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Multitasking vs Parallelism
In my mind, “multitasking” in computers is the ability for the user to actively work on several things at the same time.
Then there’s “parallelism,” which I think of as multitasking+. Yes, it’s partially me working on different things, but also the ability to me to tell my computer to do something, and
M1 MacBook Air vs. a High End Gaming PC: Who Wins?
Ok, so this is a bit of a cheeky headline, but Dolphin released a new version of their GameCube emulation software with support for Apple Silicon, and people are speaking highly of it. As someone with a large GameCube collection myself, I wanted to see how well the MacBook Air with an M1 chip held
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Spatial Audio and the Geriatric Millennial
Is spatial audio for music the next great innovation in music production, or is it a whole bunch of nothing?
This is the question I’ve been thinking about this week after Apple announced it was coming to Apple music in June. This is largely because my social feeds are full of people over the
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My Material You-inspired Wallpapers
You had to know they were coming, but I kinda hope they also caught you a little off guard. Google
Not Quite Max
MacRumors:
Listening to lossless audio on an iOS device will require wired headphones compatible with the ALAC format, and possibly a digital to analog converter. That the $549 AirPods Max do not work with Apple lossless is sure to upset some fans, but there is debate about whether most people can even tell the difference
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I Want to Bring this Pro App to iPad, but I Can’t
From the Panic blog:
Even if it were viable, we’d likely run afoul of App Store policy as well. Apps on iOS and iPadOS must use Apple’s Javascript interpreter, JavaScriptCore. Although JavaScriptCore is excellent, many developer tools rely on features or behaviors only present in Google’s V8 JavaScript interpreter. Similarly, WebKit is
Hey-llo, Goodbye
Well this all sucks, doesn’t it?
Ugh.
Anyway, my buddy Andy Nicolaides tweeted this today:
I’ve never known an email service to have people so undecided about using it (moral issue aside). That, to me, seems like such a red flag. Nothing that is right for people should be _this_ hard to commit
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About that Magic Keyboard
Yesterday we got word that the new iPad Pros are not compatible with the Magic Keyboard that released almost exactly a year ago today. Let’s talk about it.
Why the Change?
While Apple didn’t give a reason for the change in compatibility, we can look at the differences ourselves and see why this
I Made a Mistake
Oops 🤦🏻♂️
The Context
Yesterday evening I was browsing the web and scrolling through my Twitter timeline and a common thread
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iMessage and Outrage Theater
Apple's Rationale for Not Bringing iMessage to Android Revealed in Legal Documents - MacRumors
Mr. Cue testified that Apple
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Nomadland Reminded Me Why I Love Film
I watched Nomadland this weekend, and while it wasn’t my favorite movie of all time, it really drove home
Twitter Idea: Delayed Tweets
This may be the dumbest thing ever, but I would love a version of Twitter that only let me post
