Apple’s new M5 chip rivals M1 Ultra in early benchmarks https://9to5mac.com/2025/10/18/apples-new-m5-chip-rivals-m1-ultra-in-early-benchmarks/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon
Running #IceCubesApp on #tahoe.
The font in the app is totally fine and crisp when the windows is on the local “retina”-display of the #MacBook.
But on the external display, connected via DisplayLink (hardware-adapter), the font is blurred or unsharp.
Moving the app window back to the internal display: navigation is re-rendered and everything is crisp again.
ref: https://github.com/Dimillian/IceCubesApp/issues/2323
/cc @IceCubesApp
Screenshot showing the navigation of the app “IceCubes” on a MacBook-Display. The font of the menu-items is blurred and generally not that well readable. A red label with “External display (DisplayLink)” was added as visual hint.
Screenshot showing the navigation of the app “IceCubes” on a MacBook-Display. The font of the menu-items is crisp and generally fine. A red label with “MacBook display” was added as visual hint.
@sjvn Just gave my 12-year-old #Apple #MacBook Pro a fresh life with Linux Mint. 🚀
On newer machines I go for #Ubuntu, but here I happily skipped #GNOME and went for #KDE. Smooth, fast, and still rocking ~2h battery life. Proof that old hardware can shine again! 💻✨
#LinuxLife #RetroTech #KDEPlasma #FOSSFTW #MintyFresh #LinuxOnMac #OldButGold #HackThePlanet #Linux #Mint
Die MacBooks haben einen Sensor, der den Winkel des Laptopdeckels bestimmen kann. Sam Henri Gold hat das genutzt, um das Knarzen einer Tür zu simulieren.
https://github.com/samhenrigold/LidAngleSensor
Cc: @layer8
The research fairy
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One more screenshot of the classic MacOS 8/9 theme under XFce. Honestly, from all the themes I've done, this one I enjoy the most. It's rather convincing because it doesn't use docks or launchers that all modern OSes use, so it feels different.
#linux #opensource #xfce #foss #mac #macbook #macos #macintosh #theme
One more screenshot of the classic MacOS 8/9 theme under XFce. Honestly, from all the themes I've done, this one I enjoy the most. It's rather convincing because it doesn't use docks or launchers that all modern OSes use, so it feels different.
#linux #opensource #xfce #foss #mac #macbook #macos #macintosh #theme
Beardy Star Stuff
and 2 others
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How do you lure your kids off iPhones?
Give them MacBooks…running a "cool" version of Linux. Snagged 2 old Airs for just €50 each.
Wiped macOS, & installed @elementary - a clean, distro that feels familiar to macOS users but comes with a lot less bloat.
Now they’ve got "cool" Apple gear, with the the rich world of #Linux that respects their freedom and sparks curiosity.
Kids 1, Dad 1
Win-Win
Full guide here:
https://mangotek.eu/posts/breathing-new-life-into-macbook-airs/
How do you lure your kids off iPhones?
Give them MacBooks…running a "cool" version of Linux. Snagged 2 old Airs for just €50 each.
Wiped macOS, & installed @elementary - a clean, distro that feels familiar to macOS users but comes with a lot less bloat.
Now they’ve got "cool" Apple gear, with the the rich world of #Linux that respects their freedom and sparks curiosity.
Kids 1, Dad 1
Win-Win
Full guide here:
https://mangotek.eu/posts/breathing-new-life-into-macbook-airs/
Beardy Star Stuff
and 1 other
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I got yet another Mac. It's a Macbook Air 13" from 2012, got it for $120. I love these old Intel Macs. Obviously the old MacOS was deleted to make space for an updated Linux Mint. Everything worked great, except the b43 wifi driver, which made the laptop not to wake up from sleep. I blacklisted 2-3 drivers it was pulling along with it, and I now use a tiny wifi dongle with great success. Overall, very happy.
#apple #macbook #macos #linux #opensource #mint #linuxmint #foss #hardware #macbookair
I got yet another Mac. It's a Macbook Air 13" from 2012, got it for $120. I love these old Intel Macs. Obviously the old MacOS was deleted to make space for an updated Linux Mint. Everything worked great, except the b43 wifi driver, which made the laptop not to wake up from sleep. I blacklisted 2-3 drivers it was pulling along with it, and I now use a tiny wifi dongle with great success. Overall, very happy.
#apple #macbook #macos #linux #opensource #mint #linuxmint #foss #hardware #macbookair
A colleague gave me an old Macbook Pro 9.2, which was too slow even to open Safari or read emails...
After upgrading the ram from 4 to 16gb, changing the old HDD for a new SSD, installing #Fedora... I made a Zoom call while I had 20 tabs open on Firefox, with Nextcloud, Thunderbird, Telegram and Emacs open in the background.
But the thing that amazed me was the strange sense of #empowerment (?) I felt during the process.
