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  • Apple rumored to be testing macOS for M2 iPad Pro

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    Marvin said:
     

    Apple's marketing pushes iPads for students and they are pushing software development as being one of the most important skills young people can learn but they don't allow code compilation on iPads, no C/C++/NodeJS/Python. A dual system setup is an instant fix for this.

    Maybe it doesn't need to be the whole OS running. Mac apps can run in full-screen mode. There may be a way to have a Mac app run in a pane similar to an iPad app. It would just need to be clear that the view wasn't touch enabled. This would be more like running Mac apps on the iPad than running macOS in a similar way to running iOS apps on macOS. The user wouldn't have to think about the OS part and would just open a Mac app like Final Cut and iPad OS takes care of the background system requirements.

    This is why I always think it's a bad idea to position iPad for students as some may take programming courses and that would not be possible with iPad. They would need to get a Mac or Windows. It just makes no sense if iPadOS cannot allow programmers to develop applications using popular languages like Python/NodeJS/C then what good is iPad for other than creative content creation and media consumption? 

    So, maybe if they could modify iPadOS to allow programmers to run those popular programming languages in a small generic VM (like Docker), that would be a huge step. Especially with web development.  
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  • Level Lock+ review: Must-have HomeKit smart lock with Apple Home Key support

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    dasjetta said:
    I tried one of the earlier versions of this lock. It did not have enough torque to actually perform the task of locking the door. Have they improved the strength of the motor?  
    If it requires a lot of torque to lock, then it's probably the door is not aligned correctly or the lock itself is not well lubricated. It should not require much effort to turn. 


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  • Intel's Thunderbolt 5 has twice the speed of Thunderbolt 4

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    I thought Intel abandoned Thunderbolt and will not support further iterations but glad to see it's still committed to it. 


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  • LinkedIn bot battle wipes 50% of Apple employee accounts

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    That's much needed - there are so many fake accounts with agendas, wasting people's time. They need to do the same with employment. I am tired of getting resumes that show lack of qualifications. 
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  • Apple rumored to be testing macOS for M2 iPad Pro

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    crowley said:
    netrox said:
    I can see it easily ported to M2 iPad Pro with today's MacOS - they have the same codebase. 

    But here's the problem - Touch UI. 
    + keyboard
    + mouse
    = no problem
    I've seen plenty of users touch their screens thinking it works like iPads wondering why they don't work for a second, even though they use them a lot. They all own iPads so it's natural for them to still expect MacBook to function the same. 

    That's why the MacOS needs to be updated for touch UI. 


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