MacOS is the only usable desktop UNIX

Post #425,815 by malraux 10/8/18 11:57:41 AM 10/8/18 11:57:41 AM Reply	MacOS is the only usable desktop UNIX And TBH I don't notice the ports issue since I never, ever use SD cards. Well, that's not 100% true: I have an old MOTU MicroLite with the original Firewire connection, but I'm not going to be able to attach that to anything modern without a dongle of some kind or other. Other than that my two monitors have USB-C connectors permanently attached, the mouse is wireless, and my work keyboard has a tiny USB adapter on the end of its cable. Not especially burdensome. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #425,819 by drook 10/8/18 5:56:22 PM 10/8/18 5:56:22 PM Reply	Good point If you've got USB-C to the monitor, and the monitor has ports, does it matter what's on the laptop? -- Drew
Post #425,821 by malraux 10/8/18 6:59:37 PM 10/8/18 6:59:37 PM Reply	Not quite what I have I have a DVI->USB-C adapter on both monitors. A monitor with USB-C onboard that could convert to other ports would be useful as well. I bought a multi-port dongle thing for my MacBook Pro (it has HDMI and a few older USB ports on it) but I don't use it at all, except maybe when I have an extra USB thing I want to attach and I need 5 ports. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #425,846 by pwhysall 10/10/18 4:05:39 PM 10/10/18 4:05:39 PM Reply	Yeah, but that's kinda the point USB-C is like tits on a fish to a pro tog, you know, the kind of halo user that Apple wants to be able to point at and say "Hey! you, there! you with all the gear and no idea! actual pro photographers use our stuff! You should, too!" I completely understand that a software dev doesn't give a stuff.
Post #425,848 by malraux 10/10/18 4:47:11 PM 10/10/18 4:47:11 PM Reply	Our creative people don't care either Video and art production don't really need all of the ports either, at least here. Dunno about people making actual reels though. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #425,852 by drook 10/10/18 6:04:26 PM 10/10/18 6:04:26 PM Reply	Never thought much about this before this thread, but ... I prefer a dock has all the ports, so I only have to pick up and go. I don't want to plug everything in to the laptop. Most of the Windows lappers I've gotten at work have a dock port on the bottom. I've never seen that on a Mac. Does that exist? -- Drew
Post #425,872 by static 10/12/18 4:56:55 AM 10/12/18 4:56:55 AM Reply	I wish Macs had docks. I've used Dell laptops with docks and it works so well. Obviously a lot of people agree because Dell and others have been making them for a long time! Current Dell USB-C one seems to have a zillion sockets of all shapes and sizes. Not Apple, though. My work one has power, two displays and an external keyboard. It's mildly annoying. Some people are in and out of meetings so much they never use more than the power supply at their desk. Wade.
Post #425,873 by Another Scott 10/12/18 8:49:04 AM 10/12/18 8:49:04 AM Reply	OTOH... I have a Dell E7450 laptop that's may main machine, with docks at home and work. I've had irregular problems with the one at work - the dual monitors will suddenly go black, the machine will reboot, come up saying "something's wrong, let me repair Windows or reboot?" (I always choose Reboot), then things are fine. Until it happens again. I think I figured out yesterday that the laptop angle in the dock wasn't quite right and putting some shims under it seems to have fixed the problem. Isn't Apple's philosophy to have a USB port to allow a USB hub, and a Thundermumble port for a dock for everything else? It should be more robust than the eleventy thousand tiny pins used in typical PC laptop docks. We've got a USB hub for peripherals for J's MBP in her office. It works fine (scanner, keyboard, mouse, etc.). Presumably all this stuff is going to be wireless one of these days anyway (especially stuff from Apple). Cheers, Scott.

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