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Post by aurareturn »

sircastor wrote: post #270
aurareturn wrote: post #254

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What’s the problem? 99% of Mac users would never download and use those apps due to convenience. But if Apple builds the features into the OS, it will get used much more and benefit the users. I don’t use a password manager. I refuse to pay a subscription for one. Yet, I’ve been wanting Apple to convert Keychain into a real password manager for a long time. They actually did it and I’m happy.

I think there is a significant ethical issue related to inviting others to build software on your platform, prove that software’s market value, and then you under-cutting them by creating your own version of it for free to increase sales.

So what do you think is the solution?

Something like window snapping has been out since Windows Vista or 7, I forgot. If you make an app to do this on macOS, you would have had nearly 20 years to make sales.

To me, these apps don't have any moat anyway. Developers for this category of apps should already understand that if it's essential, Apple or Google or Microsoft will integrate it into their OS eventually.

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Post by aurareturn »

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.

Most macOS apps I use were not downloaded from the app store.

For example, Discord, Sketch, Postman, Zoom, VSCode, Figma, Chrome, etc.

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Post by setopt »

Reason077 wrote: post #222

I hate the notification centre on macOS. Don't see why I need to have notifications appear both on my iPhone and Mac, it's just an annoyance. I'd rather have the notification centre widgets (weather, clock, calendar, etc) always appear without notifications. (Also, I miss the old widget Dashboard from old versions of macOS. Wish they'd bring that back with the new widgets tech).

Not a huge fan either – mainly because it’s hard to interact with it purely via the keyboard.

Depending on the implementation, I am however looking forward to this. I need to use some systems that only provide 2FA via a mobile app (i.e. Push OTP), and having to reach for my phone during work hours is pretty bad for my productivity and flow.

(I really prefer TOTP, which I can just let 1Password handle…)

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Post by Terretta »

nofunsir wrote: post #137
rzzzt wrote: post #123

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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.

Orion gives you both, mostly.

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Post by aikinai »

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 also really appreciated that magical window with my 2018 iMac Pro at work! Never going to be able to justify a Studio Display…

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Post by sgerenser »

EricE wrote: post #133
ryandrake wrote: post #106

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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/

I have a 2012 Mac mini server running Monterey right now thanks to Open Core. Still getting security updates (for now at least). Too many reported issues with Ventura and Sonoma to bother trying them.

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Post by mgrandl »

nottorp wrote: post #122
spankalee wrote: post #45

I wonder - if you're not an iPhone user, will Macs soon just not really be for you anymore? I don't care about iPhone integration, Siri, or Apple's AI.

TBH i have both Macs and iPhones and not only I don't use any integration options (with the exception of reading and sending text messages from my laptop) but I'm pretty sure I don't even know about 90% of them.

The only thing I use is the clipboard sharing.

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Post by AnthonBerg »

nativeit wrote: post #206
karmakaze wrote: post #151

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I never really understood the appeal of tiling window managers. I've gotten used to having overlapping windows with appropriate parts peek out out behind others. e.g. tail of a log behind an editor running a program, and I can bring it to the foreground to see older lines and/or scroll. To do the same with a tiling manager, I would zoom the logging pane. I suppose I just prefer less layout changes. Same for Slack, I…

I have a 55” 4k television that wasn’t being used, and as a joke plugged it into my Mac Mini, and with a tiling window manager it’s functionally 4 decent sized FHD monitors at once. I have left it plugged in much longer than I thought I would, it’s really much more functional than I’d imagined. I still probably prefer a regular 1440p display, for most tasks.

Same, except on purpose and it’s still plugged in.

Re: macOS Sequoia Preview

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Post by nottorp »

mgrandl wrote: post #297
nottorp wrote: post #122

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TBH i have both Macs and iPhones and not only I don't use any integration options (with the exception of reading and sending text messages from my laptop) but I'm pretty sure I don't even know about 90% of them.

The only thing I use is the clipboard sharing.

I hate clipboard sharing :) I really don't need to paste the pieces of code I've been working on on my desktop on my phone.

Everyone has different needs.

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Post by nobleach »

metadat wrote: post #240
nobleach wrote: post #155

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It's frustrating at best. On any tiling WM on Linux, I can hit Meta+ and be taken to that workspace. On macOS, the moment I fullscreen an app, it's taken out of that flow. So for so many years, I've had my terminal full screen on workspace 2. Meta+2 it in my muscle memory for "go to terminal".

Macs aren't made for fancy people like yourself (any longer). No money in it, unfortunately.

Somehow, all the way up into the Snow Leopard days, they seemed like they still exposed enough of the goodies for the "fancy" folk.
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