I would love it if I could have different natural scrolling settings for mouse and trackpad, but that's apparently too much to ask for despite it being supported by every other os.
macOS Sequoia Preview
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That's exactly what AirDrop is for. I think the commenter must just not know about it?
Neither do I. And I've been using macs and iOS devices for a while. You're saying that if i select AirDrop I can send photos from my phone directly to my mac's file system? No Photos app or iCloud drive shenanigans?
Yup. Just try it!
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#133My corp desktop is an iMac Pro (2018). For a long time, it was the best way to get a Retina-quality desktop without getting into VFX budgets. It was also in that weird period in Apple's product calendar when the one-and-done trash can was obsolete, but its replacement hadn't been released. Work usually issues whatever panels they can buy in bulk from overseas, but for a magical window, we could get a nice screen with…
I've got so much perfectly-working e-waste from Apple. It's so sad. I'm on a Late 2014 Mac mini that's stuck on Monterey macOS 12 and a Late 2014 retina iMac that's stuck on Big Sur macOS 11(!!) An iPhone7 that's stuck on iOS15. The display on that iMac is still IMO second to none. These computers do everything I need, yet their software support is stuck back in time. And 3rd party developers are terrible about suppo…
Your not stuck (the Mac's at least) https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/
Re: macOS Sequoia Preview
#134My corp desktop is an iMac Pro (2018). For a long time, it was the best way to get a Retina-quality desktop without getting into VFX budgets. It was also in that weird period in Apple's product calendar when the one-and-done trash can was obsolete, but its replacement hadn't been released. Work usually issues whatever panels they can buy in bulk from overseas, but for a magical window, we could get a nice screen with…
> top of the line panels A few different people have figured out how to convert these panels into stand-alone displays. It's a pity that it would be impractical to make a small business out of this. - https://ohmypizza.com/2023/04/converting-a-5k-imac-into-an-e... - https://mschmitt.org/blog/convert-5k-27-imac-external-displa...
Thanks for the tips!
Wild that a hobby project I've never heard of has a whole outfit in China supporting it: http://chiyakeji.com/
I wonder if I'll be able to expense one of those when/if Apple finally deprecates the iMac Pro on my desk.
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I don’t see myself switching from 1password simply because I don’t think Apple passwords autofill will work natively with non-safari browsers or Linux, both of which I also use. Also, I find the handy 1password mini source pretty convenient.
I haven't determined yet whether the new Passwords app will support my killer feature for 1Password: non-password-stuff. I keep family members' social security numbers, security questions and answers, passport numbers, etc in there, and I don't want to split that data between a passwords app & secure notes.
Yes, it's so nice to keep random info in 1Password. I keep my VIN/license plate, software licenses, API tokens, drivers license info w/ pictures, insurance cards, etc.
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NextDNS solves ads. Anything super special you can use the Stopthemadness plugin.
uBO isn't just about ads, and the mechanisms Stopthemadness uses should be readily available to me without having to install an app-store blessed plugin, for monies.
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#137Wish I could use Safari with uBO, so that I could use Safari. Tired of feature fragmentation in 3rd party software, but equally tired of ostensible limitations in 1st party software that try to control and prevent every single edge case use in the name of "uSeR ExPeRiEnCe". EDIT: I'd like to add the following, in case any Safari team members come across this in the wake of today's keynote. I remain utterly disgusted…
Orion uses WebKit and also lets you access extensions like uBO.
I don't really care what engine is used. Bad javascript between sites raises the noise floor above browser/engine speed differences, and ads and trackers do the same wrt site functionality.
I want Safari for the OS integrations and cleanliness. I need Firefox for manifest v2 and UI customization.
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#138I'm very productive in Windows, but Microsoft's recent behavior (jamming Windows full of Edge dark patterns and ads) and the improvement of window management in macOS tempts me to give it another try.
I know your situation very well, I still develop a lot on Windows, but my main computer is a Mac. I find the hardware amazing, and the software a joy to use.
Windows 11 is behaving more and more like the viruses and adwares I spent so many years defending against.
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#139I never thought I’d see the day macOS would get tiling window management. Wonder how it will interact with Stage Manager if at all.
No mention of Stage Manager at all if I'm correct? Seems like Apple is quietly abandoning that path.
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#140Tech Debt Wow, those are a lot of features being added (even if it's largely userland). I can't even imagine the amount of tech debt for an OS that's 23-years old (and older if you count NextStep). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS
First off, you don't need to title your comments. That said, just because a codebase is old doesn't mean it has a lot of tech debt; that's down to maintenance, discipline, and setting priorities. There was a blogger which kept tabs on what Apple's iOS (apps?) were being written in, showing a steady migration towards Swift, which tells me they're not just letting code sit and rot.