Just look at the map of California. None of the tech press seems to have picked this up, but it looks pretty clearly intended as something along the lines of the Mountain Lion:Lion or High Sierra:Sierra upgrade.
I hadnât noticed that. Interesting!
But Monterey does seem to have a number of new features, no? And the hallmark of Snow Leopard was no new features, just under-the-hood improvements. Or at least, thatâs the conventional wisdom.
Or Yosemite and El Capitan, of course.
Viticci was talking about the return to a tik-toc cycle on one of his podcasts, I think it was App Stories.
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Definitely seems like a snow leopard year for Mac and iOS. Which is a good thing indeed.
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If Monterey proves as long-term solid as Snow Leopard was, I for one will be seriously impressed!
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I doubt that as there are important changes on the horizon that will need to be addressed in coming macOS versions, first and foremost cellular internet connections and how that will impact all different kinds of processes in macOS.
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I really hope the next MBPs have 5G, but Iâm not holding my breath based on the leaks.
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In terms of WWDC type announcements, âLow Data Modeâ for macOS would be the tipoff that weâre getting 5G Macs. I havenât heard anything about that this year.
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How hard can that be? Port some drivers from iOS and add a network interface to the list of existing ones. Iâd be very surprised if the software had been keeping Apple from building cellular Macs.
Existing Mac software, both Appleâs and third party, assumes that it has an unlimited data connection whenever itâs connected to the internet (hence the need for tools like TripMode). You donât want a cellular enabled Mac deciding that because it has a (cellular) internet connection now is a good time to download your Photos library. Before Apple releases a cellular-capable Mac, macOS will need features like the way iOS treats a cellular connection differently from WiFi or Ethernet.
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Frankly, it seems nearly there with the Location feature in System Preferencesâ> Network. All it needs is a way to change location automatically.
I think it needs to go well beyond that. Consider that on iOS not only can you limit access to cellular data at the individual app level, there area also APIs that apps can plug into so they can be well-behaved on cellular data (things like waiting until you get back on WiFi to download podcast episodes, for instance).
TripMode covers app-specific controls & should be easy to replicate or buyâŚ.and / or everything can be posted easily from iOS.
Little Snitch / TripMode is great for nerds, but Chris is right that this needs to be much more granular. I believe iOS even has the option to turn off cellular access for each app in the Settings app, so that they canât be any âmistakesâ.
The difficult thing to achieve is not âAccess / No Accessâ. There are several ways around that.
The difficult thing is âUnlimited Data vs Low Data.â For example, if I click on my Inbox in my email app, itâs reasonable to assume that I want to check for new mail (unless thereâs a manual âCheck for New Mailâ button). But what about checking all of my other folders? On low data, you probably donât want that to happen.
Do I want iCloud/Google Drive/Dropbox/etc to sync continually on low-data? Probably not, but what about if I click on a folder or start to edit a document?
Then, of course, weâll get to have that whole conversation about using ad-blocking to save bandwidth again.
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I always love how guys not doing the system architecture or the coding make it sound easy to implement new features.
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My favorite line from a customer of mine is âwell itâs just a few âifâ statementsâŚright?â
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Oh, I can âtopâ thatâŚ
Years ago, my stepfather (at the time), who was one of the worst and dumbest people Iâve ever had the displeasure of knowing, said to me (when I was a teenager who knew computers and he was a dumb old guy who didnât know anything but thought he knew everything):
âWell, any problem with a computer is either a one or a zero, right?â
I think it was the first time I ever heard anything that was so astoundingly stupid that I could not even formulate words to respond.
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The sad thing with people like that is that your lack of ability to even figure out where to begin with a response is frequently taken as confirmation that they ânailed itâ.
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