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    The Plight of the Apple Early Adopter

    August 14th, 2008

    In light of my peculiar line of work, I am one of the first on the block — at least my block — to adopt a new computer-related gadget, and certainly I’m pretty quick to install an upgraded operating system or application. Of course, this sort of behavior entails certain compromises. One, of course, is […]


    So is the iPhone 3G Really a Defective Product?

    August 12th, 2008

    Well, despite the recent well-deserved rise in Apple’s stock price, it seems they can’t get a break. There are widespread reports in recent weeks of various and sundry problems with the iPhone 3G. On the plus side, this hot new gadget is selling out almost everywhere it’s on sale, and some 60 million iPhone apps […]


    Is Something Wrong with Apple?

    July 29th, 2008

    All right, I hear the excuses raging through my mind. Apple was overwhelmed with the unprecedented response to the introduction of the iPhone 3G in over 20 countries, release of the iPhone 2.0 software and the debut of the Apps Store. Add to that came the major transition of .Mac to MobileMe, and they were […]


    Newsletter #428 Preview: The iPhone and An Owner’s Disconnect

    February 10th, 2008

    Imagine if you were one of the hundreds of thousands of people who waited for the iPhone to be released, and you ended up buying one. Although you were pretty satisfied with the product, you got upset with Apple, and sold it a few months later. Despite the fact that the iPhone has extremely high […]