Been using my new iPad Pro 11″ with M4 chip, Apple Pencil Pro, and Magic Keyboard for roughly five weeks, and in that time, it has become my mobile computer of choice when portability is the priority. My 14″ MacBook Pro M1 Max weighs in at 1646 grams, but the…
Earlier this week, I upgraded to an iPhone 15 Pro Max (Titanium Blue) with Pacific Blue FineWoven case. Yes, I’ll admit this was a marginal upgrade at best coming from an iPhone 14 Pro, but I wanted to go back to a larger form factor with the Max, enjoy carrying…
Around this time last year, I wrote a post outlining my 2022 productivity workstation. Since then, I’ve made significant changes, including the desk, monitors, and peripherals. I utilize every item listed for tasks ranging from content creation, media consumption, programming, video conferencing, and general-purpose computing. Here’s an outline of what…
My iMac Pro’s 2017 components were beginning to show their age – especially in an era where Apple has nearly completed its transition to its “Apple silicon” optimized for macOS and a growing suite of applications. I decided to go with the Apple Mac Studio with upgraded hardware. I retained…
I was transferring some files to my NAS and inadvertently closed the window which showed the file transfer progress. After searching for a while, I found that I could restore this window by selecting Window > Show Progress Window. This option is grayed out unless you’re actually doing a file…
Over the last few years, I’ve definitely become a fan of Satechi’s sleek designs and USB Type-C adapters. My latest purchase is a charging solution I’ll use on-the-go to power my AirPods Pro and Apple Watch using a single, reversible adapter. At the time of this writing, the charger is…
I recently purchased Apple’s newest MacBook Pro with its in-house M1 “Apple Silicon” chip. This paradigm shift in CPU architecture will take place over the next few years, but the results are already astonishing. Although benchmarks don’t necessarily translate to “real world” performance, they ARE objective metrics. Let’s compare my…
“With Apple Watch Series 6, you can measure your blood oxygen right from your wrist.” This was the punch line for Apple’s latest update to its Watch lineup during the “Time for a recap” event on September 15th. The intensivist and anesthesiologist in me was irked by the constant reference…
I’ve been a Chrome browser user since its inception in 2008. Over the years, I experimented with a wide variety of hardware ranging from Windows gaming rigs and Linux servers to MacOS laptops. Currently, Apple powers the majority of my life; however, I’ve stuck with Chrome as my browser of…
I received the $300 Magic Keyboard this week as an upgrade to the Smart Keyboard Folio for my 2018 11″ iPad Pro. Before I get jaded by reading online reviews, I wanted to drop my own two cents.