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Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by ksec »

gcatlin wrote: post #218
EamonnMR wrote: post #185

If any apple product managers are reading this, the biggest thing holding MacOS back is that it global searches when you search a folder. I know there's a config setting for it, but dammit I want the default to be local file name search and full text search should be an off-by-default option, and search the whole hard drive should be a different also off by default option.

For those who are wondering what the config setting is: Finder -> Preferences -> Advanced -> When performing search: Search the current folder

Thank You. This really should be the default settings.

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by wpearse »

davidbarker wrote: post #301
fnord123 wrote: post #216

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Reboot for an upgrade happens by holding a spin lock until it overheats and reboots. This happens every time on multiple computers so I think it's intentional(?) but the crash reports are pretty wild. No official package manager. The Macbook cases ground through the user when they're on an insulated surface (there is no ground pin on the Macbook power adapters). Audio crackles when the machine grounds through the use…

I’m not sure if you’re describing the same issue I had, but whenever my MBP (15”, 2018) would restart during an update (and sometimes just a regular restart), I would get the progress bar after entering my password. The fans would then spin up, the machine would get ridiculously hot, and the machine would restart. It was an endless loop. Usually, I was able to get it to complete whatever it was trying to do and log m…

I just had a similar endless loop on update (Catalina to Big Sur) last week. Apple guided me to do a T2 firmware update which bricked the machine. Sent it in for service.

Logic board was replaced "under warranty" (it's a 3 year old machine with no Apple Care!).

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by dual_dingo »

crawrey wrote: post #444

I just upgraded to Monterey on my Macbook Pro 2018 15-inch and after rebooting, all of the USB-C ports stopped working, including the power adapter. I spent some time on the phone with Apple Support trying to figure out how to fix it. After about an hour and a half there was about 18% battery left before I started to panic and figure out how I was going to back everything up. After panicking, the 3rd Apple Support Re…

> I just upgraded to Monterey > I started to panic and figure out how I was going to back everything up.

Upgrading to a new OS on release day without a prior backup. You like to live dangerously, do you?

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by danielrhodes »

MrWiffles wrote: post #181

I haven’t seen this anywhere when I’ve looked, so I’ll ask here on the slim chance maybe they really added something I badly want and somebody knows… Is there any application forced sandboxing feature yet? Something users can control to forcibly stop bad behavior from certain “must have” apps. Chrome, for example, has been caught doing entire drive scans on Windows, and I’m not sure I entirely trust Zoom either. So I…

My belief is that Apple will eventually try to lock down macOS entirely or move to something similar to iOS sandboxing. This would more or less solve your problem and not hurt the majority of people’s experience. However, to make the OS good enough for software development, Apple will make it easy to create virtualized environments. This to me seems like the correct trade off and might actually be a net win for most. I have never understood why it’s a good idea to mess with your core OS to get some code to compile - use something where you don’t have to worry every time there is an OS upgrade.

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by vultour »

somedude895 wrote: post #410
hokumguru wrote: post #376

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Woah is that why it feels like my MacBook is humming sometimes when I touch it? Wondered this for years.

Yes! I've been wondering what was up with that since forever! Weird that they say the power adapter doesn't have a ground pin though because the one of my 2019 MBP does in Switzerland.

Not sure how the charger looks in Switzerland, but if it's modular (you can swap the plug), does it have a third connection where it attaches to the brick? The ones in UK have 3 prongs but only 2 connections.

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by aluminum96 »

ksec wrote: post #75

Sort of a mini review. Using it at home on my MacBook Pro 2015 Intel Machine. Big Sur on M1 was fine ( if not great ), mostly because M1 is extremely fast. But Big Sir on x86 was slow, really slow. I am in the group that reported Big Sur was slower than Catalina, and Catalina was slower than Mojave. That is with both the OS itself and Safari. So Big Sur was not a smooth experience for me. Monterey so far brings back…

> Far less Kernel_Task CPU usage

This typically means the machine is thermally throttled, not that the kernel is actually using the CPU.

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by henvic »

0des wrote: post #30
henvic wrote: post #7

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I've kind of indirect experience: my girlfriend is an iOS developer, and has been using it on her only Mac for a while. In the beginning it was awful for her. A lot of failures. However, after a couple of months it became quite stable, and she stopped complaining. The only thing that was kind of a nightmare was Xcode. I'm updating it, and if I were you, I'd update right away too. There are many improvements.

What improvements in your girlfriend's daily workflow would she say are most notable, did she mention?

Performance-wise is much better. Animations are smooth, and even AirPlay seems to work better.

Safari is also slightly better, although she dislikes the new way it organizes tabs.

That said, the thing she told me she liked the most, feature-wise related to her daily workflow, is the new Shortcuts app.

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Post by jer0me »

chanc3e wrote: post #451
0xFACEFEED wrote: post #290

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I need this so badly. True story: I've been eagerly awaiting a new Macbook to completely rid myself of Adobe software. Over the past decade I've considered installing Adobe software but always held back because of how intrusive and shady the software is (I checked on friends' computers). I've been able to work around having to edit PDFs and used Figma in place of Photoshop for my very basic graphical needs. Well a fe…

This is absolutely my experience of Adobe software too. Terribly engineered with priorities weighted for the board rather than users. I’ve been a designer for +20 years and sans-Adobe for five, I absolutely recommend any young designers to avoid the Adobe workflow. You don’t need it. Photoshop = Pixelmator (Kitura is also very good) Illustrator/Indesign = Affinity Designer Highly precise vectors I draw in Glyphs/Font…

Just to add to this list:

Gravit Designer is quite good for small vector projects, though it is a subscription.

Adobe Lightroom (the new one) and possibly more can be installed from the App Store without all the Creative Cloud bloat.

Re: macOS Monterey

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Post by Angostura »

EamonnMR wrote: post #185

If any apple product managers are reading this, the biggest thing holding MacOS back is that it global searches when you search a folder. I know there's a config setting for it, but dammit I want the default to be local file name search and full text search should be an off-by-default option, and search the whole hard drive should be a different also off by default option.

Yeh? Just opened a folder in Finder and clicked search in the window - it defaulted to searching that folder.
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