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  • Apple now offers annual AppleCare+ subscriptions for new Mac owners

    laleslales
    Apple Care is not just an extended warranty, but more like wall to wall support. While the pandemic has made Apple Care support hours a little confusing, it’s been invaluable for our family. 

    It’s not only knowing that I can call with an hardware OR software problem at 2am, but also not having to worry if my computer is displaying wonky behavior 2 months before Apple Care expires, and have Apple replace EVERY SINGLE PART that could potentially be causing an issue. Which Apple has done. THIS is why I remain in the Apple world. 
    ArchStantonGeorgeBMac

  • Apple Maps vs Google Maps - smartphone mapping titans battle it out in 2020

    laleslales
    Let’s not get ahead of ourselves with congratulating Apple. Much better? Yes. FWIW, Apple got a bum deal for the EXACT same mistakes that Google Maps was making way back when. But...

    1. Apple seems to think of mass transit as an optional choice. Otherwise it would allow the user to set arrival and departure times In ONE minute, not FIVE minute increments, as Google does. This can make all the difference in catching a train or bus. And this is coming from someone in Los Angeles who uses both car and mass transit. Which is why I have Google Maps running in Opera next to Apple Maps on my iOS Home Screen (I mean I’m not that crazy to use a Google app). I simply can’t count on Apple Maps’ transit directions, despite being more legible.  

    2. Let’s back away from how smart Apple’s data is. If I type my friend Joe Schmo’s name, or Dr. Jones from my contacts into Apple Maps, they will invariably appear either at the end of a list, or after names on the opposite side end of the country. Whatever algorithm Apple is using is simply maddening. 

    3. I’ve also had instances where the garage entrance in the BACK of a building on a different street appears in Look Around as the address I’ve asked for. 

    4. And off topic, don’t get me started with how asking Siri to call ANY Doctor (“Hey Siri, call Dr. John Smith”), results in “Sorry, I can only call one person at a time“. A bug in iOS 13 that the Genius Bar now calls a feature. As does asking Siri to call “Vons Pharmacy” will bring up the names of 10 random friends. Sigh...
    philboogieuraharawaverboy