One thing that’s been part and parcel of the Mac OS ever since it was a free download is the lack of an activation code. That means you can freely install it on multiple computers and not face nasty messages from the “mother ship” or finding that your system no longer functions. Now this doesn’t […]

I’ve noticed that, of late, that people who care about such things aren’t speculating all that much about the alleged “hidden” or “top secret” features of Mac OS 10.5 Leopard. Instead, they’re wondering when the darn thing will be released, as if that’s something that is more important than almost anything in their lives. More […]

At one time I regarded The Wall Street Journal as the most prestigious newspaper in the world. Even when The New York Times seemed to lose its way, you could always depend on the venerable WSJ to deliver the news shorn of the usual politically correct spin. Now I’m not about to say that the […]

Before the dust settled on the introduction of the Napster-To-Go online music rental service, reports about breaking its copy protection technique began to surface. Of course, it’s actually Microsoft’s Digital Rights Management scheme, but that’s beside the point. I first got wind of it as I was taping an interview for this week’s episode of […]