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What's new in macOS Mojave beta 6
Have you reported this to Apple via Feedback Assistant? If you have, keep reporting it so they know it's on ongoing issue.davgreg said:An issue I keep seeing in build after build.
Awaking from sleep the Mac login works and some apps work, but not Safari and then the whole thing crashes to a black screen and becomes unresponsive. The only fix is a hard reboot.
Macbook Pro Retina 2016 13"
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How to choose between notepads, text editors, and word processors for your Mac or iPad
I agree, i like that it's well maintained and supported on all platforms. I hope they release an IOS version soon. I use it for at the office for accounting and it works great. I'm happy to support open source software rather than closed source like Microsoft Office. Also, I'm not an fan of subscriptions to software, I feel that software should be owned, not rented. Adobe Creative Suite comes to mind.dewme said:
I've had good luck with LibreOffice Writer and Calc. I haven't used the other apps in the bundle enough to assess their usability or compatibility. LibreOffice is not as slick as Microsoft Office but still very usable and pleasant to use. File format compatibility with Microsoft Office is less of a concern since Microsoft changed to standard open package convention formats (docx, xlsx, etc.) but it could still suffer temporarily if Microsoft introduces new elements/structures within their (still standards-based) packages that expect corresponding code in the Microsoft application to process the new elements/structures. So far, no big issues on my end and certainly nothing worse than what I've seen with Apple's iWork applications and Microsoft Office interoperability. YMMV.dr. x said:What about LibreOffice, http://libreoffice.com free and open source.
One advantage of LibreOffice is its availability on macOS, Windows, and Linux. I use LibreOffice Calc (or at least test with it) when I need to distribute spreadsheets that may be used by people who don't have Microsoft Office. LibreOffice even works reasonably well on a Raspberry Pi Model 3 (and 3+) which allows you to turn your big screen TV into a couch computer if you have a spare HDMI port to plug it into and a wireless keyboard/mouse like the Logitech K400 Plus. There is no version of LibreOffice for iOS, it's rumored, but you can still save/load files in Microsoft Office formats and access them using Apple's iWork apps on iOS devices, which is quite easy if your LibreOffice is setup to work with your iCloud Drive on your Mac.
Definitely worth the price and it may surprise you.
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How to choose between notepads, text editors, and word processors for your Mac or iPad
What about LibreOffice, http://libreoffice.com free and open source.
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Corning reveals Gorilla Glass 6 likely destined for Apple devices
They need to test it from Space. Fly to the edge of the Earth's atmosphere and drop a device, if it cracks upon impact, back to the drawing board. it if it survives, well, that's it they've finally developed glass tech that will withstand anything.MplsP said:But the current glass can already survive a 1000 foot fall from an airplane - how are they going to top that?
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Apple's iOS 11.4.1 update makes USB Restricted Mode active
Excellent Apple!
one small change, the word BE is missing from the following paragraph.
Cellebrite in particular is believed to the firm the FBI used to crack the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook, allowing both Apple and the U.S. Department of Justice to avoid a protracted battle over whether the former could be forced to code a backdoor into iOS.
It should be:
Cellebrite in particular is believed to “BE” the firm the FBI used to crack the iPhone 5c of San Bernardino shooter Syed Rizwan Farook, allowing both Apple and the U.S. Department of Justice to avoid a protracted battle over whether the former could be forced to code a backdoor into iOS.
