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rjfaas

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Freelance tech journalist and author, IT strategist and mentor, typography nerd, Star Trek fan, cat lover, elder parent caregiver, Hellenic Polytheist, nonbinary (they/he), upstate NY
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matthewcassinelli, to Shortcuts
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Anyone using the new "Add to Dock" feature to make Mac web apps?

I'm curious which websites folks are using with it – and may or may not be making for them 👀

rjfaas,
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@matthewcassinelli I’ve been using it for Threads and Bluesky - have to reload them every once in while but they’re good. Coursera works but not as well.

rjfaas, to random
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'I want to get off the plane.' The passengers refusing to fly on Boeing's 737 Max

“To me, what you really need is an investigation into the culture of Boeing, what’s happening at board level, and what kind of decisions are being made to continue to prioritize financial interests over the safety of consumers,”

https://www.ctvnews.ca/business/i-want-to-get-off-the-plane-the-passengers-refusing-to-fly-on-boeing-s-737-max-1.6793736

stroughtonsmith, to random
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My iPad mini is the Freeform device I keep on my desk for sketching and planning, but I find an A-series chip just isn't powerful enough for comfortable iPad usage. Everything feels sluggish and I/O-y, and it's not just the lack of a ProMotion display. I would really appreciate an M-series iPad Pro mini, but we're still not heading that direction

https://mastodon.social/@appleinsider/112020980957354984

rjfaas,
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@stroughtonsmith same - smaller doesn’t equal non-pro or inferior. That’s been my issue since I had a first gen mini (and why I never bought a newer one despite preferring the form factor)

HilliTech, to random
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I don't believe Vision Pro needs to be updated annually or every 18 months. It's price and manufacturing volume alone prevents that.

Maybe once this thing is priced closer to a 12.9-inch iPad Pro and produced in nearly as much volume would such a cycle make sense. Apple might sell 1 million units by 2026.

Would Apple really turn around in 2026 and ask everyone that just purchased a Vision Pro to do it again? Would the market want that?

By waiting until early 2027 it means the early adopters are ready for the new hardware and will upgrade, even at that price. It also means holdouts waiting for 2nd gen hardware will be in line. Do this too soon and you're burning the first-gen adopters.

I'd also argue that the M2 is more than capable of living through to 2027. My M1 iPad Pro released in April 2021 and hasn't even stuttered once. Vision Pro is basically an iPad Pro and M2 is a better M1 -- 3 years should be fine given iPad's software history.

rjfaas,
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@matt @HilliTech but that was sold more as a luxury fashion item more than as a functional tool - very different market

rjfaas, to random
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How to use Spotlight's metadata file utilities in macOS

Spotlight is Apple's smart search indexer for macOS. Here's how to use its metadata utilities to get more information about your documents.

https://appleinsider.com/inside/macos/tips/how-to-use-spotlights-metadata-file-utilities-in-macos

rjfaas, to random
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Thinking about the cracks in some Vision Pros (and my own recent look at the history of first gen products from Apple), I’m curious about how many first gen products from Apple you all may have had requiring warranty repair/replacement?

For me the list is original iMac, first gen iPod and first iPhone.

Boosts appreciated.

https://rjfaas.com/2024/02/15/with-very-few-exception-every-apple-product-really-sucked-at-first/

matthewcassinelli, to random
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Random thought, but I wonder if Apple will make Spotlight their main AI/search tool.

Apple Spotlight sounds cool and doesn't have Siri's baggage.

rjfaas,
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@matthewcassinelli a return to Sherlock?

consumablejoy, to food
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You know you are not focused on work when you come about 2 seconds from clicking purchase on a cuisinart immersion blender because you want to be able to make homemade mayo, smooth puréed soups, and ice-cream drinks more easily.

rjfaas,
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@thepoliticalcat @consumablejoy @sj @bxknits @emery @mlanger I never thought about it for gravies… that’s a great idea. Thx

rjfaas, to random
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Today in : Photoshop debuts as a Mac exclusive
February 19, 1990: Adobe ships the first commercial version of its soon-to-be-iconic Photoshop photo editing software. The groundbreaking Mac-only software debuts for Mac System 6.0.3. Priced at $895.

https://www.cultofmac.com/685433/today-in-apple-history-photoshop-debuts-as-a-mac-exclusive/

craiggrannell, to random
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I think I need to figure out how to manage my feed here more. I can blaze through Threads and Bluesky in minutes because there are so few posts. But Threads is starting to depress me anyway. (Bluesky is OK for me, mostly because most of Twitter comics decamped there.)

I still prefer this place but the feed has so much stuff in it that I always end up waaaaay behind or reading in reverse.

rjfaas,
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@craiggrannell and for me this is the one network where I really feel like I’m missing something if I go any length of time without checking my feed

rjfaas, to random
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Here's what happened to overdose deaths in Toronto neighbourhoods with safe consumption sites

"The effect was so immense that you saw two-thirds reduction in mortality and that it was so spread out geographically, you know, which was pretty amazing... From a public health perspective, that's a good thing."


https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/heres-what-happened-to-overdose-deaths-in-toronto-neighbourhoods-with-safe-consumption-sites/article_7dd964dc-cceb-11ee-9689-67bc70a7d0b7.html

BasicAppleGuy, to random
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Underrated Mac: The 11.6" MacBook Air 💻

rjfaas,
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@BasicAppleGuy I got 12 years of use out of mine, more than any Mac (any device really) I’ve ever owned, though it was dragging a bit by last year when I finally replaced it.

gruber, to random
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Mozilla should definitely do this. And then when it goes nowhere, everyone will finally agree that PWAs were never a great platform for mobile apps. Right? https://indieweb.social/@whalecoiner/111940727614198057

rjfaas,
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@g @gruber webOS was very well thought out, had really nice hardware and a nascent ecosystem I wish had made it… and my dad kept using his Pre2 until he dropped in the toilet three years ago - it really showed what PWAs could do long before anyone got them

Firefox OS was like a poorly coded 90s website and I couldn’t wait for week I agreed to use it for a review to end

craiggrannell, to random
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My column for Stuff this week is ‘My phone does everything, which is why I want to resurrect my iPod’.

I realise my inability to focus for more than about two seconds is a me problem. But as I look around, I find it’s a ‘lots of other people problem’ too.

https://www.stuff.tv/features/my-phone-does-everything-which-is-why-i-want-to-resurrect-my-ipod/

rjfaas,
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@craiggrannell reason I’ve owned kindles for years… that and no blue light if reading before bed

BasicAppleGuy, (edited ) to random
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Happy Valentine's Day 💘

rjfaas,
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@BasicAppleGuy 🤣💛🤣

craiggrannell, to HomeKit
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Upgraded to iOS 17.3.1. All my settings are gone. FFS. Weirdly, my wife can still see the shared home, but then she’s still on 17.2.1.

Alexa just worked. Why can’t this?

rjfaas,
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@craiggrannell I’m moving and I’m seriously debating continuing with HomeKit. I’m not a big fan of Amazon but Alexa is so much easier, more reliable and cheaper.

I’m not sure I want to deal with the hassle of HomeKit that I went through in my old place.

rjfaas,
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@craiggrannell @jamesthomson and then reset the devices and rebuild everything

rjfaas, to random
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Awkward moment

256, to random
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Adobe Premiere 6.0 (2000)

rjfaas,
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@256 I want to know what Baltimore did to deserve being immortalized like this

rjfaas, to random
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New AI Patent Study Shows IBM Leads Google and Microsoft in GenAI Race

IBM is not only leading the GenAI race with 1,591 applications, but they have three times more applications than Google, which is at second spot. Other firms in the top 10 include Samsung, Adobe, Intel, Capital One, and Baidu.

https://www.datanami.com/2024/02/07/new-ai-patent-study-shows-ibm-leads-google-and-microsoft-in-genai-race/

BasicAppleGuy, to random
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Word on Vision Pro with Bliss Immersive Background mockup. How do we make this happen Microsoft? 📎

rjfaas,
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@BasicAppleGuy Clippy! We need a 3D clippy to complete that immersive experience.

rjfaas, to random
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Schrodinger’s

rjfaas, to AppleVisionPro
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Christian Selig makes the YouTube Vision Pro app that Google wouldn’t

Google isn’t putting out a YouTube app for Apple’s headset, so a third-party developer Christian Selig, who was behind the now defunct Reddit app Apollo, stepped in to make one. Juno costs $4.99 and is already available from Apple’s App Store.


https://www.theverge.com/2024/2/2/24059005/juno-youtube-vision-pro-app-christian-selig

rjfaas, to LGBTQ
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Over a Third of LGBTQ Youth Do Not Believe They Will Live Past 35

Youth of color, trans young people, multisexual teens (bi, pan, etc.), and younger queer youth (ages 13-17) reported a lower life expectancy at higher rates compared to other LGBTQ+ people.


https://www.them.us/story/lgbtq-youth-life-expectancy-35-study-trevor-project?client_service_name=them.

jimmylittle, to random
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I started thinking about this a bit more, and I really think it could be pretty great. With the “focus engine” that lets AppleTV hop between click targets, one could easily pop around a screen of widgets and select music/podcasts, photos, next tv show, etc. And a simple scroll down could bump you into the current AppleTV UI. Let’s do this, Apple!

(apologies for the quick mock-up, just a Keynote with some Figma stock icons. I have to get these things out of my head) https://hachyderm.io/@jimmylittle/111834930371024851

video/mp4

rjfaas,
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@jimmylittle giving me nostalgia for Dashboard

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