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IRC, jabber and xabber. Good IM clients with integrated support for a bunch of protocols and servers exist for every device I've ever heard of (with the possible exception of iPhones due to Apple's 'we hate you' policy towards users)

Nice Try, Hater.

Not only is Cisco Jabber available for iOS, and according to Xabber's Blog, Xabber is currently in development for iOS; but In about 2 seconds of Googling, I found FOUR iOS IRC Clients:

Palaver

Colloquy

LimeChat

Turbo IRC

There may (probably are) more; but those are sufficient to put your little rant to rest...

IRC, jabber and xabber. Good IM clients with integrated support for a bunch of protocols and servers exist for every device I've ever heard of (with the possible exception of iPhones due to Apple's 'we hate you' policy towards users)

Nice Try, Hater.

Not only is Cisco Jabber available for iOS, and according to Xabber's Blog, Xabber is currently in development for iOS; but In about 2 seconds of Googling, I found FOUR iOS IRC Clients:

Palaver

Colloquy

LimeChat

Turbo IRC

There may (probably are) more; but those are sufficient to put your little rant to rest...

https://opensource.apple.com/r...

https://opensource.apple.com/r...

that's easy - weak or compromised (read: intercepted through unencrypted email or social engineering) password on the enterprise developer account on http://adc.apple.com/

Because that's never been a problem in the past, ever.

Too bad OS X is opensource.
http://opensource.apple.com/
We should all switch to a truly proprietary OS. Anyone has any advice on which truly-proprietary OS is better security-wise ?

You obviously didn't read the page you posted. Go back, actually READ it, then come back and make your comments when you know what you're talking about.

OS X DOES INCORPORATE open source software, and contributes to the development of many projects that are used in OS X. BUT... OS X itself is NOT open source. You can't get a copy of the entire OS' source code, compile it yourself, and run it on any arbitrary machine. It is designed to run on Apple built hardware designed to use THIS particular operating system.

They do, sadly, not support their own older hardware with new software, but since they are a HARDWARE company, Apple can't be blamed for not, any more than you could blame Microsoft for the fact that Windows 8 won't run on a 4.77 MHz IBM 5150 PC from circa 1981 using Intel's 8 bit interface, 8088 microprocessor chip, even if Microsoft made the PC themselves, rather than entering a licensing agreement (which they did,) with IBM to supply the OS to their original Personal Computer.

It would be nice if Apple committed to say, a decade, or a dozen years. When Mavericks came out, (last year, 2013, right?) only Macs built in 2007 or after could run it, which is only about a half-dozen years. This may seem like an eternity for high-tech, but it's kind of a short span of time for most anything else.

http://www.opensource.apple.co... https://developer.apple.com/li... Darwin (Yosemite 10.10)

http://www.opensource.apple.co... https://developer.apple.com/li... Darwin (Yosemite 10.10)

Too bad OS X is opensource. http://opensource.apple.com/ We should all switch to a truly proprietary OS. Anyone has any advice on which truly-proprietary OS is better security-wise ?

So hold on, from that page you actually took that to mean OSX is open source? Did you not *read* the page or do you not know what OSX is?

Too bad OS X is opensource.
http://opensource.apple.com/
We should all switch to a truly proprietary OS. Anyone has any advice on which truly-proprietary OS is better security-wise ?

Here's iWatch. It's set to 10:09.
http://www.apple.com/ca/watch/

No. That's the style of site built by marketers who don't know what the fuck they're doing with Bootstrap. "Oooh...that's a nice feature, throw it in. I like how that moves, throw it in. What? Organize thoughts into actual informative pages? Screw that, we'll just put everything we have out there on one page and make the user scroll for miles and we'll just dazzle them with all the cool moving images and eye candy! Beats having to work to actually compile information." And it's not just start ups that fall victim to this bullshit. Google, Apple, and Microsoft are just as guilty, though MS shows a bit more restraint on the flashiness. It shows a complete lack of self control and critical thought in their product message. Seriously, dude, I've seen geoshitty sites that were built better and actually conveyed meaningful information about what they were selling.

Apple is bringing a data center to Northern Nevada, just outside Reno. Problem is, their entry level requirement is that you've worked at a minimum of 10k server data center previously (select Reno) for their "Site Services Tech" position it's "4+ years experience working in a large data center (10,000+ servers)..

Problem is, there aren't any 10k centers in Northern Nevada, yet they got oodles of tax breaks to "make local jobs".

Someone didn't think this through.

Tell me why you think clockspeed is more important than very low power draw at this point in the game. What do you need more speed for? To me, increasing battery life and reducing power consumption is far more important.

https://www.apple.com/mac-mini/

Because some of us don't run on battery power, don't want a giant hulk of a computer case and don't want a mid-4-figures non-giant desktop.

As far as I'm aware, the "Sport" version is lighter and stronger than the regular version but that's the extent of the differences. The real answer is "who even knows" since it isn't released yet.

GPS not being in the phone is from the Watch technology page where they explicitly state "Apple Watch uses the GPS and Wiâ'Fi in your iPhone to help measure the distance you travel during activities that canâ(TM)t be measured in steps, such as cycling." As far as I know, the only page that details the difference between the models is the overview page.

Exactly what happens when the watch loses contact with the phone is still anyone's guess.

As far as I'm aware, the "Sport" version is lighter and stronger than the regular version but that's the extent of the differences. The real answer is "who even knows" since it isn't released yet.

GPS not being in the phone is from the Watch technology page where they explicitly state "Apple Watch uses the GPS and Wiâ'Fi in your iPhone to help measure the distance you travel during activities that canâ(TM)t be measured in steps, such as cycling." As far as I know, the only page that details the difference between the models is the overview page.

Exactly what happens when the watch loses contact with the phone is still anyone's guess.

According to this Apple support page: "If Touch ID doesn't recognize your finger, you'll be asked to try again. After three attempts, you'll be given the option to enter your passcode. After two more tries, you'll need to enter your passcode."

Actually the 30% was/is their take from all iTunes and App Store sales. They also charge a licensing fee (MFi) to make accessories with the 30 pin and new lightning connector. This fee is currently rumored to be ~$4 per connector or a percentage of the devices cost whichever is greater. { Fun fact: It is this licensing fee that led Square inventor Jack Dorsey to design the Square reader to use the audio jack instead of Apples connector. It cost $1 to manufacture the reader and it would have cost $4-$8 per reader to use the 30 pin. } I'm sure Apple has negotiated a comfortable fee with Visa/MC to use Apple Pay.

And to respond to this as well in order to prevent gbcox's falsehood and my own misunderstanding from being taken as truth: Apple does not charge merchants to use Apple Pay.

How much does it cost to accept Apple Pay?
Apple does not charge users, merchants or developers to use Apple Pay for payments. Your credit and debit transactions will continue to be handled by the payment networks.

https://developer.apple.com/ap...

Well, Google doesn't charge any additional fees to anyone for using Google Wallet.

Neither does Apple.

Apple charges for using Apple Pay.

Nope. From Apple:

How much does it cost to accept Apple Pay?
Apple does not charge users, merchants or developers to use Apple Pay for payments. Your credit and debit transactions will continue to be handled by the payment networks.

So are you telling me that Apple is lying? Otherwise, you're simply full of shit and spreading falsehoods.

The fact of the matter is the merchants are supporting CurrentC.

Did you have a point beyond stating a tautology? What relevance does that have to the fact that you haven't backed up your claims in any substantial way.

Kind of hard to use Apple Pay if they turn it off.

Again an irrelevant statement.

https://itunes.apple.com/dk/ap...
It seems to be official and made by government institutions here in DK.
I don't have a TV anymore so I haven't seen it as a public service announcement, but they might have aired it, I don't know.

(not in english) https://www.youtube.com/watch?...
Denmark’s official 112 app is developed by The Danish National Police, Copenhagen Fire Brigade and The Danish Geodata Agency. It is financed by TrygFonden.

With Denmark’s official 112 app you can call the emergency center and simultaneously send the GPS-coordinates of the cell phone. That way you can get help faster.

- The 112 app is operational only in Denmark
- The 112 app does not send any GPS-coordinates, if the GPS on the cell phone is deactivated
- The 112 app can only send GPS-coordinates in locations with data connection.

If your battery level is lower than 25 % the 112 app will make the call to the emergency center, but it will not send any GPS-coordinates. This is to make sure, that you can talk with the emergency center without running out of battery. The 112 app will also automatically stop sending GPS-coordinates, if your battery level gets below 25 % during your call.

You can read more about Denmark’s official 112 app at www.112app.dk (Danish)

Read more about when to dial 1-1-2 at www.112.dk (Danish)

Also, apps that report your location to emergency services are forbidden

... because that is *exactly* what this app does as it's only purpose. 112 is the emergency number in most of Europe, and the app is the official danish app for reporting your location to the emergency service.

here's the link to testflight on apple's website. Up to 1,000 beta testers. I wonder if this means you can continue to use it as a limited-distribution bespoke app distribution model.

Funny a long-awaited APM drone controller app was just approved yesterday.
https://itunes.apple.com/app/m...

Man .. I want one of the drones use to test the software. The "Find My dDrone" screen says that it is 1300km from the users location!

Here is a link to a site that _really_ knows everything about app store guidelines and rejection reasons:

https://developer.apple.com/ap...

6% Guideline 10.6: Apple and our customers place a high value on simple, refined, creative, well thought through interfaces. They take more work but are worth it. Apple sets a high bar. If your user interface is complex or less than very good, it may be rejected

Then how do they explain this piece of garbage. A remote link to a Windows session is NOT a refined interface. Not at all. And it would seem the reviews agree. Yet somehow it hasn't been booted.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/ap...

Companies that are for profit that want to take an even bigger cut of your money, run on public networks, and make money selling your data.

I can't say about Google Wallet; but Apple Pay takes no cut of your money, nor does it sell your data, because a sales transaction is between exactly two parties: Your bank (as your agent), and the merchant (as the other "end point"). And the Merchant doesn't get anything but a one-time transaction approval code. The Merchant has no data to sell in the case of brick and mortar stores (nor does Apple). In online transactions, you probably will be giving up your name and shipping address to the Merchant, though (duh!).

Apple does act as the intermediary between you and your bank during the setup process for a new card; but does not sell that information nor can it even decrypt the information sent back through them to update the Secure Enclave in the iOS device. Then, nothing and no-one can retrieve it directly.

But you need a device out so open purse find phone, swipe, authorize and put away.

Gosh, if only you had something like a watch that could do this...

I'm assuming this was a trolling attempt but I'll take the bait.

OSX is *NOT* rebranded FreeBSD. It's rebranded NeXTStep/OpenStep where they updated the userland w/ the FreeBSD userland to replace the ancient 4.2BSD underpinnings.

"The BSD portion of the OS X kernel is derived primarily from FreeBSD." https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Darwin/Conceptual/KernelProgramming/BSD/BSD.html

The question at hand is whether the software is free, which it is if you obtain it via the download link found here. Whether you can install it legally on non-apple hardware or not is not relevant to the context but since you asked; doing so is in breach with their EULA and at least in the US courts have reached the conclusion that even selling Hackintosh friendly hardware is illegal when done in the manner that Psystar used to do when they provided the OS asa bundle together with their hardware. http://www.lockergnome.com/osx...

It's the top result under "Free Apps" on the app store. It worked fine for me.

Download link?

Here..

It's also the #1 result under "Top Free Apps" in the app store.

Not true, the requirement for a previous Mac OS install was removed in the wording of the license. Of course you still need Apple hardware.

So, you are saying not true to the process described at Apple Store. http://www.apple.com/osx/how-t...

Actually, Snow Leopard isn't. They charge $19.95. It may be less than Windows, but it is not $0.

Yosemite is free through the App Store, but it's free in the sense of "buy this product, get a free gift!". You have to buy the other one (hardware) to get it at all--and that hardware is marked up to cover the cost of the OS. You didn't think the OS was free to develop, did you?

Macs are a mythical product that most people are unfamiliar with because the whole platform has a high barrier to entry.

Yeah, you,re right.

You have to get your Mommy to come up with a whole $500 bucks to be allowed to enter the rarified air of the land of Macs.

If you've got a recent iPhone, it's already randomizing the MAC used for background scans:

When iOS 8 is not associated with a Wi-Fi network and a device's processor is asleep, iOS 8 uses a randomized Media Access Control (MAC) address when conducting PNO scans. When iOS 8 is not associated with a Wi-Fi network or a device's processor is asleep, iOS 8 uses a randomized MAC address when conducting ePNO scans. Because a device's MAC address now changes when it's not connected to a network, it can't be used to persistently track a device by passive observers of Wi-Fi traffic.

Of course, that doesn't work if you are using the phone to read Twitter while waiting in line, because seriously, what else are you expected to do while shuffling along?

It's even better than that - ipfw is actually deprecated. pf is now the preferred firewall since Mac OS X 10.8. More info: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT...

Sending the content of every search request to Apple? Notifying Apple if the user sets up a non-Apple email account? That's a blatant violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act unless Apple properly discloses that up front and gets the user's consent.

Apple didn't do that.

The EULA for MacOS isn't on line on Apple's own site. This matters. It violates the FTC's "clear and conspicuous" rule on disclosures. It's just like bundling spyware, which the FTC and state attorneys general have routinely hammered vendors for trying.

This puts Apple in the uncomfortable position Sony was in when they put a root kit on an audio CD.

Sending the content of every search request to Apple? Notifying Apple if the user sets up a non-Apple email account? That's a blatant violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act unless Apple properly discloses that up front and gets the user's consent.

Apple didn't do that.

The EULA for MacOS isn't on line on Apple's own site. This matters. It violates the FTC's "clear and conspicuous" rule on disclosures. It's just like bundling spyware, which the FTC and state attorneys general have routinely hammered vendors for trying.

This puts Apple in the uncomfortable position Sony was in when they put a root kit on an audio CD.

They don't make money by selling user information to third parties or by selling ads,

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Agreed, they have a very good track record but...

They don't make money by selling user information to third parties or by selling ads

Huh? http://advertising.apple.com/

Sure, it's not their main cash cow, but they do sell ads, with targeting and analytics.

Most clickable things on the web don't have boxes to make them look like physical buttons.

Those are hyperlinks. That's the generally accepted, even traditional, look for a hyperlink. You do know what a hyperlink is, do you not? When I click a hyperlink, I expect to arrive on a web page forthwith. That's what they mean. But that's not what these mean. These mean... random stuff. Normal words... are words. Underlined and/or blue-colored words are hyperlinks. Buttons, despite Ive's insane, drooling jihad against skeuomorphism, should look like you are expected to reach over and press them. This leverages the user's familiarity with the real world (something I admit I don't think I can assume you have) and creates a natural understanding of an implied action just by existing. An action, I might add, that is not hyperlinking. Because we use, you know, highlighted words for that. How would you react to a stereo that had no buttons, just words on its face? Is that intuitive? Of bloody course it isn't. You press a button, it depresses, it looks different, it clicks, you know to expect the action to occur. If it's a toggled state, the button stays in. Natural. Normal. Expected. But a word? Where's the premise for touching a word? Where indeed? Hyperlinks, you say? YES! BLOODY HYPERLINKS!

Ives is probably the worlds foremost product designer

Ah. Ah ha. Ha. Ha Ha Ha. Oh, that is priceless. Just priceless. Ive's work is at best, a mixed bag, and he surely isn't the world's foremost designer. I can think of any number of designers that make him look like the pretentious hack he is. Starting with any number of supercar designers, wandering off into audio equipment and musical instrument design, heck, there are even refrigerators that are designed better than Ive's work product. Also, Scott Forstall's ideas were far better in terms of design than Ives. He just wasn't minimalist -- but minimalist is not a synonym for "good", and in fact, very seldom is that the case.

Also, look at the new Mac Pro. What a dysfunctional failure-storm. Can't install drives in it, doesn't fit in with other equipment well, requires desk warts to be even reasonably functional... expansion is a plug-addled nightmare... even the plugs themselves can be pulled right out, no security (physical or data) whatsoever. Oh yeah, Ives. I wouldn't let that guy "design" my kitchen. He'd probably take out all the plugs, knobs and buttons, color everything silver, and not allow silverware dividers in the drawers or pots on the stove. But you'd get a microwave with only one setting, and son, you'd be expected to like it. And you... well, you probably would. Lacking any kind of taste as you do. ;)

You're one of these people that will always be a reactionary against change.

Yes, absolutely, that's why I praise Mavericks so highly after years of buggy OS's left unfixed. That's why I thought "awesome" when the fully expandable Mac Pro came out, and why I bought right in. That's why I changed from Windows to the Mac. That's why I generally have the latest in home theater gear. That's why I have a Tesla on order. That's why I cohabit instead of marry. That's why I'm atheist and not theist. That's why I just took in a severely injured kitten. That's why I get such a kick out of messing with a Raspberry Pi, cobbling up little RPi projects we can use around the house. That's why my favorite literary genre is hard science fiction. That's why I have moved to SDRs, away from conventional radios. In fact, that's why I write SDR software.

Yeah, I'm just terrified of change, you bet. You crack me up. Any other "insights" you might care to share while you're making things up out of the clear blue? I think Fox News is holding a place for you, better get right over there.

Let me at

SMB support is there it is fully integrated as a filesystem. smb://ServerName/ShareName in finder and you connect. ipfw to PF was an upgrade stateless to stateful.

That's not what I said or meant to say. They removed support for windows 95/98 style servers (samba 2.x)
In Lion you could still use it by toggling a sysctl setting http://support.apple.com/kb/HT...
That was removed completely in Mountain Lion.

Ipfw is a stateful packet filter (https://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/firewalls-ipfw.html). But yes I should just get acquainted with pf.

What you fail to see is that I addressed the fact that what he claims is only possible on OSX is, in fact, possible in Windows and Linux, as well. You can, in fact, install a second OS on a separate partition and both boot to it and run it in a VM, in both Windows and Linux; you can also do the same installing a second OS on a virtual disk. Bootloader support is there in Windows and most major Linux distros, out of the box. Hell, you can boot 3, 4, or any arbitrary number of operating systems you wish on a Windows or Linux PC; you just can't natively boot OSX on one.

That you can't boot OSX on commodity PC hardware, which hasn't been blessed by Apple, is an artificially enforced a shortcoming of OSX, as Apple does actively work to prevent that. Were apple to remove the "genuine hardware" checks (which Chameleon bypasses) from the kernel, OSX would boot just the same on any PC build with supported (whether blessed or not) hardware. And, before anyone jumps on my for trying to make this a religious issue, I'd like to point out two facts:

A) I'm a Mac user and
B) "Blessed" is Apple's own term.

If you look at this comparison chart you can see that the iPad Mini 3 is exactly the same as the existing iPad Mini with Retina Display (now called iPad Mini 2) with the exception of two things:

1. It's got Touch ID
2. It's $100 more expensive

Does the Touch ID imply that it also has an NFC chip for ApplePay? (Apparently it does, and the iPad Mini 2 doesn't.) That's an odd thing to leave off the comparison chart.

No. This is what I hate about these iMacs. And especially more since this high-res display. You get a good, expensive display, which you could easily keep for 10-15 years, but are forced to throw it away when you want to upgrade the computer, after say 2-8 years. A Mac mini duck-taped on the back of a monitor takes about the same space anyways.

Apple says you can use iMacs as displays. It requires Thunderbolt apparently.

Also, my understanding is to call from your Mac, your phone must be on the same wifi. Am I wrong?

Yes, they do need to be on the same wifi. See below.

Sometimes when your iPhone rings, it’s not where you are. Maybe it’s charging in another room. Or it’s buried in your backpack. But your Mac or iPad is sitting right there. Now you can make and receive phone calls on those devices as long as your iPhone running iOS 8 is on the same Wi-Fi network. Incoming calls show the caller’s name, number, and profile picture. Just click or swipe the notification to answer, ignore, or respond with a quick message. And making a phone call from your iPad or Mac is just as easy. Simply tap or click a phone number in Contacts, Calendar, or Safari. It all works with your existing iPhone number, so there’s nothing to set up.
[source]

If you look at this comparison chart you can see that the iPad Mini 3 is exactly the same as the existing iPad Mini with Retina Display (now called iPad Mini 2) with the exception of two things:

1. It's got Touch ID
2. It's $100 more expensive

I'm not entirely convinced that Touch ID is worth the extra $100. Hopefully the IHS teardown will indicate if there is anything else of value between the two.

If there was anything else worthwhile, wouldn't apple be boasting about it rather than us having to wait for a teardown?
I am convinced that Touch ID isn't worth $100 to me...

It defaults to twice the DPI but can be set to other resolutions. https://www.apple.com/macbook-...

"Native resolution: 2880 by 1800 pixels (Retina); scaled resolutions: 1920 by 1200, 1680 by 1050, 1280 by 800, and 1024 by 640 pixels"