 Hi, I'm back. So am I. And I've got a bunch of new gadgets with me, including the new MacBook Pro and the new iPhone 7. Everything is just nicer and faster and better. Progress. No, it's not. Yes, it is. I mean, the MacBook Pro is thinner and lighter and it has this nice bright display. It has a force-touch trackpad. And the iPhone 7 has an even better camera. I mean, this is a legitimate advancement in consumer technology. No, it's not. Says the person carrying around a 2011 laptop and an old iPhone. I mean, seriously, that thing weighs five and a half pounds and it's slow as hell. There's one thing I have with all of this stuff that you don't have. A life free of dongles. See, you may have acquired a much thinner, more powerful laptop and a fancy new iPhone, but you've lost basic stuff, like a headphone jack on your iPhone or regular USB ports, which means everywhere you go, dongles. You are stuck in the dongle life. I am not stuck in the dongle life, okay? And anyway, they're called adapters. Yeah, sure they are. No, really, they're called adapters. Also, there are easy solutions for all of this, like lightning headphones that come right in the box with iPhone 7. Yeah, where's that box right now? I think it's home. Anyway, everything is going the way of lightning and USPC. I mean, we don't even need regular ports anymore. Okay, sure. Tell you what, let's try something. Exhibit A. Your phone is dying, but you've got that laptop there, so charge your phone. Go ahead, charge it. I'll do it with you. This is easy. I can either use this one or this one. Go with this one. Yeah, so you still need a dongle. Yeah, this is not that big of a deal. Exhibit B. I like music. Do you like music? Let's listen to music on our phones while we charge our phones. Okay, that's easy. I'll just use this doubled dongle, and I might have to use one other one. That looks convenient. Exhibit C. Hey, when was the last time you took a vacation? Last summer. Why? Did you bring a camera with you? I did, actually, even though the iPhone takes tremendous photos. I love the quality of photos this thing captures. Yeah. I would love to see them. Can you send me a couple? Sure, I'd be happy to. I mean, I have a bunch on my external hard drive, although I didn't bring a Thunderbolt adapter today. This is exactly what I'm talking about. It's not a big deal. I also have an SD card adapter, so I'll just use this. Have you ever been to Hawaii? I totally recommend it. It's fantastic. There's the ocean and the fish. There, just another adapter. Exhibit D. Hey, how are you? Good. Listen, can I call you later? I'm kind of dealing with a hot mess over here right now. Okay, thanks. Bye. Doing okay over there? Yeah, I'm just going to call them back. Question for you. How much did all of these cost? Oh, not much. Yeah, but like how much? I don't know, $30 or $40 a piece, and Apple just cut the prices on a bunch of them. Okay. I don't know what kind of rich person Apple juice you've been drinking, but that added cost, it's kind of ridiculous. Look, time is money, okay? And the time it takes for you to boot up that 2011 laptop you've got there and get stuff running on it, I'm already done with all the stuff that I need to do on this machine. Here's the thing about new technology. I mean, sure, it's uncomfortable at first, but I don't know. If no one pushes technology forward, then no one pushes it forward. And yes, maybe there will be times when you don't have the exact adapter that you need right in your pocket, you know, with your iPhone 7, but if you work at the same office every day and you're carrying your new MacBook to the same place every day, you likely have all the adapters right there that you need. Okay, but on the flip side, you don't need to upgrade to all the latest and greatest technology, and I mean, this just proves it. Companies like Apple and other companies are just trying to convince you that you need all the latest stuff and that you need to spend your money on it while they're quietly dismissing popular standards and in the meantime creating a user hostile experience. But you're holding back progress. If nobody ever upgrades, then nobody ever upgrades. Yeah, okay, sure. I hear what you're saying, but for now, I'm just going to stick with this. Plus, can you do this? Okay, that's ridiculous. It's a bright new display. It has a force... It has a force... It's so shining. It's like, woohoo. It's moving, but it's not. Okay, we should just do that over.