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My memory of the last time Apple did this was that it caused real issues with folks who did not accept the new terms. You could not log out of your account without accepting the terms, and you were perpetually hit with must agree to keep using the …
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Or... Take a deep breath and sleep on it. Do you really need that new phone?
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mdirvin said: My wife gets multiple versions of this every day. I very seldom do, I don't know where she goes, or what she does on the internet. She is constantly getting scam e-mails that her Cosco, Sirius, or icloud subscription has lapsed…
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dewme said: I haven’t picked up a CD, DVD, or Blue Ray disc in 5-6 years. Like others have said the SuperDrive doesn’t play well with non-Apple devices. I still have a Samsung alternative that seems to work okay with other platforms. It’s sit…
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Quinctilius_Varus said: I can recommend i41CX (by AL Software) for iOS if you like RPN. It is a faithful replica of the amazing HP41CX (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HP-41C). My trusty 41CX from the '80s is still going strong and sees re…
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MitchT11 said: Why is there no debate on the fact that the mouse is ergonomically horrible? I have regular hands, average size guys with average hands for my 5' 9" height. The natural position of my index finger when I'm holding the Magic Mou…
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dewme said: OctoMonkey said: dewme said: Yet again a clever proof of concept. He’s basically created a “magic shoe” for the Magic Mouse that allows the mouse to be used while charging. It works. But it’s pretty obvious from the …
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AppleZulu said: OctoMonkey said: AppleZulu said: OctoMonkey said: AppleZulu said: Pancake said: foregoneconclusion said: It only takes a few minutes to get 8-9 hours of charge using the port on the bo…
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AppleZulu said: OctoMonkey said: AppleZulu said: Pancake said: foregoneconclusion said: It only takes a few minutes to get 8-9 hours of charge using the port on the bottom. The complaints about the location were al…
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JMStearnsX2 said: I'm of the opinion that Apple has never made a good mouse. They are always uncomfortable and ergonomically bad, and I feel that the touch stuff on the last few versions is a bad idea. I like to have actual buttons on my mous…
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AppleZulu said: Pancake said: foregoneconclusion said: It only takes a few minutes to get 8-9 hours of charge using the port on the bottom. The complaints about the location were always inane. 100%. It’s never been an issue …
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dewme said: Yet again a clever proof of concept. He’s basically created a “magic shoe” for the Magic Mouse that allows the mouse to be used while charging. It works. But it’s pretty obvious from the implementation why Apple never chose to go …
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tht said: OctoMonkey said: Wesley Hilliard said: bigcountry said: So... what good does this do when most iPhone owners have their phone in a case that has very poor thermal conductivity? Getting the heat off of the bat…
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kellie said: Apple needs to develop a back that isn’t made entirely of glass. Glass is a poor conductor of heat. Apple needs to improve software efficiency of the OS and the their apps. Fewer cycles equals less heat. Improve their cases t…
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Wesley Hilliard said: bigcountry said: So... what good does this do when most iPhone owners have their phone in a case that has very poor thermal conductivity? Getting the heat off of the battery and the processor is the first prior…
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dewme said: How would someone mindlessly gaze at TikTok and YouTube videos, monitor their Facebook and Twitter/X feeds, or journal about their latest chicken salad or latte experiences with only an Apple Watch or this device? I can defin…
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I wonder if they would do better offering the device for $49.95 and a $49.95 per month subscription fee (with the first month included in the purchase price). It doubles the monthly cost, but with nothing up front. While there is a fair bit of tec…
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Mike Wuerthele said: OctoMonkey said: Mike Wuerthele said:You can use any Mac, even that older Intel one to get the job done, depending on your level of patience."Even with the installed Brainstorm accelerator, my Mac Plus is just …
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Mike Wuerthele said:You can use any Mac, even that older Intel one to get the job done, depending on your level of patience."Even with the installed Brainstorm accelerator, my Mac Plus is just taking forever to do 4K transcodes... 8 months and …
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Merydes said: Apple's artificial intelligence cannot handle the Polish language, Siri does not speak this language I thought the entire idea of AI is that is learns... shouldn't it be able to learn Polish?