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    Microsoft Apps and the Mac

    September 1st, 2008

    Most of you know that Microsoft’s Mac Office apps all originated on the Mac in the 1980s, before they were duplicated on the then-fledgling Windows platform. Now before you remind me about that old political gaffe about being in favor of something before you were against it, that should, in theory, indicate that the world’s […]


    The Leopard Report: A March Release? No Way!

    March 6th, 2007

    Only a few weeks ago, I honestly believed that Apple would release Mac OS 10.5 Leopard by late March, to honor the sixth anniversary of the original release of Mac OS X. At the time, it seemed a logical conclusion, or at least a worthy goal. Now I’m not so sure, although some pundits and […]


    The Leopard Report: Don’t Forget the Obvious Stuff!

    July 5th, 2006

    As June passed into July, the number of Leopard wish lists increased. Every possible scenario has been envisioned as to what Apple ought to do as it continues working on Mac OS 10.5. There’s plenty of expected eye-candy among the possible suggestions, such as stacked folders, to make it easier to find your stuff. But […]


    The End of Internet Explorer for the Mac: The Non-Story of 2005?

    December 24th, 2005

    A lot of fuss was raised Monday about the impending end of support for Microsoft’s Mac version of Internet Explorer. However, the application really died a couple of years ago, and I suppose it’s taken a little extra time for some to notice. Now it wasn’t too many years ago that Microsoft owned the Mac […]