New Apple Lust Objects for 2010 and onward

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tablets are good for lectures/talks

I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 17 October 2014 17:00 (nine years ago) link

No you need a specific kind of Bluetooth LTE, which I guess most macs don't have

that's disappointing

diamonddave85​​ (diamonddave85), Friday, 17 October 2014 17:23 (nine years ago) link

You're still using MacPorts? the cool kids have been using Homebrew for years man, hate to break it to you

Bah I was afraid of that. I'm still obstinate about how I want my UNIX stuff set-up.

Elvis Telecom, Friday, 17 October 2014 17:50 (nine years ago) link

I feel like the whole desktop/laptop/tablet/e-reader/phablet/phone thing needs some time to shake itself, like people just feel overwhelmed with new devices and types within those devices and aren't sure yet which ones they most need.

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:07 (nine years ago) link

We have either an iPad or an iPad 2 (I'm actually not sure which it is) we still use mostly for my daughter -- got dropped but everything except the front camera work fine, and my wife got a first gen iPad mini for her studies -- has most of her textbooks etc. on there and she works on papers on it with a keyboard. I really can't fathom wanting a newer iPad for a long, long time if it didn't do something majorly new and impressive.

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:12 (nine years ago) link

I have an iPad 3 and want a new one for the lightening connector, and for it to run iOS 8 better. 8 is not very smooth for me, would be nice to have a device that it was more responsive on.

But really there is no way I'm upgrading, especially after having just spent so much money on 2 iphone 6's. We'll wait till next year.

Jeff, Friday, 17 October 2014 18:16 (nine years ago) link

tablets are good for lying on my couch and playing games

socki (s1ocki), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:34 (nine years ago) link

and as a spotify/whatever player i plug into my stereo

socki (s1ocki), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:34 (nine years ago) link

but unlike phones... i have an ipad 2 and i have verrrry little desire to upgrade

socki (s1ocki), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:35 (nine years ago) link

gotta save up for that watch edition

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:36 (nine years ago) link

yosemite's given me back 8gb I didn't know I'd lost. Caches I guess?

sktsh, Friday, 17 October 2014 18:44 (nine years ago) link

i'm actively avoiding any kind of smartphone--i think the lack of a phone in a portable device is a feature for me, not a lack. and i can imagine a tablet getting a lot of use.

I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 17 October 2014 18:48 (nine years ago) link

have a 16GB iPad 2 and use it every day. really want to upgrade for better screen, RAM and more storage space but can't really justify the cost to myself, especially with the basic version still being 16GB wtf.

( X '____' )/ (zappi), Friday, 17 October 2014 19:03 (nine years ago) link

Technically I think the lack of a phone in life is a bonus, but just not feasible.

Eric H., Friday, 17 October 2014 19:05 (nine years ago) link

well lack of a phone and lack of a smartphone are different things

I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 17 October 2014 19:14 (nine years ago) link

is 16GB the RAM or storage space?

I dunno. (amateurist), Friday, 17 October 2014 19:14 (nine years ago) link

storage

Spirit of Match Game '76 (silby), Friday, 17 October 2014 19:15 (nine years ago) link

I really can't fathom wanting a newer iPad for a long, long time if it didn't do something majorly new and impressive.

Ditto -- I have an iPad 1 (you have a 2 if it has a camera) and haven't yet felt moved to upgrade -- not even sure what a tablet COULD do that would surpass it, but Apple does have a way of surprising, so who knows?

Guayaquil (eephus!), Friday, 17 October 2014 19:24 (nine years ago) link

Retina pretty boss for reading

I dunno I love my mini but maybe a 6+ would be almost as good? hate the idea of carrying something that big around though.

droit au butt (Euler), Friday, 17 October 2014 19:45 (nine years ago) link

I have an ipad air and rarely use it. it just never seems to be in the right position for comfortable use.

Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Friday, 17 October 2014 21:48 (nine years ago) link

what is bothering me abt spotlight is how it pops up in the middle of the screen. i used to use spotlight as a calculator, but now it obscures the numbers i am calculating off of. or i will be trying to cross-reference things i am searching for against something i have written in a document (like a long file name or something) and it obscures that when it pops up. and beyond practicality I just find it intrusive.

the late great, Friday, 17 October 2014 22:45 (nine years ago) link

it would not be a big deal if I could somehow grab it and drag it to a different part of the screen

the late great, Friday, 17 October 2014 22:50 (nine years ago) link

wow feeling yosemites flatness very chill

lag∞n, Friday, 17 October 2014 22:54 (nine years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/PHkZtHx.png

aw finder looks so cheerful

lag∞n, Friday, 17 October 2014 22:56 (nine years ago) link

You can make this come over all System 6 by disabling transparency and increasing contrast. White menu bar back!

stet, Friday, 17 October 2014 23:16 (nine years ago) link

might disable transparency

lag∞n, Friday, 17 October 2014 23:43 (nine years ago) link

be careful

Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Friday, 17 October 2014 23:55 (nine years ago) link

http://i.imgur.com/MHuJu4Y.jpg

RIP

, Saturday, 18 October 2014 00:52 (nine years ago) link

Can't replace RAM on the new Mac Mini, wtf

, Saturday, 18 October 2014 00:53 (nine years ago) link

no wire hangers ever!

Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Saturday, 18 October 2014 01:17 (nine years ago) link

Ram from Apple has the be the greatest scam in the history of ram sales.

Jeff, Saturday, 18 October 2014 01:26 (nine years ago) link

W T F

, Saturday, 18 October 2014 01:27 (nine years ago) link

i'm surprised you could EVER replace the RAM on the Minis, tbh

Nhex, Saturday, 18 October 2014 02:39 (nine years ago) link

yosemite impressions
-don't like this font but i guess i'll get used to it
-hate this day-glo super flat dock, i came in w/10.5 so I'm used to the pseudo-3D crap
-also every app now is gonna redesigned flatter icons soon

Nhex, Saturday, 18 October 2014 02:43 (nine years ago) link

my biggest complaint is i don't like this new trash can, looks cheap

Clay, Saturday, 18 October 2014 02:56 (nine years ago) link

is swapping out system icons still a thing

Spirit of Match Game '76 (silby), Saturday, 18 October 2014 03:01 (nine years ago) link

Cheap trash

Acting Crazy (Instrumental) (jed_), Saturday, 18 October 2014 03:12 (nine years ago) link

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v330/Voidler/dudley-taunt.gif

Nhex, Saturday, 18 October 2014 03:40 (nine years ago) link

at least the acrobat pro icon looks less stupid now relative to the rest of my dock

droit au butt (Euler), Saturday, 18 October 2014 08:17 (nine years ago) link

MacOS updates have been getting steadily less exciting since Leopard.

Twist of Caliphate (Bob Six), Saturday, 18 October 2014 08:30 (nine years ago) link

Maybe when they finally make MacOS 11 it will be the exciting one.

Jeff, Saturday, 18 October 2014 11:28 (nine years ago) link

What does the dot under the application in the Dock mean now? Just that it was recently used OR it's open?

Nhex, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 05:02 (nine years ago) link

open

Clay, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 05:04 (nine years ago) link

This is the kind of thing that could make Apple Pay really useful:
http://perkwave.com/

(not showing up in my app store searches yet for some reason)

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 17:25 (nine years ago) link

idk anything that requires both merchant and customer adoption is going to have growth struggles, and will basically be a middleman once restaurants adopt EMV terminals (which are generally brought to the table).

Spirit of Match Game '76 (silby), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 17:38 (nine years ago) link

Turns out this uses the contactless stuff which is already everywhere in the UK, so it's off to a winner here

stet, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 17:39 (nine years ago) link

xpthe fact that the waiter can literally just drop the check off and leave and then you can pay and leave is pretty time-saving on both ends. Although I guess a reader isn't that much more time-consuming for the waiter.

my jaw left (Hurting 2), Tuesday, 21 October 2014 17:40 (nine years ago) link

Same tech as Octopus? xp

, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 17:41 (nine years ago) link

Wait, Oyster is what you chaps call it

, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 17:41 (nine years ago) link

The US as the world's foremost financial power can be really backwards when it comes to moving money around

I guess a bunch of it is just structural inertia

, Tuesday, 21 October 2014 17:42 (nine years ago) link


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