So a client, a semi-retired jazz concert producer, called me the other day and asked me to set up a wireless router for him. I thought for a moment about the $60 variety available at many consumer electronics outlets, but then decided that this wasn’t such a good idea. You see, this particular client wants […]

In interviewing author Kirk McElhearn for this week’s episode of The Tech Night Owl LIVE, we got to talking about whether Apple should look at some alternatives for distributing Mac OS X and some of its consumer-level digital life products. Today, you can buy Tiger for $129 for the single-user package. A .Mac subscription is […]

Years ago, I actually believed that an Apple mouse was the bee’s knees. It was small, comfortable, or I believed it was at the time. I couldn’t understand why you needed multiple buttons, special software or how your hand could possibly cope with all those strange shapes and sizes. I remember actually ordering a semi-custom […]

All right, it’s pretty clear that you won’t be rushing to your favorite Apple Store in the next few weeks to acquire a copy of Leopard. Not because you won’t be interested, but because an exact shipping date hasn’t been announced. The original hopes for a January release are long gone, and hopes for a […]