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    About the Installed Base

    February 23rd, 2017

    Typical of Apple’s iOS releases, users of iPhones and iPads upgrade in droves, with hundreds of millions running the upgrade within just a few months. So according to data from the App Store that’s available to developers, as of February 20, Apple reports that 79% of these devices have been upgraded to iOS 10 so far. In […]


    The Music in Your Pocket Report

    October 25th, 2016

    It almost seems as if a growing number of my columns are very much about comparing the present with the past, or just remembering something I did or observed years ago and how it relates to a current event. So I read an article about the iPod’s 15th birthday. But this is something Apple won’t make […]


    Microsoft May Face Legal Consequences for Windows 10 Upgrade Trickery

    July 12th, 2016

    Let me get this out of the way: Windows 10 has proven to be a pretty decent upgrade as Microsoft’s OS goes. It fixes some of the worst ills of Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, particularly when it comes to using a traditional Windows desktop interface and a working Start menu. For the previous versions, […]


    Microsoft Did — What?

    January 19th, 2016

    So it’s freakout time for some Windows users, particularly those who are buying new PCs, but don’t want to use Windows 10. But before I go into details, consider this: A large number of these users, and the same holds true for those who bought PCs with Windows 8 or 8.1, will simply erase the drives and downgrade […]