Sometimes I think it was all a dream. I was sitting in the press box during June’s WWDC keynote and heard Steve Jobs explain some of the basics of Apple’s planned switch to Intel processors. I then read the stories about his press conference last week in Paris, in which he said the company was […]

A little over two months ago, the Mac universe turned upside down and we’re still debating the impact. For years, we were told that Intel was our enemy, part of the villainous Wintel gang that meant us ill, that the processors Apple bought from Freescale Semiconductor and IBM were far superior. Year after year, at […]

I find it difficult to believe that some supposedly well-connected columnists still routinely succumb to the belief that Macs are more expensive than Windows boxes. It underscores the fact that some people prefer to repeat what they’ve heard or been led to believe rather than check the facts for themselves. Since that’s what a journalist […]

I don’t want you to think that I deliberately instigate discussions of this sort. In fact, I hadn’t intended to see the inside of the repair department at a local dealership for another 2,500 miles or three months, whichever comes first. But a warranty repair the previous day left a minor, but irritating unintended consequence, […]