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Just me, but I'm not sure removing contrast from the UI is progress. It's different, it's new, but is it better? I'm not convinced. There is at least an accessibility option to reduce transparency and colored app icons remains an option. #macOS
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The Verge · Hands on with macOS Tahoe 26: Liquid Glass, new theme options, and SpotlightBy Antonio G. Di Benedetto

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Apple releases Containerization, a Swift package for running Linux containers on macOS

As part of its WWDC announcements, Apple has unveiled Containerization, which uses macOS' virtualisation framework to run Linux containers on Apple Silicon Macs.

Containerization executes each Linux container inside of its own lightweight virtual machine. Clients

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www.osnews.comApple releases Containerization, a Swift package for running Linux containers on macOS – OSnews

MacOS 26 is the final Intel version, sucks to be a 2023 Intel Mac Pro owner

macOS Tahoe is the final software update that Intel-based Macs will get, as Apple works to phase them out following its transition to Apple silicon.

During its Platforms State of the Union event, Apple said that Intel Macs won't get macOS 27, coming next year, though there could still b

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www.osnews.comMacOS 26 is the final Intel version, sucks to be a 2023 Intel Mac Pro owner – OSnews

I have a MacBook Pro mid-2014 that no longer receives #macOS updates. The hardware is pretty good, so it’d be a shame to bin it.

I’m thinking of installing a *BSD; probably #FreeBSD.

Does anyone have a recent guide?

Everything I found is 7-10 years old. I suppose that’s good news, assuming support will only have improved.

When you set the icon & widget appearance to Clear + Light, the contrast issues become almost unbearable.

The dock is nearly invisible, and I can't read some of the text in the widgets (especially when displayed over a light background, as in this screenshot with an open browser window).

Pretty bad honestly.