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  • The best alternatives to Adobe InDesign for iOS and Mac

    lorin schultzlorin schultz
    AppleInsider said:
    [...] automatically formats manuscripts to avoid windows and short pages
    I assume that should be “widows?” If not, can someone explain to me what “windows” are in the context of text layout?
    williamlondongregoriusmravnorodomIreneW

  • Apple may switch butterfly keyboard for scissor version in MacBook Air

    lorin schultzlorin schultz
    At the beginning of the article it says the change is predicted to be part of a 2019 refresh, but at the end it says the new keyboard will be adopted in 2020. Which is it? If it’s 2019 I may wait for it. If it’s next year I may not.
    dysamoria

  • Apple CEO Tim Cook rips into 'absurd' Wall Street Journal report on Jony Ive's departure

    lorin schultzlorin schultz
    fastasleep said:
    bobolicious said:
    ...lots of speculation...  Is a trusted foil of critical opinion difficult to quantify or understand ? Also I can't imagine the psychic (human) sense of loss and emotions to carry on given the passing of SJ...  Batman and Robin comes to mind (silly I know) and yet...?

    Unfortunately from this customer's perspective I've had mixed feelings about the macs I've bought since the 2011 mini that had discrete graphics, 2 standard drive bays, 2 standard ram slots and multiple ports... At the time almost everything about it was an true 'upgrade' - It just worked (and still does :)  although even that design had me disappointed in the lack of a Kensington lock slot. Was this the new Apple?  Would that have been so difficult to add somewhere ?  Aftermarket locking options were a pain in the behind.  This customer would find a lock slot most useful even today...

    Indeed I have bought newer mac hardware hoping to 'upgrade', but in the end very regrettably sent it back. The ultimate irony being the only display I could not get working with a loaded 2016 macbook pro was an Apple 27" Cinema Display, despite multiple Apple sales/support opinions that the TB2>TB3 adapter should work. It seemed absurdly illogical. Really? I must buy a new monitor to use with a MBP ?  Who decided to not support the TB3 standard for mDP ?  Intuition in design in my experience is a funny thing, and some people just have it - can one can be excellent at creative thinking or form making, and yet there remains the question of macro judgement ?   Here's to the future and some structural changes, and I hope we are all pleasantly surprised by good things and 'magic' for all ahead...
    Maybe because the Cinema Display doesn’t use Thunderbolt. I use both my 30” Cinema Displays with my 2018 MBP via a $15 miniDP to USB-C adapter. You seem very confused. 
    I assumed he was referring to the Thunderbolt Display, but that still doesn’t make sense. I, too, have a 2016 MacBook Pro, and it drives a pair of Apple Thunderbolt Displays just fine via a TB2-TB3 adapter.
    watto_cobra

  • Editorial: New Mac Pro highlights the gap Apple isn't filling

    lorin schultzlorin schultz
    lmg said:
    [...] What I do wish is that’s Apple would make its MacBook Pro chargers a lot more durable so I wouldn’t have to shell out $95 a pop when they inevitably fray!
    That issue was addressed three years ago. Chargers now have detachable cables.  If/when it frays, you replace a $25 cable rather than a $95 charger.
    roundaboutnow

  • Apple spending up to $30M per movie to make award-winning Apple TV+

    lorin schultzlorin schultz
    LOL. They should make a show about computer neckbeards reading rumors on the internet and pretending they know a damn thing about managing anything, let alone the most successful public company in history....cuz reading these armchair executives sure is entertaining. "Apple doesn't know what they're doing! I am CONCERNED! Gahhh!"
    Apple is successful, but it is NOT infallible, so your dismissive attitude towards skeptics is not warranted.

    Apple makes mistakes like any other company. In fact, it might be argued that Apple’s willingness to break new ground actually results in it generating MORE mis-steps than other, more conservative companies. Any venture into unknown territory comes with a risk of failure, so companies like Apple, that are willing to try new things, are more likely to experience flops than companies that always stick to known safe turf.

    Personally, I’m just waiting to see what they come up with, with no real expectations. Hopefully I’ll be pleasantly surprised.
    chemengin1radarthekat