You know, it’s a sure thing that today’s personal computers are supremely powerful contraptions, with capabilities and processing power that would have filled a large room not too many years ago. The Mac OS surely looks better, and it is now a proven, industrial-strength operating system. However, I wonder whether Apple is truly taking sufficient […]

My friend Tim was late to personal computers. In recent years, his WebTV unit handled all his email and Web surfing. However, he didn’t get full-blown a PC right away. He dreaded the task of having to set up what he presumed to be a complicated piece of electronics gear, but finally he decided to […]