Big week for Apple Announcements

Three in total – first was iMac with M4 chip – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaB7nCdId0Y

Next was Mac mini M4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtFm9n3NVzE

Then last there was the new MacBook Pro with M4 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0cmfY7qdmY

New minimum memory of 16GB on all these new machine

iOS 18.1 and Mac OS 15.1 (along with other updates) released on Monday to give you the first installment of Apple Intelligence (which so far is really good)

New Siri border animation

So… do you upgrade to the new hardware?

I always ask myself “Does the new hardware do something I want to do, or is my existing hardware struggling with day to day work?”

If the answer is yes to either then I investigate the new hardware further

I upgraded my iPhone 14 Pro to the iPhone 16 Pro to get Apple Intelligence and the new cameras and camera button

Taylor upgraded his MacBook Pro to get a bigger screen and more storage

This decision process works well for all hardware upgrades

New Web App for BNI Traffic Lights

Different levels based on a points system

Green is the best – means you are getting the best out of your BNI membership

Points are calculated on a rolling 6 month period

End of each month your points are recalculated and your level may change

These have been done manually, but automation would be better

The web app will show you what your new level and points are, and what you can do to move up

Trial run underway – then it would be good to roll it out to the region and the rest of the UK

75 Day Challenge update

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Chapters

[00:00:00]: Introduction to the Podcast

[00:00:39]: Apple Announcements and New Products

[00:01:57]: New MacBook Pro Features

[00:04:29]: Apple Intelligence and Software Updates

[00:08:29]: Deciding on Hardware Upgrades

[00:10:33]: Taylor’s Web App for BNI Reports

[00:12:06]: Understanding BNI Traffic Lights

[00:13:38]: Automating BNI Report Analysis

[00:17:28]: Future Plans for the Web App

[00:20:31]: Conclusion and Podcast Details