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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

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

Apple Silicon Macs Are About More Than Just Better Performance

July 16, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary, Design

Apple transitioning Macs from Intel to their own silicon will achieve a great deal more than just better performance. Just look at everything they've packed into the A series SoCs used in iPhones and iPads. I've worked at Apple, so I know this was inevitable.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Mac

Apple Silicon Macs: Getting It Wrong – Wash Post & WSJ

July 2, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary

The Washington Post and The Wall Street Journal are getting it wrong, regarding Apple's motives of transitioning Macs from Intel processors to their own Apple Silicon. Maybe they need reporters that understand Apple.

Apple, Apple Silicon, Mac

Broken Windows: Microsoft Keeps Making More Bugs Than Useful Features

June 18, 2020
By Ken Adams

Commentary, Engineering

Update after update, Microsoft just keeps breaking Windows. More proof that it was a good move, when I dumped Win-Blows for Mac. It was 10 years ago when I went Mac and never looked back.

Apple, Azure DevOps/VSTS, Mac, macOS, Microsoft, Windows

Apple Needs to Make a Mac Mini(ish) Tower

December 13, 2019
By Ken Adams

Commentary

There's still a need for something in between Apple's Mac mini and Mac Pro. That is not an iMac. Professionals, like me, that are professional consumers, or prosumers, still need something more than the Mac Mini and very much less than the Mac Pro.

Apple, Mac

Apple Sure Engineered the Crap Outta That !!!

December 12, 2019
By Ken Adams

Commentary

The new Mac Pro went on order last Tue and shipped out today, and yeshk it's a beast !!! They sure engineered the crap outta the thing. It's a marvel of engineering prowess and excellence. Both the Mac Pro and the Pro Display too.

Apple, Mac

My Mac Mini Saga

December 12, 2019
By Ken Adams

Commentary

I had been waiting a long long time for the 2018 Mac mini refresh. When it finally did arrive, it didn't go as smooth as it should have. In spite of that, I still would have to do it again because, well.... its still an Apple. Although I'd change some things, because it was quite a mess. Here's my saga...

Apple, Mac

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