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there’s literally a post above you wanting that thing. this is a conversation with multiple people
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I just wish MacOS would get touchscreen support and MBA would ship with touchscreen hardware so that I could get my mom one.
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mediaphage posted:a lot would, but a lot would also do fine with it. if you’re not an office type, or even if you are but in something like sales or an exec the ipad is about all the computer you need. For sure. My dad uses the hell out of his iPad Pro for all kinds of stuff, to the point that he tends to forget that he has a macbook he could be using for stuff. I know part of my frustration is decades of usage patterns designed around a "real" operating system, which is what makes the limitations of the iPad stick out to me so much when I'm just trying to do something that I feel is basic computer usage. I do find it somewhat misleading and/or ingenuous that Apple advertises the iPad as a laptop replacement generally though due to the limitations it has. The addition of the Files app and things like stage manager and having multiple apps on screen at the same time shows that it is getting closer to being a laptop replacement, but it's still not quite there yet.
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Mar 20, 2024 12:25
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Branch Nvidian posted:For sure. My dad uses the hell out of his iPad Pro for all kinds of stuff, to the point that he tends to forget that he has a macbook he could be using for stuff. I know part of my frustration is decades of usage patterns designed around a "real" operating system, which is what makes the limitations of the iPad stick out to me so much when I'm just trying to do something that I feel is basic computer usage. I do find it somewhat misleading and/or ingenuous that Apple advertises the iPad as a laptop replacement generally though due to the limitations it has. The addition of the Files app and things like stage manager and having multiple apps on screen at the same time shows that it is getting closer to being a laptop replacement, but it's still not quite there yet. sure i super feel you about overcoming decades of usage patterns - i wouldn’t want to go without a more traditional computer at this point in time but i’m not sure that apples marketing of the ipad is all that deceitful; by your own post it seems like it works fine for your dad lol. i think outside of some specific use cases (like programming (lol at the ipad pro not having xcode); while you can remote in that feels like cheating) the ipad is more than enough computer for probably 90% of people i bet people raised with ios and ipados (and aren’t pc gamers) couldn’t give a fig
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Mar 20, 2024 13:08
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Kibner posted:I just wish MacOS would get touchscreen support and MBA would ship with touchscreen hardware so that I could get my mom one. Honestly I go back and forth on this, because on one hand, yeah, it could be really nice, but at the same time, I don't want it to impact macOS in terms of standard or "normal" desktop usage with the keyboard and mouse. As it is, where they've tried to implement iOS-like usability features into macOS, has generally really sucked (such as the Settings window in Ventura and Sonoma; for fucks sake Apple, it was fine as it was).
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Canned Sunshine posted:Honestly I go back and forth on this, because on one hand, yeah, it could be really nice, but at the same time, I don't want it to impact macOS in terms of standard or "normal" desktop usage with the keyboard and mouse. I really am not a fan of the new settings menu, especially with how some things got shuffled around under new headings. That said, I do like that Apple ID/iCloud account stuff is in a better location. The thing I felt was a somewhat worthless addition to macOS was Launch Pad. I open everything either from hitting cmd+space and using spotlight or through an Applications folder in my dock. I'm assuming Launch Pad is for people coming from iOS/iPadOS devices to give them a familiar paradigm for opening apps, but I really just do not like it and wish iOS/iPadOS's design conventions would stay on iOS/iPadOS unless there is something that they come up with that has no existing analogue on the desktop.
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Mar 20, 2024 15:56
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Branch Nvidian posted:I really am not a fan of the new settings menu, especially with how some things got shuffled around under new headings. That said, I do like that Apple ID/iCloud account stuff is in a better location. The thing I felt was a somewhat worthless addition to macOS was Launch Pad. I open everything either from hitting cmd+space and using spotlight or through an Applications folder in my dock. I'm assuming Launch Pad is for people coming from iOS/iPadOS devices to give them a familiar paradigm for opening apps, but I really just do not like it and wish iOS/iPadOS's design conventions would stay on iOS/iPadOS unless there is something that they come up with that has no existing analogue on the desktop. You know you can just remove launchpad from your dock and then never see/think about it again right
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Which I have done. I just think it was a generally wasted effort bringing it over to macOS in the first place.
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Mar 20, 2024 18:30
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Lot of the younger folk at work seem to use Launchpad, for whatever that's worth. A number of them also seem to actually like and use stage manager. Downfall of society, I reckon.
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Mar 20, 2024 20:39
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I just want LLM’s to run really well on lower end Mac’s so I don’t have to buy a top Of the line Mac Studio.
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Mar 20, 2024 21:23
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do people here use their ipad with steam link? is it good. i have great internet but my ipad will be on wifi (obviously) so that seems bad?
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Mar 20, 2024 22:24
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If the machine running the game is connected to the internet via Ethernet the experience is pretty good. Mileage may vary of course if there’s interference, if the router and/or iPad support wifi 6 etc
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Mar 20, 2024 22:37
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Last Chance posted:If the machine running the game is connected to the internet via Ethernet the experience is pretty good. Mileage may vary of course if there’s interference, if the router and/or iPad support wifi 6 etc no clue on my router but yeah my host machine(s) are both on Ethernet so I'll give it a shot. I think I'd just do it for Stardew or w/e (I own it on iOS too but sometimes u gotta do MP)
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Mar 20, 2024 22:47
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Radia posted:do people here use their ipad with steam link? is it good. i have great internet but my ipad will be on wifi (obviously) so that seems bad? Why would you use Steam Link if you've got a computer for gaming that's running Steam to link to?
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Mar 21, 2024 02:11
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Gaming on a computer is fail. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Mar 21, 2024 02:18
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Why would you use Steam Link if you've got a computer for gaming that's running Steam to link to? Typically it's because your gaming computer is a desktop and you want to play the game in a location other than where it is. Like, playing in the living room because there's a big screen there or from the back porch because the weather is nice. You could even use it to play a game from a virtual machine which has a passed-through GPU and no actual monitor attached, though there are a couple extra steps to make that work well.
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Mar 21, 2024 02:22
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Eletriarnation posted:Typically it's because your gaming computer is a desktop and you want to play the game in a location other than where it is. Like, playing in the living room because there's a big screen there or from the back porch because the weather is nice. Sounds suspect. If the weather is nice I would just enjoy the weather instead of loving around with some lovely video game, OP. There are probably some birds out there you could watch, maybe some squirrels you could feed. You could ride your bike. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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I'm sorry, are you making some kind of joke here? I thought you were asking an actual question so I gave you some hypotheticals, I'm not the person who has the Steam Link. I do actually feed the birds and squirrels in my yard, but I'm not really sure the process works like you envision it. There are feeders which you fill up with seeds, and then when you leave the animals come to eat. Watching them eat (through a window, from your desk even) is actually quite compatible with playing video games at the same time.
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Yeah I used Steam Link when I was injured since I couldn’t sit at a computer but could paw at an iPad. Theres a lot of situations it can come in handy
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Eletriarnation posted:I'm sorry, are you making some kind of joke here? I thought you were asking an actual question so I gave you some hypotheticals, I'm not the person who has the Steam Link. Sounds like American birds are just unfriendly. In Australia you can very rapidly make friends with your local birds to the point where they’ll take food from your hand. My dad can go out into the yard, give a little whistle, and have a few fly right over to say hello.
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Mar 21, 2024 05:19
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Pittsburgh Fentanyl Cloud posted:Why would you use Steam Link if you've got a computer for gaming that's running Steam to link to? sometimes i enjoy playing video games while sitting or laying with my wife. hosed up i know
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Mar 21, 2024 06:37
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The Lord Bude posted:Sounds like American birds are just unfriendly. In Australia you can very rapidly make friends with your local birds to the point where they’ll take food from your hand. My dad can go out into the yard, give a little whistle, and have a few fly right over to say hello. we don’t have magpies and cockatoos everywhere
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trilobite terror posted:we don’t have magpies and cockatoos everywhere Sad. Kookaburras are also real friendly when you get to know them.
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Mar 21, 2024 14:45
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I have bald eagles and redtails in my yard so it’s not all bad
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Lot of crows by me and they seem pretty friendly. Very loud though
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Steam link on Apple TV whips for couch gaming
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so my original thunderbolt 4 connector for my studio display broke (long story), and the random USB C cord I had on hand isn't ..connecting the Macbook to it? The weird thing is both my phone and ipad connect without any problem, but the MacBook just charges. I grabbed my work computer and gave that a shot, and it also just charges. Anyone know better here before I try with a new TB4 connector?
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The M3 air came in. 16 cores and a terabyte to beat the band. This thing is in beastmode. M1 16 inch pro relegated to desk duty while this little number is on the go
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Radia posted:so my original thunderbolt 4 connector for my studio display broke (long story), and the random USB C cord I had on hand isn't ..connecting the Macbook to it? TB4 cables are USB4 cables, but USB4 cables aren't TB4 cables. Also, if it's just a random USB-C cable it might be USB 3-something and not USB4 (yes, the spaces are different).
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hate to say it but you're often best off grabbing a thunderbolt/etc cable from Apple for mission-critical stuff like that if you're not interested in putting in the time and work to find a third party one that works and doesn't cost 'Apple cable' money or more that's also what I've found with pack-in cables that came with various Dell displays, for example trilobite terror fucked around with this message at 04:28 on Mar 23, 2024 |
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Maudib Arakkis posted:The M3 air came in. 16 cores and a terabyte to beat the band. This thing is in beastmode. M1 16 inch pro relegated to desk duty while this little number is on the go I’ve been meaning to ask, what’s the need for 2 laptops? Is one for work and the other for something else? e: unless this was meant to be a replacement for the M1 and youll have it as backup now.
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there's Clean Machine and the Smut Pigpen gotta keep your grunchy stuff off of the work/family-facing computer
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buglord posted:I’ve been meaning to ask, what’s the need for 2 laptops? Is one for work and the other for something else? I probably should have traded in the M1 tbqh.
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Roadie posted:TB4 cables are USB4 cables, but USB4 cables aren't TB4 cables. Also, if it's just a random USB-C cable it might be USB 3-something and not USB4 (yes, the spaces are different). In other words... Connector/port != Protocol/interface
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Using the 13 inch air with the IPad mini as a sidecar. Taking pleasure in small things much? you’re wife says much the same!
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oh sure i mis spoke, i know the USB cable I used was USB3, but I thought TB4 was mostly the same? the weird thing remains that the USB3 cable correctly worked with the studio display and my iphone/ipad
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NewFatMike posted:Steam link on Apple TV whips for couch gaming Aside from my gaming PC being ancient at this point, my experience with Steam Link is pretty disappointing. With everything being wired, I still get stuff like compression artifacts in dark scenes and other, random drops in performance. What I really want is GeForce Now on Apple TV, but I don't see happening any time soon .
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Badly Jester posted:Aside from my gaming PC being ancient at this point, my experience with Steam Link is pretty disappointing. With everything being wired, I still get stuff like compression artifacts in dark scenes and other, random drops in performance. What I really want is GeForce Now on Apple TV, but I don't see happening any time soon . Look up Sunshine and Moonlight. It gives better results than Steam Link but does require more effort in setup.
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This isn't a Mac thing per se, but I figure someone here might have some insight. I'm visiting some family and they appear to have a cursed wall outlet. The trackpad on my mac is flakey when charging off of it on multiple cords and chargers and my Windows laptop's trackpad straight up stops working. My BiL confirms that he has similar issues on his MBP but had attributed it to age. So that's fuckey wiring but does anyone suspect as to the nature of the fuckey-ness? Bad grounding?
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Warbird posted:This isn't a Mac thing per se, but I figure someone here might have some insight. I'm visiting some family and they appear to have a cursed wall outlet. The trackpad on my mac is flakey when charging off of it on multiple cords and chargers and my Windows laptop's trackpad straight up stops working. My BiL confirms that he has similar issues on his MBP but had attributed it to age. i mean i’d be taking a multimeter to it when you plug in your mac are you using a two- or three-prong plug? maybe this has changed but in my old condo the difference was very noticeable
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