[X4U] Aperture as sleazy Apple hardware marketing ploy

keith_w keith_w at dslextreme.com
Sun Nov 20 10:13:28 PST 2005


Milton van der Veen wrote:
> Steve,
> 
> Try copying the URL <http://www.apple.com/aperture/binary/ 
> Aperture_Checker.dmg>
> Then open the Download window in Safari, and paste the URL into the  
> Download window. It worked for me, although I had a Page Not Found  
> earlier.
> 
> Milton

It would help tremendously to take the spaces out of the URL!

<http://www.apple.com/aperture/binary/Aperture_Checker.dmg>

works, whereas your split up URL didn't.

keith whaley


> On Nov 19, 2005, at 3:01 PM, Steve Talkowski wrote:
> 
>>
>> On Nov 19, 2005, at 2:53 PM, Spoolman Nancy wrote:
>>
>>> I just went here and it was fine:
>>>
>>> http://www.apple.com/aperture/specs.html

>> Er, yeah.   Which THEN points you towards:
>>
>> http://www.apple.com/aperture/binary/Aperture_Checker.dmg
>>
>> No go for me here.   Must be something to do with the hotel  internet 
>> connection but really doesn't make any sense.
>>
>> -Steve


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