I have to tell you that maybe I shouldn’t be so down on tech pundits and analysts when they make their proclamations about one thing or another. Sometimes they’re even right, and I’m sure that their jobs are incredibly difficult. After all, they have to predict the future and not embarrass themselves. So let’s take […]

You know, I got a lot of response to this week’s column, about some of Microsoft’s efforts to harden enforcement of its user licensing policies. Now before I go any further, let me tell you that they have the perfect right to impose any standard they see fit. If you agree to their licensing arrangement, […]

Consider the situation: A company earns record profits, exceeding analyst estimates in most respects. Despite the skepticism, and dire predictions from over the years, just about everything the company touches turns to gold. At the same time, journalists don’t want to make it seem that they are fawning over the company, and they no doubt […]

Believe me when I tell you that I have spent a fair amount of time working in all the popular browsers on the Mac platform and sometimes even under Windows. I’ve also read the reviews, just to see if other tech publications react the same as I do, and there is one significant omission in […]