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    Newsletter Issue #525: The iMac Report: Some Tiny Irritants

    December 20th, 2009

    In a little over two and a half weeks since first setting up a 27-inch iMac, custom ordered with the Intel quad-core i7 processor, I have to say that I’m not suffering from any of those niggling bugs reported by some. The images don’t flicker, there’s no band of yellow or other indications of potentially […]


    Newsletter #497 Preview: After the WWDC

    June 7th, 2009

    When many of you read this article, you will know precisely what revelations Apple has in store for us during the WWDC keynote. So rather than simply date myself and make guesses that won’t pan out, or just repeat what all of you have read over and over again, let’s look at what comes after […]


    Newsletter #496 Preview: Finding the Right
    Insecticide for the Mac Clone Insect Population

    May 31st, 2009

    You know the feeling. You find some tiny crawling and airborne critters in your home, so you call the exterminator to get rid of them pronto. However, a few weeks later, and they’re back again, sometimes in greater numbers than before. In our corner of the universe, the Mac clone insect population was first seeded […]


    Newsletter Issue #484 Preview: You Can’t Compare a Mac and PC By Price Alone!

    March 8th, 2009

    When the media grabs on to something, even if it’s a false concept, you just know they’ll never let it go. Take those frequent claims that Macs are “premium priced” compared to the PC. In recent years, I’ve said over and over again that the Mac and the PC are priced in roughly the same […]