Sharing My Experiences
Back in 2017 I purchased a refurbished late 2015 iMac MK482LL. It's still going on strong for what I use it for - mainly development. It came with a 27" screen, 2TB Fusion drive, and an Intel i5 3.3GHz quad-core CPU. The Fusion drive truly makes a difference and the 2TB model has a larger …
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Apple and Best Buy have a good trade in value for iPad Mini 4 - but not for long. I took advantage of it and upgraded it to the 6th gen iPad (2018).
I have always looked at tablets as a gaming device. I have yet to use them to be productive. Being a programmer I can't use it to develop anything, at least I have yet to figure out a workflow. I have owned several tablets, both Android and iOS. I can't get past just playing games …
I came across a good deal on a refurbished late 2015 iMac MK482LL. The brand new price for this particular model is $2299 but I was able to get it for $1599, plus 10% eBay Bucks. The promotion maxes out at $100 but I still consider it an additional discount. I've seen them as low …
Best Buy dropped the Mac Mini price by $100. Open-box versions got an additional 10% off. So the low-end MGEM2LL/A version was as low as $355. I had a $40 gift card, so I figured why not. I needed an Apple desktop at home anyway to replace a broken one from 2007 MB138LL/A. This Mac …
It's been two long years since I got a new iPhone. It's been a year since I bought a new cell phone (Nexus 6P). I've been bouncing back and forth between iOS and Android and now I'll be committing to the Apple ecosystem - well mostly. What's new? The antenna line on the back, below …
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I shared how I configured Windows 10 for my web development needs. In this post, I will share how I configured OSX Yosemite 10.10.5. I will be using Homebrew to install everything I need. This is a great package manager available on OSX that’s similar to apt-get on Debian and yum on Red Hat. So …
