Tech Journeyman
Taking a deep dive into technologyThis is the Tech Journeyman. We will posting guides and such to help you get the most out of your personal computing without the complications. We mostly cover Apple, but we give Windows and Linux some love too.
Should You Get the Macbook Pro M2?
When Apple updated their consumer SOC to the M2, they introduce the chip with their two best-selling Macs: the MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro. However, other than the M2, the MacBook Pro does not get any refresh at all. Why Apple is still selling the MacBook Pro M2?
ChatGPT-4 Explained
OpenAI updated their conversational text generator just six months after making huge waves. Meet your new text generator overlords, same as your old text generator overlords.
Developing on the iPad Pro
The iPad is a great content consumer and casual gaming platform, but sometimes, you need to get some work done. Here are the tools that you can use to develop on the iPad (Pro)
What We Know - Mac Pro 2023
Mac Pro is the last standing Mac that still runs on an Intel processor and was last updated in 2019. However, that doesn't mean that Apple has abandoned this platform.
Moonshot Projects Explained
Some projects are so big, so ambitious that they are no longer projects, but moonshot projects
Choose the right Mac Mini: Mac Mini M2 vs Mac Mini M2 Pro
Best value in computing, but which one is the right one for you?
What Productivity Apps to Install in Your Mac
[Sponsored] - These are the productivity apps you should install on your Mac. The best of all the categories and the best of Apple in 2023 in those categories.Pinned Stories ... >
Apple in 2023
Tracking of Apple movements and reactions in 2023. This article is updated weekly and will get longer as the year progresses.
Apple 2023 Product RoadMap
2022 was a banner year for Apple despite massive tech layoffs and talk of economic recession in the US. Here's what we can expect from Apple in 2023.Evolution Series >
Apple Silicon Evolution (vs Intel Core i9) over the years
Apple came a long way from a simple chip that powers the first iPad. Here a general look how Apple Silicon fare over the years
Apple smartphone chips vs Qualcomm over the years
The 8th wonder of the modern world is the development of the powerful smartphone System-On-a-Chip (SOC). We track the development of Apple’s A-series SOC which is consistently on the bleeding edge and compare them to their biggest competitor, Qualcomm’s SnapDragon.More Stories ... >
M2 Max vs Nvidia 4080 RTX Mobile
Apple and Nvidia updated their latest graphic offerings for 2023 in January. Nvidia has finally released their highly anticipated RTX 40-series graphic chips while Apple has finally spec-bumped their critically acclaimed M2 “professional” chip. Nvidia, the performance crown, has doubled down on making huge leaps of performance at the cost of power consumption while Apple, which has been criticized for having underpowered graphics compared to their peers managed to bump performance while maintaining power consumption.
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One of Apple’s greatest moves in recent years was Apple’s decision to move away from Intel processors for the Mac and transition to their own solution called Apple Silicon. The masterstroke is not only that we have new powerful Macs, but Apple also manages to streamline their entire technology stack to their own solution, which is uniquely Apple. Now, we are at the final legs of the transition, the Mac technology stack has become clearer than ever, but there are gaps that need to be answered.
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In early 2023, OpenAI updated one of their project, ChatGPT, one of their many AI projects that specifically generates text that respond to a human prompt. From there, ChatGPT capture the public imagination. With a single question, ChatGPT can make a sonnet, scripts for a YouTube video or a blockbuster movie, and even write complete codes to make useful programs. Such is the response, the story goes, that the klaxon alarms in Google headquarters started to ring and the management team has gone into defensive mode.
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For the M1 Pro / M1 Max version of the MacBook Pro, read here Apple updated the MacBook Pro in early 2023 with the introduction of the new generation of “professional” Apple Silicon: the M2 Pro and M2 Max. Based on our research, the new generation of Apple Silicon basically is a chip that gill up all the gaps that the first generation missed. Aside from the lower barrier of $1,999, the difference between the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro is just $200 if you match the specs for both sizes.
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