Apple iPhone and related items (cont.)

[spitfire]

Cards on the table.

I'm an Apple user, always have been. Not a "fanboi" as I don't give a fuck what other people choose to use, most platforms have their advantages. I've just always used (and generally loved) Apple.

However. (and I waited until I got an iphone 7 to reach this conclusion).

Losing the 3.5mm audio jack is a fucking stupid idea.

3 times now I've been caught out without an adapter. I use my phone at work to generate audio for testing, first time I wanted it, bastard had disappeared. On the train last week, hadn't had a chance to replace it. So no headphones. Tonight, in the shed. Boringly have to go and hunt down the adaptor from my bag instead of just plugging the fucker in.

I am generally well equipped with adaptors, USB leads, splitters and anything else I can think of but not enough apparently. Clearly I will attempt to make sure this doesn't happen again.

It may work out, they may have read the tea leaves for the future, but I reckon this is a stupid fucking idea and Apple can get to fuck with this one.

 

[Cid]

Cards on the table.

I'm an Apple user, always have been. Not a "fanboi" as I don't give a fuck what other people choose to use, most platforms have their advantages. I've just always used (and generally loved) Apple.

However. (and I waited until I got an iphone 7 to reach this conclusion).

Losing the 3.5mm audio jack is a fucking stupid idea.

3 times now I've been caught out without an adapter. I use my phone at work to generate audio for testing, first time I wanted it, bastard had disappeared. On the train last week, hadn't had a chance to replace it. So no headphones. Tonight, in the shed. Boringly have to go and hunt down the adaptor from my bag instead of just plugging the fucker in.

I am generally well equipped with adaptors, USB leads, splitters and anything else I can think of but not enough apparently. Clearly I will attempt to make sure this doesn't happen again.

It may work out, they may have read the tea leaves for the future, but I reckon this is a stupid fucking idea and Apple can get to fuck with this one.

Yeah, agreed - I lost mine down the pub on Friday. No idea how, didn't lose earphones or phone and wasn't pissed (at that point). Had to walk into town with only shitty earpods... Better than the last earpods I had (which were the really shitty ones), but basically mediocre. It will go onto my systematic not losing stuff mental list, so should be ok in the future, but annoying. Also realise I have the phone plugged in (to desktop) more than I thought I did.

It will be the next leap in battery tech before I consider wireless... And battery tech leaps are rare, especially given the money that must be being ploughed into them at the moment (imagine cornering the entire battery market). I hope apple has got wind of some near-viable advance, but am skeptical. Perhaps more likely to see manufacturers refining the efficiency of their devices.

 

[pesh]

i definitely wont be getting a 7, i'll either get a new battery in my 6 when it needs it or if its really fucked by then get an SE

 

[5t3IIa]

My safari bookmarks have gone and I can't create them again!!

Wot?

 

[Cid]

i definitely wont be getting a 7, i'll either get a new battery in my 6 when it needs it or if its really fucked by then get an SE

My last phone was an iPhone 4 (no 's'), so it was about time for an upgrade.

 

[5t3IIa]

My safari bookmarks have gone and I can't create them again!!

Wot?

OK I found'add bookmark' but where are they?

 

[Lazy Llama]

OK I found'add bookmark' but where are they?

Touch the bottom of the screen/web page, or the address bar and the toolbar should appear at the bottom with the little book icon being where your bookmarks are.

 

[5t3IIa]

Touch the bottom of the screen/web page, or the address bar and the toolbar should appear at the bottom with the little book icon being where your bookmarks are.

It's gone! It's only got History, Shared Links and Reading List

 

[5t3IIa]

Oh, but that doesn't work. Just comes back to the web page I'm viewing...

 

[Lazy Llama]

Try restarting Safari (double-click home and flick the card upwards).
That screen should say "Bookmarks" at the top above the icons - sounds like the Bookmarks are corrupted.
If you hit the edit button can you create a new folder?
Might be possible to do a restore from your last backup in iTunes?

 

[5t3IIa]

Try restarting Safari (double-click home and flick the card upwards).
That screen should say "Bookmarks" at the top above the icons - sounds like the Bookmarks are corrupted.
If you hit the edit button can you create a new folder?
Might be possible to do a restore from your last backup in iTunes?

Oh fgs, restarting safari fixed it THANK YOU! <3

 

[Me76]

I use chrome rather than safari as I prefer it, but apple deciding one day that it would make all my notes disappear made me start using Evernote. Even the back up was gone.

 

[Reiabuzz]

Anyone here got an iPad Pro? Specifically any designers? I'm tempted to get one to replace my laptop but I'm a bit doubtful about using creative cloud on it as efficiently.

 

[sim667]

Anyone here got an iPad Pro? Specifically any designers? I'm tempted to get one to replace my laptop but I'm a bit doubtful about using creative cloud on it as efficiently.

Loads of guys at my photography society have one...... they're nice, but I don't think they're a serious alternative for anyone who wants to edit/design images above and beyond home user dabbling.

 

[Reiabuzz]

yeh, i thought so. do they address shortcuts in any way? i cant imagine laying out a mag or something without them.

 

[sim667]

yeh, i thought so. do they address shortcuts in any way? i cant imagine laying out a mag or something without them.

Not in any way that differs to a standard iPad afaik.

 

[Reiabuzz]

I really can't see the business sense of only allowing people to watch the keynote today through an apple device or safari. surely thats a classic case of preaching to the coverted.

 

[Gromit]

Underwhelming so far

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Anyone here got an iPad Pro? Specifically any designers? I'm tempted to get one to replace my laptop but I'm a bit doubtful about using creative cloud on it as efficiently.

People that I know who've used standard graphics tablets extensively seem to love them. Not so much designers as graphic artists. I guess it unifies the interface they prefer with the applications.

 

[Gromit]

Who wants a quick summary of the keynote?

1. iPhone 7 is great innit.
2. Our iOS update got rave reviews fam.
3. We made an ap to make Apple TV a bit less confusing and to peddle content to you.
4. Oh and Siri can do some stuff with your Apple TV.
5. New laptops. Ain't they cool.
6. They're thinner n stuff
7. They don't have function keys any more.
8. Aside from the ones that still do.
9. Fingerprint scanner on the ones that don't.

The end.

 

[beesonthewhatnow]

Pretty much it

 

[Reiabuzz]

Well I'll always remember where I was when I woke up to this news in the guardian...

Apple launches new MacBook Pro laptop with Touch Bar for instant emoji

 

[sim667]

Do they still have USB ports?

Edit: no they don't...... cunts

 

[UnderOpenSky]

That's a bit special. I mean I can just about see how you could justify headphones, but USB?

 

[fishfinger]

Do they still have USB ports?

Edit: no they don't...... cunts

They're Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C, so you'll need an adapter for regular USB devices.

 

[sim667]

They're Thunderbolt 3 / USB-C, so you'll need an adapter for regular USB devices.

I know.....

It just means that you have to buy loads of fucking adapters.

 

[fishfinger]

USB-C is the future of USB. The socket is identical to Thunderbolt, and it's backwards compatible with older USB versions.

 

[teuchter]

Are they ever going to make a new mac pro?

 

[Reiabuzz]

Wait, so you need to buy an apple adapter just to use a usb? what was wrong with the old one?

 

[Reiabuzz]

confused. hungover. long night last night. celebrating the instant emoji thing.