For a long, long time now, you’ve been told that Apple designs the best user interfaces. They “just work,” and the learning curve — such as it is — is relatively short. Of course, that doesn’t explain the consistent sales of “Dummies” books about various and sundry Apple products through the years, but compared to […]

A British judge’s decision to allow Apple Computer to continue to use its logo on the iTunes Music Store, after a protracted legal battle, shows that the surviving Beatles are more out of touch than I expected. Now don’t get me wrong. In the 1960s, the four lads from Liverpool set the musical world afire, […]

In the scheme of things, it probably doesn’t matter why The Beatles choose the name Apple for their company, or why Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak did the very same thing. Sure, there have been stories about both decisions, but they are matters that do not concern me on bit. However, it planted the seeds […]

As silly questions go, this might seem to sit on the top of the list. After all, Apple recently upgraded most of its Macs, except for the Mac mini (if you can forget that allegedly “silent” upgrade where slightly faster processors appear in some units). True, the upgrades may not amount to much, particularly in […]