What is good technology — 10 years of Mac

As the saying goes, you need the right tool for the job. For the past 10 years, my computer of choice has been the MacBook Pro. I bought my first one, a 15-inch early 2011, in March 2012. When that started conking out in 2016, I got a 13-inch 2015 model. My current MacBook Pro, the last of the Intel 16-inch models, I bought in 2020. That’s about four years a computer, which isn’t bad and certainly better than Windows laptops I’ve had that fell apart after two years.

There have been certain constants over the past 10 years.

First, regular OS upgrades. I started with OS X Lion, and I’m now on macOS Monterey. I get new updates every year like clockwork, along with service packs and bug fixes. All for free, and I can install them when I’m ready. With Windows, I never know when upgrades are supposed to arrive. When they do, it’s “Stop everything and install this right now, or we’ll install it and reboot anyway.” And Windows 11. When are we supposed to install it? How do we install it? Can we install it? What does it do besides put the Start menu in the center?

Next, how all the pieces of the Apple environment work together. My Mac works with my iPhone that works with my Apple Watch. I add something to my calendar, and it appears automatically on my other devices. I take a photo on my iPhone, and it shows up on my Mac. I get a…