@atpfm @marcoarment At 48 devices, you totally qualify for introducing an MDM (Mobile Device Management) to manage them. You can completely streamline the setup process and skip all Setup Assistant screens. That said, if you never plan to replace those minis it might not be worth the lift to introduce MDM now. Been running an MDM for 10 years, happy to provide a primer if desired.

@atpfm John should get a spare Pro Display XDR while supplies last and put it in the attic with the mice and cheese graters

@atpfm starting to think John should just get a Mac mini and one those cases that makes it look like a Mac Pro.

@atpfm update: this action might be much faster in macOS 26

@atpfm squircle jail still exists in 26 beta 9 but Chrome 140 is no longer in it

@atpfm re: installing Xcode. I just drop and unpacked Xcode.app (or Xcode-beta.app) into /Applications and click Replace. Took about 40 seconds on my 14” M4 Pro. No recursive delete or trash emptying needed.

@caseyliss oh gosh! How are your recommendations?

@atpfm @caseyliss has Declan not noticed a lack of YouTube ads because he’s still getting them? I was intrigued by the Premium Lite plan for $8 but found it didn’t apply to families. Did you get one lite membership each? Even for 3 lite accounts, YouTube Premium for family is cheaper at $23. 🤔

@caseyliss @outadoc Casey, I wonder if you run warm/don’t feel the cold. Because I am cold at pretty anything below 60°F so the scale doesn’t really tell me much. (Comment somewhat based on a memory that you’ve said 0°F is really cold and 100°F is really warm)