My previous 4K Asus Pro Art screen that I purchased in early 2019 gave up the ghost so I purchased a new 6K version for roughly the same price as the previous one. I love how technology leaps ahead. It's not a cheap screen but good value when I consider how many hours I spend behind a computer. It is wonderful for editing and viewing photos.
I headed to the Apple Store with my MacBook Pro to solve a nagging technical glitch—the kind that makes you feel like an expert just for booking the appointment. I stood before the "Genius," ready to demonstrate the issue, only to hit a literal wall.
The trackpad was dead. The cursor wouldn't budge. I couldn't even log in.
The Genius was stymied. We tried every reset, every key command, and every diagnostic trick in the book. For twenty minutes, we stared at a frozen screen in a state of high-tech consternation. The mystery was absolute.
Then, my hand brushed against my trousers.
I felt a familiar, rounded bulge in my pocket. A memory flickered: “Oh yes, I brought my Bluetooth Apple Mouse.”
I reached in and pulled it out. Not only was it in my pocket, it was switched on. My thigh had been "clicking" and "scrolling" the entire time, effectively hijacking the computer and locking out the trackpad.
I looked at the mouse. I looked at the Genius. The "problem" was solved, but my dignity was officially beyond repair.
Apple has started creating it's own chips and they are incredibly powerful in terms of speed and battery life. This felt like the perfect opportunity to upgrade my laptop. With its 64gb of Ram, it's lightning fast. I'm so happy with it. I gave my old Macbook Pro that I bought in 2015 to Chris. He was delighted.
This screen is amazing! Editing photos on it is a delight.
I'm totally in love with the wonderful 15 inch computer. I'm now totally hooked on Apple. The aesthetics and quality and service are unparalleled. It also talks beautifully with my iPhone. Also, I love the Mac operating system, finding it much more intuitive and pleasing than Windows. I'm so glad I got to learn it by helping Sue with her iMac a couple of years previously.
Sue decided to get a Mac to replace her old Windows computer and I helped her quite a bit set it up and maintain it. I'm so glad I did as I gradually got to know and like the Apple operating system and this, along with my love for my iPhone, played a big part in my moving to Apple in 2015.
I love this amazing software. It allows me to make localised adjustments to parts of the photo to really make parts of it pop or bring out details. It integrates with Lightroom. I like it so much I did a presentation to the Mosman Photography Club on editing photos and included it, along with Lightroom.
Craig introduced me to this amazing software and it has revolutionised by photo management and editing. It is built by photographers for photographers from the ground up and is so much more intuitive than Photoshop.
I completely and utterly love this software. Since I was at school, I have loved mind mapping and Mindmanager makes creating maps so easy. I'm using it all the time for brainstorming and also for managing my life.
I have always loved technology and gadgets. In the 1990's, long before iPhones, I organised my life with a Psion that I absolutely adored. First with a Psion 3 and then a Psion Revo. The Psion was an invaluable aid at Old Mutual and later, I used it to help organise my trip when I did tour-leading in the Middle East in 2001.
Later, in 2005, when working at Volvo I used a Compaq iPac.
My Psion was a milestone that led to so many aspects of my future life:
I bought a very portable but expensive laptop when I joined Old Mutual. It allowed me to work on reports when I visited the branches. I didn't use it that much, though, and it was stolen from my desk at work a year or so later.
I had a Commodore 64 as a child at school but got my first proper computer in 1992 when I was in the final years of my marketing degree at Old Mutual. It was running Windows 3 and it was an instant love affair. I have wonderful memories of doing my final marketing thesis on it.
My first introduction to spreadsheeting in my first year at university. I seem to remember it was Lotus 123 but I may be wrong. I fell in love with it. Spreadsheets have the capacity to convert chaos to order and I have had a life-long love for them.
At university, Mum would type my essays and reports while I read them out. A great partnership!
Gordon Howard, our senior school Biology teacher, had one and gave us some fascinating demos of the power of the device. He really understood early on how much they would impact all our lives.
