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    When Does Simple Become Complicated?

    December 9th, 2008

    This question may seem self-contradictory, but I have a point to make. Back in the mid-1990s, there were so many models of Macs to choose from, it was usually near impossible to pick one from the next. Even Apple’s own executives would fail this test. This was particularly true with the low-end Performa series, the […]


    Newsletter #466 Preview: A Hard Look at Some of Apple’s Design Mistakes

    November 2nd, 2008

    Some of the folks who bash Apple, unfortunately, do it based on erroneous assumptions. Take the claim that Macs are overpriced, or that there’s an Apple Tax of some sort that you pay for the privilege of buying a computer that just works. In fact, if you actually configure a Mac and a PC as […]


    Do You Really Want an Apple Label on All This Stuff?

    October 23rd, 2008

    It’s hard to believe how many product lines used to bear the Apple logo — or at least the rainbow-colored version that was in vogue in the last century. The original PostScript laser printers, known under the collective moniker of LaserWriter, came from Apple, although the guts of the early versions were actually built by […]


    Newsletter #464 Preview: Microsoft Resorts to More Lies to Prop Up Vista

    October 19th, 2008

    The phrase “don’t bother me with facts” is quite apt when it comes to marketing. Those who are most adept at the profession know just how to deliver a mixture of facts and illusion to entice you to buy their products or services. Certainly, I think few of you would disagree that Windows became the […]