Further on the subject of the ARM chip trend - https://www.theverge.com/2020/12/18/22189450/microsoft-arm-processors-chips-servers-surface-report
So yesterday I created a VMware clone of my Mojave install with CS6 and other 32 bit needed apps, verified that it was fully functional, then upgraded to Catalina with all it's updates in anticipation of having to move to Big Sur very soon.
I hope they haven't. The more excuses for not buying Apple products, the merrier. :^)Hopefully, Apple has solved issues with funky keyboards.
I hope they haven't. The more excuses for not buying Apple products, the merrier. :^)
Hah, I see. It's funny that the problem permeates and plagues them through so many very different keyboard designs. I'm more inclined to believe it's a curse than poor quality control at this point. I mean, sure, most unibody macbooks were made without the chunky aluminum backplate being used as the screen support, premature thermal issues are common for different model years, etc. But, at least those happen and don't happen in variable windows of time. The keyboard issues have been around, even to some degree, since Apple's keyboards were mechanical. It's a curse.Apple keyboards is a big sore point with me. I think it has been nearly twenty years since they made a decent keyboard. BB had a good deal on the early 2020 MB Air in early December, so I got one of them instead of the latest M1/ARM. Supposedly the keyboard is the same for both. The problem I have with it is with getting lots of double key registrations, back-to-back "i", for example. No question that with better technique it is possible to avoid it, but it shouldn't happen nearly as easy or as often as it does. Previously I had the early '17 MB Air. The key travel was too short, but I didn't get duplicate key registrations the way I do with this keyboard. I upgraded to get the better display, and I definitely like the display, but I hate this keyboard so much that I'd almost rather have the old one back with the inferior display. I just don't understand why Apple decided, back around twenty years ago, to stop making high-quality keyboards.
I only use Firefox on my Macs. I just say no to Safari and Chrome. Both are resource hogs.I am typing this from one of the new Macs and Safari is slow as a crawl. The scrolling is laggy, but this only happens in Safari. On sites like Reddit, it straight up stutters in an annoying matter. I don't think it is because they are slow or something, but there are some software refinements down the line. Also, effects such as rubberbanding at the end scrolling are a bit laggy around the whole system, something Apple has to address.
I am typing this from one of the new Macs and Safari is slow as a crawl. The scrolling is laggy, but this only happens in Safari. On sites like Reddit, it straight up stutters in an annoying matter. I don't think it is because they are slow or something, but there are some software refinements down the line. Also, effects such as rubberbanding at the end scrolling are a bit laggy around the whole system, something Apple has to address.
Firefox is still a pretty big resource hog. I recommended Pale Moon for most things and Ungoogled Chromium for bloated sites that need Chromium's more performant JavaScript engine.I only use Firefox on my Macs. I just say no to Safari and Chrome. Both are resource hogs.
I am typing this from one of the new Macs and Safari is slow as a crawl. The scrolling is laggy, but this only happens in Safari. On sites like Reddit, it straight up stutters in an annoying matter. I don't think it is because they are slow or something, but there are some software refinements down the line. Also, effects such as rubberbanding at the end scrolling are a bit laggy around the whole system, something Apple has to address.
Haven’t had that issue - and I’m typically running Safari with multiple tabs, Signal, R, and a Remote Desktop session to work at the same time.
You might want to try Brave browser for those sites you need a chromium based browser.Firefox is still a pretty big resource hog. I recommended Pale Moon for most things and Ungoogled Chromium for bloated sites that need Chromium's more performant JavaScript engine.