Article:		12 Steps to Improving Your Mac's Performance
Subject:		Easy, Easy, Easy...
Date:		2004-07-19 15:09:47
From:		derrick
C'mon guys, you've made your point. No need to beat on this article or author anymore. I'd like to give you a bit of background here. Joli Ballew comes to Mac DevCenter by way of our publishing agreement with Paraglyph Press. They produce some pretty good books, but don't have the web sites, distribution contacts, etc. that O'Reilly has. I just checked Amazon, and the book, Degunking Your Mac has a four star review with 5 out of 6 agreeing with it. So, it's not out of the ballpark here, right? The article has a few points that need clarification that we can handle in the TalkBacks. Now I know this isn't standard Mac DevCenter fare. And it's my fault for not giving you a heads up in an Editor's Note about the content to follow. My bad, OK? So let's ease up on Joli a bit, stay constructive, and help make the TalkBacks useful by clarifying the article. Much thanks, Derrick

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• Easy, Easy, Easy...
  2004-07-19 16:39:07  cjunkie [View]
  
  
  Derrick,
  
  I don't think anyone is "beating" on either the article or author. They are simply giving their opinion about an article which they feel is unworthy to grace the pages of "Mac Dev Center". That's what "TalkBacks" are for aren't they?
  
  If you want "beatings", you should submit this article to "slashdot.org". I think it could spark some really nice flames.
  
  
  CJ
  
• Hmmmm
  2004-07-19 21:15:48  Derrick Story | [View]
  
  
  Well, I think some of the opinions are a bit strong in their phrasing. I'm simply asking that we focus on being constructive and watch the charged language. One of the great things about this community is that there is more courtesy than with some other sites we all know about.
  
  I'm not saying that we should overlook anything in the text of our articles. No way! Rather, keep the focus on making things right.
  
  Thanks...
• O'Reilly = correct information
  2004-07-26 16:49:43  hayne [View]
  
  
  If "some of the opinions are a bit strong in their phrasing", it is because most of us have come to believe in the equation of my subject line. And having this article being published by O'Reilly seems to violate that equation.
  
  The information in the article is at the very least misleading and bad advice, if not wrong. I would have hoped that O'Reilly would have corrected the article (or even retracted it) after readers pointed out the inaccuracies.