I’m celebrating the history of my iPhones! Read Part Three here. UPDATE! I received my iPhone X today! But I'm still going to finish this series off. Another year, more progress. After years of Android manufacturers trying every screen size known to man, Apple finally caved... a little. The iPhone 5 introduced a new form factor with …
My iPhone Lineage: Part Three
I’m celebrating the history of my iPhones! Read Part Two here. A lot happened since I purchased my 3GS. The iPhone 4 was splashed all over the internet after Gizmodo found a pre-production model laying around in a bar, Steve Jobs told us all how to hold it, a Verizon model was born, and a …
My iPhone Lineage: Part Two
I'm celebrating the history of my iPhones! Read Part One here. The iPhone 3GS (2009) The 3GS shared the same case design and shape with the 3G but included major internal improvements. It kicked off Apple's "S" strategy by taking the current form factor and making major improvements to the internals and adding other features. …
My iPhone Lineage: Part One
My iPhone X is now shipping and I should have it hopefully by Friday. The X will be my fifth iPhone. In celebration and anticipation of it's arrival I'd like to take a walk down memory lane to reminisce on the iPhones I've owned thus far. Prologue I joined the iPhone parade a couple years …
Buyer’s Remorse Avoided
Since my iPhone X won't reach me for a couple of weeks (someday I'll shut up about it, I promise) I've got some extra time to reflect on my purchase before it arrives. One of my reflections has been about my choice of color. I purchased a black model but I keep asking myself, should …
Mac Museum New Additions – October 2013
The post below exemplifies the ebb and flow of the Mac Museum over time. I'll focus on it for months at a time, purchasing, organizing, and writing only to let it sit untouched for a year. Then I rediscover it and start over. I wrote this post in 2013 and basically forgot to publish it. …
Musings from Apple’s September 2017 Event
Apple announced a number of new products at its annual fall event this week. This event is always about the iPhone but has recently included the Apple Watch and Apple TV as well. If you want the details of the announcements, take a look at this summary from Gizmodo. I'm interested in several of the …
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Mac Museum New Additions: It's Been Too Long Edition
Whoa! It's been nearly two years since I purchased anything for the Mac Museum. That's what happens when you buy up all of the stuff that you're willing to pay for. It also helped that people have recently decided that adding "Steve Jobs" to items makes them worth a minimum of $100 even if they …
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A Necessary Upgrade for my iMac
I've had my 27" iMac for about 6 years and it has served me well. At the time I used my Mac as my PC gaming machine so I bought the top end model with a 2.93 GHz Core i7, a 1 GB ATI Radeon HD 5750 GPU, and a 2 TB hard drive. It was a …
The Bottom Line – Apple's October 2014 Products
Apple announced their final major product updates of the year today. I've tossed together a little table that summarizes the announcements and whether you should get one. You're welcome. Product What's New Cost Should I Get One? iPad mini $50 price drop $249 (16) No - the technology inside is 3 years old. iPad mini …
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Relatively Ambitious 