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- Free Talk Friday - Casual Friday Discussions
- In June of 2016, I began a weight-loss journey through the use of my Apple Watch. By February 2017, I'd lost 100 pounds. A year later, I'm still healthy thanks to my Apple Watch.
- Apple Pay Cash international roll out appears imminent as iOS users in Spain, Ireland see feature
- You should be able to 3D Touch the lock screen music widget for expanded album art and more functionality
- 1Password bolts on a ‘pwned password’ check
- Is there an adblocker for Safari that also blocks the "We've noticed you are using an adblocker" pop-ups?
- What have you done to your iPhone to make it less toxic and addictive and more productive and tool-like?
- Why do I need a MacBookPro for Music Production?
- Apple's AirPower mat inches closer to release, again said to arrive in March
- LPT: On MacOS, you can bring up the emoji window by pressing Control + ⌘ + Space
- I reenacted a famous scene from 'The Ring' to bring horror movies to life in AR
- Apple to move Chinese iCloud keys to China servers, opens door to government data requests
- Replace Your Battery
- Refurbished 2015 15" rMBP 512GB/16GB finally back in stock on US Apple site for $1869
- TIL: hold down command while viewing a Spotlight Search result to see the local path for the item
- I've yet to come across a more awesome wallpaper for the iPhone X thanks to OLED magic.
- Tip: Set up “Hey Siri” with your phone halfway across the room. It will drastically improve accuracy!
- Why did Apple acquire NeXT in 1996?
- Apple hires video production veteran Carol Trussell away from Gaumont Television
- Which do you prefer, the old lock screen music interface or the new one?
- MacBook Pro 2016 and later owners, how is it holding up?
- How has iOS 11.2.6 been on your iPhone?
- Remembering a Great Entrepreneur
- Is someone trying to hack my phone?
| Free Talk Friday - Casual Friday Discussions Posted: 23 Feb 2018 04:11 AM PST Hello, /r/Apple, and welcome to Free Talk Friday!This is a casual discussion thread for discussion on any topic! What are your Summer plans? What's your new hobby? What do you think caused the Argentinian debt crisis of 2001/2002? Let us know your thoughts. There are no specific rules for this thread, but we do ask that you abide by /r/Apple's rules and Rediquette. Archives available here. [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Feb 2018 04:28 PM PST I didn't fill all my rings every day for a year, which is incredibly impressive, but I felt inspired to share my story regardless. In June of 2016, my son had turned two years old, and I weighed 276 pounds. I have strong memories of my own dad, always a bigger guy, who I would compete with when it came to eating. In other words, I was a kid, trying out-eat a grown man, and as an adult I wanted to be a better example for my son. It should come as no surprise that, decades later, my dad is suffering through things like Type 2 diabetes, he survived a heart attack, and in general he has a lot of trouble getting around. Looking at him, I knew that that was not how I wanted to live the later years of my own life. I started out by consulting with a doctor, and developing an intensive diet change and exercising. I walked daily for 30-40 minutes, and with the modified intake, I saw my weight loss change dramatically at a pretty quick rate. By late October, only three months into my diet, I'd dropped about 50 pounds. I also found that my walk wasn't challenging anymore. Through using my Apple Watch, I always checked my heart rate while walking, doing my best to keep it above 125. However, there were points on my walk where, no matter how fast I went, I was unable to keep my rate that high - so, I just started running one day. It happened about two weeks before I turned 37. For literally the first time in my life, I ran one mile without stopping. Within two weeks, I was running 5K daily. Within 10 months of my diet's start, I had dropped 100 pounds and hit my target weight. That was February of last year. Since then, like a lot of dieters, I've seen some weight come back, but I'm still in a healthy weight range and I still run every day. I owe my success to my Apple Watch - using it to track my fitness and close my circles, I've continued running, even in weather as cold as -26C. I've run through mounds of snow, on sheets of ice, in insane heat, on ridiculously humid days, you name it. I am now a year into being a healthy weight, and I am a good example to my son, who is now 3.5 years old. On a nearly nightly basis, he announces that he's going for a run, before he starts running circles around the main floor of our house. In a year or two, I will start taking him running for real. So, on top reaching a weight I'd not been at since I was 11 or 12, I've now run well over a thousand kilometres (probably approaching 2K soon). I've dramatically improved my blood pressure, my cholesterol, and my overall health. But most importantly, I've become a good example for my son. Hopefully, I will live a long healthy life, because I want to see as much of his as is possible. I owe a lot of my success to tracking calories on my iPhone, and tracking calories burned on my Apple Watch. Apple has done a great job with this product. It has literally changed my life. [link] [comments]  |
| Apple Pay Cash international roll out appears imminent as iOS users in Spain, Ireland see feature Posted: 23 Feb 2018 10:58 AM PST |
| Posted: 23 Feb 2018 06:10 PM PST This would be a great answer to the people that miss the old music playing lock screen. Firmly pushing the music widget expands a bigger bubble with a much greater album art and extra buttons i.e. Like/Dislike, download, etc. [link] [comments]  |
| 1Password bolts on a ‘pwned password’ check Posted: 23 Feb 2018 05:50 AM PST |
| Posted: 23 Feb 2018 06:55 AM PST I have uBlock installed on my Mac, and it works wonderfully well on Safari, except I still get the "We've noticed you're using an adblocker" pop-ups from a bunch of snooty newspaper sites. Is there anything I could enable in uBlock to remove those, too? Or another adblocker that does the job better? [link] [comments]  |
| Posted: 23 Feb 2018 07:55 AM PST Just watched a great video by Vox, which has really quite enlightened me on of much I not only use my phone, but all the traps I'm caught in (infinite scrolling Reddit being one of them). Like some of the suggestions in this video, what types of tricks have you done to curb the addictiveness? Will be interesting to see your responses! [link] [comments]  |
| Why do I need a MacBookPro for Music Production? Posted: 23 Feb 2018 01:36 PM PST Thank you so much for all your help guys. I've been thinking about this for months, I dunno why I never asked here first! I'm a PC enthusiast starting a Music Production BA next year looking for a laptop upgrade. I've been considering a MacBook for a while because I've heard a lot about it being superior to Windows for creative production. What are the benefits of using a mac for this, apart from the existence of LogicX (which I realise is a great piece of software). EDIT: Why'm I getting downvoted? That's actually really annoying, because less people are going to be able to help me. Also, should I go for the touchbar version? Would it be worth the extra £100 for Logic, or is it not worth it? [link] [comments]  |
| Apple's AirPower mat inches closer to release, again said to arrive in March Posted: 23 Feb 2018 05:34 AM PST |
| LPT: On MacOS, you can bring up the emoji window by pressing Control + ⌘ + Space Posted: 23 Feb 2018 01:59 PM PST |
| I reenacted a famous scene from 'The Ring' to bring horror movies to life in AR Posted: 23 Feb 2018 08:30 AM PST |
| Apple to move Chinese iCloud keys to China servers, opens door to government data requests Posted: 23 Feb 2018 11:41 PM PST |
| Posted: 23 Feb 2018 01:35 PM PST I have an iPhone 6 that was pretty much unusable until today. If I opened Messages it would take 15 seconds and then every time I typed it would lag for a few seconds every couple characters. I got the $29 replacement battery and it's like a new phone again. If you're struggling with an old iPhone, get the new battery! It's the best. [link] [comments]  |
| Refurbished 2015 15" rMBP 512GB/16GB finally back in stock on US Apple site for $1869 Posted: 23 Feb 2018 12:01 PM PST |
| TIL: hold down command while viewing a Spotlight Search result to see the local path for the item Posted: 23 Feb 2018 06:28 PM PST |
| I've yet to come across a more awesome wallpaper for the iPhone X thanks to OLED magic. Posted: 23 Feb 2018 10:40 PM PST Check it out here: https://imgur.com/a/DnUQC I remastered it from an old iOS 7 wallpaper. What do you think? Any other awesome wallpapers that feature full black elements? [link] [comments]  |
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| Why did Apple acquire NeXT in 1996? Posted: 23 Feb 2018 03:32 PM PST |
| Apple hires video production veteran Carol Trussell away from Gaumont Television Posted: 23 Feb 2018 07:51 AM PST |
| Which do you prefer, the old lock screen music interface or the new one? Posted: 23 Feb 2018 02:22 PM PST This is what I'm talking about. I know it's been forever since it was changed, but I really dislike the new lock screen music interface. I much preferred when it took up the entire lock screen and would disappear when you have notifications. I do like that now, notifications can be shown concurrently with the music playback interface, but I think a good solution would be to show the new interface when there are notifications, but revert back to the fullscreen controller when there aren't. I really like seeing the album art, but the new interface makes it so small. [link] [comments]  |
| MacBook Pro 2016 and later owners, how is it holding up? Posted: 23 Feb 2018 09:52 AM PST As it's been about 1.5y since the MacBook Pro refresh, I suppose this would be a good a time as ever to discuss the condition of these machines after some solid usage. I just had to bring mine to the Apple Store yesterday for a) a display replacement, and b) a key replacement; both of these were resultant of they keyboard. The keyboard rests on the display when the lid is closed and wore off the protective coating on it, in turn forming scratch-like scuffs in certain areas. In addition to the display, a couple of the keys were malfunctioning, inputting multiple characters upon one key press (one press of 's' would lead to me inputting 'ss', etc), and some not inputting at all. That being said, everything else has been absolutely flawless. It's nice to open a computer and not have to think about using a computer. You just do the tasks you need to and close it, the hardware/OS doesn't get in the way at all. The trackpad completely removes my need for a mouse. The keyboard isn't my favourite, but it's far from awful. It's still very tactile, though my gripes come with wear over time given my recent trip to the store. Everything else about the hardware has been incredible from the solid build quality to the speakers. I don't regret this purchase in the slightest, even after seeing what Microsoft has recently brought to the table. Yes, the dongles are still annoying, but owning a Google Pixel really helps negate that as an issue for me. So, how is yours holding up? [link] [comments]  |
| How has iOS 11.2.6 been on your iPhone? Posted: 24 Feb 2018 01:39 AM PST I currently have it on my iPhone X and I've been experiencing a lot of bugs, slowdown, crashes… Is anyone suffering from this issues or is it a isolated incident? Thanks for your thoughts and opinions! [link] [comments]  |
| Remembering a Great Entrepreneur Posted: 24 Feb 2018 01:38 AM PST "In 1985, Apple was faring poorly and Jobs was ousted from the company he helped build. Instead of becoming dejected, Jobs started another computer company called NeXT and soon purchased Pixar Studios for a mere $10 million. (In 2006, Disney bought Pixar for a deal worth $7.4 billion — a pretty sweet ROI for Jobs.) A struggling Apple ultimately bought NeXT in 1996 and named Jobs as Apple's CEO. He subsequently led the company through its most innovative period yet. Jobs has described his temporary exile from Apple was a blessing in disguise. "The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life," he said in a [Stanford commencement address](In 1985, Apple was faring poorly and Jobs was ousted from the company he helped build. Instead of becoming dejected, Jobs started another computer company called NeXT and soon purchased Pixar Studios for a mere $10 million. (In 2006, Disney bought Pixar for a deal worth $7.4 billion — a pretty sweet ROI for Jobs.) A struggling Apple ultimately bought NeXT in 1996 and named Jobs as Apple's CEO. He subsequently led the company through its most innovative period yet. Jobs has described his temporary exile from Apple was a blessing in disguise. "The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life," he said in a Stanford commencement address ...." Happy birthday, Steve Jobs [link] [comments]  |
| Is someone trying to hack my phone? Posted: 23 Feb 2018 07:49 PM PST I received a green bubble text with a verification six digit code included from "Apple". Last time I checked, if you wanted to log into your account,an email and a 2 way verification code was ask. [link] [comments]  |
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