I know that there are some advantages to #iOS over #Android, but I just can't imagine using a mobile operating system that's so locked down. It's crazy how hard #Apple is pushing just to make sideloading as difficult as possible, if not impossible altogether.

I saw this article on Hacker News, and I've never felt more seen in my entire life. I gave away my iPad this year and I forgot until I saw this article - I always end up using my MacBook or my Thinkpad to get stuff done as the iPad is just utterly restricted at the software layer.

https://www.macstories.net/stories/not-an-ipad-pro-review/

#ipad #ipadOS #macOS #apple #iPadPro #iOS

Without words, no explanation needed 😸😸

#apple

Fedora Asahi Remix 40 served on #Apple Silicon #Linux https://www.theregister.com/2024/05/10/fedora_asahi_remix_40/ @theregister @lproven

For a marketing company that doubles as a tech company, Apple's latest iPad Pro is incredibly tone-deaf. https://www.computerworld.com/article/2099740/apples-worst-ad-ever.html by @sjvn

#Apple's horrid iPad Pro ad gives you every reason-not--to buy one, or anything else from the company.

@springcomp please, what sale?

The greatest dwindling of my presence might have been around nine years ago. I naturally abandoned Apple products – prior to that, I enjoyed contributing to Apple Stack Exchange. Linked from my profile:

<https://wiki.bsd.cafe/user:grahamperrin>

「… The GUI of OS X 10.10 Yosemite drove me away from Apple. I gradually switched from OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks to PC-BSD. Then TrueOS, then FreeBSD-CURRENT. …」

#FreeBSD #Apple #MacOSX #Mavericks #macOS #Yosemite #TrueOS

Has anyone done something succesfully with apple TV and invidious to replace the native Youtube app?

#youtube #selfhosting #apple

Missed this one yesterday, but it looks like #Fedora #AsahiRemix 40 is out for #Apple Silicon #Macs. #Fedora40 #Linux #AsahiRemix40 #F40

https://fedoramagazine.org/fedora-asahi-remix-40-is-now-available/

On this #AppleEvent day, I want to say that I'm still very impressed with #Apple's technical achievements. Like mini-LED displays on the #iPadPro before, the "tandem OLED" is a smart solution. With their fancy event presentations, Apple makes everything seem obvious, but it's clear that — while many have been loudly proclaiming dissatisfaction that Apple hadn't switched to OLED already — they've been focusing on creating the best in looking/performing/efficient display they can manufacture.

i hate that #Apple ad but Japanese folks HATE HATED it. oof

⌘ The Xserve. Back when Apple cared about standards and was desperate for developers outside its bubble to join the ecosystem.

https://youtu.be/reK2IvxVRew

#apple #xserve #unix #retrocomputing

Yeah, Apple has had a few advertising missteps in the past ("wHatZ uH cOmpUTer???), but this 'Crush' commercial is one of the darkest mistakes I think they've ever made. It feels like the intro to Fallout style dystopian story.
A far cry from the optimism of the 1984 commercial, Apple has become what they once rallied against...
https://appleinsider.com/articles/24/05/08/apples-crush-ipad-pro-ad-sparks-intense-backlash-from-creatives

#tech #technology #commercial #ad #business #apple #ipad #video #geek #technews

Even the waste management room in my condo wants to feel posh.... With the Apple logo 🤦‍♀️
I thought I was posh, but my neighbours are way more than me.

#london #waste #apple

⚪ 🍏🍎 ... ein Lieblingsfoto.
🟤 🍏🍎 ... a favorite photo.
📷 by Artist: #AdamHillman / #Witenry in Loc.: #NewJersey USA 🇺🇸 2020 - Title: "Apple Geometrie" - #Art #NoAI #Streetart #PhotoArt #Fotografie #Photography #Apple #Food #Artist #NoPhotoshop #Mosaic #Geometrie ➡️ #APhotoLove

Now to figure out what was announced by #Apple at the #AppleEvent.

We shipped the AMAZING new iPod Sock. The finest woven media player sock, there's no other product like it.
#apple #appleevent

Apple must open iPadOS to sideloading within 6 months, EU says https://arstechnica.com/?p=2020496 #news #appledigitalmarketsact #DigitalMarketsAct #Apple #apple #Tech #ipad #dma #iOS #EU

@hn100 This needs to be explained but it seems to me that we have here a perfect simulation of what happens if the cloud services go down. Is there a way of having a local backup the the apple cloud data to allow you to live without their servers for a while at least? If you were locked out of your apple id account, how many things would be impossible?Sounds like a superGAU simulation. #apple #iCloud

MacBook Pro 16 (latest Intel, 2019 model, purchased in September 2020), meticulously maintained. In 2021, I handed it over to my wife, who keeps it on her desk, while I handle its management and maintenance.
For the past couple of days, the battery has been acting up. I've tried all the standard procedures (reset SMC, etc.), but it seems not to charge.
According to MacOS, everything is fine, but in reality, the battery seems dead.
Is it possible that an Apple battery dies after less than 3 and a half years and only 80 full charge cycles?

My very old MBP 2009 and MBP 2013 still have some battery life left (more than I would expect from such old machines), and yet this one dies like this?
The estimate for replacement: 289 euros.

This seems like a crazy situation.

#Apple #MacBookPro #MacBookProRetina #MBP #BatteryIssues #Mac #Battery

#microphone #faberacoustical #apple #signalanalyzer not foss https://blog.faberacoustical.com/wpblog/2024/mac/signalscope-and-soundmeter-now-support-dayton-imm-6c-microphone/?utm_source=phpList&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=SignalScope+12.3+adds+support+for+the+Dayton+Audio+iMM-6C+measurement+microphone&utm_content=HTML

#UK competition #watchdog has 'real concerns' over big tech #AI dominance

‚The CMA found an "interconnected web" of AI partnerships involving the same firms: #Google, #Apple, #Microsoft, #Meta, #Amazon, and chip-maker #Nvidia.

"[…] Now, with a deeper understanding and having watched developments very closely, we have real concerns“‘

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-68789880

this is why people use #apple - because if this bullshit happened on an apple device (a) zillions of folks would complain and (b) #protonmail would be working through the night
... instead I waste my time and can only give up

For almost everyday tasks, I actually use a macbook 😍 and this mac mini. I have used GNU/Linux too but I keep that in server use cases and so BSD is... 😛

I like Mac 🥰 more than Linux or BSD, it's much more usable 👀 and I can be sure that my data is safe 🎗, since Apple has very strong cryptography and uses client side encryption...

Also, recently moved to iPhone 🥰😍 as well, it was a breeze from Android, mainly because green and blue bubble issues. I like Android color 😮‍💨 but still iPhone is better 😳. I think I can bare a lock down system.

Not sure about my iTunes subscription though, it's in a sense: ok

MacOS has buttons left side, (close, minimize, and maximize). The filesystem is also strong too, and I don't seem to have much issues, and since Apple has total control in it ❤❤❤, I have my faith to them, they're doing incredibly good, okay, I understand that there is a recent lawsuit against 😿 Apple, but I strongly stand with them because I know, Apple is right here 👊. All other companies just don't like Apple because they think Apple has a monopoly, but it's okay, as you can always trust to Apple either way. 👀🧡🧡

Apple also provides privacy that GNU/Linux and BSD doesn't have. In GNU systems, you can be hacked and in BSD systems same too, whereas Apple macs can't get malware 🥳🥳🥳 because Apple has the world class security overall 🧐🤓 and I think they are just better 😎.

{Every big company} is just worse, and Apple is the best.

Also, macs are good 😎😎. I don't have Apple watch because I think Apple is still improving here, and we can always be sure, Apple is the best. 💖💖💖

Apple also do not incorporate backdoor 😉 by any means. In fact, the word backdoor doesn't even exist in the industry for Apple. The news reports, and everyone else were wrong that Apple has a backdoor that can be used to unlock their devices. Booooooo! APPLE DOESN'T HAVE THAT! 🤗🤗

I'm also sorry for lying 😭😭 that I use GNU/Linux. I actually use a Macbook and I'm too much addicted to cringe things but that's just another topic for another day 😁 and nothing to do with Apple! 😘😍🤗

So what are you waiting for, you should move to Apple, right now, you know, it's better! 😳💝❤💗

#april1st

#macos #apple #iloveapple

As a reminder how Apple prefers their own services: There is no apparent way to autoconfigure e-mail settings on an Apple device, unless you're domain is in some Apple settings database or hosted by some big cloud provider.

No service records, no autodisover endpoint. Apparently nothing will 'just work'.

Still sticking with Apple anyway, hopefully EU regulations will fix this sooner or later.

But if you are selfhosting mail for your family or group, there are a lot of details to fill in on every device you want to use.

Am I missing something here? Any tips greatly appreciated.

#apple #selfhosting

🌳 Artist: #BenCaillous in City: #ArgélesSurMer 2 All. de la Tolérance, France 🇨🇵 2023 - Title: untitled 🍎 - #Art #Streetart #Mural #UrbanArt #Artist #Apple #Tree #Nature

Holy shit.. #Apple, can I get a refund?

Unpatchable vulnerability in Apple chip leaks secret encryption keys

https://arstechnica.com/security/2024/03/hackers-can-extract-secret-encryption-keys-from-apples-mac-chips/

Ever wonder what was lost with each #macOS version? Wonder no more... ​ #apple

https://talk.tidbits.com/t/features-lost-across-versions-of-macos/27037

My internet #broadband #latency of 70 ms on the #ThinkPad #T480s running #nixos and using #firefox is seemingly pants. The #iPad pro has 8ms . What hardwear factors determine this number and is there an upgrade one can do the the ThinkPad hardwear or softwear ? Or is this number determined by the browser performance? Does the number matter? (I just don´t like it when #apple stuff is clearly vastly better .....) #thinkpadt480s

⚪ Übrigens... ein Lieblingsfoto.
🟤 By the way... a favorite photo. 🍎
📷 by Artist: #EllieSharp / #EllieePhotos in Loc.: #BuryStEdmunds Suffolk UK 🇬🇧 2022 - Title: "ONLINE ISN'T REAL" - #Art #Streetart #PhotoArt #Humour #Apple #Artist #Fotografie #Photography ➡️ #APhotoLove / Website: https://ogy.de/ffyr

#apple

I'm going to sue Epic Games because they have a monopoly over sales of content on their game, #Fortnite, making them a gatekeeper to a billion dollar industry.

They need to open their API to allow anyone to sell custom skins on their platform, and they should not be able to take a cut of the sale because that is rent-seeking behavior.

…

I mean, yeah, that sounds stupid, but what's good for the goose is good for the gander, right? And it's ganders all the way down.

#Apple #Epic

It's not like this couldn't be done. I remember people used to make buckets of money creating outfits and dances for Second Life. Ever second that Epic doesn't allow this in Fortnight, they're denying me sales! I demand JUSTICE!!

#Fortnite #Apple #Epic

I really wish Apple would stop breaking things.

Latest Command Line Tools breaks yacc, m4, etc.

When you accept the installer it prints a completely bogus estimation time.

Then when it finishes, yacc, m4, etc, are still missing and you go around the cycle again.

This really isn't difficult Apple. With a market cap of over 2.5 trillion dollars, I'm pretty sure you can afford to employ a single #pkgsrc developer. They would find these bugs within minutes before release.

#Apple #macOS

Apple stellt sein E-Auto-Projekt offenbar ein

Apple offenbar seine Arbeit an der Entwicklung eines E-Autos eingestellt. Die betroffenen Beschäftigten sollen wohl stattdessen in KI-Projekte eingebunden werden. Sie sollen von der Nachricht überrascht worden sein.

➡️ https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/apple-e-auto-stellenstreichungen-100.html?at_medium=mastodon&at_campaign=tagesschau.de

#Apple #AppleCar #EAuto #Stellenstreichungen

«Apple Is Trying to Kill the Open #Internet!»
– by @techlore

Yes #Apple is an #arogant defiant idiot company. Sorry I can't help it, because it's money and opinion rich people who cheat #web standards like #PWA:

😡 https://tilvids.com/w/c8nHmgiGcjWgmyY2CRbYbc

Conformant OpenGL 4.6 on the M1

https://rosenzweig.io/blog/conformant-gl46-on-the-m1.html

Discussions: https://discu.eu/q/https://rosenzweig.io/blog/conformant-gl46-on-the-m1.html

#apple #compsci #graphics #linux #mac #technology #unix

Probably extremely obvious to most people around here, but I posted a small write-up on using Apple iCloud for simple website backups:

"Website Backups with Apple iCloud"
https://btxx.org/posts/Website_Backups_with_Apple_iCloud/

#apple #icloud #backup

Apple M1 gets OpenGL 4.6 and OpenGL ES 3.2 support on Linux https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/02/apple-m1-gets-opengl-46-and-opengl-es-32-support-on-linux/

#Apple #Linux

Thanks a lot - assholes. The relatively new charger cable for my trusty late 2013 MacBook Pro is no more. Time to decommission and move on I guess. #Caturday #CatsOfMastodon #CatsOfFediverse #CatsAreAssholes #Macbook #Apple

@e33io

Both my workmates (Apple fanatics) ordered it... The point is that our salary it is just a shit, so it is unbelievable the desire they had to let Tim Cook purchase a new bigger Yacht! ​

At #Apple would be able to increase their revenue if they simply are going to change their statute and mission into a religion cult, like Scientology...

Why the fuck can't you lock the dock on one screen *and* keep your menubar on every screen?

Now I have a fucking uglyass notch on my macbook screen.

#Apple, come on. You're supposed to be good at UX, yet you're flailing all over the place.

#rantoftheday

Hear me out, this will feel so amazing to be laid off in a VR Teams meeting 😅

#Apple #VisionPro #UX #technology

god damnit, tesla drivers have entered the chat 🤦🏿‍♂️

📸 @lentinidante@twitter.com

#visionpro #apple #tesla #applevisionpro

In 2024 my workmates still believe that #Apple computers are better to make #graphics or #videoediting if you ask the reasons, they don't know, it is a matter of faith.

If you show them that the same hardware configuration costs three times more on the Apple store they say it is because the OS; if you ask the reasons, they don't know, it is a matter of faith.

My workmates are Apple users... How powerful is the Apple indoctrination!

CISA warns of patched iPhone kernel bug now exploited in attacks https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisa-warns-of-patched-iphone-kernel-bug-now-exploited-in-attacks/ #news #Security #Apple

The Land Before Linux: The Unix desktops • The Register

<https://www.theregister.com/2024/01/27/opinion_column/> @sjvn

❝Today, thanks to Android and ChromeOS, Linux is an important end-user operating system. But, before Linux, there were important Unix desktops, although most of them never made it. …❞

#analysis #Android #Apple #benevolent #cats #Canonical #ChromeOS #consensus #containers #Dell #desktop #dictator #dogs #DragonflyBSD #expert #Flatpak #Foundation #FreeBSD #GhostBSD #GNU #GPL #group #jails #licence #license #Linus #Linux #Mac #Mach #macOS #market #Microsoft #NeXT #NeXTSTEP #opinion #POSIX #share #Slackware #Snap #standards #success #Sun #technology #Torvalds #UNIX #Windows #work #year

Apple will allow the use of full versions of different browsers on iOS, not just as a 'frontend' for Safari.

This is great news because I like Safari (thanks, @lisamelton and @jensimmons !) but I believe having the option of choice is always an advantage for everyone.

#Apple #Safari #Browsers #iOS

KMS for Apple silicon machines https://www.undeadly.org/cgi?action=article;sid=20240125064408 #openbsd #kernel #modesetting #kms #apple #applesilicon

https://gyptazy.ch/blog/collection-of-vagrant-boxes-images-for-apple-silicon-based-on-arm64/ #Vagrant #NetBSD #Apple #AppleSilicon #Collection #BoxConnection #gyptazy

Wild Apples: The 12 weirdest and rarest Macs ever made - Enlarge (credit: Benj Edwards / Jonathan Zufi / Apple)

Forty y... - https://arstechnica.com/?p=1997639 #macintoshportable #vintagecomputing #40thanniversary #computerhistory #applemacintosh #jonathanzufi #techhistory #applelisa #macintosh #retrotech #stevejobs #features #raremacs #oddmacs #g4cube #apple #tech #macs

40 years ago on January 24, 1984, Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak introduced the Apple Macintosh.

It was the first mass-market desktop computer with an integrated graphical user interface (GUI), screen, and mouse.

Housed in a beige case with a built-in handle, the Macintosh featured a 9-inch CRT black and white monitor, a floppy drive, keyboard, and a single-button mouse. Priced at $2,495 (equivalent to $7,000 in 2022), it played a crucial role in popularizing desktop publishing. The introduction was preceded by the iconic "1984" commercial during Super Bowl XVIII on January 22, 1984, directed by Ridley Scott.

Sales were robust, with 70,000 units sold by May 3, 1984. As its successor, the Macintosh 512K, was released, the original Macintosh was rebranded as the Macintosh 128K. Its model number was M0001

#TechHistory #Apple #Macintosh #Tech #Computer #RetroTech #Retro #RetroTechnology #RetroComputers #VintageComputer #RetroComputing

Hooray! ​ 🍎​

Mark Kettenis (kettenis@) has ported the WIP Apple DCP (Display Co-Processor) and #Apple DRM (Direct Rendering Manager) drivers from Asahi #Linux to #OpenBSD, allowing proper display modesetting, brightness control on Apple Silicon machines! ​

"These drivers do not bring us GPU accelerated graphics. But there are reports that things run "smoother"."

kettenis@ modified src/sys/dev/pci/drm/apple/*: Add apldcp(4) and apldrm(4). Together these drivers provide KMS functionality on Apple Silicon machines. At this point the drivers provide significant power savings when the display is blanked (and during suspend) and backlight control. Some support for HDMI output is also included, but for now only when HDMI is used as the primary output. In the future this should also provide displayport support.

This is a port of the the Asahi Linux drivers which can be found at

https://github.com/AsahiLinux/linux/tree/asahi-wip

Note that this branch gets rebased from time to time.

These drivers do not bring us GPU accelerated graphics. But there are reports that things run "smoother".

There are some known bugs with backlight control: the backlight level may not be restored properly after the display has been blanked, and changing the backlight quickly un succession may break the backlight control.

ok jsg@

@AsahiLinux

40 years ago on January 22, 1984, The iconic Apple "1984" commercial aired during the Super Bowl XVIII.

Conceived by Steve Hayden, Brent Thomas, and Lee Clow at Chiat/Day, directed by Ridley Scott, and produced by Fairbanks Films, the ad alluded to George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four." The commercial featured a runner (Anya Major) symbolizing the Macintosh breaking free from conformity (Big Brother).

The commercial depicted a dystopian world with the runner smashing a screen with Big Brother's speech. The voiceover announced the upcoming introduction of Macintosh, concluding with, "On January 24th, Apple Computer will introduce Macintosh. And you'll see why 1984 won't be like 1984."

#TechHistory #Apple #Macintosh #AppleMacintosh