Lots of you probably cherish the fact that, in using a Mac, you’re someone special. You stand apart from the crowd, in the spirit of that famous “Think Different” commercial Apple presented some years ago. As far as Apple is concerned, though, it’s in business to make money for its employees and stockholders, so being […]

From time to time, I’ve suggested that Apple is missing the boat if it expects its customers to have to concern themselves about some of the routine maintenance chores required of Mac OS X. The Mac is supposed to be the computer that just works, but some functions require you to leave it on during […]

Buried in the description about the new iPods was the fact that they only ship with a USB 2.0 cable. I mentioned this in passing in my original report on the product introduction, but it deserves more attention, because it was bound to generate complaints from Mac users who feel neglected, and don’t want to […]

The first mouse-driven computer I used was a Mac, so this may make me a little prejudiced on the issue. So it’s not surprising that I’m annoyed when I see Macs downgraded because they aren’t shipped with a two-button mouse, as if being more complicated is a virtue. I suppose the same philosophy explains why […]