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“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” wrote Charles Dickens. So it is true of the former for Mac users, the latter for Windows PC users. It’s a far, far better thing to own a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Apple
What you get with the Apple Mac Duo is added value; what you get with the Dell Duo is a hefty discount. George Ou at ZDNet likes to incite virtual riots with his blog, and he doesn’t disappoint this week. … Continue reading
With all the press Apple’s been getting lately about the iPod, you’d think the company had only recently introduced it. The real news is that the iTunes online store has taken over the digital music market. According to the BBC, … Continue reading
Controversy about privacy swirled briefly around Apple’s latest iTunes update, which turns on a new feature that transmits listening habits back to Apple.
Continue readingControversy about privacy swirled briefly around Apple’s latest iTunes update (version 6.0.2), which turns on a new feature that transmits listening habits back to Apple. By default, the update switches on the MiniStore, which recommends songs to buy from the … Continue reading
By now you’ve probably been bombarded with news coverage of the Macworld Expo keynote starring Steve Jobs, with a special appearance by Intel CEO Paul Otellini. CNET News.com offers a moment-by-moment report of the event. Two sites dedicated to gadget … Continue reading
Hunter S. Thompson could never have written Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas in these times. He needed drugs and strong drink to stomach the depraved scene he found in the city’s casinos, strip bars, drag-racing contests, and law enforcement … Continue reading
Sung to the tune of “Henry” by the New Riders of the Purple Sage: Every year along about this time, all goes dry Nothing tech for love or money there to make you sigh Apple got the notion to leave … Continue reading
I’ve received feedback that I should be as critical of Apple with its “monopoly” on the music industry (based on the iPod and iTunes) as I am with Microsoft. But I disagree: Apple will never be like the Evil Empire. … Continue reading
News agencies, and in particular CNET News.com, are falling over backwards trying to find news about flaws, worms, and viruses that attack anything other than Windows systems. They’re having a hard time making these stories meaningful, as in most cases … Continue reading