davemark

davemark, 2 days ago to Games

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. 🙏🏻
#Games #Apple #Mac

davemark, 2 days ago to food

"Amazon Prime customers in the US now get free GrubHub+ delivery"

I try to order through the restaurant directly, using their preferred delivery mechanism.

I worry that GrubHub, DoorDash, etc., adds to the cost of food, cuts into the restaurant's take on an order.

This a fair take?

Details here...

https://www.engadget.com/amazon-prime-customers-in-the-us-now-get-free-grubhub-delivery-075319082.html
#Food #Amazon #AmazonPrime

davemark, 3 days ago to apple

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
#Apple #M3 #Mac #MacBookAir

davemark, 3 days ago to apple

Great Apple ad, showcasing a gesture.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpUTBBdb4UM
#Apple #AppleWatch #Ad

davemark, 3 days ago to apple

From mkbhd (he's not on Mastodon), this great rolled-up 🧵 of short videos showing how iPhones are water/drop tested.

All cut together by thread reader, so you can watch it all without leaving your browser...

https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1795826687630065846.html
#Apple #iPhone

davemark, 3 days ago to apple

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
#Apple #Mac #Design

davemark, 3 days ago to Starwars

😮💰🔥
Star Wars toy sells for $525K.

• Boba Fett action figure with “rocket-firing” action
• 1 of only 2 surviving examples
• Hand-painted version, never-released, deemed a choking hazard

Props to whoever had the foresight to save this all these years.

https://gizmodo.com/star-wars-rocket-firing-boba-fett-auction-sale-record-1851516026
#StarWars #Money #Collectibles

davemark, 4 days ago to apple

New Dalrymple Report is live!😎

A bit late with this, please forgive, post eye surgery, things are a bit slow. Great show, lots of pre-WWDC stuff, plus a lot more.

Dig in, and thanks for listening. 🙏🏻❤️

https://www.loopinsight.com/2024/06/07/the-dalrymple-report-justin-long-apple-ai-and-netflix/
#Apple #TheDalrympleReport

davemark, 4 days ago to random

Yesterday was a helluva wild ride.

Eye surgery was mildly terrifying, but went well.

Worst part: During the hour+ ride home, my eye COMPLETELY FOGGED OVER. I couldn't see a thing out of it.

Did I panic? Well, yes, yes I did. I called the surgery, they told me they'd ask the doctor, get back to me.

10 minutes later, got a call that that was normal, that it would clear. And it did.

But that was the longest 10 minutes of my life.

This week is about healing, then another procedure. Cheers! 😎

davemark, 6 days ago to random

Eye surgery in the morning. Gonna likely be off line for a bit.

Will check in in a few days. Here's hoping!

davemark, 6 days ago to space

SUCCESS!!!!

No matter how many launches I watch, there's still that same thrill when ignition is go and the rocket climbs into the sky.

So far, so good!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6JWriqIGxg
#Space #Starliner

davemark, 6 days ago to apple

"When a 23-year-old Sam Altman took the stage at Apple Inc.’s annual developer conference in 2008, he gushed about being able to use the company’s new App Store to promote his software, a friend-locating service called Loopt."

That's OpenAI's Sam Altman. He spoke at WWDC in 2008? That's incredible.

And now he's back. 2008 was the year of the App Store (and some brutal NDAs).

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-06-05/why-is-apple-aapl-teaming-up-with-openai-both-companies-need-each-other
#Apple #WWDC #AI

davemark, 6 days ago to space

Watch the Boeing Starliner launch for. the International Space Station (3rd attempt 🙏🏻)

Coverage is live now. Astronauts Butch and Sunny are getting ready to go.

Launch is scheduled for 10:52 ET this morning.

LETSGOOOOOO!!! 🚀

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6JWriqIGxg
#Space #Starliner

davemark, 7 days ago (edited 7 days ago) to apple

"Netflix to End Support for 2nd and 3rd Generation Apple TV"

[UPDATE: turns out we’re talking about super old hardware, pre-tvOS, so this is to be expected?]

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/04/netflix-end-support-2nd-3rd-gen-apple-tv/
#Apple #AppleTV #Netflix

davemark, 7 days ago to microsoft

"Security Researcher Calls Windows 11 AI 'Recall' Screenshotting Feature a Disaster"

Take constant screen grabs of my screen and feed it into an AI? What could go wrong?

"With Recall, hackers are able to scrape "everything you've ever looked at within seconds," and users should prepare for "AI powered super breaches.""

Who could have predicted this idea would go south? Have to say, zero chance I'm bringing this tech into my setup.

https://www.macrumors.com/2024/06/03/windows-11-recall-feature-disaster/
#Microsoft #Security

davemark, 7 days ago to apple

😮🍿
Apple drops trailer for new animated SciFi series "WondLa".

On my short list. This looks like it might be great. Kid friendly, too. Here's hoping!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h7mH8vG3cQ
#Apple #AppleTV #AppleTVPlus #Streaming

davemark, 7 days ago to apple

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

#Apple #Mac