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This makes this feature incredibly limited. So you’re in a Zoom and 5 out of 50 people can see your reactions?
This makes this feature incredibly limited. So you’re in a Zoom and 5 out of 50 people can see your reactions?
I'm tempted to use Safari but the adblock isn't as good as it is in Firefox. I can't stand the web ads, and that's why I've been using Firefox for years
Yes, I VERY hard tried to like it. But the fact that it was in the task list and therefore was very easy to accidentally kill it made it VERY hard to live with.
I may start investigating the power usage system databases to find out how I can automatically / programmatically update the info in them so that the built-in limiter never again tops my battery to 100%.
Not into widgets at all , but os seems solid , stable and nippy
Whats not to like ???
Whats not to like ???
Apple always is so proud of how long it supports old hardware with updates, but just six years is much less than Windows usually offers. Windows 11 is an exception, because it needs a chip that only very recent computers have. Most people use their computer much longer than six years though.
I would not complain about not getting updates any more, as I do never update software anyway unless the old version stops working.
I would not complain about not getting updates any more, as I do never update software anyway unless the old version stops working.
One interesting feature I have not seen talked about from Apple's All New Features PDF is listed under the "Spotlight" section that says: Video search. Search through the videos on your devices by scene, people, and activities. When you click into a video result, a new scrubber interface will indicate where in the video your search appears.
Has anyone tried this feature? Does Spotlight actually index data inside videos?
Has anyone tried this feature? Does Spotlight actually index data inside videos?
I really don't get all the dislike being shown. Don't like them? Don't use them! They're not mandatory.
For years I have carried an Android device and a large part of that has been the widgets I can setup. I set them as per my needs and they speed up my workflows imesurably. It just takes a bit of thought and willingness to try something new.
I am pleased to see iOS starting to include them, though it still has some way to go. It was a shame when they were removed from Windows, I used them there too. Like you, I am very happy to see them here now. Feels a lot like people simply being scared, almost upset, of change.
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Interesting. What app are you using it with?
I wonder if the new predictive text features are limited only to certain apps. I don't expect they will work with many third-party apps, but I'll test them out.
I think Apple is eager to get past support for Intel systems. In previous years they had longer support timelines. I suspect, once they get to the M-series they will once again go back to longer support windows. So far there have been only minor differences between generations of M chips.
Thanks for this. I was wondering how to change it back to how it was. Don’t like the new behavior
Can't believe they didn't add a Now Playing or Music widget...
Also the wallpapers are taking a long time to load for me and sometimes when they're finished downloading, it just stops.
Also the wallpapers are taking a long time to load for me and sometimes when they're finished downloading, it just stops.
These discussed updates plus tons of minor tiny little new features and things, here and there. Perhaps nothing amazing. But the combined effect is that the OS feels very coherent to me now. I like the Widgets deployment. They look good. They fit with the overall feel. I'm still not a big fan of how the Systems Settings app looks, but that's old news now... and I am becoming accustomed to it. In meantime, looking forward to checking out how all these new features work together in my daily life. I am actually excited to use Keynote in a Zoom call!
Yeah, this is way better than the Spaces version. They grayed out versions in the background... it's nice. Interested to see what other widgets will come.
The new screensavers and desktop widgets are great features. Too bad my 2017 iMac misses out.
My jaundiced response:
Aerial Screensavers: These look amazing but are weirdly biased towards the US, China/Hong Kong, and Iceland/Greenland (? did somebody go on vacation there or something?). Evidently, mainland Europe doesn't exist in Apple's geography.
Interactive Desktop Widgets: Honestly, if this was 2000 this would be awesome (Dashboard, anybody?). But I just don't drop down to the bare desktop nowadays. I always have windows open, typically full screen, on both my home and work Macs. My Mac wakes from sleep with the windows open. If reboot, it reopens the same windows from the last session. There's no point at which the Mac shows me the desktop unless I choose to view it.
Videoconferencing: Again, awesome, but most people use Zoom (home) or Teams (work). The idea of using FaceTime for any business work would be laughed out of my office's boardroom. It's kinda sad that Apple's building such a great tool that most people won't use (until maybe the headset gains traction, I guess...). It feels very similar to things like Freeform and the office apps like Pages. Great apps, great features, continual innovation. But hardly anybody uses them because it immediately makes them incompatible with the rest of the world.
Aerial Screensavers: These look amazing but are weirdly biased towards the US, China/Hong Kong, and Iceland/Greenland (? did somebody go on vacation there or something?). Evidently, mainland Europe doesn't exist in Apple's geography.
Interactive Desktop Widgets: Honestly, if this was 2000 this would be awesome (Dashboard, anybody?). But I just don't drop down to the bare desktop nowadays. I always have windows open, typically full screen, on both my home and work Macs. My Mac wakes from sleep with the windows open. If reboot, it reopens the same windows from the last session. There's no point at which the Mac shows me the desktop unless I choose to view it.
Videoconferencing: Again, awesome, but most people use Zoom (home) or Teams (work). The idea of using FaceTime for any business work would be laughed out of my office's boardroom. It's kinda sad that Apple's building such a great tool that most people won't use (until maybe the headset gains traction, I guess...). It feels very similar to things like Freeform and the office apps like Pages. Great apps, great features, continual innovation. But hardly anybody uses them because it immediately makes them incompatible with the rest of the world.
I don't see any 'game' settings anywhere. Was it missed from this release?
Here's another interesting find in macOS Sonoma's System Settings (it might have been there in Ventura, but I don't recall seeing it until today).
The Login items are now more explicit, in terms of whether the login items installed have an effect on other users or not.
I wonder if this has something to do with being able to share apps with other users on the same Mac? In other words, apps installed for "all users", rather than for "just this user".
The Login items are now more explicit, in terms of whether the login items installed have an effect on other users or not.
I wonder if this has something to do with being able to share apps with other users on the same Mac? In other words, apps installed for "all users", rather than for "just this user".
Have you tried uninstalling the Safari extensions in question and then reinstalling? If you upgraded in-place rather than as a clean install, the symptoms you mentioned seem likely.
that's what im trying now...
1blocker tells me its proudly running but blocked "0" across all dimensions, lol
UPDATE: after reinstalling all extensions they are working again!