If the BIOS says it supports Modern Standby, Windows takes it at its word and completely disables the ability to enter S3 sleep (classic standby). There’s no official or documented option for disabling Modern Standby through Windows, which is incredibly annoying.
Side note: for a while, there was actually a registry setting you could change to disable Modern Standby on the Windows side. Unfortunately, Microsoft removed it, and to my knowledge, has never added it back.
I'm not a Windows user, so I can't confirm one way or the other, but toward the end of the end of the article the author gives vendor-specific instructions for disabling the S0 Low Power Idle capability from BIOS.
Like the other replier and GP, my Linux and Mac desktops run for months at a time without a restart. I only restart when there's a software update that demands it. I don't have much experience with modern Windows, but I expect that's the norm from a modern OS.
If you're running into runaway resource issues like this then you may want to spend a few minutes hunting them down and maybe replace the programs responsible. Daily restarts shouldn't be necessary.
Apple may not be as flashy as other companies in adopting artificial intelligence features. Still, the already has a lot of smarts scattered throughout iOS.
I use RSS very selectively, though. General news sites are too much of a firehose: instead of RSS I just picked a few favorite sources and check them occasionally – usually once in the morning/evening. I also read The Economist's briefs (requires a sub) to catch up on stuff I missed.
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For anyone as confused as I was: yes, this is indeed a link post on lemmy.world pointing to an article on kbin.social hosted by kbin.projectsegfau.lt and ultimately linking to social.bbc.
From the title I was hoping for an investigative piece on Apple's payment model and whether it treats classical musicians any better, but it's just a comparison to other streaming services padded with trademark New Yorker bloviation.
tl;dr: they don't like Apple's editorials, prefer Idagio's search results, and everything invented after the phonograph was a mistake.
I like the mini but this table highlights its major disadvantage. I still find its battery ample for a typical day, there's just not a lot of headroom for degradation.
Apple developed the STBs in their Austin, Texas campus. It was based on stripped-down 1993 Quadra 605 hardware with extra silicon for the media features but kept serial, ADB and SCSI connections to allow it to run compatible CD-ROMs, sort of a Pippin before the Pippin, with plans to sell it for $750 [2023 dollars about $1500]…
The much maligned “Trusted Computing” idea requires that the party you are supposed to trust deserves to be trusted, and Google is DEFINITELY NOT worthy of being trusted, this is a naked power grab to destroy the open web for Google’s ad profits no matter the consequences, this would put heavy surveillance in Google’s...
Thanks for this. I skimmed the proposal doc itself and didn't quite understand the concern people have with it – most of the concerns that came to my own mind are already listed as non-goals. The first few lines of this comment express a realistic danger that's innate to what's actually being proposed.
"Good vibes only" seems to be embedded in the culture of web development today. Influential devs' Twitter accounts have strong Instagram vibes: constantly promoting and congratulating each other, never sharing substantive criticisms. Hustle hustle.
People with deep, valid criticisms of popular frameworks like React seem to be ostracized as cranks.
Alex Russell is a good read on React. His position gives him a broad view of its impacts and has kept him from being sidelined. This Changelog podcast is a decent distillation of his criticisms – it was recorded earlier this year, a few days after his Market For Lemons blog post.
(Sorry for the late reply! I've been a bit swamped lately and away from kbin.)
It's funny that the author didn't think to try Music.app instead of doinking about in Finder. I just did this a couple of weeks ago with my own iPod Classic: Music supports iPod sync just fine. (Yes, still!)
Just tried the demo yesterday. The tutorial's integrated into the gameplay in a way that didn't feel obstructive to me. It's less like an old-school sandbox tutorial and more that the game makes it obvious what you have to do for the first mission. And it seems to focus on the new mechanics since the basic stuff is already made obvious by overlays showing the controls.
There will be people who have no capacity for nuance and see this as a boolean thing, and for them: the tutorial's not skippable, no. But for most people, it shouldn't be an issue.
Seems like time and time again, Nintendo is always trying to sell games to an audience of people who do not wish to play video games. For a sequel, I figured Nintendo should focus on their core audience of Pikmin fans but it seems like they’re always changing things to appeal to people who don’t play games while in return...
It's surprising that Apple isn't listed (among those backing the scheme) given that the company designed the HomeKit standard with security and privacy as key objectives.
I think that's the conflict: Apple has its own certification programs. From Apple's perspective, a successful government-backed trademark would compete with Apple trademarks for consumer mindshare and the certification would add new overhead to Apple's own product launches.
Other brands backing this program have more to gain than lose from it, e.g. because their own certifications aren't as well marketed, or because it simplifies product screening, or sets up new hurdles for competitors. Apple's in a unique position where none of those benefits are relevant. It only sees the costs.
According to the Wall Street Journal, iPhone users are increasingly finding reasons to choose Apple Maps over Google Maps, with some customers commending its clear public transport directions and visually appealing design.
The one thing I don't like about its navigation mode is that it can't be used for anything else at the same time. If I start walking directions to a restaurant and then someone asks me what time it closes or if there's a bar nearby then I have to cancel the navigation or use a different app to look that up.
This got me to look up iFixit's guide to Switch battery replacement. It's better than some of my devices, but as soon as a replacement involves spludgers and adhesive it crosses a "yuck" line for me, going from something that looks kinda fun to sort of dreading that I'll break it.
Priced at $1,599, the ViewFinity S9 has the same price tag as the Studio Display from Apple, but Apple charges an additional $300 for Nano-texture matte glass and $400 extra for a tilt and height adjustable stand.
A lot of Apple users feel the Studio Display's overpriced, so it's interesting that Samsung isn't competing on price.
If I were deciding between the two, and it didn't come down to unique features like portrait mode, then I'd want to see them side by side in a brightly lit room. The regular (non nano-texture) Studio Display handles most reflections decently well, but if the ViewFinity does much better then I can see that being a plus for an office setting where you have lights or windows behind you. I'm sure the nano-texture does better yet, but it has some trade-offs and cleaning requirements that make me very reluctant to recommend it. (I don't like that the wording above suggests nano-texture is a regular matte glass. It's not. It's better in many ways, but it's not for everyone.)
I use offline maps a lot. The article mentions a major reason: traveling, especially abroad, with limited or no data. It also comes in handy when we drop out of cell service, which happens more often than I'd expect outside of major cities in the US. My favorite app for those use cases is Organic Maps, which lets me download maps by city, state, or country.
I use offline maps for hiking too, but it's such a different use case that I find I want an entirely different map type and UI – one that focuses less on roads and directions and instead surfaces tools for route-planning and managing tracks and waypoint markers. Gaia's long been my favorite app for that.
Apple earlier today released new Rapid Security Response updates for iOS 16.5.1, iPadOS 16.5.1, and macOS Ventura 13.4.1 users, but Apple has pulled...
This later article makes it sound like the issue was with websites using UA sniffing:
For instance, after applying the RSR updates on an iOS device, the new user agent containing an "(a)" string is "Mozilla/5.0 (iPhone; CPU iPhone OS 16_5_1 like Mac OS X) AppleWebKit/605.1.15 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/16.5.2 (a) Mobile/15E148 Safari/604.1," which prevents websites from detecting it as a valid version of Safari, thus displaying browser not supported error messages.
I hope Apple's use of the Rapid Security Response system here was mostly an infrastructure test. I would be miffed to learn that a patch for some zero day was fumbled because Facebook didn't get the decades-old memo not to use UA sniffing for feature detection.
I'm guessing this is because of the å (a with overring)? If so, ⌥+ashould work in any text input field on Mac, and is more broadly useful! You could use it for… angstrom units! And… er… Swedish folk singers?
@kylewritescode I still use it, but no longer feel like I can depend on it. I've added Arq for off-site backups to B2, but it may replace my TM backups too: https://www.arqbackup.com
Windows PCs can't sleep properly, and Microsoft wants it that way (www.spacebar.news)
Apple is using machine learning everywhere in iOS (appleinsider.com)
Apple may not be as flashy as other companies in adopting artificial intelligence features. Still, the already has a lot of smarts scattered throughout iOS.
An Apple malware-flagging tool is “trivially” easy to bypass. (arstechnica.com)
Background Task Manager can potentially miss malicious software on your machine....
BBC Launches A Mastodon Instance - fediverse - Project Segfault Kbin (kbin.projectsegfau.lt)
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Favorite Scifi Food?
My favorites include:...
Apple Again Fails to Save Classical Music (www.newyorker.com)
As classical listeners shift to streaming, Apple’s bespoke app falls short of its smaller-scale competitors.
iPhone battery capacities compared: all iPhones battery life in mAh and Wh (www.macworld.com)
Every iPhone's battery capacity listed in milliamp hours (mAh) and watt hours (Wh)
Hacking Apple's 1994 Set Top Box System (oldvcr.blogspot.com)
Apple developed the STBs in their Austin, Texas campus. It was based on stripped-down 1993 Quadra 605 hardware with extra silicon for the media features but kept serial, ADB and SCSI connections to allow it to run compatible CD-ROMs, sort of a Pippin before the Pippin, with plans to sell it for $750 [2023 dollars about $1500]…
Google is working on essentially putting DRM on the web (github.com)
The much maligned “Trusted Computing” idea requires that the party you are supposed to trust deserves to be trusted, and Google is DEFINITELY NOT worthy of being trusted, this is a naked power grab to destroy the open web for Google’s ad profits no matter the consequences, this would put heavy surveillance in Google’s...
Dear Diary: Day One of using an iPod Classic in 2023 (www.imore.com)
How does Apple’s iconic MP3 player hold up in the modern world?
Pikmin 4 Review MegaThread!
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Miyamoto wonders why Pikmin hasn't sold more and why people think the games are difficult (nintendoeverything.com)
Seems like time and time again, Nintendo is always trying to sell games to an audience of people who do not wish to play video games. For a sequel, I figured Nintendo should focus on their core audience of Pikmin fans but it seems like they’re always changing things to appeal to people who don’t play games while in return...
US Cyber Trust Mark will boost smart home security, says White House (9to5mac.com)
The White House has announced a plan intended to improve the security of smart home tech. The government will test...
Apple Maps Gradually Winning Over Google Maps Users, Report Suggests (www.macrumors.com)
According to the Wall Street Journal, iPhone users are increasingly finding reasons to choose Apple Maps over Google Maps, with some customers commending its clear public transport directions and visually appealing design.
How long will the last Intel Macs be supported? macOS Sonoma gives us some hints (arstechnica.com)
Nearly 20 years of data show how Intel Macs are faring as Apple switches chips.
Handheld Consoles Will Need Easily-Switchable Batteries By 2027, Says New EU Regulation (www.nintendolife.com)
Samsung Debuts New $1,599 ViewFinity S9 5K Display to Compete with Apple's Studio Display (www.macrumors.com)
Samsung today announced the upcoming U.S. launch of its ViewFinity S9 display, which is designed to compete with the Studio Display from Apple. The...
Apple introduces offline Maps—but how does it compare with Google Maps? (arstechnica.com)
Comparing offline modes between Apple Maps and Google Maps is a tight contest.
Apple Pulls iOS 16.5.1 and macOS 13.4.1 Rapid Security Response Updates Due to Safari Bug (www.macrumors.com)
Apple earlier today released new Rapid Security Response updates for iOS 16.5.1, iPadOS 16.5.1, and macOS Ventura 13.4.1 users, but Apple has pulled...
Time to do something I should have done a long time ago... (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
I added a text replacement to replace blahaj with blåhaj on my laptop. Apparently, it doesn’t work in my web browser (Brave), though. ohno...