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    macOS, APFS and Time Machine Possibilities

    June 2nd, 2017

    Within days, the wraps will be lifted from the next version of macOS at the WWDC. After little or nothing appeared on the Apple rumor sites, the chatter has increased some in recent days. I’ll avoid most of the suggestions of possible new features, since it’s so close to the real event. Except for one […]


    The 2017 WWDC: The Speculation Begins

    May 10th, 2017

    So Apple has done what’s needed to jumpstart speculation about what is coming from the company for the rest of the year. Invitations have been sent to selected journalists for the June 5th WWDC keynote. As the rumors about the next iPhone continue to take shape, talk about macOS 10.13 and iOS 11 will begin to assume prominence. Will […]


    Time Machine: Apple’s Missed Opportunity?

    May 5th, 2017

    When Steve Jobs originally debuted Apple’s Time Machine app in 2008, it was presented as a solution to one of the biggest problems with using a personal computer. Most people never do backups, and Jobs quoted some terribly poor percentages for the time, in the low double digits. It wasn’t a surprise to me. Although […]


    Fear-Mongering About a “Risky” iOS Change

    March 29th, 2017

    Apple released the final version of the iOS 10.3 update on Monday. But for many who had already installed the beta seeds, it was a slightly more full-featured maintenance update to what appears to have been a relatively trouble-free OS release. But the most significant new feature may be something Apple hasn’t really made a fuss […]