Archive for May 2021 - Page 3

    Reading List for April 2021

    As I have done the last three months, it is that time again for me to provide a monthly recap of what I have read. You can review the lists from January, February, or March. As is the case for most of my books and podcasts, I listened to most of these at 2x or possibly even slightly faster. This month I have listened to more audiobooks than in March, but still fewer than in January and February.

    I managed to listen to 31 books total, more than one a day on average. Of these 7 were ones that I listened to for the first time. I am not sure how many audiobooks that I will end up listening to in May, but time will tell.

    Title Author First Listen
    Bourne Supremacy (Bourne Book 2) Robert Ludlum No
    Bourne Ultimatum (Bourne Series 3) Robert Ludlum No
    Lock In (Lock In Book 1) John Scalzi No
    Head On: A Novel of the Near Future (Lock In Book 2) John Scalzi No
    Tunnel in the Sky Robert A. Heinlein No
    Snow Crash: A Novel Neal Stephenson No
    You’re Going to Mars Rob Dircks No
    Calico Joe: A Novel John Grisham No
    Old Man's War (Old Man's War Book 1) John Scalzi No
    The Ghost Brigades (Old Man's War Book 2) John Scalzi No
    The Sagan Diary (Old Man's War Book 2.5) John Scalzi No
    The Last Colony (Old Man's War Book 3) John Scalzi No
    Zoe’s Tale (Old Man's War Book 4) John Scalzi No
    The Human Division (Old Man's War Book 5) John Scalzi No
    The End of All Things (Old Man's War Book 6) John Scalzi No
    What If?: Serious Scientific Answers to Absurd Hypothetical Questions Randall Munroe No
    How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems Randall Munroe No
    Vicarious Rhett C. Bruno Yes
    Collapsing Empire (Interdependency Book 1) John Scalzi No
    Consuming Fire (Interdependency Book 2) John Scalzi No
    Last Emperox (Interdependency Book 3) John Scalzi No
    Redshirts: A Novel with Three Codas John Scalzi No
    The Rolling Stones Robert A. Heinlein No
    Gateway Frederick Pohl No
    Orphans of the Sky Robert A. Heinlein No
    Robots and Roommates (Star Kingdom Book 0) Lindsay Buroker Yes
    Rumors of War (Green Zone War Book 1) Jake Elwood Yes
    Star Peregrine (Green Zone War Book 2) Jake Elwood Yes
    Prison Planet (Green Zone War Book 3) Jake Elwood Yes
    Rogue Navy (Green Zone War Book 4) Jake Elwood Yes
    Rogue Battleship (Green Zone War Book 5) Jake Elwood Yes
    Total   31

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    iPad Pro Availability for May 1st, 2021 (Early Morning)

    iPad Pro 11-inch 5th Generation Wi-Fi + Cellular Silver (2021)

    3rd Generation 11-inch iPad Pro and 5th Generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro orders have been live for approximately 23 hours, and there have been some major changes from the last post. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro is quite popular.

    All models of the the 12.9-inch iPad Pro have a delivery range of June 25th to July 9th, which is 7 to 9 weeks. The 1TB and 2TB 11-inch iPad Pro Wi-Fi + Cellular models have a 4 to 5 week delivery range. The White Magic Keyboard for both models still have a late may delivery range and the Black Magic Keyboard for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro is in stock.

    It is merely a guess on my part, but I suspect that there are one of two reasons for the long delivery range for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro. The first is demand, it could just be really popular. The second possible reason is that the new mini-LED screen is difficult to get, and therefore demand is outstripping supply. But this is merely conjecture.

    Changes for Apple

    • Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Silver iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Silver iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Silver iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Silver iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Silver iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Space Gray iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Space Gray iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Space Gray iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Space Gray iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Space Gray iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Silver iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Silver iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Silver iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Silver iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to Jun 2 - Jun 16
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Silver iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to Jun 2 - Jun 16
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Space Gray iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Space Gray iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Space Gray iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Space Gray iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to Jun 2 - Jun 16
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Space Gray iPad 11-inch has changed from May 21 - May 27 to Jun 2 - Jun 16
    • Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Silver iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Silver iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Silver iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 2 - Jun 9 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Silver iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Silver iPad 12.9-inch has changed from May 21 - May 28 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Space Gray iPad 12.9-inch has changed from May 21 - May 28 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Space Gray iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Space Gray iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Space Gray iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Space Gray iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Silver iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Silver iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Silver iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 2 - Jun 9 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Silver iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Silver iPad 12.9-inch has changed from May 21 - May 28 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Space Gray iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 2 - Jun 9 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Space Gray iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Space Gray iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Space Gray iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Space Gray iPad 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 9 - Jun 23 to Jun 25 - Jul 9
    • 11-inch Magic Keyboard - White has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • 12.9-inch Magic Keyboard - White has changed from May 21 - May 27 to May 24 - May 28
    • 12.9-inch Magic Keyboard - Space Gray has changed from Tue, May 4 to Wed, May 5

    iPad 11-inch

    Wi-Fi Only 128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB
    Silver May 24 - May 28 May 24 - May 28 May 24 - May 28 May 24 - May 28 May 24 - May 28
    Space Gray May 24 - May 28 May 24 - May 28 May 24 - May 28 May 24 - May 28 May 24 - May 28
    Wi-Fi + Cellular 128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB
    Silver May 24 - May 28 May 24 - May 28 May 24 - May 28 Jun 2 - Jun 16 Jun 2 - Jun 16
    Space Gray May 24 - May 28 May 24 - May 28 May 24 - May 28 Jun 2 - Jun 16 Jun 2 - Jun 16

    iPad 12.9-inch

    Wi-Fi Only 128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB
    Silver Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9
    Space Gray Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9
    Wi-Fi + Cellular 128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB
    Silver Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9
    Space Gray Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9 Jun 25 - Jul 9
    iPad Pro Accessories
    AccessoryShips By
    11-inch Magic Keyboard - White May 24 - May 28
    12.9-inch Magic Keyboard - White May 24 - May 28
    12.9-inch Magic Keyboard - Space Gray Wed, May 5
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