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Post by vaughan »

ehakan wrote: post #115

The Macbook Pro 16" thermal throttling problems with external monitors [1] finally seems to be fixed with Monterey by enabling low power mode. (At least with 16:9 60Hz monitors). I've been dealing with `kernel_task` hitting 900% CPU usage and the entire window server running at 2 FPS when using external monitors since I got the mbp 16" a year ago. Good riddance. [1]: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/16-is-hot-noi…

If you want to solve your problem do the VRM mod. And use a small desk fan. It’s easy and reversible.

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Post by Nextgrid »

fnord123 wrote: post #223

>Stream movies and TV shows while on a FaceTime call with friends. With synced playback and controls, you’ll see everyone laugh, jump, and react to the same moments at the same time. And the volume automatically adjusts, so you can keep talking while you watch. Pretty sure this is illegal.

Is it illegal to invite friends over to watch a movie?

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Post by vaughan »

Implicated wrote: post #235
ehakan wrote: post #115

The Macbook Pro 16" thermal throttling problems with external monitors [1] finally seems to be fixed with Monterey by enabling low power mode. (At least with 16:9 60Hz monitors). I've been dealing with `kernel_task` hitting 900% CPU usage and the entire window server running at 2 FPS when using external monitors since I got the mbp 16" a year ago. Good riddance. [1]: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/16-is-hot-noi…

I ended up getting tired of this fight and built a windows box. I've recently tried to migrate back to the mac but it's just terrible with another monitor. Crazy that this is still a thing.

Try VRM thermal pad mod.

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Post by psychometry »

sergiomattei wrote: post #78
psychometry wrote: post #12

MacOS major version release are so underwhelming to me. They're not so much OS updates as they're updates to built-in apps I don't use or use at a very surface level: Safari, Facetime, Apple Maps, Messages, etc. I'm not really sure what I'd want out of a new MacOS, though. It's been stable and (for my purposes) feature-complete for many years now. I don't remember the last time a MacOS upgrade added a feature I wante…

I'm impressed. People really will never be satisfied. A relatively low-key, under-the-hood Mac release? "Man I miss when the Mac was innovative. These releases are a snooze fest." A big release, packed with features? "Man I miss when Apple cared about their OS stability. We need a new zero features snooze fest like 10.6. Take me back to Snow Leopard :(" Only HN can pull off such astounding mood swings. I know this si…

Wow it's almost as if multiple people comment on things here and they have different opinions!

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by vaughan »

zdwolfe wrote: post #182
ehakan wrote: post #115

The Macbook Pro 16" thermal throttling problems with external monitors [1] finally seems to be fixed with Monterey by enabling low power mode. (At least with 16:9 60Hz monitors). I've been dealing with `kernel_task` hitting 900% CPU usage and the entire window server running at 2 FPS when using external monitors since I got the mbp 16" a year ago. Good riddance. [1]: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/16-is-hot-noi…

Wow, I didn't realize that was a common problem, and didn't realize it was related to external monitors. Thanks for the link!

The fix is the VRM thermal pad mod btw.

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Post by mulmen »

Waterluvian wrote: post #121

I've been away from MacOS for about 10 years. Big Sur now. Kinda hate it. I keep accidentally invoking extra layers of UI everywhere. That's fine I guess. But what I ran into that I LOVE is making EVERY app full-screen, pretending there is no desktop or window management, and just swiping right/left among them. I wish there was a way to smooth out the UX so that this feels first-class and I stop accidentally breaking…

I have been using Macs daily for a decade. Big Sur is a big reversion in usability. Easily the worst MacOS update I can recall. The UI is a lot clunkier and slower and just harder to make sense of. They will throw it all out in 2-4 years and start over, that's about how long the UI stays stable.

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Post by makeitdouble »

Uehreka wrote: post #212
rewtraw wrote: post #131

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Honestly sounds like you might want an iPad. I recently got one to use as a secondary display just for Slack /Discord/etc, but after connecting a trackpad & keyboard I totally fell in love. It's a very simplistic environment, but it's actually quite nice as an alternative to the full-blown macOS.

People say this, and then when you say “sure but one of my full screen apps is VS Code and another one is the Terminal, how do I get that on an iPad?” they go “Honestly sounds like you might want a Mac.”

I really hate how Apple shaped a whole new ecosystem that made it specially hard to run open source and unixy stuff.

It feels like the Disney moment where a company thriving from an abundant shared resource turns around to poison the well to keep their lead.

I love my iPad but really wish that’s not the future waiting for us.

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Post by mxxx »

EamonnMR wrote: post #185

If any apple product managers are reading this, the biggest thing holding MacOS back is that it global searches when you search a folder. I know there's a config setting for it, but dammit I want the default to be local file name search and full text search should be an off-by-default option, and search the whole hard drive should be a different also off by default option.

the one that does my head in is you can search for a file with spotlight but then the only thing you can do with the result is open it; you can't see what folder it's in or open the folder.

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Post by treeman79 »

Smoofer wrote: post #200
EamonnMR wrote: post #185

If any apple product managers are reading this, the biggest thing holding MacOS back is that it global searches when you search a folder. I know there's a config setting for it, but dammit I want the default to be local file name search and full text search should be an off-by-default option, and search the whole hard drive should be a different also off by default option.

This is the _biggest_ thing holding MacOS back?

Yes

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Post by latexr »

egypturnash wrote: post #215
EamonnMR wrote: post #185

If any apple product managers are reading this, the biggest thing holding MacOS back is that it global searches when you search a folder. I know there's a config setting for it, but dammit I want the default to be local file name search and full text search should be an off-by-default option, and search the whole hard drive should be a different also off by default option.

I dunno if this is “the biggest thing” but I will concur that it is really annoying. I almost always want to search for a file name, somewhere in the folder I’m looking at or it’s sub folders. I wish I could change the default to be that.

Finder Preferences → Advanced → When performing search: Search the Current Folder.
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