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Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by jamesy0ung »

ryandrake wrote: post #106
bsimpson wrote: post #98

My 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…

I have a 2012 Mac Mini, running Linux with a bunch of services on it. Works quite well as a server. Low power and silent.

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Post by AnonC »

_yb2s wrote: post #67
AnonC wrote: post #23

The iPhone mirroring feature and the related feature of being able to control the screen on another person’s device is going to be quite helpful, personally speaking. But the screen control feature can also be a threat that scammers could convince someone to allow and then defraud them. I’ll be looking forward to try this out and see how (well) it works.

I don't think scammers will be able to exploit the control feature, as you will most likely need to have two apple devices in close physical proximity.

GP here. I said "related feature" because I didn't recall what was exactly said in the keynote. FaceTime calls can be used to take control of the other person's iPhone in iOS 18. This is where scammers could convince people to allow access and perform actions when they (the scammers) get control.

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by divbzero »

I like that Apple is still investing in the basics, e.g. “a table of contents and high-level summary” for Reader mode in Safari, “topographic maps with detailed trail networks” in Maps, and “history and unit conversions” in Calculator.

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Post by cassianoleal »

BenFranklin100 wrote: post #252
cassianoleal wrote: post #127

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I disabled Stage Manager after trying it out for a week or so. How the hell does that thing make any sense? Really, this is a legit question. How is that thing useful?

The use case for myself is when I have to focus on a specific task/project and I have three or four applications I need to alternate between. It’s quite useful for that. Once the task is completed, I turn it off.

Thanks! If you don't mind me asking, how does it help? What's the workflow with it, that couldn't be achieved without it?

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Post by jamil7 »

spartanatreyu wrote: post #266
aurareturn wrote: post #253

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You don’t have to use the App Store on MacOS.

No but if you want to distribute your app and hope to get any users at all then you need to sign/notarize your app then release it on the macos app store.

Sorry but this isn't true in my experience, I've worked on 3 different native macOS apps at different companies in the last few years and all were signed, notarized and then distributed with Sparkle. At least one of those has pretty sizable DAU/MAU figures so you can definitely get users.

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by attendant3446 »

TylerE wrote: post #183
sircastor wrote: post #172

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I generally agree with you. I use my Mac with most of the windows overlapped most of the time. But occasionally I need them side-by-side to do some work. Typically referencing documents or code. Fortunately the introduction of this looks to just be an optional feature rather than a dictated "way things are". An overlapped/stacked interface is fine a lot of the time, but the flexibility is important. What really drive…

You can solve that easily with the free rectangle app today.

The last time I tried Rectangle it didn't have any customization, just those predefined areas and nothing else. I really like how window management is done in KDE Plasma.

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Post by agloe_dreams »

minimaxir wrote: post #3

The iPhone Mirroring was the most interesting announcement (and I don't think was leaked). I suspect it will only be useful for emergencies as latency will be terrible, though.

I’m fully expecting this to just be a ported version of the Vision Pro’s feature that allows a Virtual Desktop of your Mac. In that context, it seemed to have extremely low latency.

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by benhurmarcel »

imbnwa wrote: post #28
LogHouse wrote: post #18

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I know it’s simple but I am so pleased with this. Now if they fixed the mouse acceleration curve and the scaling issue for monitors, I’d be at peace.

What's the scaling issue?

https://bjango.com/articles/macexternaldisplays/

https://bjango.com/articles/macexternaldisplays2/

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by agloe_dreams »

pazimzadeh wrote: post #111
minimaxir wrote: post #3

The iPhone Mirroring was the most interesting announcement (and I don't think was leaked). I suspect it will only be useful for emergencies as latency will be terrible, though.

this is needed on Vision Pro

Which, weirdly, should be simple. The Vision Pro’s Mac mirroring is probably the exact same stack as the IPhone to Mac feature.
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