Day: April 19, 2023

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Okay, I had an Apple Orgy!

I know, I know… I shouldn’t have done it. I guess that I’d reached a breaking point with all my stuff aging and getting more and more unstable.

My iPad was and original iPad Pro. Like first generation! It served me well but as is the case with all electronics, eventually it gets tired. In this case the old machine wasn’t lasting as long as it should on battery, it was so slow that some things just wouldn’t work at all.

The keyboard folio that I purchased when I got that iPad had also died sometime in the last year.

All of this led to a level of frustration because with my old computer not working properly, and the iPad also not working properly, I felt like I was surrounded by failing machines.

I got my new MacBook on Monday, and at some point during the night I thought, “It’s time for a new iPad too.

Both have M2 processors and both run most all the software that I’d like to use.

In addition, my old iPad had cellular connectivity, I was paying for the service but the iPad couldn’t really use it to best advantage.

This new iPad is fast, efficient, and can use the new cellular bands.

I just realized that perhaps I should have picked up some kind of folio like case in addition to the nifty Magic Keyboard. But that’s going to be something I consider over time. After I get used to this machine.

I picked up a couple of inexpensive accessories to make use of the new Continuity feature in Ventura. This is a pretty darn cool deal where the computer will use the camera on the iPhone during a video call. It’s dang cool, but to use it you need some way to have the phone camera stable and looking at you. Belkin makes a slick MagSafe thing that allows you to hang the phone on the laptop screen or you could use its kickstand to set the phone on the desk.

I’m curious about the video conference ability on the new iPad too. I think I’ll be switching back and forth a few times before I settle on a video conferencing platform.

All of this has cost a lot of cash. I’m looking at it as cash that is well spent, as it makes my life easier, make me happier, and possibly will make my working remotely if I get lucky and find a remote job too.

It’s just nice to have working tech that isn’t crashing as the drop of a hat.

There’s a stack of Apple boxes on my dining room table. It looks a lot like the day after Christmas.

Now I just gotta figure out how to pay for it all.