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Bug in macOS Ventura is breaking some networks
According to a Reddit thread, the SMB issue seems to be connected to custom icons on the network shares. Once I mapped my shares directly to folders instead of the drives (which have hard-coded custom icons via SoftRAID), hunted down any custom icons within the shared folders, and removed any custom icons from the backup jobs that copy from my MacBook Pro to the shares on my Mac mini server, SMB started working reliably for me again. I only encountered the issue after upgrading to 13.2.
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Apple Original sci-fi drama 'Invasion' renewed for third season
Great, now do “For All Mankind”, which has surprisingly not been renewed yet. With the news that production on “Foundation” has been halted amidst budget issues, it’s starting to look like Apple is becoming more budget-conscious with its big sci-fi franchises. If they can maintain the quality of the shows at lower budgets, that’s great, but it would be sad to see such big creative swings hobbled or even cancelled because Apple wants to see an even bigger profit margin on Services revenue.
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iPad mini 6 review: One year later, still a great reader and streamer
I owned the iPad mini 6 for about a year, and agree with just about everything in this piece, except for the criticism of the lack of FaceID. I ended up selling my mini to a friend when I finally came to the conclusion that, for a certain subset of my reading, I really need a larger screen, much as I would miss the hand-holdability of the mini. In the process of trying to find the best fit for my needs, I tried a 2018 11" iPad Pro, a 2020 iPad Air, and a 2022 M1 iPad Air (my final pick), and to my great surprise, I found that FaceID was actually more of an irritant than a benefit on a hand-held iPad, and it's related to a change that Apple made when they first moved TouchID to the top/power button.When TouchID was in the Home Button, you could rest your finger on the button to unlock the iPad, then press the button to "open" the iPad and go to the Home Screen. FaceID only takes care of the first step of that process - unlocking the iPad - but you still have to swipe up on the screen (or press a key on an attached keyboard) to get to the Home Screen. With TouchID in the power button, Apple had to get rid of the second step, as pressing the power button would turn off the screen, and it would be very awkward to do TouchID at the top of the device, then swipe up from the bottom of the device to get to the Home Screen. Instead, power button TouchID goes straight to the Home Screen - I honestly find it faster and more convenient than FaceID because it doesn't require the second step. For an iPad that's used primarily with a Magic Keyboard, FaceID is probably the better option, as hitting a key takes the place of the swipe gesture, but for an iPad that is used primarily as a tablet, I prefer power button TouchID (unless Apple changes FaceID to get rid of the second step).
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Monitor Roundup: The best external displays to use with your Mac
I wish there were more smaller hiDPI displays available - after owning two 27" iMacs and a 21.5", I prefer the latter, especially with the availability of 4K resolution now. Unfortunately, the only 4k display at that size is the LG sold only by Apple, and it's a bit of an odd duck, since it's USB-C rather than Thunderbolt 3. On top of the lack of a FaceTime camera, there's the bewildering decision to put USB-C ports on the 4K display that only run at USB2 speed - anything that isn't hamstrung by the speed (Wacom tablets, keyboards, etc) would still need a USB-A to USB-C adapter, for which you get no benefit at all; should have just put USB-A ports on it. -
NBC's cash-strapped 'Breaking News' app & social media feeds to shut down this week
The abject ignorance being exhibited here is galling, and obviously comes from people who have never actually used the app (and one who apparently used to, but made an incorrect assumption after the NBC purchase).
As the story states, the most recent reviews on the App Store are mourning the loss of the app because it pulled from many sources around the world, and didn't editorialize at all. It didn't just link to NBC after the purchase - how could it, when it was literally a Breaking News app? NBC didn't break every story domestically, let alone world-wide, so relying on NBC wouldn't have made sense.
I will certainly miss it, as it was a consistent source of world-wide news that I otherwise would not have seen.
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Apple updates iPadOS, but just to fix something on only the iPad 10
Uh, that illustration is an iPad that doesn’t exist.
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Apple's new M2 iPad Air has a nine-core GPU, despite original claims to the contrary
The benchmarks quote an M2 Pro chip with 10 GPU cores - the M2 Pro has either 16 or 19 GPU cores, so the quoted benchmark is from the standard “non-binned” version of the M2 (which has 10 GPU cores).
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Apple may need to lower MagSafe in iPhone 17 to fit hugely larger camera bumps
I have a 15 Pro in Blue with 94% battery health, and I’m likely to keep it for another year at this point. That said, MagSafe is one of my concerns with the new "camera mesa”, as I use an original Apple MagSafe puck with a 3rd party stand at night, and the phone will only connect properly for standby mode in specific orientations that keep the very small frame around the MagSafe puck from hitting the 15 Pro’s camera bump. The “mesa” on the upcoming phones takes away the space even for that, so I don’t think an 18 Pro would work with my current stand if MagSafe isn’t moved down.
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Sonnet Echo 13 Thunderbolt 5 SSD Dock review: Speedy storage, legacy ports, great price
Very impressive, especially with the storage included at those prices. One small edit, though: I count four Thunderbolt 5 ports (2 front, 2 back), not five as stated in the review.
