

macOS, like Windows 11, does a lot, maybe too much. What I will say, broadly, is that the simplicity of early Mac is long gone. For as much as I’ve written about Apple and its impressive hardware and software ecosystem, there were a lot of surprises. I also kept a sort of diary, daily missives about my experiences, discoveries, and, yes, frustrations. I have not touched my Microsoft Surface Pro 8 for 25 days and counting. I made a commitment at the beginning of March to use Apple's MacBook Air running the M2 Apple silicon, one of the best laptops on the market, and macOS 13 (Ventura) and not just for part of the time.

Anytime I review a Mac, or spend a little time digging into macOS, I marvel at the beauty of the hardware and the richness of the operating system. macOS, and the MacBooks and iMacs and Mac Pros and Mac minis that run it, bear little resemblance to the friendly system I used almost 30 years ago. Obviously, things are very different now.
