I HATE APPLE

yeah the text messages got screwy because icloud sync dropped off or something, so messages I had gotten on my computer didn't show up on my phone. Lots of restarting and turning things off and on again in the settings got it going again.

Air pods are magic, but god do I hate putting them in the case. I always put them in the wrong way (right for left)…and then drop them…straight into a grate on the sidewalk

I've prob asked before, but what is currently the best keyboard for Mac Mini? Also monitor, although I've seen tests for those. Also is Mac Mini still good, or has Apple screwed with it?

I think it’s fine. Cheaper than the notebooks

I use the Apple keyboard with numberpad, it’s worked fine for at least a couple of years so far.

I love the Logitech MX Keys. Also let's you sync with multiple computers simultaneously.

monitor depends on your needs but Dell Ultrasharp's are generally a good affordable option. If a photographer/graphics professional BenQ sw series, maybe Asus ProArt. I use Eizo which is amazing but this makes a good argument for the apple display: https://www.on-sight.com/display-recommendation-thoughts/

though I make use of the internal calibration you get with the likes of Eizo and the better BenQs.

Thanks yall---prob gonna be Mini or iPad Pro---

Also is Mac Mini still good, or has Apple screwed with it?

Current speculation is that the Mini will skip the M3 processor and go directly to the M4, but the M2 it ships with now is more than adequate. FWIW, we have a LG 27" thunderbolt monitor on our Mac Mini here and it works great.

for the mini i would say the apple keyboard with touch ID is non-negotiable - it means you never (okay rarely) have to type a password ever again. one of the few really massive usability advances in recent years

I overpaid for the Apple 27” monitor - bought a 4K with good reviews and returned it, years of a 27” iMac make it impossible to go back.

The Apple is good but a little too glossy/reflective (and the nano glass diffused version was visibly less sharp to me in a store), but the only other 5K option was the LG that’s also expensive and even more reflective.

there’s a samsung 27” 5k that regularly goes on sale for about $8-900

and a dell 32” 6k but thats like lol $2500

Best screen most of us can afford is the one in a MacBook Pro

I shelled out for an Eizo cs2740

This appleId stuff is quite tricky, it turns our my id isn't active (or is possibly reset). This means I'm not currently able to use it.

I don't mind too much about that I can just setup a new account, but it says "unable to create new account at this time". I used a different email but the same phone number as the one on the inactive account. Would that be the reason I can't set up a new account? Do I need to get a new phone number?

The other reason I thought it might be is because I'm signed in with my appleId already, though if I try and sign out it asks me for a password. If I enter the password thats when it says my appleId isn't active. So even in the off chance I'm successful in setting up a new appleID I'm not sure how to sign out of system preferences with my current id that isn't active

I'm trying to update from Monterey to Sonoma but midway through it says the Mac couldn't be verified. I thought that might be because I wasn't signed in, so I only set this account up yesterday.

Presuming I can't update the Mac is there a way of getting older Xcode releases? Its asking me for my appleID to access previous versions

There's older Xcode distributions here if you have an Apple Developer account: https://developer.apple.com/download/all/

anvil’s posts are confusing because to use Xcode you have to be technically proficient but they sound like a neophyte with their Apple ID questions

Coding is a very different propositon to navigating through confusing or broken auth systems I would argue.

I'm relatively ok with things like javascript or ruby, but I'm not great with Apple stuff.

if you have an Apple Developer account

I tried that but my password is incorrect. I tried to reset it but it turns out it isn't active. It won't let me set up a new one I think because of the phone step. I think my phone is tied to my existing Apple ID, but that isn't active. I would get a new phone but in my system preference I'm in a limbo world where its asking me for a password not only to log in, but also to log out

> confusing or broken auth systems

and undocumented

my iphone battery is being resistant to charging ... do i need to get it replaced? Do I have to go to the dumb apple store to have that done? I don't think I have been to an apple store in like 20 years maybe?

1. what does Settings > Battery > Health say?
2. and how old is the battery?

or do you mean "sometimes i plug it in and nothing happens"? if so you probably just need to clean the dust out of the charing port with a cocktail stick.

or take it to a FixIt booth in the local shopping centre and pay them £15 to clean it out with a 'special cleaning tool' (which is probably a cocktail stick)

(it worked, phone went from being unchargeable and is like new again. there was no visible gunge in the socket so i was sceptical but...)

Koogs otm

Sometimes the charging cable can be the problem too what with corrosion.

I have several charging cables… one definitely had gone bad. I think I will try the stick method! Thanks ilx

be persistent with the stick method if it's not working. many a time charging hasn't worked and i've thought "there can't be any lint in there, i've scraped and scraped" but i just needed to scrape more.

Yeah the lint gets a tenacious grip in there, like some kind of sf alien that needs to be tricked out of its hideyhole.

The phone is at least 5 years old…

Point of pride

I had a powerbook that was good for 10 years

That’s the spirit

My 22yo daughter defiantly uses a 2013 MacBook Pro 13 for her work, not interested in switching it up

I'm in support of this. My 2011 macbook pro just kicked the bucket after very long service. I upgraded to a 2012 mbp for £90. I want to be able to watch my old DVDs and burn CDs.
Apple annoy me when they unilaterally decide that you, the user, are done with certain formats or ways of doing things.
I fell out with them when they closed Final Cut Pro and the associated apps and changed it to final cut X. I'd never trust them again and never bought an iPhone as a consequence.

you could get a new superdrive for $80

That's a good thought. I've still got a very weighty 2007 iBook that I use for occasional DVD use.

I'd never trust them again and never bought an iPhone as a consequence.

On the positive side, Apple provides support and updates for their iPhones for a longer period than most of their competitors.

Yeah, I'd already replaced the superdrive once, the hd twice, the cooling fan once and the battery three times. I can do it all over again so long as I can find the spares.

Apple provides support and updates for their iPhones for a longer period than most of their competitors

Fair point. My dad gave me his old iPhone 10 but it's still in a box. I'm typing on a Galaxy A6 that I paid off on contract years ago. I like the mini-jack and the sdcard slot; it's a glorified iPod. I didnt make it past 4th gen iPod. I started using my phone for music then.

I don't hate Apple but I loved them at a point in time and then they left me to go and do bigger things 😭

I remember when the super drive came out, it was like “this can do everything I need, I’ll never need anything else” lol

I still have and use my iPod for music. Its battery is fine

They sound better than the phones imho

Almost bought one of those transparent mod refurb ones