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  • by Ryan Christoffel
    iOS 27 is a big update for Apple’s Photos app, with improvements to slideshows, shared albums, and more. It also adds a welcome camera roll-type feature many have long been asking for: ‘Captured by Me.’ more…
  • by Fernando Silva
    Right before all of the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo craziness, I was lucky enough to attend my first IFA in Berlin. For those unaware, IFA is the CES of Europe. There are thousands of brands and companies, ranging from tiny start-ups to giant juggernauts. They all have one goal: to show off what […]
  • by Ryan Christoffel
    Apple launched arguably its first AI wearables last week with Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, which are gaining new ‘Audio Intelligence’ features alongside Siri AI. But today a Bloomberg report says a different AI product—the rumored wearable pendant—has been put on hold. more…
  • by Zac Hall
    Earlier this month, OpenAI released the first GPT-6 model with Astra. Now GPT-6 is expanding with new GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna models. more…
  • by Ryan Christoffel
    iPhone 18 Pro is here (read our review), and its Dynamic Island is better than ever. My personal favorite change is something Apple barely mentioned: an improved dual Live Activity mode. more…

Macworld

  • Macworld The newest Beats over-ear headphones are here, and as evidenced by the many leaks, are made for athletes. Specifically, athletes who liked the idea of AirPods Max but passed on them because they were too heavy, too drab, or, most importantly, too expensive. First, the price: Beats 360 are $350, significantly less than the […]
  • Macworld If your Mac is warning that you are running out of storage, you need room for a macOS update, or your Mac simply seems to be slowing down, you may have looked at the large chunk of storage labelled System Data and wondered if you can safely delete it to save space on your […]
  • Macworld Apple MacBook Air M5 View Deal (function () { document.querySelector("#sticky-promo-block a").addEventListener("click", function(e) { const debug = document.location.host.search(/lndo.site|go-vip.net/) !== -1; const text = this.closest("#sticky-promo-block").querySelector("p.promo-title").textContent; const data = { event: "stickyConversionUnitClick", eventCategory: "Sticky Conversion", eventAction: "Click", eventLabel: text }; if(debug)console.log("Sticky Conversion CLick – pushing to dataLayer: ", data); dataLayer.push(data); return true; }); })(); If you want […]
  • Macworld The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are now on sale. They retain the 6.3-inch and 6.9-inch screen sizes and aluminum unibody design introduced with the previous generation, but Apple has made substantial changes to the cameras, processor, cooling, battery life and connectivity. The biggest camera upgrade is a new 48MP Fusion Main camera […]
  • Macworld iOS 27 has finally delivered on the new Siri promise Apple made back in 2024, but many people who were persuaded to buy an iPhone 16 at the time by ads touting the feature still feel cheated that it took so long. If you’re one of them, you can collect a check from Apple […]

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An Apple fan long before purchasing my first Mac, a IIsi

Over the years I have had the chance to own an assortment of Apple products. Some of the highlights include:

  • Mac IIsi
  • LaserWriter IIg
  • MacBook G3 ‘Lombard’
  • Cube
  • iPod (Click Wheel)
  • iPod Color (still works)
  • iPad (Generation 1)
  • iPhone (Generation 1 – still works)
  • iPhone 4
  • AppleTV (Generation 1)
  • Apple Watch (Generation 1)
  • iMac Pro 27″ with Xeon processors
  • M1 MacBook Pro and Studio

Currently sporting:

  • Mac Studio M1
  • MacBook Pro M1

Collector Macs

  • Mac Classic
  • iMac G3
  • iMac G4

My past as a systems admin had me deploy and managed thousands of computers running Windows NT through 10, Mac System 7 through macOS 16 (Ventura), and various Linux-based systems running CentOS, RedHat, and Ubuntu in higher education (Coast Community College District, UCLA), SAAS (Intuit), Entertainment (BBC), and retail (Harbor Frieght Tools) environments.

My work experience has unquestionably confirmed one truth, Apple’s macOS, hands down, won the OS war. Proof?—Microsoft Windows and every GUI which followed. Without macOS, Windows would not exist. And yes, while Xerox Parc had the first GUI for computers, it took the foresight of Steve Jobs to ship a computer with a graphical user interface controlled by a mouse on a computer for the consumer market.