https://mjtsai.com/blog/2021/03/10/the-role-of-bootable-duplicates-in-a-modern-backup-strategy/
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Thursday, 11 November 2021 23:19 (two years ago) link
and https://bombich.com/blog/2021/05/19/beyond-bootable-backups-adapting-recovery-strategies-evolving-platform
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Thursday, 11 November 2021 23:33 (two years ago) link
Great, thanks for the info. I just updated my home computer from Mojave to Monterey (I know) and it froze near the end. I waited hours then finally gave up. Rebooted and installed again but instead of updating my system disk it did a clean install, so I was afraid Iβd lost lots of settings and things. Was esp worried about losing iTunes/music playlists. So I did a migration from my time machine and almost everything is back in order.
― dan selzer, Friday, 12 November 2021 00:34 (two years ago) link
Macs last so long now for a lot of people that I think they donβt realise how good migration has become over the past five years or so.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Friday, 12 November 2021 01:20 (two years ago) link
yeah I was always pro super duper because just cloning back to my start-up disk from a day or two ago seemed easier than some sketchy "maybe there's some stuff I can dig out of time machine" but really this worked incredibly smooth.
My only problem now is I can't get back to a song I was working on in ableton, probably because it uses some plug-in that's not playing nice with Monterey. I think I had already wiped all my 32-bit relics but who knows.
― dan selzer, Friday, 12 November 2021 01:49 (two years ago) link
ugh it's not 32bit that's an issue, it's probably aggressive gatekeepering from OSX on these plugins that I have to figure out a workaround.
― dan selzer, Friday, 12 November 2021 02:16 (two years ago) link
For calstars
@siracusa the "cleanest" way to get rid of the notch without having to deal with a suboptimal resolution is to just set a 16:10 resolution:https://t.co/N2E0RkHypS— Roberto Jung Drebes (@drebes) November 5, 2021
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Friday, 12 November 2021 02:19 (two years ago) link
they donβt realise how good migration has become over the past five years or so
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 12 November 2021 02:56 (two years ago) link
oh and it was running 10.13 uneventfully, without errors on the drive. Can't recall if it was APFS but I doubt it.
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 12 November 2021 02:57 (two years ago) link
Alba holding the option key takes you straight there without going thru About This Mac.
― Alba, Friday, 12 November 2021 03:14 (two years ago) link
oh yeah! I'm used to asking for diagnostic info from my folks over the phone, which involves the minimum number of clicks and least opportunity for confusion ...
― assert (matttkkkk), Friday, 12 November 2021 03:28 (two years ago) link
Adam Engst! TidBits! Man I had forgotten about them.
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 12 November 2021 09:43 (two years ago) link
huh
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/11/apple-announces-self-service-repair/
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Wednesday, 17 November 2021 19:04 (two years ago) link
World that cover batteries?
― calstars, Wednesday, 17 November 2021 19:54 (two years ago) link
The initial phase of the program will focus on the most commonly serviced modules, such as the iPhone display, battery, and camera. The ability for additional repairs will be available later next year.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Wednesday, 17 November 2021 21:06 (two years ago) link
"Intellectual property considerations cannot be allowed to stand in the way of a customer's right to repair equipment that they have purchased," said Bruce Perens, an open source pioneer, venture capital firm board member, and CEO of a stealth startup, in an email to The Register. "Apple is simply acknowledging this fact before right-to-repair is legislated and they have no choice."Apple may also be recognizing the growing importance of revenue from services as opposed to hardware sales. If, as some analysts have predicted, services come to represent the majority of Apple's profit by mid-decade, the Cupertino titan will have more incentive to focus on retaining customers (and associated monthly subscription fees) and less pressure to convince them to buy shiny new iThings every year or two.
Apple may also be recognizing the growing importance of revenue from services as opposed to hardware sales. If, as some analysts have predicted, services come to represent the majority of Apple's profit by mid-decade, the Cupertino titan will have more incentive to focus on retaining customers (and associated monthly subscription fees) and less pressure to convince them to buy shiny new iThings every year or two.
https://www.theregister.com/2021/11/17/apple_diy_repair/
― Tracer Hand, Wednesday, 17 November 2021 23:12 (two years ago) link
"CEO of a stealth startup"? I may need to use that.
― bulb after bulb, Thursday, 18 November 2021 01:08 (two years ago) link
So did some kind of lawsuit or pending EU regulation trigger this event?
― Nhex, Friday, 19 November 2021 14:14 (two years ago) link
the Register article i link there makes it pretty clear this is getting out ahead of legislation yes
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 19 November 2021 14:19 (two years ago) link
Gotcha. Though it doesn't seem like any of those actually passed yet and even with the current administration I'm sure manufacturers of all stripes can keep delaying and killing those bills, at least for the US I have no faith
― Nhex, Friday, 19 November 2021 14:24 (two years ago) link
Well there is this - https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/press-releases/2021/07/ftc-ramp-law-enforcement-against-illegal-repair-restrictions
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 19 November 2021 18:03 (two years ago) link
i have a wellness allowance to spend by the end of the year and can't think of anything so ... i guess i'm getting an apple watch (eligible as a fitness tracker)?
does anyone have them? they are bad right?
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Monday, 6 December 2021 22:27 (two years ago) link
No theyβre great. I barely use it but itβs nice to glance down and see if itβs worth taking the phone out of your pocket when you get a call or msg. That alone is cool.
― dan selzer, Monday, 6 December 2021 22:29 (two years ago) link
yeah trying to get off my phone around the kids, and this seems like it might help with that?
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Monday, 6 December 2021 22:30 (two years ago) link
LolApple doesnβt even have to market this shit. Its acolytes do it in their heads
― calstars, Tuesday, 7 December 2021 01:20 (two years ago) link
At risk of sounding like a dreaded acolyte, when the pandemic started I got pretty OCD about closing the rings on the Apple watch fitness app. Within the first six months I lost 25 pounds and a year later I still kept it off, have no problem hiking 6+ miles up into the San Gabriels, and generally just feel better from hauling less of me around. I didn't do anything other than let the fitness app nag me to get up and move around.
Apart from all that physical tracking stuff, I use the timer and that's it - but the fitness tracking is essential.
― Elvis Telecom, Tuesday, 7 December 2021 11:15 (two years ago) link
My primary watch use cases are shopping lists, transit times, controlling podcasts/music, Apple Pay, todo/calendar notifications.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 7 December 2021 13:06 (two years ago) link
I refuse to buy a watch that needs to be charged.
― o. nate, Tuesday, 7 December 2021 16:05 (two years ago) link
"winding"
― When Young Sheldon began to rap (forksclovetofu), Tuesday, 7 December 2021 17:14 (two years ago) link
"automatic"
― poster of sparks (rogermexico.), Wednesday, 8 December 2021 19:03 (two years ago) link
I'm happy with my Casio digital watch. I've had it for a few years, and I think it's still on its original battery.
― o. nate, Thursday, 9 December 2021 15:57 (two years ago) link
i have a seiko automatic and i'm smug about it
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 9 December 2021 16:19 (two years ago) link
I don't even own a watch.
― pplains, Thursday, 9 December 2021 16:40 (two years ago) link
i haven't needed a watch to know what time it is for years, but i like the apple "watch" so far (3 days).
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Thursday, 9 December 2021 17:16 (two years ago) link
I don't like to carry a phone with me at all times, so it's useful for me to have a watch to be able to check the time. But I admit I'm unusual.
― o. nate, Thursday, 9 December 2021 17:33 (two years ago) link
itβs very nice not to have to fish oneβs phone out to glance at the time. this of course assumes that one is ever not looking at oneβs phone which is admittedly a bit of a leap
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 9 December 2021 17:46 (two years ago) link
ah i'm not looking at my phone for the time. it's a mixture of not needing to know the time, being at a computer, having lots of clocks, and never leaving the house on account of the novel coronavirus.
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Thursday, 9 December 2021 17:48 (two years ago) link
btw the lovely Emma B now owns a 16β M1 MBP. i kept gushing about it, βthe most sophisticated laptop ever madeβ etc and sheβs like, yeah it seems good. doesnβt give me any trouble. a little on the heavy side tbh!
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 9 December 2021 17:57 (two years ago) link
I was being flippant in an "I don't even own a TV" way. ("Sorry, I don't television watch.")
For the same reasons o. nate and Tracer mention, I got into this weird spree of buying $1 watches off of Wish a few years ago. It was nice walking down the street and casually looking at the time. But I'm just not a wearables guy. I'd take the watch off at my desk and forget about it.
And while I didn't miss having to fish through my pocket to find my phone, I do like being able to bury it somewhere. With the watch, I wasn't crazy about always having the time of day within eyeshot. I like being able to check my watch, but I don't think I'm up for having my watch check on me.
― pplains, Thursday, 9 December 2021 18:37 (two years ago) link
Found a great MBP configuration that I could justify spending the $$$ on: 14" M1Pro 10-core, 32GB RAM, 4TB HD. $3559 with an edu discount. Good grief this thing rips.
― Elvis Telecom, Sunday, 6 February 2022 06:25 (two years ago) link
I'd take the watch off at my desk just found your problem, pplains
― Tracer Hand, Sunday, 6 February 2022 15:41 (two years ago) link
what, are they making desktop watches now?
― pplains, Sunday, 6 February 2022 18:11 (two years ago) link
iclocks
― i cannot help if you made yourself not funny (forksclovetofu), Monday, 7 February 2022 03:14 (two years ago) link
I really need to learn to use 3d modeling software so I can ironically join the group of weird apple superfans who insist on mocking up products they think apple will announce
They're churning out ideas like "tall mac mini" but I could contribute to the dialogue by showing them "mac that is inexplicably wide" or "monitor that is round for some reason"
― mh, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 16:41 (two years ago) link
you should follow nanoraptor
There is only one acceptable design for the Mac Studio. pic.twitter.com/A8B3ho3Qie— Dana Sibera (@NanoRaptor) March 8, 2022
― ιΎ, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 16:45 (two years ago) link
Cube G4 ruledExcept when it randomly rebooted
― calstars, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 17:36 (two years ago) link
I think Ned still has his?
― Tracer Hand, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 17:37 (two years ago) link
SD card on the front is a tiny thing to get excited about but i am
― stet, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 18:39 (two years ago) link
i would accept a studio and the new monitor, thanks
― π ππ’π¨ (caek), Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:05 (two years ago) link
a little bit out of loop on this stuff - for a lightroom library, whatβs the performance hit of having it sit on 1. external ssd or 2. external spinny magnet drive vs. the internal ssd? imagine 2. is pretty bad but wondering if you can save some money by rolling your own ssd scratch drive vs paying the apple tax on maxing out the internal drive
― ιΎ, Tuesday, 8 March 2022 19:15 (two years ago) link