I put my finger on it without realizing this is Mac, which haven’t touchscreen display.
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First Look: macOS Big Sur With Redesign, Safari Updates, New Messages App and More
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Since Apple is supporting YouTube 4K on the AppleTV this fall, either Google gave in on H.265 or (more likely) Apple gave in and supported WebM. I haven't seen any news on whether this will carry over to macOS, but it would be damn silly if it didn't.
The icons, especially in system preferences, don’t look great. Hopefully, this is an issue with beta 1 and will improve over time. I guess it’s worth remembering, that like everybody else, Apple employees have been working from home or maybe not at all. Certainly, collaboration will have taken a hit.
Wait, you boot your Mac every morning? How’s life in the 90’s? I boot my Macs once every couple of months, and just sleep/wake them the rest of the time.
They’ve changed it to MacOS 11 (XI?). Would’ve been a good time to get away from naming them after California landmarks.
I’ve just always brought up spotlight and searched for “screen sharing” - the app is hiding under /System/Library/CoreServices/Applications (at least on Mojave), then you just enter an Apple ID, and if they have screen sharing enabled, they get an alert asking for permission for you to connect. I’ve never had to use Messages for this.
Perhaps someone with the beta could check to see if “Screen Sharing.app” is still, there.
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The shadows look on FaceTime and Messages app icons look dopey.
I’m running it, love it! Almost no bugs so far. A few minor annoyances though - reported through feedback,and avast has trouble installing. Other than that. Great clean look, works out of the box, and new features are awesome. Never knew how many trackers MacRumors had
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This week kicks off a WHOLE NEW ERA of computing, led by the stellar Mac. The next 10 years is going to be exciting!
I (don't) feel sorry for those stuck on Windows. Poohpoohyou.
I (don't) feel sorry for those stuck on Windows. Poohpoohyou.
For who already familiar with Deepin Linux (Chinese-made Linux distributions), this is almost coincidental.
WHY are you installing Avast? Seriously! It's not needed. Unless you send and receive a lot of attachments between Windows users and you want to help them to avoid viruses? Save yourself the CPU cycles and leave that bloat off your machine.
I think they will all match sooner rather than later. I remember this was the case the last time they changed the icon style
Safari looks awesome! I think Apple really nailed with the UI and features. I know people are saying the icons and new shapes don't look as nice but I love them!
They're not as professional looking, but I like the look none the less.
They're not as professional looking, but I like the look none the less.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure I saw something about macOS getting support for WebP recently.
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I was thinking of WebP support, not WebM. My bad.
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It's not just about specs. Each CPU has different "instruction sets", so your 2013 is likely missing something that Big Sur relies on.
I personally like the look of BS and I immediately loved the change from Mavericks to Yosemite. My only quibble is that it looks like iOS but I'm definitely looking forward to it later this year.
The visual changes remind me of some of the Linux UIs. Perhaps KDE 5? That’s not necessarily a bad thing.
It's really surprising how much Apple seems to have been influenced by what Microsoft's been doing. They've even come around to the idea of building 'Refrigerator-Toasters'. For better or worse, it's almost certain now that Macs with touch input are on the horizon.
It would be smart for all future Macs to have a battery — mobile and desktop. With an A-series processor inside, there's no reason why they can't.