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'Loaded' expectations: There are no secrets or hidden messages in Apple's event invitation...
They’re the same six colors found in the original Apple logo. Nothing more to it.leighr said:If you notice the colours used on the invite, and compare those to the recently leaked phone cases, I think there might actually be a clue there.
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If you can't convert a file into a PDF, maybe you shouldn't be writing laws about technolo...
Being unable to open/convert a PDF is a well-known meme.pairof9 said:
It's probably a cultural homage to the recent Progressive commercials about "not being our parents" training and the part where everyone gets squeamish about learning to create a PDF.jdb8167 said:While I agree with the editorial content, I’m a bit confused by the title. Nowhere in the article is their any evidence that the politicians sited can’t create PDFs. Since they are mostly lawyers I would expect many of them have used PDFs heavily in their careers. Not that important but the title seems off.
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Apple Fitness+ review: A physical & mental health godsend during the pandemic winter
"I have an Apple TV 4K that I use from time to time, but largely have found it easier to use Apple Fitness+ in my home office, where I connect my 12.9-inch iPad Pro to a 21.5-inch LG UltraFine 4K monitor via USB-C."iadlib said:So move your Apple TV into your office for workouts? Rather than use the iPad. Idk maybe that’s crazy.
Apple TV stays in the living room. I tend to use the office more so I don't have to move the coffee table from in front of the TV.
Frankly, I'm not even sure if I could connect an Apple TV to my LG UltraFine (it's USB-C only, and I dunno how the Apple TV would handle an HDMI to USB-C adapter).
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Review: The First Alert OneLink smart smoke & carbon monoxide detector is a more affordabl...
^^ completely agree with everything in this comment. If enabled, Alexa commands trigger unexpectedly. If disabled, the red light is ridiculous. To keep my wife from killing me, I disabled Alexa and then placed white tape over the lights. I’m not sure how good of an idea placing tape over parts of a smoke detector is, so it’s a temporary fix in hopes of a firmware update... if they ever get around to adding AirPlay 2. Would not buy again and would not recommend.Ra_ said:I bought the safe and sound based on the promise of airplay2 support “soon” via update. My mistake. The AirPlay 2 functionality still hasn’t shipped and I can find no update as to when or if (beyond the old claim of “soon”).
Alexa mishears and thinks we are talking to her many, many times more often than we’ve ever had Siri ‘butt in”, but if you turn off the microphone, then the nightlight glows murder red rather than whatever color/level you’ve set it to and won’t change back as long as Alexa is turned off. Odd thing is first time I disabled the mic it momentarily showed a red glow to indicate mic was off, then went back to normal.
The app or firmware seem a little flaky. I also get errors polling some of the device details, even though I can set and change other things about the device, access the speaker, etc. Essentially I bought the 2x the price, same functionality (potentially more flaky though) plus a marginal quality manual Bluetooth speaker and a overly active microphone. Not sure I’d buy again, or even extend with the new model. I liked the concept. -
iPhone XS review: There's nothing excessive about Apple's latest and greatest smartphone
When shooting video, you'll see a white shutter button pop up in the lower corner. Tap that and it will capture still images from the video while you record.tzmmtz said:Can someone explain what this means and how you go about it? " In fact, sometimes we find ourselves deferring to recording video and using the image capture tool in Apple's Camera app to get the best results". Is this referring to shooting in 4K 60 then somehow extracting a still from that shoot in the camera app?
