Only a few understand the dopamine hit that walking into this classroom as a kid delivered.

23 years ago today, Apple introduced what remains the greatest laptop of all time: the 12-inch PowerBook G4.

He who laughs last, laughs best.

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I went digging through my Mac App Store history and revisited the very first apps I downloaded, including Courier, Flight Control HD, Pixelmator Classic, FaceTime (yes, I actually paid for it), and of course, Twitterrific.

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It's been 15 years since Apple launched the Mac App Store (January 06, 2011).

Good Morning.

Back in my day, you didn’t download apps. You went to the Apple Store to see if they had them.

New Year, New Apps: 2026 Edition Three new apps to ring in the new year. Reclaim six years of your life, learn something new, and a journal app for people who don’t like to journal. basicappleguy.com/basicapplebl...

Apple Watch G3

Happy 2026! This was the Apple homepage from a decade ago. Feel old yet?

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I need it on my desk now!

The emotional hangover of a tense Christmas with family is very real. My Apple Watch recorded a nearly 20% deviation from my usual sleep time.

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Merry Christmas

Lesser known Apple Watch Workouts: Last-Minute Christmas Shopping 🎁

The stockings were hung by the chimney with care...

My 2025 Apple Product Tier List

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Find the 2013 Trashcan Mac Pro 🔍

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iPhone concepts from 2006, a year before the iPhone actually launched...

It’s wild that Apple still charges $60 more for the black Magic accessories than the white ones.

AirPods Max launched five years ago today.

Holiday HomePods 🎁 🎅🏻

Ink Cloud Wallpaper Marking eight years since the launch of the iconic iMac Pro. basicappleguy.com/haberdasher...

Something tells me @neildegrassetyson.com gave Apple a call, because in 26.2 the Jupiter Environment on Vision Pro now includes the planet’s rings, which were missing in 26.1. 🪐

Hard to believe it’s been nearly a decade. AirPods went on sale nine years ago today...

Raise your hand if your Friday night plans are installing the 26.2 update across all your Apple devices... 🙋

A boy becomes a man when he finally throws out his old Apple boxes… or so my wife keeps telling me.

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Puppy teeth 🐶

Five years ago today, Apple introduced the AirPods Max.

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Apple updated their leadership page

Lesser Known Apple Watch Workouts: Shovelling Snow ❄️

The 2025 Ugly Christmas Sweater dropping soon... 🎄🎅🏻

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Oh no, not this guy...

The @theverge.com recently released a podcast ranking Apple's best gadgets - from AirTag to Vision Pro. Here's my rating scale: “best is deliberately all-encompassing... It's not most successful. It's not most lucrative. It's not highest tech... It is all of those things & many more."

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