All Apple All Day

Apple announced a new Mac Mini today! It's been four years since Apple last updated the Mac Mini, and a full six years since they introduced a Mac Mini worth owning.  The 2012 Mini was the last to have user-upgradable RAM, or quad-core configurations. UNTIL TODAY.

It's been four years since Apple updated the Mac Mini. (And six years since they released a Mac Mini worth purchasing.) If rumors are to be believed, our long wait is almost over. Apple seems set to announce an updated Mac Mini, with "pro" specs, this fall.  But is it simply too little, too late?

We finished our basement during 2016. And in doing so, we added a bedroom. (Because, theoretically, adding a bedroom will provide more return on investment for the basement remodel.) But, we never put a BED in that bedroom, until last week.

We recently added a HomePod to our iOS-connected home - replacing a SONOS Play:1.  As a music player, it's an improvement. But that's really only the tip of the iceberg. Adding a HomePod brings HomeKit into the mainstream. It's a major leap forward. 

Technology is designed to make our lives simpler. That's what it is for. However, we've come to expect that certain tasks get MORE complicated as technology advances. Especially when it comes to computing, we have come to expect that more tech = more complications.  I'm happy to report that migrating data from one Mac to another is not one of those complicated tasks.

It's been a long run here at AAAD. Six years! And yes, we've been waiting for HomeKit to take over the world for the better part of a decade. While things have been largely stagnant on THAT front, the rest of our tech world has changed dramatically.