4th June, 2019.
Hmmm …
I have to say, I’m a bit of an Apple fanboy, I really am.
So the company’s announcement — at this year’s World Wide Developer’s Conference — of its new Mac Pro was …
Well, lets just say it caught my attention shall we?
However good or bad Jonny Ives’ narration is!
The price caught my eye, too.
The baseline model costs some $5, 999: roughly £4,700.
Fully loaded?
Well … the figures I’ve tell me buying a couple of minis would be cheaper.
The cars, I should add.
For my computing needs? It’s using a fourteen pound sledge hammer to crack a nut.
But I wouldn’t say no to one, if you were offering.
~≈∑≈~
The other thing that DID catch my eye … ?
Was Apple’s announcement … about iTunes.
It looks like Apple are to replace the app on the Mac platform with the release of macOS 10.15 Catalina.
With Podcast, TV and Music apps.
I’m … concerned, to say the least.
I — like many of us — have a large music collection: and could prefer to keep it.
How will it be affected by the planned move? Will it be wiped? Unusable? Work with the planned Music app? Will I be able to buy music on the Music store, or just stream it?
There’s issues, there.
I’ve got a few movies and TV shows I’ve bought from the store. Will they still be accessible? Will I still be able to watch them on the AppleTV? Will I be able to buy, or rent more? Will the cash left in my account still be accessible?
More to the point?
My media collection includes a lot of
mp4 and m4v files from back-up DVDs and blu-rays.
Will I still be able to play then on my AppleTV, with the replacement software?
Or will I have to use the AppleTV version of
VLC?
I don’t know.
That’s why I’m a little concerned.
~≈∑≈~
At any rate … tonight, I’ve been able to able to sae I’ve had a longish day: in Basildon Hospital: returning a bit of kit used for an overnight test.
Got myself back home …
Had dinner …
Look, it’s not I’m addicted: I’ve just got a dose of ambient train music, right now!
~≈∑≈~
