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You're correct - that would not be an issue if it worked with Gmail (or at least she could see how it works with Gmail). One of the other issues we have is tha
by jamroom 17y ago
You're correct - that would not be an issue if it worked with Gmail (or at least she could see how it works with Gmail).
One of the other issues we have is that of file sharing - on her old windows laptop, we had a shared folder for images - when I copied the photos off our camera, I simply copied them over to her shared folder, so they were ready to go for her. On her new MacBook, I've SMB sharing setup on her images folder (as well as AFP), but I'm not able to connect to her "share" from my windows laptop. There's certainly a way to do this (or at least I think there should be), but it for sure doesn't "just work".
also, I just have to say that Finder (IMHO) just plain sucks. When I've navigated to a sub directory in an app (say via a "Open" dialog), it will remember that location for the next time it is opened. However, let's say you click "Open" again - you'll be dropped back in where you were (which is fine), but you have no way of going "up" a directory any more (since it's not in the current history). The only thing to do is change file views at this point so you can see the entire hierarchy, then click where you need go. I know how to do this, but my wife still hates it.
She also gets frustrated when an app is already running (she doesn't know that), and she clicks on the icon in the dock and it does not come to the front of other windows. She thinks the app is not responding, and gets frustrated.
I can go on if you want more...
Thanks!
- utx00 17y agoever tried importing old mail? oy vey!
- thenduks 17y agoGmail, yea... I dont see how iPhoto is expected to know about gmail. How about, if it's your wife and she doesn't like exporting photos, just setup Mail to use her gmail account. For file sharing... yea, windows file sharing really sucks. Not sure what to say about that. Half the time I can't get my windows machines to see my other windows machines, heh. Finder needs (and has been getting) some work. Still, I don't get your complaint. There's a bar right at the top that shows the current directory, click it and you get a breadcrumb trail all the way down to the root, and a list of recent/common places! Also, column view is where it's at, and it helps bring things fewer clicks away. The last one, well, it's hardly a complaint and more a lack of understanding on her part. Just tell her in simple terms what's happening. Applications are not windows, an application can have multiple (or 0) windows while it's running. If she can't grasp it, disable the dock and replace it with an app launcher maybe? Feel free to go on. Cheers!