I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised to discover that a fair number of people are described as underwhelmed by Apple’s desktop product refreshes this week. The objections cover a surprising range, from the pricing to the nature of the upgrades, but in all respects, they’re not happy. Let’s look at the pricing first. True to […]

Ahead of next week’s expected release if the iPhone 2.0 software and a new version of this hot-selling smartphone, I have to tell you I’m reasonably happy with mine. When I got one, I didn’t make the decision lightly. In fact, I waited until February, the day before the 16GB version was released, actually, before […]

That tired cliché states that little things mean a lot and when Apple removed the word “Computer” from the corporate name, many people understandably believed that Macs were going to be set on the backburner, letting them fend for itself, more or less. Certainly you had to believe the critics when Apple failed to give […]

The best way to begin this commentary is to refer to a recent report that Microsoft may be spending up to $1.15 billion to fix defective Xbox 360s. Now this particular tale of woe came and went with nary a question from the so-called tech-savvy pundits. When you look at the story just a little […]