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  • New phishing scam masquerades as Apple support call

    sphericspheric
    king editor the grate said:
    urashid said:
    Didn't do a good job with the language but I hear that is on purpose.

    Really? That's the thing that is an instant tip-off.
    Yes, which is exactly the point: 

    Scammers need slightly dim victims. Somebody smart or savvy is bound to smell a rat at some point, and all effort up to then is wasted work. 

    Weeding the time-wasters out from the start is good business practice for a scammer. 
    king editor the gratewatto_cobraurashid

  • Apple needs to open source Safari...

    sphericspheric
    WebKit, the rendering engine of Safari, has been open-source for a decade and a half. 
    gatorguymikef

  • Upgrading My Macbook Pro for Music Production

    sphericspheric
    I bought a 15" back in late 2016 for the quad-core, coming from an early 2011 13" dual-core, for Logic and Mainstage work. 

    As much as I love the big display and appreciate the lightness and lack of bulk on the 15", the quad-core is well enough for my purposes, and your choice is exactly the machine I would buy if I were in the market today, except with 1 TB internal storage. 

    Transferring everything from the old machine to the new is dead-simple: Make new Time Machine backup of the old machine, hook up the new one when prompted, let 'er run. 
    Everything will be transferred. 

    Most plug-ins will need to be de-/re-authorised. 

    Note that the new machines come with macOS Mojave, with NO way to downgrade. So you need to be certain that your plug-ins and drivers are compatible with the new OS. 

    I keep a compatibility list of plug-ins and software and drivers that I duplicate for every major system upgrade, with yes/no/unknown and a field for support links and the like to look up for compatibility updates. Make sure you check the iLok software, as well. 

    A good starter list ist here: 
    DarkLotus009

  • Apple activates iPhone X display module replacement program for touch issues

    sphericspheric
    There are no more active Extended Repair Programs than at most points in the last twenty years of Apple’s history. 

    You can check the last twelve years, at least, for yourself:

    https://web.archive.org/web/*/https://www.apple.com/support/exchange_repair/
    StrangeDayswatto_cobra

  • Comparing the redesigned 11-inch iPad Pro versus 2017's 10.5-inch model

    sphericspheric
    As a musician, I find the loss of the mini jack an inconvenience. 

    As a professional, my job has always been to work around the inherent limitations of my tools. 

    As a professional musician, I can tell you that the loss of the mini jack is not that big a deal. Really, it isn’t. 

    If I were tempted to record via the mini jack, I’d just as soon use the built-in microphones. On the iPhone Xs, they sound surprisingly good. Anything more than that, and a cheap class-compliant USB interface is the way to go. 

    Example of the built-in mics: 
    https://youtu.be/M1am7LidMm8
    (shameless self-promotion included)
    Rayz2016