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> " Passkeys aim to solve the problems with passwords " So are you locked in with Apple if you use this, or can you switch all your existing passwords to another "passkey provider/service" ? > " Wave Goodbye to CAPTCHAS " I assume that's Safari only... so this is bad news for Firefox?
Lets hope the open core project, namely the Open Core Legacy Patcher[1] will revive some older models to run Ventura. Personally, I'm running a 2014/15 Macbook Air 11" for 7 years now[2] and with "Open Core Legacy" on Monterrey with no issues at all. [1] https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/MODELS.ht... [2] Except the mainboard, display and shell everything else thats modular (wifi card, ssd, battery an…
Will Safari 16 be available on older macOS? Assuming Apple doesn't break their tradition it should support two prior OS release, Monterey and Big Sur.
While I could do without an OS update on my MacBook Pro 2015. ( I cant record a single useful feature from all the previous OS update other than Universal Clipboard ) That means for MacBook Pro 2015 Model users they will only have two more Safari Update.
I’m sure quite a few MBP 2015 users are going to be a little sad the end is near. I loved that machine. I was able to skip the 2017 MBP and go to 2019, but honestly I miss the smaller trackpad.
agreed the larger trackpad is a net minus. I get all kinds of spurious input because of it sensing my palms
Unfortunately every time I pointed this out most of HN were quick to answer this is an user issue and not a design flaw.
Weasel-word alert. I never thought I’d see the day when technologists would applaud the gradual death of general-purpose computing, but here we are. A decade from now Apple probably won’t even ship a local version of Xcode, and the transformation will be complete as all new development happens in Xcode Cloud where no line of code goes unscrutinized by the watchful eye of the mother ship. At least we’ll be Safe™.
I’m sure quite a few MBP 2015 users are going to be a little sad the end is near. I loved that machine. I was able to skip the 2017 MBP and go to 2019, but honestly I miss the smaller trackpad.
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Things the user can override are things social engineers can convince users to override.
Exactly. Technical measures are important, but if someone wants to play a game or do something that's been banned on Apple's stores and finds a site that claims to have an installer (which is actually malware) with instructions to disable Gatekeeper or SIP or what not, social engineering can work. Their goal is to do the thing they wanted to do, probably not thinking of security in the meanwhile. Popup alerts are goi…
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I question anyone purchasing a machine with generations old hardware in 2018. Especially considering the Mac pro had been supplanted by newer macs at that point.
In 2018 CPUs were still stagnating, so a 2013 CPU would likely be almost as performant as the latest one.
I’m sure quite a few MBP 2015 users are going to be a little sad the end is near. I loved that machine. I was able to skip the 2017 MBP and go to 2019, but honestly I miss the smaller trackpad.
I have a 2015 MBP, and still think this machine has legs to last a bit longer. Maybe I'll put arch linux on it later on
5-6 year support for hardware is just too short. I have a Mid 2015 Macbook Pro as a "backup" and that computer is still quite decent.
They haven’t yet released a machine worth upgrading to if you’re on a 2015 MBP. I recently got a 14” M1 and I think I’ll just reinstall my 2015 and move back to it.
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agreed the larger trackpad is a net minus. I get all kinds of spurious input because of it sensing my palms
Butterfly Keyboard ( And arguably the new Magic Keyboard ) with little to no Key travel distance, along with Larger Trackpad which create false positive input were two key minus design features. Unfortunately every time I pointed this out most of HN were quick to answer this is an user issue and not a design flaw.
But butterfly keyboard had been pretty much universally decried as a terrible mistake almost everywhere, including HN.