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    The 24-inch iMac: Are We Missing Something?

    September 7th, 2006

    All right, I’ll confess. I’ve not used a the new, large-screen iMac, I haven’t even touched one, but I have a pretty good idea of the user experience, since I’ve worked on 23-inch and 24-inch LCD displays for several years. Since it’s a tad larger than the former, you can expect text to be a […]


    Newsletter #352 Preview: The Leopard Report: Sorting Facts from Total Nonsense

    August 28th, 2006

    This ought to be simple, I thought. The WWDC keynote on August 7, 2006 was witnessed in person by several thousand developers and members of the press. An uncounted number of additional people saw the QuickTime playback, available direct from Apple. The entire story has been covered by tech writers and bloggers around the world. […]


    The Mac Pro Report: The Night Owl Nails it Again!

    August 9th, 2006

    I am not a psychic, nor do I engage in informed speculation for a living. Besides, if I tried either, I’d fail miserably. On the other hand, when I recently suggested the ideal layout for Apple’s Intel-based professional desktop, I think I nailed it very closely indeed. Rather than repeat the entire article and bask […]


    So You Want to Customize a Mac? Don’t Get Me Started!

    July 26th, 2006

    It’s not uncommon for a PC user to taunt Mac users over the relative inability to customize their computers, except in a limited fashion. After all, you can build a PC from scratch, if you have the free time, a little cash and endless amounts of patience. So, for example, you can go online and […]