Looks like my Macbook Air (2020 Intel) will not be supported for the next major MacOS update, Tahoe. I knew that was coming at some point when they switched to ARM architecture. Luckily, Sequoia should still receive security updates into 2026 or 2027, and that’s all I really care about. By that point, I will probably transition to a Linux computer for my main, and if I need a new Mac for other stuff, may just get a refurb Mini.
update posts
Mac: 15.4 rsync issues
After running into some problems with some rsync scripts recently, I discovered that in Mac OS 15.4, Apple switched its built-in rsync command from standard rsync to the BSD project’s clone, openrsync. It is apparently not 100% compatible, because my backup and deploy scripts that use it were failing.
Finally got the One UI 7 / Android 15 update on my phone (Samsung S24) today. 15’s been out on Pixel devices for six months, but it took Samsung a long time with this one. I had bought this phone in part because Samsung is supposed to be quick with releases. Hopefully, this doesn’t become the norm.
Not a lot has changed noticeably. My most liked change is that I can have most app icons match my chosen accent color (green) which makes my home screen and quick app drawer look much nicer. There’s also a feature which separates the notification drawer and quick settings slide down, where swiping down from the left shows one and from the right, the other. I’m still getting used to that but may find it results in less swipes. There are a few other aesthetic tweaks. I think there’s a bunch of AI stuff, but I’m not that interested in that.
An advantage of having a Pixel phone is that I got the upgrade to Android 10 on the release day.
Continue reading post "#2503"I updated to WordPress 5, but had to use the classic editor plugin.
Continue reading post "#2157"With a little over 24 hours left on my mobile date period, I went over my 5GB limit.
Continue reading post "#1991"Windows updated while I was at work this time without prompting. Still seems too risky for my tethering situation as mentioned yesterday.
Windows (OS) doesn’t seem to be tenable for my cellular data as home internet existence. At some point, Windows 10 seems to have removed any capability for the user to tell it when to do an update.
Continue reading post "#1974"New toilet
I replaced the toilet in my main bathroom this weekend with the help of my dad.
Continue reading post "New toilet"Erm, looks like Windows downloaded something like 1.5GB of updates automatically when I used my tablet for the first time in a long time. Gonna make it really hard to stay within my 5GB cap
Continue reading post "#1715"