ScottWorld does NOT endorse Lion

Scott Rose
November 12, 2011
http://scottworldblog.wordpress.com/2011/11/12/scottworld-does-not-endorse-lion

For those of you that subscribe to the ScottWorld Newsletter, you already know that ScottWorld does NOT endorse Mac OS X Lion, Apple’s newest operating system.

We found a wonderful article on this topic that currently has almost 100 comments from people explaining why it’s a terrible idea to upgrade to Lion.

One of our favorite comments is from somebody who calls Lion a “toy operating system”, which we couldn’t agree with more.

If you actually need to get REAL work done on your Mac, if you depend on being productive throughout your day instead of being hampered by one limitation after another, if you actually need to use your Address Book* on your Mac, if you want to save yourself thousands of dollars in upgrade fees, if you want to keep your Mac humming at a fast speed, if you want to keep your Mac bug-free… then AVOID LION AT ALL COSTS until Apple forces you to upgrade.

Unfortunately, the date when Apple will force you to upgrade to Lion is coming sooner than we’d like, because of 3 factors:

1. Apple’s discontinuation of MobileMe in June 2012.
2. Apple’s insistence that iCloud will only work with Lion.
3. The dwindling reserve of new Snow Leopard Macs available to purchase.

So the latest date that most people will be able to delay upgrading to Lion will be June 2012, which we think is truly criminal on Apple’s part.

For your ultimate happiness, follow our advice: Stick with Snow Leopard for as long as you possibly can. If you need to buy a new Mac, there are only a very small handful of iMacs, MacBook Airs, and MacBook Pros available on amazon.com that are still shipping with Snow Leopard. But once those are gone, you will be hard-pressed to find any new Snow Leopard Macs for purchase. Some of the refurbished Macs on Apple’s website MIGHT ship with Snow Leopard, but Apple doesn’t reveal on their website what operating system you’ll be getting with each refurbished Mac. Your local Mac reseller might have a couple Snow Leopard Macs available, too.

*Both Address Book and iCal are absolutely terrible & completely unusable in Lion. Luckily, we have a fantastic replacement for iCal in the form of BusyCal, but there are no current replacements for Address Book.

The Roswell UFO Museum

Konformist Korrespondent Scott Rose of ScottWorld.com visiting the UFO Museum in Roswell, New Mexico.

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FeedBack: The Dark Side of Apple

Scott Rose of ScottWorld.com writes:
Great writing?! Perhaps you mean fictional writing straight from somebody's imagination??

This is just another example of some prick (Ryan Gawker -- one of the biggest pricks around) spouting his mouth off about fictional stuff and pretending that it's true.

Ryan Gawker is a fictional hack of writer, right up there with the best of them like L. Ron Hubbard.

For example, Apple has a strict Supplier Code of Conduct that their vendors across the world (including China) must obey, or Apple will intervene. Check out this page here:

http://images.apple.com/supplierresponsibility/

Furthermore, when Apple discovered underage labor at their China factories (because they were AGGRESSIVE ABOUT HUNTING IT DOWN AND STOPPING IT), they reported the abuses to the local authorities and implemented programs to get those kids back in school:

http://images.apple.com/supplierresponsibility/pdf/Apple_SR_2011_Progress_Report.pdf

I won't even get into exposing Ryan Gawker's other fictional statements in his article, because he has built his entire career on using his imagination -- instead of facts -- for his writing...

Scott Rose in Egypt

Konformist Korrespondent Scott Rose of ScottWorld.com, doing an awesome impersonation of Indiana Jones, brought back these pictures of his visit to Egypt. His cat Twiggy has a nice cameo...

FeedBack: Apple's Lion Warnings

Thanks for posting, Robbie!! Most of these companies will be rolling out their Lion-compatible updates over the next few months, so people should be able to safely upgrade to Lion by the end of 2011 or early 2012.
Scott Rose
ScottWorld.com

Lion Warnings

Last week, we warned you that **YOU SHOULD NOT UPGRADE** to Lion (Mac OS X 10.7) at this time.

This week, we wanted to emphasize Lion's incompatibility problems with newly updated information for you:

- Microsoft Office 2008, Microsoft Office 2004, and Microsoft Office X will never run under Lion.
- Microsoft Office 2011 has multiple problems with Lion, and we are waiting for an update from Microsoft.
- QuickBooks (any version earlier than version 2011) will never run under Lion.
- QuickBooks 2011 has multiple problems with Lion, and we are waiting for an update from Intuit.
- Quicken will never run under Lion -- you will need to switch to a completely different finance program.
- iCal/BusyCal calendar syncing via MobileMe: We are unsure at this time if this will continue to work under Lion.
- FileMaker Pro and FileMaker Server (any version earlier than version 11) will never run under Lion.
- FileMaker Pro 11 has multiple problems with Lion, and we are waiting for an update from FileMaker.
- FileMaker Server 11 will not currently run under Lion, and we are waiting for an update from FileMaker.
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign (any version earlier than CS5) will never run under Lion.
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign CS5 have multiple problems with Lion, and we are waiting for an update from Adobe.
- Canon ImageRunner printers and photocopiers and scanners will not currently work with Lion, and we are waiting for an update from Canon.
- 1Password has some problems with Lion, and we are waiting for an update from the developer.
- Other software, hardware, and printers may not work under Lion, until updates are released.

If you are thinking about buying a new Mac, please buy one now so you can still get a Mac that runs Snow Leopard (Mac OS X 10.6). Apple will soon release Macs that are Lion-only Macs, and you do not want to get one of those Macs at this point in time.

Scott Rose
(323) 954-1978

President, ScottWorld
Mac • iPhone • iPad
Consulting, Support, Programming
http://www.scottworld.com/

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Konformist Kontributor Scott Rose of ScottWorld ( http://www.scottworld.com/ ) and Nick Cage?

iPhone 3G is now only $99!

Dear Mac friends,

Apple just made a serious of staggering announcements today, and I'm still blinking like a deer in the headlights trying to process it all!

Here are a few of today's most important announcements:

- First of all, the iPhone 3G is now only $99! This is an unbelievable new price!

- Next, Apple introduced the new iPhone 3G S (the "S" is for "Speed") for $199. Not only is the new iPhone 3G S significantly faster than the iPhone 3G, but it comes with built-in video recording, video editing, complete voice control, and compass. You can learn all about the new iPhone 3G S here:

http://www.apple.com/iphone/iphone-3g-s/

- The MacBook Pro line is now SIGNIFICANTLY CHEAPER, FASTER, and has new features -- such as a built-in SD Card Reader for your SD Cards that you use inside your digital cameras. As an example of the new lower pricing, the 15" MacBook Pro used to start at $1,999, but now it starts at $1,699. You can read more about the new MacBook Pro line here:

http://www.apple.com/macbookpro

- Snow Leopard is coming! Snow Leopard is coming! And it's only going to cost $29! Later this year, we will be upgrading all of you to Snow Leopard, since it is the faster and more refined version of the Leopard operating system that you currently use & love. At a price of only $29, Apple clearly wants everyone to be using Snow Leopard. You can read more about Snow Leopard here:

http://www.apple.com/macosx/

- iPhone OS 3.0 software update is coming on June 17th! If you already own an iPhone, in just 9 days, you'll get a bevy of new features delivered right to your current iPhone! Features like cut/copy/paste, a landscape keyboard in more applications, MMS messages, spotlight searching, voice memos, holiday subscriptions in your calendar, buying movies & TV shows & audiobooks from your phone, sync your notes between your iPhone and your Mac, and much much more. You can read about all these new improvements here:

http://www.apple.com/iphone/softwareupdate/

- Oh, and ScottWorld has a brand new logo. This is the first step in what will soon be a complete overhaul of the ScottWorld website, along with an introduction of brand new ScottWorld services -- such as Mac training bootcamp weekends! Stay tuned for more details....

Best,

Scott Rose
(323) 954-1978

President, ScottWorld
Certified FileMaker & Mac Experts. Since 1992.
http://www.scottworld.com/

Contributing Editor, MacLife Magazine
http://www.maclife.com/

My blog about life + technology:
http://scottworldblog.wordpress.com/

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Scott Rose
(323) 954-1978

President, ScottWorld
Certified FileMaker & Mac Experts. Since 1992.
http://www.scottworld.com

Contributing Editor, MacLife Magazine
http://www.maclife.com

My blog about life + technology:
http://scottworldblog.wordpress.com/