Top 5 of 2020
What. A. Year. In every sense, 2020 was without equal. It was a monumental year for Apple not just for what it released but also for handling and retooling the company's core processes and operations.
But while anxiously awaiting better days in 2021, I wanted to pay tribute to 2020 by reflecting on the top five Apple "things" that stood out in this miserable year.
To Go (Where?) Bag
It seems a little absurd to be posting about my every day carry when I haven’t left the house much in a very long time. Nevertheless, here’s what comes along with me wherever, if ever, I go out.
0 New Features
“Got my copy of 10.6 Snow Leopard early this morning. Already got it installed and enjoying it very much. I may post more impressions, but there's pizza on the way, and for a guy who is rarely swayed from Apple talk, pizza wins again.” - Basic Apple Guy, August 2009
Basic Ugly Christmas Sweater Wallpaper
Thirty-eight thousand four hundred twenty knitted squares make up these new wallpapers, which coincidently happens to be precisely the same number of times I swore & went crossed-eyed designing this piece.
HomePod mini
The HomePod mini, a $99 mini-miracle that may have absolved Apple of all it’s prior speaker sins.
Apple Store Reopening Timeline: November
This post is the tenth entry of a multi-entry series covering the Apple Store retail closing and reopening strategy in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This entry recaps the month of November 2020.
iPhone 12 Leather Sleeve
Apple seems to be swinging for the fences this year with its controversial leather accessories. First, it was the hoopla over the MagSafe Leather Wallet. Now it looks like it's the Leather Sleeve's turn. Here are my thoughts on Apple's latest accessory.
Intangibles
Laptops are ranked on their processors, screen size, available RAM, and the number of ports. You should also consider crotch comfort as well.
M1 Air: First Impressions
The M1 chip is a quantum leap in performance, cooling, and the future of the Mac. Here are my first impressions after a week of using the M1 MacBook Air.