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    Getting it All Wrong

    April 22nd, 2016

    There are a number of online pundits who evidently believe they know what Apple is up to, and they also know whether it’ll be a success or failure. They are widely quoted, often without question or comment. Well, except for a few realists who actually do a little fact-checking or research the predictions to see […]


    Another Apple Update Failure

    March 30th, 2016

    A while back, an Apple executive, in response to a question about declining software quality, asserted that quality had actually improved in recent years. But since there were more people using Apple gear, each problem received more coverage. I suppose that’s quite possible, except that there’s no way for anyone outside of Apple to know whether […]


    Fear and Loathing in Redmond: Microsoft Sorry for Surface Bugs

    December 17th, 2015

    As most of you know, whenever Apple has a problem with hardware or software, it can make huge headlines. I said huge! One telling incident occurred last year, when the iOS 8.0.1 update essentially bricked any model from the iPhone 6 series. Apple had it up for maybe an hour or so before it was […]


    Welcome to the Weekly iOS Update

    September 30th, 2015

    I am writing this post only a few hours after installing the iOS 9.0.2 update on my iPhones and Barbara’s iPad. Nothing untoward has occurred so far. For some it ends there after you undergo a roughly 15 or 30 minute download and installation process. Last week’s iOS 9.0.1 update had a handful of fixes that […]