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Re: Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever

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Post by illwrks »

nailer wrote: post #102

> Each update seemed to chip away at something I liked about the platform. I have a MBP, 48GB RAM running today's stable version of macOS Sequoia 15.6.1 If I do cmd+space and type something it has 0 results for anything in my Documents folder. It's been that way for momnths despite all the OS updates. macOS used to be good.

Have you inadvertently set the search privacy on your drive? https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/mac-help/mchl1bb43b84/...

If that's not the issue try rebuilding your Spotlight search index: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/102321

Re: Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever

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Post by mtillman »

Love this and might downgrade (upgrade?)from Mojave which is when I stopped upgrading the Mac OS. Apple was still a computer company before Mojave instead of a bank wrapped in an ad network. Or is it an ad network wrapped in a bank? I can’t tell but their new Operating Systems are hot garbage since the old BSD guy left for truenas.

Re: Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever

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Post by illwrks »

dangus wrote: post #100

So much work to not switch to Linux. And seriously, it is the year of the Linux desktop. I’m shocked at how much “just works” like a Mac. I feel like I have a system that’s more compatible with commercial software than a Mac (thanks Steam/Proton).

I use Macs for my day job, but personally I switched to Ubuntu (and Windows 11 when I have no choice). I have two older Mac's but they are fit for recycling now.

Re: Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever

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Post by Wowfunhappy »

selectodude wrote: post #108
sillywalk wrote: post #91

> For some inexplicable reason, Apple's website does not offer a Mavericks download link. Their official list skips straight from Mountain Lion (10.8) to Yosemite (10.10). Does anybody have an idea why Mavericks isn't available from Apple? https://support.apple.com/en-us/102662#browser

Mavericks wasn’t the end of the line for any Macs. Every device that is supported in Mavericks is supported in Yosemite. Apple only makes the latest version available for any given device.

But then why does Apple offer a download for Mountain Lion? Every device that was supported in Mountain Lion was supported in Mavericks (and Yosemite by extension).

Re: Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever

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Post by SlowTao »

So you know how there are different religious factions that broadly have very similar views but they practically go to war due to the variance of small details... screw mavericks, OSX 10.4 Tiger FOREVER!!!!

Re: Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever

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Post by linguae »

grishka wrote: post #96

I stayed on Mavericks until late 2016, by which time I had to update to then-current system because I got a new job and needed latest Xcode to compile the iOS app. Surprisingly, I didn't hate the flatter design as much as I anticipated. But of course I still miss skeuomorphism. The worst transition for me was Big Sur (or, more precisely, Mojave -> Monterey when I bought a new MacBook in 2021). The useless margins, th…

I agree; I don’t like the iOSification of the UI/UX, and I also don’t like the increased locked-down nature of macOS, such as having to go through a nag screen whenever I use lldb. I still prefer Macs over Windows for work-issued hardware, but for my personal equipment, I never upgraded beyond Mojave. When combined with the lack of user-serviceability on the latest Macs, I switched back to PCs a few years ago after nearly 15 years on Macs. I have a Ryzen 9 desktop and a Framework 13 laptop. I begrudgingly use Windows 10/11; I would’ve moved to desktop Linux if it weren’t for some proprietary software I need that doesn’t run on Linux. I still have my “trash can” Mac Pro on the rare occasion I need a Mac-only app.

Re: Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever

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Post by favorited »

pacifika wrote: post #95
philistine wrote: post #65

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Both those projects can only go skin deep. The macOS experience is not only how it looks, but the depth of its interactivity and the thoughtful implementations within that depth. I still shudder when I see the limitations of dragging files in Windows. The fact I can drag a folder to a save dialog to jump to that folder is so natural to me, and Windows and Linux never bothered with those details.

This works in elementary OS

That tracks. Elementary's file browser is one of the only GUI options on Linux if you want Miller Columns. Your options at this point are basically Elementary/Pantheon Files, or GWorkspace...

Re: Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever

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Post by Lammy »

> Remove apps and features which don't work anymore, and would just make me sad if I saw them.

  sudo rm -rf /Library/Widgets/Weather.wdgt
Some of these could be fixed if you find a replacement API. Try this modded Weather widget for example: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/weather-dashboard-widget-da...

And check out Download #2 (`Working_Widgets.zip`) here: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/widget-collection-2005-macw...

Re: Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever

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Post by aspenmayer »

bobbylarrybobby wrote: post #49
Raed667 wrote: post #43

Earlier quoted context omitted.

running a funky chmod command recursively on my root dir and then learning how to fix it, probably taught me more about how linux works than any tutorial or article i've ever read. have fun! break things!

One time I somehow set the permissions of the sudo executable to lower than they needed to be (0600?). Fixing that was fun :)

> One time I somehow set the permissions of the sudo executable to lower than they needed to be (0600?). Fixing that was fun :)

I know very little, admittedly, but without telling us how, it’s just a funny anecdote.

I would try to switch user to root and su instead of sudo, but I’m not sure if that would actually work. Would it? Probably not on rootless installs, but I don’t know how many of those systems most folks are able to break in the manner described above.

Re: Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever

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Post by Wowfunhappy »

Lammy wrote: post #118

> Remove apps and features which don't work anymore, and would just make me sad if I saw them. sudo rm -rf /Library/Widgets/Weather.wdgt Some of these could be fixed if you find a replacement API. Try this modded Weather widget for example: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/weather-dashboard-widget-da... And check out Download #2 (`Working_Widgets.zip`) here: https://macintoshgarden.org/apps/widget-collection-2005-mac…

I'm actually the author of those fixed widgets! They are on the website in the app library. (Even though they aren't "apps"... I originally wanted to make a separate page for non-app Mavericks software but it felt weird.)

The idea is, remove the nonworking ones to start out since they're broken, and then you can install the working copies.

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