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    Newsletter Issue #838: Thirty Years of Being Productive on a Mac

    December 21st, 2015

    Although some of you think of me as just another Apple fan, the truth is more nuanced. Over the years, I’ve used Windows PCs, and I even spent a while with a pair of Samsung smartphones, trying to see how the other half lives. These days, I have essentially given up on Android, except for […]


    Apple and the China Equation

    October 28th, 2015

    As concerns grow over China’s economic situation, and perceived slowdowns, Apple looms front and center. A hefty portion of the company’s growth in the past year has been pegged on sales of new iPhones — and Macs for that matter — in that country. Indeed Apple’s stock price nosedived even faster than the overall stock […]


    Apple’s Stock Price Drops Despite Good News

    September 29th, 2015

    In keeping with expectations, Apple reported that 13 million iPhones were sold the first weekend. This is a record, and not just for Apple. It’s a record for the industry. Despite being the darling of the tech media until profits came crashing down, Samsung never came close to Apple when releasing new Galaxy smartphones. In […]


    Silly Comparisons and Other Nonsense

    September 8th, 2015

    Once upon a time, when Apple was installing rofowerPC chips in Macs, there came a time when Intel appeared to be soaring ahead in the CPU horsepower race. Do you remember when Pentiums began to approach 4 GHz, while the PowerPC G5 topped out at 2.5 GHz, and that required liquid cooling? So, in theory, the Pentium must have been […]