In 2019 Apple made a significant push into services and fixed many problems with its Mac product lines. The iPhone line got a refresh and brought back some delight. Software quality though as not improved. Here are my wishes for Apple this year. Software quality Photo by Przemyslaw Marczynski on Unsplash Let’s begin with software... Continue Reading →
Back in October, I wrote a blog post about what to do before upgrading your Mac to macOS Catalina. Last weekend I went ahead and upgraded my own machine. Here are a few tidbits of information about my experience. macOS Catalina From the initial download to the first login screen, the upgrade took less than... Continue Reading →
ARM processors are one of the many crown jewels for Apple. Rumours of a Mac running one of these processors are floating around for quite some time. Earlier this year, I wrote a long post about Apple's Catalyst Project: Apple’s Motivation for Marzipan. The story can be resumed as follow: The plan is to kick... Continue Reading →
In recent days, unexpectedly, at my work, I got a chance to replace my perfectly fine Windows laptop from HP with a controversial 2017 MacBook Pro, from Apple. Did I make the right choice? Here is an inconvenient truth. A controversial keyboard, a controversial touchbar A poisened gift? The story is simple. One of my... Continue Reading →
Apple’s latest major release of macOS is around the corner. Supposedly launching this month, here is what you must do to prepare your Mac for macOS Catalina. But, first things first, is your Mac on the list of the supported machines? See for yourself. Supported Macs for macOS Catalina upgrade Upgrade your backup strategy Carbon... Continue Reading →
