Remember the ancient days? You’d scrounge behind the couch like a raccoon looking for a shiny thing. You’d find an HDMI cable, try to plug it in, and realize your MacBook has the ports of a minimalist architect—not enough. Then you’d need three dongles, a prayer, and the patience of a saint. It was like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole, except the peg was your sanity.
We’ve all been there. You finally get the picture on screen, but the sound is coming from your laptop speakers, which sound like a bee in a tin can. Meanwhile, your cat is walking across the keyboard, changing the volume to maximum.