Too many hobbies, not enough focus
I stumbled upon two copies of Apple's iMac setup guides recently and found them pretty interesting. The guide on top is for the Rev C tray-loading model, circa January 1999, and the bottom is for a slot-loading model, circa October 1999. The 3-page guides cover the same six steps for iMacs that are a generation apart. …
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I got my first Apple Watch almost three years ago, but it wasn't actually mine. It belonged to work and was used to evaluate the watch as a platform. We entered a developer raffle and won the opportunity to purchase one prior to widespread availability. Apple stipulated the exact model we received, right down to …
I’m celebrating the history of my iPhones! Read Part Four here. With the iPhone 5 Apple hinted that Android phones might be onto something with larger screens but wasn't ready to admit that the iPhone needed more screen space in both directions. By 2014 the Phablet market that Samsung pioneered was extremely hot and iPhone …
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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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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. …
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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