Normally I won’t bet against Apple. They know best and if they don’t (HomePod, AirPods Max), they still do somehow down the line. They are just better at selling than anybody else in any industry ever. But I feel like the Vision Pro could be the first real and complete flop Apple has in this millennium: If they would have know how insignificant Google Glass and Microsoft HoloLens are and how hard the primary vision for Zuck‘s bleakest of bleak legless corporate metaverse looks, they wouldn’t have build a headset in the first place. VR/AR/XR has a singular use case with gaming and its not really relevant there either and none of the major tech companies wants to focus primarily on that. Apple was afraid of AR dominance by Google or Microsoft a few years back, probably, and started this project, but maybe they should have written it off.
I think I tried to get into that one, but the Test flight was full. There are plenty out there (I’m typing this with wefwef), but I think Liftoff is still my favorite.
I’m liking wefwef more. Liftoff has fallen into third place. Thunder is second. Memmy and wefwef tied for first. Mlem is definitely in last place since it doesn’t seem to be getting updates.
Every platform has their own little nuances, a Windows app will look drastically different than a Linux app; same goes for Android and iOS. It is near impossible to please everyone, and attempting to cater to everyone will more often than not results in sub par experience for everyone. While your tool chains may be able to compile to all these platforms, it may be a good idea to focus on one (or at most two very similar) platform(s), and provide a better experience for the targeted user group instead.
Your experience may vary, but I couldn’t use my iPad Air as a replacement for my MacBook Air in a school setting. Im picturing college but maybe that is not where you are at yet.
I agree with this. I have a MacBook Air and an iPad Mini. Both devices are great. I often use them at the same time, with the iPad acting as a second screen... (you can move your mouse off the edge of your Mac screen onto the iPad screen, and while the mouse cursor is on the iPad your Mac keyboard will type on the iPad).
But while the iPad hardware is great - better than the MacBook Air in pretty much every way, iPadOS is just nowhere near as good as MacOS and Android has the same issue. So many apps on the Mac are just better especially fundamental apps like web browsers, word processors, file management, music playback, etc.
OP You should replace your laptop with a new laptop. If you have money left over for a tablet, then get one as well but do not try to save money by just getting a tablet. That's a waste of money - they are not good enough.
As for iPad Mini vs iPad Air - pretty much the only difference is the screen size and weight. I prefer a smaller iPad, but you might prefer a bigger one. If a brand new MacBook Air is too expensive, get a secondhand one. Just make sure it has at least an M1 processor.
Air. You want the screen real estate. Also, while it is super nice, it is not a laptop replacement. You will be missing laptop functionality if you only have a tablet.
Although it also depends on what kind of laptop functionality they need. If they're only doing things like typing, or writing notes/looking at PDFs/Emails, they might be able to get away with just an iPad.
If they're doing anything more complicated with it, such as if they're studying anything that uses software (maybe they need to do data processing), they might have more trouble.
If they need to do anything with spreadsheets, it's usually better to just have a computer for it. The mobile and web versions of Excel just aren't as good as the actual software version, since they lack things like keyboard shortcuts, or some feature functionality that isn't available as an app, whether a mobile, or a web app.
USBC advocates who talk about “a single cable”. Do y’all really only charge one device at a time? Or will y’all be traveling with 2, 3, or 4 USBC cables when iPhone transitions?
I have two USB-C cables on my desk plus a Lightning cable.
Those two cables will charge my two laptops, my mouse, my PS5 controller, my iPad Pro, and my battery packs. I rarely find a scenario where I need to charge more than 2 at once.
Meanwhile the Lightning cable is only ever for my phone.
Yes, you want more than one cable, but USB-C means you can just have a couple of identical chargers that are big enough for your largest device but can charge anything. No more trying to find the right charger for the right device.
Same, the size it’s just perfect. My 6 year old niece thinks otherwise, laughed at me for having such a tiny phone. I was like wtf you are 6 years old why do you care?
I switched to an iPhone after years on Android specifically because of the iPhone Mini. Really wish they would bring it back as there are so few options for a smaller phone that isn't handicapped by a "budget" feature-set.
Periscope camera for higher zoom, moving to titanium instead of stainless steel metal will save weight, and the mute switch is supposed to become a button that might be customizable to control more than just silence which would be nice since I only ever keep mute switch on silence.
I have an iphone 12 mini and hope to upgrade to a 15 Pro this year.
What I'm looking forward to:
Better battery life. The 12 mini's battery isn't that great and the 1st gen 5G chips were quickly improved upon.
USB C. Means all my chargeable devices would be on a single cable.
The upgraded camera that was introduced in the 14.
The A17 SoC in the 15 is expected to be the first major upgrade in a while. The SoC in the 14 was held back by TSMC's N3 being delayed, and the SoC in the 13 was a decent but not great upgrade.
None of those particularly apply to you. I was on android before my 12 mini and what I like most about the change is: the interface is snappier, most apps are built for ios first and android second and generally that means you can rely on having a working version of the app. Also the biggest reason for me to make the switch: Apple supports their phones for 5+ years will full updates, not just security. I think android has seen improvement on that front since I switched, but still isn't at the same level of software support.
Been using Memmy and it’s very nice. The dev just added themes this morning (heavily under work) and he’s very responsive to bug reports. As others said you’ll need TestFlight to try it out. Cheers!
There are between 10 and 20 people actively working on the app in various capacities, there was an update on team structure couple of days ago - lemmy.ml/post/1372165It is the original dev who is stepping down and who says he wasn’t actively involved with development for a while.
At level 40 right now, haven't seen a single micro transaction that was necessary for gameplay so far, just if you want cosmetic enhancements (who cares!?). Pretty happy with the value to date.
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