macOS Sonoma is available today

Post by pvg » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 6:53 PM UTC

auggierose wrote: post #145

lxgr wrote: post #68

> The implementations of the exfat and msdos file systems on macOS have changed; these file systems are now provided by services running in user-space instead of by kernel extensions. This sounds interesting! I really wish there was a native FUSE alternative on macOS; just recently I found myself in a pickle due to not being able to mount an ext4 boot volume on an SD card on my Mac at all. (Passing through to a VM wo…

I wish they did something so deleting files from the bin wouldn't take millenia on my iMac Pro. Yes, it's an old computer, but shouldn't that be a solved problem?

Post by mackmgg » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 7:01 PM UTC

capableweb wrote: post #35

I still don't understand why Apple is so bent on coupling application updates together with OS updates. I just want the new changes to Safari and Notes while I don't care about the other changes, why not have Safari be a normal application downloaded from the App Store, like the rest of us pleebs have to do when publishing apps?

Post by wilg » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 7:03 PM UTC

Almondsetat wrote: post #138

itsoktocry wrote: post #91

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> The main reason people update their phone OS is for new emoji I can't avoid the anecdata game, so: what generation are you? I don't know a single person who would update their phone for a new emoji.

The real question is: why are emojis tied to operating system updates in Apple land?

Post by wilg » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 7:05 PM UTC

itsoktocry wrote: post #95

themagician wrote: post #88

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macOS has felt “feature complete” to me for years now. There is nothing I really want from an OS. I only upgrade for the security benefits and so I can keep all my systems on the same release, since new systems can’t be downgraded. I actually appreciate not doing relentless “innovation” just for the sake of doing it. Microsoft does this by slapping new UIs on top of old every damn release. They often don’t even remov…

> macOS has felt “feature complete” to me for years now. > Microsoft does this by slapping new UIs on top of old every damn release This OS upgrade looks like it's mostly slapping new UIs on top of old, so I'm not sure this is "doing it right".

Post by ubercow13 » Tue, Sep 26, 2023, 7:05 PM UTC

sccxy wrote: post #127

divbzero wrote: post #30

I’ve used Nativefier for years and am excited for this new feature described in the release notes: > Web apps let you use any website like an app, complete with an icon in the Dock for faster access and a simplified toolbar for easier browsing.

Chrome has supported those PWA shortcuts in macOS at least several years...