Category Archives: Tech Kit

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”

The right tool for the job is the guiding principle for how we choose cars, homes, and computers. With greater awareness of the job, and our own skill sets, we gradually learn what tool best matches what job. In 2010, iPhone 4 removed my need to carry around four separate tools: a ridiculous Samsung OmniaContinue reading “Two Loves: Mac or Pad?”

The recent advance of iPad into laptop functionality is the death of the original necessities which allowed the iPad to create a new market, and it also indicates that traditional Wintels are in deep trouble. The move from iPad being an iCloud and Internet-focussed device, to being a mouse-driven, personal computer, is Apple’s response toContinue reading “The Death of iPad, the Death of Computers”

iPadOS Well, it seems to me that Microsoft, Google, and all of China are full of complete idiots. Europe can collectively be thrown into this hodge-podge bag of useless idiots too. Or perhaps I’m over-estimating the percentage of the human population which is capable of truely creative engineering innovation… Microsoft’s contribution to modern computing isContinue reading “Consumption Device becomes Consuming Device”