Understanding what's inside my computer is empowering, and oddly enough, now I feel even more prepared for the future. After all, we pirates don't get paid when our ship is stuck in space dock.

Maybe I could learn to work in coffee shops or on a couch, but this system helps me focus and keeps my wrists in decent condition. And I keep my monitors in circulation for a long time, so the difference in pixel densities would be more of a distraction than anything else.Īm I clinging to a hokey religion that's no match for a good blaster at my side? I dunno.

(Yep, I use the number pad!) I treat my laptops like Mac Minis that can move between a few different desks depending what I'm working on. Most of my work is done at a desk with a big monitor, full-size keyboard and an ambidextrous ergonomic mouse / Magic Trackpad combo. High-density displays are extremely useful on a phone and certainly the future of computing, but they aren't mission-critical for me. You're probably thinking, 'don't you miss all those gorgeous Retina pixels?' Honestly, no.

2015 macbook pro 13 inch upgraded