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Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by m00x »

Gorbzel wrote: post #746
dancemethis wrote: post #725

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- Privacy seems to be top-notch It's baffling at best that you imply you believe this. It's proprietary software (so you can't prove it already at this point) from one of the most user-hostile companies in history, and one that at the bare minimum "was" involved in mass data gathering programs (example: PRISM), but everything points to "still is" and "will be" - not only for arbitrary governments but for its own pock…

Completely unfounded speculation on your part does not make other’s beliefs baffling.

OP is making a claim that privacy is top notch with no proof. I don't really agree that we can automatically say it isn't because it's closed source, but it's pretty hard to confirm that it is without reading the source code.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by boringg »

KORraN wrote: post #230
boringg wrote: post #143

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https://github.com/eczarny/spectacle Great for short cuts to resizing your screens better then the OS Version I was using before.

Spectacle is no longer maintained (it may matter with Big Sur release). Rectangle is based on Spectacle and is actively developed: https://github.com/rxhanson/Rectangle

Ahh thanks. While it may no longer be maintained it still works perfectly. Fingers crossed it keeps going that way or will get rectangle.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by harrygeez »

reader_mode wrote: post #10
kxcz wrote: post #8

Any updates to the firmware or drivers for bluetooth? My 2017 Mac has had many issues with bluetooth consistency. Keep on hoping they will announce performance improvements.

I've noticed this in the last month/two - on my 2018 MBP as well - my Logitech MX keys/mouse will both randomly disconnect for 5 seconds and then pair back, this wasn't happening before.

are you using 2.4Ghz wifi? Bluetooth uses a similar range and it gets interfered. If you have 5Ghz wifi try it, it might solve your problem.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by tahira0509 »

harrygeez wrote: post #783
reader_mode wrote: post #10

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I've noticed this in the last month/two - on my 2018 MBP as well - my Logitech MX keys/mouse will both randomly disconnect for 5 seconds and then pair back, this wasn't happening before.

are you using 2.4Ghz wifi? Bluetooth uses a similar range and it gets interfered. If you have 5Ghz wifi try it, it might solve your problem.

Yes I'm also use Bluetooth and wifi but sometimes same issue

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by harrygeez »

iJohnDoe wrote: post #78

Is the full screen behavior still the same? Is it possible to disable apps from expanding to full screen and instead only expand to maximum size? The top menu bar is also hidden when apps go full screen. I think the only alternative is to hold down option key when expanding the window.

I can't believe they're still not giving us an option to toggle this behavior.

This is the biggest mistake in macOS.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by harrygeez »

saagarjha wrote: post #518
pdxandi wrote: post #513

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Does this mean that after two years, Apple won't support Intel processors anymore? I just bought a 10-core iMac so really hoping that's not the case. My I'm misunderstanding.

They will likely support that for a couple years at least.

more than that. They reiterated that they will continue to sell Intel Macs for the next few years. I reckon we'll get another decade at least

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by Osiris »

jackcviers3 wrote: post #676
Osiris wrote: post #604

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I switched to Linux after the TouchBar was introduced. I've been using it for work exclusively for 3 years. It crashes, hangs, and generally acts weird every day. It's not always greener on the other side. The upside is 1) total customization, 2) if there is a problem you have a lot more power to fix it. There are just a lot more problems. Here's a list of my daily Linux issues (NVIDIA driver required to use external…

You need a laptop with verified compatible hardware. I run an IdeaPad p400 with Ubuntu 20.04. Everything just works. Had a sager and a System76 that worked without issues, too. Sometimes, it's the hardware that's the problem. Had a Dell and an HP for work that were so bad with Ubuntu that I had to give them up entirely for Linux machines. Honestly, my next laptop is going to be a System76, top of the line model. If i…

It's a System76 laptop that comes with PopOS preinstalled.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by saagarjha »

harrygeez wrote: post #787
saagarjha wrote: post #518

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They will likely support that for a couple years at least.

more than that. They reiterated that they will continue to sell Intel Macs for the next few years. I reckon we'll get another decade at least

Did they say that? I would be surprised if they released more Intel Macs.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by redler »

Nullabillity wrote: post #779
redler wrote: post #642

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A set of a few hundred tabs, spread across a few windows, is like the bubbling organic head of a stream of temporal bookmarks. It would be great if there were some kind of time-based decay -- or ripening, depending on your perspective -- of open tabs into a more permanent bookmark-like arrangement, with spatial/proximity and window affinity cues. These could easily rehydrate to their live versions, or become fixed as…

Tree Style Tab for organization, Auto Tab Discard for the decay, Vimium-FF for search.

Thanks, I'll check those out.
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