Ivo’s Log

I have a plan!

Normally, I get very excited about the idea of having a plan. But soon enough, I crash into reality - the plan is always changing! Still, I don’t believe in the idea of “not having a plan”. We always have one — usually just an idea, a vague notion of something we want.

So maybe we don’t really have plans — we have ideas. And ideas evolve as we grow and move forward.

But this time, I really do have a plan (or at least, an idea). The idea is to change my entire technology foundation.

For over 15 years, I’ve been gradually moving everything into the Apple ecosystem. I think it started around 2010 (maybe earlier — I can't quite remember), when I bought a MacBook for my Electrical and Computer Engineering studies. Before that, I was using an LG laptop with dual-boot Windows/Linux. I tried many Linux distros, but when I switched to Mac OS X, everything changed. The experience was just... smooth. The OS, the machine — even the battery life was impressive back then.

In 2016, I got my first iPhone — the iPhone 6s — and that’s when the real magic happened. macOS and iOS worked so well together.

Since then, I never seriously considered leaving the Apple ecosystem. Everything just worked. I loved using my MacBook Pro, my iPhone, and my iPad Mini. But lately, Apple seems to be slowing down. Their software feels stagnant and boring. Nothing feels exciting anymore.

And this year, some questions started flashing through my mind:

So, a new plan started to form.

I want to have more freedom using my technology. I want the ability to change plans without so much friction. I want to share this process and how plans change.
I want to have fun again!

That’s the plan.