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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1701429" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p><span style="color: #404040"><span style="font-family: 'Roboto'">Join me at 7:00 p.m. Central for the <a href="https://plus.google.com/" target="_blank">weekly Mac-Forums chat</a>. As usual we'll have the forum roundup, a few tips and tricks as well as whatever else comes to mind. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #404040"><span style="font-family: 'Roboto'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #404040"><span style="font-family: 'Roboto'"><strong>Show Notes</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">As of about a half hour before show time we are just shy of 287,000 members. Welcome to our newest member, <a href="http://www.mac-forums.com/member.php?u=369642" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">icloudx</span></a></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">If you don’t have time to visit Mac-Forums daily why not subscribe to the e-mail newsletter. You’ll get a weekly roundup of forum activity including links to the most active threads. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Cult of Mac’s Kilian Bell has some interesting thoughts on<a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/410446/how-intel-skylake-processors-will-supercharge-your-macbook/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09"> the prospect of 2016 Mac laptops using Intel’s Skylake processors</span></a>. According to the article, most of intel’s annual chip announcements result in speed improvements of about 10%. Some projections suggest that the Skylake processors will result in a 20% speed boost, faster data paths, and possibly better battery life. </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">I’m not in the market for a notebook anytime soon but if I were I’d keep the following two things in mind: Even if Skylake processors are used in new Mac models we’ll have to see real-world numbers, with real-world apps before we have a good idea the final benefits. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Last week I mentioned that some users who had replaced the Home / Touch ID button on some iPhone models were then receiving an Err 53 message which appeared to essentially ‘Brick” the device. This error message, which is produced by iTunes, gives little clue about the possible causes. Not all devices with touch ID are affected. The iPhone 6 and 6+and iPads with Touch ID can be affected as well. Here’s<a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/411395/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ios-crippling-error-53/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09"> Cult of Mac’soverview of the Error 53 situation</span></a></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">“If you’ve ever had a part replaced by anyone other than the Apple Store, don’t update your iPhone’s software. Only Apple Stores have hardware capable of re-establishing an authentic connection between the your Touch ID and your iPhone’s Secure Enclave.” </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">One of the selling points for Snapchat has been that photos disappear automatically after a period of time. When users discovered that it was possible to take screenshots of a chat, thus preserving a picture indefinitely, Snapchat countered by letting users know when someone was trying to sneak a screenshot. Now say Snapchat users have found a workaround to that feature:If you are a Snapchatu user you may want to be aware of this procedure which makes <a href="http://www.cultofmac.com/411664/how-to-save-snapchats-without-your-friends-knowing/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">use of Airplane mode to complete the screenshot without the other user getting a warning. </span></a></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Kirk McClearan did a recent appearance on the <a href="http://www.macvoices.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">MacVoices podcast</span></a> in which he discusses the pros and cons of creating a lossless iTunes library in some depth. If you’ve been wondering about such things as whether the benefits of lossless audio outweigh the time needed to re-rip your collection this is the place to start answering those questions. The Kirksville site also has links to <a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/hear-me-discuss-creating-a-lossless-itunes-library/?utm_source=Kirkville+weekly+newsletter&utm_campaign=6cf9a10f37-Kirkville_Weekly_Newsletter1_9_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3bb8b3b0bc-6cf9a10f37-298436589" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09">several articles related to lossless audio</span></a>. </span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">For myself, I’m sure that some listeners can hear the difference between lossless and lossy formats whereas others may not be able to hear the difference. Results will depend upon your listening habits and the gear that you are using to play your music. Switching your music from a lossy format to a lossless one is probably going to be time consuming given the need to re-rip the music. Before you do that to your entire collection re-rip just a few tracks and play them on your gear to see if you notice a difference. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">If you’ve ever read an audio magazines reviews/conclusions about somme audio gear and wondered how they arrived at some of their conclusions you’re not the only one. The Kirksville site provides us with an exam,ole of just<a href="http://www.mcelhearn.com/how-hi-fi-magazines-write-about-cables-part-17-hard-disks/?utm_source=Kirkville+weekly+newsletter&utm_campaign=6cf9a10f37-Kirkville_Weekly_Newsletter1_9_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3bb8b3b0bc-6cf9a10f37-298436589" target="_blank"><span style="color: #e4af09"> how far off track some of these sites / articles can </span></a><span style="color: #e4af09">go.</span></span></span></p><p></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #454545"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'">Finally a reprise of two tips I’ve mentioned before that also seem to continue to be relevant:</span></span></p><p></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Explore the Option key’s many uses When you choose menu items in the Finder or in many programs the available choices may vary if the option key is held down while the menu is accessed. The volume icon in the menu bar for example raises and looses volume but holding down the Option key while clicking that icon allows toy to change audio inputs/outputs without opening the Sounds preference pane.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">If you are storing Time Machine backups on a Time Capsule / other network device and find that Time Machine is reporting difficulty accessing the files there may be a simple fix. Locate the Time Machine sparsebundle file on your network device and double-click it. If the finder can “see” it it will mount as a disk drive and Disk Utility can be used to try and repair the file.</li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1701429, member: 131855"] [COLOR=#404040][FONT=Roboto]Join me at 7:00 p.m. Central for the [URL='https://plus.google.com/']weekly Mac-Forums chat[/URL]. As usual we'll have the forum roundup, a few tips and tricks as well as whatever else comes to mind. [B]Show Notes[/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]As of about a half hour before show time we are just shy of 287,000 members. Welcome to our newest member, [URL='http://www.mac-forums.com/member.php?u=369642'][COLOR=#e4af09]icloudx[/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]If you don’t have time to visit Mac-Forums daily why not subscribe to the e-mail newsletter. You’ll get a weekly roundup of forum activity including links to the most active threads. Cult of Mac’s Kilian Bell has some interesting thoughts on[URL='http://www.cultofmac.com/410446/how-intel-skylake-processors-will-supercharge-your-macbook/'][COLOR=#e4af09] the prospect of 2016 Mac laptops using Intel’s Skylake processors[/COLOR][/URL]. According to the article, most of intel’s annual chip announcements result in speed improvements of about 10%. Some projections suggest that the Skylake processors will result in a 20% speed boost, faster data paths, and possibly better battery life. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]I’m not in the market for a notebook anytime soon but if I were I’d keep the following two things in mind: Even if Skylake processors are used in new Mac models we’ll have to see real-world numbers, with real-world apps before we have a good idea the final benefits. Last week I mentioned that some users who had replaced the Home / Touch ID button on some iPhone models were then receiving an Err 53 message which appeared to essentially ‘Brick” the device. This error message, which is produced by iTunes, gives little clue about the possible causes. Not all devices with touch ID are affected. The iPhone 6 and 6+and iPads with Touch ID can be affected as well. Here’s[URL='http://www.cultofmac.com/411395/everything-you-need-to-know-about-ios-crippling-error-53/'][COLOR=#e4af09] Cult of Mac’soverview of the Error 53 situation[/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]“If you’ve ever had a part replaced by anyone other than the Apple Store, don’t update your iPhone’s software. Only Apple Stores have hardware capable of re-establishing an authentic connection between the your Touch ID and your iPhone’s Secure Enclave.” One of the selling points for Snapchat has been that photos disappear automatically after a period of time. When users discovered that it was possible to take screenshots of a chat, thus preserving a picture indefinitely, Snapchat countered by letting users know when someone was trying to sneak a screenshot. Now say Snapchat users have found a workaround to that feature:If you are a Snapchatu user you may want to be aware of this procedure which makes [URL='http://www.cultofmac.com/411664/how-to-save-snapchats-without-your-friends-knowing/'][COLOR=#e4af09]use of Airplane mode to complete the screenshot without the other user getting a warning. [/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Kirk McClearan did a recent appearance on the [URL='http://www.macvoices.com/'][COLOR=#e4af09]MacVoices podcast[/COLOR][/URL] in which he discusses the pros and cons of creating a lossless iTunes library in some depth. If you’ve been wondering about such things as whether the benefits of lossless audio outweigh the time needed to re-rip your collection this is the place to start answering those questions. The Kirksville site also has links to [URL='http://www.mcelhearn.com/hear-me-discuss-creating-a-lossless-itunes-library/?utm_source=Kirkville+weekly+newsletter&utm_campaign=6cf9a10f37-Kirkville_Weekly_Newsletter1_9_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3bb8b3b0bc-6cf9a10f37-298436589'][COLOR=#e4af09]several articles related to lossless audio[/COLOR][/URL]. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]For myself, I’m sure that some listeners can hear the difference between lossless and lossy formats whereas others may not be able to hear the difference. Results will depend upon your listening habits and the gear that you are using to play your music. Switching your music from a lossy format to a lossless one is probably going to be time consuming given the need to re-rip the music. Before you do that to your entire collection re-rip just a few tracks and play them on your gear to see if you notice a difference. If you’ve ever read an audio magazines reviews/conclusions about somme audio gear and wondered how they arrived at some of their conclusions you’re not the only one. The Kirksville site provides us with an exam,ole of just[URL='http://www.mcelhearn.com/how-hi-fi-magazines-write-about-cables-part-17-hard-disks/?utm_source=Kirkville+weekly+newsletter&utm_campaign=6cf9a10f37-Kirkville_Weekly_Newsletter1_9_2015&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_3bb8b3b0bc-6cf9a10f37-298436589'][COLOR=#e4af09] how far off track some of these sites / articles can [/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#e4af09]go.[/COLOR][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#454545][FONT=Helvetica]Finally a reprise of two tips I’ve mentioned before that also seem to continue to be relevant:[/FONT][/COLOR] [LIST=1] [*]Explore the Option key’s many uses When you choose menu items in the Finder or in many programs the available choices may vary if the option key is held down while the menu is accessed. The volume icon in the menu bar for example raises and looses volume but holding down the Option key while clicking that icon allows toy to change audio inputs/outputs without opening the Sounds preference pane. [*]If you are storing Time Machine backups on a Time Capsule / other network device and find that Time Machine is reporting difficulty accessing the files there may be a simple fix. Locate the Time Machine sparsebundle file on your network device and double-click it. If the finder can “see” it it will mount as a disk drive and Disk Utility can be used to try and repair the file. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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