All Things Mac/ Apple
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Hoping the fingerprint sensor has an API that enables it to be used as a controller. That's a hope I've had ever since I had a blackberry bold long ago, it had an infrared sensor in replacement of the physical ball. It would be nice to have this added option for scrolling an other controls.
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Does fingerprint information remain local to the phone or is it collected like all other data?
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My guess is that it's local. A breach of a central resource would be devastating to the company in so many ways, there's no reason to take on such a risk.
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Anyone is already using ios7? I tried to instal the ios7 beta gm version I was unable to do it. And the error MSG was due to fireware. Anyone has any idea why?
I would just wait. Apparently, the new GM beta needs iTunes 11.1 to sync after you install. Also, WiFi syncing does not work in the iOS7 betas(not a bug, Apple just disabled it I believe). I've had iOS7 since the first beta and had OTA updates for each new beta but not this one. I'm just gonna wait a week until there's an iTunes update and official release of iOS7.
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@CLJ:
Does fingerprint information remain local to the phone or is it collected like all other data?
Apple said it was local.
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I hope the fingerprint thing is optional. I'm not paranoid or a conspiracy theorist or anything, but I would just as soon keep certain things to myself.
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I hope the fingerprint thing is optional. I'm not paranoid or a conspiracy theorist or anything, but I would just as soon keep certain things to myself.
"Apple says that your fingerprints are encrypted and are stored on the phone itself and not in the cloud or anywhere on the Internet, perhaps easing some NSA-related concerns.The fingerprint sensor will also be an optional feature: Owners will not be forced to use it for security, but it will be an option."
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Honestly, the best thing they could do in terms of corporate and military customers is to not just make it optional, but enable it as a second factor while retaining a key code lock. Multifactor authentication on a phone is a good story for the paranoid.
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Been writing powershell all night for work, and the bloody telco yesterday that took my line out still has it out :|.
As shoque has said/you assumed, you'll get better performance if you run another access 2/3rds down the house. New Airport Expresses might fit the bill, small/dual band etc. Little bit of Apple Tax, but they're a pretty simple/solid device.
To answer the new device/range question. Newer devices are generally covering lesser areas at higher throughput. 5Ghz stuff has short range, 2.4Ghz has heaps of interference, but better range.
So can I stick the cat 6 from the billion in to the back of an airport express?
As I cant with the wifi extender.Building on this and having a look at the airport range I want to be able to store my music mainly but photos and movies etc on an external harddrive that can be shared on the network, think it is called a NAS? So I can look and listen to what’s on there from different computers. I would also like to back up to it and just be able to grab it and go in case of a fire etc. I would want at least 3 tb if not more.
So thinking an airport extreme/ time capsule then an express to extended range.
I would still need a modem?Would this step up be easy to use with windows?
Is using apple the easiest/ best solution?
Cheers
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Hi mate, In order,
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Yes you can stick Cat 6 from billion to Airport express. You'll need to configure both, but it's meant to work like that
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It makes more sense if you buy a NAS and get it sharing (Synology). Airport Extreme + HDD will work, but it's bending the solution
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You're in an Apple thread, if it's mostly for windows I wouldn't go Airport Express/Extreme. It won't make much difference, but the ease of updating and where the Airports come in handy goes when used on Windows.
It sounds like you should sign up for Backblaze incase of fire/theft or failure, as well as NAS.
You will still need your ADSL Modem, yes.
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Nov 14th I'll get the 5S. Normally I'd wait for the 6, but the motion and fingerprint sensors are cool.
On another note, the 64-bit A7 makes me think that we could be looking at ARM MacBook Airs soon and iPads with 4GB or greater memory soon after that…
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Apple is the best technology company in the world for taking such risks with. Might sound fanboyish, but it's the simple truth. They are strategic and vertically integrated and iterative.
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I'm a big fan of the build-perfection of MacBooks since lately. I will never again carry a device with me that weights more than 1 kg.
But the hype of the iPhones is beyond my understanding. I would never exchange my Galaxy S3 Android-device for an iPhone. Have been using a 4S and a 5 for a short time and I hated the experience. It's oversimplified and I hate the 1-button-concept. I just cannot work efficiently without the back and menu button. Plus why would one pay so much more compared to a technically stronger Android-device. The next thing is the nazified AppStore, it is just so damn inflexible for users and developers.Flame war officially started.
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^lol, life's too short for flame wars, and we're generally a respectful bunch :).
My phone has not been rebooted for over 3 months and works flawlessly. That's exactly what I look for. I don't want to spend time fiddling, Apple makes the phone a device that requires no thought. The Touch ID is a one of the main features got me rushing to get it. Added it's a nice upgrade from the 4S, and will scream with IOS7.
The main app I use on my phone is a cycling/location tracking app which will be done via the co-processor, instead of CPU. Another nice feature. Enough little features for the boost, and the phones are rock solid. They're not for tinkers but that suits me :). I tinker on *nix boxes enough, as you know
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Apple versus Android is polarizing in the sense that you either like one or the other, I see no reason to carry it past that. To me, the exact opposite is true, I find the back button to be very confusing, as its operation changes with context. I prefer simplicity and consistency in a device. This doesn't make Android wrong, it makes it wrong for me.
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The thumb print deal kinda weirdo me out in all honesty….say hello to big brother.
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Meh, they've already got my prints
cos I am really excited about ios7. 