Re: [sussex_mug] Apple Music and what happens to my library....

[Toby Leighton]

I had to discipline myself to care less about the quality and accept when
things are “good enough”  I too can absolutely hear the difference in lower
bitrates (~128), and I don’t believe I have golden ears or am some sort of
audiophile. When I’m at home, in peace and quiet, listening to music yes
absolutely I want the lossless files, or put on a record and listen to it,
and sometimes rarely now even put a CD in the player. However when I’m out
and about lossy music on my iPhone while walking about or driving is
absolutely acceptable. There’s all the noise of the outside world so you
aren’t in “perfect listening conditions” so the MP3s or AACs are fine.

The bit of this that Apple Music/iTunes Match nails for me is I don’t need
to curate two versions of my library, a lossless one at home and a second
compressed one to take with me. AIFFs and CDs are at home in the computer,
and they are instantly available to stream to my phone without having to do
anything extra.
Likewise I can think of something to add out and about or recognise
something with Shazam.. add it to the library and the lossless Apple Music
one is waiting for me when I get home.



On Fri, 7 Jan 2022 at 12:55, 'Jason Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group <
smug@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> I think I've basically gone the same way as you (and this may have
> happened to me, I note the use of AIFF instead as shrewd but
> disk-expensive!). 256 AAC is not MP3 even at 320 (I can *always* tell an
> MP3, irrespective of bitrate, and hate them).
>
>
>
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Re: [sussex_mug] Townscaper - You need this 

['Stephen Watson' via Sussex Mac User Group]

Sounds like you are in desperate need of something new Virginia - I can almost 
guarantee you will love Townscaper - it’s a thing of beauty, detail, whimsy and 
endless fun. No challenge, just endless creative play and surprises.  

You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it. ~ Carl Jung

> On 8 Jan 2022, at 12:51, Virginia Routh  wrote:
> 
> 
> Thanks, Stephen.  I was looking for a new thing to do on my iPad as I have 
> played solitaire and sudoku until it is coming out of my ears.  
> 
>>> On 8 Jan 2022, at 11:49, 'Stephen Watson' via Sussex Mac User Group 
>>>  wrote:
>>> 
>> Hi all,
>> 
>> And now for something completely different …
>> 
>> Thanks to Federico Viticci over at MacStories.net I came across this app 
>> about 3 weeks ago. It is totally brilliant and unlike anything I’ve seen. 
>> It’s not a game, it’s a charming, inspired, playful, creative, smile 
>> inducing toy. It runs on the Mac via Steam and can also be downloaded for 
>> iOS and iPadOS. Using copy to clipboard and load from clipboard you can move 
>> your designs between devices if you have Apple’s Handoff enabled.
>> 
>> There are no instructions so it’s a journey of experimentation. The only 
>> thing I would say is explore the grid before you place a piece. Other than 
>> that, enjoy the discovery.
>> 
>> You can find it as Townscaper and here’s a little video on YouTube. Buy it 
>> and you won’t regret it I’m sure. That’s it.
>> 
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtVkteAS15M
>> 
>> Have fun,
>> Stephen
>> 
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Re: [sussex_mug] Daisy Disk for iOS/iPadOS

[Martin]

You might want to look at your files for duplicates. Gemini 2 is a good app
to look at. Particularly good for finding duplicate photos.

Martin

On Sat, 8 Jan 2022 at 12:39, mac98aop  wrote:

> Morning all
>
> I'm trying to stay on top the exponentially growing iCloud storage across
> our Family Sharing. Before upgrading to 2TB, I'm wondering if a purge will
> help.
>
> Whilst my wife and children look forward to that spring clean immensely
> (!) I'm wondering if there's any App recommendations from your good selves,
> rather like a Daisy Disk equivalent?
>
> It could be something 'per device' or if there's an App that the Family
> Sharing owner can use across all devices to help out (ie, delete all
> screenshots with a click etc) then I'm all ears.
>
> I'm reluctant to upgrade iCloud storage if it's for little more than junk,
> but happy to if it's for more helpful things!
>
> Any ideas or suggestions how you manage things?
>
> Best
>
> Adam
>
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Re: [sussex_mug] Townscaper - You need this 

[Virginia Routh]

Thanks, Stephen.  I was looking for a new thing to do on my iPad as I have 
played solitaire and sudoku until it is coming out of my ears.  

> On 8 Jan 2022, at 11:49, 'Stephen Watson' via Sussex Mac User Group 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> And now for something completely different …
> 
> Thanks to Federico Viticci over at MacStories.net I came across this app 
> about 3 weeks ago. It is totally brilliant and unlike anything I’ve seen. 
> It’s not a game, it’s a charming, inspired, playful, creative, smile inducing 
> toy. It runs on the Mac via Steam and can also be downloaded for iOS and 
> iPadOS. Using copy to clipboard and load from clipboard you can move your 
> designs between devices if you have Apple’s Handoff enabled.
> 
> There are no instructions so it’s a journey of experimentation. The only 
> thing I would say is explore the grid before you place a piece. Other than 
> that, enjoy the discovery.
> 
> You can find it as Townscaper and here’s a little video on YouTube. Buy it 
> and you won’t regret it I’m sure. That’s it.
> 
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtVkteAS15M
> 
> Have fun,
> Stephen
> 
> You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it. ~ Carl Jung
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[sussex_mug] Re: Townscaper - You need this 

[mac98aop]

Ooh, thanks for this. I'm not a gamer at all, (ok, I admit I adore Monument 
Valley on iOS and Zelda on switch, but nothing else really!) but Townscaper 
looks utterly charming and compelling!



On Saturday, 8 January 2022 at 11:49:21 UTC Stephen McW wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> And now for something completely different …
>
> Thanks to Federico Viticci over at MacStories.net I came across this app 
> about 3 weeks ago. It is totally brilliant and unlike anything I’ve seen. 
> It’s not a game, it’s a charming, inspired, playful, creative, smile 
> inducing toy. It runs on the Mac via Steam and can also be downloaded for 
> iOS and iPadOS. Using copy to clipboard and load from clipboard you can 
> move your designs between devices if you have Apple’s Handoff enabled.
>
> There are no instructions so it’s a journey of experimentation. The only 
> thing I would say is explore the grid before you place a piece. Other than 
> that, enjoy the discovery.
>
> You can find it as Townscaper and here’s a little video on YouTube. Buy it 
> and you won’t regret it I’m sure. That’s it.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtVkteAS15M
>
> Have fun,
> Stephen
>
> You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it. ~ Carl Jung
>

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[sussex_mug] Daisy Disk for iOS/iPadOS

[mac98aop]

Morning all

I'm trying to stay on top the exponentially growing iCloud storage across 
our Family Sharing. Before upgrading to 2TB, I'm wondering if a purge will 
help.

Whilst my wife and children look forward to that spring clean immensely (!) 
I'm wondering if there's any App recommendations from your good selves, 
rather like a Daisy Disk equivalent?

It could be something 'per device' or if there's an App that the Family 
Sharing owner can use across all devices to help out (ie, delete all 
screenshots with a click etc) then I'm all ears.

I'm reluctant to upgrade iCloud storage if it's for little more than junk, 
but happy to if it's for more helpful things!

Any ideas or suggestions how you manage things?

Best

Adam

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[sussex_mug] HMA VPN Query

['Steve Davies' via Sussex Mac User Group]

Happy New Year Smuggers.

While searching for a bluetooth device on her iPhone, my wife saw HMA 
(Hidemyass I believe.) with my name associated with it.

This does not show up all the time, nor does it show on my iPhone.

To the best of my knowledge I do not subscribe to a VPN nor am I aware of any 
device I may have that contains a VPN.

Any ideas what the bluetooth search is coming up with?

Kind regards,

Steve.


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[sussex_mug] Townscaper - You need this 

['Stephen Watson' via Sussex Mac User Group]

Hi all,

And now for something completely different …

Thanks to Federico Viticci over at MacStories.net I came across this app about 
3 weeks ago. It is totally brilliant and unlike anything I’ve seen. It’s not a 
game, it’s a charming, inspired, playful, creative, smile inducing toy. It runs 
on the Mac via Steam and can also be downloaded for iOS and iPadOS. Using copy 
to clipboard and load from clipboard you can move your designs between devices 
if you have Apple’s Handoff enabled.

There are no instructions so it’s a journey of experimentation. The only thing 
I would say is explore the grid before you place a piece. Other than that, 
enjoy the discovery.

You can find it as Townscaper and here’s a little video on YouTube. Buy it and 
you won’t regret it I’m sure. That’s it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QtVkteAS15M

Have fun,
Stephen

You meet your destiny on the road you take to avoid it. ~ Carl Jung

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