Clay has an M1 in the computer garage, Vic orders his house around with HomeKit, and Scott doesn’t believe we have more than 1 listener!
LonelyBob wants us to make sure we cover Fitness+ when it launches.Field Report from our missing Australian manGuys!!! Just wanna say thank you for all your Apple input and I decided on the iPhone 12 mini. Perfect size for me and the battery life is great compared to my old 7. Had it for a couple of weeks now and I love it❤️ xoxo mrs BClay’s new MacBook Air (1TB/16GB RAM)Feels like the future16GB feels like 32 or more GBUsed from friday 8pm till Sunday and was only at 27%Keep wanting to touch the screen (most touchable human designed MacOS yet400 nits bright enough for photographersCapture One Pro 20 which is not optimized for M1 is way faster under Rosetta 2 than my iMac mid 2011 with 32gb of RAMThis monitor is much better for photography editing vs my mid2011 iMacBack-lit keyboard is interesting concept I never had a luxury of having. I am happy I can dial it down… It is set to 0Battery life is phenomenal (charge every other day with heavy use ie photography editing)Clay is gonna rate M1 MBA against all computers I’ve owned (including iPad & iPhone).iOS appsUse a shared folder with Time MachineYou can set up a shared folder on your Mac that other Mac computers can use as a Time Machine backup destination. The folder must be located on an Apple File System (APFS) volume and shared using the SMB protocol.Vic’s home is getting smarter.Current StatusEcobee Smart Thermostat with Voice Control and Smart Sensors5 sensors in addition to the thermostat distributed through the house.Wemo Smart Plugs6 of these in the house4 running Christmas Trees for now2 control lampsWish List to add in the futureCircle View Doorbell by LogitechMYQ® Home Bridge by Chamberlain (For Garage Door Opener)Alexa Enabled Smoke Detector and Carbon Monoxide Detector Alarm with Premium Home Speaker, Onelink Safe & Sound by First AlertHomePod miniOther Discussion PointsLight Switches vs BulbsHomebridgeHomeKit vs AlexaFour Christmas TreesWhat smart home tech do you guys have/want?Links:
Home+ 4Controller for HomeKit by Jan AndreWhat is Apple’s Rosetta 2 & How it Works ExplainedHomebridgeHomebridge Discord groupTweetbackEmailSlack