Been a year......

It's been a year since I have posted anything on this blog.

With the new year around the corner and Christmas in a few days.  Any new hardware in your lives? For 2018 I have upgraded to the iPhone XS Max, a newer Dell Optiplex 7050 slimline desktop with 16GB RAM, first SSD: 512GB, second SSD: 256GB.

What would it take, make me leave Windows for the first time in my life and career(25 years)

Right now: I have installed the new Falls Creator Update on 7 pc's. 3 have failed and/or been a fist fight and days of labor to get it going. Of those 3 I had to wipe the pc and re load fresh with the ISO from Microsoft that includes the Falls Creator Update. And these 3 pc's: Dell OptiPlex, Lenovo Thinkpad and a Dell Dimension. How in the hell does this happen? There is nothing funky loaded on these machines. All 3 are 2-3 years old. So what would make me leave Windows for the first time in 30 years? This continual crap level of stability. Oh on 1 machine I got the FCU going, Edge was total crap, froze on every web page. I found some Power Shell script to run off a Microsoft Forums page and that fixed it. What that scrip did, I have no clue. But I am totally fracking fed up with Windows. I've supported it my entire career. But after 25 years, I'm about done. What is Microsoft's main focus on Windows 10? The new Fluent Design...making windows (notice small w) transparent when they overlay each other. Seriously.. eye candy.. how about stability! So, what would it take me to leave? Show me an iMac that can run Office 365, OneDrive, Chrome, NOT blue screen, and updates that actually install and work! PS. I am in contact with some 3rd level Microsoft Tech Support, they really have no clue either. Hell, I found the PowerShell script to run myself. Their answer is: Call Dell, it's gotta be a hardware issue, wipe and re load. WTF? Oh... you'll love this one... It's a partition error! Not enough space in one of the hidden partitions.... again wtf??... the God damn SSD is standard from Dell. Odd all the other major updates from Microsoft installed fine. I already live 80% off my iPhone 8... maybe I would be better moving to a Mac for integration.

Developers and creative pros are blasting Apple’s new MacBook Pro

Reminder: The current Mac Pro page brags about the performance with Aperture, a program that Apple retired 2+ years ago

The 2016 MacBook Pro ships with RAM and processor specs that are nearly identical to the 2010 model. Deja vu?
RAM:
At least it feels like that, because the MacBook Pro has had options of up to 16 GB of RAM since 2010. The only difference now is that you pay for the update.
Processors:
The MacBook Pro had options with 2.4 gigahertz dual-core processors back in 2010. Anything new in 2016? Not really, well… nope.

Blake Lowry of Pixel Rants notes:

Now Microsoft showed off it’s new computing device, precisely aimed at artists, designers, and photographers. Their new Surface Studio is the holy grail for for creatives, like myself. I’ve long wanted a computer to completely replace a drafting or drawing table. The Surface Studio is a no compromise machine for people that are setting out to create things. From it’s massive 28″ touch screen, low angle adjustment. palm rejection, high color output, over 4k screen, and insane specs, it’s gives you everything a creative wants. Oh, not to forget about the cool input the Dial allows.
The new MacBook Pro, by contrast, looks to be targeting consumers and prosumers as opposed to full-on professionals. I can’t think of an excuse an artist would make to choose a MacBook Pro over a Surface Studio, well except price and portability, and even then there’s a really good argument to be made about the new Surface Book. But we’re talking about no-compromise tools for professionals. I envision art departments with rows of the Studio. Just walk up to it like a drawing table and get busy. It’s a remarkable time to be a creative.

Smirk/Irony Story: Tim Cook CEO of Apple gets grief for blurry Super Bowl photo

Tim Cook CEO of Apple gets grief for blurry Super Bowl photo

http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/news/2016/02/08/tim-cook-blurry-photo/80002162/