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American McGay posted:The only "knock it out of the park" thing in this list is the new 16" MacBook. Ehh, I wouldn’t hold my breath. The leakers with decent track records said that it’s the same old 15“ butterfly keyboard device with a new screen that has thinner bezels. Mu Zeta posted:Not really interested in another Mac until the ARM switch. 
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I remember when the thing to mock about Apple was that they kept making everything smaller and smaller https://www.ilounge.com/index.php/news/comments/steve-jobs-debuts-ipod-micro-pequeno-invisa-on-snl-sketch
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Gay Retard posted:Well, if the rumors are true, next year's smaller sized iPhone X/Pro will be 5.4" instead of 5.8", and we might see a reduced front camera module (and Touch ID in the display). You won't be getting any phone smaller than that from any other maker. They're also saying this year's Face ID will work from a far better angle, too.
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Gobbeldygook posted:Nobody is ever going to make a small flagship phone again. That's fine and dandy. It would just be nice if someone kept making non-flagship phones that aren't straining to maintain a distinct product categorisation from tablets. The SE was the best iPhone of its generation.
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The problem with the SE isn't the screen size it's that the OS didn't support a higher resolution to offer more real estate. A jailbroken SE with increased resolution is the greatest phone in the world.
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Tippis posted:That's fine and dandy. It would just be nice if someone kept making non-flagship phones that aren't straining to maintain a distinct product categorisation from tablets. The SE was the best iPhone of its generation. Hell, make it bright pink and call it the iGirlPhone if you like. I just want something I can actually fit in my pockets and use without spraining my thumb.
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American McGay posted:The problem with the SE isn't the screen size it's that the OS didn't support a higher resolution to offer more real estate. A jailbroken SE with increased resolution is the greatest phone in the world. Wouldn’t this make the touch targets too small?
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I don’t care, I miss being able to reach the top left menu area with my right thumb.
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Last Chance posted:Wouldn’t this make the touch targets too small? I also understand I'm in the extreme minority but God every time I pick up my old SE I get so envious. It's like the perfect form factor for me.
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I’m still on an SE and the only thing tempting me to upgrade is some extra LTE bands.
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Sep 8, 2019 02:29
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Gay Retard posted:The iPhone X is the best designed iPhone since the iPhone 4S. Stainless steel with no unsightly plastic antenna lines. I still miss my 4S. Give me a modern phone with a screen about the same size as my new 7, and the 4S styling. Ives is a good enough designer to be comfortable stealing, and Leica was about the only manufacturer with better feeling devices than Apple.
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mllaneza posted:I still miss my 4S. Give me a modern phone with a screen about the same size as my new 7, and the 4S styling. Ives is a good enough designer to be comfortable stealing, and Leica was about the only manufacturer with better feeling devices than Apple. Loved my 5S. Never had the SE. Now I'm stuck with the monstrosity that is Galaxy S8+. Don't get me wrong it's beautiful and the large screen is great for browsing and certain productivity but I like the small form factor and single handed operation of the 5S and SE.
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I have an XR, but I kept my SE as a chicken switch. The small form factor is hard to replace.
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8 Plus is too big. I think the X might be the right size
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I switched to a Pixel 3 which I believe is on the smaller end of most phones nowadays and I still wish it were smaller.
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XBenedict posted:I have an XR, but I kept my SE as a chicken switch. The small form factor is hard to replace. Please don't spank your hens with your phone.
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Sep 9, 2019 04:30
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Is there a particularly inexpensive way to get basic MS Office for a Mac these days?
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Eh, it's called Office365 these days. If you're a student at a participating institution, free? Or $80 for a four year student subscription, otherwise so far as I know it's $99 yearly for a Home Premium subscription to Office365. Edit: $50 for single user, 1 year (Personal) if you download from Amazon, goes up from there. Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 16:40 on Sep 10, 2019 |
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Looks like Microsoft killed off cheap copies of Office in their Home Use program, replacing it with a discount on the subscription service.  There are also cheap keys on eBay, which are apparently legal to resell in the EU
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Sep 10, 2019 16:44
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Family package (up to five users per license) can be cheap if split with friends and family. I got it for free using my university license.
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I laughed the first time I saw the big iPhone in person. Owner looked like she was a little kid using her mom's phone.
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Binary Badger posted:Eh, it's called Office365 these days. Do you know if they have deals for actual public school teachers?
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AlternateAccount posted:Do you know if they have deals for actual public school teachers? I believe that they do, but you may need to ask your district's IT personnel about that? All I know is some NYC Board of Ed teachers get it free but depends; some weird poo poo where they buy it in bulk from Dell because they're the assigned vendors or some poo poo like that.
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You'd have to ask your IT people. I work in higher ed, and staff, faculty, and students can install Office on 5 computers as part of the licensing. It all depends on the licensing agreement you have with MS or whatever vendor you might use such as Dell.
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AlternateAccount posted:Do you know if they have deals for actual public school teachers? I used to have my dad order me software from here with his high school teacher credentials: http://www.academicsuperstore.com/
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Gay Retard posted:It sounds like Apple might knock it out of the park on Tuesday:
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why would apple announce mac and other hardware things at their yearly iDevice keynote? they don't do that stuff until later in the fall.
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American McGay posted:lolling @ this Rumors are fun. Looks like most of the stuff will be held off for the upcoming Fall iPad event.
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So, still no TouchID — time to stock up on 8:s for the end-time…  That said, it's interesting that it's seemingly such an asked-for feature that they feel the need to explicitly dig their heels in and ad a huge “nono, this is much better and secure and things” blurb to defend Face ID as part of their marketing. Tippis fucked around with this message at 20:11 on Sep 10, 2019 |
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Tippis posted:So, still no TouchID — time to stock up on 8:s for the end-time… FaceID: thanks, I hate it. clings to her iPhone 8.
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Dirt Road Junglist posted:FaceID: thanks, I hate it. FaceID is awesome though. Ideally we’d have both but I have to assume whole screen Touch ID isn’t ready for prime time or they would do it.
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MarcusSA posted:FaceID is awesome though. Sometimes I don't want my phone to unlock until I ask it to, not any time I look at it.
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Dirt Road Junglist posted:Sometimes I don't want my phone to unlock until I ask it to, not any time I look at it. Just don't swipe up?
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Gay Retard posted:Just don't swipe up? Yeah. 
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Face ID is about 1,000,000x better than Touch ID ever was imo. If the 11 Pro has the iPad Pro's angles and makes it work when you're lying down then it'll be pretty much perfect
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Really kinda sucks if you want to unlock your phone but can't look at it (you're driving, it's in your pocket, etc)
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Data Graham posted:Really kinda sucks if you want to unlock your phone but can't look at it (you're driving, it's in your pocket, etc) Why do you need to unlock your phone when you are driving but can’t look at it? Or pocket for that matter...
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Data Graham posted:Really kinda sucks if you want to unlock your phone but can't look at it (you're driving, it's in your pocket, etc) It unlocks from my mount in my car and what's the use case for unlocking your phone in your pocket?? Yup^^
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