apple updates
@anthracite I think I'll finally go with Big Sur, now I know there's a way to keep Aperture running in 64-bit land. (The app itself is clean; there's a utility around that supplies 64 bit versions of a few support apps/libs) Can't go to Monterey, as they've nudged the criteria forward a couple years, leaving my (rather too) venerable MBP behind. Pity, as I'd *love* to play with Monterey's photogrammetry.
iPadOS 15, though, I'm leaping on.
I doubt I'll ever leave Aperture behind. ^_^ It's /still/ the best photography processor/management application around - they did a really good job with its design.
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@porsupah @anthracite Oh dang Aperture is still usable?! I loved that and I still deeply dislike Photos.app, and I regret converting my library.
I'm glad that Monterey finally lets you explicitly share stuff between machines instead of just hoping/praying that Handoff detects that you might be trying to do a thing. And also I'm glad that they FINALLY sync do-not-disturb across all devices.
The FaceTime updates seem neat but there is only one person I regularly FaceTime with and it's a 1:1 thing. At work we use a hodgepodge of Zoom and Google Meet, both of which are endlessly cloning one another without adding any real quality-of-life improvements.
I'm disappointed that they didn't talk about hardware revisions today, but I'm not in a huge hurry to upgrade anyway. My M1 mini is doing fine for now.
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@fluffy @anthracite Still fine on Mojave! But after that, Retroactive supposedly does the trick:
https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/10/27/how-to-run-aperture-iphoto-and-older-versions-of-itunes-on-macos-big-sur
Mmm, I'd really been hoping to hear of 16" MBPs today, but eh, highly moot, given I can't afford to repair this clunker and prevent further nerve damage. (It'd be a horrible repair anyway) Sounds like they're on course for autumn, anyway.