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Microsoft Held A Windows 11 Announcement Event And…Well…So That Happened

June 27, 2021
By Ken Adams

Commentary, Engineering

Short on new features, light on tech details, no pricing, no specifics on availability, and oh yeah, they lied and exaggerated a lot. But... it's still good to finally see a new Windows version after 6 friggin' years.

Microsoft, Windows

Jira & Confluence Server License Sales ENDS Forever on Feb 2nd

February 1, 2021
By Ken Adams

Agile, Commentary, Jira/Azure DevOps/VSTS

Atlassian ENDS the sale of Jira & Confluence server licenses forever on Feb 2nd, 2021. They want everyone to move to the cloud. So get yours before they're gone.

Agile, Confluence, Jira

Apple Silicon M1 Mac’s Big Sur Problems FIXED !!!

December 21, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary

The major problems that I reported a week ago have been fixed by the Big Sur 11.1 update - no problems after running the update for a week.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Mac, macOS

Apple Silicon M1 Mac’s BIG, Big Sur Problems !!!

December 15, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary

Apple Silicon M1 Macs are having some BIG, Big Sur Problems !!! Huge memory management bugs in macOS Big Sur are crashing my new M1 MacBook Air and the 2019 Intel MacBook Air and causing serious performance problems.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Mac, macOS

Apple Silicon M1 MacBook Air – Benchmarks & First Impressions

November 17, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary, Reviews

My brand new Apple Silicon M1 based MacBook Air has arrived, and YUP, it's screamin' fast. Here are some benchmark comparisons and first impressions. Bottom line: M1 crushes Intel. By like, a huge HUGE margin.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Intel, Mac

Apple Silicon M1 Macs – More Smokin’ Benchmarks

November 16, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary

Apple Silicon M1 Macs officially start to arrive Tue, Nov 16 but new crazy fast benchmarks keep on comin'. After my M1 MacBook Air arrives, I'll publish my first impressions and benchmarks.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Intel, Mac

Apple Silicon M1 Chip Smokes Intel Core i9 Processor

November 12, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary

Benchmarks for the Apple Silicon M1 Chip are already smoking Intel's Core i9 processor, and the new M1 Macs haven't even shipped yet. In July the Mac Dev Kit with a prototype Apple Silicon A12Z was already shown to beat an Intel i7 and there is more smokin' to come.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Intel, Mac

Get New Apple Silicon MacBook Air for just $426

November 10, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary

Get the brand new $999 Apple Silicon based MacBook Air for just $425.83 after a trade-in and Apple Card cash back.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Mac

COVID-19 Apps Detailed Guide: Progress Is Way Too Slow Due To Health Systems/Governments Out To Lunch, Apple Bugs & Android Delays

September 14, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary, Design, Reviews

Progress is way too slow on getting COVID-19 contact tracing apps out there. Health systems and governments need to get it together and Apple and Google could do a lot more to speed things up. And Apple needs to fix it's bugs and UX design problems.

Apple, COVID-19, Google, UX Design

Apple & Google Will Finally Ship Automatic System for COVID-19 Contact Tracing

September 1, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary

Apple and Google are launching a new software framework to help states deploy their own COVID-19 contact tracing apps, but the states will still need to do some work.

Apple, COVID-19, Google

More COVID-19 Tracing Apps, But Where The Hell Is California’s ?

August 14, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary

More states and countries release Covid-19 tracing apps, but where the hell is California's app ? Tech center of the known universe, and home to Apple and Google, but Cali's still got nothin' !!!

Apple, COVID-19, Google

Apple Silicon Mac Dev Kit Native Multi-core Faster Than Intel i7

July 24, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary

New Geekbench scores show a native multi-core benchmark on Apple Silicon Mac Developer Transition Kit (DTK) faster than a 2020 MacBook Pro with an 2.3 GHz Intel Core i7 with 4 cores. While Apple Silicon in a Mac is about more than just performance, that's bananas fast !!!! Remember, it's based on a 2018 Apple processor compared to an Intel in a 2020 MacBook Pro.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Intel, Mac

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