That is a really nice color. Congrats on the setup, I don't think you will regret having a different computer for work and home.The colour is really nice.
That is a really nice color. Congrats on the setup, I don't think you will regret having a different computer for work and home.The colour is really nice.
The midnight colour is okay if you don't mind how badly fingerprints affect it. Didn't think it would annoy me as much as it really, really does
It should live in calm shell mode 99% of the time so no worries there. It wasn’t my first choice but it was the only one available before my start date.
@LiE_ hey I think we need an update are you still on mac? how are you finding it? missing windows at all??
I own a sony nex 7 bought in 2011. Still chugging along with original battery. Doesn’t stop adding beautiful pictures to my family album albeit seeing rare use. At this point I consider it to be a BIFL (buy it for life) product and do not regret having one.My current indecision is around getting a dedicated camera or not. I keep buying and cancelling an order for a Fujifilm X100V.
It's not surprising that Excel is better on Windows, since MS wants to sell Windows! It seems to me I've heard the same thing said about Word.
Perhaps. There is admittedly practical incentive with things like established user base, market share, what the users are likely to need for each platform, etc. That said, there is also an advantage of having something to promote the sales of Windows licenses.I believe that a much fairer assessment is that Office works better on Windows, where it is most used.
That hasn't always been the case, as those who remember Word 6 might attest... Although that is admittedly ancient history now.Office on Mac is reasonable if you are a basic user.
Of course, there is theoretical advantage for each company to do what they do. Office is a profitable product for MS. Meanwhile, Apple's interest is not a piece of software here and there--it's selling hardware. Ideally, for them, a complete collection of devices from phone to laptop.But much like Apple who makes the least effort of all for their software/Apps to work cross-platform, at least MS does make the effort to give Mac users something reasonable.
Yup still on Apple, very happy and content. It’s really nice having my wife in the ecosystem too, I can use a lot of the shared features now. No itch to change things.
My current indecision is around getting a dedicated camera or not. I keep buying and cancelling an order for a Fujifilm X100V.
on a larger monitor many looked like trash.
I am exactly the same. I like both for different reasons. I generally find that I can get better hardware for less on a Windows laptop than a MacBook. On top of that I have more control over the OS in Windows. I can disable telemetry in Windows with a simple registry edit. I hear so many people on these forums saying how Windows is just spyware, blah, blah....It will always be my preference to have both a PC and a Mac. So many things a Mac is just so incredibly bad at that a PC just does so well and vice versa although I find more limitations with a Mac than a PC.
Mac is still my main daily driver though as it's simply the better option for what I do to make money.
You have to look back to the point where Windows was just an Operating Environment on top of MS-DOS/PC-DOS when Microsoft was adding private APIs into the software to make MS Office not be the worst. Obviously, they couldn't do that on Mac.I believe that a much fairer assessment is that Office works better on Windows, where it is most used.
Office on Mac is reasonable if you are a basic user. But much like Apple who makes the least effort of all for their software/Apps to work cross-platform, at least MS does make the effort to give Mac users something reasonable.
With the integration of co-pilot are you sure this can be said of Windows 12 going forward? I would argue that the direction of Microsoft is not a good one. At this point, I have disabled all telemetry and using portmaster, but is that even going to be enough with the integration of AI?I am exactly the same. I like both for different reasons. I generally find that I can get better hardware for less on a Windows laptop than a MacBook. On top of that I have more control over the OS in Windows. I can disable telemetry in Windows with a simple registry edit. I hear so many people on these forums saying how Windows is just spyware, blah, blah....
Windows is NOT spyware and has a huge Enterprise market where Privacy is extremely important and a majority of Enterprise use Windows.
Windows security is as good as or almost as good as 3rd party software but has minimal impact on the system. You can run offline scans in a locked down mode. You can lock down your firewall.
So I can run Windows 11 very securely and privately with minimal work on my own.
I mean if you live in US and own a home on your name, file taxes, then you can forget about privacy anyways thanks to lexisnexis.With the integration of co-pilot are you sure this can be said of Windows 12 going forward? I would argue that the direction of Microsoft is not a good one. At this point, I have disabled all telemetry and using portmaster, but is that even going to be enough with the integration of AI?
I mean if you live in US and own a home on your name, file taxes, then you can forget about privacy
Already do all that, but I am not so sure that Windows 12 will allow it. I know that Windows 11 constantly re-activates the telemetry after updates? As far as LexisNexis, that doesn't mean I need to give up even more privacy. I will still do what I can. And that includes massively neutering Windows. In the future it may mean no Windows at all if they push the Co-pilot thing too hard. I mean look at the CSAM debacle with Apple. MS had already caved years ago with scanning Onedrive.I mean if you live in US and own a home on your name, file taxes, then you can forget about privacy anyways thanks to lexisnexis.
There is always reg edit codes to disable all the bloatware that comes with windows for people who don’t mind some tinkering.
It's an issue but in potentially different ways to those who can't see the wood for the trees and moan about telemetry in Windows think. e.g. Basic telemetry really isn't that much more than what MacOS and it's accompanying apps collect after you've told it you dont want to share data.With the integration of co-pilot are you sure this can be said of Windows 12 going forward? I would argue that the direction of Microsoft is not a good one. At this point, I have disabled all telemetry and using portmaster, but is that even going to be enough with the integration of AI?
Right but with Advanced Data Protection at least it is encrypted even from Apple. Try getting that guarantee from Google or Microsoft. I guarantee they won't give you that guarantee.It's an issue but in potentially different ways to those who can't see the wood for the trees and moan about telemetry in Windows think. e.g. Basic telemetry really isn't that much more than what MacOS and it's accompanying apps collect after you've told it you dont want to share data.
And it's funniest of all to me that people who are paranoid about all things Microsoft don't even fully consider what your iPhone collects about you if you actually want it to be useful in the 2020's.
Right but with Advanced Data Protection at least it is encrypted even from Apple. Try getting that guarantee from Google or Microsoft. I guarantee they won't give you that guarantee.
Advanced Data Protection for iCloud
iCloud uses best-in-class security technologies and employs strict policies to protect user data, including end-to-end encryption for 14 data categories such as Health, passwords in iCloud Keychain, and more.support.apple.com
And here is what the EFF thinks about it:
How to Enable Advanced Data Protection on iOS, and Why You Should
Apple has long used end-to-end encryption for some of the information on your iPhone, like passwords or health data, but the company neglected to offer a way to better protect other crucial data, including iCloud backups, until recently. This came after years of a hard fought battle pushing Apple...www.eff.org
Okay? I didn't realize we were having an argument. You can only move goalposts in an argument. Gotcha. Hey, if you would prefer Google's approach go for it. I couldn't find anything on e2ee and Google--except for messages? So what is APP?That's user data - which isn't telemetry.
And in your goalpost-moving respect, Google's APP not ringing any bells for you? If anything Apple is late to the party since it's usually three years for them to throw blonde hair onto someone else's thing and call it an innovation - not five as it was in this case.
And with Microsoft, it's all third-partyable (from companies who make security their business) since no more Windows Phone.