|
enojy posted:Oh, I guess Big Sur on MacBooks forces you to exercise the battery now: Yeah it will also give you warnings about reduce battery capacity now. I have a 2018 MacBook Pro that it says is at ~50% capacity now because it was mostly used at work where it stays plugged in. Hoping to hold off upgrading till we get a new pro. I also noticed recovery mode has a dark mode now, not sure if that was Big Sur or before but it looks fairly nice.
|
#
?
Nov 29, 2020 21:20
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 14:31 |
|
|
What's the general consensus on Boot Camp these days, can I get away with a 64gb partition? only plan on installing a few games and they will live on an external drive.
|
|
#
?
Nov 30, 2020 02:42
|
|
|
Puppy Galaxy posted:What's the general consensus on Boot Camp these days, can I get away with a 64gb partition? only plan on installing a few games and they will live on an external drive. I use it for games on my 2012 iMac and it works great.
|
|
#
?
Nov 30, 2020 02:43
|
|
|
Puppy Galaxy posted:What's the general consensus on Boot Camp these days, can I get away with a 64gb partition? only plan on installing a few games and they will live on an external drive. 64gb is fine if you're using an external drive for the games Boot Camp is "fine" on my 16". Thermal management is non-existent so it'll throttle itself hard on anything demanding unless you do a lot of manual configuration with 3rd party software like Quick CPU and Macs Fan Control.
|
|
#
?
Nov 30, 2020 03:10
|
|
|
Ziploc posted:Argh. I've been using it for eons without such an issue. The history icon in the dock is good at catching programs that are acting funny. So after seeing the Activity Monitor eat up too many resources I tried iStat Menus from the app store. And when I quit the dock icon, the menu bar stats go away. I thought that was the point? I've googled, and no one seems to have my issue.
|
|
#
?
Nov 30, 2020 07:23
|
|
|
Ziploc posted:So after seeing the Activity Monitor eat up too many resources I tried iStat Menus from the app store. And when I quit the dock icon, the menu bar stats go away. I think there’s a setting to show or hide the dock icon
|
|
#
?
Nov 30, 2020 09:32
|
|
|
The battery bullshit has been a thing in t2 Macs since Mojave at least.
|
|
#
?
Nov 30, 2020 14:14
|
|
|
Generic Monk posted:I think there’s a setting to show or hide the dock icon Any idea where?
|
|
#
?
Nov 30, 2020 15:47
|
|
|
Ziploc posted:So after seeing the Activity Monitor eat up too many resources I tried iStat Menus from the app store. And when I quit the dock icon, the menu bar stats go away. That shouldn't be the behavior at all, in fact it says the opposite in the settings page  I would actually reach out to the developer, they're pretty responsive on this stuff.
|
|
#
?
Nov 30, 2020 16:46
|
|
|
Any Cyber Monday sales on must have Mac software?
|
|
#
?
Nov 30, 2020 17:05
|
|
|
gariig posted:Any Cyber Monday sales on must have Mac software? Do you like World of Warcraft?
|
|
#
?
Nov 30, 2020 19:00
|
|
|
Sad Panda posted:Are there any other commands that might be worth a try? Any other suggestions before I say 'take it to a professional and pay them money if you really need the data off it'? I'd say it's about at that "try a professional" stage. The most you could do is confirm whether the disk is failing by using a utility to look at the drive's S.M.A.R.T. health monitor data. Here's one that was a high google hit (haven't tried it myself, I usually do this stuff with Linux in a virtual machine): https://www.volitans-software.com/apps/smart-utility/
|
|
#
?
Nov 30, 2020 22:54
|
|
|
So the ‘From’ field has disappeared from the Apple Mail app - does anyone know where that’s gone or how to get it back? It’s kind of annoying not to be able to use my aliases!
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2020 13:27
|
|
|
The From: dropdown is still there in Big Sur in my new emails. I just changed accounts in a sent message.
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2020 14:44
|
|
|
kefkafloyd posted:The From: dropdown is still there in Big Sur in my new emails. I just changed accounts in a sent message. Weird. I can’t seem to find a way to turn it back on.
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2020 15:12
|
|
|
Sri.Theo posted:So the ‘From’ field has disappeared from the Apple Mail app - does anyone know where that’s gone or how to get it back? This thing is missing for you? I'm on Big Sur as well. 
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2020 15:39
|
|
|
are there any good iOS apps I should use on a MacBook Pro now either for fun or use
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2020 16:29
|
|
|
Empress Brosephine posted:are there any good iOS apps I should use on a MacBook Pro now either for fun or use Awful.app!
|
|
#
?
Dec 1, 2020 20:35
|
|
|
Nitrousoxide posted:This thing is missing for you? I'm on Big Sur as well. Yes exactly - that last field is gone and it lets you customise other options like bcc but ‘from’ isn’t an option. I’m wondering if it’s an issue with account settings as I’m using aliases on outlook.com.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2020 09:46
|
|
|
Empress Brosephine posted:are there any good iOS apps I should use on a MacBook Pro now either for fun or use Overcast if you listen to podcasts
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2020 17:43
|
|
|
Are there any decent guides to configuring MacOS for elevated privacy or is that a lost cause? Or a 3rd party tool or script instead of 1000 manual steps.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2020 19:13
|
|
|
MacOS is pretty privacy focused out of the box, what is your ultimate goal?
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2020 19:23
|
|
|
FCKGW posted:MacOS is pretty privacy focused out of the box, what is your ultimate goal? I don't want MacOS phoning home rando data. It's not for normal use. e: I mean I don't really need it to be that secure but I was looking for more of a learning experience. Shaocaholica fucked around with this message at 19:36 on Dec 2, 2020 |
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2020 19:28
|
|
|
Shaocaholica posted:I don't want MacOS phoning home rando data. It's not for normal use. If you're talking about the OCSP failures from a couple weeks ago I would strongly recommend you ignore that stupid "Your Computer Isn't Yours!" blogpost and read this technical blogpost about what's going on instead https://blog.jacopo.io/en/post/apple-ocsp/ You can disable the checks by modifying your /etc/ hosts file but you're putting yourself at greater security risk by doing so.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2020 20:28
|
|
|
Yeah, that fiasco was more about Apple not appropriately addressing a failure state. OCSP is a thing you really don't want to bypass.
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2020 21:18
|
|
|
Wrong thread
|
|
#
?
Dec 2, 2020 21:45
|
|
|
The app Little Snitch will stop stuff from phoning home, but apparently some Apple services can bypass it.
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2020 00:18
|
|
|
Violator posted:The app Little Snitch will stop stuff from phoning home, but apparently some Apple services can bypass it. They couldn't until Apple specifically put in a bypass in Big Sur... :/
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2020 02:14
|
|
|
the talent deficit posted:this is mostly because BLAS and LAPACK (linear algebra libraries) really have no equivalent outside of FORTRAN and nearly all scientific computing relies on them. it's easier to port FORTRAN to a new platform than it is to write a performant linear algebra library in a supported language. it's kind of suprising apple hasn't done so Interestingly, the often ridiculed STATA now runs natively. Apparently they have this figured out somehow.
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2020 07:49
|
|
|
I finally bit the bullet and bought myself a pair of wireless headphones, and so far my experience is absolutely confirming all my Old Man Yells At Cloud opinions that prevented me from doing so earlier. Using them during the workday on my Mac and sometimes they'll be absolutely fine for hours, and sometimes there'll be microstutters every minute or two that wreck the whole experience. I'm poring through console logs and Bluetooth Explorer trying to find any activity that correlates with the stutters and feeling massively disheartened at how common this issue seems to be, and that there's apparently no decisive way to troubleshoot something that should have been solved years ago. Is this just how Bluetooth audio is? Am I missing a trick for fixing my music or is stuttery audio the price everybody has agreed to pay for not being tethered to the desktop by a cable?
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2020 13:00
|
|
|
TACD posted:I finally bit the bullet and bought myself a pair of wireless headphones, and so far my experience is absolutely confirming all my Old Man Yells At Cloud opinions that prevented me from doing so earlier. Using them during the workday on my Mac and sometimes they'll be absolutely fine for hours, and sometimes there'll be microstutters every minute or two that wreck the whole experience. I'm poring through console logs and Bluetooth Explorer trying to find any activity that correlates with the stutters and feeling massively disheartened at how common this issue seems to be, and that there's apparently no decisive way to troubleshoot something that should have been solved years ago. That hasn’t been my experience. Stuttering happens occasionally but it’s rare, maybe once or twice a week.
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2020 13:08
|
|
|
My experience is that it happens, but pretty reliable related to location (one spot at my local train station is particularly prone to causing skips) so it's most likely tied to overall RF environment. So my obvious question is if you notice any difference if you move around or just sit in a different spot?
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2020 13:17
|
|
|
how much were the headphones
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2020 13:52
|
|
|
I’ve had AirPods bug out pretty frequently on airplanes but not anywhere else.
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2020 13:54
|
|
|
I’d you’re in the Mac ecosystem you were very dumb to not buy Apple manufactured headphones. It seems like they go out of their way to make the experience poo poo on anything NOT airpods. Much the same as they make using AirPods on windows just annoying enough to not be worth it.
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2020 14:04
|
|
|
Tippis posted:My experience is that it happens, but pretty reliable related to location (one spot at my local train station is particularly prone to causing skips) so it's most likely tied to overall RF environment. So my obvious question is if you notice any difference if you move around or just sit in a different spot? I've at least found a useful diagnostic; the audio graph feature of Bluetooth Explorer (available here in 'Additional Tools for Xcode 11.4' BTW) has a 'Retransmissions' plot that basically seems to equate to Bluetooth packet loss:  I just rebooted and my music is playing flawlessly with retransmissions at ~5%; when it was loving up a minute ago the retransmission rate was at ~60%. I guess I'll watch this graph like a hawk and try to figure out what sets it off. Quantum of Phallus posted:how much were the headphones Crunchy Black posted:I’d you’re in the Mac ecosystem you were very dumb to not buy Apple manufactured headphones. It seems like they go out of their way to make the experience poo poo on anything NOT airpods. TACD fucked around with this message at 14:14 on Dec 3, 2020 |
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2020 14:11
|
|
|
Yeah I was surprised they weren't announced this fall but I guess between M1 taking precedence and supply shortages they got delayed. I agree with you, though, over the ear updated beats with active noise cancellation will be a day 1 purchase for me. [And I even own two pairs of Powerbeats Pro]
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2020 14:29
|
|
|
Has there been any update from Apple when they might expect Big Sur to be available for the late 2013 Retina MBPs? I'm aware they published a KB article about what to do if you have problems, but my laptop isn't being offered the update.
|
|
#
?
Dec 3, 2020 14:42
|
|
|
If I have the latest (and probably last) 13” 4-TB Port Intel MBP running BS and the most recent version of Premiere Pro CC, is it unusual that scrubbing through a 1080p timeline previewing titles, graphics and transitions runs smoother in (deprecated)OpenCL than Metal?
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2020 03:36
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 9, 2024 14:31 |
|
|
Crunchy Black posted:Yeah I was surprised they weren't announced this fall but I guess between M1 taking precedence and supply shortages they got delayed. I agree with you, though, over the ear updated beats with active noise cancellation will be a day 1 purchase for me. [And I even own two pairs of Powerbeats Pro]
|
|
#
?
Dec 4, 2020 08:36
|
|
