DJDarren @ DJDarren @thelemmy.club

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You can change that in the settings. It’s been that way since the remote with the touch pad. It can either go to ATV+ or Home. One of the first things I do with a new ATV is change it.

We. Were. Always. Sovereign.

You pay for your ECGs?

drops monocle

Pretty sure that machine can take 16gb, to make it extra useful.

Opencore is surprisingly easy to setup. The instructions aren't massively clear, but all you'll really need is a 16gb+ memory stick and a bit of patience. Install Opencore to the Mac's SSD, then download whichever OS you want using the option in Opencore, which will then automatically make the installer.

Where can I find more information?

You're welcome

I have an iPad mini that was given to me as a gift last year. It's a lovely little device, it really is. But I don't know why it exists at this point. I mean, it's cool for reading pdfs, browsing the internet on something bigger than my iPhone, but I'd say 90% of what I use it for is as another screen for my work Mac. It's cool n'all, but it sure as shit ain't £750 of cool.

I used FF on my phone for a while, back when my old MacBook was stuck on a version of macOS that didn't offer iCloud syncing. Firefox on both devices worked perfectly, but I always slightly preferred to use Safari wherever possible.

These days I keep FF on my Mac for if ever I need a second browser, and it's the first thing I install if I ever need to setup a Windows VM.

I have been looking at alternatives to Android, but the range of hardware that supports it is currently fairly limited.

Yeah, Opencore is the gold standard for patching new macOS onto unsupported hardware. In fact, I'm not sure there are really any other ways now.

I can't speak for how Sonoma runs on a 2011 MacBook, but I have Ventura on mine and it runs just fine. It's not going to set the world alight with its benchmarks, but it's still a perfectly usable laptop. Does yours have an SSD and maxed out RAM? Because those two will help enormously.

And yet, here we are.

I have a 15" MacBook Air that's easily the most beautiful, most powerful computer I've ever owned, running an operating system that works incredibly well for me, an OS that syncs damn near perfectly with my phone and iPad. I have a 2011 MacBook that's running the last version of macOS even though it officially lost support a fair few years ago. It's still absolutely solid for a 13 year old laptop.

They make incredible stuff.

But they have very, very shitty consumer practices.

A say “sad” because you could call me a “Google-hater” but never in my life have I wasted time shitting on everything anti consumer thing they do.

I use Apple products, think they're a shitty company, but who offer the best products in a world of shitty companies. And as someone who's used Macs since 2007, I've noticed time and time again how people will shit on me and my choice of computer while I never shit on theirs in return.

Do I bitch about Windows on the occasions I have to use it? Yes, of course, because it's fucking terrible/ not what I'm used to, but I appreciate that some people are happy to use it, or have to for whatever reason. My criticism of the OS isn't a personal attack on anyone who uses it.

But yeah, my choice of computer is a personal failing, apparently.

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The fuck would I want to actively give all that data to Google for?

Also, I’ve blagged a couple of fairly old Samsung tablets to use at work, and they’re absolute shit to set up when compared to an iPad. There’s all the stock Google apps, and all the stock Samsung apps that offer the same fucking features, and they keep bugging you to set them up.

Nah mate, fuck using Android. All power to those who do, but it’s not my bag.

Yep. But let’s not detract from the shithouses that brought us Brexit.

I love my MacBook, my iPad is a lovely bit of tech, my iPhone is perfect for my needs, and my Apple TV shits all over any and all “smart” TV setups I’ve used.

Apple as a company though, are absolute shit. But they really do make good stuff.

“So there’s this family of Tories, right, and they walk into a theatre…”

As a Brit, this gives me yet another reason to wish unending cramps on the shitcunts behind Brexit.

OF COURSE this doesn’t apply to the UK, giving me yet another reason to wish kidney stones upon the architects of Brexit.

The other reply has covered what Apple TV is, but for context; some 15 years ago there were regular reports that Apple were about to release their own TV set.

At a glance, this isn’t too dumb; they already had a standalone monitor, and the difference between an iMac and an LCD TV isn’t huge. But give it more than a moment’s thought and you realise that it’s complete bollocks. People replace computers semi regularly because more powerful ones come along. How often do you replace your TV?

Disappointed to see very little in the way of actual discussion, and just a load of shitposting.

But to be fair, this is almost certainly bollocks. It was bollocks when it was first floated a decade ago, and it remains so. As much as the oft-rumoured Apple TV set was.

At best, Apple are expanding what they offer in-car, which, y’know, they’re already doing anyway.

Why would Apple want to get the car building market? It makes no sense at all.