I am hacking out this post on a 2012 macbook, which is 11 years old and 6 years past obsolete. Heck, if you consider anything with the intel chipset obsolete, then this is much further down that dark and forgettable road. The thing is, it works. Not amazingly well, but it works better than spending a thousand dollars I don’t have to spend. I think about these things constantly as I try to keep my tech just slightly above bleeding late, because I cannot begin to afford bleeding edge. When I cross that threshold, I’ll know I made it.
When thinking about what to upgrade, it always starts with portable electronics for me. I run mac products nearly exclusively. I carry an ipad 10, this old macbook (unless I have my work rig which is newer), last year’s Iphone (still paying) and a slightly outdated Iwatch. Outside of the macbook, the gear seems to be legit. I do need to consider the computer upgrade, because the work rig is neither mine nor something I can load software on to. I totally want to buy a new system and wire it up to my (outdated) Meta Quest 2 rig and start being the guy who works via VR. That feels right to me.
Some Thoughts:
- My lady discovered Girlfriend Reviews. Life will never be the same again.
- If I am being honest with myself, I miss having an existence with friends I go visit where we plan and stage events. The white elephant season left me feeling empty. It feels like everyone in our house but my partner and I went one of those parties. That is when I realized we don’t have parties to go to because none of our people are even as close as 1,000 miles away. Perhaps we need new people… or need to move. Or both.