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I suspect the Apple Pencil 2 and the landscape camera are mutually exclusive. The Pencil 2 charges when it snaps to the "top" of the iPad (when used in landscape orientation). There's a window on the side of the iPad Pro for the inductive charger,…
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As a die-hard Apple geek, of course I had a day-one iPad. But it turns out it its killer application for me was iBooks, as a devoted reader. The first-generation iPad was... usable... as an e-reader. Until the third-generation device with the Retin…
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From the pictures, I'd expect LockPickingLawyer to first try an attack against that pitiful latch with a thin metal shim. Alternatively, he might try a strong magnet to move the latch. As an IT security professional, the USB charging issue suggests…
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Being a Wacom, you’d better like Catalina, because it will be months after the next macOS comes out before they release drivers for it. And you’d better be prepared for them to drop support for it when the next model comes out. You’re much better…
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What, no iOS 13.1.1 Supplemental Update 1?
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Metriacanthosaurus said: It really doesn’t make any sense that anyone should have this problem to begin with. If you have wall switches, you have no business using Philips Hue. There are several far more appropriate ways to achieve smart home…
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Last year, the Smart Keyboard of my iPad Pro 10.5" stopped working, likely due to a broken wire in the hinge. It was under warranty. I made the mistake of opting for an in-store replacement. After the 45-minute drive to the nearest store, it was th…
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The Apple retail experience has gotten steadily worse in the last few years, especially when you have a problem. Yes, the ability to pay via app is nice... except that it's not clear what products on the shelves you can actually do that with. It tu…
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I’m about as rabid an Apple fan as one can find, but at this point, even I have to say that Apple has lost their mojo under Cook. Yeah, Apple had misfires under Jobs, but not of the same magnitude or frequency. And the products were generally bette…
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The original AirPort was important, because it was the first readily available consumer-grade WiFi router. But subsequent models had more problems than benefits. The AirPort Express brought an audio output jack... but it also required that you plu…
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Did your receiver indicate it was receiving a Dolby Atmos bitstream, or were you hearing music from the ceiling speakers because the Dolby Surround function of Dolby Atmos was automatically upmixing the stereo bitstream to an Atmos experience? "Dol…
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macxpress said: They do in their A-Series chips and they work quite well, but I'm not sure how well it would work pushing the size/resolution of screens Apple uses for its Macs. Maybe they'd be good. Or, maybe they're also working on a desktop …
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It's unlikely it will support Dolby TrueHD; the bitrate is just too high for most users. Dolby Atmos works as a layer on top of Dolby TrueHD, Dolby AC-4, or Dolby Digital Plus (E-AC-3). Since DD+ is already used by services like Netflix, I'd suspect…
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I bought one. I'm thinking hard about taking it back. First, it's LOUD. On low, it's as loud as my old LG on high. The HomeKit support is super-basic. You can turn it on and off, and set the temperature. You can't switch between "cool" and "eco" …
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If you want to replace your AirPort, I recommend Ubiquiti’s AmpliFi system. You can choose between a base system that includes a small cube-shaped router/base station, or packages that add one or two remote mesh access points. It can be configured v…
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Fix HomeKit on the Apple Watch. When you open the Home app, it seems responsive for a second or so... and then becomes unresponsive for several seconds while it loads device statuses, etc. When this happens, sometimes it queues up taps, sometimes it…
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Mike Wuerthele said: Bubblelicious said: Your instructions are incorrect. Disabling the root user doesn't help. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15800676 says "You're enabling the root user EVERY time you use this vulnerability. …
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The AirPort devices shouldn't need patching for this vulnerability. Access points should only need patching if they support 802.11r "fast roaming," and Apple's AirPort line never included support for that protocol. The vulnerability affects the las…