Good takes and bad takes on Apple Silicon There are a lot of people out there that seem to be clinging to some weird ideas about what the Apple Silicon transition is going to look like, and what the Apple Silicon team “can do”, in terms of what they can deliver. Good Takes First, someone… Continue reading Good takes and bad takes on Apple Silicon
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ARM Macs are coming, and faster than you think
ARM Macs and transition timeframes (note: This is a lightly-edited version of a post originally published on June 13th, 2020) We all knew this was coming. In fact, some of us have been expecting it for years. Various rumor outlets are saying that Apple will announce at WWDC that they’re transitioning the Macintosh line from… Continue reading ARM Macs are coming, and faster than you think
Apple vs the FBI
What’s up with Apple and the FBI? Several of my friends and family have asked me about this case, which has been in the news a lot recently. A whole lot of news stories have been written trying more-or-less successfully to explain what’s going on here, often with ill-fitting analogies to locks and keys, and… Continue reading Apple vs the FBI
Obsolescence is a pain in the neck…
I’m trying to clean out some of the unused/unloved technology around the house. An interesting case that I’m currently working on is Yvette’s old laptop. She used this thing back in her college days, and it’d be nice to be able to get the data off it (for nostalgic purposes), then send it to the… Continue reading Obsolescence is a pain in the neck…