Even though I have been an Apple person since the early 1980’s, I have always been slow on getting the latest technology. My first Apple product was an Apple ][+ that I purchased used from a family friend, and I used it to write papers while I was a freshman at UCLA. I then bought a Mac Plus but after the Mac SE/30 and Mac II were available. Even now, my Macbook Air is from 2012. For iOS, I had been using a hand-me-down iPhone 6S, and my “newest” tablet is an iPad Air 2.
I have been having a lot of problems with the Bluetooth on my iPhone 6S. It would connect, but the connection is terrible. The audio would skip, then stop altogether. This is consistent across multiple wireless speakers and headphones, and those devices work fine with other phones and tablets. This past Monday, I finally bit the bullet and bought a new iPhone 12. It was blue with 128GB of memory. I looked at the Pro version but could not justify spending a lot more basically for a better camera.
I am still trying to get used to not having a home button. The Face ID seems like a good idea, but with the pandemic and mask wearing, it is actually much slower than using the fingerprint method of previous iPhone models. I find myself punching in the passcode all the time, and unconsciously searching for the home button with my thumb.
I think the next item on the purchase list is a new Macbook. I almost bought one of the new M1 models but decided to wait and see if there will be more models out this year (14″ Macbook Pro), or if there will be a M1X or M2 processor. My old iPad is still good for Zoom calls and the occasional game so that can wait.
Life with chronic diseases 