iPad Pro ~ UTM via Trollstore

More than two years old, I wrote regarding UTM on iPad and my vision for iPad OS. Thanks to Apple for doing almost nothing interesting for the iPad. My iPad Pro had eaten too much dust and kept on iPad OS 16.2. Finally, TrollStore supported iOS and iPad OS 16. With that, I can run UTM with virtualisation support, and it can run faster than many x86 laptops. The new Stage Manager on iPad OS 16 was indeed a great addition or start for iPads to be somewhat productive, because it can support an external display and run multiple apps at the same time....

January 20, 2024 · 2 min · Yiheng

MacBook Pro 2019

The all new Mac Studio is fancy. It is much cheaper than buying the latest MacBook Pro. However, why do I need to buy it if I can buy a used MacBook Pro 2019 with Intel i9, AMD graphics and 1TB SSD for much less? The 2019 MacBook Pro is almost perfect for me. I used to own the 2017 15 inch MacBook Pro, and it worked great for me. The reason why I bought it was because of bootcamp as I said before in Apple M1 a year ago....

March 9, 2022 · 2 min · Yiheng

Two weeks with iPhone SE

Today, I returned my iPhone SE gen 1 to the seller. It was a short time with my little iPhone SE, but I enjoyed using the phone more than anything else. It is tiny and light unlike most flagship phones, but it is a fully functional phone. It runs the latest OS (iOS 15), and all apps are usable. The external resembles an iPhone 5, but it has an A9 chip inside....

February 10, 2022 · 4 min · Yiheng

Reminiscence ~ IOS

Since that fateful day I received my first iPhone running iOS 4, it has been more than 11 years. Yesterday, I said Apple is one of three life changing things in my life. This brings me back to the very early days of using iPhone and iOS. The good old days when I truly enjoyed using iOS. Those days can never come back but as long as I remember them, they are always somewhere in me and I can always…...

September 19, 2021 · 4 min · Yiheng

A15 Bionic

Another year, another boring event. Nothing is interesting since the iPhone X event. The notch this year is finally smaller but that notch is what stopping Apple. The new iPad mini is what iPhone 13 should be. Abandon the torch completely and move on with Touch ID and Type C. However, it is not enough. Apple can do better but they choose not to. One day, I want the iPhone to be like a desktop but first, Type C is required....

September 16, 2021 · 3 min · Yiheng

UTM

UTM is a virtualisation app for iOS and iPad OS. This is the only saviour for my new iPad Pro. ISH is simply too slow and took forever to compile my C/C++ code. Jekyll simple doesn’t work at all. With UTM, I can use Jykell with Debian at least but it is not great. Maybe, I should just download a git client on iOS and write my new post there....

August 16, 2021 · 2 min · Yiheng

My vision for iPad OS

Yesterday, I talked about my new iPad Pro M1. I love it and hate it at the same time. Today, I think I should talk about my vision of iPad OS. Apple may have something completely different in their mind but today, no Apple only me. The first iPad I used was the very first iPad. It was nothing special but a larger and powerful iPhone. My mom used to watch videos on it and she is still doing the same today....

August 11, 2021 · 4 min · Yiheng

iPad Pro M1

Today, I received my iPad Pro M1. The delivery is quick and I bought it because of the coupon I got from Apple. This device is amazing for an average user but very limiting for me. I enjoy everything Apple offers but it can never become a computer if the system is this limited. I received my coupon earlier this year after returning my Developer Transition Kit. It was a failure but that’s another topic....

August 10, 2021 · 4 min · Yiheng

Apple M1

Last year, Apple announced the transition to Apple silicon. This is a great thing moving forwards for Apple, but is it? I was extremely sceptical about it until I received a Mac mini M1 for work recently. Those benchmarks are not fake. M1 is fast and silent compared to an Intel based MacBook Pro. Do I enjoy using it? Absolutely. Will Apple succeed with this transition? Absolutely. However, I am still worried about it....

March 10, 2021 · 2 min · Yiheng