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    Newsletter Issue #644: Half the Families in the U.S. Can’t Be Wrong

    April 2nd, 2012

    It wasn’t so many years ago that the sales for any Apple product were mostly in the single digits. The Mac was a niche computer, a plaything for the well-heeled or for temperamental content creators. “Real” people used Windows, and Mac users really needed to get with the program. For many years, Apple and “beleaguered” […]


    Revisiting the iPad mini Myth

    March 30th, 2012

    If you can believe some of the published reports, Apple is on the verge of releasing a smaller version of the iPad, supposedly to cater to a different user base, or at least address the needs of customers who can’t afford $399 for the iPad 2, or a starting price of $499 for the third-generation model. […]


    The Mac-As-Appliance Dilemma

    March 27th, 2012

    As many of you recall, the original all-in-one Mac, released in 1984, was meant to be a true computing appliance, with absolutely no provision to upgrade. So if 128K of RAM wasn’t enough for your needs, that was just too bad. External serial ports were your sole enhancement options, and they were limited to peripheral […]


    Newsletter Issue #643: Apple’s Quiet OS Anniversary

    March 26th, 2012

    Apple traditionally doesn’t get involved in reliving at the past. You no longer have anniversary edition Macs, or similar specialty products to observe one significant event or another. Apple is looking at the future, and the next great product that will revolutionize a market and grow the bottom line. So you probably haven’t heard about […]