Live Sports: The AVP “Killer App”
By Damien Barrett / / Apple Vision Pro/ applevisionpro
I’ve been saying since I first experienced an Apple Vision Pro demo in July that the “killer app” for the Apple Vision Pro will be live events and live sports. Here’s a company called Vantage that’s experimenting with the shared experience of watching a live event while various party members are all physically in different…
Read More Microsoft Intune expands support for Apple specialty devices
By Damien Barrett / / Apple Vision Pro/ applevisionpro, intune, microsoft
“Now, we’re introducing support for app protection policies (APP) on Apple Vision Pro, Apple’s AR/VR device, starting with Microsoft Teams on visionOS. Beginning in November 2024, customers can apply the same robust APP protections currently available for Android and iOS mobile devices to Vision Pro. This ensures organizational data is safeguarded on Vision Pro, empowering…
Read More Microsoft Office for Mac Download Permalinks
By Damien Barrett / / Uncategorized/ macadmins, microsoftoffice, office for mac
The Microsoft employee and maintainer of the macadmins.software site has been on medical leave for some time. It now appears that the site’s domain has expired. Fortunately, the content that most of us this site for — the download links for each of the Mac versions of the Microsoft Mac apps — are maintained separately.…
Read More Apple Vision Pro For ALS
By Damien Barrett / / Accessibility, Apple Vision Pro/ accessibility, applevisionpro
At my place of employment, I’ve been helping one our scientists with learning Accessibility options in macOS. He was diagnosed with ALS and is losing a lot of fine motor control with his hands. His switch from a Windows PC to a Mac has been very positive. Now, I’ve decided it’s time to explore Apple’s…
Read More A New Paradigm in How Humans Interact With Technology
By Damien Barrett / / Uncategorized/ applevisionpro
I spent a few hours yesterday with the Apple Vision Pro at Apple’s Executive Briefing Center in NYC. It is true that the “demo” was definitely Apple-directed, and crafted with its usual care to detail, but this doesn’t detract from the importance of being able to get hands-on with this new platform. Interestingly enough, we…
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