MacBook Air or iPad?

My Mac experience goes back to the PowerBook days, pre-Intel, pre-MacBook line, pre-Mac OS X. My latest flame is the MacBook Air. It’s light, fast, elegant, sturdy, and does almost anything a desktop Mac can do, but it fits in a bag, backpack, or briefcase. By all accounts, how I use the MacBook Air is … Read More »

Is Microsoft Truly An Evil Company?

What makes a company become what it is? For good or bad, it’s leadership. For years I’ve stated what should be obvious to all but is not. Microsoft truly is an evil company. Do evil leaders beget an evil company? Most people who know anything about computers know something about Microsoft. Most people know that … Read More »

Where Are The Kings Of Comedy?

Where are the laughs to enlighten a sober nation? The terrorist acts of September 11, 2001 did more than topple two buildings and destroy thousands of lives. It robbed a nation of humor. A nation without humor is without laughter. Where there is less laughter, there are fewer smiles. Where are the Kings of Comedy? … Read More »

Is The iPod On A Death March?

Cell phone or iPod? Will the iPod become a cell phone or die? Apple sits on top of the portable music industry, and on top of the online music industry. The iPod is king of players. The iTunes Music Store is king of online music, music videos, TV shows, and maybe movies. Is the king … Read More »

Is Microsoft’s “Wave Of Innovation” Bye Bye Ballmer?

You gotta love the new media. Finally, there’s a way to monitor the monitors. I’m a self-avowed, dues paying, card-carrying, experienced Apple Watcher™. By default, that makes me a Microsoft Watcher™, too, right? Well, it’s what I do. The following is an outliine of a recent series of events, characters, situations, quotes, and blunders that … Read More »

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