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Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by sroussey »

Nextgrid wrote: post #149
reader_mode wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I've noticed this in the last month/two - on my 2018 MBP as well - my Logitech MX keys/mouse will both randomly disconnect for 5 seconds and then pair back, this wasn't happening before.

I don't use bluetooth input devides so can't comment on those, but I too noticed regressions in the last month or so with regards to AirPods. They changed the firmware so that it can "seamlessly" move between devices but 1) it's not seamless at all - I actually disabled the new behavior and 2) I'm pretty sure something else changed regarding Bluetooth because switching between devices manually is slower and less reli…

When my iPhone 12 wakes it breaks the Bluetooth connection between my iMac and Beats earphones.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by talentedcoin »

reaperducer wrote: post #308
talentedcoin wrote: post #291

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Honestly, you’re right, but why should your good experience outweigh my bad one? I want a good developer experience is all. I’ve almost 100% switched back to Windows at this point and will never bother developing on a Mac again if I can help it. EDIT: And to your point about not being forced to upgrade — that’s true, nobody’s forcing anybody to do anything. But you can’t just stay on Snow Leopard forever either ...

why should your good experience outweigh my bad one? I never said it did. I think your anecdote and my anecdote cancel each other out. But in a larger view of things, are both irrelevant to the conversation. I’ve almost 100% switched back to Windows at this point and will never bother developing on a Mac again if I can help it. So why are you even bothering to comment? But you can’t just stay on Snow Leopard forever…

I’m “bothering to comment” because I used to love using Macs and I’m disappointed at the sluggish pace of improvement or even regressions we’ve seen since Catalina.

For context, I switched from Linux somewhere back around Tiger and at that time it was like a breath of fresh air — all the benefits of a Linux machine without the stuffy hardware tweaks. But lately it’s been a struggle. I’ve asked myself, why am I still using this OS, which is basically just a pretty skin on top of a bunch of stuff (Mail, Mission Control, Messages ...) that I barely use? The dev experience keeps getting worse, I can’t run 32 bit apps anymore (goodbye, SNESx), system stability after upgrades is not as rock-solid it once was, and meanwhile they keep adding stuff I don’t need or want.

There was a thread here the other day about the lack of documentation for SwiftUI that resonated with me along the same lines. Why bother buying this hardware and developing on/for it, if the company is just moving further away from the stuff I like to use?

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by patrec »

pkulak wrote: post #285
lukifer wrote: post #130

Twice bitten, thrice shy. Every MacOS upgrade for the past 5+ years has been a bag of hurt: regressions in functionality and stability, annoying "features" like Notification Center and Catalina warning nags, various PITAs on fixing UNIX/dev toolchains, all for little to no benefit. I've stopped upgrading all my machines (other than security updates), unless forced by a mission-critical app or a new machine.

Same here. I eventually upgraded to a Linux distro and couldn't be happier. What finally did it for me was when I did an "ls" in a terminal after an upgrade, accidentally hit the wrong button when the OS asked for permission, and locked my terminal out of file system access. Mac OS is no longer any good for professional use, outside of media creation.

> Mac OS is no longer any good for professional use, outside of media creation.

I agree, and I bet they will kick themselves for it in ~5 years time.

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Post by TylerE »

tobr wrote: post #224
enriquto wrote: post #183

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> Just lost a few hundred Tabs from last session This is horrifying! How do you get to have one hundred tabs, or worse, a few hundred ?

How do you not get there? There’s no point in the “core gameplay loop” of browsing the web where you are encouraged to close a tab. They just disappear among the other ones and you don’t really have a reason to stop and think about whether you’re done with them. At some point there are hundreds.

I hate clutter. Once i get past maybe 10 or 15 tabs it's time to go on a Ctrl-W spree.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by officeplant »

tobr wrote: post #224
enriquto wrote: post #183

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> Just lost a few hundred Tabs from last session This is horrifying! How do you get to have one hundred tabs, or worse, a few hundred ?

How do you not get there? There’s no point in the “core gameplay loop” of browsing the web where you are encouraged to close a tab. They just disappear among the other ones and you don’t really have a reason to stop and think about whether you’re done with them. At some point there are hundreds.

Personally I close tabs as soon as I'm done with them. If I need it for later it goes into sorted bookmark folders or in a list of bookmarks right in front of me if I'm gonna need it sooner. If I ever get over 15 tabs I'm deep in research mode, but those will all be closed by the end of the day.

Ever since SSDs I also shut down my computer when I'm not using it so maybe I'm weird.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by sroussey »

reader_mode wrote: post #10
kxcz wrote: post #8

Any updates to the firmware or drivers for bluetooth? My 2017 Mac has had many issues with bluetooth consistency. Keep on hoping they will announce performance improvements.

I've noticed this in the last month/two - on my 2018 MBP as well - my Logitech MX keys/mouse will both randomly disconnect for 5 seconds and then pair back, this wasn't happening before.

Happens with Apple standard keyboard and mouse too. Restarting the computer AND accessories fixes it.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by tobr »

dntrkv wrote: post #265
enriquto wrote: post #183

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> Just lost a few hundred Tabs from last session This is horrifying! How do you get to have one hundred tabs, or worse, a few hundred ?

People need to learn to let go and just close tabs. It's freeing. If you need the info again, typing some related words into the address bar will usually surface the results from your history. If it doesn't, no big deal. The benefits of not lugging around that baggage outweighs the potentially tiny productivity hit you take to look up the info again.

It’s funny how there’s a borderline moral judgement about things like this. It’s as if having many files on your desktop, emails in your inbox, unnamed layers in photoshop, or open windows or tabs or apps or whatever would say something about your character. No, to the extent that these things are even a problem at all, that’s a consequence of a design that fails to take actual human factors into account.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by pat2man »

cle wrote: post #325
jkelleyrtp wrote: post #18

Just want to put here that if you're using a Mac and haven't tried Safari recently, you're missing out. A few things: - Battery life is fantastic compared to Chrome/FF - Privacy seems to be top-notch - The tab ordering situation is now chrome-like (my biggest gripe in older versions of safari) - Experimental features are 1 click away, easily enable/disable WebGL2 - Support for the WebExtensions standard means addons…

What is it about Safari that leads to it performing better than the competitors, and why can't they seem to figure it out? Is it because Safari is using undocumented APIs that only Apple is allowed to use? If so, that's a deal breaker for me right there.

It seems to me that Google assumes Chrome is the only app you have open. It is optimized for performance for the sites you have open, and it doesn't care about the performance of other apps you are using. This is in line with Google's revenue model.

Safari on the other hand wants to make sure your whole computer is responsive, and has good battery life. If native apps work better than web apps that is fine. This is in line with Apple's revenue model.

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by grecy »

lastofthemojito wrote: post #161
haunter wrote: post #123

Running iOS apps on the M1 Macs feels like such a game changer. Literally too cause a lot of games have been ported to iOS and now you can easily run them on Macs that were not possible before (Final Fantasy franchise for example). People can now play PUBG (although the mobile version but still). Fortnite (which have been removed but if you have downloaded it before you can still play it). And so many other games. I…

I wonder if any game (or other) developers are going to have major heartburn over this. "Woah, pricing/releasing this game this way was part of our mobile strategy, not our desktop strategy - how dare you run that game on a computer!" I know not all iOS apps target all devices - some are iPad only, etc. Is Apple allowing developers to arbitrarily prevent their apps from running on Macs? Can an app tell it's running o…

I also have to think some apps just won't be nice to use without a touch interface

Re: macOS Big Sur

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Post by AlphaSite »

khazhoux wrote: post #220
enriquto wrote: post #183

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> Just lost a few hundred Tabs from last session This is horrifying! How do you get to have one hundred tabs, or worse, a few hundred ?

Some people use tabs the same way others use bookmarks. Myself, I regularly have 100 tabs, easily, across several windows which are minimized. If the browser were to lose all tabs by accident, it wouldn't be a big deal (same as losing bookmarks isn't actually a big deal for some people)

I think if you treat tabs as memory its interesting:

- The active tab is short term memory - The tab list is medium term memory - Bookmarks are long term memory

(or if you prefer replace short/medium/long with cache/ram/disk)

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