I can see plenty of logic in Apple’s early release of the first MacIntels. First of all, the hardware was ready to roll, and getting the products out quickly will not only help move product at a time when Mac sales are slowing, but force third party developers to hurry up and get their Universal […]

Way back when, when the first Power Macs hit the streets, I found performance with older Mac apps to be perfectly awful. It seemed as if I had gone back two generations in chip design, from the PowerPC to the 68030, and that was being generous. So when another emulation scheme was announced, Rosetta, which […]

Night Owl Rating: When I heard about the USB 2.0 Keyboard from Matias, I thought it was a smart gimmick, but not much more. Computer keyboards are numerous, and differentiating them, even from the same manufacturer, can be difficult. Try, for example, to explain the features of the various models from Logitech, for example, and […]

Night Owl Rating: The typical keyboard on a portable computer is super thin, with limited keytop travel. Although keys seem squished together, proper design dictates that they should be the same size and shapes as those of a full-sized keyboard. Action is reasonably light, which should allow for fast typing, assuming you can get comfortable […]