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  • US says NSO Group & Pegasus hacking tool are national security risks

    I don't see the logic here. Since these are foreign entities, doesn't that leave the tools and capabilities available to everyone except the US?

    As a foreigner, I would think the US would want, eg, NSA, to have access even if only to develop counter-measures (and the 'I don't trust NSA argument' doesn't work here because, if they're not trustworthy, they'll acquire the tools anyway).
    williamlondonwatto_cobra
  • Compared: 2021 New 16-inch MacBook Pro vs. 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro

    The size of the notch is interesting as it's bigger than you'd expect just for a camera. Perhaps someone wants software to cope with a notch and not need to change again if the notch size changes.

    I wonder what might fit in a bigger notch.
    randominternetpersonwatto_cobra
  • Compared: 2021 New 16-inch MacBook Pro vs. 2019 16-inch MacBook Pro

    One important feature I do wish Apple to consider is touch screen capability on the monitor. After using iPad and iPhone for so many years, I have a habit of touching my MacBook screen for certain interaction when I realize it's not a touch screen. It's a more logical move than a Touch Bar.
    I understand the instinct to go for the display with a finger if you've just been using an iPad/iPhone but I still believe that touchscreens should not be fitted to MacBooks. The normal usage is that your hands are at the keyboard and touchpad, reaching for the display is actually both clumsy and slower than just using the pointer. The ergonomic design of touch plus trackpad/pointer (or mouse) is also tricky.

    The touchscreen then just becomes a cost/complexity/size addition for no good reason. But that's my view of the Touch Bar too :) .
    watto_cobradarkvader
  • Apple brings back standard Safari tab design in macOS release candidate

    Alex_V said:
    Love the extra screen space with the new tab bar, but learning new things can be difficult. ;-)

    Agreed. I was happily able to “revert” to the new design after the latest update. I always thought that there was wasted space and duplication in the existing Safari toolbar and tabs layout: address bar at top and tabs below. Apple’s software is exemplary at utilising the screen real estate to the maximum, which is very welcome for using laptops.
    The problem I have with these 'compact' layouts is that they leave very little handle space on the window. That makes it hard to move windows around without first thinking about where you can safely place the pointer.

    It's particularly noticeable if you sometimes use a second display (eg with a MacBook). When you return to the second display, macOS's lamentable multi-display handling often leaves only a small sliver of a window visible as it tries and fails to move it back onto the second display. You can end up with just a button and a thin margin visible and have to grab that thin margin to move the window.
    Alex_Vwilliamlondon
  • New MacBook Pro with M1 Max processor will ditch Touch Bar, adopt MagSafe

    AppleZulu said:
    ApplePoor said:
    Removing the Touch Bar is one less failure point in the laptop. 
    And resurrecting the physical keys would add a baker's dozen more failure points. 
    Not quite a fair comparison, the Touch Bar is a complex beastie compared to the simple switch that is a key.

    Though Apple's track record on keyboards is a little spotty, now I come to think about it.
    williamlondonwatto_cobra