Matisyahu's Blog

I’ve come back after getting my mum’s new computer setup (we bought a USB hub, mouse, keyboard etc from the local computer store) and what shocked me was how good Windows 11 actually is – not just surprised but substantially better than Windows 10 especially given that it is running on modern hardware, AMD Ryzen™ AI 9 HX 370, which makes use of the Zen 5 architecture. At the moment I am looking at the Beelink GTR9 Pro AMD Ryzen™ AI Max+ 395 for my desktop and the Surface Laptop 7 for my desktop given that I do my heavy lifting on my desktop and my laptop is primarily for productivity and navigating the internet using Chrome. Long story short, the pulling factor that first bought me to use Macs in the first place are disappearing at the decision by Apple to focus on everything but getting the basics done well tells me that the Mac platform is no longer a priority for Apple. On a side note, I tried using Samsung Pass but it doesn’t work on a generic PC – Samsung need to update their store description to reflect the fact that it only works on Samsung devices.

On more positive news, I have received the result back for the HbA1c and liver test – I started off last year at 89 then three months later with diet and exercise it dropped down to 42 and now it is sitting at 37 with the liver function being normal. My doctor has scheduled another test in 3 months so I’ll be focusing on getting that number down to the low 30s which will make me happy. I’m lucky that I had my accident and the issue could be caught early and treated than left until it was too late with the health complications that come with it.