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Re: MacOS High Sierra

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Post by misterdata »

thomasdd wrote: post #35
Tehnix wrote: post #21

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You have problems with iOS 11? Anyways, it's definitely stable, honestly I feel like it's the most stable .0 release I've been on (have been going beta -> GM on almost all releases).

I do experience lagging even on basic stuff like writing SMS or other-text inputs... (waiting 2-3 seconds for the soft keyboard to response). I'l have to do some Option->Reset when I find time... [iPhone 6+] Not good when you can't trust the device... once my iphone freezed for X seconds, then I realized that random social post were posted to FB, while I tried to touch the display... :) And that scares me :) I have t…

Experienced the same issue, please have a look at Privacy->Analytics. If you (like me) find a lot of errors related to mediaserverd, then 'reset network settings' will likely fix it (like it fixed the lag on my 6S after upgrading to iOS 11).

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Post by misterdata »

luigi23 wrote: post #90
4ad wrote: post #42

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I experience lagging on iOS 11 on both iPhone 7 and the 10.5 inch iPad Pro. There was no lagging on iOS 10. Basic things like swiping across home screens lags and feel jittery. Also when you unlock and the apps come into view it's annoying laggy.

Same here. On 6S animations lags very often, on iPad Pro 10.5 swiping window to multitasking causes dropping frames.

Try 'reset networking settings', this fixed it for me. Appears to be related to mediaserverd crashes (check Privacy->Analytics if that is the case on your 6S as well).

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Post by delinka »

benashford wrote: post #160
delinka wrote: post #125

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I’d like a bit more detail. Instructions to repro ideally. Too much is left out of the video (show me the items it will access and the access permissions for those items) and I’m inclined to think it’s staged or Mr. Wardle didn’t understand something fundamental (e.g. if you built/debugged the app on the same system where you made the video, you may have already authorized the app to fetch items from the keychain.)

It showed the "unknown developer" warning box when running the app, would that have been shown if the app was already authorised to access the keychain?

Yes. It's not "access to the keychain" but "access to this item" and it's a simple "the binary $NAME with $DIGEST has permission to access this item."

Technically, if you can create another executable binary with the same name and digest, you can access the same keychain item.

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Post by kartickv »

gruturo wrote: post #151
raesene6 wrote: post #126

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I agree, the good thing about Apple and Microsoft is I know what they want to sell me. Apple want me to buy relatively expensive devices on a regular basis and ideally a cloud subscription. Microsoft want me to buy subscriptions to their cloud services and ideally devices running their OS. In both cases the value for them is fairly clear and they have limited incentives to do anything that might jepordise those reven…

True for Apple, not for Microsoft. Windows 10 is stuffed with tracking and telemetry and puts ads in front of you (screen saver, start menu, etc). They are absolutely NOT famous for respecting your privacy or wishes.

Does it collect personally-identifiable Information? Suppose, for sake of discussion, they collect something inoocuous, like whether you prefer to maximise windows. Say a single bit of information. True or false. Would you still be opposed to the telemetry? I’m trying to understand if the objection is about specific data being collected, or to the idea at all.

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Post by dingdingdang »

petercooper wrote: post #60
smcleod wrote: post #57

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Yes, American dates are confusing and illogical at the best of times, I wish America would standardise on the international ascending order date style of 25/09/2017.

I hope we'd all standardize on the opposite: 2017-09-25.. it sorts properly when used in file and document names :-)

Honestly, the 2017-09-25 format is the only way forward for automatic proper sorting of folder/files..etc.

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Post by bitmapbrother »

raesene6 wrote: post #126
tomp wrote: post #103

> Safari now uses machine learning to identify advertisers and others who track your online behavior, and removes the cross‑site tracking data they leave behind. > Safari now uses machine learning to identify advertisers and others who track your online behavior, and removes the cross‑site tracking data they leave behind I'm starting to like the business model of buying the product more and more. There was a recent t…

I agree, the good thing about Apple and Microsoft is I know what they want to sell me. Apple want me to buy relatively expensive devices on a regular basis and ideally a cloud subscription. Microsoft want me to buy subscriptions to their cloud services and ideally devices running their OS. In both cases the value for them is fairly clear and they have limited incentives to do anything that might jepordise those reven…

Google doesn't sell user information. Also, Microsoft also has a search engine and ad business that do the exact same thing and just because it isn't successful that doesn't allow you to give them a free pass. Additionally, they preinstall third party bloatware on their OS and send tremendous amounts of telemetry back to their servers.

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Post by vetinari »

grecy wrote: post #251
vetinari wrote: post #116

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In Android, it is not mandatory to use Google apps - you can use your favorite browser, mail or maps instead of the Google ones. Firefox, Nine or Here, for example.

Pfft. I bought a super cheap Android phone, and can't even download a single app without signing up for a google account!

You mean you cannot download it from Google Play Store? That's right, that's the thing that analyzes you, why would you do that?

Instead, use alternatives:

https://f-droid.org/ https://www.amazon.com/getappstore http://shouji.baidu.com/ https://store.yandex.com/

or any other store, or just install your favorite apks.

Re: MacOS High Sierra

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Post by asah »

JamesFM wrote: post #173
feelix wrote: post #120

When installing a major OS update it's often worthwhile to do a clean install. As a shameless plug of some free software I made, Install Disk Creator will make you a bootable USB installer out of any USB disk you have laying around made from the macOS installer that you download from Apple.

While I think Disk Creator is awesome for certain I’ve never found that a fresh install is needed for macOS upgrades. They have maybe the best upgrade process in the biz right now.

A friend's said the same thing, but like other responders, I haven't bothered in a long time.

What's the benefit?

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Post by derefr »

grecy wrote: post #251
vetinari wrote: post #116

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In Android, it is not mandatory to use Google apps - you can use your favorite browser, mail or maps instead of the Google ones. Firefox, Nine or Here, for example.

Pfft. I bought a super cheap Android phone, and can't even download a single app without signing up for a google account!

So sign up for a Google Account. As long as you're not using Google+, there's no requirement that a Google Account have accurate, personally-identifying information. And if it's only used to sign into the Play Store, then all Google will know about "you" is what apps you've downloaded. (And you can sign back out of the Play Store in Settings right after if you want, though you won't be able to retrieve updates then.)

Re: MacOS High Sierra

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Post by lern_too_spel »

grecy wrote: post #251
vetinari wrote: post #116

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In Android, it is not mandatory to use Google apps - you can use your favorite browser, mail or maps instead of the Google ones. Firefox, Nine or Here, for example.

Pfft. I bought a super cheap Android phone, and can't even download a single app without signing up for a google account!

Sure you can. You're free to download from the Amazon App Store or any other app store or even get your apps directly from the developer.

You're confusing your cheap Android phone with an expensive iPhone. On the latter, you need an Apple account just to download apps, and their App Store tracks you exactly the same amount as Google's Play Store.

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