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    Returning to the Mac

    March 24th, 2017

    So Apple will probably have more iPad updates in the coming weeks or months. But that takes us back to Apple’s “other” entry in the personal computer space, the Mac. Where are the spring Mac refreshes? Are there going to be any? More to the point, when Apple CEO Tim Cook asserts that the company […]


    More Wacky Theories About Apple and Connection Ports

    September 29th, 2016

    So Apple has gotten mixed press for the decision to ditch the headphone jack on the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. What’s most interesting is that this development was revealed early on in the run up to rumors about the upgraded products. Sometimes I wonder if Apple deliberately leaked the news to the media to gauge public […]


    The Mac Pro: A Misfire?

    November 27th, 2015

    Once upon a time, anyone who wanted a powerful Mac would choose the top of the line. So in the days before Apple went Intel in 2006, it was the Power Mac G5. It was a huge beast, weighing over 40 pounds, but it was extremely expandable. You could add multiple hard drives and PCI […]


    The Cable Confusion Report

    June 4th, 2015

    The other day, I just happened to be rummaging through the bunch of cables spread across two bookcases in my home office for something to connect to my Logitech Harmony 900 universal remote. It was one of those USB micro or mini thingies, and I had to unfurl several inter-wrapped cables to find the one […]