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    2014 — The Year the Sky Didn’t Fall for Apple

    December 31st, 2014

    At the start of 2014, even the most diehard Apple fanatic might have wondered about the future prospects of their favorite fruit company. Sales didn’t always meet Wall Street projections, and profits were flattening. The stock price was way down from historic highs. To no surprise, some members of the mainstream media were calling for […]


    Does the World Need a Smaller iPhone?

    December 30th, 2014

    The tech world can be as topsy-turvy as the rest of our little corner of the universe. At one time, Apple’s iPhone seemed positively huge, with an expansive 3.5-inch display. Desperate for ways to compete with Apple’s handset, other companies decided the easiest solution was simply to deliver gear with larger displays. Apple made a move, […]


    Newsletter Issue #787: Apple and the User-Hostile Mac

    December 29th, 2014

    From the very first Mac, the all-in-one concept has proven to be highly successful. You didn’t have to mix and match computer, display, mouse and keyboard, though the latter two could be replaced or supplemented. The price you paid for the single box was a difficult, or impossible, upgrade process. The original iMac was said […]


    Once You Try 5K, You Never Go Back

    December 26th, 2014

    So I’ve been using the entry-level 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display for several weeks now, and I’ve made it my regular computing workstation. Well, at least until next month when Apple expects to see it returned. Till then, however, I can bask in the superior glow of nearly 15 million pixels dancing on the screen […]