A lot of time has passed since my
previous article due to the economy and the necessity of seeking
gainful employment in this (for lack of a better term) depression.
Nothing like a little obstacle to make you realize that you are old and
disposable.
Had I known better, I would have joined the computer club in high
school (circa 1979) and not concentrated on film photography.
I am now working
again and can spend sometime updating everyone on the computer events
in Casa de Hatchett. I have decided that OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion is
just a bridge too far at the moment and will be content with OS X 10.7 Lion and my "old"
MacBook. The main reason I went to an Intel processor was to use iCloud
to keep my iCalendar and Address Book up to date across my Apple
devices - which it does wonderfully.
Like everyone else, I have noticed that Apple is concentrating on
it's mobile products. The Big Three for Apple are now iPhone, iPad, and
iPod. I'm sure that Mac laptops and the Mac Pro will still soldier on, but
Apple's heart is just not in it. In fact, the whole industry is
slouching towards mobile, complete with dueling lawyers.
I'll be looking for a new iPad, because my original iPad does not support iOS 6, and my wife
keeps borrowing it to play Solitaire. I really use my iPad more than I
use my MacBook. I'm pretty happy with the iPad - it's small and makes
watching TV while blogging very easy. Maybe the "post PC" era will be
okay, but if you want to do some data-intensive work, don't toss that
laptop and desktop just yet.
I have discovered that my new place of employment is using iPads as
well, and my own experience has instantly made me an "expert" on them.
Kinda makes you wonder if the business world will be "iPad resistant"
after all. Probably not.
I'll keep you updated with the process of using iPads at work.
Should be fun.