i'm working from home. Actually in-laws home. Came out here w/ my work-supplied Macbook Pro 13" and brought my trusty Dell Ultrasharp 24" to use as a second monitor. Been out here long enough figured I'd check to see if there were any dirt cheap deals to get a third monitor (i was using my ipad for a while but it wasn't that helpful) and I found the same exact Dell just newer, down the street for 75 bucks. Now I'm a real nerd.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 04:20 (three years ago) link
I can only effectively use a third monitor if I have two keyboards and two networks
― sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 04:24 (three years ago) link
OK technically i have a four monitor setup but it’s still two networks and three keyboards 1: two monitors, work shitbox which is basically an O365 thin client at this point2: ipad pro with keyboard cover, for work-related videoconferencing 3: personal macbook air, the least annoying of the three tbf (because O365 on iPadOS is often disappointing)
― sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 7 July 2020 04:32 (three years ago) link
Oh wow, in 'things I wish I'd known years ago or possibly did but then forgot', you can move (rather than copy) files within Finder by pasting with Command+Option+V.
― Alba, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 13:43 (three years ago) link
Never knew that!
― Nhex, Tuesday, 7 July 2020 13:46 (three years ago) link
i have a playlist in apple music - of local files (i don't subscribe to the apple music service).
i want to give this playlist to a friend (my wife, actually) so she can listen to it while she runs.
i can't do it, can i?
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 13 July 2020 19:33 (three years ago) link
Replicate the playlist in itunes and then export them? They are local files, so you have them.
Found this but I've not used or tried it: https://www.noteburner.com/apple-music/export-apple-music-playlist-to-other-services.html
― Scampidocio (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 13 July 2020 19:36 (three years ago) link
i'm going to flex here - some of these songs are rare, weird, mashups etc - not on a music service.
i mean, i know i could drag the files from apple music into a folder, airdrop them to her, go over to her computer, drag them into apple music, rearrange them so they're in the same order but man, come on - surely that drudge work is what computers are FOR.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Monday, 13 July 2020 19:39 (three years ago) link
Ha yeah, otm on the latter.
― Scampidocio (Le Bateau Ivre), Monday, 13 July 2020 19:40 (three years ago) link
Someone else is paying for me get a new, small laptop for general writing/internet use but also some coding and Jupyter Notebooks, etc.
planning to procure a macbook pro, but is it better (if forced to choose) to privilege the fastest processor possible, or the most RAM?
― sean gramophone, Monday, 13 July 2020 19:49 (three years ago) link
RAMFor light work you won’t notice a difference in processors. Having a lot of RAM makes the computer snappier overall, able to have more programs open at the same time, etc
― calstars, Monday, 13 July 2020 20:14 (three years ago) link
don't get an MBP, MBPs are bricksget an air like a regular person
― sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Monday, 13 July 2020 20:20 (three years ago) link
even if doing some light ML/coding stuff stuff? it's not just going to be an internet machine
― sean gramophone, Monday, 13 July 2020 20:22 (three years ago) link
we're looking at getting a new laptop too for my wife to use for work, and i'd rather get an air but a 13" screen is just too small for real work
― na (NA), Monday, 13 July 2020 20:24 (three years ago) link
run your machine learning in the cloud imo
― all cats are beautiful (silby), Monday, 13 July 2020 20:49 (three years ago) link
yes, the heavy processing all happens there
― sean gramophone, Monday, 13 July 2020 21:58 (three years ago) link
Would I not notice the difference between a MBA and MBP running Adobe Lightroom?
― Alba, Monday, 13 July 2020 22:08 (three years ago) link
Bricks? The pro weighs like an ounce more.
― dan selzer, Monday, 13 July 2020 22:19 (three years ago) link
― calstars, Monday, 13 July 2020 22:32 (three years ago) link
I’m a machine learning engineer. Get an mba. Max out ram then disk then cpu in that order.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 13 July 2020 22:56 (three years ago) link
MBP was the right choice for me. my laptop (even pre-covid) moved between my home office and my living room, so size and weight were pretty much irrelevant.
― lukas, Monday, 13 July 2020 23:25 (three years ago) link
Mbps are pointy slabs and have touchbar. They suck.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Monday, 13 July 2020 23:28 (three years ago) link
but the fan noise makes me feel like I'm piloting a jet! whooooooooo
― lukas, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 00:41 (three years ago) link
Tracer - sadly my only solution to your problem - copy all the song mp3s into its own folder, make a playlist in VLC, then export the m3u, zip it all up.
― Nhex, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 01:28 (three years ago) link
Thank you Nhex
Little things like this really make me feel like we took a wrong turn with computers somewhere. It's 2020. It should be easy to share a playlist of music with my wife in the default application of the richest computer company in the world.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 07:59 (three years ago) link
No problem. Sadly, I feel like this is one of those things that happened by design - Apple likely doesn't want users sending music to anyone else, going back to the P2P sharing days. At least they lost the DRM fight, I suppose.
― Nhex, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 08:09 (three years ago) link
Yes I'm sure that's right.
You can do 'Home Sharing' but both devices need to be signed in with the same iCloud account i believe.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 08:37 (three years ago) link
does this process not work for exporting the playlist? Apologies if I misunderstood the requirement:https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/music/mus27cd5060f/mac
― assert (MatthewK), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 08:52 (three years ago) link
(and Show in Finder for each of the tracks so you can drag to a USB)
― assert (MatthewK), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 08:54 (three years ago) link
Ah that's nice. I'd still need to manually copy the songs as a separate operation though, I think? i.e. save them out, Airdrop, go over to her computer, drag into Music. But this will help get the playlist in order quickly once I've done that without using VLC or something else.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 08:59 (three years ago) link
Yeah - if you go through the list and press cmd-shift-R (for reveal) you will bring up a Finder window with the track file highlighted, so you can right-click to Airdrop or drag it to a USB and copy it. Sucks that there's not a batch export but at least track files plus playlist should do it?
― assert (MatthewK), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 09:01 (three years ago) link
No batch export? Not in Catalan yet but you’ve always been able to just drag songs out of iTunes directly into a finder window.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 12:00 (three years ago) link
Yeah you can do that. And then I guess you export an XML playlist into that folder following the technique above. Then Airdrop all that. Then on the other computer drag contents of that folder into a new playlist in iTunes and if the XML is included in what you're dragging it... ought to work. Of course a computer could simplify that process. But no.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 12:30 (three years ago) link
burn a cd
― akm, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 13:38 (three years ago) link
You lose all the ID3 data that way, but at least it would keep the tracks in order lol
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 13:43 (three years ago) link
C30 C60 C90 Go!
― assert (MatthewK), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 14:00 (three years ago) link
Man up and make a proper mix, ditch the tracklist and let the music speak.
― dan selzer, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 15:10 (three years ago) link
tags for life
― Nhex, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 15:12 (three years ago) link
dan you’re otm. easiest solution just one long file. i could even paste the tracklist into the lyrics field for old times’ sake.
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 15:20 (three years ago) link
^ yeah pretty easy to do that in GarageBand
― calstars, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 15:28 (three years ago) link
is there any reason not to buy a macbook from amazon instead of directly from apple (not an ethical question)
― na (NA), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 20:15 (three years ago) link
I was about to say you’d have to jump through some hoops to get applecare but it appears they have it as an option when you buy on Amazon, so... no
― solo scampito (mh), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 20:20 (three years ago) link
is applecare worth it? i find it confusing and am skeptical
― na (NA), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 20:34 (three years ago) link
all insurance is a risk, one bad experience taught me to just go ahead and do it
― Nhex, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 20:37 (three years ago) link
i never get it fwiw but it depends on individual circumstances (are you a dropper, do you have other insurance, how much is the hardware to replace, etc.)
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 20:39 (three years ago) link
I haven’t done the newer one with accidental coverage on a laptop, but yeah.. it’s a gamble like all insurance
Basically if something dies on your mac after the initial warranty and it’s still under applecare they just fix it. I know people who have had the logic board die, I think I’ve only ever used it when I had a hard disk die over a decade ago.
― solo scampito (mh), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 20:40 (three years ago) link
Apple care worth it for the air pods. Replace the batteries right before the two years are up = new air pods basically
― calstars, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 20:40 (three years ago) link
I had an iMac that turned out to be a lemon once and now get AppleCare for everything basically. Go to store, get work done (or replacement issued), the end. It's really simple.
― sound of scampo talk to me (El Tomboto), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 20:42 (three years ago) link
fwiw apple hardware has a one year warranty and if you live in a country with a working government (not the US) then you are covered by consumer protection law too. AFAICT applecare is useful in year 2+ or as accidental damage coverage. if you buy the hardware with a fancy credit card you probably get accidental damage coverage for 3-4 months too.
― 𝔠𝔞𝔢𝔨 (caek), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 20:49 (three years ago) link
i don't really get the math. i saw a person online say they had to pay $400 to repair a cracked screen when they didn't have applecare. but applecare costs $379 for three years (on a macbook) and there's a $99 service fee for screen repairs so that's more than just paying for screen repair.
― na (NA), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 20:49 (three years ago) link