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    The Late 2016 MacBook Pro and Endless Controversies

    December 8th, 2016

    The carping about the perceived lapses in the Late 2016 MacBook Pro won’t end. I would have thought that complaining about the lack of a 32GB option, the high price, and hopes for more performance and battery life, would die down after a while. But they haven’t, and there are other issues that are getting […]


    Wacky Comments from Our Readers

    November 10th, 2016

    It takes all kinds of people to make a village of blog readers. Some like what you do, some don’t, and some are smack in the middle more or less. Regardless, I’m happy to receive comments, because I know people are reading. Some arrive via the Comments panels on the site, while others are sent […]


    The Benefits of Putting “MacBook Pro” and “Lie” in a Title

    November 8th, 2016

    I’ll bet you didn’t know this, but Apple has been lying to you all along about the MacBook Pro. You see, according to a certain blogger that shall not be identified here, it’s not really a “Pro” machine. Besides, using the word “Pro” is just an old fashioned cliche, and maybe Apple should stop identifying its […]


    When I Bought a New Mac Every Other Year

    October 20th, 2016

    In 1989, I bought a brand new Mac IIcx. It was a speedy beast for its time, featuring a 16MHz Motorola 68030 processor. The dealer installed 8MB of RAM and a 100MB hard drive. I added the original Apple 14-inch color display, which became a 13-inch after the measurement system was fixed. At the time, […]