While reading over recent press releases from VIZIO about new versions of their Ultra HD HDR Home Theater Displays, I caught something, a significant fact that might be overlooked. For most of you it won’t matter, but it demonstrates just how the TV market has changed. What I’m referring to is this, from the release […]

To be sure, Macs have the reputation of offering pretty decent reliability, particularly when compared to a Windows PC. This isn’t to say they don’t fail, but it doesn’t happen very often, except, perhaps, early in the production process and usually due to some unexpected issue rather than a persistent defect. Where problems are discovered […]

In interviewing Macworld’s Jason Snell for this week’s special holiday episode of The Tech Night Owl LIVE, I heard some information that didn’t surprise me. You see, many of you haven’t had an easy ride hooking up your new flat-panel TV to get real high-definition programming. You’d think it should be an easy task. After […]

It’s a well-known fact that no PC hardware or software maker will survive if you stop buying new versions of their products. While there will always be new customers, a company wants to extract as much cash as possible from the ones that have already purchased their stuff. Of course, this applies to all businesses […]