps I made the assumption that “ShoveBox is so simple it couldn’t POSSIBLY be the problem (BZZZZZZT!)”

The bottom line is that sometimes we rush through troubleshooting and fail to notice the information it gives us. Being careful and methodical is just as important as knowing the technical skills. Very few IT people I have worked with have been wise enough to learn from their own mistakes.

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Well it’s been a week…. (via Something’s Awry…)

So far so good comes the report. It is almost a given if people give the Mac a try they like it. It is beautiful to use isn’t it?

Well it's been a week.... … Since I got my Mac mini. Yes, instantly I’ve sent some of you into a massive rage. How dare I buy myself anything Apple? Having been there myself many years ago, I  never ever thought I’d have lowered myself to purchasing a Mac. Until I did. Background It all started recently with the demise of my SSD – my homebuilt machine was getting annoying – stuff seemed to be failing or playing up left right and centre and I was fed up of taking the mac … Read More

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Apple and the Enterprise (via )

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Well this argument makes sense, but I think many IT managers will feel burned with the loss of the Xserve RAID and the Xserve. I doubt they will invest their reputations again on what probably hurt them in credibility/value in the eyes of their employers.

I know when I worked at a company that invested in tens of thousands of dollars worth of Apple equipment, they were upset when Apple EOL’d the XRAID. It is a bitter pill to swallow for the person who make that decision.

So I’ve had this thought for some time now, and have shared it with a few people here and there. Before I start getting deep into speculation, I want to lay down some facts: Oct 2010 – Apple outsources Enterprise sales and support to Unisys. Nov 2010 – Apple announces the discontinuation of the XServe. At the same time, they release a laughable white paper, referring to the Mac Pro and Mac Mini Server as reasonable replacements. The Mac enterpris … Read More

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Why Did Apple Discontinue Xserve? Because It’s a Dinosaur Cult of Mac

Why Did Apple Discontinue Xserve? Because It’s a Dinosaur Cult of Mac. From the article:

The HPA Energy Lab in Waimea, Hawaii, replaced all of its Xserve servers with Mac Minis, and now the lab uses hardly any juice.

“The entire lab uses less power than a blow dryer,” said director Dr. Bill Wiecking, speaking here at Macworld.

 

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