You can bet that once Steve Jobs was quoted as having licked the problem of fixing a TV’s interface, in that best-selling autobiography from Walter Isaacson, speculation about the form of the new device would run rampant. Indeed, the ongoing discussion implies that today’s TV market must be sadly broken to need an Apple solution. […]

I started using Macs in the 1980s not for recreation, but to get work done. I was involved in writing and desktop publishing. The latter had just debuted on the Mac; I was using them at the office, and needed to bring work home from time to time; I traveled with a regular supply of […]

I remember buying my first new car, long long ago. On picking up the vehicle, I noticed that the dealer’s name and city were displayed in a small decal affixed to the bottom of the trunk lid, and merely accepted the intrusion, at least then. Over the years, I’ve found the dealer labels clumsily affixed […]

Aside from all the obvious reasons, such as being available from dozens and dozens of PC makers, and sometimes costing very little money, Windows has the advantage of being basically good enough to accomplish what users expect of it. Whether you’re doing word processing, or running a doctor’s office, there are plenty of apps available […]