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  • Apple stuck the Mac mini power button on the bottom

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    DAalseth said:
    Asinine. This is absolutely the WORST place you could possibly put the power button on a DESKTOP computer.
    Inconvenient from a traditional mindset, but nowadays a power button doesn't get much use..
    I hit the power button on my Mini EVERY DAMNED MORNING.
    Why on earth would you shut your Mac down everyday? I don't even shut my MacBook Pro down. It's just not necessary at all. 
    forgot usernamewilliamlondonwatto_cobra

  • Is Apple Vision Pro a 'first year flop' or tomorrow, today?

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    Everything doesn't need to have the same level of success as the iPhone. All, the iPhone also wasn't a success right off either. It took about 3 versions before it became extremely popular. People are so fuckin' impatient and also don't understand the markets Apple competes in sometimes. The first revision of AVP wasn't meant to be a mass market product and Apple even said it's not going to and I don't think they could support it being one anyways from an assembly standpoint. 

    This sounds like the iPhone all over again where people initially put it down saying it's too expensive and nobody's gonna buy something so different, etc, etc. Apple shut these people up fairly quickly and those same people probably own an iPhone today. A new product needs time to mature. 
    Fidonet127tmay9secondkox2ForumPostwatto_cobra

  • iOS 18.1 to let users change or delete iCloud.com primary email addresses

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    I'm just glad that so far (fingers crossed) I can keep my @mac.com email address. I read a while back that anyone with a @mac.com email address would be switched to an @icloud.com email address as Apple was getting rid @mac.com email addresses. 
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  • How to install macOS Sequoia on unsupported Macs

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    I'd rather just buy a new Mac than screw around with this crap. You may also have to worry about future updates breaking macOS thus, making your Mac not function properly after the update. Or, even just get a new(er) Mac. Even M1 series Macs are fairly cheap today and have waaaayyyyy more power than any "unsupported" Mac. 
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  • Meta stored 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords in plain text

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    kiwimachead said:
    Social media can F off. Was initially fun to connect with current and old friends but it’s now more shite than reality TV. Pretty simple if you don’t want to get ripped off: Two factor authentication, don’t share passwords among services, don’t save bank cards online, only transfer what you need for any given online purchase onto a ‘burner’ card, don’t acknowledge calls or emails involving money or that are purportedly from your ‘bank’ or investment portfolio.
    If you just limit what you pay attention to and steer your pages toward that social media isn't too bad. I'm not a fan of FaceBook at all but the others are manageable. 
    williamlondonwatto_cobra