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I use my £5 Lidl mouse over my Apple wireless mouse for the simple reason the Apple WM is really, really, shit.
FridgeMagnet
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A Magic Mouse vs a standard wireless mouse is not really like for like. The MM basically has a mini multitouch trackpad on it. That's always going to be a bit more expensive to power. Bluetooth works perfectly well with macs, too.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Yeah that's the thing they're perfect for Macs and not much else. Other nice are perfect for Windows machines...
Bernie Gunther
Fundamentalist Druid
I've looked into this a bit more, with a view to using an iPad to review photos on the go when I'm out and about with my Fuji rather than dragging a laptop around with me just so I can look at pictures on a decent sized screen (might as well stick with the Nikon outfit if I want to do that, bring a 3kg tripod along too.)
As far as I can tell this is the situation, although I've only been fiddling with this for a day or so and my previous exposure to iOS has just been using the phones mostly as phones plus a brief play with the wife's iPad, so I might have misunderstood something:
You can import jpg and (recognised) raw types onto an iOS device, for example by using the SD-Lightning adaptor or some sort of wireless connection (which I quickly decided to avoid because Fuji native wireless appears to be a shit implementation). Either way they end up in the opaque Photos database rather than on a file system.
You can look at jpgs or the embedded jpgs in the RAW files on there, and probably fiddle with jpgs using Snapseed or whatever if you're so inclined, but to do anything with raw files on an iOS device you have to use either Adobe products (in which case you're involved with two totalitarian cloud regimes), or obscure third party apps, each of which is a bit flaky in different ways.
You can sync Photos with other Apple devices, e.g. a Mac where proper raw editing tools might exist, via iCloud or iTunes. This seems to work until you actually try to export the files and edit them, in which case issues may arise. I just experimentally went this route with some Fuji .raf files but can only read them in Rawtherapee and Silkypix, Capture One won't have anything to do with them if they've been tampered with by Apple Photos, even if you use the 'Export Unchanged without fucking about with my files in any way, even if you think it's for my own good" option and didn't edit them in any way in Photos.
Or you can try to avoid iCloud/iTunes and use some sort of third-party sync, e.g. via PhotoSync or Shuttersnitch apps and Dropbox or something else, in which case iOS will try to mess you up at every stage and OSX isn't much better. For example, only iCloud seems to be able to do anything in the background on iOS, so anything else you try to use is going to clog your device up for what can easily be hours. Anything involving wireless will also be fucked by the iOS device dropping the connection every few minutes.
It's the latter especially that has me thinking that Apple are perfectly happy to create a wretched user experience for anyone on iOS who isn't willing to pay for iCloud and settle for whatever RAW editing capabilities they may choose to give you in their proprietary software. This is far worse than the minor annoyances of OSX, which can usually be avoided by invoking the perfectly good BSD stuff underneath the pretty GUI when you need to be completely in control of what's happening to your files.
I can see an "iPad on the go" solution being ok for jpgs (which are so good from the Fuji that actually might be workable most of the time) if you don't mind being locked into iCloud and Photos, but I can't imagine how they're going to sell the new giganto-iPad to photographers who habitually use RAW without sorting this horrible situation out ...
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sim667
All aboard the 303 bus.
There's a couple of ways you can consider - this currently only does thumbnails, but i think it will develop in the future.
Pulse lets you control camera settings from a smartphone
What you're really describing is tethered capture, something thats easily achievable on a laptop, but not something i've seen so much for iOS devices.
However I've just found this, which may be of interest?
Capture Pilot on the App Store
Pulse lets you control camera settings from a smartphone
What you're really describing is tethered capture, something thats easily achievable on a laptop, but not something i've seen so much for iOS devices.
However I've just found this, which may be of interest?
Capture Pilot on the App Store
Bernie Gunther
Fundamentalist Druid
No I understand what tethered capture is. That's not what I'm talking about above.
I'm just talking about importing RAW + JPG files I've already shot on my x100t onto an iOS device to review them on a nice screen, say while sitting in a cafe or something ...
(rather than controlling the camera from that device while shooting, which would be tethered capture)
.... then exporting them to someplace on a real file system on a Mac, so I can edit raw using proper software once I get home.
Should be simple right?
Having said that, while I'm reviewing Capture One, I'm definitely going to try hooking up my Nikon to Capture Pilot. That's potentially really useful for tripod based macro.
It looks like it's an adjunct to Capture One running on a Mac though. You set the Mac up as a server while you're shooting, which also gives people nearby the option of reviewing edits without hovering over your shoulder. Something I'd guess might help pros to avoid smelling too much marketing breath.
I'm just talking about importing RAW + JPG files I've already shot on my x100t onto an iOS device to review them on a nice screen, say while sitting in a cafe or something ...
(rather than controlling the camera from that device while shooting, which would be tethered capture)
.... then exporting them to someplace on a real file system on a Mac, so I can edit raw using proper software once I get home.
Should be simple right?
Having said that, while I'm reviewing Capture One, I'm definitely going to try hooking up my Nikon to Capture Pilot. That's potentially really useful for tripod based macro.
It looks like it's an adjunct to Capture One running on a Mac though. You set the Mac up as a server while you're shooting, which also gives people nearby the option of reviewing edits without hovering over your shoulder. Something I'd guess might help pros to avoid smelling too much marketing breath.
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Hi, does anyone know how to get an ebook onto an iphone.
I want to put this book The Worshipper of the Image ... : Richard Le Gallienne : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
into kindle or ibooks but when I try to download it from the safari browser on my iphone it isn't allowed..
Is there another way?
I want to put this book The Worshipper of the Image ... : Richard Le Gallienne : Free Download & Streaming : Internet Archive
into kindle or ibooks but when I try to download it from the safari browser on my iphone it isn't allowed..
Is there another way?
FridgeMagnet
Administrator
Go to the ePub link on that page - https://archive.org/download/worshipperimage01gallgoog/worshipperimage01gallgoog.epub - and you should get an "open in iBooks" option.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Except dongles are shit.
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
I said the radio tech is far better because it's purpose made for M&KB. Apple should use it, because bluetooth is shit.
beesonthewhatnow
going deaf for a living
Crispy
The following psytrance is baṉned: All
Battery life is reduced, software is required at the computer end, pairing time can be long.What's wrong with it
Works perfectly on my MacBook...
Yes it worked, thanks so much.
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hiraethified
I'm not sure there's ever been a less wow-factor Apple event: Here’s Everything Apple Announced Today
Article about how it's possible to jailbreak the newest iPhone (hi Musclenerd) and yet how difficult it is:
Untangling iOS PIN code security - marcan.st
Untangling iOS PIN code security - marcan.st
Throbbing Angel
this is no longer a place of honour
I've been wondering about an iPhone for a few months. Put off by the size of the 6/6S and by the age of the 5S (doesn't seem worth it). The SE appeals to me. The rest of it was quite boring, though.
Good news is I might get to replace my iPad 2 with a now cheaper Air2 from their refurb store.
skyscraper101
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I like the look of the iPhone SE. It's a sensible price too for a product carrying basically the same specs as the 6S.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Yes, sensible price. For the first time ever I find myself considering whether my next phone should be an iPhone.
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hiraethified
Sales are down dues to Android's dominance, so they've got to reduce prices.
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
Depends on how you measure "down".
Global Apple iPhone sales from 3rd quarter 2007 to 1st quarter 2016 (in million units)
Never really liked the size of the iPhone 6 or 6s. The SE looks good, though it lacks the 3D touch thing that the 6s has.
It's still more expensive than some of the Android phones coming out of China - the Huawei's, OnePlus's, Xiaomi's etc but people still seem willing to pay a premium for Apple products.
From what I've read, the SE will fit accessories (cases, docks etc) that are designed for the 5/5s, which is a bonus for upgraders.
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hiraethified
Of course smartphone sales overall are up but Apple's endless growth - the thing they seem obsessed with - have flat lined and sales are predicted to fall this year. Android is doing far better, mainly because they offer cheaper entry points.Depends on how you measure "down".
Global Apple iPhone sales from 3rd quarter 2007 to 1st quarter 2016 (in million units)
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Never really liked the size of the iPhone 6 or 6s. The SE looks good, though it lacks the 3D touch thing that the 6s has.
It's still more expensive than some of the Android phones coming out of China - the Huawei's, OnePlus's, Xiaomi's etc but people still seem willing to pay a premium for Apple products.
From what I've read, the SE will fit accessories (cases, docks etc) that are designed for the 5/5s, which is a bonus for upgraders.
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/26/apple-iphone-sales-slowdown-2007-drop-holiday
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
So, not "down", just not growing as quickly. Not nearly as bad as Samsung and HTC though.
Android manufacturers are still primarily competing with each other.
(That bottom graph you posted is cumulative so is always going to look different to a straight quarterly sales graph)
Android manufacturers are still primarily competing with each other.
(That bottom graph you posted is cumulative so is always going to look different to a straight quarterly sales graph)
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hiraethified
Well, the forecasts do say that they will be 'down' compared to last year. Perhaps their cheaper phone may change that and they can keep on accumulating even more money for themselves.
Apple Falls After Forecast for First Sales Drop Since 2003
Apple predicts first revenue decline in 13 years
Lazy Llama
Suburban robots that monitor reality
Even though they knew they were launching the SE, they still predicted a sales drop.
Either managing expectations or acknowledging that the SE is likely to cannibalize sales of the 6s which will cause a bigger drop in revenue.
Either managing expectations or acknowledging that the SE is likely to cannibalize sales of the 6s which will cause a bigger drop in revenue.
I've rather substantially smashed my 5S (five drops down concrete steps - ouch!)... but when I tried the 6 in the shop I found it was too big for me to use one handed. And I also didn't like curved edges... Too easy to slide out of ones hand.
So the SE looks perfect for me, will get one soon. The price thing is a bonus, but for me it's all about size.
Kid_Eternity
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
More likely sales are down because they're running out of wealthy westerners prepared to pay their high prices...
Vintage Paw
dead stare and computer glare
When I just got my 6S one of the things I said on its thread was it was too big. Now, I love the screen real estate, and it makes a big difference to how I use it as opposed to my previous 4, but I might have given it some pause had the SE been out already.
Him indoors is looking to upgrade from a 3G so the SE will fit the bill nicely.
Him indoors is looking to upgrade from a 3G so the SE will fit the bill nicely.
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