From time to time, I’ve suggested that Apple is missing the boat if it expects its customers to have to concern themselves about some of the routine maintenance chores required of Mac OS X. The Mac is supposed to be the computer that just works, but some functions require you to leave it on during […]

When does fast become too fast? When it comes to autos, just about all cars accelerate faster these days than they did back in the 1950s, when the American car was king. Of course they cost a whole lot more. In the personal computer business, though, products become both cheaper and faster. No model today, […]