Essential apps on my Mac: 2024

I rely on my MacBook Pro for both life and work. As such, I have a wide range of apps installed for business administration, software development, design, photography, and everything in between. Here’s a list of the apps I use heavily, regardless of the project I’m working on at the moment. Alfred 5 Alfred 5 is a powerful Spotlight replacement for Mac. It offers file search, shortcuts, dictionary, and recently, AI integration....

May 18, 2024

About that iPhone announcement

USB-C. It’s about time, but for models with A16, it’s still running USB 2.0. Probably due to the lack of USB 3.0 controller in the chipset. Not that anyone would be troubled by the sub-GB/s bandwidth in this wireless age, but for an industry flagship product to have technology THIS old is kind of comical. With the weaker Yen, the new iPhone 15 Pro base model costs about the same as a month’s rent for my house....

September 13, 2023

MacBook Pro 14-inch, 2nd gen

I’ve been with it for over a month now. This is easily the best computer I’ve ever owned. I don’t have to go over the performance and battery life offered by Apple Silicon, as its superiority is apparent in spec sheets and rave reviews. Still, this thing handles pretty much everything I throw at it. As a technical startup CEO, I split my time between People, Capital, Product and Administration. MacBook Pro will keep up with it for an entire day....

July 16, 2023