Yes to Siri... please, no touchscreen on a computer. Makes zero sense.
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Fingerprints on high-res screens - another example of why touching something too big to simply wipe with your sleeve or hanky, makes little to no sense.
And it's not the same to say "because people point and touch the screen of a laptop or desktop computer" that it means it is a functional thing. My kids and family's kids are all older now so their touching our 50" plasma screen isn't an issue - although we do constantly have dog nose prints on it - hey, maybe that's something that should be figured out - nose to screen touch compatibility (I've done it on my iPhone in the winter when not wanting to expose my fingers).
Just try, even with a non-touch laptop or iMac screen, to move your hand from keyboard to screen, screen to keyboard. Heck, even on my iPad, which I have an Apple keyboard connected to it when at my desk, it's ridiculous to jump from keyboard to screen and back again. I'm constantly wishing there were keyboard shortcuts or trackpad connectivity so I can work more quickly. And the things that touch screens are often used for, such as zooming in on photographs, can be done more easily on a Mac Trackpad (given no fingerprint smears are involved).
There is a reason why typewriters were not designed so that you have to hold your arms and hands up, pushing keys in the vertical, and hence why computers and laptops have carried on with that design element. Microsoft and the legacy pc market simply tried to take an element from handhelds (iPhones and iPads) that people were used to and add that to their laptops and computers as if it were a benefit and differentiator to Apple's vastly superior touch pads.
I wish I could do this, but I'm a loud talker as it is and my co-worker (who happens to be my wife) already complains about my loud phone calls. And for her, she has a hard time being even remotely conversational when asking Siri anything on her iPhone. She goes into this weird robotic tone that I laugh at every time she asks Siri something.
Trolling. Why are you here?
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Terrible opinions. Icon is amazing and menu bar is obviously a placeholder.
This makes me happy because I organize my icons by shape...
Loving the icon!
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Touchscreen for notebooks? OMG Please no
How about revert back to machines not glued together? And that thing about how it "just works."Apple
*last year*
“We’re going to give you awesome Dark Mode, in El Cap!”
(gives us dark menu bar and dock)
*this year*
“We’re going to give you a completely overhauled iTunes!”
(slight revert back to earlier iTunes)
Here comes Apple with the "for this to work, you need a 2015 or newer Mac, because older Macs have incompatible microphones" excuse.
Improvements are welcome, and I’m not trying to complain. It’s just irritating when Apple all but promises us brand new Dark Mode and iTunes, then gives us nothing of what they said. Not cool.
Doubtful. Seems more like a too quick attempt to get a "witty" joke in as the first comment.
I don't see this as big news. In fact Siri is having a hard time just doing simple things. Yesterday I had the music app open playing on my iPhone and I said hey Siri she answered with my name and I said Siri increase the volume and she replied I'm sorry I'm not able to change the volume. I was dumbfounded couldn't believe she couldn't do something so simple. She still needs a lot of work in programming.
With the number of issues that iOS and OSx have, it seems a shame that the best news today was about an icon. I really don't care if it is a perfect, wonderful, all encompassing, politically correct, work of art as great as the Mona Lisa. Siri has not improved in a long time, we don't need to be teased by a new icon, which by the way seems to be Apple's solution to everything.
I utterly despise Apple's current visual stylings and priorities for a myriad of reasons, but even I have to note, that is a beautiful Dock icon.
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I like having bezel on my electronics.
Perhaps you didn't read the whole story so I'll help you out.
Remembering this isn't even in beta release at all yet.
I look forward to this capability on my Mac, even if limited.
My only hope is that voice recognition/fingerprinting has gotten better. I had to turn off the Hey Siri feature on my iPhone because anytime my brother was around, it would activate.
My only hope is that voice recognition/fingerprinting has gotten better. I had to turn off the Hey Siri feature on my iPhone because anytime my brother was around, it would activate.
Had that issue last week, think it might be server side
Isiah (me):
Hey Siri, increase the volume
Siri:
Okay
(Five minutes later)
Isiah (me):
Hey Siri, decrease the volume
Siri:
I'm sorry I'm not able to change the volume
Isiah (me):
Huh...
Siri:
I'm sorry to hear that, Isiah
To be honest, I work in crowded but really quiet office that I would not feel comfortable talking to my computer in. We attend a lot conference calls from our desks so it's an unwritten rule to stay quiet unless you are on a call.
Even at home it's unlikely that I would use it. But,for some, using it for dictation or others task will be useful.
Even at home it's unlikely that I would use it. But,for some, using it for dictation or others task will be useful.
I think it is great that Siri is FINALLY on the way to Mac OS X. Maybe Apple should bring in some other features that exist on almost EVERY other OS, and really get up to date. Here are a few that would be genuinely useful:
Have "maximise window" actually maximise the window. There is no need for this fullscreen nonsense on desktop apps.
Have a PROPER snap feature to work with multiple windows, the current one is a joke.
Have a functional setup for people who want to work on multiple monitors. Seriously, working on multiple screens is horrible on OS X.
Give us the option to turn the dock OFF.
And here is a REALLY big one:
Bring out OS XI, with a totally revamped design, rather than more service packs for OS X (an OS which is over 15 years old, looks woefully outdated, and hasn't fundamentally changed its look since it was first brought in).
Have "maximise window" actually maximise the window. There is no need for this fullscreen nonsense on desktop apps.
Have a PROPER snap feature to work with multiple windows, the current one is a joke.
Have a functional setup for people who want to work on multiple monitors. Seriously, working on multiple screens is horrible on OS X.
Give us the option to turn the dock OFF.
And here is a REALLY big one:
Bring out OS XI, with a totally revamped design, rather than more service packs for OS X (an OS which is over 15 years old, looks woefully outdated, and hasn't fundamentally changed its look since it was first brought in).
That's not what happened with the iPad which is why they are making fun of it.