Notices by Dwight Silverman (dsilverman@mastodon.social), page 5

The new iPad Pro is great, a hardware tour de force in fact - but it could be better

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/tech/article/review-apple-ipad-pro-2024-19468023.php?utm_content=hed&sid=5b0231962ddf9c12eaeac904&ss=A&st_rid=ba565903-0389-4060-a5c2-560760d46479&utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_term=news_a&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vYnVzaW5lc3MvdGVjaC9hcnRpY2xlL3Jldmlldy1hcHBsZS1pcGFkLXByby0yMDI0LTE5NDY4MDIzLnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTcxNjY0MDM2MjIxOQ%3D%3D&rid=YmE1NjU5MDMtMDM4OS00MDYwLWE1YzItNTYwNzYwZDQ2NDc5&sharecount=MA%3D%3D

Municipal broadband advocates fight off attacks from “dark money” groups | Ars Technica https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/05/how-dark-money-groups-help-private-isps-lobby-against-municipal-broadband/

VMware Fusion Pro 13 goes free for personal use, here's how to get it - 9to5Mac https://9to5mac.com/2024/05/14/vmware-fusion-pro-13-free-for-personal-use/

@WarnerCrocker Yes, that’s in the story. I was being tongue-in-cheek.

I seldom watch HDR on my iPads, so I’m not particularly concerned. But I bet this is something that’s patched ASAP.

Looks like I’ll have to cancel my order. https://mastodon.online/@9to5Mac/112439313542021723

Apple’s new iPad Pro reveal is just a tease of what’s coming. Is a tantalizing possibility hiding in plain sight?

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/tech/article/apple-unveiled-new-ipad-pros-technology-affect-19446260.php?utm_content=hed&sid=5b0231962ddf9c12eaeac904&ss=A&st_rid=ba565903-0389-4060-a5c2-560760d46479&utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_term=news_a&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vYnVzaW5lc3MvdGVjaC9hcnRpY2xlL2FwcGxlLXVudmVpbGVkLW5ldy1pcGFkLXByb3MtdGVjaG5vbG9neS1hZmZlY3QtMTk0NDYyNjAucGhw&time=MTcxNTQyOTA3MzEyMQ%3D%3D&rid=YmE1NjU5MDMtMDM4OS00MDYwLWE1YzItNTYwNzYwZDQ2NDc5&sharecount=NA%3D%3D

I Went To China And Drove A Dozen Electric Cars. Western Automakers Are Cooked https://insideevs.com/features/719015/china-is-ahead-of-west/

Long, but very much worth your time to read.

I could get behind “eat the rich” except they all look like they’d taste awful.

These Mac apps are great — and cost little or nothing

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/tech/article/apple-mac-cheap-apps-19432884.php?utm_content=hed&sid=5b0231962ddf9c12eaeac904&ss=A&st_rid=ba565903-0389-4060-a5c2-560760d46479&utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_term=news_a&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vYnVzaW5lc3MvdGVjaC9hcnRpY2xlL2FwcGxlLW1hYy1jaGVhcC1hcHBzLTE5NDMyODg0LnBocA%3D%3D&time=MTcxNDgyMTUyNjI0Ng%3D%3D&rid=YmE1NjU5MDMtMDM4OS00MDYwLWE1YzItNTYwNzYwZDQ2NDc5&sharecount=Mw%3D%3D

I’m name-checked in this fascinating post from @WarnerCrocker about Apple’s login issues from last weekend … and ongoing issues regarding iCloud in general. A good read. https://mastodon.social/@WarnerCrocker/112377539095296815

@WarnerCrocker For many years we had a piano my wife got from her mother. We were in a townhouse with the living area on the second floor, with a narrow staircase with two (2!) turns. I was so glad we did not “invite” some friends to help me get it in and out. Professional movers are worth it!

Streaming is scrubbing the soundtracks from your favorite shows - Fast Company

https://www.fastcompany.com/91109690/why-streaming-platforms-are-scrubbing-the-soundtracks-from-your-favorite-shows

TL;DR - rights issues nuke music from your fave retro shows. Boo! (h/t @Newmy)

And if you missed that column on ad-and-nag nuking, here it is, with gift link:

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/tech/article/microsoft-windows-11-system-ads-19408208.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vYnVzaW5lc3MvdGVjaC9hcnRpY2xlL21pY3Jvc29mdC13aW5kb3dzLTExLXN5c3RlbS1hZHMtMTk0MDgyMDgucGhw&time=MTcxMzY0MDc4NTI2Mg%3D%3D&rid=YmE1NjU5MDMtMDM4OS00MDYwLWE1YzItNTYwNzYwZDQ2NDc5&sharecount=MA%3D%3D

Windows-as-a-nuisance: How I clean up a “clean install” of Windows 11 and Edge | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/02/what-i-do-to-clean-up-a-clean-install-of-windows-11-23h2-and-edge/

In the spirit of my most recent column about nuking built-in Windows 11 ads: This is an excellent guide from @andrew_writes of @arstechnica

Yeah, I'm mostly a Mac kinda guy, but I do use Windows. My raging hatred of intrusive advertising has made me seek out and destroy the ads and nags increasingly making their way into software - particularly something as fundamental an operating system. Microsoft is increasingly dumping ads into Windows, so I sought ways to shut them down. To Microsoft's credit, you can turn most of them off. Here's how.

Ugly URL = Gift link.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/tech/article/microsoft-windows-11-system-ads-19408208.php?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vYnVzaW5lc3MvdGVjaC9hcnRpY2xlL21pY3Jvc29mdC13aW5kb3dzLTExLXN5c3RlbS1hZHMtMTk0MDgyMDgucGhw&time=MTcxMzY0MDc4NTI2Mg%3D%3D&rid=YmE1NjU5MDMtMDM4OS00MDYwLWE1YzItNTYwNzYwZDQ2NDc5&sharecount=MA%3D%3D

@WarnerCrocker Sounds like heaven. May is when we start to worry about early 100-degree days!

@WarnerCrocker Spring tried and won back in March.

@WarnerCrocker Yep. That’s what the AC is for!

@WarnerCrocker In Houston, next week Spring will be “trying” against Summer - we’re forecast to possibly have our first 90-degree day of the year.

The latest on Xitter alternatives: Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon continue to evolve.

https://www.houstonchronicle.com/business/tech/article/threads-mastodon-bluesky-twitter-alternatives-19385208.php?utm_content=hed&sid=5b0231962ddf9c12eaeac904&ss=A&st_rid=ba565903-0389-4060-a5c2-560760d46479&utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=copy-url-link&utm_term=news_a&utm_campaign=article-share&hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vYnVzaW5lc3MvdGVjaC9hcnRpY2xlL3RocmVhZHMtbWFzdG9kb24tYmx1ZXNreS10d2l0dGVyLWFsdGVybmF0aXZlcy0xOTM4NTIwOC5waHA%3D&time=MTcxMjQwNTY2NjQ4NA%3D%3D&rid=YmE1NjU5MDMtMDM4OS00MDYwLWE1YzItNTYwNzYwZDQ2NDc5&sharecount=Ng%3D%3D