“Apple has released the 10.13.4 update for macOS,” Samuel Axon writes for Ars Technica. “This update adds external graphics card (eGPU) support for most recent Macs, implements Apple’s new approach to privacy that we already saw in iOS 11.3, and adds Business Chat in the United States.”
“Business Chat allows users to seek customer support and perform transactions with participating businesses using the Messages app,” Axon writes. “You can chat live with a representative, book appointments right inside Messages, and also pay for products and services with Apple Pay in the course of your conversation. The feature also launched on iOS.”
“Apart from eGPU support, the only other major feature is Apple’s new approach to privacy issues,” Axon writes. “As in iOS 11.3, Apple has added a special image that appears each time its software or services access what Apple deems to be personal data. This image is accompanied by a short summary of what information Apple is using and how, and you can click a link to see a much more detailed explanation.”
Axon writes, “It’s been a while since we’ve explored eGPUs, and this is the perfect time to do it…
Read more, and see the benchmarsk (2016 15-inch MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, connected to a Sonnet eGFX Breakaway Box enclosure with AMD Radeon RX 580 8GB GDDR5, and an external LG 27UK850-W 4K monitor) in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Promising indeed!
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Apple releases macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 – March 30, 2018
So I can pull my dual Titan Xs from my PC, put them in an external box, and run them full tilt in SLI on my trash can?
Explain to me why I just wouldn’t.t want a larger trash can? A square one even?
But ours are thinner. Don’t you understand? They’re small and sleek. That’s why. Check them out. They look great!
Have you tried the iPad? It’s the new computer. For reals. Dude.
That brought tears to my eyes dude! That was beautiful!
APFS support for Fusion drives?
WHY are we waiting for this?
It was in the first beta!
You STILL sell Macs with Fusion drives!!
Hey Apple!
If it’s not gonna happen, then give up and say so!
💤💤
I agree completely. Utterly unacceptable!
It could be worse, they could have imposed APFS, at least you could keep what you have.
eGPU Support: Promising indeed!
And needlessly expensive. Oh, Apple. 🙁
Then This Was Discovered:
OMG, Seriously? – APFS Encrypted Plaintext Password found in ANOTHER (More Persistent!) macOS Log File
Encryption passphrases are still left in logs: how Apple abuses its unified log
IOW: APFS remains UNFINISHED. It’s literally handing over its keys. This is ridiculous. It’s entirely unworthy of Apple. In this case, they patched their first blunder by perpetrating a WORSE blunder. Apple Blunders®™ continue unabated.
I’m sad. (;_;)
Stupid ‘High’ Sierra.
(Sorry to be a venting space hog).
… sticking with Sierra until I absolutely have no other choice. I’ll just have to suffer with the limited emojis that I have. 😏
Just install the emoji font from a later release. You may not be able to type them all but you’ll see them.
Time for adult non-hipster supervision at Apple.
Still unable to download attachments in Apple Mail. This bug has been on-going since Sierra. Such a simple fix…yet $$$billions are seemingly just not enough.
Lost the ability to unlock Mac with Applewatch setting removed in Security & Privacy. If these settings are active when an update is installed, they should remain active after the update.
Nvidia GTX660 GPU (and others?) still has artifacts with 10.13.4 release.
Gary…. have you tried using Nvidia’s alternate drivers?