Android takes Apple's good ideas and makes it available to everybody In this week’s The Vergecast, David Pierce said (approximately 1 hour into the podcast episode): The best version of Android basically takes all of Apple's good ideas and makes it available to everybody The two examples provided were Google Fast Pair (AirPods features on other brands: Bose,
New Mac Currently, my home has 3 working macOS devices: * MacBook Pro M1 16 inch 2021: my personal laptop * Mac Mini, 2012: my home server…aka Mothership * MacBook Pro 16 inch 2016: my wife’s laptop, which essentially was my laptop before I upgraded to the M1 16-inch MacBook Until very recently,
My most used Mac With the release of the 2023 M2 Mac mini, I am tempted to upgrade my aging 2012 Mac mini. In many ways, I am still undecided and this blogpost is part of my decision-making process. The specs of my 2012 Mac mini are: * 2.3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i7
A day without the iPhone Last night, I decided to spend the whole day without my iPhone. This is a massive change for me because I do recall the last time I did not have my mobile on me. The intention is to distance myself from technology in general. Today is one of those days
I feel trapped in the Apple Ecosystem Three weeks ago, I took delivery of a purple iPhone 14 Pro Max. The last seven days have been difficult for me as I lost someone close to me. Therefore, my feelings right now may be misdirected because I can do something about this problem rather than feeling helpless about
I cancelled my Apple Watch Ultra pre-ordered I have cancelled far too many Apple pre-orders over the years. Since the original AirPods announcement, I have always had the policy to place a pre-order for any Apple product that I am remotely interested in. At the time, I was lucky to get the original AirPods at launch. However,
iOS 16 A bit of context is necessary. The beta game is not for me. My iPhone is vital for my job and my life. Therefore, I tend not to have beta software running on my primary device. Mind you, lately, even final versions of Apple software gives beta like feeling. Let’
How fast do you need your internet to be? In my home, I have had 100 Mbps download, and 40 Mbps upload speeds since 2018. Before that, in 2010, my download speed was 100 Mbps, and my upload was 10 Mbps. Therefore, one could say my internet speeds have not changed since 2010. That’s 12 years of 100