{"id":33922,"date":"2020-12-01T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-12-01T07:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macradio.net\/blog\/?p=33922"},"modified":"2020-12-01T16:08:57","modified_gmt":"2020-12-01T23:08:57","slug":"newsletter-issue-1012-about-the-stuff-most-of-us-dont-care-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2020\/12\/newsletter-issue-1012-about-the-stuff-most-of-us-dont-care-about\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #1012: About the Stuff Most of Us Don&#8217;t Care About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve worked for years as a tech journalist. I\u2019ve written for a number of major publications, including a large national newspaper, USA Today, and thus I want to think that I have at least a passing idea of how the other half lives. In this case, other half means someone who can enjoy lots of tech gear without taking out the credit card or making monthly payments on it all.<\/p>\n<p>Now it\u2019s not as if you actually get to keep the latest and most expensive gadgetry from Apple and other companies. Most expect you to return that stuff within a specified period of time. Apple, for example, has a loan program for reviewers. You \u2014 or the publication you work for \u2014 has to sign an agreement, and the gear must be returned on time. While extensions are sometimes granted, if you don\u2019t return the items, you won\u2019t be able to borrow any more. Despite having more money than many countries, Apple watches every dollar, and that certainly makes sense.<\/p>\n<p>Some companies let you hold onto the gear on an extended basis, meaning you probably don\u2019t have to bother to return it. After all, it\u2019s not as if the company will recondition and send the item to another reviewer, although some do that. So despite what some people think, I am not awash in tech gear. I have to actually pay for this stuff I own, so I have one iPhone, my wife has one iPhone and one dying iPad. My desktop gear consists of a 2010 MacBook Pro (regarded by Apple as \u201cvintage\u201d for several years), and a Late 2014 iMac (which has just been declared \u201cvintage\u201d).<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2020\/12\/newsletter-issue-1012\/#about\"><strong>Continue Reading\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019ve worked for years as a tech journalist. I\u2019ve written for a number of major publications, including a large national newspaper, USA Today, and thus I want to think that I have at least a passing idea of how the other half lives. 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