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    Newsletter #434 Preview: Welcome Once Again to the Crazy World of Misconceptions

    March 23rd, 2008

    Perhaps it’s the Virgo in me, but I resent hearing incorrect information, and I don’t like it when I make a mistake either. Thanks to the Internet, though, I can fix errors on my sites in a jiffy. I wish others were as devoted to accuracy. So I occasionally write a commentary that corrects common […]


    Newsletter #388 Preview: A Religion for All Mac Users: Backups

    May 7th, 2007

    I have to tell you that, when Steve Jobs released some pathetic figures about the number of Mac users who backup their files, I wasn’t terribly surprised at the unfortunate news. You see, I’ve been preaching the backup religion for years, yet most of the people I know still never do it. Yes, I urge […]


    Lies, Lies and More Lies

    December 15th, 2006

    It’s a sure thing that there are different attitudes about the stories you read about Apple Computer. Some are favorable, some otherwise, and others attempt to toe the line. But you have to wonder about the motives when a story is undeniably false. Take that claim, described in yesterday’s commentary, that sales at the iTunes […]


    Tuesday Rant: Is The Mac Night Owl a Blog?

    January 8th, 2005

    When I set up this site in 1999, we didn’t call such things blogs. The actual definition of the word, though, is “A frequent, chronological publication of personal thoughts and Web links.” Based on that, I would say that pretty much all Mac sites fit into that category, unless they concentrate mostly on news rather […]