Category Archives: Tech Kit

OH WOW! I couldn’t believe when my younger brother bought me an 2020 iPad Air 4 A14 for his wedding – right? – but was more than pleased, just the same. (Yeah, don’t ask about my family dynamics: we are who we are.) But this new device replaced the 2016 iPad Pro 9.7 A9X asContinue reading “Diamond-Cut Chamfered Edges”

Two days ago, the motherboard in my 2015 MacBook Pro decided to die, leaving me with my trusty 2016 iPad Pro and a 2012 Dell XPS.  I’ll have you know that before moving across to Macs I spent a lot of time repairing, upgrading and building PC’s based on Windows 7. I loved it! PuttingContinue reading “Blast from the Past”

Apple Silicon promises to FINALLY move technology beyond the 1980s, and really not a moment too soon. The world of technology took an enormous flailing-arms step backward in 2006 when Apple moved from PowerPC to Intel, and now Apple is correcting that misfortune. What was up with that? It all boiled down to money, asContinue reading “Garden of Delight”

Apple, throughout  its many incarnations since the 1970s, has always been the pioneer in Graphic User Interface design and deployment. Ever since the Command Line Interface was abandoned, thanks to Jobs’ visit to Xerox Parc in the mid-70s, presenting the functions of a computer in visuals rather than code has brought computers to the rest ofContinue reading “Mouse Pointer 2.0”

As per usual, there is a backstory related to whatever I happen to o be experiencing, so… shall we? My ex from 2006 gave his 2012 MBA, for the second time, last year. I loved the new macOS Mojave – just a little bit smoother, a little bit slicker, a little more refined – andContinue reading “2015 MBP 5yr Review”

In 2010, Apple did exactly what Apple does best: create a ready-to-use platform which both consumers and developers can take immediate advantage of. iPad is perhaps the third-most astonishing tech consumer device in history.  Since its inception, Gates lead Microsoft as a software-only vendor, and only began getting in the black after Jobs brought WordContinue reading “Microsoft’s Ten Year Failure Enters Third Decade”

Background Something interesting happened on the way to the review, and I became aware that I didn’t want what I had previously wanted, and that I understood why I wanted something new. But old! So here’s my review of the 2012 MacBook Air. In March this year, 2019, a friend was seriously ill. Just beforeContinue reading “2012 MacBook Air”

Very little, actually. I would much prefer a Retina Display on my Macbook Pro, but this 2011 model covers all of my non-gaming, every day needs. If you have an old Mac which is a little slow, simply put in an SSD. Check out ifixit.com to check your specific Mac model and how easy orContinue reading “What I Hate About MBP”

Err, iPad Pro with Zagg Keyboard and Apple Magic Trackpad 2 Using a 2011 MacBook Pro and a 2015 12.9 iPad Pro side-by-side really highlights just how far the iPad has failed to come, and what ‘usage scenario’ means. Over the past forty years, the way we interact with computers has changed very little, andContinue reading “Ipac Mro Zagic…?”

With stark horror, as I sat down to a decanter of red, that I have had iPhone 11 Pro Max in my possession for over a week now, yet I still haven’t reviewed it, let alone made a post about it. This, one must conclude, is rather poor treatment for a 130000円 device! AND Apple’sContinue reading “iMax”