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I downloaded all my photos from iCloud about a month ago. That was the last task on the monumental "leave the Apple walled garden" task list. Life on the outside is really nice. You can just... do things.
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> macOS is still the best OS I'd want to use IMO Linux has low-key become a very valid choice for a desktop OS. You can thank a lot of people for that. Apple and Microsoft for sandbagging. NixOS for pioneering the immutable Linux concept. Valve for heavily investing into making games run well. GitHub for inventing Electron, the eater of RAM and the great equalizer of UX. Lots and lots of Linux and distro maintainers…
Ah yes, Linux on a laptop: wifi, sleep, graphics - pick any two
Graphic though, yes (I had as much sleep issues on windows than on Linux). Especially the dual graphics intel/Nvidia. I still have to force environment variables to launch my games with the correct GC
At this point I’m going to hold out on updating MacOS for a year. If things don’t improve or the direction doesn’t change significantly I’m going to seriously consider paying the switching costs.
Your plan seems like a good one, but remember, your mileage may always vary.
And there are days I keep thinking I want to go back to my Commodore 64. It didn't really do much, but at least it didn't bug me every 15 minutes to upgrade.
> Do Apple staff even use their products anymore, or are they all secretly harbouring Android devices? I've been asking myself the same for a couple of years now. Assuming Tim Apple uses an iPhone, does he just throw it in the garbage and pull out a fresh one every time the battery reaches 20%? Is no one at Apple irked by the low battery notification modal that blocks all interactions until you dismiss it, the same w…
(Oh man. That came out super smug. Imagine the non-smug version of that message. Maybe it should have been something like "I went on a project to reduce the amount of screen time over the last couple of years and generally feel healthier and happier. Pick your own level of engagement with tech, but I encourage you to think about if you're spending too much time on your phone (or commenting on threads at ycombinator.com) at least every couple of months.")
Apple needs a new CEO. Someone more visionary than Cook. The software needs more focus on making it "just work" and having significantly less bugs. The line-up needs to be cleaned up as well. Right now you have the MacBook Air 13" and 15" in 3 variants and 4 colours, that makes for a total of 24 models. M4 processors only. The MacBook Pro 14" can be purchased with the M5, M4 Pro, M4 Max in 2 colours for a total of 12…
Guess I’m not in a position in telling Apple how to structure their product offering and choice isn’t a bad thing IMHO. But I’d highly encourage you to have a look into which Apple pencil is compatible to which iPad. Choice, yes, a mess - no.
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It's not 2005 anymore, most distros work 100% on install
Maybe. And then what’s battery life like - half, one 3rd?
I share the same feeling. I waited as much as possible to upgrade to iOS 26 / macOS Tahoe. Two days ago, I finally upgraded. Liquid Glass is one of the worst things I've ever seen in terms of design. It reminds me of when I personalized old cheap android phones or Linux distros just "to look cool". Cool-looking: yes. Unusable: also yes. Tasteful design: almost absent. Just the increase of the border-radius in all ele…
It is the first time I am trying to skip a macos version. I really hope in macos27 they will fix things. I used to skip every second windows version, so back here we are.