Thoughts on Technology

I’ve been using a pair of travel routers, and have some thoughts on them. Check out the post for more.

MKBHD has a good review of the new iPhone 18 Pro. Looks like a great update.

My wife wanted a new laptop, and asked for a Windows-based machine. We bought her the Dell XPS 13 reviewed in the linked article, and I’ve been setting it up for her over the past few days. Bottom line: I’m impressed.

Overlap is a great example of a well-executed single-use app. It helps quickly see the time in other time zones as well as find the best time for all involved (the overlap) to meet. Highly recommended.

You’d think that there would be a ton of good 3-in-1 MagSafe travel chargers, but they have all left something to be desired, until now. The Mophie 3-in-1 Portable Travel Charger is excellent.

A recent meeting I attended had a fun icebreaker question, something along the lines of, “What was your first favorite video game?” I had two answers, one for an arcade game (Tempest), and one for a computer game: Telengard. What a blast from the past!

Yikes, 41%! I’m honestly surprised that people actually use LinkedIn for more than staying connected to former colleagues. I never go there to read long-form writing.

What a rollercoaster this device has been on. After the long delay since it was rumored to arrive, it might now have to go head-to-head with OpenAI’s rumored device. If the current state of Siri AI (in beta) and GPT-Live are any indication, it’s going to be a fight.

This is an extraordinary moment, to be sure. Still, how you meet moments like this gives an indication whether your values are strongly held, or just light commitments, kept when they are easy. It doesn’t surprise me that Meta’s were the latter. Let’s see how Apple does with its commitments.