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  • How to import your old passwords into the new Apple Passwords

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    xyzzy-xxx said:
    I won't use any password manager that puts my data into any cloud in order to synchronize. Using Safe+ synchronization is done via WiFi and data is kept on my devices.
    Then you don't understand how Apple's iCloud works (or how easy it can be to intercept Wi-Fi signals).

    Apple doesn't get "your passwords." They get an encrypted file they can't open. The passwords can only be decrypted on device.

    By all means, keep using Safe+ if you prefer it. There are several high-quality password managers around (not you, Lastpass). But the Apple Passwords app has the security you say is important, and much more importantly it will get your mom and dad and other people who didn't grow up to be computer nerds to FINALLY use an organized password system.
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  • Generation gaps: How much faster Apple Silicon gets with each release

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    netrox said:
    Exactly why do we need to keep adding more CPU cores when most creative oriented applications would benefit from having more GPU cores? 
    Not that I’m the last word on this topic, but to put this VERY simply CPUs do math and GPUs take that math and manipulate pixels. Graphics are created through math, so more CPUs enable GPUs to do their job better.

    More GPUs are needed when you have really really large screens/more screens. More CPUs are needed when you need more graphics.
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  • Apple takes a three-day week for its Mac launches

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    Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday: exciting new Macs.

    Thursday: record-breaking fiscal Q4 earnings!

    Friday: We’re buying Pixelmator!

    Turns out it WAS a week of exciting Apple announcements!
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  • Hands on: Apple's USB-C accessories leave us wanting more

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    I am absolutely 100 percent neutral on the placement of the Magic Mouse charging port. Once every six months or so, I get a notice that the battery on the Magic Mouse needs charging (I don’t use the Mouse as often as I use my other machine’s Magic Trackpad).

    I ignore the warning, but I make a mental note to plug in the mouse before I go to bed. Mouse continues to work as normal for the entire rest of the day.

    Plug in the mouse when I am done with that machine. Next day, unplug the mouse. Good for other “X” number of months of use.

    People who whine about the placement of the charging port just like whining about petty BS. Apple put that port there deliberately because they DO NOT want you to use it as a wired mouse. If you want a wired mouse, buy one.

    PS. Memo to the people who leave their Magic Keyboard or Magic Trackpad plugged in 100 percent of the time: you’re (slowly) ruining the battery.
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  • Judge awards Apple a token $250 in its latest lawsuit against Masimo

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    CLS9 said:
    So when can we expect our blood oxygen app to be restored?
    You can't. Masimo is not budging, Apple is not budging. Until that changes, it's a stalemate -- with the courts tending to side with Masimo's arguments.
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