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  • tvOS 18.2 gains new Snoopy screensavers with latest developer beta

    jeffharrisjeffharris
    davidlewis54 said:
    Isn’t it time to grow up?  Do we really need childish names for things (Google, as an example) and kids cartoon characters as screen savers?
    Funny names are no big deal, but Charles Schulz has been dead for 25 years and he’d been drawing the same characters over and over for probably 50 years before that.

    How about fine art screensavers and desktops? By era or movement or artist.

    More nature screensavers, too. 
    It would be cool if these drone pilots could fly them along sections of interesting trails, like the Appalachian or Pacific Crest or Hurricane Ridge in the White Mountains or something.
    darbus69

  • Rumors of an Apple-made TV set are back again

    jeffharrisjeffharris
    This rumor again?

    Apple shouldn’t waste time trying to compete with essentially disposable commodity items from dozens of manufacturers.
    What’s next, a “smart” microwave?

    I’d say Apple should try to make Apple TV 4K work a little better with dumb monitors and speakers, even with standard TVs.

    In my bedroom I have a 32” Viewsonic 1440p IPS monitor connected to Apple TV 4K and KEF LSX speakers and subwoofer.
    It’s a little more complicated to use than my living room system, since I have to separately control the speakers.

    My living room system is an LG UHDTV and KEF wireless speakers and subwoofers. 
    The TV and speakers use HDMI eARC, which allows me to control speaker volume with the TV remote. 
    It also means that Apple TV turns on the TV and speaker system simultaneously, which is great. 
    The speakers auto-switch audio inputs when the TV is turned on.

    It would be MUCH better if I were able to control volume with the Apple TV remote and avoid using the TV remote entirely.

    So, make Apple TV 4K work better with a wider variety of peripherals and be a bit more flexible.
    How about an Apple TV Max (or something) that acts more like a media hub connecting audio/video devices and peripherals and making them work better together. 
    Alex1Nwatto_cobra

  • Hack upgrades Mac Studio internal SSD for less than half of Apple's prices

    jeffharrisjeffharris
    OK, Apple’s RAM and SSD prices are expensive, but if you want or need more RAM and more internal storage, especially with a MacBook Pro, you have NO choice but to pay up. 

    Complaining about it is like buying a BMW or Mercedes and complaining about the price of parts. Buy a Honda.

    My last MacBook Pro had a 2TB SSD. It drove me crazy. I was constantly off-loading stuff to keep enough free space for Mac OS virtual memory. 10% is recommended as a minimum free space. Without doing that it would slow down. A lot!
    I already store my ever-expanding Music Library (about 700GB) and photographs and project archive on an external RAID, but I can’t carry that with me.

    When I got an M3 Max MBP last winter, I maxed out the RAM and got a 4TB SSD. 
    Now there’s NO file wrangling to maintain free space. More RAM and storage allow for more longevity, too.
    Expensive? YEP. But I tend to keep my Macs for about 5 years and resale is generally quite good, too.

    Would I like to be able to do my own RAM and storage upgrades without voiding AppleCare, like back in the day?
    Hell, yeah! But that ain’t happening anytime soon.
    13485danoxdewmewatto_cobra

  • AirPods Pro crackling issue target of new class-action lawsuit

    jeffharrisjeffharris
    My wife’s AirPods Pro v1 had that issue. I just bought her a set of version 2.
    i had no idea it was an issue or that Apple had a replacement policy.

    My first generation AirPods Pro are fine. 
    I just had to buy foam buds so they stay in my ears. The stock Apple ones are terrible.

    I don’t particularly like the sound quality, but they’re okay for watching movies late at night on my iPad.
    watto_cobra

  • UK group wants $4 billion payout for iCloud users

    jeffharrisjeffharris
    You don’t need to use iCloud for anything if you choose not to.

    i only started using it because syncing Contacts, Calendars and Bookmarks on all my devices (Mac, iPhone, iPad) was dodgy. 
    Even now contacts and calendars aren’t 100%. My phone has 4 copies of every contact!

    I don’t use iCloud for anything else.

    So, these clowns think they’ll get a billion dollar payday from Apple to cover their stupidity?
    Good luck with that.
    iOS_Guy80AfarstarStrangeDayswatto_cobra