TheDrowningMan
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If I've tapped "Don't Allow" for an app asking if I want push notifications, is there any way of getting the prompt back so that I can change that? Declined apps don't appear in the notification area of settings, so I'm stuck.
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I would assume that you found Windows distasteful enough by comparison to buy a Mac. Remember all the reasons you bought a Mac over another Windows machine? That's what I'm referring to. You can either pay $15 for the new iPhoto or you could turn back time and buy something that wasn't a Mac, with all the trade-offs that involves for you.Marty Chinn said:
LyleLanley
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Terrell said:
This is ridiculous, I like my Mac and Apple products as much as the next guy, but Windows is a more then competent OS and it's stupid that Apple doesn't let you access your photo stream on their own OS unless you pay to upgrade a photo app when you can do it on Windows for free.
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Along the same lines, I'm really surprised that there isn't a web interface for photo stream on icloud.com
Marty Chinn
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Terrell said:
So the only reason to have a Mac and OSX is if you think Windows is shit? Really? You know the Mac runs Windows too right? You know one doesn't have to own only one OS in their household right?
Part of why you like Apple and its software is because of how streamlined their software and services are. You don't get that way supporting software from almost 3 years ago with a feature it wasn't designed to accommodate in the first place. (and for those who forgot, the preceding version of iPhoto was originally released in January 2009)LyleLanley said:
Don't believe me? Go ask how many people using iCloud on their PCs how many problems they're having with it, Photo Stream included. And then go check what level of support Apple offers for troubleshooting a Windows machine running their software. It soon becomes an unfair comparison to make in perpetuity.
Marty Chinn said:
Then run Windows on your Mac. Problem solved.
Marty Chinn
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Terrell said:
Because iCloud had no issues at all with OSX or the iPhone. It was a completely smooth experience for everyone when it launched. Why are we trying to act like this is all Windows fault and not maybe Apple has part of the blame?
Look, I'm one who doesn't pick things based off a company or a platform. I run things based on what's best and I'm willing to try a number of things. So I wanted to try the Apple experience with this and I'm saying I think it sucks that Apple forces you to pay for their own platform but releases a free utility for Windows. Now that computer usually runs in OSX mode most of the time so switching it to Windows for Photo Stream only seems like not an ideal situation. I wanted to set that computer up since it's stationary as the one to take the photos unlike the laptops which are always mobile. There are reasons for wanting to use the Mac in this situation but Apple charging for the feature on one platform over another seems dumb to me.
Why do some Apple fans just like to bend over and take it rather than just call it as it is?
Treefingers
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Yes, he can, but that doesn't mean Apple shouldn't make it easier to access your Photo Stream from a Mac.Terrell said:
I just tried this on an app and it still shows up in the Notification settings, under "Not in Notification Center". Not sure but it should be there.TheDrowningMan said:
Marty Chinn said:
No, I'm saying the volume of iCloud problems incurred at launch increases dramatically when comparing platforms.
If you already have Windows on your Mac, you don't need to leave it booted to Windows for Photo Stream to work. When you regularly boot to Windows for the other things you installed it for, it will pull the photos out of the cloud at that time. As I said, problem solved.Marty Chinn said:
Obviously the Apple experience is such a hindrance to your very way of being because you've been asked to update your software to the newest version to accommodate a brand-new feature. Heaven forbid that a company wants to reduce the configurations required for their support staff and engineers to maintain the experience that brings people to their platform in the first place. Better to tear it all down to accommodate you.
And say what you want about Apple fans "bending over and taking it", I'm not the one tearing them down and making them out to be a horrible company because they asked me to pay $15 for new software for a new feature that I opted into. There's other free options to get your photos off your phone. You want an opt-in feature, you can pay $15 or use Windows. SIMPLE. They didn't twist your arm by making it the only way to get your photos.
I do agree with the assertion that limiting it entirely to iPhoto seems a tad prickish. I understand the reason WHY they have (consolidation of content into Mac OS X application databases that iTunes uses to sync content back and forth from iOS devices and maintain the "ecosystem" Apple has created across ALL its platforms), and while it's not really a deal-breaker like Marty's making it out to be, I would like to see another option. But given the fact that the current method fits the ecosystem Apple has created within the Mac OS X and iOS experience, I don't see it happening at all. So you either accept it or you don't. Bitching about it won't do anything except annoy everyone else around you, especially when you could see it coming from a mile away with 5-10 years of historic precedent regarding Apple's platform construction.Treefingers said:
Treefingers
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I mostly agree with you there, I can see why they've made it an iPhoto/Aperture feature rather than an OS feature.Terrell said:
But what's a GAF thread without bitching?
My iTunes wasn't putting music on my phone so I decided to do a restore from last week.
Everything's cool but my mail app won't open at all. Just kicks me back to the homescreen (no mail is pushed either)
Anyone have this problem? I tried a soft reset.
Everything's cool but my mail app won't open at all. Just kicks me back to the homescreen (no mail is pushed either)
Anyone have this problem? I tried a soft reset.
Im a little confused with the Contacts in iCloud. So after my phone backed up I went again and logged into iCloud.com and started deleting bloat loads of old contacts of mine (way faster than trying to delete them on the phone itself.)
So it deleted them, and then I locked my phone and plugged it in. I figured this is when it would refresh the contacts and such, but no such luck. I tried hitting the "Backup" button in iCloud but I still have all my old contacts on my phone.
What gives?
So it deleted them, and then I locked my phone and plugged it in. I figured this is when it would refresh the contacts and such, but no such luck. I tried hitting the "Backup" button in iCloud but I still have all my old contacts on my phone.
What gives?
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Regarding the photo syncing stuff, this is one area where Android claims a flawless victory (assuming you have a Google+ account). I was very impressed when G+ launched and all of the photos I took on my Droid after that were instantly waiting for me from wherever I could access G+.
RukusProvider
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RukusProvider said:
Anyone?
Can anyone help me update my sister's iphone to iOS5. It's currently on 4.32. The problem is she has a tmobile unlocked iphone and anytime she updates it there are issues. (Something about it not being unlocked anymore or reverting back to default or something).
Sorry if that isn't very descriptive, but any help is appreciated.
Sorry if that isn't very descriptive, but any help is appreciated.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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No. That's why it's called a lock screen. You can swipe the individual items to go directly to that application upon unlocking, though.RukusProvider said:
Marty Chinn
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I still say it's silly that you have to unlock and then lock your phone to clear them off your lock screen. It's not as elegant of a solution as existing jailbreak solutions.Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
Pachterballs
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Cathcart said:
oh shit!! time to enable it. I was like mmm.. not paying for this.
Is there any way to get iCloud to sync all my various work and personal e-mail accounts across all devices?
I'd really like my e-mail to be "Read" on all devices when I read it on one.
Also, related to this, I'd like to find a way to get all of my e-mail spam filtered... Is there any way I can get Mail on my desktop to delete only the spam from my e-mail server, so I don't have to deal with it on my phone or iPad?
I'd really like my e-mail to be "Read" on all devices when I read it on one.
Also, related to this, I'd like to find a way to get all of my e-mail spam filtered... Is there any way I can get Mail on my desktop to delete only the spam from my e-mail server, so I don't have to deal with it on my phone or iPad?
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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Okay, so I've got a question that's always bothered me. Why does iTunes sometimes splinter an album? For example, right now "Relationship of Command" is split into two albums, the first one only contains track 1, while the second album contains tracks 2-13. No matter what I do, I can not seem to merge the album as one, and it transfers to my phone as two albums. If someone can help with this issue I'd greatly appreciate it.
Mike Works
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I really don't see why Apple couldn't give you the option of getting rid of the notification by swiping right to left.
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Dynamite Ringo Matsuri said:
It's an annoying glitch. What version do you have? It hasn't happened to me lately, so I was hoping they fixed it.
I forget how to manually fix it though.. I think I highlighted all the songs, and made them a compilation, then removed the compilation... not sure though.
Dynamite Ringo Matsuri
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Blargh, I'm running the latest, so 10.5 I think. Just updated to iOS5 to see what all the fuss is about cause I was running tethered JB 4.3.5 anyway. It's annoying as hell because this seems to happen every time I update my iTunes, I would lose album artwork that must be refound on the web (auto find can't find the artwork a lot of the time), or my albums become fragmented and I don't know how to merge them :/quadriplegicjon said:
Mike Works
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Swiping left to right opens the app...xbhaskarx said:
Marty Chinn
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Dynamite Ringo Matsuri said:
Having the same problem.
Number45 said:
Ya, but that's all I need/want.
RukusProvider
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RDreamer said:
yep. So close yet far enough that now I'm waiting for jailbreak again.
TheDrowningMan
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Zefah said:
Surely that's exactly the same as this; inferior if the post below yours is correct. My photos are available for viewing on whichever iOS device I log in to and fully downloaded to my Mac.
Marty Chinn
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Number45 said:
For me a couple of things.
1) No way to remove individual or all notifications from the lock screen.
2) No timeline option for the notification tray.
3) No way to organize notifications by when they came in.
4) No way to overall set the limit of notifications rather than by a per app basis.
5) No icon indicators in the info bar.
TheDrowningMan said:
Not available from any browser or on any other platform other than an Apple device.
TheDrowningMan
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Marty Chinn said:
It works on Windows. I think the fact that it gives you full sized images is more important than browser functionality, though that would make for a nice update as long as it can be turned off.
Marty Chinn
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Fine, Apple and Windows. What about Linux? Android? Windows Phone 7? PS3? etc? Google+ is available widely across a number of platforms using something as simple as a web browser where as Photo Stream uses proprietary software to access it.TheDrowningMan said:
chickdigger802
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speaking of photo stream on windows. Anyone else getting weird rotation errors from some pics?
They look fine on my phone, but some are upside down on my desktop
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They look fine on my phone, but some are upside down on my desktop
.TheDrowningMan
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Marty Chinn said:
Well, I doubt whether you're going to care too much about its operation on most of those platforms if you are actually using it on an Apple device. It's superior as an instant uploader if you primarily use an iOS device and a computer running OS X or Windows and you want full quality images. If not, there's Google Plus.
Mike Works
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How on Earth is swiping left to right to open the app and right to left to close it confusing? Especially when it's a damn notification? You're swiping the app's icon to open it, so if you don't want the notification, you don't swipe the icon. It's the simplest thing in the world.
Marty Chinn
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Mike Works said:
The same way scrolling inside a folder is confusing and that's why we got a limit of 12 apps per folder.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Confusing isn't the right word. It's about spatial awareness, consistency, and fearless operation. Being able to delete something by swiping one way and opening by swiping in reverse can end up nasty. It's like suggesting right click to instantly delete things.
Marty Chinn
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Not exactly the same because of the latancy. A right click action is near instant where as a swipe has a lot of throw before the action is complete. I say it's no more unusual than some of the gestures that exist already and even if they accidently clear it would still be in their tray.Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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I'd suggest the camera shortcut as a better idea to delete from the lock screen. Double tap the home button and you can edit the list.
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