Graeme000

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  • A lament for the Touch Bar

    I still use and enjoy my MacBook Pro with the Touch Bar. Although admittedly, the primary thing I use the Touch Bar for is to scrub forward and skip YouTube ads. 
    It does make scrubbing through any videos really easy, but that’s really my main use for it. It’s definitely too inconsistent to know when any other programs use it or not. 
    watto_cobrachiajony0
  • Notifications in iOS 17 are too quiet, and there's nothing you can do about it

    Ooo this is a welcome change! No more constant dings of other people receiving messages or getting updates.
    napoleon_phoneapartravnorodomdanoxwilliamlondonsflagelchasmjahbladegavzaStrangeDayskkqd1337
  • iPhone 15 Pro Max delivery estimates hit October minutes into preorders

    Apple's preorders started late -- two minutes late or so in the US and up to around six minutes internationally -- but for a very brief time all iPhones were listed as delivering on September 22. That's the date Apple announced they would, but it's not the date that stayed true for very long.

    Not sure where you get those very specific numbers, but from my own experience and reading among the forums, "up to around six minutes internationally" is pretty optimistic. My experience through the web and app was 20 minutes.
    bonobobwatto_cobra
  • Mazda adds touchscreen support to CarPlay in 2024 CX-5

    nytesky said:
    I have a 2017 Mazda MX-5 and it has CarPlay with a touch screen. I had to pay Mazda to install CarPlay when it became available in 2018 or 2019. Mazda disables the touch screen when you are moving. If they are embracing touchscreen functionality, I hope I can get an infotainment update so I can use the touchscreen while moving!
    Up to 2021 the CX-5 had a touchscreen, but like you said it is disabled when moving. We had one and it was annoying that it was disabled. We got a 2022 and it didn't have any touchscreen (and they removed wireless CarPlay)--what a disappointment. Hopefully they bring back wireless CarPlay too.
    zeus423watto_cobra
  • Canadians use SOS via satellite on iPhone 14 to help combat wildfire

    What an odd story. That island is so small. While it would have been a shame for it to burn entirely, the risk was very low since it would be impossible for the fire to be "wild". It was fully contained by a body of water.
    Wind regularly takes sparks and ash across bodies of water and roads and spreads the fire further. 
    delerium62chasm