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
It depends. I've never seriously cracked a phone screen, and usually replace a phone within 5 years; not so for my last several desktops. My last iMac had a power surge kill the hard drive, and I had to have it sent into a third party which cost me a lot more than than $130 for Applecare would have. I understand the cost of Applecare is much higher for phones and laptops, though, so harder decision.
― Nhex, Tuesday, 14 July 2020 21:14 (three years ago) link
but what about the next three times you break the screen, huh?
― solo scampito (mh), Tuesday, 14 July 2020 21:31 (three years ago) link
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.
These will do it:https://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=mxexportfilesfromplaylistshttps://dougscripts.com/apps/m3unifyapp.php
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 00:55 (three years ago) link
I've always gotten Applecare, and it paid off with my current iMac when an ant somehow managed to crawl under the monitor glass and die right in the middle of the screen.
― Irritable Baal (WmC), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 01:02 (three years ago) link
Nice.
― all cats are beautiful (silby), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 02:20 (three years ago) link
ant killer
― this has been the best year fuiud (rip van wanko), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 02:26 (three years ago) link
*obligatory tens of thousands of "my computer is buggy" unfunny jokes here*
― Elvis Telecom, Wednesday, 15 July 2020 03:16 (three years ago) link
Elvis isn’t that the same as just dragging the files from the playlist to the Finder?
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 15 July 2020 07:52 (three years ago) link
I think one of them will include a .m3u in the export? I've never actually had a need to do this...
― Elvis Telecom, Friday, 17 July 2020 01:33 (three years ago) link
Yes - m3unify - thanks Elvis!
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 18 July 2020 14:29 (three years ago) link
I have another one. I feel like an idiot for not figuring this one out.
My phone's on silent. However, certain notifications will still generate a low-pitched 'boop'. Do you guys know what I mean?
I can I turn off the 'boop'????
― Li'l Brexit (Tracer Hand), Saturday, 18 July 2020 14:30 (three years ago) link
"Vibrate on silent" is OFF under Sounds & Haptics?
― Michael Jones, Saturday, 18 July 2020 14:44 (three years ago) link