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Mu Zeta posted:So just use the same screen of the ipad pro It’s a real good screen IMO.
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Aug 20, 2020 06:37
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I even like the bezels on the 11 inch. It's nice to not have to leave a finger print on the screen every time I open/adjust the display. Simpler times. And I've been watching my ram while on Big Sur and with less than 8 tabs open in Safari, iTerm open, Mail open, and desktop apps of my frequent chat clients goin', I haven't seem used ram go over 7gb. So it's just adequate. Not sure what's gonna happen when I attempt a VM. But that's gonna be for emergencies where eventually being able to do something is better than not being able to do it at all.
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Aug 20, 2020 07:01
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my gf has a macbook air from 2013 with 4gb of RAM and needs a macbook air with at least 8gb of RAM. where is the cheapest way to get one? she doesn't need a lot of CPU power, but she would like to have more than 4 browser tabs open at once. does apple or anyone else do warrantied refurbs?
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Aug 20, 2020 09:01
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Mu Zeta posted:So just use the same screen of the ipad pro MarcusSA posted:It’s a real good screen IMO. extremely down Ziploc posted:I even like the bezels on the 11 inch. It's nice to not have to leave a finger print on the screen every time I open/adjust the display. wonder how much of that is actually being used though? i know there’s bloat but that seems pretty high for not doing much. TenementFunster posted:my gf has a macbook air from 2013 with 4gb of RAM and needs a macbook air with at least 8gb of RAM. where is the cheapest way to get one? she doesn't need a lot of CPU power, but she would like to have more than 4 browser tabs open at once. does apple or anyone else do warrantied refurbs? yes! and they’re indistinguishable from new. https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished
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Aug 20, 2020 12:03
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Ok Comboomer posted:I was thinking more about how they’ve been treating it on iOS with the fear that those sorts of restrictions might make their way to MacOS more easily with Apple Silicon. Eh, Steam Link and the Playstation app work fantastic for me on iOS. I think there may be more at play here and reducing it to "bleagh! they won't allow my streams!" seems a bit simplistic to me. Case in point is the Epic mess going on right now. Proteus Jones fucked around with this message at 13:38 on Aug 20, 2020 |
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Aug 20, 2020 13:35
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mediaphage posted:wonder how much of that is actually being used though? i know there’s bloat but that seems pretty high for not doing much.   
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Aug 20, 2020 16:53
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welcome to the chromium javascript future.
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Aug 20, 2020 17:01
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Just cranked up Big Sur Beta 5, and it feels.. ... Snappier! Also amazed that it's letting me play 8K videos off of YouTube.. on another laptop I've got Mojave and it won't budge past 4K/2K.. Also, Tampermonkey and Facebook Purity seem to work just fine despite not being approved for Big Sur.. Looks like Apple is finally allowing Intel improvements in their iGPU drivers to be implemented in macOS.. only have iGPU laptops at the moment. But of course you have to update your entire OS to get these improvements, no back-updating of Mojave or Catalina with these drivers. Binary Badger fucked around with this message at 17:58 on Aug 20, 2020 |
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Aug 20, 2020 17:13
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lol the discord app would be perpetually non responsive when I had the client installed too. Wasn't sure if that was just me.
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Aug 20, 2020 17:46
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EL BROMANCE posted:lol the discord app would be perpetually non responsive when I had the client installed too. Wasn't sure if that was just me.  
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Aug 20, 2020 17:50
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There's a discord support article that says that's 'normal' behaviour.
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Aug 20, 2020 18:00
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Ziploc posted:There's a discord support article that says that's 'normal' behaviour. They're technically not wrong, which is the best kind of not wrong.
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Aug 20, 2020 20:26
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oh yeah let me click in on this one
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Aug 20, 2020 20:47
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Coffee Jones posted:oh yeah let me click in on this one waiting for him to start filming them from inside a parked car
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Aug 20, 2020 20:51
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Coffee Jones posted:oh yeah let me click in on this one Why is he vlogging from my Dad's La-Z-Boy in 1994?
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Aug 20, 2020 23:49
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mediaphage posted:yes! and they’re indistinguishable from new. https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished
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Aug 22, 2020 10:20
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We just got a new macbook pro for my wife for work, and I'm wondering what dongles to get. I was looking at this (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079GSMZ7G/) USB-C dock for external monitor, USB peripherals, and ethernet. I was wondering if I should get a standalone ethernet to thunderbolt dongle as well (she'll be doing lots of zoom calls which would be nice to be relatively uninterrupted), and if there are any good ones cheaper than the $30 one from apple.
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Aug 23, 2020 21:58
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I use this one from Cable Matters, it's plug-and-play with no drivers needed and nearly half the price of the Apple / Belkin one. https://www.amazon.com/Cable-Matters-Ethernet-Adapter-Gigabit/dp/B00X4S5AQO/
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Neurostorm posted:We just got a new macbook pro for my wife for work, and I'm wondering what dongles to get. I was looking at this (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079GSMZ7G/) USB-C dock for external monitor, USB peripherals, and ethernet. I was wondering if I should get a standalone ethernet to thunderbolt dongle as well (she'll be doing lots of zoom calls which would be nice to be relatively uninterrupted), and if there are any good ones cheaper than the $30 one from apple. That hub’s Ethernet will be totally fine, no reason to have a second one unless you want it somewhere else or I missed some other reason.
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Aug 24, 2020 00:41
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Awesome, thanks!
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Aug 24, 2020 12:31
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I'm currently using a Macbook Air 11" Mid 2011 (i5, 4GB RAM) for online school stuff. I've been able to get by with extensive ad and javascript blocking, but with High Sierra support likely winding down soon, a Service Battery notification, and some hardware issues (sound and graphics), I'm considering picking up a replacement sometime this year, likely another MBA. What information is out there regarding the new ARM macbooks (release date, specs)? The apple side of the internet isn't as familiar to me so I'm having difficulty sorting out legitimate information from rumor-mill speculation. Has there been any information for long-term software support w/r/t x86 systems now that ARM is coming to macbooks? I wouldn't want to pick up a new intel-based laptop if in 3 years the OS becomes EoL without any upgrade path.
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There isn't any truly legitimate information other than: Apple announced plans to release the first ARM Macs by the end of the year. Informed speculation says that 13" and under MacBooks (Pro) are a pretty logical choice for one of the first wave products, since they could easily just use the same chip as an iPad Pro. The rumor mill generally agrees with that. In your position, assuming you want a fairly direct replacement for the 2011 Air, I'd feel good waiting till the end of the year to see what they release. As for x86 EOL, there's no solid info on that. Apple announced vague "years to come" plans. Hopefully 5, imo. Might be as little as 3 if things go as well as the PowerPC-to-Intel transition did back in the day.
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According to the rumor mill, Apple will release ARM-based MacBook Pros first sometime 4th quarter 2020, or 1st quarter 2021. To be followed by iMacs and likely Mac Minis after (the Apple ARM developer kit is a Mac Mini with an A12 shoehorned into it.) The rest will be released over a period of 12-18 months (gonna be interesting to see what they put in a Mac Pro.) There really isn't much else, as Apple has only gone as far as offering the development kit to developers. The closest anyone officially has said regarding the future of Intel on Macs was a few words from Tim Cook himself during the WWDC keynote that they still had Intel based products in the pipeline.
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Thanks. I'll keep chugging along with what I've got and wait for more information then. Hopefully my next apple laptop lasts as long as this one!
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TenementFunster posted:does anyone sell slightly older ones? I'd rather not spend $850 when she doesn't need the extra CPU power. i just need whatever the first version of the Air had 8gb not refurbished with apple warranty or support, no. your best bet is likely trawling ebay and craigslist/kijiji/etc. edit: does Amazon Renewed operate where you are? i know nothing about the program or if it's worthwhile, but it's one avenue to consider. mediaphage fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Aug 27, 2020 |
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Is it possible to get a trade-in kit while buying a refurb product? I'm eying up an iPad mini 5 to replace my 4, which isn't really dying but is just kind of not satisfactorily snappy anymore, and I don't really need to replace it, and I definitely don't £400 worth of want it, and they quoted me £125 for the mini 4, and £340 as the cost of a refurb mini 5, so if I could combine those...? I don't see the option to add a trade-in kit when looking at the refurb store pages, so I don't know if this is supposed to be possible or what. I only see the prompt when buying new.
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Fedule posted:Is it possible to get a trade-in kit while buying a refurb product? I'm eying up an iPad mini 5 to replace my 4, which isn't really dying but is just kind of not satisfactorily snappy anymore, and I don't really need to replace it, and I definitely don't £400 worth of want it, and they quoted me £125 for the mini 4, and £340 as the cost of a refurb mini 5, so if I could combine those...? You’ll need to do the trade in as its own separate transaction, receive an Apple gift card/balance, and then you can apply that balance to anything they sell like it was any other kind of store credit. A couple of years ago, I traded in an old iPhone, got $150 for it, and used the balance to buy some Watch straps.
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I miss my old powerbooks so much, but I can't justify repurchasing them at Ebay prices. I especially miss my PB 520. Anyone relate?
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How much memory should one add to a 2020 iMac for occasional Photoshop work and general internet use, Netflix, etc. Comes with 8 gigs.
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https://9to5mac.com/2020/08/27/apple-rejects-watch-for-tesla-app-as-it-starts-requiring-written-consent-for-third-party-api-use/ This seems like such a bad decision from Apple. Where is the line between hardware and service here? Are developers allowed to reverse engineer bluetooth devices (using Apple's own Bluetooth PacketLogger!) and create new 3rd party apps for them?
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Toebone posted:How much memory should one add to a 2020 iMac for occasional Photoshop work and general internet use, Netflix, etc. Comes with 8 gigs. I'd add another 8. Not through apple though.
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SaTaMaS posted:https://9to5mac.com/2020/08/27/apple-rejects-watch-for-tesla-app-as-it-starts-requiring-written-consent-for-third-party-api-use/ Makes sense to me. I have no idea what your question about Bluetooth devices has to do with using unofficial APIs, but having apps on the App Store that rely on undocumented APIs by companies like Tesla seems like a good way to pollute the App Store with even more junk when those APIs change or go away. If Tesla wants to support an API properly, then they should provide it and this wouldn’t be an issue.
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Matt Zerella posted:I'd add another 8. I had to pause (pre-coffee this morning) when reading this because my initial thought was "Oh yeah, I remember how photoshop got snappnier when I went from 8 to 16." But that was when I went from 8 to 16 MB of ram. My brain kind of fell apart when I wrapped my head around the fact that it is commonplace for a system to have 2,000 - 4,000 x the ram that we used back in the late 90s. A boss powerbook was like $3500 which adjusted for inflation would be $5650 today. We live in the golden age of technology, my goons.
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all the stuff we do with computers now is worse though.
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otter posted:I had to pause (pre-coffee this morning) when reading this because my initial thought was "Oh yeah, I remember how photoshop got snappnier when I went from 8 to 16." I just like when people ask “can I run the photoshops on MacBook Air” Dude we ran photoshop on Mac II/Quadra/6100/G3/G4/C2D And we only had 4MB/16MB/128MB/512MB/1GB/2GB Do people even remember waiting 60 seconds for a blur filter to apply
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Bob Morales posted:I just like when people ask “can I run the photoshops on MacBook Air” And we only had one level of Undo!
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Aug 28, 2020 18:17
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Slowly filling in the gray-and-white checkerboard one 12x12 block at a time
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Guys I need Airplay / iPad help. I am using my iPad to Airplay screen mirror to our big conference room. It works extremely well. I use powerpoint for slides. I have problems with youtube videos though. Whenever I move from ppt (ios) to Youtube, it gives me a black spinning icon never works. If I copy and paste the URL into Safari youtube plays fine. If I play FULLSCREEN in Safari it breaks............. Any past experience with this stuff?
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Last Chance posted:Makes sense to me. I have no idea what your question about Bluetooth devices has to do with using unofficial APIs, but having apps on the App Store that rely on undocumented APIs by companies like Tesla seems like a good way to pollute the App Store with even more junk when those APIs change or go away. Technically speaking, at least for wireless devices like a Tesla, there's no difference between using standard Bluetooth GATT Services and using "unofficial APIs".
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