Apple has raised expectations about its next operating system big time by the release of Boot Camp. It was sufficient to change the dialog and certainly divert attention from Windows Vista, except that one now assumes it will run on Intel-based Macs whenever it is finally released. Aside from a way to run Windows with […]

Did he say two? Yes he did, for in addition to celebrating its 30th anniversary on Saturday, April 1st, Apple this week observes the fifth anniversary of Mac OS X. Yes, it’s hard to imagine that Apple’s “world’s greatest operating system” first made its debut in March, 2001. Now if you want to be highly […]

In the software development game, few things are certain. However, it does appear to me that Microsoft has little alternative but to get its Windows Vista operating system out the door before the end of the year. Sure it’s late, and yes features were jettisoned along the way, but it’s been years since the last […]

In recent months, I’ve read some speculation about possible new features for Mac OS 10.5. I don’t think it’s fair to put any labels on some of these ideas at this point; it’s a little premature for that. But rather than examine possible gee-whiz features to see if I can do better than Apple in […]