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macOS Ventura is now available

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Re: macOS Ventura is now available

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Post by pornel »

shepherdjerred wrote: post #280

I'm surprised they released this. I try to participate in every macOS beta I can. This is by far the most unstable release I've experienced. - Settings app has a lot of weird bugs and performance issues. After a restart I have to wait a few minutes before the Settings app actually functions. Overall the Settings app has felt like a step back in terms of UX and performance - Lots of weird issues with Docker (might be…

Performance of the Settings app is disappointing. Most of its views are just a handful of basic controls with a fixed layout, and yet switching to not-yet-cached views has a noticeable lag.

I'm flabbergasted that Apple's latest UI struggles to beat web apps not just on design (RIP Aqua), but also performance.

Re: macOS Ventura is now available

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Post by Maarius »

insane_dreamer wrote: post #118
chongli wrote: post #23

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Finder -> Preferences -> Advanced. When performing a search: Search the current folder

Agreed. Its an embarrasment. Use Alfred; I've been using it for years (10 maybe?) -- solves this problem and is extremely useful in general

Alfred (https://www.alfredapp.com/) and BetterTouchTool (https://folivora.ai/) really are two of the must-haves for every mac.

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Post by Terretta »

jedberg wrote: post #72
galoisscobi wrote: post #9

I’m usually excited about macOS releases but this one is an underwhelming update and don’t see any reason to update any time soon. Stage manager seems like a half measure to introduce better window management in macOS and it doesn’t help that it doesn’t support a keyboard only workflow, from what I can tell from the demos. Coming from i3wm, I found Yabai to be an excellent keyboard-first window manager. I do wish som…

If they put a bunch of new features in the OS, everyone complains, "Why don't they focus on stability!!" If they focus on stability, everyone says, "Not enough new features to be worth the upgrade". I guess no one can be happy. Or they expect a ton of new instantly stable features...

Or perhaps only half of 'everyone' feels compelled to comment each release.

Re: macOS Ventura is now available

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Post by Terretta »

umutcankus wrote: post #100
alwillis wrote: post #81

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Continuity Camera I’ve been on the betas all summer; Continuity Camera is probably the most Apple-like feature in Ventura. It seems almost magical in how it “just works”.

I don't understand why it is not avaliable for iPad. Usually, I am using my macbook lid closed and I have an iPad in my desk. It would be very good to use its camera and mics for video calls.

Lot of pixels languishing under that lid there...

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Post by behnamoh »

chongli wrote: post #23
zestyping wrote: post #16

Countless person-years of engineering effort, and Spotlight is still mostly useless. All I want is to hit Command-F to quickly search the filenames in the current folder (not start a sluggish scan of my entire hard disk). There used to be workarounds for this, but then they removed "Find by Name..." from Finder just to make our lives harder. Does anyone know a workable alternative?

Finder -> Preferences -> Advanced. When performing a search: Search the current folder

Why isn't this the default setting? I mean, who searches their entire machine when they're inside a folder?

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Post by Terretta »

justinator wrote: post #64

macOS Ventura takes the Mac experience to a whole new level with groundbreaking capabilities that help users achieve more than ever. Now there's a nothing burger sentence to start us off.

> whole new level with groundbreaking capabilities

So, ground level?

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Post by Terretta »

kennend3 wrote: post #85
jedberg wrote: post #74

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"We could increase the BOM cost putting a bigger camera in but the thickness of the laptop lid is so thin it would never be as good as the phone you most likely already own, so we made it easer for you to use that". It's all a matter of perspective. :) I love the ability to use my phone as a webcam.

Perspective really is everything. I think that most would be surprised to see a company selling a laptop for $1700 (CAD) in 2022 with a 720 webcam https://www.apple.com/ca/macbook-pro/ Doing this, then advising you can use your phone's camera seems like an ugly hack. It is also really awkward to be on a conf call using your phone as a webcam, then needing your phone because something important has come up.

Try https://getlumina.com/ for a phone quality looking webcam with nice background blur and center-stage type auto-framing. Or, Logitech Brio w/ Xsplit Vcam https://www.xsplit.com/vcam (but Lumina does a better job auto-starting with videoconf tools).

Alternatively, get Reincubate's Camo to do Continuity with both iPhones and Android phones, and tons more features:

https://reincubate.com/camo/

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Post by Terretta »

behnamoh wrote: post #116
sbdaman wrote: post #47

"We've been putting the same 720p webcam in our laptops for 10 years so just go ahead and use your phone instead"

"Stay tuned for our $100 phone holder for Macs. It has never been done before."

$24 on Amazon:

https://smile.amazon.com/Continuity-Ventura-MagSafe-Laptops-...

Or $19:

https://smile.amazon.com/Continuity-MacBook-Compatible-Magsa...

They work quite well with the Magsafe iPhones.

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Post by shpx »

anigbrowl wrote: post #303
anigbrowl wrote: post #167

The update is cool but the update process was not. -Update available, wanna install? Sure -OK don't mind me I'm gonna need a while OK -HA HA I LIED I"M READY TO TERMINATE EVERYTHING BYEEEE WTF 5 reboots with just an Apple icon and a progress bar The progress bar also moves backwards sometimes I guess it's a metaphor for life, which is how long this seems to be taking -OK hello I am back but I need 10 minutes of alone…

I am ethically obliged to supplement my original summary [hours later] -Ha ha just kidding of course there's a feature tour do you want to see it now Hmm OK -Have you ever wished I was a phone? (8 slides) Really? Let's have a talk about Preferences -They are Settings OK, let's have a talk about Settings -No

I do wish I could put a SIM card in my Macbook and not have to buy a phone.

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Post by rodgerd »

duffyjp wrote: post #219
sbdaman wrote: post #47

"We've been putting the same 720p webcam in our laptops for 10 years so just go ahead and use your phone instead"

This is actually the feature I upgraded for this morning. I always use a USB webcam on a stand in front of my 43" display. The laptop positioned usefully would block a huge part of my view. Now one less cable cluttering my desk and much higher quality (it's night and day honestly vs the Logitech I was using).

I want to see if they'll roll it out to AppleTV. Not being able to use an AppleTV for FaceTime, Zoom, etc just seems silly.
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