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  • Apple pulls the plug on macOS Server

    DavidEsratiDavidEsrati
    I guess there is no "Server" for the rest of us.
    When they stripped out features- my small business which depended on it's features was thrown into a mess of problems-
    much like when our last Airport Extreme bit the dust.
    Gone was our easy internal messenger-
    gone was our internal wiki and dns setups.
    Our file sharing permissions started going wonky.
    Our centralized Time machine died-
    and - all of a sudden first we have to try the VPP system of software licenses- then the even more complicated Apple business manager- which wasn't set up for business at all- but for schools.
    The whole concept of Apple ID- for a shop with multiple computers- owned by a company- and assigned to employees- got super complicated-
    and it was super frustrating.
    Now- we have a raspberry pi running our DNS and our Wiki
    we're constantly having our apple messages go to personal phones instead of computers-
    time machine- may or may not work with the remote drives- and stops frequently.
    File sharing permissions get garbled more and more-
    And in a day when collaboration is all the rage-
    we're using fontbase to manage fonts-
    and a bunch of other programs that are halfassed collaboration tools- that should be where Apple is scoring big time.
    I wonder if anyone at Apple remembers when Apple was a small business?
    Because they sure don't act like they care about mine.
    Bring back Apple server. Please. Please. With all of it's ease of use capabilities.
    dewmeravnorodomAlex1Nboboliciousdarkvadermarc gcincyteeappleinsideruserdocno42

  • Jony Ive designs $60,000 turntable for Scottish hi-fi pioneers

    DavidEsratiDavidEsrati
    I used to sell Linn in the early 80's.
    They've totally lost touch with the masses.
    Truly a company of the 1% now.
    Sad- because it was amazing stuff at one time.
    Zero customer support now.
    baconstangAlex_V9secondkox2dewmewatto_cobra

  • Apple apologizes for iPad Pro 'Crush' ad after massive backlash

    DavidEsratiDavidEsrati
    I fixed the ad for them

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  • Apple Vision Pro $3,499 mixed-reality headset launches at WWDC after years of rumors

    DavidEsratiDavidEsrati
    Thankfully the internet and this forum wasn't around when the original Macintosh was introduced.
    Cost $2500 then- and all the specs sucked.
    This is an amazing piece of tech- way ahead of its time and the competition.
    If you want cheap- get a Quest.
    If you want something visionary- ahead of it's time- this is the product.
    Steve Jobs would have loved it.
    StrangeDayshammeroftruthBootcampwilliamlondontmayiqatedoRudeBoyRudy9secondkox2xixoAlex_V

  • Intel takes aim at Apple, instead shoots itself in the dongle

    DavidEsratiDavidEsrati
    I hope it wakes the morons at Apple up.
    My 2020 Mac Book pro barely qualifies as pro.
    A "pro computer" that I need a dongle to hook up to an external projector, monitor or ethernet.
    A pro computer that ditched the brilliant mag safe power cable.
    A pro computer than no longer allows me to stick an SD card in it.
    A pro computer that requires a dongle to connect a USB A jump drive- the industry standard way of walking files.

    And- they gouge me on the price of RAM, Storage by 3 to 10x what everyone else charges.
    With no user replaceable parts- and barely serviceable.

    And that was my Intel machine.
    Now- my M1 MacMini- can't connect to my Drobo- which is a 72 TB paperweight.
    Gee - thanks Apple.
    baconstangdocno42nowayout11williamlondontobian

  • Mark Zuckerberg says the Vision Pro doesn't present 'any breakthroughs'

    DavidEsratiDavidEsrati
    chutzpah said:
    Meh, I'm not sure what else you'd expect him to say. 

    He should have said he's glad Apple has entered the arena, years late, overpriced, and with nothing shipping.
    But- PR is a lost art.
    williamlondonbaconstangpscooter63FileMakerFellerjony0

  • Jony Ive wanted to combine MacBook Pro and MacBook Air lines

    DavidEsratiDavidEsrati
    Jony Ive is a stylist and ruined the MacBook Pro so he could make a case for his tiny toy- the MacBook Air.
    The keyboards were useless, they ditched magsafe - you needed a dongle for everything.
    Jony Ive leaving was the best move Apple could make.
    Now if someone would talk some sense into Apple about getting serious about small business and return Apple Server- and fix Apple ID to work easily for corporate owned devices we might actually get somewhere.
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  • Apple executives say creating Mac Studio was 'overwhelming'

    DavidEsratiDavidEsrati
    This computer would never have made it to daylight if Jony Ive was still at Apple.
    Ports- plenty of them- even in the front? Unbelievable.
    Looks like it can cool itself- and isn't a funky shape that no one knows what to do with- ie Cube or Trash Can Mac Pro.
    Still not upgradeable- no slots- while every PC in this price range can and does do both.
    I'm waiting on one. We'll see what it runs like when it shows up.
    williamlondonwilliamh

  • Apple's 'Crush' iPad Pro ad sparks intense backlash from creatives

    DavidEsratiDavidEsrati
    Supposedly Apple apologized for the ad- and won't be running it.
    I fixed the ad for them

    williamlondon

  • Apple employees urge management to act on Gaza conflict

    DavidEsratiDavidEsrati
    Interesting. No worries about the fighting in Ukraine?
    Or any other conflicts around the world?

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