Brew recently closed their M1 support tracking issue. Most everything else I can think of works through emulation if it's not native by now, even Java-based tools.
Mac software developers are usually pretty good about keeping up with Apple's architecture changes.
Except game ports. Those often end up getting left behind.
I’m tempted by the M1 machines, but I’m worried about how well it will be supported for development. If I didn’t have that concern, however, and just needed a general purpose computer I would grab one in a heartbeat.
This is my concern with M1 as well. Virtualization and container stuff all appears not yet ready for prime time. There will be some growing pains.
If you develop purely in MacOS, aimed primarily at MacOS (or iOS), it should be pretty much flawless. Apple's dev tools should make fat binaries that will run on any current Mac or i-Device.
Anything more advanced than that is likely to be problematic.
Apple is not making things easy these days. I just found that they cut off remote connections anytime you open a setup utility like migration assistant. They also don't make a RD client for Windows (like Microsoft does for OSX). Makes it impossible to remotely assist from a Windows PC. Am I really going to have to go onsite??
On a side note. It's been a few years since I last took their money grab, required yearly, ACSP certification exam but none of this existed the last time I took it.
Apple is not making things easy these days. I just found that they cut off remote connections anytime you open a setup utility like migration assistant. They also don't make a RD client for Windows (like Microsoft does for OSX). Makes it impossible to remotely assist from a Windows PC. Am I really going to have to go onsite??
On a side note. It's been a few years since I last took their money grab, required yearly, ACSP certification exam but none of this existed the last time I took it.
I've had luck using VNC Viewer to remote into work Macs from my Windows laptop. Probably dependent on how you've got screen sharing and such setup, but it can work in the right situation.
I will give that a try but I'm not hopeful. There are a bunch of threads on Apple forums of people complaining about remote viewing software getting cut when any program that uses Apple setup assistant gets launched.
I just saw some reviews for crossover being used for games. I'm really impressed that they have figured out how to port over everything to run natively on m1 mac. I also see that they're using the winrar approach by handing out free trials and hoping you pay later... interesting.
my computer that i thought i was going to have to ditch ended up pulling through so i decided to wait until m1x comes out with something. Some people think it's going to come out in july or Q3, but historically, how long of a wait is it between apple announcing a product before you can buy it?
They'll often let you order the product the day they announce it, although it may not ship for awhile.
iOS 14.5 and WatchOS 14.5 (among others) is out today.
I immediately grabbed it because of the new face unlock feature. If you have an Apple Watch you can now unlock your phone if you’re wearing a mask!
I’ve already tested it and it works perfectly. That was a huge headache for me while shopping.
Plus you can give the finger to Facebook.
iOS 14.5 and WatchOS 14.5 (among others) is out today.
I immediately grabbed it because of the new face unlock feature. If you have an Apple Watch you can now unlock your phone if you’re wearing a mask!
I’ve already tested it and it works perfectly. That was a huge headache for me while shopping.
Only if you have an Apple Watch Series 3 or newer.
*cries in Series 1*
iOS 14.5 and WatchOS 14.5 (among others) is out today.
I immediately grabbed it because of the new face unlock feature. If you have an Apple Watch you can now unlock your phone if you’re wearing a mask!
I’ve already tested it and it works perfectly. That was a huge headache for me while shopping.
Used it at the grocery today. Wasn't thinking about it at all. I just held up my phone, and it unlocked. I was like, "Wait, I still have my mask on. . . . Cool!"
It worked for me when I tested it. Didn't work while I was in my cycling gear for some reason.
On sadder news, Apple really jacked up the Podcasts app. It's basically unusable.
I gave up on the Podcasts app years ago and just use Overcast instead.
I’m a podcast junkie, and with all the recent movements toward premium and exclusive podcasts I’m actually okay with the idea of paying for premium content if I decided it were good enough.
My problem is that both Apple Podcasts and Spotify are horrible podcast players. Especially Spotify.
On sadder news, Apple really jacked up the Podcasts app. It's basically unusable.
I had learned to live with my organized list of podcasts being buried several layers deep in the UI. But why did they have to replace the bit that tells me the number of unplayed episodes with a "last updated" date that has no indication as to whether or not I've heard it?
One of the most insane things about the Podcast app is how you now see played and unplayed episodes when you click on a podcast you subscribe to.
Every time Apple updates the Podcast app I try going to back to it from Overcast, and then I end up back using Overcast (which is excellent), wondering what possessed me to think going back to the Apple app could possibly have been a good idea. Not this time.
Every time Apple updates the Podcast app I try going to back to it from Overcast, and then I end up back using Overcast (which is excellent), wondering what possessed me to think going back to the Apple app could possibly have been a good idea. Not this time.
I always try it too. I have Apple TV’s so you would think podcasts would seamlessly sync across apps. Nope! I wonder sometimes if people who develop certain apps actually use them.
I always try it too. I have Apple TV’s so you would think podcasts would seamlessly sync across apps. Nope! I wonder sometimes if people who develop certain apps actually use them.
For video podcasts, that combination also reliably causes stuttering during playback, even though the PC and AppleTV are both on ethernet.
OK, so I'm checking out this Overcast thing. I think I mostly see how it works. Figuring out that delete=mark as played was a big step. Now I need help with another issue. I'm about to go out on a walk that's going to last longer than the show I'm currently listening to. How do I queue up what I want to listen to next so I don't have to juggle my phone and my dog?
I think you're supposed to let your dog walk instead of juggling it.
OK, so I'm checking out this Overcast thing. I think I mostly see how it works. Figuring out that delete=mark as played was a big step. Now I need help with another issue. I'm about to go out on a walk that's going to last longer than the show I'm currently listening to. How do I queue up what I want to listen to next so I don't have to juggle my phone and my dog?
If you have already started playback on one podcast, tap another episode in the list to bring up the menu. One of the icons that appears should be a plus sign over three bars. That button lets you play that episode next or add it to playlists. You can also create custom smart playlists into which specifically chosen podcasts will appear whenever a new episode is available. For playlists though you need to have “continuous play” checked in the general settings.
I think you're supposed to let your dog walk instead of juggling it.
The dog would be fine on her own but I have yet to work out how to get the bag of her excrement to walk itself home.
If you have already started playback on one podcast, tap another episode in the list to bring up the menu.
Ah ok. I would have expected that to play the tapped episode so I didn’t think to try it.
I’ll have to dig into the playlist features.
Does the sleep timer keep ticking if I pause the episode? If I set it for 20 minutes is that 20 minutes of playback or does it just set a stop time and stick to it even if I pause and get up to attend to something?
I tend to just use the ‘All Episodes’ default playlist and drag episodes into the order I want to listen to them in.
I also exclude some podcasts if they have a big backlog I’m working through (tap Edit top right and select Included Podcasts, then the Exclude tab). But you can use the ‘Play Next’ button mentioned above to put any episode of any show back into the ‘All Episodes’ list, even if you’ve excluded the podcast.
Huh. So now an entire Overcast playlist has flagged itself as played. Not sure if it got left running or what. How do I mark something as unplayed so it doesn’t auto-delete before I can listen to it?
Just turn off auto delete until you’re ready to delete them.
There’s also settings to turn off continuous play.
Turning off continuous play means I have to juggle my phone and various dog tools and droppings.
I went back and manually played one of the episodes and that seemed to clear the “played” tag. Quickly tapping play on all of the offenders seems to have fixed it. At least I’m assuming so because the episodes aren’t grayed out any more. That’s a nice way to handle this for power users but could stand to be a little more discoverable.
The way I use Overcast is to create a playlist (not a smart playlist, just a regular one), then add podcasts (not episodes but podcasts. From Edit menu of playlist, then Edit Playlist, then Add Podcasts under Included Podcasts) which will give you the list of any podcast you've subscribed to (or maybe just ever listened to?) in alphabetical order for you to select. If you Play a podcast episode from a playlist it will play another episode in the podcast when the current one finishes (either the next episode or the first episode, depending on the playlist settings).
I have primarily 2 playlists: one for video game related and one for everything else. I add individual episodes of podcasts to one of those playlists for podcasts I don't listen to often (and therefore aren't in the playlist).
The reasons I'm an Overcast fan are the fine-grained speed controls & Smart Speed.
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