MacPro

It's a lifetime ago now (in fact several lol) but it seems like yesterday when I had to do an onstage demo to the tech press and illustrators who were invited to the Adobe launch in London of the first iteration of Illustrator by the then European distributors.  The reaction by many of the illustrators to whom the concept of resolution independence was yet to register, was to state 'they would never be caught dead drawing with a brick' referring to the mouse. 

The free Player version has been the norm on the Windows side for years.  Just like the Windows side, finding the link to the Free version is a challenge.

However, for those looking, there is no link.  You have to register first, even if like me you have an account for the paid version 11, you still have to create a new registration for the free version.

ThinkmanDuv said:

MacPro said:

"Siri could become better at only responding when you want it to" I'd settle for her being able to answer a question on HomePod without apologizing for not being able to,  not to mention play my iTunes Match music on HomePods again like she used to be able to.

I haven't called Apple regarding the same issue you're having yet as I'd like some time between support calls that had become all too frequent. To be fair, I have a lot of Apple gear, and 99% of the time they work as expected. Also, Apple support typically is excellent in resolving my issues, though often I need to speak with a Sr. Advisor to get there. The issue with the HomePods is one that I've semi-resolved by using Handoff from my iPhone. After doing this, I often find my HomePods playing what I request. This is a very weird workaround, but given the number of times I use the HomePods, it's acceptable for now. 

Yes, I have so much Apple gear it looks like an Apple Store here and it all works perfectly.  My only niggle is Siri on HomePods and frankly, I'd use them without Siri, the audio quality is so good.  

Good idea on handoff for HomePod but it is a few extra steps and it used to work so well with Siri.  I've read countless posts with 'cures', none work for me.  Weirdly she can play some of the music e.g. my Eagles albums but not my Glen Frey albums.  This all started when Apple Music was born which I don't subscribe to. Also after an update or a HomePod restart, everything works like it used to for about five minutes and will play anything... then a short while later... 'Sorry I can't find Glen Frey in your Music Library' again.

I half wonder if it could be related to where I bought the CDs which were ripped into iTunes in the first place.  Many were from the UK before I moved here 30 years ago.  Perhaps the new algorithms only work now on CDs purchased in the country where you live? I will try to investigate this.

Blood pressure, as well as O2 level, seems to be an obvious new addition but I've long wondered why measuring the body temperature of the wearer isn't already part of the Watch's bag of tricks, how hard could it be?

hexclock said:

Beats said:

aderutter said:

It would be nice if they could double again in the next 3 years
That’s my target lol

In terms of the Epic shenanigans I feel that the worst case scenario is that the courts allow Fortnite back in the app-store as long as it adheres to the agreement until any final courts decisions. So worst case Apple keep making money from Fortnite purchases... I get the feeling Epic wouldn’t put the app back though, they’d rather cut off their own nose is my guess.

Apple should use that money to fund their own game studio. It's sad Apple has the biggest gamin store in the world yet serious gamers don't take it serious.

That’s because the Mac, great as it is, is not a serious gaming machine. Mobile games suck for the most part, and although AppleTV has potential, it can’t compete with a dedicated console yet. 

I just posted this on a more relevant thread but you may find this interesting

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