http://tidbits.com/ All recent comments on TidBITS en-us Copyright 2012 TidBITS Publishing Inc. Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:03:25 PST Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:03:25 PST editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) editors@tidbits.com (TidBITS Editors) http://tidbits.com/images/tb_logo_152x55.png http://tidbits.com/ 55 152 TidBITS badge http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/JCFaVyn7Mz4/12760 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:03:24 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12934 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12934 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/Uataj-tZmJo/12760 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:01:57 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12933 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12933 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/t7AfesgBrS8/12760 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:01:08 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12932 ]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12932 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/BAWW7vLh7tQ/12760 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:00:47 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12931 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12931 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/pD0S0wFH2Iw/12760 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:59:58 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12930
In this case, since the older AirPort Utility remains active and was even updated for better Lion compatibility, I can only read that as a sign that 6.0 is a first draft. I have no idea, though, why they'd release a first draft instead of a complete one.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12930 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/FFJG4yGu-a8/12760 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:58:50 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12929 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12929 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/2hb4lBWvEsM/12764 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:49:57 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12928 http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12928 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/pzmy8Cbzh5I/12760 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:48:19 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12927
If you're not seeing that, and 5.6 is reporting your firmware as 7.6 also, it sounds like a power cycle might be a good idea, just to clear everything up.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12927 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/U7PyINxzr-w/12764 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:44:05 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12926 http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12926 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/GC6n1pB1LW8/12760 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:42:35 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12925 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12925 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/F9Y29inj-a4/12764 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 07:38:11 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12924 http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12924 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/CMPgBrO-QrQ/12760 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:29:39 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12923 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12923 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/rovJkqR8IDA/12764 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:38:27 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12920 http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12920 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/xRZMNQKYxWw/12764 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:49:43 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12919 http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12919 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/P2MCsxCJGWo/12764 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 03:27:10 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12918 http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12918 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/5bbChlyKcFo/12760 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:56:34 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12917 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12917 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/dAI-qrAdwGw/12760 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 01:39:34 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12916 We live in a house that needs four Airport Extremes to cover it. Then there's the wireless bridge to the office at the end of the garden where there's another APX. There's five of us here and I reckon over 50 MAC addresses floating around from about 30 devices, including Apple TVs, printers, various i-devices, Blackberrys and, these days, the TVs as well.
That's lots of wireless connections, but also some local Ethernet and USB printers and shared hard drives. I'm amazed. really, that Apple haven't made this Utility more comprehensive, so that one can see everything that's connected (or should be) this side of the router, and some sort of diagnostic to show connections, quality and traffic levels in a nice big spider's web with everything graphically reprented. And with natural names, not MAC addresses.
And, while we're at it, how about a control element, to permit timed access for particular devices e.g 'my son's iPod after midnight'.
It seems Apple have only ever though about this as a tool for adding Aiports. Does anyone know of a better Utility? One made for ''tech-support Dads' rather than network administrators?]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12916 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/AqvaZLFYSIs/12764 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:05:26 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12915 http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12915 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/6qp-w01N-ms/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:33:57 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12913 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12913 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/mNFgtEQSJPg/12764 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:54:17 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12912 http://tidbits.com/article/12764#comments_12912 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/z-iDWMDPtpc/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:27:56 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12911
I am thoroughly confused now.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12911 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/XD_u6JHoaqE/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:26:01 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12910 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12910 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/iMrKeP9TUu4/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:13:46 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12909 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12909 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/6dVHGyzClY0/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 20:02:11 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12908
Clicking Edit takes me to the modal panel. There is an 'update' there, but it's greyed out -- it's the update button for uploading all configuration changes.

Back To My Mac status is red, and indicates that "Back to My Mac with iCloud requires a newer version of the base station firmware."]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12908 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/XJ8YY5ycDTY/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:47:05 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12907 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12907 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/7IZF6Mvzj80/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:17:56 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12906 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12906 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/IPPl8oONdTA/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:15:10 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12905 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12905 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/PXh8XkAL2nE/12753 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:53:03 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12753#comments_12904 http://tidbits.com/article/12753#comments_12904 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/ma6QU_qCh0A/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:35:09 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12903 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12903 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/Zw5p3VIKHn8/12763 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:22:41 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12763#comments_12902 http://tidbits.com/article/12763#comments_12902 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/Ixx66b4JgAU/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 16:19:19 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12901
Unless I'm not understanding what you mean, you can still click on "Wireless Options..." under the Wireless tab and choose to "Create hidden network".]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12901 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/Y8Ti8OEhYCk/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:43 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12900 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12900 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/efHEFMyU7Dw/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:43:59 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12899 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12899 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/XYCJKb2Whls/12757 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:40:22 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12887 http://jessiechar.tumblr.com/post/16838586904/lament-of-the-delicious-librarian

I have two responses to it:

First, the delicious librarians were much more decorous in their attire than most of the women Glenn is discussing here.

Second, Jessie rightfully makes the point that women can be be dressed in a way meant to attract attention and be still be super smart about their products.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12887 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/68kCXCp9TZU/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:21:07 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12898 ]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12898 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/YrfOOVyZ72g/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:17:38 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12897 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12897 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/PHa41qVt-Ls/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:44:43 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12896 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12896 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/6mEAQ3scpRI/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:44:32 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12895 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12895 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/JWB7mwRdHAA/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:08:02 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12894 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12894 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/8TLP7fbXofU/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:55:20 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12893
Cisco products are more robust and intended for the enterprise, but also cost a multiple ($100s) of an AirPort Extreme Base Station ($179).]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12893 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/dwTm2NT-20U/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:53:29 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12892 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12892 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/Q0uzS2p9Aeg/12757 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:50:56 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12891
I'm not trying to defend the practice, because it doesn't need defending: ASAE research shows that this works as a marketing tool. Empty booths don't get qualified traffic, so the Dumb Male traffic puts bodies in the booths and allows actual customers to stop in.

And *that* said -- it comes as news to me that Tonya is made uncomfortable by the practice, and speaking as a self-identified feminist, if this liberal egalitarian is in need of some education, I'm all for it.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12891 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/zlkjWvD7IMc/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:34:56 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12890
Rebuilding the core of a widely-used application is sometimes necessary, given how old code can accrete some really awful kludges over many updates. But it's always disconcerting when Apple does it, because it doesn't let you know what you've lost in the sea change: it just hands you something rich and strange.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12890 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/x_-p4bQ2MgQ/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:32:03 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12889 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12889 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/429GzHMh0L4/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:24:02 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12888 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12888 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/3IvVArTBf-8/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 12:00:56 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12886 http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12886 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/vLaviT-tZDk/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:56:25 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12885
Seriously, unless your corporate IT department is two people, I think you are not likely to use these consumer level products to build out a network.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12885 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/Aj0DCa-6oA4/12760 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:55:34 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12884
On the other hand, the Bonjour client list is not very useful. Sometimes it shows me names, but most of my devices show as MAC addresses.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12760#comments_12884 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/GuKG_zuG7LE/12757 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:38:50 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12883 ]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12883 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/I-kel5efUfY/12757 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:31:25 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12882 Despite Adam's mischaracterization of Glenn's article, there was not a "preponderance" of booth babes. Out of the nearly 300 booths, only a small handful employed sex to attract an audience. Time to move on.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12882 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/bxZK0u0OGm0/12758 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:32:57 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12758#comments_12881
http://abyssoft.com/software/teleport/]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12758#comments_12881 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/OsDaSZiq_Lg/12758 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:26:59 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12758#comments_12880 http://tidbits.com/article/12758#comments_12880 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/0HctNt1qmvs/12757 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 07:07:22 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12879
It's not hard to figure out. It's sexism. And, it is wrong.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12879 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/vk6EaR2a990/12757 Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:34:31 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12878 http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12878 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/ELrXToKoFd8/12757 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:40:36 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12876
You were also likely not at the show. The spandex/miniskirt/tinydress models were outside the show floor and roaming it, not confined in pens at each booth.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12876 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/oQAj3_y8Pbg/12757 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:30:18 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12877
In other contexts, I would be perfectly happy to gaze appreciatively at handsomely presented people.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12877 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/HxJ5m9dUfSU/12757 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:26:57 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12875 http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12875 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/h8v71EjCmfk/12753 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:27:11 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12753#comments_12874 http://tidbits.com/article/12753#comments_12874 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/4keoSbDUN7M/12757 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:05:35 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12873 http://tidbits.com/article/12757#comments_12873 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TidbitsCommentsFirehose/~3/V3ZephUS3SY/12753 Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:05:59 PST http://tidbits.com/article/12753#comments_12872
Also worth noting: The number of comments to this article as compared to the Booth Babes article.]]> http://tidbits.com/article/12753#comments_12872