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I write this on a MacBook Pro, one of the latest forms of the Apple Mac. It’s been 40 years since its introduction back in 1984. Once again that iconic of years reminds us of the iconic introduction commercial. So let’s all celebrate the Apple Macintosh.
Not sure about this tech. Will this be the next iPhone or an Apple Watch? Or will it be a Newton? One thing you should think about though is it is first generation hardware. Buyer beware.
Even Mac gurus have this problem.
I had signed up for an iTunes music account a long time ago maybe perhaps even when it was announced. Then I signed up for a Mobile Me account before it became iCloud. Then I most likely have a Japanese iTunes account. And I think I have a work one, too. I just have too many Apple ID accounts.
And there is no way to resolve them being one. No way.
Today’s link finds Daring Fireball himself stuck trying to navigate the multiple Apple ID accounts. He’s getting ads for services he’s already bought and it’s because of the multiple IDs that has confused him.
I, too, am confused by it all.
https://daringfireball.net/2023/05/followup_on_apple_services_ad
I love apples. And Apple.
But which ones are delicious?
Then check out today’s link as the give rankings for all varieties — red, green, and whatever colors they may come in.
Go check it out and taste it.
The iPad, I think, is finally bonked. I hit update for the latest iOS, but it has been rebooting for the better part of the day. It progresses with the update, but then… kaput. Reboot.
Plugged in it kept doing that dance, so I took it off of life support and let it drain its battery. I just tried connecting to it with my laptop and it is still the same.
The problem was always there. For the past year, it would periodically reboot unexpectedly. It would first freeze then restart. Sometimes it would do it in succession. Something was definitely wrong with it. Sadly, I think I will be without an iPad for quite sometime then.
Maybe I shouldn’t have thrown away that Apple IIe. If you feel like fooling around with retro Apple stuff, then consider these guys for some help.
Apple introduced the new MacBook during the Apple Watch event on Monday. I haven’t read too much about the Watch. I read more about the new MacBook. I had no time to read the specs. I just browsed the pictures at today’s link. Someone tell me if this is good.
Check it out. Maybe get the gold one.
What I felt when reading through today’s link the first time was resignation. I already knew that we gave up a lot of our freedom for the safe, security we needed to defeat a bunch of know-nothing, backwards scaremongers of the Middle East. But the more I read, the more I got angry.
What the hell man?! This is supposed to keep us safe? I feel safe already? FUDGE these guys.
Then the article started getting into some of the specifics. Like how the ‘white hat hackers’ are cracking our development tools to inject malicious code into our applications. That just makes me disgusted.
Is this our United States? Is this what we wanted? We wanted to feel safe for this? Thanks, W. FUDGE that guy. FUDGE you guys for giving in.
https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/03/10/ispy-cia-campaign-steal-apples-secrets
Link of the Day [9.11.14]
I’m only interested in the Apple Watch for figuring out what novel user inputs a developer can do with it. I didn’t really want one until I read this review. Woah. Maybe like the iPhone I’ll wander into the Apple Store and pick one up. Which to choose?
Apple is celebrating 30 years of the Macintosh. It’s a neat site, because you participate by entering which was your first Mac and what did you do with it.
My first Mac was the PowerBook 140, the beginning of my fascination with their laptops. I’m planning to get their latest MacBook Pro with Retina Display, but I’m waiting for the right time. It seems like I’m always waiting for the right time with Apple.
After the PowerBook 140 came the PowerBook 190 five years later. Then came the TiBook another seven years during which I wanted but never could buy a desktop Mac. My first one was a Mac Mini… I’ll keep waiting and waiting for a better desktop…
Here’s to another 30 more years of the Mac and to Apple.
