The bluetooth module on my mid-2012 MacBook Pro is
malfunctioning, and I don't know if a reboot would kick it back
in operation.
I have been using this laptop for (you guessed it) 6 years. I
often joke that I plan to use it till 2020. But deep down, I have
been yearning for a new computer for the past 1 year. After all,
I would like to play XCOM 2 and Civ 6 on my laptop without the
fan overspeeding the whole time.
The PC side of the aisle has produced some interesting products
in the last 2 years: the Dell XPS series, Lenovo X1, and
sometimes HP Spectre. I have read their reviews and contemplated
switching to Linux. macOS has stopped innovation in recent years.
The last big update features Siri. Which for all the love of dog
I can't use in the office.
But my recent exploration of useful software made me rediscover
DevonThink Pro Office and OmniFocus. I spent hefty bucks on them
a few years ago while I was fascinated by all those shiny apps on
Mac OSX (yes it was how macOS was called then), but only learn
to appreciate their power and elegance recently. They have made
macOS obligatory again.
.. and highlights how Apple itself overlooks its once glorious
hardware and software platform. The iPhone, sold at over $1,000 a
piece, is where profit and attention are. The Macs are becoming
thinner at the cost of reliability and performance. Apple
computers are becoming a difficult deal that I only take because
of third-party software.
I bought my first Mac when Apple still calls itself "Apple
Computer Inc." I understand phones and watches are where the
profit lies, and no one says Apple should stay in a business not
so profitable just because that's their first business (IBM no
longer make and sell typewriters). But if Apple no longer
consider itself a computer manufacturer, maybe it can do good by
stopping designing and making computers and allowing
hackingtoshes.
