davemark, to Games
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Anyone play "Baldur's Gate 3" on a Mac?

  • Is the M1 MacBook Air up to the task?
  • Would the leap to an M3 MBA make a huge difference?
  • Possible to run Steam and the game off an external SSD?

Any and all thoughts on this appreciated. 🙏🏻

davemark, to apple
@davemark@mastodon.social avatar

M3 MacBook Air, now on Apple's official certified refurb list.

How much will you save?

The 16GB/512GB on the refurb list:
$1439

Same config on Amazon:
$1499

Solid price. Save $60.

The refurb is under warranty, eligible for 14-day return, AppleCare.

https://www.apple.com/shop/product/G1BU2LL/A/Refurbished-15-inch-MacBook-Air-Apple-M3-Chip-with-8%E2%80%91Core-CPU-and-10%E2%80%91Core-GPU-Starlight

davemark, to apple
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Absolutely loved this bit of back-story on the "upside down" Apple logo that used to be on every Mac laptop, but got flipped (right side up?) by Steve Jobs.

Great, short read, shared by @gruber a few days ago.

http://blog.joemoreno.com/2012/05/upside-down-apple-logo.html

LLS, to Mac
@LLS@wandering.shop avatar

“According to the report, a limited number of older devices will also be able to run the system, including iPads and Macs running an M1 chip or higher and the iPhone 15 Pro.”

So Macs not running an M chip remain safe? I hope so!

#noAI on my #Mac https://mstdn.social/@TechCrunch/112576459514167753

SergKoren, to iOS
@SergKoren@writing.exchange avatar

Hm. I wonder what happened to inter-app communication protocols. Yes, I know we have URLs, but not for anything useful. Yes, I know there are security issues… we always have security issues, but get emoji instead? We get circuses instead of bread…

#ios #apple #mac #wwdc

majorlinux, to iPhone
@majorlinux@toot.majorshouse.com avatar

I'd play it!

Popular tactical shooter Sniper Elite 4 coming to iPhone, iPad, Mac this year - 9to5Mac

https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/06/popular-tactical-shooter-sniper-elite-4-coming-to-iphone-ipad-and-mac/

boilingsteam, to linux
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majorlinux, to AssassinsCreed
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Now people can assassinate on the go!

Assassin's Creed Mirage Now Rolling Out on iPhone 15 Pro and iPads With M1 Chip or Newer

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/05/assassins-creed-mirage-rolling-out-for-iphone-ipad/

#AssassinsCreed #Ubisoft #Apple #AppleSilicon #iPhone #iPad #Mac #Gaming #Tech #Hardware

TechDesk, to tech
@TechDesk@flipboard.social avatar

Here’s a secret you may not have known if you bought a new iPad, iMac or MacBook. Apple has quietly added a Thread radio to several new Macs and iPads released since September 2023. @theverge has more, including which models on which they found evidence of Thread testing: https://flip.it/-R.XMr

kaiserkiwi, to macos
@kaiserkiwi@corteximplant.com avatar

Why has everything that has to do with software to be this frustrating these days?

#Bartender for #macOS was silently sold and it seems like the new owners have no intentions to say who they are.

So as usual: Is there an open source alternative to Bartender? I'm so sick of this stuff…

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/04/bartender-mac-app-new-owner/

#Security #Apple #Mac

kaiserkiwi,
@kaiserkiwi@corteximplant.com avatar

Oh wow. I just disabled Bartender and look which icon was hidden pretty conveniently by it…

This always pops up when an app records the screen. It was always visible for other apps, but disappeared sometimes for a short amount of time, what I thought was a macOS bug.

Seems like Bartender was able to hide this icon, when it was creating the screen recording itself? I'm pretty concerned right now and will definitely remove it immediately.

krishnadraws, to Mac
@krishnadraws@mastodon.social avatar

If you're coming over to #popOS from the #mac, you probably run into muscle memory issues when triggering modifier keys.

My latest post shares how I swapped my modifier keys to make using Linux more comfortable to use.

https://pcweenies.com/2024/06/04/linux-on-a-macbook-pro-swap-control-and-command-keys/

eugenialoli, to windows
@eugenialoli@mastodon.social avatar

The mass exodus from to (and ) due to and continues. More and more articles, more and more youtube videos about it, or posts on forums. People are switching. If it continues like that, Linux should have 10% desktop marketshare by the end of the decade (and yes, that's a lot).

HolgerD, to Mac German
@HolgerD@troet.cafe avatar

Malen am Mac, nicht zeichnen!

Was könnt ihr da empfehlen?

Ein Boost wäre nett. 🙏

#malen #mac

davemark, to apple
@davemark@mastodon.social avatar

Apple drops 3 new Mac ads. Very weird. Creepy even. Give 'em a look.

Powered:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb4jrtDzFhE

Found:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeE4l2MlWMo

Charged:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpLYP-JHg9A

abs0, to Mac
@abs0@mastodon.sdf.org avatar

Well, now you mention it my mini has stopped overheating and crashing. Why do you ask?

davemark, to apple
@davemark@mastodon.social avatar

From the Snapdragon Keynote, right at the end, this little smack at Apple, using the original "I'm a Mac" guy, Justin Long.

(it's at 1:17:06 in)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R3QpKMciEw&t=4669s

@benlovejoy from:

https://9to5mac.com/2024/06/03/qualcomm-im-a-mac-actor/ ]

VTDARKSIM, to Mac
@VTDARKSIM@toot.community avatar

lol this might take a while…

Started at 5/31 11am ET. We’ll see how fast this baby moves on a 12yo using & gigabit through a router, a CAT6-connected AP, a -connected AP, & finally CAT6. It’s a circuitous route, I know, but these are the limitations of a 74yo house.

FWIW speeds right now are slower than usual: 174 Mbps down, 178 up. Usually in the 500-600 range. Maybe it’s the age of the , or I’m splitting between the & speed test?

marioguzman, to macos
@marioguzman@mastodon.social avatar

I just posted a sample project to GitHub which has the code I wrote for the Brushed Metal background in QuickTunes.

It seems performant but I am probably not the best in determining if it is at its most performant. Seems good though.

This is done in Core Animation layers & good for both 1x and 2x displays.

I hope to see more Brushed Metal interfaces soon 😉

https://github.com/marioaguzman/BrushedMetalBackground

9to5Mac, to Mac
@9to5Mac@mastodon.online avatar

5 tips and tricks to free up disk space and hidden storage on your https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/28/how-to-free-up-mac-storage/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

jnv, to apple
@jnv@fosstodon.org avatar

Found this article about leaving Apple. Hopefully there are enough tips here to help if you're stuck moving away from Apple software.

https://adam.nz/escaping-the-big-apple

kittylyst, to Java
@kittylyst@mastodon.social avatar

Xcode cannot find metal for some godforsaken reason, so no #OpenJDK build on the Mac today.

Over to the work Linux box, then I suppose. #Java

I don't have any #Mac experts among my followers who can help me figure out WTF is wrong with metal, do I?

mackuba, (edited ) to random
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It's ironic that ~17 years ago it was exactly the strongly Mac-centric #Ruby / #Rails community that drew me to the #Mac and made me a Mac user… https://world.hey.com/dhh/linux-as-the-new-developer-default-at-37signals-ef0823b7

davemark, to apple
@davemark@mastodon.social avatar

On the rumored Mac foldable, here's a link to the Yoga book 9i, which does what Apple seems to be aiming at.

Follow the link, start clicking through the photos at the top. Seems a bit unwieldy to me, a bulk/weight tradeoff for the extra screen real estate.

Worth it? Will Apple find a way to make the tradeoff work?

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/p/laptops/yoga/yoga-2-in-1-series/yoga-book-9i-gen-8-(13-inch-intel)/len101y0028

davemark, to apple
@davemark@mastodon.social avatar

The rumored foldable Mac:

  • 14-15" Mac will unfold into 20" display
  • M5 processor
  • As soon as end of 2025

And maybe NO keyboard/trackpad?

Not getting this. foldability is for portability, yeah? But no keyboard/trackpad means you need to bring your own? Or add bulk with a keyboard case?

It'll be interesting to see how this all unfolds (sorry).

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/23/24163198/apple-foldable-macbooks-shipments-2026-kuo

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