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My Impressions of the MacBook Pro M4

(michael.stapelberg.ch)
240 points secure | 8 comments | 31 Oct 25 10:13 UTC | HN request time: 0.518s | source | bottom
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amelius[dead post] ◴[31 Oct 25 19:06 UTC] No.45775542[source]▶
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1. sunaookami ◴[31 Oct 25 20:28 UTC] No.45776350[source]▶
macOS does not have auto update. In fact it doesn't bother you with any updates which lead to me behind patches behind because I was accustomed to Windows nagging me for updates every week.
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2. signa11 ◴[01 Nov 25 06:55 UTC] No.45779731[source]▶
mine seems to be doing just that pretty religiously.

how do you avoid the nagging ?

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3. p0w3n3d ◴[01 Nov 25 07:51 UTC] No.45779923[source]▶
The nagging might be enabled by the IT support of the company you work in. Mine is also not nagging but the company one used to do it quite often
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4. adastra22 ◴[01 Nov 25 11:49 UTC] No.45780936{3}[source]▶
It nags by default. There is a plist setting to turn it off though.
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5. javier2 ◴[01 Nov 25 12:43 UTC] No.45781207[source]▶
Its usually just a persistent red dot on system settings and the menu that there is an update.
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6. hexbin010 ◴[01 Nov 25 13:11 UTC] No.45781381[source]▶
Pro tip: remove 'Settings' from the dock, create a shortcut to the 'Settings' app, and put that in the dock.

Now you just have an annoying tiny black arrow instead of a red dot.

7. hexbin010 ◴[01 Nov 25 13:13 UTC] No.45781399[source]▶
> In fact it doesn't bother you with any updates

Patently false on modern MacOS. I get a reminder about Tahoe every week or two. Plus a persistent red "1" dot in the Settings app that you can't dismiss. And a huge info/advert panel in the 'Software Update' section of Settings about Tahoe, that you can't dismiss.

8. signa11 ◴[01 Nov 25 16:01 UTC] No.45782705{4}[source]▶
please do let the mere mortals and linux refugees know ! thank you !