So, as promised, the Made in the U.S.A. Mac Pro became available for ordering on Thursday, December 19. Coming so late in the month, though, I expect that all or most of the units ordered, particularly the ones that are heavily customized, will not actually reach the hands of customers until some time in January. […]

Any day now, Apple’s long-awaited Mac Pro refresh will go on sale. Before you consider the spectacular looks that convey the impression of a fashion statement as much as a powerful technological tool, you want to consider the fact that it was long believed that Apple didn’t care about power users. It was all about […]

Sometimes the Night Owl makes a prediction and even gets it right. So when I suggested that Apple would make Mavericks free in order to reach as many potential Mac users as possible, and stick it to Microsoft for charging up to $199 for Windows 8 upgrades, I bet some of you didn’t believe me. […]

It wasn’t so many years ago that many of you no doubt felt that Apple was fated, or condemned, to occupy a niche status in the PC market. With worldwide sales, and U.S. sales for that matter, in the single digits, how could it be otherwise? Sure, Apple would regularly release new versions of OS […]