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  • by Michael Burkhardt
    Last month, Apple announced it’d be tightening privacy controls in a future macOS update, in response to AI agents requesting Full Disk Access then going rogue with users data without them being fully aware. Now, we have an idea of how the changes might look. more…
  • by Michael Burkhardt
    In the past few years, a major Apple story (especially in the age of AI) has been that the company isn’t moving fast enough in the space to keep up with competitors. According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, new Apple CEO John Ternus is reportedly pushing on software chief Craig Federighi to ‘accelerate’ Apple’s roadmap for […]
  • by Michael Burkhardt
    Apple finally shipped its long awaited personalized Siri with iOS 27. The company lived up to its promises, and delivered on its hefty goals that it set out back in 2024. That said, Siri still lacks in terms of proactively taking actions for you, a feature that many AI companies are actively working towards. Apple […]
  • by Michael Burkhardt
    Last week, movie director Rian Johnson announced a surprise new camera app for iPhone that reimagines what a smartphone photo should look like. Many people would agree that Apple’s iPhone photos are a tad bit overprocessed. iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Duo introduced a new film texture option, but in my view, it’s a bit […]
  • 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. If you find yourself playing an instrument with sheet music, flipping the page often requires you to stop playing to turn the […]

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  • Macworld Apple HomeView is Apple’s first dedicated smart-home display, combining a 7-inch touchscreen, powerful speakers, a camera, and Siri AI in a device designed to sit at the center of the connected home. Announced on October 13, 2026 and on sale from November 13, it brings together smart-home controls, entertainment, video calling, calendars, reminders, and […]
  • Macworld Apple’s new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display isn’t just the best display ever put in a laptop. It’s also Apple’s first-ever touchscreen in a Mac and the first time macOS has supported Touch as an input option. It’s a feature we longtime Mac users thought we’d never see, mostly because Apple has a […]
  • Macworld TL;DR: Scan, edit, and sign documents on your iPhone with an iScanner lifetime subscription for $34.97 (reg. $199.90). There’s no shortage of scanner apps, but the good ones usually charge a monthly or yearly fee. If you’d rather pay once, try iScanner, a scanning and PDF app for iPhone and iPad. A lifetime subscription […]
  • Macworld TL;DR: Keeprix saves streaming videos to your Mac for offline viewing, and a lifetime subscription is $95.99 (reg. $159.99). Streaming apps let you download some titles for a flight, but those downloads can expire or hit a download limit before you watch them. For anyone who wants downloads to stay on their Mac, try […]
  • Macworld At a glanceExpert's Rating Pros Excellent sound quality Firm bass Competitive price Improved noise-cancellation Cons 2.5mm line-in on headphones More expensive than previous model No travel adaptor Our Verdict The Sennheiser Momentum 5 Wireless combines excellent sound, firm bass, and improved noise cancellation with outstanding battery life. Its lightweight, padded design stays comfortable during […]

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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.