bsbeamer

rgh71 said:

 Who is the a-hole that voted against this? 

https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00127

Did note vote: Inhofe (R-OK), Rounds (R-SD)Voted NAY: Paul (R-KY)

How can you not even cite your own article?
https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/02/21/apples-macos-adds-official-support-for-amd-radeon-rx-560-egpus

"It appears that Mac users looking to boost their workflow with an RX 560 will have to deal with a few limitations. Apple notes playback of HDCP-protected content from iTunes and certain unnamed streaming services is not supported on displays directly connected to an RX 560-based eGPU, including Sonnet's device. Said content can, however, be viewed on the built-in display of a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and iMac, the document reads."

Get yourself an RX580 or Vega if you're investing in an eGPU solution.  The extra money is worth it.  Or wait for VII support to come out of beta.  

mdriftmeyer said:

michelb76 said:

Still waiting for Apple to sign Nvidia drivers..

That ship sailed years ago. Move on.

It has not been YEARS, but still... NVIDIA on Mac is on life support.  No true support for macOS beyond High Sierra.  Mojave options are really switch to AMD on Mac or switch to NVIDIA on Windows.  On MP5,1 you can find an old model GPU, but even those are limited to Fermi and Kepler series only.

For all these people commenting about antivirus on Mac, in a CORPORATE IT ENVIRONMENT it is actually very helpful and COULD be necessary as part of an overall solution/plan.  Many Macs themselves would not be impacted by Windows-based viruses and malware, but they CAN and do aide in "spreading" those problems to Windows-based machines on their networks, especially if they are not caught.  The Windows machines SHOULD catch themselves, but no good IT department wants to rely on just that type of protection.  

It's only a matter of time before this becomes required use for many Mac users in corporate environments.  Let's just hope it's implemented in a way where it does not impact Adobe or other creative software.  Mac users basically need admin privileges to manage that software as it is... 

This isn't a sales pitch for Mac users, it's a sales pitch to corporate IT folks and the vast majority could not troubleshoot a Mac issue without hours of searching on forums.  (What's a .kext?)  Corporate IT folks want Macs to have virus protection.  Those same folks are turning more and more to Windows/Microsoft's own built-in tools because they are much easier to manage in Windows 10.  They force Office software on Macs, most still use Outlook as well.  It's a natural extension.  Apple is just the hardware provider and it happens to come with an OS that "works" with Microsoft products.