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  • Seven years later, Apple was right to kill off the 3.5mm headphone jack

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    Wired headphones just sound better. Period.
    I use Etymōtic (ER4SR and HF3 headset) and (Grado RS-1X and SR325) headphones.

    I found dongles that let me listen AND charge simultaneously, so no problem with no headphone jack.

    Yes, I have AirPod Pros which I HATE. Mediocre sound and they never feel comfortable and constantly fall out. 

    The real question…
    Why does the iPhone still have a Lightning port instead of a USB-C port?
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  • Apple Music Classical waltzes onto iPhone

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    Downloaded Apple Classical just to have a look. I’m not interested in music subscriptions.

    It seems OK, not great. I did some searching for a few things and the variety of recordings, meaning different recordings of the same work, is very limited. That’s probably because they’re still signing up different record labels. I HOPE that’s it. 

    A lot of stuff I like, like French Baroque opera or Franco-Flemish polyphony, is pretty much missing. 
    Although, they seem to have the entire catalogue of Capella Pratensis, a fantastic polyphony ensemble from the Netherlands. But I have all their CDs already. 

    They seem to want to continue certain musical prejudices, like a Baroque introduction section with Bach, Händel and Vivaldi ONLY, like it’s 1970 or something.

    As mentioned, the whole Playlist metaphor just doesn’t work with multiple movement classical compositions.
    A symphony isn’t 4 or 5 “songs”, a concerto isn’t 3 “songs”. 
    They make some very strange combinations of pieces in some of the different playlists, but no complete works! 
    It reminds me of a New York “classical” radio station that decided to only play fast movements, nothing vocal, no contemporary music.

    AND AirPlay is missing entirely! 

    No doubt the app will improve over time. At this point, it seems a little half-baked and not ready for prime time.
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  • Meta's 11,000 job cuts may be only the beginning

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    Of course it's far easier to slash "low-level" jobs than company executives EVER give up any of their obscene levels of pay in order to keep employees on the job who actually DO the work.

    Disposable workers.
    Serfdom.


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  • Apple warns developers it will pull apps without recent updates from the App Store

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    itinj24 said:
    Ridiculous... I have an app that’s pretty much one of a kind and works really well. Hasn’t been updated in a while but why should it if it works?  

    Funny thing is, Apple always breaks a lot of things with their software updates .

     No need to update for the sake of updating.  
    That last line is exactly what I say over and over again. I might be one of only a handful of people in the world that still uses Mojave but I like iTunes and would prefer to not give it up until I have to. I like my operating system the way it is and don’t need any changes.
    I finally bit the bullet and upgraded to Monterey from Mojave.
    There were a few old 32-bit applications that I was running, like Adobe CS6, but got tired of weird compatibility issues. I also got education pricing on Adobe rental fees.

    Agreed that iTunes is MUCH better than the Music app. I had to completely rebuild my music library after the update because of what Monterey AND iOS 15 did. Missing albums. scrambled artwork, randomly reassigned genres. Most of my 1050 complete albums were affected! A nightmare. Hours of work to make it right.

    Reading the Apple Support Forums, MANY people, DJs, teachers, professors, trainers, lost all their Playlists. ALL of them.
    Apple had no answers on how to restore them. Luckily I didn't have playlists.

    Monterey is buggy as hell, too. My wife complains about it. That's DEFINITELY not a good thing.

    Apple has gotten REALLY sloppy, I must say. My first Mac was a 512K, so I've seen it ALL!
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  • Zoom 5.0 update bolsters encryption, adds meeting security features

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    ravnorodom said:
    My son's school uses Zoom. My work colleges use Zoom. My wife's company uses Zoom. College virtual tours also use Zoom. Funny how Zoom becomes the standard out of no where. Zoom is great only for local conference. For oversea conference, Microsoft Teams work the best without flaws.
    There's lots of crappy software that became "standards".
    Word, Excel, Windows, AutoCAD…
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  • Lock Socket Review: Effective charger loss prevention

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    Sorry, but that kludge won’t work with modern Decora style receptacles. 
    Outlets with center screws only belong in the back of closets or in the basement or garage. 😜

    For my Apple chargers I picked up Blockhead sideways charging plugs from tenonedesign.

    They replace the folding plug on the charger and it sits flat against the wall, not sticking out, ready to fall out.
    It’s MUCH better!

    https://tenonedesign.com/blockhead.php
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  • Apple releases updated $199 iPod touch with A10 Fusion, up to 256GB of storage

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    Too bad they didn't release a 512GB, or even a 1TB version.
    That would be perfect as a secondary music source and not run down my iPhone's battery.
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  • Compared: New AirPods Pro versus original AirPods Pro

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    So do the new version still fall out and require constant adjustment to get them to sort of fit?

    Because of the abysmal fit, I rarely use my AirPods Pro, the need for constant adjustments and sticking them back in.
    I tried all the ear piece sizes. Large has fewer problems.

    I got some neoprene replacements from Amazon which are much better. They stay in place more and comfort is better.
    Apple should really address that issue.
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  • Apple debuts third-generation Apple Pencil with USB-C charging

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    No pressure sensitivity? WHAT?!?!?!!

    Good thing I still have my Gen. 2 Apple Pencil. (A couple of 1st gen pencils kicking around, too.)
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  • Zuckerberg's Apple Vision Pro hot take just gave him a Ballmer iPhone moment

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    rteichman said:
    The Quest hardware looks like Fisher-Price junk now, next to the VP. 
    Fisher-Price does a very good business selling its “junk”, and I think their target audience would hardly call it junk.
    Two-year olds aren't a particularly discerning audience. 😜
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