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    The MacBook Pro: Two Years On

    May 1st, 2008

    Two years ago, I bought my first Intel-based Mac, a 17-inch MacBook Pro, to replace a similarly-outfitted PowerBook G4. Yes, I have an affinity for larger screens. In fact, I’d spring for a 20-inch model if I could afford it and it wasn’t too heavy — and that may be why Apple isn’t producing any. […]


    The Apple Wish List

    April 7th, 2008

    You know, I’ve written thousands of words expressing my needs and desires for future versions of Mac OS X. Yes indeed, the interface and supporting components are the most important elements of your user experience. You can put the Mac OS on an ugly white box PC and still experience the joys of the Mac. […]


    Microsoft’s Mojo Declines Inexorably

    March 31st, 2008

    It wasn’t so long ago that Microsoft had a fearsome presence in the PC industry. If you got on their bad side for any reason, were viewed as a potentially serious competitor, or some combination of both, you had to prepare for them to trounce you. Certainly Netscape felt their wrath, as did companies that […]


    The Night Owl’s Solution to the Microsoft/Yahoo Furor!

    March 13th, 2008

    All right, settle down readers, because our Special Correspondent, David Biedny, has come up with the perfect solution to help Microsoft get out from under its wasteful financial practices. Now imagine a scenario where Microsoft President Steve Ballmer and Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang are seated across the table from each other, trying to hash out […]