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Why macOS Mojave requires Metal -- and deprecates OpenGL
The Unreal Engine already supports Metal. So does the Foundation engine, Blizzard's engine for WoW, the Ego Engine, Glacier, Dawn, and Unity 5.tylersdad said:This still makes no sense at all. There is no reason why Apple can't support their native SDK (Metal) and OpenGL. Microsoft has been doing this for decades with DirectX.
The majority of game developers won't bother with creating Metal versions of their rendering engines. There won't be enough customers to justify it.
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Apple being sued because two-factor authentication on an iPhone or Mac takes too much time...
Yeah, I can see where 22 seconds periodically would be a major drag on your day.ClarityToSee said:I would agree with the lawsuit. The two factor authentication process is time consuming and inconvenient for the users.
Apple should work on another way to strengthen security. What happened to simple and intuitive philosophy of Apple’s?
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Lawsuit blames Apple's 'less safe' FaceTime implementation for fatal traffic accident
Apple doesn't hold the patent for an in-dash cutoff of FaceTime.
They do hold it for a handheld implementation, which is what the crux of the suit is about. Apple has the patent, they haven't used it in a fashion that would have prevented the crash.
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Review: 802.11ac Synology RT2600ac router is the best AirPort replacement we've found yet
It is not.ravnorodom said:Very cool router but not having AirPrint is a let down. But is AirPrint feature really necessary if the printer is already has AirPrint built-in?
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Flaws in Apple's iMac Pro VESA mount fueling new episode of repair anxiety [u]
Our kit is non-magnetic. A previous post in this thread has magnetic ones. We've updated accordingly.tmay said:These are absolutely not zinc screws.
They are either alloy steel, with zinc plating or a black oxide coating, or they are stainless steel. If they are magnetic, then they almost certainly alloy steel.
Personally, I would purchase my own screws; why take a chance?
https://www.mcmaster.com/#standard-socket-head-screws/=1d2ka2h
Get either a Torx grade 8 or a Torx 18-8 stainless steel, and don't use any thread locker, unless you have a speaker, or woofer adjacent to the computer. Even then, I would avoid it. If you aren't going to use a thread locker, put a little oil, grease, or even better, anti-sieze compound, on the screw threads; to prevent metal galling;
https://www.fastenal.com/en/72/galling
Finally, I would hope that the material is at least a 6061-t6 grade of aluminum, rather than a die cast aluminum or zinc alloy.
Regardless of the material detail, the overall point about the screws and the destruction of the iMac Pro by the Apple Store still applies -- and there are other issues, not the least of which is what we talked about in the last six paragraphs.
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How to secure AirDrop on your iPhone to prevent unwanted photos on the subway
Yes, but you still get a thumbnail of the offending picture. You get to see it, whether or not you like it.plovell said:In my experience, even if it's set to "Everyone", you're prompted "Accept" or "Decline" when someone tries to send. Photos and files don't just appear - you have to accept them.
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Review: The 2018 i7 15-inch MacBook Pro is much more than a spec bump
Note for the regulars: In previous years, we may have combined these MacBook Pro reviews into one big one. However, we decided that there were enough differences in both hardware, and target markets to do three pieces.
You'll also note that they have three different authors. That is intentional, and has more to do with getting different perspectives on the hardware, and, frankly, different use cases. The i9 with 32GB of RAM review will be published at around 11AM ET on Sunday morning.
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First look at the new space gray 2018 Mac mini
Those SSDs aren't even close to equivalent in performance. The $200 1TB SSD is 1/6 the speed of the Apple drive.tylersdad said:it is absolutely unbelievable what Apple charges for these things. The base model is $799 and only comes with an I3 processor, 8 GB RAM, and a 128 SSD drive. Want to upgrade to 256 GB? That'll be $200...the cost of a 1TB SSD on Amazon.
Ridiculous.I get where you're coming from, but compare like with like.
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2018 13-inch MacBook Pro review: Apple's lofty promises are finally realized
If you're worried about it, make an appointment with a Genius Bar. They do clean-outs for free, with appointment.mario said:I still don't like the cutouts on the bottom that suck dust in like vacuum cleaner, esp. if you hold the laptop on your lap. Reduces the longevity of the machine quite a bit.
Get it cleaned out regularly, and it won't reduce the longevity.
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Apple issues AirPort Express firmware update adding support for AirPlay 2
It only applies to the 2012 remake, as pictured in the article.libertyforall said:Does it apply to the 2008-2012 sold 802.11n Airport Express (Gen 1)?
Apple's website is ambiguous:
https://support.apple.com/kb/DL1975?locale=en_US
Now, what about adding APFS support to Time Capsules?!
Also, what about iOS Time Capsule file storage access?!!!!!!
