The Micro.blog challenge word for day 25 is “code”. I write macOS and iOS code for a living. Also I need to clean my screen. 📷 #mbfeb

Mac showing Xcode project

The Micro.blog challenge word for day 11 is “machine”. I have a collection of old Macs in a corner of my office; antique PowerPC-based machines, including an early iBook, an original iMac, a G5 tower, a Mac mini, plus some ancient displays etc. 💻🖥📷 #mbfeb

Antique Macs

A couple more old reference books: the manuals for THINK’s Lightspeed Pascal (1988) and THINK Pascal (1991), plus some more books on my shelf. 📚

Pascal manuals

Pascal manuals

Old books on shelf

Yesterday I moved back into my upstairs office, after being downstairs since October 2016. As a bonus, I now have another screen (as if I didn’t have plenty). Some leftover junk to tidy away still. Jenn has now moved to the downstairs desk (3rd pic, when empty). 💻🖥🖥

Upstairs office

Leftovers

Downstairs desk

The Micro.blog challenge word for day 19 is “possible”. With everyone raving about Apple’s new M1 Macs, I can feel my resistance to buying one breaking down… it’s possible I’ll end up getting one after all… for my work, yeah. 💻 #mbnov

MacBook Air

Congrats to the people at Apple on the release of Macs using the new Apple Silicon M1 chip. Looks like excellent improvements in several kinds of performance. I’m not in the market for a new Mac yet, but will be keen to upgrade when the iMac joins the transition.