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 …
Quick Thoughts From Apple’s Time Flies Event
These are just my thoughts about the products that Apple released today. If you want to know what they are, read this summary from Gizmodo. Apple revealed a few things today, some of which will be available as early as Friday, others that will be available later. There was the Apple Watch Series 6, the …
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My Broken Keyboard Saga
I own a 2016 MacBook Pro with Apple's famous(ly unreliable) butterfly keyboard. It's fine to type on but is prone to failure, so much that I bought an extended warranty just to deal with it. Apple eventually opened a free repair keyboard program to repair them outside of warranty. Mine was humming along just fine …
My Recycled PC
I went to our local recycling center recently to drop off some wood that we couldn’t burn. I always like to stop at the electronics “trailer” where people dispose of TVs, microwaves, printers, and computers. I found a working Power Mac G4 Cube there several years ago so I know it can result in quality …
Retr0bright Video
I made a video of my Retr0bright experiment. See it on YouTube! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMUoLe-5fVk
My Retr0bright Experiment
One of the easiest ways to identify an old piece of computing equipment is by its color – that yellow / tan / brown that makes you wonder if people in the 70s, 80s, and 90s had any taste. In most cases that color wasn't actually the color of the hardware when it was new; …
Mac Museum Activity
The Mac Museum tends to be a seasonal hobby to which my interest waxes and wanes over time. My collection is in the basement, whose cool temperature tend to be enticing in the summer and unattractive in the winter. Interest also tends to follow buying spurts. I check eBay on occasion and it only takes …
My iPad Pro
I decided recently to purchase a 10.5" iPad Pro as an upgrade to my four-year-old iPad Air 2. I wanted Pro-level features but the brand-new 11" model is just too expensive. Scouring eBay was a much better option and I found one quickly - a 256 GB 10.5" iPad Pro with case and Apple Pencil …
iPad Next
This summer I posted an article about my iPad collection. In it I discussed what my next possible iPad might be. At the time my iPad Air 2 was holding up well and I was eyeing a previous-generation 10.5" iPad Pro once they went on sale after the next refresh. Since that time I've cracked …
Relatively Ambitious 