davemark

davemark, 2 days ago to apple

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
#Apple #Mac

davemark, 3 days ago to Tennessee

"A judge blocks the foreclosure sale of Elvis' Graceland, after his heir alleges fraud"

A fascinating story, but what got me was the bit about Graceland being valued at $400 million. For 14 acres. That's about $28M per acre. That's approaching mid-town-Manhattan prices.

This how much Elvis was revered? Still an amazing draw? Can't think of any other person whose home has so much value.

https://www.gpb.org/news/2024/05/22/judge-blocks-the-foreclosure-sale-of-elvis-graceland-after-his-heir-alleges-fraud
#Tennessee #Elvis #RealEstate

davemark, 3 days ago to apple

"Amazon plans to give Alexa an AI overhaul — and a monthly subscription price"

Given that Amazon is going to start charging for the AI version of Alexa, I wonder if Apple has this same plan up its sleeve.

Maybe roll AI into the Apple One Premier bundle? Or add a tier, Apple One Ultra?

https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/22/amazon-plans-to-give-alexa-an-ai-overhaul-monthly-subscription-price.html
#Apple #Siri #AI #Amazon #Alexa

davemark, 3 days ago (edited 3 days ago) to ai

[UPDATE: Added a screenshot]

From Reddit, here’s a test for Google…

Go to Google search, type:

“which us presidents earned degrees from UW Madison”

No quotes. That’s a really really wrong answer. Anyone else see this?

This just unvetted source material? That’d be a red flag for their AI, yeah?

#AI #Google

davemark, 4 days ago to poetry

One of my favorite all time poems, apropos of nothing:

"Because I could not stop for Death—
He kindly stopped for me—
The Carriage held but just Ourselves—
And Immortality."

-- Emily Dickinson

#Poetry

davemark, 4 days ago to apple

👂🏻🎶🎸
Apple Music drops their top 10 albums of all time.

I love a good list, any notable snubs?

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/05/apple-music-reveals-top-10-albums-of-all-time-on-100-best-list/
#Apple #Music #AppleMusic

davemark, 4 days ago to movies

"The core “Pixar braintrust” is gone"

From @gruber on Pixar laying off 175 employees.

Sad watching the once absolutely brilliant flow of films from Pixar devolve to a shadow of its former self.

Pixar was a mighty Indie that reinvented the movie industry.

What made this happen? Was it the loss of Steve Jobs? Changeover at the exec level?

https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/05/21/pixar-layoffs
#Movies #Pixar

davemark, 5 days ago to apple

"Apple Vision Pro immersive ‘Adventure’ video shot in Paris premiering this week ahead of international launch"

The limited (but growing) Vision Pro content reminds me of the "early days" each time a basic content is rolled out:

• Renting VHS tapes
• CD availability
• DVD rentals

Etc., etc., etc.

These are early days. Way early.

https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/21/vision-pro-immersive-adventure-video-in-paris/
#Apple #VIsionPro

davemark, 5 days ago to apple

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A great (undocumented?) Safari shortcut:

• On your Mac, in Safari, hover over a link
• Now type control-command-d (⌃⌘D)

A preview of the linked page appears in a popup. Cool beans!

Nice find by @lapcatsoftware https://underpassapp.com/news/2024/5/1.html
#Apple #Mac #Safari #macOS

davemark, 5 days ago to microsoft

"to qualify as a “Copilot+ PC” a computer needs distinct CPUs, GPUs, and NPUs (neural processing units) capable of >40 trillion operations per second"

AND:

"MacBook Air wouldn’t qualify, for example, as it only has 18 TOPS"

Is this big news? Pure marketing spin?

Will Apple marketing even react to this?

https://stratechery.com/2024/windows-returns/
#Microsoft #Apple

davemark, 5 days ago to apple

One of the new Copilot Plus laptops, with the same "Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite" chip inside:

• Base price of $1299
• 13.4" display, 16GB/512GB
• Available July 5th

Equivalent 13" 16GB/512GB base M3 MacBook Air is $1499.

Will this push Apple to lower their premium on Memory/SSD?

Return of the "I'm a Mac, I'm a PC" ads?

https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/dell-laptops/new-xps-13/spd/xps-13-9345-laptop/
#Apple #Microsoft #CoPilot #Mac

davemark, 5 days ago to microsoft

"New Windows AI feature records everything you’ve done on your PC"

This is a new AI-powered feature called "Recall", lets you search and retrieve your past activities.

This a huge win? A privacy nightmare?

Once your on screen data gets swallowed by the AI, will there be any way to pry it back out?

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/05/microsofts-new-recall-feature-will-record-everything-you-do-on-your-pc/
#Microsoft #Privacy #AI

davemark, 5 days ago to ai

"Inside Microsoft’s mission to take down the MacBook Air"

The not-yet-for-sale Windows "Copilot Plus PCs" are beating M3 MacBook Air (slightly) in Microsoft's home field testing (battery life and benchmark performance)

• When will these machines be available?
• How will their costs compare to the M3 MacBook Air?
• Will Apple release the M4 MBA by then? If so, will the CoPilot PCs still win?
• What #AI will #Apple show at #WWDC?

https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/20/24160463/microsoft-windows-laptops-copilot-arm-chips-m1
#Microsoft #CoPilot #Mac

davemark, 6 days ago to nba

LETS GO KNICKS!!!!
#nba

davemark, 7 days ago to streaming

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Samsung TV Plus is free and has a TON of content, both live and on demand.

You will have to sign up for an account, but Apple's "Hide My Email" works just fine. The signup process is VERY buggy, but press on, you'll get there.

Currently watching "Jobs" on my Mac. Thought that was apropos.

https://www.samsungtvplus.com
#Streaming #Movies #Samsung