As I prepared myself for the possibilities of Apple’s new products, I rated the odds of seeing a demonstration of Apple’s next OS, Leopard, a 50/50 rating. Now maybe Jobs didn’t want to muddy the waters with too much material, or wasn’t far enough along to demonstrate anything. I suppose there’s more than enough time […]

Years ago, while at the office, I installed a copy of ClickChange, an early Mac OS interface changer. But it didn’t just fiddle with scroll bars and window designs. It would add sounds to specific functions. Of course, it wasn’t the most stable beast in the jungle, and I had more crashes that first day […]

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I can see some benefits in a subscription-based music service. Although I want to own my tunes, being able to sample entire tracks makes it easier to decide what to buy. Like most of you, I do not like buying whole albums, for example, only to find […]

I don’t like to depend on what rumor sites say, although they are sometimes right. And when Mac developers violate their nondisclosure agreements with Apple and tell you things they shouldn’t be discussing, you want to both listen and tell them to keep their mouths shut. What a dilemma! But one fact is emerging from […]