They say that first impressions are often the most important, and that a product that doesn’t grab you right away may be doomed to failure. Now after a decently-long gestation period, the latest version of Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 8, is now available for download. Forgetting preliminary reports about its performance potential — or lack […]

The best way to begin this commentary is to refer to a recent report that Microsoft may be spending up to $1.15 billion to fix defective Xbox 360s. Now this particular tale of woe came and went with nary a question from the so-called tech-savvy pundits. When you look at the story just a little […]

No doubt you’ve heard the news. Best Buy is carrying the Mac mini. But this isn’t the first time that huge chain of consumer electronics outlets carried Macs and the previous experience didn’t exactly inspire optimism. Do any of you remember? At one time you could find a limited selection of new Macs at such […]