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  • Apple Find My Network Explained

    On April 2021, Apple has open up their Find My app for 3rd party manufacturers and developers. This allows them to use ‘Find My’ network, which in turn, allows the devices to be discoverable in Find My app. The Find My Network is a part of a larger initiative by Apple called ‘Made for iPhone’ where Apple certifies 3rd party product to be used with Apple product. This includes Lighting cable (a standard which Apple creates and controls), HomeKit, Apple CarPlay and AirPlay Audio.

    Filed in: apple, explained,

    Imagining the new iMac 2021

    Apple first unveil the current slim unibody design in a October 2012 event. This design has more or less stay the same for 9 years, which means around 100 years in the IT world. Since those 9 years, the iPhone has gone around 8 iterations, the camera system has been improved by leaps and bounds, networking and processing power has managed to grow geometrically while the design has gotten more and more sleek.

    Filed in: prediction, imac, apple event, m1, roadmap,

    State of Crypto Currency 2021

    Supporters of cryptocurrency (crypto for short) will say crypto is not only the future of money, but the entire human civilization. Money no longer controlled by any government, which is the case since the first civilizations, so the true value of money will be finally unlocked. Meanwhile, professional economist, which some of the won actual Nobel prizes dismiss such notion about crypto, specifically Bitcoin will be the accepted form of money in the future.

    Filed in: cryptocurrency, crypto, bitcoin, visa, acceptance,

    Is Apple in the Software Business?

    Apple is deep in the software business … to prop up their hardware business. Apple makes one of the best well designed and thought out software in the world, the only catch is that is mostly run on their own platform which they make the fat profit margins. But that does not mean that they tried to put some on other platforms too. Plug: Audiable allows you to listen to your favorite books while on the go.

    Filed in: apple, software suites, comparison,

    Unsung Heroes of Open Source

    Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizen can change the world; indeed it’s the only thing that ever has - Magaret Mead I was inspired by this XCKD comic where almost a lot of modern web infrastructure is built upon free and open sourced software which some are maintained by a single person for years without any payment or support. In this scenario, if the maintainer decided to quit and a bug is found and not fixed, the consequences could be catastrophic.

    Filed in: open source, one-man show, comparisons,

    Apple M1 vs Intel 11th Gen Core i9

    Update: We also make a comparison between Intel’s latest Alder Lake CPU against the M1-series, from base to M1 Max. Read about it here The M1 chip, the first Apple Silicon, was released in November 2020 with much fan fare. It immediately blow people minds away as it is not only have lower power consumption, but higher performance than a lot of more expensive and more powerful chips offered by their competitors.

    Filed in: comparison, intel, m1, i9, apple,

    MacBook Air vs Pro: Which M1 Laptops Should You Buy?

    On WWDC 2020, Tim Cook announced to the world that Apple is making major changes on their Macs. They announced that they Macs will moving away from Intel CPU to their own CPU dubbed Apple Silicon. Couple months later and they introduce the M1 chip which ship on the lower end Macs namely the Mac Mini, MacBook Air and the lower end MacBook Pro 13". People are mind-blown by the M1 performance.

    Filed in: comparisons, m1, macbook,

    Apple M1 vs Intel i7 11th Gen

    On June 2020, during WWDC, Apple announced that the will move their entire platform away from Intel to their own Apple Silicon with the first product coming before the end of 2020. By November 2020, Apple launched their first Apple Silicon for Mac with updated versions of their lowest end offerings: the base Mac Mini, the base MacBook Pro and the MacBook Air. Everybody mind was blown away by the performance not only in terms of raw power but also battery life.

    Filed in: m1, intel, comparisons,

    MagSafe: Past, Present and Future

    MagSafe is Apple elegant solution to the charging problem. It an epitome of Apple design and attention to detail. Attacking even the smallest and banest solution to the everyday problem to make life and the experience of using their devices better, which in the end, give the best possible experience for their device. Plug: Audiable allows you to listen to your favourite books while on the go. Sign up today for a free 30-day trial.

    Filed in: apple, magsafe, iphone, mac,

    Adobe Alternatives

    In design world, Adobe is basically the lingua franca of the trade. It is not by luck but because they are that good. However, over the years, Adobe products become extremely mature that it is hard to justify the monthly cost of maintaining it. Here are some alternatives for your consideration Plug: Try Audible Plus for 30-days free. Click the link below:- Pixelmator Pro - Adobe Photoshop Pixelmator Pro is one of the best editing tool I ever use.

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