It’s a well known fact that Microsoft user focus groups with which to test product features. Apple? Well, they aren’t saying, although the general perception has it that Steve Jobs is the focus group of one who makes all the decisions, even the minutiae that some might not consider terribly important. Sure, Apple makes mistakes. […]

I suppose I shouldn’t be ragging on people who deliver expert opinions, since the name itself is probably an oxymoron. On the other hand, it’s interesting to look over what happened through 2006 when it came to the Apple universe, just to see where folks failed to deliver an expectations. I suppose the biggest issue […]

The other day, I got a letter from a long-time reader that, in part, disputed my contention that Macs were now priced similar to comparably-equipped Windows PCs. Why? Not because of any factual information, but because Consumer Reports magazine said so. This reaction is understandable, since Consumer Reports is supposed to be incorruptible. After all, […]

You can imagine that buying new Apple hardware these days might seem more than a bit risky. While the first Intel-based iMac and Mac mini seem to have transitioned to the new processor architecture in pretty decent fashion, not so for the note-books. Early versions of the MacBook Pro were notorious for running too hot, […]