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    Newsletter Issue #852: The iPad Use Case: Is There Anything New?

    March 28th, 2016

    The 9.7-inch iPad Pro’s arrival was anticipated with speculation that it would be all or mostly a smaller version of the original 12.9-inch model introduced last fall. That was close to the truth, although the smaller tablet has some enhancements that would cater to people who actually try to do work on them. Key examples […]


    So I Woke Up and Realized That OS X Is Fifteen Years Old

    March 25th, 2016

    I knew I was taking a chance. I boarded an early morning flight to San Jose (yes I knew the way) one spring day in 2001. I had perhaps a one hour margin of error, and a late arrival might have made this trip a waste, because I would not have been able to get to Apple’s […]


    Apple Dodges a Bullet — or Something Like That

    March 24th, 2016

    It almost came across as a movie cliffhanger. Just a day ahead of a scheduled court appearance in which Apple would fight the FBI’s demand to develop a “govOS” to unlock an iPhone, a motion by the Department of Justice to postpone the hearing was approved by the judge. According to the court filing, the […]


    Apple’s New Gear: Predicting Failure

    March 23rd, 2016

    There must be a special place for people who write misleading, or completely wrong, fear-mongering pieces about Apple. Surely there are lots of real things about which to complain, but evidently they aren’t doing their research. It’s too easy to repeat old tropes. Very easy. So almost every time Apple releases something new, shoes will drop […]