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  1. Thomas Newton

    M3 Macbook Air Announced

    This would be for the models with the base M3 chip, when the lid is closed. They're the conceptual successors to the 13" M1 and M2 MBPs, and the low-end 13" Intel MBPs that had only two USB-C (Thunderbolt 3) ports. Models with {M1 / M2 / M3} Pro and Max chips have had multi-external-display...
  2. Thomas Newton

    M3 Macbook Air Announced

    From the Technical Specifications for the M3 MacBook Airs: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Close the MacBook Air lid to use a second external display with up to 5K resolution at...
  3. Thomas Newton

    2023 m3 MacBook Pro and 24” iMac buyers thread

    Looks like Apple took steps to bring the low-end MBP closer to the other ones. The 13" M1 and M2 MBPs were very similar to 13" M1 and M2 Airs. Same processors, same RAM options, same number of USB4 (TB3) ports (two), same limit on external monitors (one). The 13" M2 MBP was a lot like a 13"...
  4. Thomas Newton

    2022 M2 Macbook Air Owners Thread

    I would say that the iPad is in the process of evolving towards what you think of as "a full-blown computer." Think back to personal computers when they first came out. Skip over the ones that you had to assemble yourself to the TRS-80 Model 1 and the Apple II. Smithsonian – National Museum...
  5. Thomas Newton

    Best Buy To Exit Physical Media Business In 2024

    I went to Target today, and stopped by the movie section while there. They had cleared out the side of one of the remaining aisles of DVDs and Blu-Rays, and put up a sign that said that new items were coming soon. Now there is just one side of one aisle of movies, plus a few end-cap displays...
  6. Thomas Newton

    Mac Studio & Studio Display

    If you bundle a M2 Pro Mini (build to order), or M2 Max Studio (build to order) a 27" 5K Apple Cinema Display an Apple Magic Keyboard an Apple Magic Mouse that basically covers what you would expect from a 27" Apple Silicon 5K Retina iMac line. In all respects but two: the portability of an...
  7. Thomas Newton

    2022 M2 Macbook Air Owners Thread

    SU-Daemon(8) BSD System Manager's Manual SU-Daemon(8) NAME softwareupdated SYNOPSIS softwareupdated -- macOS Software Update daemon DESCRIPTION softwareupdated is the main daemon responsible for running software updates. SEE ALSO...
  8. Thomas Newton

    M1/M2 Mac Observations.

    Thunderbolt
  9. Thomas Newton

    Film Not Filling Screen

    If it is 2.35:1 and presented in Original Aspect Ratio, it shouldn't fill the screen. A widescreen HDTV or UHDTV has an aspect ratio of roughly 1.77:1, so the optimal presentation of a 2:35:1 film would be with no black bars on the sides, and (thinner) black bars on the top and bottom.
  10. Thomas Newton

    The Official HTF Cat Thread

    My cat goes wild for these YouTube videos – intently stalking and striking the "prey" on my computer screen. It's gotten to the point where she takes my computer hostage at virtually every opportunity … making it hard to read mail, browse forums, or read the news! Cat Games – MOUSE HUNT (For...
  11. Thomas Newton

    WWDC 2023 June 5th

    A proprietary, Closed Source piece of software can provide interfaces for plugging in other things, like user-created "skins." That doesn't make it Open Source. Without access to the source code, you're completely dependent on the vendor for bug fixes and new features. Open Source means that...
  12. Thomas Newton

    WWDC 2023 June 5th

    What makes you think the emClient application is Open Source?
  13. Thomas Newton

    UHD Review Star Trek: First Contact UHD Review

    If the Birg had really wanted to be “cunning and deadly,” they would have done the time travel FIRST (in their part of the galaxy) and THEN done the space travel. There would have been no chance for the Federation to be aware of the attack; no chance for the Enterprise to reverse the damage...
  14. Thomas Newton

    Finally! Apple Music Classical

    The Apple Music Voice plan isn't a karaoke plan, and it doesn't include "Apple Music Sing, with beat-by-beat lyrics and adjustable vocals" – the way all of the other Apple Music plans do. It's the one that you can only control with Siri; that doesn't support offline listening; and that doesn't...
  15. Thomas Newton

    Groove Music App Is Now Totally Useless! What Other Free PC Based Music Apps Are There For Windows 10?

    It sounds like Apple plans to replace iTunes for Windows with separate Music, TV, and Devices apps. The Music app will still play local files. This is similar to what they did on the Mac, a few major versions of macOS ago, when Apple split iTunes into Music, TV, etc., with iPhone...
  16. Thomas Newton

    Mac Studio & Studio Display

    The speculation in that article was mostly that Apple was not going to update the Studio, rather than that they were going to discontinue it. So you'd have M2 Mini => M2 Pro Mini => M1 Max Studio => M1 Ultra Studio => M2 Ultra Mac Pro. Seems to me that it would make sense to update the Studio...
  17. Thomas Newton

    How to use headphones with an IPhone SE

    Apple does have a Lightning to 3.5mm headphone jack adapter. https://www.apple.com/us/search/Lightning+to+3.5+mm+Headphone+Jack+Adapter?src=globalnav
  18. Thomas Newton

    Films NOT on the National Registry

    Here's why they're so far behind. From the main page: Suppose they spread out those 25 films a year over a 100-year stretch of film history – and stopped trying to catch up with recent films at all. At 25 films per year, it would take them FOUR YEARS just to register ONE film from each of...
  19. Thomas Newton

    2023 MacBook Pro and Mac mini

    On M-series Macs, Parallels creates ARM VMs. They can't run Intel versions of Windows – just ARM versions. Windows for ARM has support for running many Windows/Intel application binaries in emulation (or translation). As with running Intel-only code on a M-series Mac, there are limitations...
  20. Thomas Newton

    2023 MacBook Pro and Mac mini

    Correction: The "base" M2 Minis still have a two-monitor limit – but they have a bit more flexibility in what you can use for the second monitor: It sounds like a Mini with the "base" M2 chip can have two DisplayPort, USB-C (DisplayPort), or 27" Apple 5K Cinema Displays. The M1 Mini...
  21. Thomas Newton

    2023 MacBook Pro and Mac mini

    When the TRS-80 Model 1 came out in 1977, you could get it for $599.95. (Almost $2900 in today's dollars.) Specifications: 1.77 MHz 8-bit Zilog Z80 CPU 4 KB of RAM (as in, 2 million times less RAM than the base M2 Mini) 64 character by 16 line black-and-white text display 128 x 48 "pixel"...
  22. Thomas Newton

    2023 MacBook Pro and Mac mini

    You don't have to go with 8 GB. The stock M2 Pro Mini has 16 GB of RAM (with a custom-order option for 32 GB). The stock M2 Minis have 8 GB (with custom-order options for 16 and 24 GB).
  23. Thomas Newton

    2023 MacBook Pro and Mac mini

    There's now a Mini with a "Pro" (M2 Pro) chip. That's the one that has 16 or 32 GB of RAM Four USB4 (Thunderbolt 4) ports Expanded video support, including the ability to drive two DIsplayPort monitors or one 8K HDMI monitor The Minis that use the "base" M2 are upgraded too, in the sense that...
  24. Thomas Newton

    Press Release WHV Press Release: Black Adam (4k UHD) (Blu-ray)

    Early VHS days were when the studios were trying to gouge the video rental stores, and didn't care very much about developing the home video market. Home movie fans were basically a casualty then.
  25. Thomas Newton

    Mac Studio & Studio Display

    If your MBP has 64 GB of RAM, that implies that you must have a 14" or 16" MBP with a M1 Max chip. The entry-level $2000 Mac Studio uses the same chip. Unless you push the MBP so hard that it does thermal or electrical throttling, the two may have virtually indistinguishable performance. On...
  26. Thomas Newton

    Mac Pro Movie Library Not Showing?

    Another possibility is that the purchases somehow got hidden. https://discussions.apple.com/thread/253520560
  27. Thomas Newton

    M1/M2 Powered iPad Pro buyers and owners thread

    The 12.9-inch one has a miniLED-backlit screen "with 2596 full-array local dimming zones", which is supposed to be able to deliver greater contrast and brightness when viewing HDR content. It also weighs about a half-pound more, and requires a larger battery (40.88 watt hour versus 28.65 watt...
  28. Thomas Newton

    Mac Pro Movie Library Not Showing?

    The same Apple ID account – not the same macOS (Unix) user account. Normally your Apple ID is one of your e-mail addresses. Apple – Apple ID Support Apple Support – Sign in with your Apple ID Apple Support – View your purchase history for the App Store, iTunes Store, and other Apple media...
  29. Thomas Newton

    Airtags buyers and owners thread

    If I understand things correctly, Android phones are not part of the "Find My" network. and will not help locate AirTags, the way that iPhones, iPads, and Macs do. You won't see an updated AirTag location on a map simply because someone with an Android phone walked nearby...
  30. Thomas Newton

    Black Adam (2022)

    The "Shazam" powers supposedly come from mythological figures – with each letter of the name referring to one set of powers: S for the wisdom of Solomon (where was that when Billy Batson was misusing his powers during the first part of his movie?) H for the strength of Hercules A for the...
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