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‘Mac Studio’ [desktop computer] is coming

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Re: ‘Mac Studio’ [desktop computer] is coming

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I’ve be been waiting for the refreshed Mac Minis for a few months now, with the intention of getting one to replace my laptop and Caldigit hub combo. I was hoping they would be announced at Tuesday’s event but this seems to suggest it might not be until summer which would be disappointing.

Re: ‘Mac Studio’ [desktop computer] is coming

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These look really interesting! I need a laptop to be able to travel (both locally and long-distance), but I spend most of my time working at a desk in my home. It would be great to have a more powerful desktop computer, but I have no idea how to juggle multiple Macs. I imagine myself going to start a presentation somewhere and realizing the file is on my other computer. Ditto for browser tabs.

Does anyone have suggestions on how to juggle multiple Macs?

Re: ‘Mac Studio’ [desktop computer] is coming

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These look really interesting! I need a laptop to be able to travel (both locally and long-distance), but I spend most of my time working at a desk in my home. It would be great to have a more powerful desktop computer, but I have no idea how to juggle multiple Macs. I imagine myself going to start a presentation somewhere and realizing the file is on my other computer. Ditto for browser tabs. Does anyone have sugges…

Dropbox solves this. I run multiple Linux computers and have my Downloads, Code and Docs folders synced between all computers. Works flawlessly.

Re: ‘Mac Studio’ [desktop computer] is coming

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Reminds me of https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XFZ5l9SaIVw&feature=youtu.be Have to say his idea is really a good one, elegant enough.

The allure of quasi-portability is real. I was a college freshman when the Mac Cube came out, and I bought one with an Apple LCD display so that I could (1) have a computer that I could bring home in my carry-on luggage, and (2) not have to settle for the G3 processors in the 2000-era PowerBooks.

Re: ‘Mac Studio’ [desktop computer] is coming

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These look really interesting! I need a laptop to be able to travel (both locally and long-distance), but I spend most of my time working at a desk in my home. It would be great to have a more powerful desktop computer, but I have no idea how to juggle multiple Macs. I imagine myself going to start a presentation somewhere and realizing the file is on my other computer. Ditto for browser tabs. Does anyone have sugges…

For browser tabs browser sync is pretty much a solved problem ( no idea how well Safari does this, but Firefox and Chromium-based browsers have been good for years). For files, it'd require some discipline and tooling - using a cloud sync service like Dropbox or OneDrive or whatever, and always putting important files in places where it'd be synced. Also, with a remote access service ( Chrome Remote Desktop? Wireguard VPN + VNC? Whatever works best for you) you could keep access to your desktop remotely from your laptop if you need to grab a file last minute.

Re: ‘Mac Studio’ [desktop computer] is coming

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post #6

These look really interesting! I need a laptop to be able to travel (both locally and long-distance), but I spend most of my time working at a desk in my home. It would be great to have a more powerful desktop computer, but I have no idea how to juggle multiple Macs. I imagine myself going to start a presentation somewhere and realizing the file is on my other computer. Ditto for browser tabs. Does anyone have sugges…

Dropbox solves this. I run multiple Linux computers and have my Downloads, Code and Docs folders synced between all computers. Works flawlessly.

I get how Dropbox works well for folders and files, but what about web browsing? I keep tabs open so I remember to do things, and for research purposes. For example, if I'm going to a meeting I might open up a dozen tabs with LinkedIn profiles, wikipedia pages, etc. If I do that on a desktop computer, can I get that synced over to my laptop, so I can review those tabs when I'm on my way to the meeting?

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These look really interesting! I need a laptop to be able to travel (both locally and long-distance), but I spend most of my time working at a desk in my home. It would be great to have a more powerful desktop computer, but I have no idea how to juggle multiple Macs. I imagine myself going to start a presentation somewhere and realizing the file is on my other computer. Ditto for browser tabs. Does anyone have sugges…

For browser tabs browser sync is pretty much a solved problem ( no idea how well Safari does this, but Firefox and Chromium-based browsers have been good for years). For files, it'd require some discipline and tooling - using a cloud sync service like Dropbox or OneDrive or whatever, and always putting important files in places where it'd be synced. Also, with a remote access service ( Chrome Remote Desktop? Wireguar…

Does browser tab sync require signing or something? I feel like I've never seen this (but if I had, I would have ignored it, since I don't have another computer to sync my tabs to!).
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