Tag: macbook

  • Script to display Mac battery information

    Script to display Mac battery information

    You can see how this script makes that couple very happy. Quick and dirty script that shows your Mac battery information (health, cycles, etc). If an Apple keyboard or mouse is connected, it’ll also display the battery % of those. Outputs something similar to this (no mouse or keyboard connected): This works on zsh and…

  • Macbook Air M1 issues

    Macbook Air M1 issues

    I recently got my mom a Macbook Air M1, upgrading from a 2010 Macbook Pro (High Sierra). When migrating over from High Sierra to Big Sur, using Migration Assistant (my Synology TimeMachine kept on failing — but besides that, migration went smoothly) two issues came up that required calling Apple. But first off I noticed…

  • Yard Sale: Macbook Pro late 2013

    For sale due to getting a portable Macbook: Late 2013 Macbook Pro (15.4″ Retina) 2.3Ghz i7 (quad core + Hyper-Threading) 16Gb RAM 512Gb SSD Intel Iris onboard GFX + Nvidia GeForce GT 750M PCE GFX BE-Azerty keyboard €2445,41 in 28 October 2013 SUPER fast Minor scratch in the back of the LCD Minor (not very noticeable) corrosion…

  • Macbook Air vs Macbook Pro vs older Macbook Pro(s)

    So, I had to migrate from a Pro to an Air a few weeks ago. My Macbook got repaired (out of warranty, for 600ish damn euro) and I sold it. I waited for the new line of Macbooks and ordered myself a new one. I picked the Retina version. Just as with my previous Macbook…

  • My new Macbook Pro arrived

    … Restoring from TimeMachine… 1 hour and 16 minutes remaining… It took a weird route (Shanghai to Korea to Kazakhstan?!) but I finally got it. Yayyies. Later a blog post about what it’s like to migrate from a Macbook Air to a Macbook Pro again.

  • Macbook Air vs Macbook Pro

    While my 2010 Macbook Pro is at the Apple Repair shop for a (most likely) faulty GPU I borrowed a Macbook Air from Christophe. These are my random thoughts about it: It’s light. Very light. My bag is now too big and I can barely feel it hanging at my shoulder. It’s light. Very light.…