And then came the #MacBook #neo. And I’m really not sure what to buy. I know that the neo and the air both can do what I need them to do today (even with the limited RAM of the Neo). But can they - like my 2018 pro - in 6-7 years? I want the device for as long as possible.

Also, a backlit keyboard is nice to have. But then again, a dedicated SD card slot of the pro is very nice to have.

I just totally justified for myself another reason why having two laptops can be really helpful: when I'm doing transcription, I can have my document up on one screen with dictation going (my process is to re-dictate about 75% of the recording because I do the notes in a particular style; then about 25% is typing out names and explanations that dictation cannot figure out), and I don't have to pop out of that screen to my browser in order to look up a definition or acronym (and there are a lot of acronyms that I am clueless about thrown around in the meetings that I transcribe).

I can just open up the other laptop and do a search, and it doesn't interrupt my document flow or stop dictation.

BUT, dictation on the Mac has a HUGE bug: for some reason, in Pages, every time I stop dictation to do some typing, when I try to start dictation again via the hot key I have set up, I have to minimize the document window and then reopen the document window in order for it to work again.

It's apparently not a known bug in Pages (though there are plenty of questions about it in the Apple forums with no answers), and there's no work around unless I don't stop dictating (which is impossible because a aforementioned acronyms, proper names, etc.).

Dictation also automatically turns itself off if I don't keep talking and I have to do the same thing.

Having to save the document, minimize the window, and then re-open the window is a big time-waster, adding probably 45 minutes to the entire process overall.

Anyway, besides the sheer enjoyment of having it (oooh, shiny, and fun to play chess on), I've just justified the purchase of the #MacBook #Neo once more! 😂

Air statt Neo: https://micro.thosch.blog/2026/04/12/air-statt-neo.html

Letztlich war ich relativ sicher, dass das #MacBook #Neo für mich die richtige Wahl sein könnte. Ist nun doch ein 2022er MacBook #Air geworden. #MacBookNeo #MacBookAir

Air statt Neo

Letztlich war ich relativ sicher, dass das #MacBook #Neo für …

On This Day 11th April 2013.

EI-LRE, Airbus A321-253NX Neo, Aer Lingus, flying over my back garden at 36000 feet, en route from Munich to Dublin.

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So... Microsoft has a 2-front #DesktopOS battle on its hands now with both this (France is not the only one) and the market share assault from the #Apple #Neo on #Windows.
And then I'm not even mentioning the big retreat-from-the-cloud movement that is building....

https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/

France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins

France is transitioning government desktops to Linux, with each ministry required to formalize its implementation plan by autumn 2026.

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sssiv - all the time (from "sssiv 2", May 8, PCC0023DR)

dreampop - neo-psych - indie folk (copenhagen / los angeles)

https://sssiv.bandcamp.com/track/all-the-time-2

“All the Time” began, like all songs on sssiv 2, as an improvisation: a quiet conversation between Stephen’s sparse bass line and Sasha’s droning, minimalist guitar, unfolding over Sara’s steady, danceable drum groove. The track carries an upbeat yet quietly melancholic atmosphere - warm, spacious, dreamlike - with a certain sense of softness, calm and reassurance.

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/ Nikolaj

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Wenn es sowas wie einen IT wizard gibt, dann ist es der DosDude, für mich ist das was er macht näher an Zauberei als alles andere.
Mal eben ein #MacBook #neo mit 1TB SSD bestücken.
https://youtu.be/bIeEGeTd5DE
UPGRADING a MacBook Neo using iPhone Parts

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