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  • Apple Maps still calls it the Gulf of Mexico, and politicians are upset

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    It's worth mentioning that Mexico has more miles along the coast with 1,743 miles compared with 1,680 miles for the USA.
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  • Apple insists 8GB unified memory equals 16GB regular RAM

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    It is worth noting, that Adobe recommends 16gb ram for Lightroom on both windows and mac.

    Apparently there are some issues with Adobe's memory management with apple silicon. If this is resolved, then I guess Apple might be correct!
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  • Apple Notes in iOS 18 looks to up the ante with Microsoft OneNote

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    If Apple Notes is to truly compete with OneNote, then it needs to be cross-platform. I use a Windows PC at work, and as such, use OneNote for work-related notes. In a way, it's useful that it is separate from my personal notes, but it would be useful if I had direct access to my Apple Notes within Windows. Or at least update the cloud web browser version to bring feature parity with the native mac/ios versions as it's currently missing crucial features.
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  • Apple insists 8GB unified memory equals 16GB regular RAM

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    jpellino said:
    It is worth noting, that Adobe recommends 16gb ram for Lightroom on both windows and mac.

    Apparently there are some issues with Adobe's memory management with apple silicon. If this is resolved, then I guess Apple might be correct!
    Adobe.  *sigh*.  They go their own way on lots of things - they also got caught flatfooted on the switch to Intel.  That part where Jobs reminded everyone that they'd been telling devs to use Xcode for years, so now you can flip a switch on the compiler?  Yeah, Adobe was rolling their own and spent the better part of a year before they had PS native on Intel.  For contrast, watch this ( skip to the portion from 11:00 - 16:00) 

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcHQXMAd0c0


    Yes. And the frustrating thing is, that so many "creatives" like myself use Adobe software almost all day, every day, and many of us choose MacOS over Windows to run it on. I would even go as far as to suggest that Adobe users are the core user base of Macbook Pros.

    Considering how close Apple and Adobe's relationship has been over the years (pretty much since the invention of postscript), and they were at the M1 launch (IIRC) espousing how easy it was to transition software to Apple Silicon AND their own system requirements recommend at least 16GB ram for most of the creative suite. There is no sense in releasing a Macbook with the Pro moniker with only 8GB ram.
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  • Apple's upcoming low-cost MacBook: Colorful and affordable

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    So it's a large ipad, with a fixed keyboard, no touch screen and runs MacOS. It will sell by the bucketload.

    Personally, I'd love to see Apple revisit the 12" MacBook with this processor instead. It was a brilliant design, just hampered by dreadful performance.
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  • Masimo CEO: Apple users are better off without Apple Watch pulse oximetry

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    When my wife was very poorly after having Covid, the GP gave her an oximeter and told her to use it several times a day, log the results and if it goes below 95%, call emergency services or go straight to A&E.

    She didn't have to continually measure nor did she have to wear it overnight. 

    As such, I would guess for most people with these types of health problems that need occasional monitoring, the Apple Watch oximeter is just fine. If you have a health problem that needs continual monitoring, then obviously an Apple Watch isn't up to the task, and nor is an off-the-shelf oximeter. You'll probably be in hospital.
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  • Nothing CEO takes shots at Apple, ludicrously says that apps are going away

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    hmurchison said:
    I am enjoying watching Tech companies flounder.     Most of them lost the plot along time ago.  

    In the infancy of the home computing revolution the messaging was far more empowering and it had to 

    be because the Internet wasn't a thing.  


    Today computing users are disempowered at alarming levels.  Companies want to employ this "let me do it for you" 

    ideology.  Nothing is swimming in the same VC infested waters that all of these other companies are.   They're all  

    singing the same tune "you can trust me to be your only source".  The lack of outrage about Snowden's reveal 

    told the people that matter that consumers don't care about privacy and thus sovereignty of their digital lives.  

    People are bored with technology because they've been told that they should just consume content and if they dare be 

    creative why now have AI crank out some derivative images and prose for you.  "Let me do it for you" 

    Just like I don't do everything for my children because I realize it will only hinder their executive function.  The companies 

    are driven by the love of profit,  not my well being or possibility of improving my executive function.   I keep returning to Barry Schwartz's Paradox of Choice.  

    At least Apple has given people the choice to disengage Apple Intelligence.    I'm getting CoPilot and Gemini crammed down 

    my throat whether I want to or not. 
    It reminds me of the dot.com bubble in the late nineties. That bubble burst not long after, and normality ensued.  Perhaps AI will go the same way?

    PS, you don't have to press return at the end of every line. It makes for difficult reading.
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  • Apple insists 8GB unified memory equals 16GB regular RAM

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    YP101 said:
    Regular people do not load 40GB of RAW picture(s) image on their laptop or desktop.
    Regular people do not compile application and test complex enterprise software.
    Then those people don't need a Macbook PRO. A lesser specced Air would be more than ample.
    YP101 said:
    Why the professional people complain about RAM size? Either your company willing to pay what they need or your own business can paid off higher RAM upgrade.
    It is business expenses.

    If regular people think they need more RAM then they still stuck on old windows experience.
    I disagree. Not every "professional" person can justify and write off the cost. I have a work-issued PC in the office for my job as a graphic designer. But I still want a high enough spec machine for my own work outside of my job - and I just happen to prefer mac rather than windows for my personal stuff.

    There's plenty of amateur photographers and other creatives who like using Macs who do process loads of raw images on a regular basis (actually, I do this too)

    Or there's the army of video bloggers and youtubers who regularly process ultra-HD footage as a hobby.

    If I'm going to be plonking down a substantial amount of money for my hobby and personal work, I'd rather future-proof it by getting more RAM than the base model so it will last me at least the next 5-7 years.


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  • iPadOS 26 fixes nearly everything wrong with the platform after everyone already left

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    Whilst I welcome the changes that iPadOS 26 brings, finally freeing it from its iOS-based shackles, it does seem like they are trying to Mac-i-fy the iPad with the additions of a menu bar, pointer, beefed-up Files app, and Expose-style multitasking. At this point, it makes you wonder whether they should just stick MacOS on the damned thing, particularly, if like the author, you want full-fat apps and not stripped down iPad versions of apps.
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  • Apple plans low-cost MacBook based on iPhone processor

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    So it's an iPad, without a touch screen, with a fixed keyboard and runs MacOS.

    .... I don't get it.
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