Reading Time: 5 minutes Why would someone want to run Windows software on a Mac? Running Windows 11 on a Mac can be beneficial for several reasons: In the Early Mac Days, PC Emulators Were Almost Unusable Back in the early 90s, I attempted to use a PC emulator for the Mac. I can’t remember what Mac model I …
Reading Time: 2 minutes My wife surprised me at Christmas with an original Happy Macintosh icon print by Susan Kare. Susan was the artist who created the icons for the original Mac interface. Her icons literally brought a smiling face to a computer. At a time with only bland PCs with no graphics, DOS interfaces, and in-line commands, her …
Reading Time: 2 minutes There Was No Comparison Between the First macOS and the PC A recent article in MacWorld highlights a video by Noble Tech. The video celebrates the evolution of the Mac Operating System from the first system in the 1984 128k Mac to the 2022 macOS Ventura. When Apple Computer introduced the original Mac in 1984, …
Reading Time: 2 minutes As I explained in my recent post, I think the 2022 WWDC Keynote was great, introducing numerous OS features that were practical, and helpful. I’m eagerly awaiting being able to use them. Apple is obviously listening to what its users need and want, and the features they introduced made this one of my favorite Keynotes …
Reading Time: 5 minutes I’m an introvert, so I don’t get excited (at least outwardly) about many things. But I’m really excited about many of the new features announced at WWDC coming to iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura. At past WWDCs, I’ve been interested in only one or two of the features that are announced. A lot …
Reading Time: 3 minutes I’m not an expert on Apple’s inner workings, or why they do what they do. However, my impression is that Apple is finally really listening and responding to what its users want.
Reading Time: < 1 minute As everyone in the Apple world is aware Apple is holding its big annual WWDC event next week, starting on Monday, June 6th. There have been articles in the usual Mac blogs and magazines for weeks now speculating what hardware might be announced, and what new features there will be in iOS and macOS. I’ve …
Reading Time: 2 minutes Last year, Agilebits announced that the next version of their popular password manager for the Mac, 1Password 8, would not be written in native Mac code, but rather be an electron app.
Reading Time: 2 minutes As a part of the macOS and iPadOS upgrades released earlier this week, universal control is finally here.