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Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by shawnz »

fnord123 wrote: post #570
shawnz wrote: post #222

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They are grounded if you use the "power adapter extension cable" (not shipped with the unit): https://www.apple.com/ca/shop/product/MK122LL/A/power-adapte...

This is Emporers new clothes territory. How can a >2k EUR machine ground through the user unless they purchase extra add-ons. I don't know why there's not a class action law suit on this.

It doesn't seem like a big deal to me. I never noticed any issues when using the ungrounded adapter. I think it is pretty conventional for most modern electronics to use a floating ground.

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by nsonha »

rubyist5eva wrote: post #571
nsonha wrote: post #386

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Aranging windows is not a "power user feature". It's a basic thing that all other desktop OSes have. If you think hotkeys are "power user" things then replace them with gestures. Mac has none. They actually do have windows splits, it's just unfortunate that they force a workspace onto them. If anything workspace is a power user feature. Many including myself rarely use it. I could not if I wanted to because it looks…

You’re mad that Apple didn’t design their operating system around your personal preferences. Personally, I’m accustomed to the way the Apple does things and personally feel the Windows way of doing do things very annoying to use (I end up needing to use Windows a few times per week). So I guess we cancel each other out :) Linux desktops have every feature under the sun but they have so many other problems I find them…

No that's not the case, linux and windows both seem to have the basic set of features right.

I think each OS has the part they do right. Windows has the taskbar, Linux has the customization, Mac has spotlight and full screen spaces.

Many of us are forced to use a Mac at work btw.

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by dopu »

ksec wrote: post #75

Sort of a mini review. Using it at home on my MacBook Pro 2015 Intel Machine. Big Sur on M1 was fine ( if not great ), mostly because M1 is extremely fast. But Big Sir on x86 was slow, really slow. I am in the group that reported Big Sur was slower than Catalina, and Catalina was slower than Mojave. That is with both the OS itself and Safari. So Big Sur was not a smooth experience for me. Monterey so far brings back…

I'm actually surprised by how much snappier it feels. I'm on an i7 2018 mac mini.

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by ascagnel_ »

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

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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.”

You can get some stuff running on an iPad using iSH [0], but compatibility is iffy and performance even moreso. At one point, I tried bringing a RPi4 along with me to act as a mobile dev server (it'd serve an instance of VSCode over ethernet via a USB-C/ethernet adapter on the iPad, and the iPad would share its Wifi connection to the RPi), but it was clunky to bring two devices with me. Nowadays, I use Blink Shell [1] as a mosh terminal to a remote dev server.

[0]: https://ish.app [1]: https://blink.sh

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by BeFlatXIII »

X6S1x6Okd1st wrote: post #129
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…

Funny, I hate that aspect

For me, it depends whether I’m using a laptop or proper size monitor.

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by TerNerss »

TerNerss wrote: post #555

Macbook Pro 2020 13-inch doesn't turn on after this actions: 1) Downloaded Monterey update. In the end appeared error message that some package with strange name can't be unpacked 2) Downloaded Big Sur 1.16.1 update, because information about Monterey disappeared and there were not any button to install new OS. 3) System was automatically rebooted after 2), started update screen in few minutes and macbook completely…

Solve: https://mrmacintosh.com/how-to-restore-bridgeos-on-a-t2-mac-...

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by throwoutway »

james33 wrote: post #577
PUSH_AX wrote: post #465

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Yep, solid advice. Just went from Catalina to big sur a few days ago based on this principle.

How's it been? I'd still been holding out, but I've been thinking about finally moving up to Big Sur this week.

I got forced to upgrade to Big Sur recently and it’s working okay. The Lock Screen is my only issue. It flashes several times and makes me re-enter my password halfway through typing it

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by SKCarr »

tyilo wrote: post #489
SKCarr wrote: post #394

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Here's an example of a file that won't load properly in Preview and requires Acrobat: https://www.canada.ca/content/dam/ircc/migration/ircc/englis...

You can use Firefox to fill that in.

It does get by the "Please wait..." that you get in Preview or Chrome but Firefox 93.0 doesn't actually load the form properly (e.g. it's 6 pages in Acrobat but only 3 pages in Firefox and those 3 pages aren't even rendered properly).

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by tomxor »

whalesalad wrote: post #352
tomxor wrote: post #224

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No idea if this is a hardware issue, but this approach (underclocking and permanent low power modes) is historically how Apple have "fixed" other hardware flaws - cough - nvidia - cough - After you've experienced it you tend to not buy macs any more.

All that legacy bs crutchy stuff is the reason they are doing their own silicon. I am super stoked about the performance of my M1. Combine my experience w/ this machine + Apple's latest turnaround w/ the Macbook Pro's - my faith is restored. If I needed a new rig I would not hesitate to pick one of these up.

> All that legacy bs crutchy stuff is the reason they are doing their own silicon

I don't deny there are some genuinely interesting tech coming out of Apple (I wish I could buy an M1 without all the Apple baggage), but the problem is not crusty old tech, there will always be flaws and technical issues... the problem is this persistent attitude of covering shit up and flat out lying to customers faces, especially when they have spent so much fricking money on a premium product.

I can't buy from a company who deeply disrespects their customers in this way. This will sound like an extreme reaction to anyone who hasn't experienced this side of Apple yet - but just wait until you experience it first hand.

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