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  • Apple cancelled encrypted iCloud plans after the FBI complained

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    I think there's a distinction to be made here. We're talking "end-to-end" encryption – where only the user holds the keys, not Apple.

    I firmly believe that all data in iCloud *is* encrypted today, right now, but in such a way where Apple holds the keys. That way, if the data centers ever got physically compromised, the stored data is encrypted, similar to FileVault on Macs.

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  • Going hands on with Nomad's Base Station Pro -- The first real free-placement Qi charger

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    shrave10 said:
    Don't trust the emf radiation field around these things.  It has not been mass tested enough.  Will let other guinea pigs test it out for me and maybe revisit the tech in ten years.  

    It gives off a very low EMF until a Qi device is placed onto it. Then the two devices "pair" and the field strength is increased. It drops again when removing the device. That's why Qi charging mats have required exact positioning to date... because it's a two-way communication between them (not digital, but EMF). The mat and device can detect when they are "centred" on each other.


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  • Internet Explorer 5 developer describes frustrations of working with Steve Jobs

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    Soli said:
    I believe that IE for Mac was actually the Windows code running under some slow Microsoft emulation libraries for the Mac.  It was horrible.
    The Safari derived Chrome browser runs better on Windows than IE today.  IE Javascript performance is the worst.
    1) Your comment lost me. I don't recall IE for Mac being emulated. It didn't even use the same layout engine as IE for Windows. It is, however, MS code running on the Mac, as noted by the article that it was created in secret by MS in San Jose for the Mac.

    2) I don't recall Chrome ever being derived from Safari. They certainly used the WebKit engine in Safari to create their own browser, which they eventually forked.

    PS: Remember when Apple obtained WebKit and the iPhone launched without websites being idealize for either the engine or the device? How things changed in quickly.

    Apple didn't "obtain" WebKit... they created WebKit... it was a fork from the KDE's HTML and JavaScript engines.
    The WebKit project was started within Apple by Don Melton on June 25, 2001,[13] as a fork of KHTML and KJS.

    For a while, Apple continued to contribute their changes back to the open-source KHTML project, but eventually that stopped because the two projects diverged too much. WebKit lives on as an open-source project heavily invested into by Apple. Chrome initially used it, but eventually forked their own "Blink" project.

    KHTML/KJS   >   WebKit/WebCore/JavaScriptCore   >   Blink


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  • Apple gets FCC approval for Mac Pro tower, and rack-mount version

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    ITGUYINSD said:
    What would one be doing when rack mounting it?  It doesn't have a true server operating system, but a server app (with minimal functionality at that) which runs on top of macOS.

    With racks typically down the hall and in a secure room, how would one use one of these?

    Incorrect. The Server app was merely for management of built-in services. macOS is true, certified UNIX, which means you can install any number of easily-available services onto it. Everything can be installed via Terminal, you don't need a fancy interface to get things installed and configured.

    I run a full web server setup on my MacBook Air for my web development. Nearly identical setup to what I run on my 20+ production servers (all Ubuntu Linux-based). Same software.

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  • Mac Pro, Pro Display XDR orders start December 10

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    M68000 said:
    Looking forward to watching real world reviews of this new computer and monitor.  Yes it may seem expensive, but when you think that it's possible to get 10 years out of a computer this powerful and this monitor will certainly not be obsolete any time soon - is it really that expensive over time ?   Instead of buying 2 or 3 high end desktops\laptops in 10 years - just buy this... 
    I think it all depends on what you're doing. I doubt any serious professional (company) is gonna buy one and expect it to last 10yrs. For most companies the standard length they keep a computer around (Mac or PC) is 3yrs before its considered EOL (End of Life). That doesn't mean its useless, its just a standard some companies go by. 

    I could be living in a totally different world, but I've seen companies (and myself!) hold onto the same computers for 10 years. My current laptop is 6 years old and still good as new, running Mojave. And do you remember the XP years? Windows XP lasted 10 years, and people ran it on the same hardware that whole time. So the three-year timespan is questionable in my mind, and I think the Mac Pro has 10 years in it, easy. It's a real workhorse.
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