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  • Apple fails bid to get 'Think Different' trademark restored in EU

    chrislaarmanchrislaarman
    9secondkox2 said:
    If you’re an American company, good luck getting a favorable ruling in the EU no matter how right you are. 
    You and I "think different".  :-)
    muthuk_vanalingam9secondkox2watto_cobra

  • Jamstik Studio Review: more than just a midi instrument

    chrislaarmanchrislaarman
    I may add:

    1)  That tuning crank is magnetic. It is stored in a hole - shown on the photos but difficult to see. Other hex screwdrivers of the size will work, too.

    2)  A benefit of the headless design is that accidental detuning is less likely to occur.

    3)  Yes, the Jamstik Studio plays nicely. As a guitar, it would benefit from more controls, as addressed by the Jamstik Classic. (A work-around would be to use the controls on your guitar amplifier.) As a MIDI controller, the signal strength could be stronger out of the box. There is at least one video on YouTube addressing that.

    4)  There are other concepts of MIDI guitar.

    5)  On using MIDI over Bluetooth in general: if you don't use the Jamstik app, you may need to install the (free) "driver" that Korg created for the purpose. In Apple's App Store, it reads "Bluetooth MIDI Connect".
    shaminosteve_jobs

  • iPhones on iOS 18.1 will automatically reboot and lock down after being idle for a while

    chrislaarmanchrislaarman
    This may provide me with a clue about my MacBook Pro with M3 Pro: since updating from macOS 18.0.1 to 18.1, it may not start properly after lifting the lid. The screen may stay black or resemble two bright moons behind thick clouds (the avatar and password field?). It may take up to five restarts (finger on Power button) until a bright logo and progress bar appear, preceding the proper screen. - Note that I can connect a second screen via HDMI and see that properly. However, I haven't yet discovered how to adjust that monitor screen to show the menu bar of the computer, so I can't use the trackpad to choose Restart.
    watto_cobra

  • M4 Mac mini review three months later: the perfect headless Mac

    chrislaarmanchrislaarman
    Yes, the Mac mini with M4 does look appealing.

    To those complaining about the Power button: "bottom" is merely the side you have it rest on. Put it on its "plain" side! :-)

    Battery: yes, a great idea when using the Mac with an Apple Vision Pro. If none of the USB-ports can be used for charging, I would suggest Apple to implement that. (Converting low-tension DC to high-tension AC and back again seems wasteful to me. Note: "high-tension" and "wasteful" are rather relative...)
    This combination of Mac mini and Apple Vision Pro does look like a market opportunity to me. It reminds me of my own combination of a synthesizer with a power bank.
    Alex1Nwatto_cobra

  • How to use SVG on the Mac and on the web

    chrislaarmanchrislaarman
    I thought that vector graphics (whatever the file format) originated with the use of (drawing or cutting) plotters, maybe in the 1980s.
    watto_cobra

  • End of Galaxy Note 7 predicted to help Apple, but 'big beneficiaries' could be other Android device

    chrislaarmanchrislaarman
    I wouldn't change operating systems (even ecosystems) when one device happened to prove unsafe.

    Some people may undoubtedly change over to Apple, but those with investments of time or money won't lightly do so - I assume.
    Charlie33mike1