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  • Parallels Desktop 16 revamped to run Windows faster on macOS Big Sur

    sirbryansirbryan
    razorpit said:
    Certain Windows apps would previously fail because they required hardware that Parallels wasn't able to mimic. Many of these will now work, with Parallels saying its new version can run over 200,000 Windows apps.

    Would love to know what one or two of those apps are. I had to run SolidWorks 2020 on a 2010 Mac mini yesterday for some testing. While it was painfully slow, it worked.

    Parallels Desktop 16 for Mac also claims to run those apps faster than before, with Windows launching twice as fast, and resuming or shutting down up to 20% quicker. It also improves on the previously significant issue that virtual Windows could request extra disk space, but not then return it when shut down.

    My comprehension is a little off. If you are running an older version of Mac OS will you notice these advancements as well? I skipped Catalina, I did have it on one test machine for support purposes. I may be a little more open to Big Sur.

    macOS has had "hypervisor.framework" for a while, but offline discussions and tea leaf reading leads me to believe this is the first year VMware and Parallels may have gone "all-in" with it (perhaps the reason for "25 person-years" of work).  Based on release notes for betas and tech previews, it also appears to be the first year that the new version of those hypervisors will not work on previous versions of macOS, likely due to the kext changes.
    GG1cat52watto_cobra

  • Verizon free Call Filter app automatically silences spam calls in iOS 14

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    StrangeDays said:
    While it starts at free, that the networks are charging for premium levels of spam and robocall blocking is absurd -- theyre already charging us a service fee. Them able to make money off robocallers removes the incentive for them to fix the actual problem.
    Agreed.

    CallerID costs nothing, calling Name costs minimal (because CNAM dips go to some other company), and they've all had to implement call authentication with STIR/SHAKEN, so charging people for weeding out everything else really is a money grab.

    I appreciate T-Mobile's offering of all of those capabilities now for free. I forgot what having true Caller ID was like (on landlines) until I got a business line where calling name was included.
    williamlondon

  • Disney returns working iPhone to owner, after two months underwater

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    iCloud/Photos can sync over LTE. When I was in Israel in 2018, I turned on unlimited data through T-Mobile because the hotel WiFi was so bad. I also turned on cellular data for iCloud and Photos.

    Overnight, the device uploaded 37GB of photos and videos over LTE, something it hasn't been able to do over the WiFi for nearly two weeks.

    (Unfortunately T-Mobile had a worldwide roaming throttling issue for the next couple of days and I didn't get to enjoy full LTE speeds the rest of the trip. They refunded the unlimited roaming fees as a consolation.)
    watto_cobra

  • Disney returns working iPhone to owner, after two months underwater

    sirbryansirbryan
    (Oops, this was originally a duplicate post. I'll make the best of it.)

    I will add that with Photo Stream and cellular data for Photos enabled, pics and vids are uploaded close to when they are taken, so even if it ends up underwater (or otherwise out of service), anything the phone was able to upload beforehand will be stored in the cloud. I use it all the time with my multiple phones, iPads, and Macs (I'm a developer and photographer/videographer and have a tendency to collect Apple gear).

    Just in case anyone didn't know this...
    watto_cobra

  • NTSB lays partial blame on Apple for fatal Tesla crash involving employee

    sirbryansirbryan
    You can't legislate against stupid.

    Also, rhetorically...

    Who hires/appoints these people that work for federal agencies, anyway?  Apple and Tesla are to blame because the driver broke multiple laws and misused/abused technology?

    In the world I live in, I have to take responsibility for my own actions.
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