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    Newsletter Issue #964: As the WWDC Approaches

    May 21st, 2018

    My waking hours are not consumed wondering what sort of goodies Apple will reveal on June 4th, the date for the WWDC keynote. Last year’s announcements were more voluminous than than many expected, so it may well be there will be lots to predict, lots to talk about this year too. So it’s natural that […]


    The Apple Store — 17 Years Old!

    May 16th, 2018

    To understand what the Apple Store meant to me, let me tell you a personal story. In the 1960s, I had a hobby, building radio and general audio gear. Some of it I bought for myself, others I assembled for friends — at no charge. Well, I was a teenager, living at home. I wasn’t […]


    Newsletter Issue #963: Yet Another Class-Action Lawsuit Against Apple

    May 14th, 2018

    Having used Apple gear for over 30 years, I realize there’s no such thing as perfection. Different models had different glitches that sometimes required extending the warranty to cover repairs. That didn’t happen with such models as the Macintosh IIcx, the first personal computer that I brought into my home, after using Macs at the […]


    Is Apple’s Stock on a Roll?

    May 8th, 2018

    For several weeks, Apple’s stock was dropping over fake news that iPhone X sales had collapsed. Whether misreading the supply chain tea leaves or just making things up, those stories all turned out to have no basis in fact. Through the March quarter, the iPhone X was Apple’s best-selling smartphone and the best-selling smartphone on […]