How many Apple events can you stand in one year? This year has been something of a gold mine for those of us who mine Apple every day. Sure, WWDC in late spring is mostly about software– iOS, … Read More »
Archives for October 2018
Why Apple Should Buy Motiv
What makes Apple a special technology gadget maker? Style? Sure. Service? Uh huh. Ecosystem? Of course. Design? Check. Apple’s products are identifiable as being easy to use, well designed, durable, long-lasting, and valuable (despite the so-called Apple Tax). … Read More »
About Apple’s Human Touch
Name a critical and noteworthy difference between Apple and any of its many competitors. Expensive price tags? Check. Usability? OK. Attention to privacy and security? Sure. Far better than Google. Style and flare? Uh huh. Apple Stoes? Of … Read More »
Microsoft’s Android Smartphone
Yesterday I had lunch with a friend who noticed my new iPhone Xs Max. She asked, “How do you like it?” Answer: “Great. Best iPhone ever. Are you going to get one, too?” That’s likely a conversation repeated … Read More »
A 10 Day Apple Wish List
2018 has turned out to be an exciting year for new Apple gear. iPads, Macs, iPhone models, Watch. Not bad. But more is on the way. Apple’s latest product event launch is about 10 days away and that … Read More »
My 12 Best Apple Watch Tips
Got Apple Watch? If so, there are plenty of tips available online to get the most out of Apple’s hot selling wearable. Here’s a look at my favorite dozen for Apple Watch Series 4 and watchOS 5.x. When … Read More »
Better Than Apple AirPods?
Apple hasn’t done much in the way of redefining and revolutionizing markets under Tim Cook’s reign and it did under co-founder Steve Jobs’ second coming. There’s, uh, Watch; great device, but just an accessory to iPhone. Then there’s … Read More »
Apple: Greedy? Or, Smart?
How does anyone become wealthy? Luck? Skill? Education? Experience? Discipline? Greediness? With the exception of just plain luck and inheritance, riches come from many directions. How did Apple become the world’s richest and most valuable company? Everyone thinks … Read More »
Where Are The New Macs?
The computer for the rest of us seems to be lagging behind the rest of the PC industry these days. Apple admitted the trash can Mac Pro was a failure, launched a long overdue iMac Pro, then helped … Read More »
Google Reinvents The iPad
You gotta like what a little competition can do to the gadget industry. One of the best known gadget brands in the 21st century is not known for selling too many gadgets. Who dat? Google. Yes, Google sells … Read More »
Pencil: On iPhone, iPad, Mac
There are times when Apple almost misses the boat. Remember iPod and iTunes? Mac only. iPod and iTunes Music Store only dominated the portable music player industry when both went to Windows. Remember the iPhone App Store? Apple … Read More »
It’s Microsoft vs. Apple Again
Seldom have two technology companies had a long term competitive but frenemies relationship the likes of Microsoft and Apple. Windows vs. Mac dates back more than two decades. Co-founder Steve Jobs, on his second coming to Apple, declared … Read More »
Please, Apple; No More Emoji
When is it time to say “Enough is enough?” With emoji, the time to say enough is enough should be when we have enough emoji. Let me be the first to call it. “Apple, we have enough emoji. … Read More »
Apple Needs An Anti-Google
Quick. Name the Top 5 Search Engines. Well, there’s #1, Google. And Microsoft’s Bing. Oh, and Yahoo! After the top three, the rest of the list gets murky. That’s the problem. Beyond #1, there might be a dozen … Read More »