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  • Apple's macOS Catalina is first to require app notarization by default

    sirozhasirozha
    pigybank said:
    I hope there’s a way to manually override it.  I don’t want Apple deciding what I can or cannot run on my Mac. 
    The article explains that notarization means that if developer X makes an app that you want to install, that your Mac will verify that the app you are installing is indeed from developer X..

    So, your reaction to that is 'I hope I can override it'... i.o.w. you want to be able to install an app that pretends it is from developer X but in fact isn't?  Yeah, I can definitely see how that would be useful..

    ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ 
    If you don’t understand how this would be useful you are not a power user. I use software written by so many entities, and some of them no longer update the software. The new macOS would make my life a complete hell trying to chase every developer to see if they would release a new version authenticated by Apple. A percentage of the software will not be able to run on the new macOS at all. You know what that means? For the first time in my life I will not be upgrading to the new macOS. 
    razorpitdysamoriaelijahg

  • Fifth-gen ecobee thermostat with HomeKit promises better Wi-Fi, added Alexa & Spotify feat...

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    davgreg said:
    I have an ecobee 4 which I got for free from Entergy- my electric utility. I am quite sure other utilities offer a similar program. It is not income qualified- all you have to do is consent to the monitoring and rare dial back of your cooling. Also in the deal is a year of prepaid service contract for the HVAC system to include a complete system cleaning. They also throw in a small cash rebate on your bill each December. You can leave the program at any time- they pay for the installation but if you drop out of the program it is on you. If you live in the parts of Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi or Arkansas served by Entergy this should be available to you.

    They have a program where you give them permission to monitor your power consumption after coming in and analyzing your system and home for efficiency. They also have permission to override your settings remotely during peak load events and you do have the ability to opt out. Last summer they ran programmed dial-backs maybe a half dozen times for a few afternoon hours. My normal setting is 73 in the summer and they pushed it back to 76. Every time the dial-back ended at 4 PM so your house would be back to normal by the time most come home from work or school.

    I have had mine for over a year now and have had no problem from either the main unit or the satellites. The iOS apps allow you easy control of your HVAC. There is also web access for your Mac or other computer. The data available shows your home relative to the community, neighborhood and everyone else.

    Never have used the Alexa, but I do use the HomeKit capability. The 3rd party Home app available in the app store is better than Apples.

    Letting an electric company control the temperature in your house is NUTS. If they can control the temps in your house, they can see occupancy. 

    If they get hacked, they can switch your thermostat to heat in summer and bring the temps to over 100F inside. What if you have pets? What if you have elderly living with you? 

    I was offered such a deal, and I refused. I also wrote ecobee to tell them what a horrible idea that is. 

    Having Alexa that sends audio to Amazon from your hose is bad enough, but having the electric company control the temps in your house is straight from the Big Brother playbook.  
    lolliver

  • 2019 'iPhone 11' may play audio over two Bluetooth devices at once

    sirozhasirozha
    The article is incorrect. HomePods don’t use Bluetooth. They use airplay over Wi-Fi. 

    Playing the same audio stream to two Bluetooth devices simultaneously would be awesome on the Apple TV. When my child is asleep, my wife and I could watch a movie, each wearing Bluetooth headsets, without having any sound coming out of the speakers. 

    For now, each of us uses an AirPod. 
    mac_128

  • FCC chairman says he'll recommend Sprint & T-Mobile merger

    sirozhasirozha
    Now more competition, faster deployment of 5G, and lower prices from AT&T and Verizon. Finally!
    SoundJudgmentrobbybaehr

  • Google suspends Huawei's Android license, forces switch to open-source version

    sirozhasirozha
    Huawei is China and China is Huawei. Read the story of Huawei. 

    The IP theft by all Chinese companies is well documented. Moreover, the Chinese government requires surrender of the IP to the Chinese “partners” by Western companies who want to do business in China. Add to that currency manipulation, Chinese government subsidies, etc. Finally, have you heard about the Chinese government requiring all of their graduate students to engage in the IP theft from Western universities where they participate in research as part of their graduate studies? It’s not even an option; it’s a requirement. The Chinese government withdraws its tuition payments of the graduate student comes home for summer without the “goodies, i.e. files of stolen IP. The Chinese government also requires that its nationals employed in the West engage in industrial espionage by applying pressure on the relatives who still live in China if a particular Chinese individual doesn’t send home stolen IP. 


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