All right, Steve Jobs did show up at this year’s WWDC keynote, but VP Phil Schiller and the rest of the crew did the heavy lifting — at least for the first two parts of the presentation. But let’s get this little nugget out of the way first: Just last week, the Tech Night Owl […]

When Apple releases Mac OS 10.7 Lion, whether at next week’s WWDC, or a few weeks thereafter, I’m sure that the goal will be to entice you to upgrade as quickly as possible. Consider Snow Leopard. All right, it wasn’t intended as a major feature update, but Apple set the precedent for just $29, and […]

In announcing that, as expected, Steve Jobs would deliver the keynote at next week’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference, Apple revealed more than you might have expected. Predictably, you’ll hear about Mac OS X Lion, and iOS 5 — yes, Apple admits such a thing is under development. Surprisingly, Apple’s terse announcement on the event also mentions […]

This is something I learned as a child, though I didn’t always observe the caution, and that is to try to make a good first impression. That’s particularly true when you are being asked by a company to spend your hard earned money on a product or service. Assuming you have other choices — which […]