In A Tech Matrix

I thought I was out; Apple pulled me back in. At the start of this year, my previous iPad and MacBook were gone. Cross-platform and third-party apps had decoupled me from Apple; I was using my HP Victus gaming laptop — a PC. But my iPhone remained (and was upgraded). And…so…I re-embraced the whole Apple ecosystem. I would settle all-in (I’ve tried!), yet despite my sincere intentions, something always breaks me out of Apple’s walled-garden (at least for a season). I'm a chronic switcher a.k.a. tinkerer. There are three basic tech setups that I frequent: All-in Apple All-in Google A smorgasboard As mentioned, I was recently all-in Apple. Now I’m mostly-in Google with a mix of others. (And no, I’m not likely settled in.) Why All Apple Why do I tend to dive into Apple’s ecosystem? This one is easy to explain. I'm basically stuck with the iPhone (it’s all your fault, Apple phone) since each of my family members has one. I haven't been able to get my wife to switch to Android (though we…