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  • iOS 17 rumored to turn an iPhone lock screen into a smart home display

    I'd like something like this for my older iPads.
    WhiskeyAPPLEciderwatto_cobraradarthekatdewme
  • Downgrading from iPhone 13 Pro Max to the iPhone SE 3 is a mixed bag

    "The physical home button is nostalgic and nice for a quick peek at the time. However, it's noticeably slower than the iPhone 13's Face ID and home swipe."

    I always found the opposite when unlocking.  With TouchID I could reach into my pocket and unlock it (on purpose with my thumb) while I was pulling it out or just picking it up without it ever having to see my face yet let alone having to swipe up.  By the time I looked at it it was already unlocked.

    I've moved on to a mini, but with the 13 mini seeming the last - I'm not sure what I'll do when I need my next iPhone.  I really really dislike the now "normal" size iPhones let alone the Pros which are big and bulky.
    baconstangretrogustowtxnitz
  • Texas homes heat up as power companies alter smart thermostats

    I don't get the big story, it was an opt in program for doing SPECIFICALLY that.  Not something they didn't know they signed up for.  We have a similar program here in Arizona by APS (Cool Rewards).  You have to opt in and in return you get a free smart thermostat, a $50 credit for enrolling for each thermostat, and a $25 a year credit for each unit you have (I have a two unit system).  You can opt out anytime (of both the program and on a specific day).  They also alert you early in the day, and then again right before it goes in effect (at least I do with my Nest).  If you do opt out too many times (days), then you won't get offered into the program next year.  It is even available for Solar customers (which I am as I bought the Solar unit outright 4 years ago).  So while $50 doesn't seem like much, it basically pays for 1/6 of my total APS bill for the year!  On those days I usually just plan on going in the pool :). It is also all relative.  Typically I have my units set for 78F or so anyway.  So 4 degrees is 82F.  When it is 115F out (which we just broke a record by having 5 straight days 115F or over) 82F doesn't feel too bad!
    bageljoeyDean68baconstangbyronlwilliamlondonCloudTalkinwatto_cobra
  • No, Apple's new Mac Pro isn't overpriced

    It is expensive, but not over priced for that it is.  The people complaining are the people like me who would have liked to see a return of what the Power Mac and Mac Pro used to be where it served a wider audience.  I think Apple determined long ago that making a system that started in the $1500 - $2500 range that had user upgradable memory/storage/video/cpu that people would allow users to stretch out how long they kept machines just wasn't profitable enough for them.
    mobirdfastasleep
  • Dell's $2000 27-inch Thunderbolt 3 UltraSharp monitor has a built-in colorimeter

    Really wish there were more 27" 5K options.
    jdb8167