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  • Apple says fix for pulled security update will be released soon

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    So it wasn’t just the (a) suffix in the user agent that broke some websites… 🤔
    watto_cobraFileMakerFeller

  • Ban on sales of cellular location data could break important privacy precedent in US

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    Trawl through Settings and turn off Precise Location for everything but stuff like navigation that does need to know exactly where you are. Turn it off completely for most apps.
    watto_cobra

  • New macOS malware steals bank info, crypto wallets & much more

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    AppleInsider said:

    While users should never click on a suspicious link, they can hover the mouse cursor over the link and see where it would really take them.

    Except for websites that use JavaScript to rewrite a link destination onclick. Tricky blighters. Then you need to secondary click, copy link, paste (or often just hover again). 
    watto_cobraAlex1NFileMakerFeller

  • Apple is working on a giant iMac, but it isn't coming soon

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    Thanks for the ideas.

    My lovely 2014 27"er is still going strong and I pick it up and park it away most days. I couldn't do that as easily if it wasn't an all-in-one. I know the compromises, but it works for me. I don't need much connectivity. I have a ring light suckered to the back (for Zoom etc) and a 3D printed MagSafe holder hooked over the top to use my iPhone as a Continuity Camera. These, the dangly Apple Watch charger, and power lead stay attached all the time even when the iMac is stowed away. The wireless keyboard and mouse work a treat and neatly don't move.

    The ViewFinity S9 5K looks great, but still no pricing I found in the UK or US. If Apple did make a newer Big Mac, it could still be luggable and no bigger and heavier with Apple Silicon. No fan and an SSD should make it lighter than its Intel forebearers. So maybe 30" in the same space. Wake up, you're dreaming! 

    I reckon I wait for something like the Viewfinity and strap a Mac mini to the back when I finally upgrade. I don't think Apple are going to scratch my itch...
    Alex1N

  • Apple is working on a giant iMac, but it isn't coming soon

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    darkvader said:
    There's an easy fix right now.

    Just get a mini and a non-Apple screen.  I'm telling ALL my clients not to buy iMacs any more.  It's just ridiculous to buy a 24" all in one computer when you can get a computer that's just as powerful and a 30" screen for less money.
    Yes. But I do like the all-in-one package as i can easily shift it around, which suits my work setup. At risk of going off topic, do you have a recommended hiDPI monitor that is as good as my 5k iMac?
    Alex1N