I added a new addition to the museum last month: a Mac Pro. I've got a Power Mac G5 which uses the same style case but didn't have the Intel iteration in my collection. I picked up a 2006 model for $150 on eBay. This is the first Mac Pro and the one of the …
Learning Choices
Our district decided to start the school year completely virtual. There were a few options on the table, including completely in-person as well as hybrid. The district sent out a survey over the summer and voted on a plan. All students across elementary, middle, and high school would take virtual instruction and the School Board …
iPhone 12 Pro Unboxing!
My iPhone 12 Pro arrived Friday and I waited all day to open it so I could record my initial impressions. At its core, it isn't much different from my iPhone X save for the camera, so I'll probably post some comparisons later. If you are looking for some detailed reviews, try one of these: …
A Trip Down Memory Lane: iOS 6
I've always had a soft spot for iOS 6. It was the last iOS to use Apple's classic skeuomorphic design, the first iOS released after Steve Jobs died. It was released alongside the iPhone 5 in September 2012 and represented the last hurrah of iOS before it was flattened and brightened with iOS 7. iOS …
The Haunting of Bly Manor
I just finished watching the Haunting of Bly Manor. I'm a huge fan of 2018's The Haunting of Hill House and have been looking forward to Bly Manor for a couple of years. Before I get into spoiler territory, I found Bly to be interesting, but not engaging like Hill House. I didn't find it …
The iPhone 12
Apple announced its next generation of iPhones today and they were in line with many of the rumors. There are four iPhone 12 models spread across two tiers and three sizes. All models share a common design and nearly all the same technologies with the two Pro models including a few extra features. Starting with …
My Snow iMac Adventure
I acquired a Snow iMac several years ago when someone found it at a store and picked it up for me. I already had a bunch of iMacs but not one in Apple's Snow color. I find Snow to be rather boring, but it's still an official color and it belongs in my collection. Mine …
Excited for iPhone 12
I'm really excited for the iPhone 12, which Apple will be announcing next Tuesday 10/13. It's been three years since I bought my iPhone X and I'm ready for the upgrade. This is the first time I've waited this long to buy a new phone. Despite its longer battery life and improved camera features I …
My Emulator Mac
I often refer to my PowerBook G3 Wallstreet as my "Bridge Mac" for my Mac Museum because it allows me to move data from my new Macs to my old ones. It does this because it can read Compact Flash cards through its PC Card slot, read CDs through its CD module, write floppy disks …
My Xserve (Early 2008)
Apple started building datacenter-ready machines back in 2002 with the release of the Xserve G4. The Xserve was designed as a 1U rack-mountable machine running Mac OS X Server. Over their lifespan they offered either 3 or 4 hot-swappable drives, two PCI or PCI Express expansion slots, a CD or DVD drive, slots for 2 …
Relatively Ambitious 