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  • Apple Pencil 3 leak claims changeable magnetic tips are on the way

    I'm not dismissing your claim, as it can happen, but my parents and I have launch Apple Pencil 2's, and they continue to hold a charge just fine.
    williamlondonAlex1Ntorb9hwatto_cobra
  • Notes for iOS 17 has a right-to-left typing problem

    Some right to left languages include:

    • Arabic
    • Aramaic
    • Azeri
    • Dhivehi/Maldivian
    • Hebrew
    • Kurdish (Sorani)
    • Persian/Farsi
    • Urdu
    badmonk
  • Apple rolls out iOS 17.0.1, iPadOS 17.0.1, watchOS 10.0.1 updates

    I've had some minor issues with 17.  Dictation didn't seem to work at all.  A few times yesterday my fashlight randomly will shut off when in use, and won't turn back on even when you toggle the software on/off switch. Have to reboot the phone to get flashlight working again.

    No deal breakers, but certainly looks unpolished as releases go.
    Alex1Nbyronlwatto_cobra
  • iCloud+ gets larger storage tiers, but the lowest tier is still terrible

    $30 for 6TB and $60 for 12TB.  No discounts sadly.
    Alex_Vwatto_cobra
  • Sonnet Solo2.5G Gigabit Ethernet Adapter adds wired networking to MacBooks

    Hopefully these are using a newer chipset than the Realtek RTL8125 based ones that have been out for several years.  The RTL8125 family powers 95% of the 2.5Gbe dongle adaptors on the market today and they are prone to overheating very quickly during sustained transfers (which is what you want 2.5Gbe or higher ethernet for).  When they overheat they throttle down below even 1Gbe speeds, making them WORSE than just using an old school legacy gigabit adaptor that can sustain full speed without ever overheating.  I have several 2.5Gbe dongles that I experimented with over the years and most of them work ok if you tear into the packaging and add your own larger heatsinks on the chips.  Looks ugly as hell but at least you can sustain 2.5Gbe speeds for more than 30 seconds with the beefier heatsinks.  Stock all these dongles are terrible.

    You won't notice anything different if you need these for just web browsing, but if you are using them to speed up your local network, spend the extra cash and get a proper 10Gbe ethernet adaptor.  Yes they cost more, but they don't overheat.

    Fun fact, you can get fast wired networking/internet on iPad if you use these dongles as
     iPadOS has built in drivers for them.
    appleinsideruserwatto_cobramuthuk_vanalingamroundaboutnowFileMakerFeller