There are a '100.000' reasons why macOS still is a lot better than Windows, but I am not again writing reasons here, tired of listening to people claiming Windows is better.
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Apple Seeds Fifth Beta of macOS High Sierra to Developers
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There are a '100.000' reasons why macOS still is a lot better than Windows, but I am not again writing reasons here, tired of listening to people claiming Windows is better.
Let's not forget that Apple is extremely good at this as well.
I love this argument. "This is not a quantifiable statement.
But here let me quantify that for you:"
But here let me quantify that for you:"
Can anyone still access their applications folder? I still haven't downloaded this update, but the two previous PB, applications folder forces a restart. Same if you Cmd+click on an icon on the Dock.
Indeed. He's forgiving but must be spinning...And spinning in his grave for all the things Cook is doing to us.
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Yup. You're post seemed like you were "glorifying" Wintendo 10. I could careless to be honest.
Actually, beyond APFS, what I'm looking forward to most is the new H265 video codec. I shoot lots of video and that could save me quite a bit of storage space.
Since they're on the fifth version, I'm hoping the final version will be released before September. But I doubt it.
I keep hearing about the "Windows 10 Magic Edition", and I've yet to find it. And yes, I've installed it on my Mac, and it's much much worse for performance, even in games.
And split screen, interface, and multitasking being faster? total bunk.
I will have to agree strongly with this statement. MacOS lags behind windows quite substantially with regards to graphics APIs. I would like to see more optimisation of OpenGL as well as incremental improvements to the inbuilt graphics drivers. It seems with MacOS, very little happens on this front.
Refinements that I would like to see in future betas.
1. Ability to set the default font size in Contacts like you can in Notes.
2. Alphabetize the E-Mail folders under the section “On My Mac". If you have several folders this can be a pain to keep organized!
3. Rotate text boxes in Preview with a Mouse. Trackpad users can do it why can’t mouse users?
4. Changing and selecting fonts in Notes is too complex. Currently, right click to bring up menu, left click on Font, left click on show fonts. Just to change the font or the font size! Why not borrow part of the toolbar functionality from Text Editor? It is easier and faster!
5. A command to set the default viewing Scale in Mail. Twelve point fonts are difficult for many to comfortably read. Pages solves this problem with a Zoom setting.
6. An option to configure Messages on the Mac to work like iOS Messages.
7. A Cut function in the Finder.
8. Currently the Home and End keys have not been assigned a default function.
1. Ability to set the default font size in Contacts like you can in Notes.
2. Alphabetize the E-Mail folders under the section “On My Mac". If you have several folders this can be a pain to keep organized!
3. Rotate text boxes in Preview with a Mouse. Trackpad users can do it why can’t mouse users?
4. Changing and selecting fonts in Notes is too complex. Currently, right click to bring up menu, left click on Font, left click on show fonts. Just to change the font or the font size! Why not borrow part of the toolbar functionality from Text Editor? It is easier and faster!
5. A command to set the default viewing Scale in Mail. Twelve point fonts are difficult for many to comfortably read. Pages solves this problem with a Zoom setting.
6. An option to configure Messages on the Mac to work like iOS Messages.
In iOS - Pressing enter moves to the next line of the message. Click Send when you want to send the message.
In OSX - The enter key sends the message. If you want to type multiple lines in a message you have to press control enter for each line and then press enter at the end of the message.
In OSX - The enter key sends the message. If you want to type multiple lines in a message you have to press control enter for each line and then press enter at the end of the message.
7. A Cut function in the Finder.
8. Currently the Home and End keys have not been assigned a default function.
May I suggest the following:
- Press the home key to move the cursor to the beginning of the line.
- Press the end key to move the cursor to the end of the line.
- Press the end key to move the cursor to the end of the line.
Which version of iTunes do you have installed on your Mac? 12.7 got pulled shortly after the release of DB3 and wasn't included if you did a clean install of DB3 and later versions. The current version for Mac is 12.6.2.20.
I don't know if there also had been a 12.7 for Windows.
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Did you maybe also got the pulled update to 12.7?
So, now that the Apple bashers have thankfully gone silent, can those who are actually using Beta 5 please share their observations on how well Beta 5 is working?
I have noticed with Beta 4, that wifi connections have become very fickle at most Starbucks locations. Has Beta 5 improved this?
Is Beta 5 a net improvement over Beta 4?
Thanks in advance for sharing your experience with Beta 5!
I have noticed with Beta 4, that wifi connections have become very fickle at most Starbucks locations. Has Beta 5 improved this?
Is Beta 5 a net improvement over Beta 4?
Thanks in advance for sharing your experience with Beta 5!
There is, go onto the Apple developer website and watch video sessions from WWDC that talk about all the user visible and under the hood changes in store for High Sierra. High Sierra has tonnes of features and this time it isn't gimmicky features like skeuomorphism at the expense of addressing the fundamentals.
Steve Jobs would over seen the same things except he was the sultan of spin so the damage control would have been a lot more slick. My only guess at this point is that they that the majority use the camera on the phone, use iCloud etc. and thus the Photos application is orientated around what they see as the 'future'.
Agreed - the problem with Windows is that it is a spaghetti code nightmare so structurally it isn't in a position where rapid updates can be created without risking breakage somewhere else. I think that Apple could pull it off but there is a risk that the code quality would fall off the cliff as developers get stuck in a process of 'get it out there and sort out the mess later' but the later never arrives then eventually macOS turns into a mess like Windows.
I'd hazard to guess that it'll probably be the end of September at the earliest. Personally I'm no hurry, I'd sooner them focus on getting it as stable and reliable as possible so then then there isn't a mad dash for 10.13.1 to come out to address glaringly obvious bugs.
In a perfect world Apple would upgrade OpenGL to 4.6, optimise drivers and officially announce that it will be shifted to maintenance mode with all focus being put on Metal but unfortunately it appears that Apple's long term is to cut their losses and push everyone to Metal. Long term Metal is going to be the future and provides Apple with the flexibility to develop their own graphics API at their own pace not to mention having a unified API that spans across multiple platforms and optimised for their own custom hardware straight off the bat. The big question is how quickly will they ramp up their development of Metal and whether Apple will start producing developer tools to make life easier for DirectX and OpenGL developers.
The forced updates do hurt. Pretty much every time I log into my windows machine at work it reboots to install some update. I’d take the frequency of updates as long as they can easily be deferred.
I was thinking Final Sacrifice / Rowsdower.
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How lucky was that? If his hand had hit the touchbar instead, his fingers would have slid right off and the unthinkable would have happened.
The fact Apple felt the need to develop their own filesystem was silly. There are plenty of other open source file systems they could have forked or they could have even used a derivative of ZFS, which, APFS is share some similarities with in some ways. Apple always feels the need to develop their own solutions to solve problems that have already been solved. It's a water of time, engineering and developer effort to always build these one of closed source solutions. One day, Apple will have to adopt open source just like Microsoft is doing now. Otherwise, they will shed market share. The OS is no longer as relevant as it used to be.
While you are right in most parts, but I'd argue that developing your own solution gives you unprecedented control over all aspects of it. Open source technologies are open source, I'd wager that Apple's solution is going to be designed strictly according to their own software platforms and therefore should ideally be the more reliable solution in long term.
Also, not talking of privacy and security concerns.
i respect your opinion and point of view, but i also have many reasons why i know that mac os is better than windows and is not just a bias opinion, the only reason why some people believe that w10 is a little bit good is because Microsoft copied and stole every single feature from mac os, they copied just about everything, the list will be too long to write but basically and technically speaking w10 is build on stolen features from mac os, i personally don't like w10 mess , buggy + ugly = bugly. but if you like it and i respect that, i'm not trying to change the way you think or convince you, to be fair the only advantage that windows has over mac is in games, but i want a computer to do everything not just a winbox to play games, to be honest with you windows sucks so bad that it gets me so upset in less than a minute, i don't feel that way with mac os but windows for some reason enfuriate me, "the weird windows effect" i rather play emulators on mac os instead of having to install windows to be able to play some games
i also use crossover so i can play some windows games on mac os, i do anything just to avoid having to use or install windows
i hate having to look at windows 10 gui
give a w10 laptop to a boxer before the fight and i guarantee you that man will win by KO in the first round