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  • by Michael Burkhardt
    Welcome to Indie App Spotlight. This is a weekly 9to5Mac series where we showcase the latest apps in the indie app world. If you’re a developer and would like your app featured, get in contact. Many people want to spend less time on their iPhones, whether that be for productivity, socializing more, or something else. Screen time […]
  • by Michael Burkhardt
    Belkin has a beefy new 25W MagSafe battery on the market – packing a whopping 10,000mAh of capacity. It has two killer new features: a kickstand, and a second MagSafe ring. Initially unveiled back at CES 2026, it’s now available for purchase.
  • by Sponsored Post
    There are a number of ways to share your location with family and friends, from Apple’s built-in Find My app to location pins in messaging apps like WhatsApp. HeyPolo aims to deliver smarter features, including even greater privacy controls than available in the Find My app. The app was developed by the team behind leading […]
  • by Michael Burkhardt
    Vibe coding has shaken the App Store. As stated at WWDC, over 1000 apps are being submitted every hour. Apps can be built substantially faster now – creating a flood of submissions. This is a bit of an issue when there’s only one true method of distributing apps on iPhone, at least in most of […]
  • by Bradley C
    Apple @ Work is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Mosyle is the only solution that integrates in a single professional-grade platform all the solutions necessary to seamlessly and automatically deploy, manage, and protect Apple devices at work. Over 45,000 organizations trust Mosyle to make millions of Apple devices work-ready […]

Macworld

  • Macworld Portable power banks that charge your phone are popular, but wireless battery packs using Apple’s magnetic MagSafe technology offer a simpler and smarter cable-free solution for iPhone 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and Air users. Phone batteries are prone to run dry just when you’re heading away from a power source, so having […]
  • Macworld TL;DR: Until June 14 at 11:59 p.m. PT, you can get a MacMagic lifetime license on sale for only $23. Just use code MACSAVE. macOS hides a pile of useful tools, and Apple leaves a few handy ones out of the box entirely. MacMagic drags those buried features and a stack of daily utilities into one window, so you […]
  • Macworld TL;DR: Replace your Adobe Acrobat monthly subscription with a lifetime of PDF Expert on sale for $69.97 through June 14. Most Mac users end up paying for a PDF tool one way or another, usually through a monthly Adobe Acrobat subscription that keeps charging long after the one document you needed it for. PDF Expert takes the opposite approach. […]
  • Macworld The touchscreen MacBook Pro has been the subject of speculation ever since Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman first reported that Apple was exploring the idea in 2023. At the time, the prospect seemed unlikely given Apple’s long-standing opposition to touchscreen laptops. Today, however, the rumours are becoming increasingly difficult to dismiss. Recent reports suggest Apple has […]
  • Macworld Should you update to iOS 27? iOS 27 will be worth upgrading for users who want a much smarter Siri, AI-powered photo tools, stronger security and faster everyday performance. iPhone 15 Pro and newer owners will benefit most from Apple Intelligence features. The biggest caveats are EU launch restrictions for Siri AI and limited […]

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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.