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Best way to Copy data on a single dvd to both a Mac and a PC?
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<blockquote data-quote="technologist" data-source="post: 791977" data-attributes="member: 4134"><p>Several.</p><p></p><p>First, you can never be sure that a Mac user has admin rights. So you have no way of knowing whether they will even be able to write to the Applications folder in the first place.</p><p></p><p>Second, you can never be sure that they will have a particular application installed in the Applications folder. It may be in their personal Applications folder, or somewhere else entirely. There is no rule that applications will be (or will stay) in /Applications.</p><p></p><p>Thirdly, Apple has a free and fully functional Installer and packaging system, which is how Mac users will expect software updates to be delivered. </p><p></p><p>If you try to build your own installer or updater out of chewing gum and twine, your users/customers will notice. Spend the extra few hours necessary to read the documentation and build a proper installer. Your product will look much more professional as a result.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/SoftwareDistribution/Introduction/chapter_1_section_1.html" target="_blank">Software Delivery Guide: Introduction</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technologist, post: 791977, member: 4134"] Several. First, you can never be sure that a Mac user has admin rights. So you have no way of knowing whether they will even be able to write to the Applications folder in the first place. Second, you can never be sure that they will have a particular application installed in the Applications folder. It may be in their personal Applications folder, or somewhere else entirely. There is no rule that applications will be (or will stay) in /Applications. Thirdly, Apple has a free and fully functional Installer and packaging system, which is how Mac users will expect software updates to be delivered. If you try to build your own installer or updater out of chewing gum and twine, your users/customers will notice. Spend the extra few hours necessary to read the documentation and build a proper installer. Your product will look much more professional as a result. [url=http://developer.apple.com/documentation/DeveloperTools/Conceptual/SoftwareDistribution/Introduction/chapter_1_section_1.html]Software Delivery Guide: Introduction[/url] [/QUOTE]
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