I\u2019m not quite as interested as I\u2019ve been in years past. But I\u2019ve got laundry running and vinegar in the drain traps, (I prefer that to caustic chemicals due to the septic system,) so I\u2019ve got a while before I can go anywhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
I should probably make a grocery\/dog treat run but neither are critical so It\u2019s not going to matter if I put it off a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
I\u2019ll turn on the WWDC in the background. I\u2019m curious about the new features coming in the latest versions of Apple operating systems. Since my iPad, watch, and computer are all less than a year old there will be some relevance to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
I\u2019d have upgraded my phone but I really like the blue color and the Purple from last year was not attractive. For some reason I don\u2019t want to go back to space gray on my phone. It\u2019s shouldn\u2019t matter since my phone is usually in a case, but when I\u2019m around the house it\u2019s not unusual for my phone to be naked. (Okay so my phone is a slut! Who cares?) perhaps I\u2019ll upgrade my phone in the fall or maybe I\u2019ll wait another generation. By that time the phone will be 3 – 4 generations old, the battery will be on its last legs and maybe Apple will move everything to USB C so I can toss all the Lightning cables.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
I liked the additions to the various OSs. I can see using some of the newer features frequently and how they\u2019ll make my life easier. I really liked the improvements to the Hiking app on the watch. I also like the idea of having the health app available on the iPad. That should make evaluating the data a bit easier with a bigger screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
The larger MacBook Air is interesting too. Especially since it\u2019s got the M2 chip, the ability to have a ton of memory and storage, and an 18 hour battery life. That makes that particular machine probably the hot ticket coming this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
I have to admit that I\u2019ve been interested in the Mac Studio since it\u2019s debut. I didn\u2019t go that way because I like having a laptop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
However, the power of the new iPad Pro with an M2 chip is astonishing and I could see using the iPad as my only portable computer, then having something like the Mac Studio if you needed a real powerhouse when you got back home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
This is especially true since Apple Logic Pro and Final Cut run on iPad now. There are a lot of other \u201cstandard\u201d office applications that run just fine on iPad but it you needed video or audio you had to go outside the Apple ecosystem. Those barriers are gone and honestly my M2 iPad Pro is about as functional for my needs as my laptop. I could see the iPad \/ Studio blend now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
I wasn\u2019t all that interested in the AR thing that\u2019s been rumored for such a long time. Now that I\u2019ve seen it, it\u2019s as expected, very expensive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
That being said, I can see the potential. I can even say I\u2019m interested enough that I\u2019d like to see it live and in action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
If it worked well enough, I could see it replacing TV screens for those folks that live alone. I\u2019ve considered that possibility with just my iPad and Mac. Then again, I don\u2019t watch cable, or broadcast TV so I might be an outlier case. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
Come to think of it, I haven\u2019t to my knowledge watched any TV using the \u201cnew\u201d (10 years old now) digital channels that are coming from broadcast stations these days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
I literally have no clue how that works. I\u2019ve not lived anywhere that digital channels received via an antenna were available. Even the Escondido apartment was in a \u201cSignal Hole\u201d. It didn\u2019t matter too much since the cost of internet only was higher than the cost of internet and cable TV combined. Talk about desperate to keep TV subscribers! I honestly don\u2019t recall watching anything on TV for three years. I\u2019d watch something on a streaming channel or a movie on DVD. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
That was probably due more to my weird schedule, than the quality of TV. I got home from work about 2PM and was in bed by 7 or 8 PM. So any TV I could watch was talk shows or soap operas. Other more interesting dramas were on way past my bedtime. I didn\u2019t pony up the cash to rent the DVR feature on the cable box.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
I gotta say, having a virtual screen that you could make a big as you wanted without needing a sound system for surround sound might<\/em> be a slick way to really enjoy some movies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n The price tag of 3500+ might be off putting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n I did like the use case Apple showed where the lady was on a full flight and tuned out the plane and other passengers entirely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n Hell that could make flying bearable again!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I\u2019m not quite as interested as I\u2019ve been in years past. But I\u2019ve got laundry running and vinegar in the drain traps, (I prefer that to caustic chemicals due to the septic system,) so I\u2019ve got a while before I can go anywhere. I should probably make a grocery\/dog treat run but neither are critical … <\/p>\n