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2021 MacBook Pro: Classic features with a new engine

October 25, 2021 By Erik Christiansen Originally published at https://tech-bytes.net on October 25, 2021. Apple’s ‘Unleashed’ event happened on Oct 18th, and the company finally revealed their updated MacBook Pro laptops running on Apple Silicon. Today, The reviews are starting to trickle out. For a full breakdown of everything Apple…

Mac Book Pro

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2021 MacBook Pro: Classic features with a new engine
2021 MacBook Pro: Classic features with a new engine

Published in Mac O’Clock

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Apple’s M1 chip: Making desktop computing cool again

November 29, 2020 By Erik Christiansen Originally published at https://tech-bytes.net on September 14, 2020. My intention was not for this website to become the Apple blog, but the famous fruit company seems to be dominating much of the news cycle this year. This past summer, at the World Wide Developer…

Applesilicon

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Apple’s M1 chip: Making desktop computing cool again
Apple’s M1 chip: Making desktop computing cool again

Mar 14

The Steam Deck: Worlds collide

Originally published at https://tech-bytes.net on March 14, 2022. By Erik Christiansen Become a Patron The great advantage of console gaming is the simplicity. Yes, thanks to the Internet, console games often require day-one patches to perform properly. (This wasn’t a problem in the old days). Or, a download is required…

Steam Deck

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The Steam Deck: Worlds collide
The Steam Deck: Worlds collide

Published in EdTech Examined

·Jun 1, 2021

Bootstrapping an education technology podcast

What you need to learn — My colleague Kris Hans and I had never done a podcast, but we were determined to figure it out. Almost a year later and twenty-five episodes into our project, we wanted to share what we did to build the EdTech Examined podcast. How it started

Edtech

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Bootstrapping an education technology podcast
Bootstrapping an education technology podcast

May 25, 2021

The professional vs the amateur

(Originally published at erikchristiansen.net, May 24, 2021) I get a lot of questions about productivity from my students and colleagues. I suppose by being relatively well read on the subject of productivity, and by being “perceived” as productive, I have brought this on myself. …

Steven Pressfield

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The professional vs the amateur
The professional vs the amateur

Sep 14, 2020

Maximum fun: Do graphics matter as much in the next console generation?

By Erik Christiansen Originally published at https://tech-bytes.net on September 14, 2020. The launch of a new console generation is so very exciting. It’s one of the few things that genuinely makes me feel like I’m a kid again. Even if you’re not a gamer, new console generations are important milestones…

Gaming

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Maximum fun: Do graphics matter as much in the next console generation?
Maximum fun: Do graphics matter as much in the next console generation?

Published in Mac O’Clock

·Aug 18, 2020

RISCy business: The future of x86

Erik Christiansen Originally published at https://tech-bytes.net on August 16, 2020. Following the expected reveal that Apple was going to transition the Mac from Intel to Apple Silicon, I started thinking about what this would mean for the x86 architecture more broadly. This architecture has been at the heart of desktop…

X 86

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RISCy business: The future of x86
RISCy business: The future of x86

Published in Mac O’Clock

·Jul 17, 2020

OS cross-pollination and what it means for the Mac and iPad

By Erik Christiansen Originally published at https://tech-bytes.net on July 17, 2020. If you’ve been a Mac user for a long time, you know that the community can be fickle. On one hand, there’s a consistent complaint that the Mac platform doesn’t get nearly enough attention from Apple compared to iOS/iPadOS…

Mac

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OS cross-pollination and what it means for the Mac and iPad
OS cross-pollination and what it means for the Mac and iPad

Published in Mac O’Clock

·Jun 29, 2020

Apple Silicon: What it means for the Mac and the computer industry

Originally published at https://tech-bytes.net on June 29, 2020. Part of the WWDC 2020 series* By Erik Christiansen It’s no longer a rumour. Last week, Apple announced it was transitioning its entire line of Mac computers from Intel chips to its custom “Apple Silicon” over the next two years. Why is…

Apple Silicon

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Apple Silicon: What it means for the Mac and the computer industry
Apple Silicon: What it means for the Mac and the computer industry

Published in EdTech Examined

·May 26, 2020

How to migrate your data to a new Mac (and organize your digital life at the same time)

May 26, 2020 Working from home during COVID-19 means we need a decent computer. Unfortunately, with the economic uncertainty that the pandemic has brought, it’s not so easy to plunk down $1500 or more for a new laptop. The good news is that our laptops are lasting longer than ever. …

Macos

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How to migrate your data to a new Mac (and organize your digital life at the same time)
How to migrate your data to a new Mac (and organize your digital life at the same time)
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