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Is it safe to leave your Mac plugged in and always on?
I'm using a MacBook in clamshell mode pluggged in 24/7 with the free AlDente app to limit charging to 60%. Works great.
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Justice Department asserts it could demand source code, signing key from Apple
Maybe Apple should headquarter themselves in Switzerland if the FBI are going to behave like this. How depressingly moronic.
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LastPass password vaults crackable for $100, alleges 1Password
The subscription model sucks but I probably would have paid it. It’s the loss of the local vault support that was the dealbreaker for me. The non-native Mac app was just rubbing salt into the wound.charlesatlas said:
Ditto. I paid for the 1Password app and then all of a sudden I would have to pay every year? No, thanks.robin huber said:They lost me when they switched to a subscription model. Hate all these vampire subscriptions!
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Compared: Apple AirTag vs Tile Pro and Chipolo One Spot
Three things:ITGUYINSD said:(...)
What does Chipolo have over an AirTag (tldr, you know...)
- They have a keyring loop so no need for a fob
- They may well be cheaper
- They may not have the anti-stalking feature. This could be a good thing if you are using it as (say) a bike anti-theft device and you don’t want the thief to get a ping!
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'iPhone 14 Pro' to feature 48MP camera, new report corroborates
“It's likely that the device would feature 48MP images for brightly lit subjects”No it wouldn’t. This talk of 48mp cameras is a bit silly. Even in optimum conditions the resultant picture isn’t likely to be 48mp, it will still be 12mp because of 4:1 pixel binning. A 48mp sensor small enough to fit in a smartphone would produce terrible 48mp pictures! -
GM's CarPlay replacement doesn't work well, and has a long road ahead of it
Exactly. And that’s the only way they could achieve that ludicrous figure of $25bn anyway. They won’t be ‘losing’ that revenue to Apple, they just want to sell additional services that by and large people already have on their phones!DAalseth said:To GM, the software is a potential big earner for the company. It reckons that digital services could produce up to $25 billion in revenue per yearFor me that’s the deal breaker right there. They want to sell me a subscription along with their car. No, I am not signing up to a subscription just so I can use the features in my car. I stopped even looking at GM when OnStar came out, and this is even worse. If I need roadside assistance or a map, that’s what my phone is for. I don’t need another service, another monthly bill, to get the same thing.
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External drive support in macOS Sonoma is partially broken, and it's probably Apple's faul...
ExFAT is an ancient format. There really ought to be something better. I used to use HFS+ with MacDrive on the PC which worked fine
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First major Threads update adds some highly desired features
You can create a new account within Insta and use that for Threads, then nuke that if you want to leave.Cesar Battistini Maziero said:Let the data collection continue.....Are you able to delete the account without deleting instagram?
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FireWire may finally be dead in macOS 26 & Apple isn't looking back
And FW Target Mode. Boot up holding Command T and the Mac becomes an external hard-drive on the connected Mac.citpeks said:Remembrances of FireWire would be incomplete without mentioning the procedure to reset the FireWire bus -- unplug all devices, powering down the Mac, and waiting for some time period I don't recall. Or something to that effect.I also remember fondly the Iomega parallel to FW adapter for my portable Zip drive and the FW LaCie 250gb external hard drive.My dear old G3 iMac DV may have only come with a 10gb hard drive and USB 1.0 but FireWire kept it going for years!
RIP
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Justice Department asserts it could demand source code, signing key from Apple
McCarthy was a drunk and a bully who remains a byword for 'demagogic, reckless, and unsubstantiated accusations, as well as public attacks on the character or patriotism of political opponents.' (Wikipedia).tallest skil said:
McCarthy was a national hero.michael_c said:The FBI's actions are a repeat of the McCarthyism era - coercion, intimidation and deceit.
