October 26, 2021

Rene Ritchie: M1 Max MacBook Pro review

As usual, Rene dives deep and opens the floodgates with lots of interesting/helpful detail.

At the very least, jump to 2:18 and process that chart comparing rendering and battery performance between the two latest Intel-based MacBooks, the 13″ M1 MacBook Pro from last year, and a New M1 Max MacBook Pro. Those numbers tell a simply incredible story.

Scroll down that linked first page to the Table of Contents to get a sense of where to focus on this massive Monterey review. So much to process, but it’s all linked on separate pages, so it’s easy to navigate.

Also, here’s a link to Apple’s official macOS Monterey landing page, which is also worth your time, an easy, beautifully drawn quick trip through Monterey’s new shiny.

Brian Sozzi, Yahoo Finance:

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger says the ball is in the chip giant’s court to win back lost business from the Mac making Apple.

“My job is to win them [Apple] back and to deliver products that are better than they can do themselves. We also want to win them over to more of our foundry offerings over time. And that just makes sense, right? Everybody wants to have multiple suppliers. And if we have the best process technology in the industry, of course, they’ll come our way,” Gelsinger said at Yahoo Finance’s All Markets Summit.

Not sure how to react to this statement. Is Gelsinger unaware of the brutally dumb anti-Apple campaign in high gear? Here’s a link to this high profile page on your web site, Pat.

Don’t miss that Apple-bashing video right towards the top. Way to win friends, there. Yeesh.

iJustine takes the new M1 MacBook Pros through some 8K video processing

The first half of this video is unboxing of the 14″ and 16″ MacBook Pros. Note the different wallpaper colors for each, red for 14″, blue for 16″. Also, right about 3:49, check out the relative size of the two machines. Coming from the M1 MacBook Air, Justine makes me consider a 14″ MacBook Pro as the sweet spot.

About 6:39, Justine brings on a friend with some crispy 8K footage to play with. Jump to 9:50 and just start watching. This machine can do a lot more than the Intel MacBook Pro it replaced. And what’s amazing is that all this high-end 8K editing is being done on the cheapest model you can buy. The low end 14″ MacBook Pro. Keep that in mind. Wow.

October 25, 2021

Unite 4 for macOS allows you to turn any website into an app on your Mac. Using a lightweight, WebKit powered browser as a backend, you can easily create isolated, customizable apps from any site.

Unite 4 includes dozens of new features, including support for native notifications, new customization options, M1 support, and much more. Unite apps also serve as a great alternative for resource hogging Electron apps or half-baked Catalyst apps.

Some examples of apps you could create in mere minutes with Unite:

  • A Gmail web client that behaves like a native mail client.
  • A status bar app for Apple Music or Overcast
  • An isolated workspace for apps that may track you like Facebook
  • A lightweight and power efficient version of Slack, Discord, or Whatsapp with full notification support
  • A fully featured Instagram app that has a resizable window, unlike the M1 version.
  • A Robinhood, Figma, or Roam Research app for your desktop.

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You can also try Unite for 14 days absolutely free or use it as part of your subscription if you’re a Setapp subscriber!