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Intel just announced it's 7th gen refresh, which rumor is what Apple was waiting for. I guess it would be good marketing to be the first laptops with the new chip.
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If they are really updating the Macbook Air with new processors like Macrumors says the least they could do is bump up the resolution to 1080.
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Sep 1, 2016 17:53
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Mu Zeta posted:If they are really updating the Macbook Air with new processors like Macrumors says the least they could do is bump up the resolution to 1080. Would they do a resolution that wasn't at least 2x native? I wouldn't complain if they could get a 13" rMBP panel in there, but 1080 isn't quiet enough IMO
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Sep 1, 2016 18:03
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Bob Morales posted:Would they do a resolution that wasn't at least 2x native? I wouldn't complain if they could get a 13" rMBP panel in there, but 1080 isn't quiet enough IMO If your LCDs are talking to you, you should probably not use a computer for awhile. Perplx posted:intel just released the dual core 15w and 5w processors, the quads and the dual cores with the better iris graphics don't come out till january I really hope they don't step down to the 5w's. The 15w processors are anemic enough. 
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Sep 1, 2016 18:09
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Just a quick file transferring question: I picked up a USB MicroSD card reader because I'm tired of Android File Transfer being hot garbage and hanging up while moving music to my phone. Dragging files from iTunes to the card it seems to not want to take unless I only drag very small batches of files. Is there a way around this? I need to have access to music but it's going to take forever to fill up this card...
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Sep 1, 2016 19:30
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Mister Speaker posted:Just a quick file transferring question: I picked up a USB MicroSD card reader because I'm tired of Android File Transfer being hot garbage and hanging up while moving music to my phone. Dragging files from iTunes to the card it seems to not want to take unless I only drag very small batches of files. Is there a way around this? I need to have access to music but it's going to take forever to fill up this card... Have you tried transferring via Finder? I've noticed iTunes being sluggish in copying files outside of itself, before (note: haven't tried going through iTunes in a few years, have gone around it). On the flip side, A) how good is your SD Card reader and B) what is the speed of your SD card? It may be useful to get a better card reader and a faster MicroSD card.
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Why will my phone charge when plugged into my macbook pro, but not when plugged into my Thunderbolt monitor? This is a new thing - last week it charged just fine from the monitor, in any of the 3 ports. My keyboard does work plugged into the monitor, so it's not like the monitor's USB guts are dead.
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Sep 1, 2016 20:08
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jackpot posted:Why will my phone charge when plugged into my macbook pro, but not when plugged into my Thunderbolt monitor? This is a new thing - last week it charged just fine from the monitor, in any of the 3 ports. My keyboard does work plugged into the monitor, so it's not like the monitor's USB guts are dead. It should charge just fine - try a new USB cable. It should also show up under System Information showing how much power it's drawing.
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Sep 1, 2016 20:29
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Yeah, the cable's a little frayed, it could stand to be replaced. Just weird that it works in one device and not another.
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Sep 1, 2016 20:32
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Try reversing whichever way you plugged in your Lightning cable. I know it's supposed not to matter, but sometimes it does. I see that problem when the MFi chip goes bad. Sometimes unauthorized cables will still work if plugged into an Apple device. Maybe the phone isn't recognizing the cable as authorized and the port not an Apple device. Conversely, Lightning cables suck.
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Sep 1, 2016 20:44
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Conversely, all my 20+ lightning cables have worked perfectly since 2012.
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Mu Zeta posted:If they are really updating the Macbook Air with new processors like Macrumors says the least they could do is bump up the resolution to 1080.
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Sep 2, 2016 01:21
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While I was debugging some of our video recording software I discovered the Macbook 12" has a garbage 0.3mp front facing camera that spoils an otherwise perfect little laptop. This camera is like the poo poo Acer would glue onto a laptop to check the "has a webcam" box and I'm honestly surprised Apple used it. Also Safari can't do WebRTC so the only route to use the webcam is Flash which curb stomps the CPU and results in out of sync audio/video. I love this cute little laptop but it's making me grumpy with it's Macbook Air Gen 1 like tradeoffs.
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Sep 2, 2016 06:44
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iPad Pro superiority.
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Sep 2, 2016 08:11
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Yeah it's crazy that a $1000+ laptop has a worse camera than iPhones from like four years ago
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Quantum of Phallus posted:Yeah it's crazy that a $1000+ laptop has a worse camera than iPhones from like four years ago Steve would never have allowed that Do you guys use your webcams much? I virtually never do other than to show people how FaceTime works
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Sep 2, 2016 12:32
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Yeah I use Skype for work a bit and FaceTime on the laptop is handy.
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Sep 2, 2016 13:22
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Yeah I use mine pretty often for work and family stuff. The Facetime HD camera isn't amazing, I'd be bummed if it were even wrose.
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Sep 2, 2016 13:34
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Skype and Facetime is really handy. Specially screen sharing for walking people through stuff.
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Sep 2, 2016 13:36
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I do to show students how photo booth is racist.
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Sep 2, 2016 16:05
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I use mine in an ongoing experiment to see which adhesive holds up the best in a temperature changing laptop environment. Right now electrical tape appears to be the winner.
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Sep 2, 2016 16:11
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MrChupon posted:I use mine in an ongoing experiment to see which adhesive holds up the best in a temperature changing laptop environment. Right now electrical tape appears to be the winner. Ah, you're one of those...
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That webcam can't power on without the LED showing up. You're just gunking up a laptop at this stage.
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Sep 2, 2016 17:26
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well why not posted:That webcam can't power on without the LED showing up. You're just gunking up a laptop at this stage. except for that time people figured out how to disable the led https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/36569
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Perplx posted:except for that time people figured out how to disable the led https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/36569 I read about that when it first popped up, but did Apple ever fix it?
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Perplx posted:except for that time people figured out how to disable the led https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/36569 I had the understanding the LED is inline with the camera power, and if the camera is powered, the LED is as well. No software control at all. Guess not.
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flosofl posted:I had the understanding the LED is inline with the camera power, and if the camera is powered, the LED is as well. No software control at all. I remember hearing that a long time ago. I wonder if it was correct once upon a time. I don't disassembly my macs to tinker with their component firmware, so I haven't a clue 
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Arsten posted:I remember hearing that a long time ago. I wonder if it was correct once upon a time. I don't disassembly my macs to tinker with their component firmware, so I haven't a clue I did some googling and apparently it was the old USB iSight cameras that worked that way. Based on the exploit from three years ago, the LED state is set by a micro-controller now. I have no idea why they would go from simple to overly complicated from an engineering perspective.
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flosofl posted:I did some googling and apparently it was the old USB iSight cameras that worked that way. Based on the exploit from three years ago, the LED state is set by a micro-controller now. I have no idea why they would go from simple to overly complicated from an engineering perspective. They probably bought the part from a supplier and it came that way and they just didn't care enough to change it. But I'm pessimistic like that. 
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flosofl posted:I did some googling and apparently it was the old USB iSight cameras that worked that way. Based on the exploit from three years ago, the LED state is set by a micro-controller now. I have no idea why they would go from simple to overly complicated from an engineering perspective. It might not be simple to run a LED direct from a main camera power rail anymore. Lots of chips operate at 1.8V or less, and the lower you go the more likely it is you need to run any LEDs from a different rail. It's also quite possible there is no external access to the power rail that gets shut off when you power down the sensor. Camera ICs and modules are very integrated now, unlike the original iSight. Finally, slapping a resistor inline with a LED to regulate its brightness is inefficient and Apple is totally the kind of company that would PWM drive that poo poo from a camera module GPIO to save a milliwatt.
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Arsten posted:I read about that when it first popped up, but did Apple ever fix it? As that article itself says, their exploit only works on 2008 and older MacBooks. If it's possible to exploit newer Macs, AFAIK nobody has managed to prove it yet.
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If Mark Zuckerberg covers up the webcam and microphone on his Macs I'll do it too.
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If I were worried about someone being able to access my computer, webcam and microphone would be the least of my worries. What about keyboard/mouse input, and God forbid, the actual files on the computer? It seems like such a half-assed attempt at securing your privacy or projecting an image of someone who's serious about privacy.
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Sep 3, 2016 12:58
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They're worried people will see their dick. That's it.
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Ehhh, I think it comes more from having an unsecured camera in what could end up being a child's room. The risks of someone exploiting images of child or person who uses a laptop in their bedroom have the potential to really become emotionally damaging. If someone hacked my iMac's camera or my work MBP they will just see another fat 30-something staring down and picking his nose or something. At any rate, an ounce of prevention beats a pound of cure. And their isn't much a cure for child exploitation, regardless the small odds it could happen. In Mac hardware chat, I officially gave up waiting for new MBPs since I need to do the 3 year refresh on my 2013 MBA. Even if the new MBP drops tomorrow its not like all the IT Risk stuff they got to load up on it won't take time to be vetted. It took 11 months for our endpoint encryption vendor to update to support El Capitan 
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Silly stupid question... Thinking about getting the Apple Watch in the near future, probably in the next revision (whenever THAT is). Only thing stopping me is the metal on the band. I'm mildly allergic to the cheap metals in some cheap bands/clasps. Causes me to break out and itch due to contact dermatitis/eczema. Anyone with the same skin issue and using the Apple Watch? Or input on which bindi should get?
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Sep 3, 2016 14:37
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There's SO many first party and third party bands out there that you shouldn't have a problem finding one that doesn't cause you problems 
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You can also get adapters for like $8 on eBay that let you use any watch band with the Apple Watch. Like these Also there's a watch thread in IYG if you want more input.
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tuyop posted:Ah, you're one of those... I should be clear that I'm mostly resigned to the fact that if the powers that be want to spy on me, there isn't poo poo I can do about it. So it's not really abut the NSA, it's more that I work from home, so insurance in case I accidentally press the video chat button on Skype or Google Hangouts with no shirt on. Which actually happened once and I just had to slam the laptop shut, get dressed, and deal with it later
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