680: A Lot of Holes in That Cheese
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Feb 27, 2026 Snowblower mishaps and WatchOS gripes kick things off. They dig into IKEA’s new Matter-over-Thread sensors and affordable smart-home gear. Deep dive on vehicle-to-home battery setups and whether EVs can power your house. A lively debate on M-series Mac chip value and rumors about low-cost MacBooks. Practical macOS tips: window-resize tricks, autosave history, and restoring Save As behavior.
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WatchOS Workout UI Killed User Flow
- Marco finds watchOS 10 workout UI changes hostile and full of promotional interruptions, making a core use case (starting workouts) frustrating.
- He says Apple's design choices now prioritize Apple's presentation and upsells over users' efficiency, eroding loyalty and prompting exploration of alternatives like Garmin.
Base M Chip Beats Pro For CPU Value
- John and Marco note the M4 base chip improved CPU performance per dollar so much that Pro and Max variants become poor value for pure CPU tasks.
- The Max still makes sense for extreme RAM/GPU needs, but the base M chip is typically the best bang-for-buck for most users.
Enlarge Tahoe Window Resize Area With Defaults Command
- Increase the clickable window for Tahoe window resizing by running a defaults command to adjust AppleEdgeResizeExteriorSize.
- Revert the change with the provided defaults delete command when you want the original behavior back.
