Too many hobbies, not enough focus
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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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 …
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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iPod 2nd Generation This is the iPod that started it all... almost. Released in 2002, this was the first major revision to Apple's iPod, which at the time was still relegated to Mac users with deep pockets. The second gen model uses the same case design as the first, but replaces the mechanical scroll wheel …
I finally took the plunge and purchased the 13" Retina MacBook Pro that I've been talking about for a few months. After briefly considering 16 GB memory and 512 GB SSD upgrades I decided to go with the standard mid-tier model: 8 GB memory and 256 MB SSD. I've been using it for a couple …
The last year has been a quiet one for the Mac Museum, at least in terms of articles, photos, and other materials posted to my website. In total, I only posted about seven articles. The boys became much more active this year and I started taking on extra responsibilities at work which severely limited my …
Four months ago I posted about my "next Mac" and how I was 90% sure that it would be a MacBook Air. I don't need a mega-powerful machine and I want something that is light and has long battery life. At the end of the post I mentioned that there was a slim chance I'd opt …
When I purchased my 5s I also wanted to purchase a case and a dock. I generally don't use cases on my phones but Apple introduced a new line of leather cases for the 5 and 5s that looked really cool so I thought I might try them out. It also introduced a dock, which …
Another year, another upgrade as they say. Well, another two years technically. As I mentioned before, my contract ended this month and I planned to upgrade to the iPhone 5s. The 5s gives me the most storage space and a two-year jump in technology and form factor. As with Apple's other "s" models, the 5s …
After seven (mostly) bi-weekly beta releases to developers, iOS 7 is now available for public consumption as of today. You can go to Apple.com to read about the new look and feel and get an overview of the features. I've been using iOS 7 since Beta 1 was released in June and I've watched it …
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