[LAD] Forgive me, for I have sinned, or: toss your Macintosh, as fast and wide as you can.

Here's me, having to deal with a 48 channel live recording over the course of six shows. Since my MADI gear is kinda heavy and the rental company had a Dante system on offer, I dusted off the 2013 Macbook pro I bought used, purchased a Dante virtual soundcard license from Audinate and happily tracked the first three shows with Ardour. On the train on an off-day, I started a rough mix-down so that the client can begin the selection process. In the middle of exporting, my Mac shuts down and boots into a PIN unlock screen, telling me it has been locked via "Find-my-Mac". For the record, this Macbook had been purchased from a reputable large online dealer, and it had been factory-reset and completely installed from scratch. The first thing I find as I frantically research this issue (on my proper laptop, that is controlled by me, not by some iFuckwits), is that this iFeature even contains the option of a remote data wipe. My excuses to my fellow passengers who got in the way of a stream of expletives suddenly bursting forth from an otherwise unobtrusive business traveller, as said traveller notices he doesn't have a screwdriver to yank his data drive out of this ransomware machine, and cannot even be sure it's off when it says it's off because of course the battery cannot be removed without major surgery, either. Was able to salvage the data at home using a real operating system on real hardware, and today I'm going to find an authorized mac reseller and give the guy at the guru bar a day he will remember and testify about at the next Apple employee incentive day. Long story short: don't. -- Jörn Nettingsmeier De Rijpgracht 8, 1055VR Amsterdam, Nederland Tel. +49 177 7937487 Meister für Veranstaltungstechnik (Bühne/Studio), Tonmeister VDT http://stackingdwarves.net