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Back of Mac mini showing Thunderbolt /USB 4

What Is Apple’s “Thunderbolt / USB 4” vs. PC-Windows Thunderbolt 4?

Well… I really like how Apple is presenting Thunderbolt as "Thunderbolt / USB 4" on its latest Macs. You see, Thunderbolt 4 finally promises PC/Windows users all the features Thunderbolt 3 has long offered Apple users. For Mac users, full Thunderbolt capability has always been present. This has been true since the first Macs with Thunderbolt 3 (Thunderbolt USB-C). What...

2013 MacBook Pro on Big Sur wallpaper with black screen

macOS Big Sur Reportedly Causing Problems for Certain MacBook Pros

I usually wait a few months before upgrading to the latest and greatest macOS, or at the very least, the first major revision (macOS 11.1 in this case). But this time around, I decided to bite the bullet and load up Big Sur on my MacBook Pro. The result? So far, so good. But that hasn’t been the case for many.

MacSysAdmin 2020: OWC & The Transition to Thunderbolt 4

Not a lot of people have heard of the MacSysAdmin conference held in Gothenburg, Sweden, every fall. My first time there three years ago, I didn’t know what to expect. Here’s a conference which is so unlike the many conferences I have attended in the past. It is held in a small city in Sweden, there is only one track, it has a limited number of attendees, and all the speakers are available for all four days to answer anybody’s questions or discuss topics of interest.

Larry O’Connor Unpacks Thunderbolt 4 and More Live on FCP.co

From the latest Thunderbolt 4 technology and the world’s first Thunderbolt Hub to the ThunderBay Flex 8 storage platform and how the company’s sustainability and technology helped get the new Kiss the Ground documentary ready for Netflix, Larry dove deep during this live session with Peter Wiggins, Chris Fenwick, Felipe Baez, and Sam Mestman.

retro apple ipod

Retro Apple: iPod – A Comprehensive Look From Then Until Now

le’s road to success is paved with many products that no longer exist. Some have simply become redundant thanks to newer products with more functionality, while others were unceremoniously dumped from the Apple product line. Today we’ll look at a wildly successful Apple product that is still being sold, but in a much different format — the iPod.

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